Tropical Punch Killer

Cupcakes in Paradise owner, Melissa Beckett, worries about her husband, Detective Chas Beckett, fully realizing that her own life might be in danger, because of his latest case. A dangerous killer, who committed an unspeakable crime, is on the loose and Missy may be the next target.

Mild-mannered Coroner, Timothy Eckels faces challenges that have him considering leaving Calgon forever, and his loyal assistant, Fiona, is fighting tooth and nail to keep him there. Will she be successful?

This latest installment of the Cupcakes in Paradise series by USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Summer Prescott, will leave you breathless with anticipation!

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The Cupcakes in ParadiseCozy Mystery Series

Summer Prescott

Missy and Chas are loving life in their new location, and they’ve surrounded themselves with a great group of friends. The mysteries just won’t stop, however, in this third season of their saga, which began with Frosted Love and continued with the INNcredibly Sweet series.

Vanilla Bean

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Missy and Chas start their new life after selling the Inn, but are plagued by scary situations from the very start. Chas and Spencer’s first official case at the investigation agency hits far too close to home, and Missy begins to wonder if she might have made the biggest mistake of her adult life. County Coroner, Timothy Eckels, is haunted by the ghosts of his past, and his feisty assistant Fiona fears for her life in this first installment of the Cupcakes in Paradise series.

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Star Spangled Killer

Just when business starts booming for the busy summer tourist season in sunny Calgon, Florida, Missy engages in a struggle of wills with a health inspector who seems to have a very negative agenda. When the new detective in town seems to be looking for reasons to shut her down, Chas and Spencer look for a motive, and end up putting themselves in danger, for the sake of solving a murder.

Izzy disappears to New York, but has a change of heart and comes back to talk with Spencer, only to find that things are worse than she thought. Will this be the end of the “on again, off again” couple? Will Missy’s shop pass the nearly impossible inspection, or will the business that she worked in for her entire adult life have to close its doors forever? Find the answers to these questions and more, in the latest installment of the Cupcakes in Paradise Series.

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Salted Caramel

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Salted Caramel Killer

While Chas is out of town, best friends and wannabe sleuths, Missy and Echo, find themselves smack dab in the middle of a murder investigation that hits a little too close to home. There’s a stalker, who is apparently looking to scare the daring duo, as well as their friends and family, and mysterious happenings that don’t look like mere coincidence, put the whole gang on guard. Frustrated Mortician and Coroner, Timothy Eckels pitches in to help when a belligerent and suspicious homicide detective focuses his investigation on the gals. Will Chas come home to find his lovely wife behind bars? Will Missy and Echo be able to elude the stalker who is haunting them all? Find out in this latest installment of the popular Cupcakes in Paradise series.

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Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria Series

Patti Benning

Newly jobless and recently dumped by her fiancé, Eleanora Pacelli moves back to her childhood hometown to take care of her grandmother after her grandfather’s unexpected death.​

Mystical Murder

Tess Quinn is a normal woman with a normal job in the rural town of Elk Hill, Wisconsin. Her life is turned upside down on her thirtieth birthday with the arrival of her estranged aunt, Loretta. When unusual occurrences begin happening it doesn’t take Tess long to realize that she is the cause. Her family’s unusual history has caught up with her at last; Tess discovers that she is part of a long line of witches.

Magic isn’t the only mysterious thing happening in the snowy streets of Elk Hill. When a man is found murdered late one night, the new witch feels driven to solve the crime using her newfound powers, despite warnings from her aunt. By the time Tess realizes that magic creates more problems than it solves, she’s in a tight spot between a rock and a hard place. She’ll need luck on her side to charm her way out of this one.

Classic Crust Murder

With the pizzeria thriving and old friendships rekindled, Eleanora Pacelli is finally beginning to settle into a quiet life in the small town of Kittiport, Maine, but her quiet contentment doesn’t last long. Ellie’s whole world is turned upside down when her best friend, covered in blood, terrified, and babbling about a masked assailant, shows up at her back door in the middle of the night, to lead her to a gruesome murder scene.

As the police close in, Ellie works hard to prove that her friend is innocent, but when the questions begin to pile up, even she starts to have her doubts. Just who was this masked assailant? Why was Shannon meeting a strange man in the woods at night? Is her friend really as innocent as she claims?

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Pall Beareres And Pepperoni

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Pall Bearers and Pepperoni

Newly jobless and recently dumped by her fiancé, Eleanora Pacelli moves back to her childhood hometown to take care of her grandmother after her grandfather’s unexpected death. What was supposed to be a temporary stay becomes permanent when she takes over her grandparents’ old pizzeria. Determined to turn her life around, Ellie sets out to bring the old restaurant to life while also putting the pieces of her own life back together. Things seem to be going well until a body is found outside the pizzeria, under very suspicious circumstances. Ellie has to work against the clock to find out who the killer is in order to keep from losing everything that she’s worked to rebuild.

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BACON CHEDDAR MURDER

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Bacon Cheddar Murder

With the pizzeria thriving and old friendships rekindled, Eleanora Pacelli is finally beginning to settle into a quiet life in the small town of Kittiport, Maine, but her quiet contentment doesn’t last long. Ellie’s whole world is turned upside down when her best friend, covered in blood, terrified, and babbling about a masked assailant, shows up at her back door in the middle of the night, to lead her to a gruesome murder scene.

As the police close in, Ellie works hard to prove that her friend is innocent, but when the questions begin to pile up, even she starts to have her doubts. Just who was this masked assailant? Why was Shannon meeting a strange man in the woods at night? Is her friend really as innocent as she claims?

