Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Spotlight: Just Desserts and Murder: A Temperance Matthews Cozy Mystery (Little Bakery Cozy Mystery Series) by Lucinda Race (Blog Tour/Tour-Wide Giveaway)

 

Just Desserts and Murder: A Temperance Matthews Cozy Mystery (Little Bakery Cozy Mystery Series) by Lucinda Race


About Just Desserts and Murder

 

Just Desserts and Murder: A Temperance Matthews Cozy Mystery(Little Bakery Cozy Mystery Series) 

Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting New England 

Publisher‏ : ‎ Independently Published 

Publication date  : ‎ January 14, 2026 

Print length  : ‎ 378 pages 

Hardcover ISBN-13  : ‎ 979-8277721698 

Paperback Print length ‏ : ‎ 218 pages 

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1966424434

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1966424437

Digital ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1966424420 

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FS82ZNXX

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In Oak Hollow, every recipe comes with a dash of mystery...

Temperance Matthews thought opening her dream bakery in Oak Hollow—with her mini dachshund, Hank, at her heels—would be a sweet start to her new life. Instead, her shop goes up in flames, and a body is found among the ashes.

When her quiet assistant Louise shows up bruised, with twigs in her hair, and missing a shoe, Temperance’s data-analysis skills from her FBI days suddenly feel like the only hope of untangling the mystery. But the plot thickens: Jonah, the bakery’s former owner, is stabbed while trying to reach Temperance. The frosting on the cake? Louise’s boyfriend is the victim of the fire. Surveillance footage shows him entering through a locked back door—yet only three keys exist, and Louise doesn’t have one.

With threats mounting and the police closing in on a suspect, Temperance must follow a trail of half-baked clues before the real culprit turns her cozy little town into a crime scene… and who becomes the next target.

Just Desserts and Murder is book 1 in the exciting new Little Bakery Cozy Mystery Series featuring Temperance Matthews. Each book can be read as a standalone.

About Lucinda Race


Award-winning and best-selling author Lucinda Race is a lifelong fan of fiction who fell in love with cozy mysteries and romance novels as a young girl.

Though her writing journey began with nonfiction, her passion for storytelling never wavered. She returned to her true calling—creating the beloved McKenna Family Romance series and the Paranormal Cozy Nook Bookstore Series—writing the kinds of stories she loves to read. Whether she’s weaving a heartwarming romance or a cozy mystery, her fingers practically fly across the keyboard.

Lucinda lives in the rolling hills of western Massachusetts with her little dog— a shih tzu mix rescue—who is always by her side. When she’s not immersed in writing mystery, suspense, or romance, she’s wandering in her garden or curled up with a book, devouring everything she can get her hands on.

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March 1 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

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