Thursday, June 9, 2016

Éclair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford Review & Giveaway

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Éclair and Present Danger
by Laura Bradford

I truly enjoyed the scenarios that the author created and thought that they were very clever.
~Girl Lost in A Book
Éclair and Present Danger is well written and it is an original concept.
~MysteriesEtc
Well let me tell you, Laura just gained herself a new lifelong fan! ÉCLAIR AND PRESENT DANGER is a smart, snappy read and I was struck over and over again how absolutely creative the author is.
~Cinnamon and Sugar and A Little Bit of Murder
This book is fast paced the way that I like it. Just the right amount of suspense and mystery.
~cherylbbookblog
…a fun new mystery with a feisty cast of characters.
~Shelley’s Book Case
The characters are funny, resourceful and downright a blast to read about.
~Texas Book-aholic
ÉCLAIR AND PRESENT DANGER was a delightful read which brought many a smile to my face.
~Cozy Up With Kathy
…is a really wonderful book. The story grabs you from the first page and keeps you entertained until the last page.
~3 Partners in Shopping; Nana, Mommy, &; Sissy too!
Once I started reading I could not put the book down.
~Kaisy Daisy’s Corner
This story had a unique cast of characters, and was a great introduction to this new series.
~The Book’s the Thing
Eclair and Present Danger is everything a cozy mystery should be! Laura Bradford has created the perfect recipe for fans of the genre – winsome characters, humor, quirky pet, cute small business, and a whodunit that isn’t immediately obvious.
~Reading is my SuperPower
This book is all kinds of fun. The character’s are a mixed bunch of young and old, many older as Winnie lives in a senior community. The author did a wonderful job of giving voices to these different aged characters, keeping them in their roles and keeping me in stitches.
~fuonlyknew
The plot of this book was a new and engaging idea and put a new spin on cozies that center around bakeries.
~Classy Cheapskate
The creativity of the author makes this novel such a wonderful reading experience. I was pulled in from the very beginning and kept thoroughly engaged in the story and it’s cast of multifaceted characters.
~Sapphyria’s Book Reviews
This book is a great start to a fun new cozy mystery series. What more can you ask for good food and mystery all rolled up into one.
~A. Holland Reads
Éclair and Present Danger is an entertaining cozy whodunit filled with enough humor, drama, yummy recipes, and a subtle romance that will easily keep the reader engaged and guessing the identity of the killer.
~Jersey Girl Book Reviews
Such a great mystery…
~Community Bookstop
ECLAIR AND PRSENT DANGER
Éclair and Present Danger (An Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery)
New Cozy Mystery Series
A Berkley Prime Crime Mystery (June 7, 2016)
An Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0425280898
E-Book ASIN: B016JPTP4G
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Synopsis

The first book in the delicious new Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery series from national bestselling author Laura Bradford.
With her rent rising faster than her pie crust, bakery owner Winnie Johnson had hoped to be rescued by an inheritance from her wealthy friend and neighbor Gertrude Redenbacher. Instead all she inherits is the widow’s hostile hissing tabby, Lovey, and a vintage ambulance, restored by Gertrude’s late husband. As her dream crumbles, Winnie makes her final delivery—a peach pie to an elderly widower. But she finds Bart Wagner lying on his kitchen floor, smothered by a pillow.
To comfort her frightened and grieving neighbors, Winnie comes to the rescue with her baked goods—and an idea is born: dessert delivery via her ambulance and a new business called the Emergency Dessert Squad. When she’s not speeding to the scenes of dessert emergencies, Winnie is also racing to track down Bart’s killer—before she needs to call a real ambulance for the next victim…
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About The Author –
Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey) is the author of several mystery series and a handful of romance novels. She is a former Agatha Award nominee and the recipient of an RT Reviewer’s Choice Award.  In her free time, Laura enjoys making memories with her family, baking, playing games, and catching up with friends. In addition to the Emergency Dessert Squad Mysteries, Laura writes The Amish Mysteries and The Jenkins & Burns mysteries, as well as The Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries (as Elizabeth Lynn Casey).
For more information, visit Laura’s website: www.laurabradford.com  or get to know her even better on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/laurabradfordauthor, and on Twitter:  @bradfordauthor
Twitter:  @bradfordauthor
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My Review:
Gosh , I love the titles of these fun books. This is part of a the  "Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery " series. Winnie Johnson owns a bakery that is not doing that well. It's not her baked goods, but her rent is going up again. She inherits an old ambulance from a friend and decides to start delivering desserts  to her customers. On one of her deliveries she finds a dead body. Winnie starts to try to find out who killed the widower but, she has to make sure that she and others are not out in danger. Will someone else get killed? I give this book a 4/5 I was given this book for a review and these are my opinions. 

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