In Oak Hollow, every recipe comes with a dash of mystery... Temperance Matthews thought opening her dream bakery in Oak Hollow—with her mini dachshund, Hank, at her heels—would be a sweet start to her new life. Instead, her shop goes up in flames, and a body is found among the ashes. When her quiet assistant Louise shows up bruised, with twigs in her hair, and missing a shoe, Temperance’s data-analysis skills from her FBI days suddenly feel like the only hope of untangling the mystery. But the plot Jonah, the bakery’s former owner, is stabbed while trying to reach Temperance. The frosting on the cake? Louise’s boyfriend is the victim of the fire. Surveillance footage shows him entering through a locked back door—yet only three keys exist, and Louise doesn’t have one. With threats mounting and the police closing in on a suspect, Temperance must follow a trail of half-baked clues before the real culprit turns her cozy little town into a crime scene… and who becomes the next target. Just Desserts and Murder is book 1 in the exciting new Little Bakery Cozy Mystery Series featuring Temperance Matthews. Each book can be read as a standalone.

In Oak Hollow, every recipe comes with a dash of mystery... After her beloved bakery goes up in flames, former FBI data analyst Temperance Matthews is determined to rise from the ashes—literally. With the support of her best friend Josie, her loyal dachshund Hank, and a budding home kitchen renovation, she’s baking her way back into business in the small town of Oak Hollow. But when one of the volunteers who helped demo her new space is found dead— and another is discovered unconscious beside the river—after eating one of her famous chocolate cupcakes—Temperance finds herself caught in the center of a town-wide whodunit. With her sharp instincts (and an old FBI habit of connecting the dots), she starts sniffing around. Good thing her new friend, Officer Casey Butler, doesn’t mind a little amateur help. As secrets swirl to the surface and the list of suspects grows longer than a grocery receipt, Temperance must whip up the truth before someone else gets burned—and before her second chance at sweet success crumbles for good. Cupcakes and Murder is Book 2 in the Little Bakery Cozy Mystery Series, featuring Temperance Matthews. Each book can be read as a stand alone. 📚 Fans Jana DeLeon's Miss Fortune Series Ellie Alexander’s Bakeshop MysteriesJenn McKinlay’s Cupcake Bakery SeriesJoanna Fluke's Murder She A Hannah Swensen Mystery will fall for this emotionally rich, twist-filled cozy featuring a smart, capable heroine who knows that sometimes the sweetest confections hide the darkest secrets.