A Sheetcake Named Desire

A Piece of Cake Mystery #1

by Jacklyn Brady

Berkley Prime Crime

Mystery

August 2, 2011

ISBN-10: 0425242749

ISBN-13: 9780425242742

Available in: Paperback

A Sheetcake Named Desire
by Jacklyn Brady

Sweet Success can be a motive for murder.

There aren’t many things pastry chef Rita Lucero hates more than losing. But two years after her marriage to fellow baker Philippe Renier fell apart, she’s still trying to get him to sign the divorce papers. Exasperated, Rita visits Philippe’s high-end New Orleans shop, Zydeco Cakes, to get his signature—and discovers that her marriage is already over when she finds Philippe dead with a chef’s knife in his chest.

Rita is shocked to discover the body, and overwhelmed to learn that since the divorce wasn’t final, she now inherits part ownership in Zydeco Cakes. But it’s a mixed blessing: the gorgeous shop is actually in financial trouble, and Rita’s windfall sets her up as a prime suspect in Philippe’s murder. Her former mother-in-law demands that Rita find out who killed her son, and his former employees don’t know whether to trust her. The feeling is mutual—especially since the real culprit is still out there, and Rita may be the next victim served.



Jacklyn Brady's Bio

Jacklyn Brady is a pseudonym of award-winning, national bestselling author Sherry Lewis who writes across several genres. Along with her writing career, she has been teaching writing workshops for more than 20 years through Dancing on Coals Workshops for Fiction Writers.

Jacklyn writes the bestselling Piece of Cake mystery series set in New Orleans and featuring cake artist Rita Lucero. As Sammi Carter she writes the Candy Shop mystery series set in Paradise, Colorado featuring candy maker Abby Shaw, and as Sherry Lewis, she writes the Fred Vickery mystery series, as well as numerous contemporary and time travel romance novels.

Originally from Montana, Jacklyn spent several years living at the base of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. She now lives a block from the beach along Florida's Emerald Coast. Yes, it’s a rough gig, but Jacklyn is determined to endure.