Chocoholic Charity Penn must
smoke out the killer to stop her newly inherited beachside chocolate
shop from going up in flames in Dorothy St. James’ decadent follow-up to
Asking for Truffle.
Chocolate shop owner Charity Penn is finally settling into life in the quirky South Carolina seaside town of Camellia Beach cooking up chocolate treats. She’s even helped organize the town’s lively beach music festival which has brought rollicking crowds eager to dance the Carolina shag. That is, until one of the band’s lead singers is found dead beside a beach bonfire.
While also trying to balance the amorous attention of music star Bixby Lewis, in town for the festival, and her quest to perfect a new hot flavored bonbon, Charity dives into the investigation. Though it’s more spice than sugar when she discovers a threatening note, comes across decades of age-old secrets, and Bixby comes into the line of fire when a gas grill explodes on the deck of a beachfront house.
Now Charity must turn up the heat and catch the killer before her chance melts away in Playing With Bonbon Fire, the delightful second Southern Chocolate Shop mystery served up just right for fans of JoAnna Carl and Joanne Fluke.
Chocolate shop owner Charity Penn is finally settling into life in the quirky South Carolina seaside town of Camellia Beach cooking up chocolate treats. She’s even helped organize the town’s lively beach music festival which has brought rollicking crowds eager to dance the Carolina shag. That is, until one of the band’s lead singers is found dead beside a beach bonfire.
While also trying to balance the amorous attention of music star Bixby Lewis, in town for the festival, and her quest to perfect a new hot flavored bonbon, Charity dives into the investigation. Though it’s more spice than sugar when she discovers a threatening note, comes across decades of age-old secrets, and Bixby comes into the line of fire when a gas grill explodes on the deck of a beachfront house.
Now Charity must turn up the heat and catch the killer before her chance melts away in Playing With Bonbon Fire, the delightful second Southern Chocolate Shop mystery served up just right for fans of JoAnna Carl and Joanne Fluke.
Mystery author Dorothy St. James
was born in New York but raised in South Carolina. She makes her home
on an artsy island community in South Carolina with her husband, a
neurotic dog, and fluffy cat. Though writing has always been a passion
for her, she pursued an undergraduate degree in Wildlife Biology and a
graduate degree in Public Administration and Urban Planning. She put her
educational experience to use, having worked in all branches and all
levels of government including local, regional, state, and federal. She
even spent time during college working for a non-profit environmental
watchdog organization.
Switching from government service and
community planning to fiction writing wasn’t as big of a change as some
might think. Her government work was all about the stories of the people
and the places where they live. As an urban planner, Dorothy loved
telling the stories of the people she met. And from that, her desire to
tell the tales that were so alive in her heart grew until she could not
ignore it any longer. In 2001, she took a leap of faith and pursued her
dream of writing fiction full-time.
Known for the White House Gardener Mystery series
,
Dorothy is going back to her roots and setting a mystery series in a
Southern beach town much like the one she’s called home for the past 20
years. The Southern Chocolate Shop Mysteries
combine her love of fine chocolates, quirky Southern charm, with a dash of danger.
,
Dorothy is going back to her roots and setting a mystery series in a
Southern beach town much like the one she’s called home for the past 20
years. The Southern Chocolate Shop Mysteries combine her love of fine chocolates, quirky Southern charm, with a dash of danger.
* Dorothy St. James is the alter-ego of
the award-winning multi-published author, Dorothy McFalls. She enjoys
writing in several different genres. Her works have been nominated for
many awards including Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, Reviewers
International Organization Award, National Reader’s Choice Award,
CataRomance Reviewers’ Choice Award, and The Romance Reviews Today
Perfect 10! Award. Reviewers have called her work: “amazing”, “perfect”,
“filled with emotion”, and “lined with danger.”
Website: www.dorothystjames.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dorothystjames
Twitter: www.twitter.com/dorothymcfalls
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