Salted Caramels and Cyanide
(2026)(A book in the Maple Cove Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Skyler Avalon
Leilani Ellis wanted a fresh start. What she got was a murder charge and a town that wants her gone.
After a messy divorce, Leilani returns to Maple Cove to open Sugar & Storm, a boutique candy shop. She has her kids to protect, her signature salted caramels to perfect, and a silver poodle named Storm who has a nose for trouble. But when the town's most prominent matriarch, Delilah Larkin, collapses and dies after a single bite of Leilani's treats, the sweet life turns bitter.
Suddenly, the 'outsider' is the prime suspect. With the sharp-tongued Darlene Larkin fueling the town's gossip and the sheriff breathing down her neck, Leilani must prove her innocence.
Luckily, she isn't alone. Between her tech-savvy best friend Nora Stephens--who can bypass a firewall as easily as she bakes a loaf of bread--and Jackson Bell, a guarded teacher with a past he'd rather forget, Leilani starts digging into Maple Cove's founding families.
As secrets from the past bubble to the surface, Leilani realizes that in a town built on tradition, some people will kill to keep the truth buried. Can she unmask the real poisoner before the clock strikes midnight on her new life?
If you love small-town mysteries with culinary flair, tech-savvy sidekicks, and a dash of slow-burn romance, you'll devour Salted Caramels and Cyanide.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
After a messy divorce, Leilani returns to Maple Cove to open Sugar & Storm, a boutique candy shop. She has her kids to protect, her signature salted caramels to perfect, and a silver poodle named Storm who has a nose for trouble. But when the town's most prominent matriarch, Delilah Larkin, collapses and dies after a single bite of Leilani's treats, the sweet life turns bitter.
Suddenly, the 'outsider' is the prime suspect. With the sharp-tongued Darlene Larkin fueling the town's gossip and the sheriff breathing down her neck, Leilani must prove her innocence.
Luckily, she isn't alone. Between her tech-savvy best friend Nora Stephens--who can bypass a firewall as easily as she bakes a loaf of bread--and Jackson Bell, a guarded teacher with a past he'd rather forget, Leilani starts digging into Maple Cove's founding families.
As secrets from the past bubble to the surface, Leilani realizes that in a town built on tradition, some people will kill to keep the truth buried. Can she unmask the real poisoner before the clock strikes midnight on her new life?
If you love small-town mysteries with culinary flair, tech-savvy sidekicks, and a dash of slow-burn romance, you'll devour Salted Caramels and Cyanide.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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