Fondant Fumble
By (Author) Jenn Mckinlay
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Thorndike Press
Thorndike Press
1st November 2024
Large Print Edition
United States
General
Fiction
Cookery / food and drink / food writing
Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Paperback
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
The Fairy Tale Cupcakes crew helps two professional football players in knead when the athletes are suspected of murder and their dream of opening a bakery is crushed, from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay.
Professional football players Keogh Graham and Tyler Matthews want to open a Fairy Tale Cupcakes franchise. Theyre spending the off-season in Scottsdale working in Mels bakery, learning about the business and how to bake show-stopping cupcakes. The popular athletes bring a boom of customers to the store as football fans flock to see the friends mixing batter and piping icing.
Everyones excited the athletes are pursuing their dream of owning a bakeryexcept for those who fear the players will ditch football for fondant and retire early from professional sports. The angry naysayers include their team owner and Keogh's sports agent, along with some very vocal fans.
When the owner of their team, the Arizona Scorpions, is found dead on the floor of their new bakery following an argument with Keogh, the pros become prime suspects. As the investigation heats up, Mel and the rest of the cupcake bakery crew must step up and prove their franchise owners are innocent before its game-over for the new bakers.