Reading Hour

Reviewed from a Nook (Barnes and Noble) e-book.

As with the previous books in this series, Fudge Cupcake includes several recipes sprinkled between chapters.  Some enjoy them, some test them, and others (like me) page through them.

While working with a group of women from Lake Eden to test recipes planned for the Lake Eden Cookbook, Hannah is also trying to solve the mystery of a mystery ingredient for Fudge Cupcakes. 

Hannah's brother in law (Andrea's husband Bill) is running for Sheriff, and the current Sheriff is murdered just so Hannah can find the body.  (Surprise!)  Bill is suspended because he has no alibi.  Hannah works with Andrea and the rest of her crew to prove Bill's innocence, and then (even though they are told that now they should leave the investigation to the professionals) they continue to work on solving the murder.

Typically, this puts Hannah in mortal danger, since she decides to snoop around rather than making certain she was safe.  This forces her to depend on others to save her.  The book is filled with Hannah's typical lies and corrections of others - some spoken aloud, others just thought to herself.