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Frosting and Fairies
A romance book festival comes to Winterspell, but not everyone is feeling the love.
Small-town journalism isn’t exactly a thrill ride. Between PTA meetings and bake sale bulletins, I was drowning in monotony. But when I begged my editor for a juicier assignment, I should’ve been careful what I wished for.
Enter the Summer Lovin’ Book Festival. BOGO deals on paperbacks with a side of beefcake, as five hunky models vie to become the next Captain Riker Bones, the shirtless swashbuckler adorning Grandma Rose’s favorite bodice-rippers.
Sure, a little eye candy never hurt anyone, but ten minutes of watching grown women cry over washboard abs has me wishing I’d volunteered to write up the waste management ordinances instead.
But when one of our would-be pirates turns up dead in his hotel room, my puff piece transforms into a full-blown murder mystery. And the plot thickens faster than my family’s famous buttercream when a poison-laced cupcake from Sugar Shack is found at the scene.
Now I’m racing against time to catch a killer, clear my family’s name, and keep Grandma Rose from sailing into the sunset with one of the wannabe pirates. Someone pass the rum.
Frosting and Fairies
Frosting and Fairies
Cozy Pairings
Brown Sugar Cinnamon is a warm, bakery-inspired fragrance that wraps you in the comforting sweetness of brown sugar and melted butter, gently spiced with cinnamon. Rich and inviting, this scent evokes the feeling of something freshly baked lingering in the air, soft and golden with just a touch of indulgence. Smooth and well balanced, it brings a sense of warmth and familiarity to any space, creating a cozy atmosphere that feels both nostalgic and comforting.
Why we chose this: Rosella Midnight is back in Winterspell, frosting cupcakes at her parents' famous Sugar Shack bakery and trying very hard not to get pulled into another investigation, which she keeps failing to avoid. Brown Sugar Cinnamon is the candle for every book in this series, warm and golden and alive with the smell of something freshly baked in a magical bakery where the macaroons are enchanted and the mysteries are always sweeter than expected. Light this candle and let the sweetness of brown sugar and butter fill the room like a small-town bakery on a morning when the cupcakes are perfect and someone has definitely just found a body.