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01 Fondant and Fatal Vows - AUDIO BOOK - Chapter One

Some stories ask to be told. This one invites you to lean closer… and listen. Set in the fog-kissed coastal town of Marigold Bay, this richly atmospheric cozy mystery unfolds inside the flour-dusted heart of Petal & Crumb Bakery, where sea salt tangles with vanilla sugar and secrets are folded as carefully as pastry dough. At the center is Jodi Ellison—talented cake artist, small-town business owner, and a woman who believes precision can fix almost anything. When she begins work on the most important wedding cake of her career, she expects stress, perfectionism, maybe a bridezilla meltdown. What she does not expect is a hidden note wired inside a fondant rose. The wire isn’t hers. The message isn’t sweet. And the timing couldn’t be worse. What begins as a quiet pre-dawn discovery spirals into a layered mystery involving old family grievances, contested coastal property, altered town records, and a death that may not have been the accident everyone accepted. As Jodi peels back the story behind the wedding order, she finds herself navigating shifting alliances, buried financial stakes, and the unnerving realization that someone in Marigold Bay knows exactly how to use her bakery as a delivery system for warning—or threat. The genius of this novel lies not in shock, but in atmosphere. Fog drapes the harbor. Gulls cry over weathered docks. Espresso steam curls through early morning silence. The town feels lived-in and intimate—every storefront warm, every conversation layered with subtext. Dialogue carries the tension; glances say more than accusations. And beneath the cozy rhythms of mixers and measuring cups runs a quiet current of danger. The romantic thread between Jodi and the steady, watchful investigator drawn into the case adds a slow-burn warmth—never overpowering the mystery, but deepening its stakes. Trust becomes as fragile as spun sugar. Motives prove more complicated than greed. And as long-held assumptions about Marigold Bay’s founding history unravel, so too does the illusion that this town has ever been as peaceful as it seems. What makes this edition especially immersive is its integrated audio narration. The experience becomes dual-layered: you can read the descriptive prose while hearing the soft hush of the narrator’s voice echo the tide, the hum of the mixers, the crackle of festival lanterns. Dialogue gains texture. Pauses feel deliberate. The coastal world expands beyond the page, creating a near-cinematic intimacy. By the time the final chapter lands—with revelations that hinge not on violence, but on silence, omission, and fear—you realize this isn’t simply a whodunit. It’s a story about legacy, about the stories towns tell themselves, and about the quiet courage it takes to bring truth into the light. Sweet on the surface. Layered underneath. And impossible to consume in just one sitting—whether you’re turning pages or listening for the next breath in the dark. Marigold Bay will welcome you warmly. Just don’t assume it’s harmless. Write