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Mocha, She Wrote
Mocha, She Wrote: A Bakeshop Mystery | Ellie Alexander
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When a barista competition comes to town, Torte's favorite pastry chef finds herself sleuthing once againin the next installment of Ellie Alexander's beloved Bakeshop Mystery Series, Mocha, She Wrote! Summer has ushered in a new season in the charming hamlet of Ashland, Oregon. Torte is bustling with tourists taking in star-drenched shows at the Elizabethan, setting out to hike in the surrounding Siskiyou Mountains, and sampling the bakeshops summer lineup of raspberry lemon tarts and mint mojito cold brews. Jules and the team are buzzing with excitement when they learn that Andy, Tortes head barista, has been selected to compete in the West Coast Barista Cup. The prestigious competition draws coffee aficionados from up and down the coast to Ashland. The winner will not only claim to be best-in-brew, but also be awarded a hefty cash prize. Andys nervous about his chances, but Jules is confident that her star barista will shine. However, things take a grim turn when head judge Benson Vargas spits out Andys first offering, claiming it to be the worst thing to ever touch his lipsand hours later, is found dead clutching Andys creamy latte. Suddenly Tortes favorite barista becomes the number one suspect. Theres no roast for the weary. Jules will have to sleuth out whodunit to clear Andys name and catch a killer before she ends up with one foot in the grounds.
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DebinHawaii
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Mahalo @Eggs the #WondrousWednesday tag! 🤗

1️⃣. The Bakeshop Mysteries series usually has pastries & desserts on the covers. The tagged book is set around a barista competition, so it has coffee on it too.☕️🥐

2️⃣ My favorite dessert is pie—preferably chocolate cream or chocolate haupia (coconut pudding). While it‘s not my all-time favorite beverage, coffee (black or a latte or cappuccino) goes well with pie!☕️🥧

Who wants to play along?

Eggs The confection on the book looks delicious 🤤 Thanks for playing🥧 (edited) 9mo
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Danay
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23 #33 This little series has become my go-to cozy mystery for this year when I‘m in the mood.

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NovelGirl82
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Hi from the middle of the ocean, Litsy fam!! I‘m taking a needed vacation this week on the cruise that I bought my mom for Christmas. I hope you‘re all having a great start to your week!

Cinfhen Looks heavenly 😇Enjoy 💗 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Have fun!! 💙🌊 1y
Tamra Woot! I‘m with you in spirit. 1y
wanderinglynn Enjoy! 1y
LiteraryinLawrence Have an amazing time!! 1y
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SamanthaMarie
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We spent yesterday cleaning and cooking and having two of my husband's coworkers/friends and their families over for a Harvest dinner. It was so much fun but a lot of work too haha. So our family of introverts are settling in for a day of cozy before trick or treating tonight!!

Looking forward to catching up in this series. I got behind with the move. Happy Halloween 🎃

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The camaraderie that has been built by the characters of the Bakeshop Mysteries is heartwarming. With the exception of one character who is such a sad sack, the people within these books really care about each other and that was clearly seen in this story.

Read my full review here: https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2021/09/28/mocha-she-wrote-a-bakeshop-mystery...

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Kshakal
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This series is absolute perfection and just keeps getting better and better with each book!! It is going to be hard to wait until December for the next installment!

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Preciouz29
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Great addition to the series! And honestly, this series just gets better & better. Great to see what‘s happening with all the characters and to see Andy being recognised as great at what ge loves to do. The mystery was a lot of fun and the murder was a surprise to me; lots of red herrings and clues floating around for me to try and guess, which I did incorrectly. And, I love all the food! They don‘t give recipes, but definitely gives great ideas.

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DebinHawaii
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Andy, Torte‘s expert barista, is competing in the West Coast Barista Cup, being held in Ashland for the first time. The head judge/contest founder is a nasty piece of work & ends up dead, shortly after drinking a latte Andy made so Jules & Lance are on the case. If you like coffee with your pastries, this is the cozy series for it. A good addition-the killer is easy to figure out but a fun journey to get there. This #arc publishes in July.☕️🧁

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DebinHawaii
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Thanks for all the 💜💜💜 & concern & kind messages for Mr. Max🐱He is doing much better today & is currently enjoying an evening nap with a little breeze on the lanai after his dinner. Thankfully, he decided to forgive me for hauling him to the vet last night. On the other hand, he‘s been lounging all day & I had to teach orientation & work all day so I feel like I‘m the one who deserves the nap! 😹🤣 #catsoflitsy 😽❤️

wanderinglynn So glad he‘s doing well! 💜🐱 3y
LeahBergen He‘s the sweetest boy. 3y
Avanders Awww so glad to hear!! ♥️ 3y
rubyslippersreads I just saw this. Sadie and Nicky are so glad Max is feeling better (and they agree that some vet procedures are so undignified). 😽😽😽 to Max from all three of us. 3y
DebinHawaii @rubyslippersreads Thanks! We had a tough start to the week but he is doing really well now. 🙏🏼😽❤️❤️❤️ 3y
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DebinHawaii
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It‘s 11 PM Sunday night & I‘m in the parking lot of the 24-hour vet waiting for them to “unclog” 💩my Max🐱who is, as you can imagine not a very happy camper. He let me know it all the way down here too. My poor baby. I am going to be so happy when we can go back into veterinary offices again.😔On the plus side, I‘m the only car in the lot right now so hopefully this won‘t take all night & I have my Kindle & a new cozy #ARC to keep me company.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww poor Max!! So things aren‘t open there now?? I know a girl who is on vacation there… I wouldn‘t be traveling, but that‘s just me! 3y
DebinHawaii @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Some, actually many things are but vet offices are still “drop off” & wait in your car at least on Oahu. 😣 3y
DebinHawaii @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks And I‘m with you on the no traveling thing right now. 3y
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i.besteph I hope Max gets well soon. Take care! 3y
jenniferw88 Sending Max lots of love! 3y
DebinHawaii @I.be.Stef @jenniferw88 Thank you! We appreciate the kind thoughts & love! 😽❤️❤️ 3y
batsy Hoping Max feels better soon! 3y
DivineDiana I know this is painful for both of you. Sending love. ❤️ 3y
Librarybelle Hoping Max feels better soon! 3y
BookishMarginalia Hugs to you both! 💜 3y
Tattooedteacher Hope everything goes well. 3y
Soubhiville Poor Max! He‘s going to feel so much better afterwards though. I hope it didn‘t take too long. 3y
Lcsmcat I hope Max feels better soon and you both get some rest! 3y
DebinHawaii Thanks everyone for the love! 🤗We are home, Max is feeling better & now we are going to sleep because one of us (I‘ll let you guess which one) has to go to work early to pay the vet bill! 😹😉 3y
AmyG Hope Max feels better soon. Poor baby. 3y
Crazeedi Glad Max is feeling better, hugs 3y
JenReadsAlot Thinking of you and Maz. 3y
LeahBergen Aww, poor little guy! 3y
Tera66 Oh no! Hope he is better! 3y
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