I always enjoy announcing new releases from my fellow crime-writing cooks, and today it's a trifecta! Please join me in celebrating new releases from Krista Davis, Sheila Connolly, and Peg Cochran.
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Our comment-to-win contest is now over and our three winners will receive a new release from our authors featured below, courtesy of our very kind publisher Penguin. To see the winning announcement click here.
And now...let's review the CASE FILES of these new releases and the delicious recipes the authors brought to share with us for today's release party refreshment table.
Read with joy, my friends!
~ Cleo
CASE FILE #1
SUBJECT: Krista Davis
GUILTY OF: Sweet Revenge
DETAILS: Revenge is sweet indeed in this delicious new release from Krista, the 7th in her Agatha Award-nominated Domestic Diva Mysteries series...
The Diva Frosts a Cupcake
THE STORY: Sophie Winston and her BFF, Nina Reid Norwood, share a sweet
spot for animals. So Sophie is delighted to help when Nina cooks up Cupcakes
and Pupcakes—a fundraising event for animal shelters. All the local
bakeries will be selling treats, with the profits going to pups and kitties in
need. But Old Town is in for a whole batch of trouble when a cupcake war erupts
between two bakeries…
Tongues wag and tempers rise when a partner leaves Sugar
Baby Bakery and unveils her competing cupcakery, Sugar Mama, precisely as the
fundraiser gets under way. Just as it seems nothing else can go wrong, Sugar
Baby’s sole remaining employee is found dead. Suspicion falls on the feuding
owners, but the scrumptious new guy in town is also raising some eyebrows. Now
Sophie and Nina have to sift through the clues and discover who isn’t as sweet
as they seem…
ALL UNITS, APB: Includes recipes and entertaining tips and rumor has it this author will be guilty of launching a 2nd mystery series later this year...
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Rrroaring Cupcakes!
SUBJECT: Sheila Connolly
GUILTY OF: Doing in Do-Gooders
DETAILS: In this intriguing new release from Sheila, the 4th in her Museum Mysteries series, Nell Pratt, president of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society in Philadelphia, relies on the generosity of philanthropists. But when someone starts killing benefactors, it’s Nell’s turn to come to their aid...

THE STORY: When Nell reads the obituary of a former board member, Adeline Harrison, she makes a mental note to send flowers and doesn’t think twice about it—until FBI agent James Morrison shares his suspicions about the nature of Adeline’s death. It turns out that a number of other members of the local cultural community have died in the last few months, under similar circumstances.
Soon Nell uncovers what seems to be a plot to rid Philadelphia of harmless, elderly philanthropists—but why? If she can figure out the killer’s motive, she has a chance of stopping the misanthropic murderer before another do-gooder is done in.
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Sheila's
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Contribution:
Contribution:
Peppermint Ice Cream Pie!
SUBJECT: Peg Cochran
GUILTY OF: Turing up the Heat
DETAILS: In this tasty new release from Peg, the 2nd in her Gourmet De-Lite Mystery series, gourmet health food caterer Gigi Fitzgerald is used to helping dieters drop a dress size. But when her clients start dropping dead, she’s ready to switch her chef’s hat for a detective’s cap and track down a killer...
THE STORY: Aging soap star Felicity Davenport is looking to revamp her image, and she’s using Gigi’s Gourmet De-Lite to help her shed a few of those unwanted pounds. Having such a high-profile client is definitely good for business, but when Felicity is found murdered in her sauna, things start getting too hot for Gigi to handle.
The list of suspects is a mile long, and Gigi’s best friend, Sienna, is at the top. Refusing to let her friend get blamed for a crime she didn’t commit, Gigi is determined to hunt down the real killer. But, as the case reaches a boiling point, Gigi will have to be careful or she could be the next one getting burned.
ALL UNITS, APB: Includes delicious--and healthy--recipes. Peg is also guilty of writing a second mystery series under the name Meg London.
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Peg's
Refreshment Table
Contribution:
Contribution:
Peach Kuchen!
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All of these books are on my TBR list and I can not wait to read them
ReplyDeleteAll of htese books look so delicious.
