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Killer Wedding Cake (Daphne Martin Cake Mystery) Kindle Edition

by Gayle Trent (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 158 ratings
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Daphne Martin’s wedding to Ben Jacobs is only a couple of weeks away. An award-winning cake decorator, Daphne is busy designing their wedding cake. Her twin nephew and niece, Lucas and Leslie, are excited about being in the wedding party. And Daphne’s brother-in-law Jason is planning a bachelor party for Ben. Everything is going beautifully until Daphne’s ex-husband Todd shows up. Just released from prison after serving a sentence based on his shooting a gun at Daphne, Todd comes to Brea Ridge to profess his undying love for her.

Despite Daphne’s attempts to make Todd leave town, he insists on hanging around to reconnect with people he used to know. When he’s found murdered, Daphne finds herself at the center of the investigation. Now she must track down Todd’s killer before she becomes the next victim. Can she still make it to the church on time?
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    Daphne Martin Cake Mysteries
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    June 20, 2015
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0105201F6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; First edition (June 20, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 20, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 706 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 214 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0974109096
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 158 ratings

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Gayle Trent

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Gayle Trent (and pseudonym Amanda Lee) writes the Daphne Martin Cake Decorating series and the Embroidery Mystery series. The cake decorating series features a heroine who is starting her life over in Southwest Virginia after a nasty divorce. The Embroidery Mystery series features a heroine who recently moved to the Oregon coast to open an embroidery specialty shop.

The cake decorating series features a heroine who is starting her life over in Southwest Virginia after a nasty divorce. The heroine, Daphne, has returned to her hometown of Brea Ridge to open a cake baking and decorating business and is wrestling with the question of whether or not one can go home again. She enjoys spending time with her sister, nephew, and niece, but she and her mother have a complicated relationship that isn't always pleasant. Daphne has also reconnected with her high school sweetheart and is pursuing a rekindled romance while desperately trying to put her past behind her. Kerry Vincent, Hall of Fame Sugar Artist, Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show Director, and Television Personality says the series is "a must read for cake bakers and anyone who has ever spent creative time in the kitchen!"

Says Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times bestselling author, "One day I found myself happily reading . . . mysteries by Gayle Trent. If she can win me over . . . she's got a great future."

Gayle Trent lives in Virginia with her family, which includes her own “Angus” who is not an Irish wolfhound but a Great Pyrenees who provides plenty of inspiration for the character of Mr. O’Ruff. Her book KILLER WEDDING CAKE won a bronze medal in the IPPY Cozy Mystery category for 2016.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
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Gayle Trent's Daphne Martin series is full of Sugar and Spice and lots of Humor!
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Gayle Trent's Daphne Martin series is full of Sugar and Spice and lots of Humor!
As an award winning Master Sugar Artist like Daphne's character, I get a huge kick out of this series! Gayle Trent is one of the generous sponsors of the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show and I have been blessed to receive two different signed copies as part of my prize packages. Her perfect blend of humor, mystery and murder is a great read and keeps me anticipating more. Because I constantly listen to books while baking, I was excited to hear that her work will be available in audio format!
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Jwb52z
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2015
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Gayle Trent has done it again! This book was simply a wonderful story. It has just the right amount of mystery and detection along with the food and humor. The characters continue to be fun and quirky. Nothing in this book, and the entire series really, disappoints in my view. Fans of the series will get one large thing in this book that we've all been anticipating. I won't bore you with a plot summary as I know other reviewers are fond of doing that. I appreciate that this book has chapter demarcations. Chapter demarcations make it so much easier to see how close you are to the end of a chapter or to find a stopping place when you need to do so. If you liked the previous books in the series, I say you should give this one a shot because I don't think you'll be disappointed. Have at it! I can't wait for the next one!
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Sylvia in TN
4.0 out of 5 stars Delectable
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2015
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Gayle Trent has written another 'mouth-watering' novel featuring Daphne Martin, caterer and cake baker extraordinaire. Maybe my sweet tooth causes me to favor this series, though I'm sure her embroidery shop owner series is equally good. Daphne and Ben's wedding day is finally almost upon them and she has even settled on her wedding cake design. Then her abusive ex gets out of prison and shows up, claiming he still loves her and wants her back. She knows he is really after something else, but what? A crooked wedding planner and the kidnapping of her beloved twin niece and nephew almost drive her to call off the wedding. When the twins are found safe and crooks all accounted for, the wedding comes together with a little help from Daphne's friends. I recommend this delectable cozy mystery.
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jodi harris
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2023
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Laughed out loud and couldn’t put it down!! Most definitely recommend! The whole series is a keeper for sure! Thank you Gayle
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5.0 out of 5 stars Twists and turns right to the end!
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2015
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KILLER WEDDING CAKE was another fun read in the series. Daphne's ex-husband turns up two weeks before her wedding to Ben, and one thing after another goes wrong. I like the way Gayle has developed her main and supporting characters throughout the series, and this book really gets into her mother's character. I was getting pretty angry at both the mom and sister (Violet) for the way they treated Daphne!

