“It’s coming up and guess who they want to bake cupcakes for it?” “Huh?” Mel frowned at her recently married petite brunette friend. “That’s Angie Harper to you, and”-she paused to strike a pose and fan herself with a large envelope and fancy-looking invitation before she continued-“to everyone else we graduated high school with fifteen years ago.” She blew her blond bangs off her forehead as she glared at her business partner, who had just come running through the swinging doors from the front of the bakery into the kitchen, where Mel was working.

“Angie DeLaura, what was that?” she asked. ***This excerpt is from an advance uncorrected copy proof***Īt the screechy noise, Melanie Cooper squeezed her pastry bag too tight and frosting shot out of the tip into a big glob on top of the cupcake she was decorating for a wedding the next day. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Now, Mel must follow the clues to find the real killer and keep her reputation from being frosted for a crime she didn't commit. But as Mel and Joe prepare to depart, Cassidy is found dead in the girl's bathroom, next to a note written in lipstick that points right to Mel-making her the prime suspect. No longer willing to put up with Cassidy's bullying, Mel is ready to tell the former homecoming queen to shut her piehole and call it a night. Melanie Cooper has zero interest in catering her fifteen-year high school reunion, but Angie insists it's only right that they bask in the success of Fairy Tale Cupcakes-and Mel's engagement to the delicious Joe DeLaura is the cherry on top!Įverything is going better than expected until Cassidy Havers, resident mean girl and Mel's high school nemesis, picks a fight. As the New York Times bestselling series continues, it's going to take every recipe the Fairy Tale Cupcake crew has to whip up a quick defense for Mel Cooper when her high school reunion goes from a cake walk to a car wreck.

Dying for Devil's Food by Jenn McKinlay