Vanilla Beaned
by Jenn McKinlay

In the eighth in the New York Times bestselling
series by the author of Dark Chocolate Demise, the
Fairy Tale Cupcake crew goes double or nothing in
Vegas…

Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are taking a gamble by
opening their first franchise of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes
Bakery, so where better to hit the jackpot than in Vegas?
Business manager Tate Harper has lined up a meeting with
Holly Hartzmark, a former showgirl who’s looking to
bring Mel and Angie’s sweet treats to Sin City, but
Mel isn’t so sure she’s ready to hand her
recipes over to a complete stranger—especially one as
brash as Holly.

But after the potential bakery location gets blown up, Mel
begins seeing another side to Holly—one that reminds
her very much of herself. Determined to help a kindred
spirit, Mel sets out to discover who is trying to keep the
bakery from cashing in. But with a murderous mischief maker
on the loose, the odds are stacking up against a happy
ending for Mel and her friends…

Other Books by Jenn McKinlay

Death in the Stacks
Library Lover's Mystery Book 8

Copy Cap Murder
A Hat Shop Mystery #4

A Likely Story
A Library Lover's Mystery #6

Dark Chocolate Demise
A Cupcake Bakery Mystery #7

The Cozy Cookbook
More than 100 Recipes from Today's Bestselling Mystery Autho

At the Drop of a Hat
A Hat Shop Mystery #3

On Borrowed Time
A Library Lover's Mystery #5

Death of a Mad Hatter
A Hat Shop Mystery #2

Sugar and Iced
A Cupcake Bakery Mystery #6

Read It and Weep
A Library Lover's Mystery #4

Cloche and Dagger
A Hat Shop Mystery #1

Going, Going, Ganache
A Cupcake Bakery Mystery #5

Book, Line, and Sinker
A Library Lover's Mystery #3

Red Velvet Revenge
A Cupcake Bakery Mystery #4

Jenn McKinlay's Bio

Jenn McKinlay is what is known as a dessert-freakosaurus. She has been known to eat leftover birthday cake for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the frozen top tier of her wedding cake didn’t stand a chance of seeing its first anniversary. Luckily, her husband is more of a salt guy. Since the arrival of the hooligans (her sons), she has honed her culinary skills to include cupcakes and has baked and frosted cupcakes into the shape of cats, mice and outerspace aliens to name just a few. Writing a mystery series based upon one of her favorite food groups (cupcakes) is as enjoyable as licking the beater and she can’t wait to whip up the next one. She is the author of another mystery series under the name Lucy Lawrence and lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her musician husband Chris, their two sons, two cats, one dog and one fish.