Breadcrumbs & Betrayal
(2026)(The eighth book in the Honeyford Harbor Culinary Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by R L Everheart
A bakery reopening turns deadly—and Eden Morales is about to get burned.
Honeyford Harbor’s annual Heritage Bread Festival should be a celebration—until respected bakery co-owner Adelaide Mercer is found dead inside an industrial proofing oven during the Artisan Bakery’s grand reopening.
As whispers spread through town, suspicion doesn’t stop at the bakery. Rumors quickly drag Eden Morales and Honeyford Harbor Café into the spotlight, threatening the reputation she’s worked so hard to rebuild. Determined to clear her name and protect her business, Eden starts asking questions the killer hoped would stay buried.
With her mischievous kitten, Crumb, uncovering clues in the most inconvenient places, Eden discovers the ‘accident’ was carefully staged.
Adelaide’s business partner appears to have everything to gain from a sudden takeover, while a resentful apprentice had been pushed to the brink of losing it all. Both had motive. Both had opportunity.
But the deeper Eden digs, the more she uncovers a trail of betrayal and long-hidden financial secrets someone will do anything to protect.
As suspicion tightens around her and the town begins to turn, Eden must follow the breadcrumbs before the truth disappears… or she becomes the next thing to go up in flames.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Honeyford Harbor’s annual Heritage Bread Festival should be a celebration—until respected bakery co-owner Adelaide Mercer is found dead inside an industrial proofing oven during the Artisan Bakery’s grand reopening.
As whispers spread through town, suspicion doesn’t stop at the bakery. Rumors quickly drag Eden Morales and Honeyford Harbor Café into the spotlight, threatening the reputation she’s worked so hard to rebuild. Determined to clear her name and protect her business, Eden starts asking questions the killer hoped would stay buried.
With her mischievous kitten, Crumb, uncovering clues in the most inconvenient places, Eden discovers the ‘accident’ was carefully staged.
Adelaide’s business partner appears to have everything to gain from a sudden takeover, while a resentful apprentice had been pushed to the brink of losing it all. Both had motive. Both had opportunity.
But the deeper Eden digs, the more she uncovers a trail of betrayal and long-hidden financial secrets someone will do anything to protect.
As suspicion tightens around her and the town begins to turn, Eden must follow the breadcrumbs before the truth disappears… or she becomes the next thing to go up in flames.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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