About The Whipped and Sipped Cozy Mystery Series
Welcome to Whipped & Sipped—where the pastries are guilt-free, the coffee is strong, and the gossip might just get you killed.
Murder is on the menu—served warm with muffins and lattes.
Battered: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - Illinois
Publisher : Anamcara Press LLC
Publication date : September 10, 2025
Print length : 284 pages
Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1960462695
ISBN-13 : 978-1960462695
Digital
ISBN-13 : 978-1960462701
ASIN : B0FQJTGGLJ
Audiobook
ASIN B07Z8XLRBL
Alene Baron has built more than a café—she’s built a community. At Whipped & Sipped, customers linger over Ruthie’s decadent-but-healthy desserts, children flock to Saturday story hour, and knitting groups craft blankets for refugee families. Alene prides herself on knowing her patrons so well she can often place “a wholegrain blueberry muffin on the counter before the customer themselves knew” they wanted it.
But when her neighbor and close friend is murdered, Alene’s cozy world begins to unravel. Suddenly, everyone she knows could be a suspect, and she starts noticing the smallest inconsistencies, furtive glances, and unexplained comings and goings around the café. With each clue and misstep, Alene pieces together a tangled web of secrets, realizing that danger may be closer than she ever imagined—and that her own family could be in the killer’s sights.
With her sharp eye for detail, wry sense of humor, and fierce devotion to her children, Alene steps into the role of amateur sleuth. But in a community where tempers flare over hot chocolate, grudges linger for years, and secrets hide beneath friendly smiles, finding the killer may prove harder than whipping up the perfect soufflé.
Battered, the first in G.P. Gottlieb’s Whipped and Sipped Mystery Series, is a delectable blend of mouthwatering recipes, quirky neighborhood drama, and page-turning suspense. Perfect for fans of culinary cozies, it’s a tale where friendship, food, and murder are always on the menu.
Smothered: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting - Illinois
Publisher : Anamcara Press LLC
Publication date : January 30, 2026
Print length : 272 pages
Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1960462792
ISBN-13 : 978-1960462794
Digital
ISBN-13 : 978-1960462800
ASIN : B0GKNS2QY5
GoodReads Ling Coming Soon
Murder is on the menu—served warm with muffins and lattes.
In the second Whipped and Sipped Mystery, café owner Alene Baron isn’t exactly grieving when the neighboring business owner is found dead in his office. Stanley Huff was shady, sloppy, and smug about his dubious food supplements—and his watery smoothies didn’t help. He also never cleaned up his trash in their shared alley. Stanley had plenty of enemies. Unfortunately, one of them may be Alene’s own employee—who has now vanished.
The real surprise isn’t who wanted him dead—it’s how many people did. Drawn into the investigation, caterer and reluctant sleuth Alene uncovers a snarl of family drama involving a missing will, bitter heirs, and long-buried financial secrets. Every lead contradicts the last, red herrings pile up, and resentments simmer just beneath the surface.
As the mystery deepens, Alene juggles more than suspects. Between running her café, caring for her family, and protecting her staff, she finds herself relying on sharp instincts, quiet observation, and a steady supply of inventive vegan dishes. Food and detection go hand in hand, adding warmth, humor, and heart to every turn of the case.
With its cozy charm and relatable heroine, Smothered is more than a clever whodunit. It explores family ties, the corrosive pull of greed, and the small truths people reveal under pressure. Rich in character, culinary flair, and emotional insight, this mystery delivers satisfying twists—and leaves a lasting aftertaste.
Charred: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting - Illinois
Publisher : Anamcara Press LLC
Publication date : May 30, 2026
Print length : 250 pages
Digital
ISBN-13 : 978-1960462831
ASIN : B0GQ1PY589
At the Whipped and Sipped Café, Alene Baron knows how to handle a kitchen fire—but this blaze may burn far beyond her control.
When a suspicious fire draws Alene, her loyal friend Kacey, and Kacey’s boyfriend Kofi to a charred property in search of salvaged wood, they expect nothing more than a little trespassing and a lot of soot. Instead, whispers of arson swirl through their tight-knit community—and before long, a body turns up amid the ashes.
Kofi fears the police will come knocking. Kacey fears someone saw them. And Alene is caught in the middle, torn between protecting the people she loves and telling the truth to her partner, homicide detective Frank. Shaw Because in this town, secrets don’t stay buried. They smolder.
About G.P. Gottlieb
G. P. Gottlieb has been a musician, teacher, and administrator, but she’s happiest writing recipe-laced murder mysteries and inventing mostly vegetarian recipes that are nothing like what she learned in courses at Chicago’s French Pastry School. Gottlieb is active in Sisters in Crime (Chicago and Colorado) and has interviewed over 275 authors as a host for New Books in Literature, a podcast channel on the New Books Network. She writes stories and essays that are published in a variety of journals and blogs, is a mother and grandmother, and lives with her husband in a Chicago high-rise that is strikingly similar to the building portrayed in the Whipped and Sipped Mystery series.
INTERVIEW
Alene Baron, the protagonist of the fictional Whipped &
Sipped Café (A Mystery Series by G.P. Gottlieb) wanted to answer these
questions!
- What words or phrases do you overuse?Alene Baron probably
uses the word “annoy” a little to often (as does her creator).
- Do they have a catchphrase?Alene doesn’t have a
catchphrase, but she has a tendency to bite her tongue in dealing with her
children, especially the one who is turning 13. I’m basing it on my
experience in raising two daughters, who are now (I’m happy to say),
mothers.
- Are they more optimistic or pessimistic?Alene
is an optimist, always hoping things will get better, problems will be
averted, sickness will make way to health.
- Are
they introverted or extroverted? As the proprietor of a café, she’s
extroverted and able to greet everyone with equal enthusiasm.
- Do
they ever put on airs?Alene
doesn’t put on airs – she’s too plagued with self-doubt and worried about
her kids seeing her do something for which she’d admonish them.
- What bad habits do they have?If meddling is a bad
habit, that certainly something Alene does a little too often. She can’t
help herself – her heart is big and she wants to help everyone, but she
doesn’t always consider the safety aspect or the repercussions.
- What makes them laugh out loud?Alene’s father is
full of quips that sometimes make Alene laugh out loud, but mostly she
loves wittiness more than plain old humor.
- How do they display affection?She’s always cuddling
up with her kids, even when they push her away because they’re no longer
babies. She interprets everything her boyfriend Frank does as affection
and sometimes wants to purr like a kitten when he whispers in her ear or
exhales against her neck.
- If
they could change one thing about themselves, what would it be?Alene wishes she were kinder and quicker to do good in the world like
her pastry chef/best friend Ruthie Rosin.
- What
is their obsession?She’s a little obsessed with
cleanliness and spends an inordinate amount of time straightening up both
at home and in her café.
- What are their pet peeves?This could be a LONG
list – Alene hates poor table manners and people who interrupt. She’s
annoyed by rudeness and belligerence, by people who brag about themselves
and people who talk louder than everyone else. And she abhors when other
food-oriented businesses sell inferior or unhealthy products without
clearly identifying them.
- What
are their idiosyncrasies?Alene
can’t seem to get through a long period of time without stumbling into a
crime of some sort. And she can’t stop herself from getting involved!
Author Links
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Purchase Links
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- More to Come
TOUR PARTICIPANTS (All 3 Books) – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
