Final Sentence

In need of a change, Jenna Hart leaves the high-pressure world of advertising to help her aunt, Vera, open a culinary bookshop and cafand#233;. Back with her family in Crystal Cove, California, Jenna seems to have all the right ingredients for a fresh startand#151;until someone adds a dash of murder.

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As a marketing expert, Jenna wants to make sure the grand opening of the Cookbook Nook draws a crowd, and no one is better at getting attention than her old college roommate, celebrity chef Desiree Divine. But when Desiree arrives in quiet Crystal Cove to do a cookbook signing, the diva stirs up more trouble than businessand#133;especially when she turns up dead.

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Known for stealing husbands and burning bridges, Desiree left behind plenty of suspectsand#151;including Jenna. Though the celebrityand#8217;s life always appeared to be an open book, Jenna will have to read between the lines in order to clear her name, and catch a killer before another body is served cold.

Includes recipes!

and#8220;Murder, revenge, secrets and#8230; and cookbooks! Final Sentence, the first book in Daryl Wood Gerberand#8217;s yummy new Cookbook Nook mystery series, is a delectable page-turner with a tasty mix of characters, crime, and cookbooks, blended beautifullyand#160;in a witty, well-plotted whodunit that will leave you hungry for more.and#8221;and#8212;Kate Carlisle, New York Times bestselling author of the Bibliophile Mysteries

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and#8220;Murder, revenge, secrets and#8230; and cookbooks! Final Sentence, the first book in Daryl Wood Gerberand#8217;s yummy new Cookbook Nook mystery series, is a delectable page-turner with a tasty mix of characters, crime, and cookbooks, blended beautifullyand#160;in a witty, well-plotted whodunit that will leave you hungry for more.and#8221;and#8212;Kate Carlisle, New York Times bestselling author of the Bibliophile Mysteries

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and#8220;[A] witty, well-plotted whodunit that will leave you hungry for more.and#8221;and#8212;Kate Carlisle, New York Times bestselling author

and#8220;Daryl Wood Gerber has found the perfect recipe for all of us who love cozy mysteries and food.and#8221;and#8212;Lesaand#8217;s Book Critiques

and#8220;Thereand#8217;s a feisty new amateur sleuth in town.and#8221;and#8212;Jenn McKinlay, New York Times bestselling author

Praise for the Cookbook Nook Mysteries

and#8220;A witty, well-plotted whodunit that will leave you hungry for more.and#8221;and#8212;Kate Carlisle, New York Times bestselling author

and#8220;A page-turning puzzler of a mystery.and#8221;and#8212;Jenn McKinlay, New York Times bestselling authorand#160;

“Kathy Aarons's deft blend of delicious chocolate and tasty mystery will delight the readers palate.”—Victoria Hamilton, national bestselling author of Muffin but Murder

Jenna Hart has packed The Cookbook Nook chock-full of everything from ghostly texts to witchy potions in anticipation of the annual fund-raiser luncheon. But thereand#8217;s one unexpected addition to the menu: murder.

When the Head Priestess of the Winsome Witches is found dead under mysterious circumstances, thereand#8217;s no logical answer and plenty of blame to go around. With her aunt, Vera, unable to call on her ability to foresee the future, Jenna will have to use more than just sleight of hand and a few magic tricks to conjure up the truthand#133;

Pirate Week is sweeping through Crystal Cove and keeping Jenna Hart and her bookstore, the Cookbook Nook, plenty busy. But sheand#8217;s not too swamped to also host the local Chocolate Cookbook Cluband#8217;s meetingand#151;especially because the guest of honor is her friend, candy maker and cookbook author Coco Chastain.

Jenna whips up a delicious event amidst the rowdy festivities, but the mood is soon broken by robberies, simmering tempers, and a dead bodyand#151;Cocoand#8217;s editor, Alison. The suspects turn out to be more plentiful than a pot full of gold doubloons, so to prove Coco isnand#8217;t responsible for the dastardly deed, Jenna will have to stir up some clues and figure out whoand#8217;s the real sticky-fingered killerand#133;

INCLUDES RECIPES!

Best friends Michelle Serrano and Erica Russell are celebrating the sweet rewards of their combined bookstore and chocolate shop by hosting the Great Fudge Cook-off during the towns Memorial Day weekend Arts Festival. But success turns bittersweet when Main Streets portrait photographer is found dead in their store, poisoned by Michelles signature truffles.

As suspicion mounts against Michelle, her sales begin to crumble and her career seems whipped. With Erica by her side, Michelle must pick through an assortment of suspects before the future of their dream store melts away…

FIRST IN A NEW SERIES

Includes Scrumptious Chocolate-Making Recipes!