A Toast to Murder

A vineyard wedding. A poisoned toast. And a caterer who won't let a rumor ruin what she built.Daphne Marsh has catered forty-one weddings in Amberleaf Valley without a single disaster -- until the groom's uncle drops dead in the wine cellar just after the ceremony ends. Within hours, whispers turn her spotless catering company into the valley's newest scandal, and cancellations start rolling in faster than she can explain that the bottle in the victim's hand was never one her team poured.With her business on the line and the sheriff pulled in a dozen directions at once, Daphne starts asking the questions nobody else wants to: who knew the victim's private habits well enough to predict exactly where he'd be standing alone, and who stood to gain the moment he was gone? The trail leads through family land disputes, a suspicious real estate deal, and a cellar master with a secret he's desperate to keep -- straight to a killer who never expected a caterer to notice the one detail everyone else missed.What's inside:- A fully plotted, clue-driven culinary cozy mystery -- no illustrations required, just a story that moves- A lush vineyard setting where wine, weddings, and old family grudges collide- A fair-play investigation with red herrings that reward careful readers- A warm, slow-building closed-door romance that complements the mystery, never overshadows it- A satisfying twist ending that reframes the whole casePerfect for readers who love small-town culinary mysteries, wine-country settings, cozy whodunits with a strong female lead, and series openers that promise more cases to come. If you enjoy amateur sleuths who solve crimes with a clipboard in one hand and a wooden spoon in the other, Daphne Marsh's first case will feel like a glass of something excellent, poured just for you.