i'm trying to do more cozies and while i feel like there were some holes in this, it was okay. ( )

I voluntarily agreed to read and honestly review this book.
When an author mixes a cozy mystery and cooking you know you’re going to get a good read. The heroine in the story has just opened a new bakery with her family, and the “villain” is a man who has another bakery just down the street. After arguing with our heroine he is killed, and unfortunately she is accused of the crime. Now she has to do all she can to prove her innocence and figure out who is the real killer. Along with her family there are quite a few quirky and hilarious characters that you can’t help but like in this story. Plus, at the end of the book there is a recipe that we can copy down and make. Yum! ( )

This is a very promising cozy mystery series debut featuring a sleuth who opens a West Indian bakery in Brooklyn and, after an argument with a rival baker, is framed for the crime and spends the book trying to exonerate herself with the help of her loving family.

This book offers a tremendous cast of fun, interesting characters and I'm very eager to read more in this series.

I'd highly recommend this book to cozy mystery fans or anyone who loves a mystery with a bit of a Caribbean flair.

Very enjoyable!!

(I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via Net Galley, in exchange for a fair and honest review.) ( )

I wanted this book to be as spicy as the name of Lynd’s bakery and it just wasn’t. While the colorful descriptions of the background and the tempting aromas were there they just didn’t evoke much of a response from me unfortunately. The whodunit portion of the cozy didn’t provide a satisfying reveal for me as well. ( )

Lyndsay Murray's lifelong dream of opening a Caribbean inspired bakery with her family is near to coming true. But Claudio Febrizi is harassing her because he feels she is deliberately trying to undercut his own bakery a couple of blocks away. They have a loud argument in front of many customers when he attends her soft opening.

When Claudio is found dead in his home, stabbed with a bread knife, and with Lyndsay's charm bracelet on the scene, it looks like a slam dunk for her high school crush, now turned homicide detective and his partner. But Lyndsay is determined to clear her name and her reputation because she has put too much of her own money, hopes and dreams and those of her family too into her new business.

There are a number of suspects other than Lyndsay. Claudio was not at all well-loved. His son might have wanted him out of the way. Then there's the blogger who is convinced that Claudio scammed her mother out of a fortune. And a woman whose relationship with Claudio's son was sabotaged by Claudio.

Despite the bidding of the police and her own family, Lyndsay begins her own investigation of Claudio's death which puts her in some danger.

I enjoyed the Caribbean culture, the delicious sounding treats (with recipes at the end), and the strong relationships in Lyndsay's very supportive family. ( )