Vanilla Beaned
Author: Jenn McKinlay
This 8th book in the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series has Mel, Angie and Tate traveling to Las Vegas in an attempt to franchise out the bakery. Throw in an Elvis impersonator contest, a show girl who wants to be a baker, and a murder and plans quickly go awry. Someone seems to be willing to kill to stop a Las Vegas location from becoming reality.
This book is my least favorite in the series so far. The main characters spent too much time arguing over the proposed new direction for the bakery and the Angie/Tate romance is just a bit cheesy for me. I want more mystery....less love life. Mel's relationship issues with Joe is dragging out too long in my opinion. Either get married, or don't. The cliff hanger at the end of this book I found more annoying than interesting. I'm even getting tired of the Marty/Olivia dating angle.Olivia is my least favorite character in the series. Her constant attempts to insult and sabotage Mel are just waxing a bit old.
That being said, I'm enjoying this series. And I hope the plots find a new angle or two besides romance and Olivia being horrible. Something new would be nice. And I'm hoping a Holly/Manny romance angle doesn't enter into the picture. Way too many characters pairing off into couples. More mystery -- less romance. I hope!
Moving on to the next book -- Caramel Crush!
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