"Fabulous first book. Fun series!"

Abby Shaw inherited Divinity Candy Shop in Paradise, Colorado, upon her aunt's death. She left her career as a corporate lawyer and her cheating husband to come run the shop. Abby finds making and selling sweets helps ease her pain.

Brandon Mills, owner of a local men's store and Abby's friend, invites her to dinner after the upcoming local merchants' meeting. At the meeting he'll be trying to get everyone to agree to extend the city's annual arts festival. Abby starts thinking about the dinner as a date. Then when he doesn't show up, she is furious.

That night Brandon's store is destroyed by fire. No one can locate Brandon. Abby searches for him around town. Then his body is found among the rubble. Abby is shocked that not everyone is mourning his death. Plus she finds out information about Brandon and many married women in town that she had no clue about before.

When the police suspect her brother started the fire and killed Brandon, Abby kicks into gear and starts looking for the real killer. Who killed Brandon and why? Is her brother involved? If not, why is he in hiding?

I really enjoyed this book and can't wait for a second in this series. Abby is such a fun character and the other people in town really added to the story.

I highly recommend this book.

Reviewed by Dawn Dowdle
Posted October 31, 2005

Summary

The new Candy Shop mystery series tastes so good, it's criminal.

Abby Shaw has returned to her hometown of Paradise, Colorado—leaving behind a career in corporate law and a cheating husband—to take over her aunt's candy shop, Divinity. But her sweet new life quickly turns sour when a fellow merchant dies in a fire. With all clues pointing to arson—and Abby's brother as the number one suspect—she must sink her teeth into finding the killer.

Old-fashioned candy recipes included!