Death by Chocolate Mousse: 2

Valentine's weekend should be sweet for Nora Appleby and her thriving Maplewood Inn. Guests are arriving for the town's first-ever Chocolate Lovers Festival, the kitchen smells like heaven, and romance is on the menu until a local chocolatier collapses after tasting Nora's mousse.As the inn fills with whispers, rumors, and cocoa-dusted clues, Nora and Sheriff Ben Hollis must sift through a half-baked list of suspects jealous rivals, social media divas, and one too-charming competitor who could melt hearts and alibis.Between a sabotaged competition, secret recipes from Nora's late aunt, and a mischievous raccoon playing detective, she'll need more than sugar and spice to solve this crime before someone else gets frosted for good.Sweet, funny, and utterly addictive, Death by Chocolate Mousse delivers a perfect mix of cozy atmosphere, mouthwatering desserts, and heartfelt small-town mystery.Series Note: Book 2 of The Maplewood Inn Mysteries - where love, laughter, and murder always bake together.