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VERY VEGGIE MURDER

Eleanora Pacelli’s extended family is visiting, turning her normally peaceful home upside down. Spending two weeks with relatives that she hardly knows isn’t easy, and only becomes more difficult when she uncovers a family secret that might have been better left alone. When family drama turns fatal, and Ellie begins digging into the past, trying to figure out who her grandfather really was, she soon realizes just how dangerous asking questions can be in a small town, particularly when the killer is closer than she ever dreamed.

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Pies and Pages Cozy Mysteries

Carolyn Q. Hunter

Master pie baker, Bertha Hannah, is thrilled to open a combination book store and pie shop. A series of mysterious deaths pop up in her quaint small town, and Bert quickly finds herself elbows-deep in trying to solve the mysteries, before they strike too close to home!

Killer Cheesecake Tart

Pie shop owner Bertha Hannah might not have any children of her own, but this Mother’s Day she is celebrating by helping to cater a Wine and Cheese party for some of the richest ladies–and mothers–in all of Culver’s Hood, Nebraska. She has a delicious cheesecake tart prepared for the occasion, and things start off swimmingly, until a gruesome discovery is made at the elegant venue.

When the hostess of the party is found, face down, in one of the estate’s beautiful fountains, Detective Harry Manor is all too ready to point a finger at one of Bert’s fellow church members, who happens to be at the party. Bert steps in, along with her friends Shiv and Carla, to see what clues they can find to exonerate the innocent churchgoer, before the real killer slips through their fingers and gets away with murder.

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Killer Apple Pie

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There is nothing in the world that is better than pie, except for maybe a good book. At least, that’s Bertha Hannah’s opinion. Her two passions in life couldn’t be more evenly matched. When the idea arises for her to open her very own combination pie and book shop, she jumps at the opportunity.

However, getting everything organized and ready to open to the public is anything but simple–especially when there is murder involved. After an old friend is found dead in the shop’s back office, Bert is inundated with pompous detectives, money grubbing investors, and unruly customers.

Will Bert be able to sort things out before it’s too late or will this murder put her out of business before she’s even started?

 

 

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Bertha Hannah’s two passions in life are books and piping hot homemade pies, and when an opportunity arises for her to open her own pie and book shop, she jumps in headfirst, only to find that preparing to open her own shop isn’t exactly a piece of cake.

 

In the midst of getting organized and putting the pieces in place for her grand opening, tragedy strikes, far too close for comfort. All the while mourning the untimely death of an old friend, Bertha finds herself having to deal with pompous detectives, money-grubbing investors and unruly customers, which truly threatens to upset her apple cart.

 

Will she be able to unravel the mystery which has presented itself at the worst of times? Or, will her dream business be finished before it even starts?

Killer Chocolate Pie

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Bert Hannah is thrilled to open her brand new combination pie shop and bookstore, Pies and Pages, just in time for the holiday season in Culver’s Hood, Nebraska. Kicking off the festivities is the annual Autumn Walk which is held in the downtown Old Market. Free samples of a tasty new pie and some awesome sidewalk sales on books are just what the doctor ordered to get new customers interested and buying.

Circumstances quickly turn dark, however, when the body of a disgruntled customer turns up on Bert’s doorstep. Detective Mannor is assigned to solve the case again, and Bert can’t help sticking her nose firmly into police business, digging for clues and ferreting out information. Will she be able to assist the detective in catching the killer, or will the trigger happy killer come for her next?

Killer Halloween Pie

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It’s Halloween, and Bert Hannah is eagerly looking forward to the annual trunk-or-treat being held at her church. She’s got a great costume picked out and has plans to hand out mini Jack-O-Lantern Pies. The celebration takes a tragic turn when an accident occurs in the middle of the festivities and a member of the congregation ends up dead.

Bert is the only person who actually witnessed what happened, and the more she thinks about it, the more she wonders if it was merely anaccident after all. It seems as though murder has struck again, and Bert is determined to pin down the killer before they can deliver one more Halloween trick.

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About Summer Prescott

Summer Prescott is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author, having penned nearly one hundred Cozy Mysteries in her career, thus far. As owner of Summer Prescott Books Publishing, Summer is responsible for a combined catalog of over two hundred Cozy Mysteries and Thrillers. Mentoring and helping new Cozy writers launch their careers has long been a passion of Summer’s, and she has played a key role in the incredible success of Cozy writers such as Patti Benning and Carolyn Q. Hunter.

Summer enjoys travel, and is honored to be a featured speaker at the International Writer’s Conference in Cuenca, Ecuador, in May 2018. The event draws writers from all over the world.

In an exciting development, Summer has recently been asked to write monthly for her favorite magazine, Atomic Ranch. Having been an Interior Decorator before giving up her business to write full-time, Summer is thrilled by the opportunity and looking forward to having her writing published in the only magazine to which she actually subscribes.

Summer is a doting mother to four grown children, and lives in Champaign, Illinois with her Standard Poodle, Elvis.

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Mystical Murder

Tess Quinn is a normal woman with a normal job in the rural town of Elk Hill, Wisconsin. Her life is turned upside down on her thirtieth birthday with the arrival of her estranged aunt, Loretta. When unusual occurrences begin happening it doesn’t take Tess long to realize that she is the cause. Her family’s unusual history has caught up with her at last; Tess discovers that she is part of a long line of witches.

Magic isn’t the only mysterious thing happening in the snowy streets of Elk Hill. When a man is found murdered late one night, the new witch feels driven to solve the crime using her newfound powers, despite warnings from her aunt. By the time Tess realizes that magic creates more problems than it solves, she’s in a tight spot between a rock and a hard place. She’ll need luck on her side to charm her way out of this one.

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