It was a fast and fun mystery with several twists and turns! I recommend it to all ages-nothing but good mysteries and some wonderful cake recipes at the end!
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judyr
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice addition to this series from Gayle Trent
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2015
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I have read other books by this author and I like her writing style. Real people, not too many coincidences, etc. It's a bit schmaltzy, but sometimes that's what I like! I look forward to the next installment in this fun series!
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3.0 out of 5 stars I love the "easy-read" mysteries where you can read quickly and ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2015
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I love the "easy-read" mysteries where you can read quickly and with distractions. I really enjoyed this entire series. There is nothing sexually explicit which is important to me and I live in the Tri-Cities which has numerous mentions (Bristol, Kingsport, Johnson City) in the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A delicious addition to the series.
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2015
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Who would have thought that a second marriage could cause such mayhem? I guess Daphne thought she was coasting to the finish line with Ben when pow! Up jumped the devil in the form of her ex-husband! The quiet wedding went out the window and trouble with a capital T began. Join the group and read all about her trip to the altar with a great cast of one of a kind friends and enemies! It was a delightful read and I can't wait to see what is in store for her married life! Gayle Trent has written another winner about life in a small town and the characters inhabiting it.
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Diane Surman
5.0 out of 5 stars I love Gayle's books and Killer Wedding Cake is no exception
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2015
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I love Gayle's books and Killer Wedding Cake is no exception. I love the way she draws us into the story, yet it is written simply enough that there's no need to reread a line and wonder what point she's trying to convey. Every time I read one of her books, I feel like I am revisiting a bunch of old friends. This is a great series and one I hope continues for many more years to come. There's nothing more enjoyable than a good book and this series is a winner. Can't wait for the next one in this series.
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Laura
5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Killer Wedding Cake
Reviewed in Canada on July 9, 2015
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This is the fifth Daphne Martin cake decorating book and the fifth book I've read in this series. Gayle also writes two other series, Myrtle Crumb and the Marcy Singer embroidery shops (as Amanda Lee) and, while all are good, this is my favourite. I find Gayle always manages to weave a well-thought-out mystery together with much humour and introducing/expanding on family dynamics, both prevalent in this series.

Being that each book so far in this series incorporates a self-contained mystery, with an over-arching plotline carried forwards from previous books, this series ought to be read in order.

I definitely recommend this to fans of cosy mysteries in general and foodie baking/decorating mysteries in particular and, even more particularly, to fans of the Daphne Martin series, This installment is a great return to the characters and situations that always seem to happen in Brea Ridge. If you're already a fan of this series and pick up this volume or are a new-to-the-series/genre reader and start the series, you won't be disappointed.
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linda quint xx
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in Canada on March 28, 2016
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good a little dragged out but i still enjoyeed it.
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