ReplyDeleteWow, those look great!!!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog after reading one of Jenn McKinley's cupcake store mysteries. Can't wait to check out all the authors and recipes. I already read Krista Davis, so this will be fun! wouldn't it be great if the first time I comment, I win???
ReplyDeleteGold stars for you Cleo for thinking up such a clever post! Happy release day friends--so glad to be a part of a talented, generous, food-loving group of women! xo
ReplyDeletethank you for the introductions of these new releases!!!!
ReplyDeletei look forward to reading them!!!
good luck & congrats to the authors!!!
thank you for the giveaway opportunity!!!
Yummy recipes! Looking forward to the contests....
ReplyDeleteHave ordered one of the books. Look forward to the others and the recipes.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on all your releases! And, Krista, that cupcake is too too cute.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Barb. They're so easy to decorate that you wouldn't believe it. I think they'd be a very big hit with little kids!
Delete~Krista
Now I need to go add books to my to read list. And recipes to my to be made list.
ReplyDeleteI just bought Krista Davis's new book, "The Diva Frosts A Cupcake" yesterday. Love the Diva Series!! I didn't realize Sheila Connolly and Peg Cochran had new books out as well! Back to the bookstore!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cathy! I hope you like it! Better pick up some cupcakes when you go to the bookstore . . .
Delete~Krista
Congrats to all!! Looks like a great crop of new books, and I think my husband has a new project in that Peppermint Ice Cream Pie! :-)
ReplyDeleteI want that ice cream. I love peppermint ice cream but it's not easy to find.
Delete~Krista
Each book looks and sounds like they will be wonderful to read.
ReplyDeleteCABWNANA1@bellsouth.net
Congratulations and happy release day. I'll have a small helping of all of the offerings! Peppermint ice cream pie-how refreshing!
ReplyDeleteHappy release day! Wow, that peach kuchen looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteAll the recipes look good.
ReplyDeleteJust the words "peach kuchen" brought back good memories of my grandmother. These all sound like perfect summer reading.
ReplyDeleteA winning trifecta! The very best wishes to all of you. Champagne will go nicely with all those yummies.
ReplyDeleteYes, Cleo, this is any expression of your creativity. Well done.
Wasn't Cleo clever? She didn't tell us she was going to do this. It came as a complete surprise!
Delete~Krista
I would love to win! I'm excited to read these!
ReplyDeleteI love this series - would love to win a book!
ReplyDeleteI have added all three to my must read list. Posting three great recipes was a great idea, but a bad one for me since I am trying to drop pounds....oh well a few 1000 more miles of walking should take care of it. :D
ReplyDeleteYou sound like me, Cricket! My dogs force me to walk, which is a very good thing!
Delete~Krista
Downloaded Steamed TO Death before I left home this morning. THe other 2 books sound great too. I love it when puppies and kitties are in the books too. THey have personality too.
ReplyDeleteSandy Smith
Absolutely love how this page is set up! Makes things fun and now I'm even more excited to read these books!
ReplyDeleteThese books are on my wish list. They all sound so good!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to the party, everyone! Hope you enjoy the recipes and the books! Some great summer desserts. I always think summer is a wonderful time for dessert because generally our main courses are lighter--salads and cold soups--so of course we've earned our just desserts!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really neat contest, I would be thrilled to win!
ReplyDeleteWOW ---n I think I gained a dress size just reading the recipes.
ReplyDeleteThanks though...they sound wonderful.
How fun
ReplyDeleteAll of these books sound amazing. I can’t believe I haven’t heard of them before. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fun to discover new mystery series?
Delete~Krista
Congrats on all the book releases today. All sound like great reads. Krista I have a friend that has started a pit bull rescue. I gave her a link to Linda O Johnson blog about the cupcake pupcake party. Told her she should think about having one.
ReplyDeleteYour friend must be a wonderful person. I'm so sad for pit bulls. They tell me that an overwhelming percentage of the dogs in shelters are pit bulls. It's tragic.
Delete~Krista