Sugar-Coated Secrets — J.B. Perkins

Bakery owner Jolene Mackenzie is pleased that her business is booming and her life seems to be back on track. She no longer feels like a newcomer in the small town of Beavers Point, North Carolina.When young Kelly York comes to her asking for help, Jolene realizes that solving a cold case will be no easy task. As she begins her inquiries she finds herself deeply embroiled in some of the town's secrets from long ago. Will her snooping put her in grave danger?Determined to locate a missing mother but not sure where to start, Jolene turns to her friends Zoe and Kaelyn to help find the answers. She sets out to solve the mystery - all while dealing with the unexpected return of her annoying ex-husband Bob, dodging a police chief who's on the wrong scent as usual and trying not to let her new love life with Isaac Myers fall into shambles.As the secrets become sinister and the body count starts to rise, it's clear that Jolene may have stumbled upon more than she bargained for. Jealousy, obsession, hatred. Can she figure out how everything connects to the missing woman before it's too late? Or will the murderer get to her first?This is a cozy mystery with a female amateur sleuth in a small town setting. It contains no strong profanity, sex, gore, or graphic scenes of violence.