"When a librarian discovers she's descended from a long line of powerful witches, she'll need all of her bookish knowledge to harness her family's magic, in this enchanting cozy fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay.
Zoe Ziakas enjoys a quiet life, working as a librarian in her quaint New England town. When a mysterious black book with an unbreakable latch is delivered to the library, Zoe has a strange feeling the tome is somehow calling to her. She decides to consult the Museum of Literature, home to volumes of indecipherable secrets, some possessing dark magic that must be guarded.
Here, among their most dangerous collection, the Books of Dubious Origin, Zoe discovers that she is the last descendant of a family of witches and this little black book is their grimoire. Zoe knows she must decode the family's spell book and solve the mystery of what happened to her mother and her grandmother. However, the book's potential power draws all things magical to it, and Zoe finds herself under the constant watch of a pesky raven, while being chased by undead Vikings, ghost pirates, and assorted ghouls.
With assistance from the eccentric staff of the Books of Dubious Origin department-including their annoyingly smart and handsome containment specialist, Jasper Griffin-Zoe must confront her past and the legacy of her family. But as their adventure unfolds, she'll have to decide whether or not she's ready to embrace her destiny."
"Julia Blumer is called home to Gull’s Harbor, California, a hilly seaside community just north of San Diego, by her two sisters, Sophie and Emily, when it is clear that their domineering mother Babs Blumer is critically ill. Julia catches the first plane out of New York City, hoping to mend the rift between her and Babs that has existed since Julia left home after the fight to end all fights ten years ago. Much to her chagrin, Babs is not happy to see her and it's not the reunion she hoped for.
Julia moves back into her old bedroom, the one that overlooks the neighbor’s house. While unpacking her few possessions and setting up a place to work at her the desk, she is shocked to see her old boyfriend, literally the boy next door, Liam Murphy in his old bedroom. She hides, hitting the floor and creeping back up to the windowsill to watch him as he works out in his room. The years have been good to Liam, very good, and Julia is alarmed by the attraction she still feels for the buff surfer boy, whose heart she smashed to bits when she ran away a decade ago.
While Babs's condition deteriorates, family secrets are revealed and the past comes roaring back into the present. As the clock winds down on her time in Gull's Harbor, Julia frantically tries to help her sisters, make peace with her mother, and win back the first love she has never gotten over."
"This box set collects books ten through twelve in the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries, a cozy culinary series with plenty of sugar and spice and murderous vice.
Wedding Cake Crumble
When one of the Angie's wedding hires turns up dead, wedding bells turn to death knells. As the body count rises, Mel needs to catch the killer before the entire cupcake crew comes crumbling down.
Dying for Devil's Food
The Fairy Tale Cupcake crew whips up a quick defense for Mel when her high school reunion goes from a cake walk to a car wreck… Now, Mel must follow the clues to find the real killer.
Pumpkin Spice Peril
When their friend is found poisoned after eating one of their cupcakes, Mel and Angie must find the killer before their future is frosted for good."
"This bundle includes books seven, eight, and nine of the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series. Book 7: Dark Chocolate Demise Fun turns to fright during the Old Town Zombie Walk when Mel finds a real dead body in a prop casket outside of the bakery’s truck. Knowing that Joe, Angie’s brother and Mel’s former flame, has been working on a dangerous mob case, Mel worries that the murder is a hit gone wrong and that someone near and dear was the real target. To keep her friends from winding up six feet under, Mel will do whatever it takes to find a killer—no matter how scary things get… Book 8: Vanilla Beaned Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are taking a gamble by opening their first franchise of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes Bakery, so where better to hit the jackpot than in Vegas? Business manager Tate Harper has lined up a meeting with Holly Hartzmark, a former showgirl who’s looking to bring their sweet treats to Sin City. But with a murderous mischief maker on the loose, the odds are stacking up against a happy ending for Mel and her friends… Book 9: Caramel Crush Love is in the air as Angie prepares for her wedding, but Mel is preparing for a breakup. Her old friend, Diane Earnest, is dumping her fiancé after discovering he’s only marrying her for her money. She wants Mel to personally deliver a batch of breakup cupcakes to the louse and give her a play-by-play of his reaction. When Mel tracks the man down, the look on his face isn’t the reaction she was expecting: he’s dead."
"Ein Valentinstagsdate, das nicht so süß endet wie erwartet ... Der spannende Fall der charmanten Cosy Crime-Reihe von New York Times-Bestseller-Autorin Jenn McKinlay. Mel und Angie bereiten sich in ihrer Cupcake Bäckerei Fairy Tale mit einem Backkurs für Paare und jeder Menge Buttercreme auf den Valentinstag vor. Auch Mels Mutter hat große Pläne für den Valentinstag: Zum ersten Mal seit 30 Jahren hat sie ein Date! Das endet allerdings anders als erwartet, als sie den wohlhabenden Baxter Malloy mit dem Gesicht nach unten im Pool findet ... Als letzte Person, die ihn lebend gesehen hat, wird Mels Mom in den Augen der Polizei zur Verdächtigen Nr. 1. Jetzt müssen Mel und Angie neben dem Zuckerguss Zeit finden, um die zwielichtige Vergangenheit des Mannes zu erforschen und herauszufinden, wer ihm wirklich eine eiskalte Rache servierte ... Jeder Band der Reihe ist in sich abgeschlossen und kann unabhängig voneinander gehört werden."
