It's Christmas time in Weatherford, Texas and at the last minute Phyllis Newsom is asked to feature her home as one in the annual Christmas Jingle Bell Tour of Homes. Phyllis is excited but she's also in the middle of planning her dear friend Eve's wedding scheduled to take place on New Year's Eve. But not one to ever say no, Phyllis agrees and with the help of her friends, as well as Sam, the man in her life, she makes sure her home is up to the holiday standards.

But just as the tour is about to start, the head of the tour committee, and a friend of Phyllis', Georgia Hallerbee is found bleeding and unconscious on Phyllis' front porch. She's been hit over the head with one of the gingerbread man decorations, and her chances of survival doesn't look good.. Since Georgia isn't able to tell them who knocked her out, Phyllis sets out to discover the truth on her own and soon finds that trouble is about to be baked up once again.

Lavia J. Washburn treats her readers to another delicious mystery with her latest book in her Fresh-Baked mystery series, THE GINGERBREAD BUMP-OFF. It is always a delight to visit the charming town of Weatherford, and Washburn's cast of characters are lively and personable -- just the kind of folks you'd want to have as your next-door neighbors and friends. The Christmas-theme for this story is a lot of fun, and the mystery, as always, is intriguing and exciting. This is the sixth book in the Fresh-Baked Mystery series, but new readers can easily pick up on the action!