Cinnamon Peters is one tough cookie. Every year at Christmas River’s annual Gingerbread Junction Competition, pie baker extraordinaire Cinnamon aims to win, taking down any competitor who gets in her way. But when she finds a dead body in the woods behind her pie shop just days before the big competition, Cinnamon realizes that there’s much more to worry about than cookies, frosting, and … gumdrops.
Someone’s out to bring Cinnamon down. And they’re playing dirty.
Only Cinnamon and a mysterious stranger who walks into her life one snowy evening can figure out the mystery.
But can they solve it before Cinnamon’s chances of gingerbread competition glory crumble?
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Christmas River, a small town in Oregon, is about to hold its annual Gingerbread Junction Competition and Cinnamon plans on winning this year. Unfortunately a few days before the competition, a judge is found dead and it looks like someone is trying to pin it on Cinnamon. Can she clear her name and win the competition or will she lose more than the Gingerbread title?
This is a cute but predictable Christmas cozy. I had it on my Kindle for the longest time and decided right before the holidays to give it a go. The characters were somewhat developed. I feel like even though this was the first in series, there was a lot of backstory missing and questions left unanswered so I didn’t quite get a feel for the majority of individuals in the story. Also the mystery itself was pretty simplistic. It didn’t take a lot of sleuthing to figure out who the killer was even when the author attempted to throw you off. I still enjoyed the book though and it was a nice, quick, light-hearted read for the holidays.
At Christmas I love reading books set at this time of year, the fact that this book is set at Christmas AND the first in a series made me excited. Add to that it’s a cozy mystery and I was really anxious to read it. The world the author creates in a small Northwestern town is so enticing and I can’t wait to return to it in her other books in the series. I bought the 3book box set and it was a great deal. Enjoy!
I enjoyed this book. I’ve had this in my TBR pile for quite some time now. After reading it, I wish I would have read sooner. The female protagonist grows strong throughout the book and feisty which I really enjoyed. There is also some romance. The book does contain mild language. If that bothers you I would avoid.
I enjoyed this book. I had it on my TBR for awhile and had forgotten it. Then I read Silence of the Elves for Christmas in July. I went to buy it when I rediscovered it in my tbr pile. I think I have been missing a really good series! Fortunately, I have a few of the series in my pile.
I like Cinnamon, Kara, Daniel and absolutely adore Huckleberry. The mystery was good. I almost guessed it. Lol. I love how it used gingerbread, which I totally associate with Christmas, in the plot. I was totally caught up in the relationship of Cinnamon and Daniel. There was quite a bit of sweating in that area. I was worried about Cinnamon getting lost there. I’m excited to see how things go for Cinnamon, Kara and their decisions. I even, perhaps evilly, am looking forward to seeing what happens with a certain couple.
I would call this book a cozy mystery romance mix, (cozy rom? Cozy mystic? ), as it was fairly even in being about both. I enjoyed it from both genres. Maybe because I could relate to so much of it. They were both well done. And Huckleberry just melted my heart so much. I’m definitely on to book 2. If you enjoy Christmas, cozy mystery, and romance this book is calling your name. Answer it.
This is a fun read with well developed characters that you want to hang out with.
This was a fun read at Christmas time. Not lovey dovey, just fun