Cozy Review: Meet Your Baker (A Bakeshop Mystery)

I've finished "Meet Your Baker" the 1st book in her Bakeshop Mystery series by Ellie Alexander.

Product Description

Welcome to Torte-a friendly, small-town family bake shop where the treats are so good that, sometimes, it's criminal.

After graduating from culinary school, Juliet Capshaw returns to her quaint hometown of Ashland, Oregon, to heal a broken heart and help her mom at the family bakery. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is bringing in lots of tourists looking for some crumpets to go with their heroic couplets. But when one of Torte's customers turns up dead, there's much ado about murder.

The victim is Nancy Hudson, the festival's newest board member. A modern-day Lady Macbeth, Nancy has given more than a few actors and artists enough reasons to kill her but still. The silver lining? Jules's high school sweetheart, Thomas, is the investigator on the case. His flirtations are as delicious as ever, and Jules can't help but want to have her cake and eat it too. But will she have her just desserts? Murder might be bad for business, but love is the sweetest treat of all.

About the Author

ELLIE ALEXANDER is a Pacific Northwest native who spends ample time testing pastry recipes in her home kitchen or at one of the many famed coffeehouses nearby. When she's not coated in flour, you'll find her outside exploring hiking trails and trying to burn off calories consumed in the name of research. You can friend her on Facebook to learn more!

Product Details
Series: A Bakeshop Mystery (Book 1)
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (December 30, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250054230
ISBN-13: 978-1250054234

My Review:

Juliet Capshaw returns home to Ashland, Oregon to mend her broken heart and to help her mom with their family bakery.  One of their patrons is killed during the The Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

The victim is Nancy Hudson who wasn't a nice person and there are many suspects who have a reason to want her dead!

The lead investigator is Thomas Juliet's high school boyfriend and their is sparks still there which is quite obvious!

We meet some quirky characters like a girl who has wild colored hair who is short with customers but has a knack for baking, a barista who comes up with flavorful coffees!

4/5

Thanks St. Martin's Press for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

Cozy Review: On Thin Icing: A Bakeshop Mystery

 

 
I've finished "On Thin Icing" the 3rd book in her Bakeshop Mystery series by Ellie Alexander.

Product Description

Welcome to Torte -a small-town family bakeshop where the treats are killer good.

It's the dead of winter in the sleepy town of Ashland, which means no tourists - and fewer customers - for Jules Capshaw and her bakery. But when she's asked to cater an off-season retreat for the directors of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, business starts heating up until Jules finds a dead body in the freezer.

Someone at the retreat has apparently iced the bartender, a well-known flirt with a legendary temper - that is, before a killer beat him to the punch. Then, from out of nowhere, Jules's own ex-husband shows up at the shop - and soon becomes a suspect. With accusations piling up higher than the snow-and thicker than a chocolate mousse cake - Jules has to think outside the (recipe) box to find the real culprit and make sure he gets his just desserts.

About the Author

ELLIE ALEXANDER is a Pacific Northwest native who spends ample time testing pastry recipes in her home kitchen or at one of the many famed coffeehouses nearby. When she's not coated in flour, you'll find her outside exploring hiking trails and trying to burn off calories consumed in the name of research. She is the author of the Bakeshop Mysteries, including Meet Your Baker and A Batter of Life and Death. You can find her on Facebook to learn more!

Product Details
Series: A Bakeshop Mystery (Book 3)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Minotaur Books (December 29, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250054257
ISBN-13: 978-1250054258

My Review:

Wow I loved the description of all the food that was prepared and made for the directors.  It's pretty cool some the recipes are printed at the end of the book so you can try them out!

The secondary characters were pretty quirky and out there with the obnoxious bartender who thinks he's god gift to woman, the flaky retreat owner and the scared director's assistant.

It was hilarious every time Carlos was in the room with Jules and her reaction or memory of their time together.

3.5/5

Thanks St. Martin's Press for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!