Frank Carlson Library

"Every other Friday, Edna Esh and three of her childhood friends meet to bake sugar cookies for their respective church districts on worship Sunday. It's a time to give to the Plain community--and give support to each other as they share their joys and fears"--

After a cupcake-flinging fiasco at a photo shoot for a local magazine, Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura agree to make amends by hosting a weeklong corporate boot camp at Fairy Tale Cupcakes. A team-building week of making cupcakes for charity is the brainchild of billionaire Ian Hannigan, new owner of the lifestyle magazine. But when the magazine's creative director is found murdered outside the bakery, Mel and Angie have a new team-building exercise....

When murder interrupts the filming at their Yeast of Eden bakery, which is reality TV bound, Ivy Culpepper, with the town craving answers, must move quickly to solve the crime before her business collapses.

To gain leadership skills needed to run a cupcake-baking empire when she grows up, Brianna runs for president of the fifth grade--expecting little competition--until a new girl enters the race.

When Mel's mother is accused of murdering Baxter Malloy on their first date, Mel and her business partner Angie must look into Malloy's past to discover who wanted him dead.

"A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food. Nothing could be more out of character, but after fifty-nine years of marriage, as her husband Bernard's health declines, and her friends' lives become focused on their grandchildren--which Jenny never had--Jenny decides she wants a little something for herself. So she secretly applies to be a contestant on the prime-time TV show Britain Bakes. Whisked into...

"Every summer for the past ten years, six awe-struck bakers have descended on the grounds of Grafton, the leafy and imposing Vermont estate that is not only the filming site for “Bake Week” but also the childhood home of the show’s famous host, celebrated baker Betsy Martin. The author of numerous bestselling cookbooks and hailed as “America’s Grandmother,” Betsy Martin isn’t as warm off-screen as on, though no one needs...