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Fresh Pick | GLAZED MURDER by Jessica Beck
Fresh Pick / November 22, 2010

Donut Shop Mystery April 2010 On Sale: March 30, 2010 Featuring: Suzanne Hart 320 pages ISBN: 0312946104 EAN: 9780312946104 Mass Market Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Mystery Woman Sleuth, Mystery Culinary, Mystery Cozy Buy at Amazon.com Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck Meet Suzanne Hart, owner and operator of Donut Hearts coffee shop in April Springs, North Carolina. After her divorce from Max, an out-of-work actor she’s dubbed “The Great Impersonator,” Suzanne decided to pursue her one true passion in life: donuts. So she cashed in her settlement and opened up shop in the heart of her beloved hometown. But when a dead body is dumped on her doorstep like a sack of flour, Suzanne’s cozy little shop becomes an all-out crime scene. Now, everyone in town is dropping by for glazed donuts and gruesome details. The retired sheriff warns her to be careful—and they’re all suspects. Soon Suzanne—who finds snooping as irresistible as donuts—is poking holes in everyone’s alibis… A thoroughly entertaining and neatly plotted cozy mystery with a wonderful cast of characters. Previous Picks

Phillipa Ashley | My Sources of Inspiration
Author Guest / November 22, 2010

Hello and a huge thank you to Fresh Fiction for inviting me here to introduce myself and tell you a little about DATING MR. DECEMBER, my US debut for Sourcebooks. One of the best things I’ve found about my first blog tour is that I’ve asked myself as many questions as the bloggers and readers have asked me! The tour has made me think deeply about why I choose the stories and characters that feature in my books. What makes one story or character worth spending so much of my life with? In other words, what really inspires me? I guess I have three main sources of inspiration People I absolutely love watching and listening to them, in cafes, on the train, at the gym, in the queue at the supermarket. Being a writer is the perfect excuse to be nosy and listen to characters from all walks of life. For DATING MR. DECEMBER I visited a mountain rescue team base. Listening to the rescue squad gave me a clue to motivations of Will, the hero of DATING MR. DECEMBER.  The team’s jokiness hid a powerful sense of duty and camaraderie. Those guys see some terrible things and are often…