"This bundle includes books four, five, and six of the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series. Book Four: Red Velvet Revenge When local legend Slim Hazard offers Mel and Angie the chance to sell cupcakes at the annual Juniper Pass rodeo, they're determined to rope in a pretty payday! But when a dead body is found face down in the hay, it's a whole different rodeo. Book Five: Going, Going, Ganache When Mel and Angie host a weeklong corporate boot camp at Fairy Tale Cupcakes, it’s clear that the staff would rather be doing just about anything other than frosting baked goods. But when the magazine’s creative director is found murdered outside, Mel and Angie have a new team-building exercise: finding the killer before their business goes AWOL. Book Six: Sugar and Iced When Mel’s mom asks Mel and Angie to provide cupcakes for the seventy-fifth annual Sweet Tiara contest as a favor for her best friend, they can’t say no. But when one of the judges shows up dead beneath their cupcake display, they have to find the killer before the wrong person goes to jail."
"This bundle edition includes three standalone romantic-comedy novellas in Jenn McKinlay's Museum of Literature series: Royal Valentine, The Attraction Distraction, and It Happened One Christmas Eve. Book One, Royal Valentine: At a Valentine's Day gala, registrar Molly Graham falls in love with fellow academic introvert Albert George…only to discover he’s a viscount in line to be an earl. Book Two, The Attraction Distraction: One thing stands between single-minded Classics scholar Sarah Novak and the discovery of a lifetime: her heart. Book Three, It Happened One Christmas: It's going to take a Christmas miracle for museum-director-turned-runaway-would-be-fiancé Claire Macintosh and Sam Carpenter, a reporter dressed up as Santa, to find their happily ever after."
"Cupcakes können tödlich enden ... Der Auftakt der charmanten Cosy Crime-Reihe für Fans von Rhys Bowen. Mel und Angie haben sich in ihrer Heimatstadt Scottsdale endlich den Traum einer eigenen Cupcake-Bäckerei erfüllt. Doch schon ihr erster großer Auftrag scheint eine Katastrophe zu werden: Ihr bester Freund bittet sie, seine Hochzeitstorte zu entwerfen, doch leider ist seine Zukünftige Brautzilla persönlich. Als berühmte Designerin ist für Christie Stevens das Beste gerade gut genug. Doch dass sie stirbt, nachdem sie einen von Mels Cupcakes probiert hat, wollten die beiden Bäckerinnen nun wirklich nicht und das könnte für ihr Geschäft einen Skandal bedeuten. Um ihren Ruf zu retten, stellt Mel Nachforschungen über Christies Leben an und stößt dabei auf einige Verdächtige. Doch der Mörder hat noch nicht genug ... Jeder Band der Mord mit Sahne-Reihe ist in sich abgeschlossen und kann unabhängig voneinander gehört werden."
"Claire Macintosh is about to get engaged to a man she doesn't love at the holiday gala she is hosting as director of the Museum of Literature. Her mother, Hildy Macintosh, has made it clear that if the museum is to continue to receive the enormous donations from the family trust that Hildy has approved all these years, then Claire must marry the man Hildy has chosen for her and start to produce some grandbabies. At forty and single, Claire feels she has no choice. But when the horse and carriage arrive at the gala with the driver dressed as Santa to deliver Claire's engagement ring, she just can't go through with it. She hijacks the horse and carriage with Santa still on board and escapes! Reporter Sam Carpenter thought he was being so clever convincing his friend to let him step in as Santa so he could get up close and personal to the subject of his upcoming magazine exposé. He is completely unprepared for the events that unfold and finds himself dashing through Central Park with a runaway would-be fiancé. Now the only way to save his story is to broker a deal with Claire Macintosh. In exchange for his help in getting her to her cottage in Maine by Christmas Eve, she'll grant him an exclusive interview. As their journey takes a series of unexpected twists, turns, and misadventures, both Claire and Sam realize that there's more than their careers on the line. And it's going to take a Christmas miracle to find their happily ever after."
"There is nothing Sarah Novak loves more than a literary adventure. When the director of the Museum of Literature sends her to an uninhabited island in the Aegean Sea to look for a rare artifact from Ancient Greece, as an expert on the Classics, she's all in. There's only one problem: nine other scholars are also on the hunt for the artifact, one of whom is Irishman Liam Maguire, Sarah's ex and the man she beat out for the curator position at the museum seven years ago. Liam wants to form an alliance, but Sarah refuses. He broke her heart once before; she's not giving him the chance to do it again. When a series of mysterious accidents befall the scholars one by one, Sarah is forced to rethink her position on her sworn enemy, particularly when Liam saves her life. She agrees to team up with the swoony Irishman, knowing full well that finding the treasure will likely cost her heart."
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