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She wanted a fresh start at fifty-two. She got a dead body behind her bakery instead.

Newly divorced and starting over, Beth Callahan poured everything she had left into Sweet Surrender Bakery in the charming small town of Magnolia Creek. Cupcakes, second chances, and a fresh shot at happiness. That was the plan.

Finding local businessman Randall Pierce murdered behind her dumpster, with one of her own cupcakes at the scene? Not the plan.

Now the whole town thinks Beth is a killer. The only person who believes she’s innocent is Sheriff Wade Bennett, the steady, handsome widower she’s been secretly crushing on for months.

The deeper Beth digs, the more dangerous the truth becomes.

Armed with nothing but her grandmother’s recipes, a sharp wit, and three fiercely loyal friends who christen themselves the Hot Flash Detective Club, Beth launches her own investigation, uncovering blackmail, affairs, stolen money, and enough small-town secrets to fuel three generations of scandal. But somebody doesn’t appreciate her curiosity. Somebody who has already killed once, and is willing to do it again.

Filled with laugh-out-loud moments, slow-burn romance, female friendship, and a murder mystery you won’t see coming.

Hot Flashes & Bad Decisions is a feel-good cozy mystery proving that life can begin at fifty, even if it starts with homicide.

Perfect for fans of small-town cozy mysteries, amateur sleuth whodunits, and clean, closed-door romance with a strong, funny, over-fifty heroine.

If you love mature women solving crimes, charming small-town settings, witty banter, and a sheriff worth swooning over, start reading today and meet your new favorite cozy series.

Book 1 of the Magnolia Creek Cozy Mystery series.