Betty Hitchens is preparing for the grand opening of her bakery, Betty's Cakes. However, as the exciting day draws near, she's told that the storefront she occupies in downtown Yellow Rose, TX has problems which will delay the start of her new enterprise. To make matters worse, her daughter is giving her fits and a dead body is discovered in the alley behind her new shop. This generates plenty of publicity, only not the kind that she was hoping for. Though the police are hard at work on the case, Betty and former newspaper reporter Martin Lane decide to help out with a little investigating of their own. Betty's persistent questions draw unwanted attention, however, and soon the killer's attention shifts to her and Martin.
Real Women Eat Cake: A Yellow Rose Cozy Mystery (Yellow Rose Mystery Series Book 1) by K.P. Hilton is a fun book to read.
Betty Hitchens is getting ready for the grand opening of her bakery, Betty's Cakes in Yellow Rose, Texas. She's told there are problems which will delay this event. Then a body is discovered behind the shop. That creates negative publicity. She and her friend, Martin Lane decide to help out the police with their investigation.
I received a complimentary kindle copy from Amazon. I gave it four stars. That did not change my opinion for this review.
REAL WOMEN EAT CAKE Betty excited about her new bakery opening, even if her daughter is not. Even when they say the storefront is a problem. The big distraction is when a dead body is located behind it. She has too many things to solve and investigate, so she can open. Killer doesn’t like her doing it. Good cozy mystery, and Betty and Martin work good together
Needed more work but an acceptable read. Who and why was there a body in the alley? The characters where a bit underdeveloped but hopefully this will be addressed in further books.