These books are a real treat! Not only do we get a wonderful mystery, but we also get the recipes for the cupcakes that had our mouths while reading the book. One thing I have learned is that “Cupcakes always make everything better”. It was so much fun to tag along as she followed each clue, eliminating people and circling back around as new information came to light I was kept guessing right up to the very end. It was no surprise that Cassidy had made many enemies over the years. The reunion brings together a room full of suspects. McKinley’s story was fast paced with plenty of twists. These characters have all grown over the series but Mel’s growth just over the pages of this book was heartwarming and inspiring. As an adult, with Joe and her friends by her side, she was able to take a step back and see the whole picture.

The author really takes on the issue of bullying and it doesn’t just affect kids, bullies can carry their abusive behavior into their adult life. The Fairy Tale Cupcake crew is baking up 500 cupcakes for the girl’s reunion and when the party ends with murder everyone is there to support Mel.Ĭassidy Havers was just downright nasty and to think even 15 years past high school the woman has gotten even worse. It is always good to catch up with Mel, Angie and the gang. Now, to save her business and herself she has to find who sent the *itch from her past to the great beyond. Plus with the hunky Joe DeLaura by her side, all the women would be green with envy. She didn’t want to go to the reunion in the first place, but Angie convinced her they could attend and show off the success to all their classmates. With their past and Mel’s name scrawled in lipstick on the wall, she becomes the prime suspect. Class reunions can be murder! In this case, Melanie Cooper, cupcake baker extraordinaire finds the girl who bullied her all through high school dead in the bathroom.

Dying for Devil's Food by Jenn McKinlay