Itβs Christmastime, and this holiday season, things are heating up for the bakers at Fairy Tale Cupcakes, in the newest Cupcake Bakery Mystery fromΒ New York TimesΒ bestselling author Jenn McKinlay.
When up-and-coming singing sensation Shelby Vaughn arrives in town for two weeks of concert dates, she hires her old friend Angie and the rest of the bakery crew to supply cupcakes for the VIP guest lounge every night.
After overhearing Shelby in a heated argument with her manager, Mel is concerned, but she and the crewΒ decide to make the best of their time working with the star.Β Just as the bakers fall into the rhythmΒ of the job, Shelbyβs manager is found dead, clutching a bit of fabric from a Santa suit and a cupcake. With the bakeryΒ crew andΒ ShelbyβsΒ backup dancers all dressed in similar Santa costumes, itβs impossible to say who is the killer. When allΒ suspicionsΒ leadΒ back to Shelby, Mel and Angie stand up for their friend, determined to prove her innocence before sheβs frosted for aΒ crimeΒ sheΒ didnβt commit.