They say chocolate is irresistible... this time it's deadly. When Savannah Stanton arrives in Spring Grove to help her cousin Holly run the family bakery, she's looking for a fresh start, not a fresh crime scene. But after a prominent charity board member drops dead at a gala event—right after eating one of Holly's cupcakes—both the bakery's reputation and Holly's freedom are at risk. As suspicions swirl around Sweet Springs Bakery, Savannah finds herself drawn into a web of small-town secrets, suspicious financial dealings, and long-buried scandals. With help from the handsome but skeptical Sheriff Cole, she'll have to sift through a cast of likely a slick real estate developer, a glamorous rival on the charity board, and a nervous waiter who seems to know more than he's telling. With the bakery's future on the line and her cousin's good name at stake, Savannah must work fast to separate the sweet from the sinister.

Death by devil's food—but was it really the cake? Savannah Stanton thought she was finally settling into small-town life in Spring Grove. But when a prestigious judge drops dead during the town's annual Dessert Festival—right after sampling Holly's signature devil's food cake—Savannah finds herself kneading through far more than just dough. With the bakery's reputation at stake and whispers of sabotage rising like badly proofed bread, Savannah must sift through a cast of colorful a fiercely competitive rival baker, a resentful estranged brother, and a host of other townsfolk harboring their own secret recipes for motive. Armed with nothing but her sharp wit and an insatiable appetite for the truth, she's determined to prove Holly's innocence. Welcome to Sweet Springs Bakery, where the coffee's always fresh, the pastries are to die for, and murder is definitely not on the menu... or is it?