


No Hannah, you can't have your cake and eat it too. You cannot have a long term love triangle on the go and then get all uppity and complaining because one of your boyfriends might be seeing someone else. *cue eyeroll* Also annoying is the whole love triangle. I am growing very tired of Hannah’s “grammar policing”, correcting everyone’s grammar at a drop of a hat. Some authors tend to write the stories this way on purpose to add suspense to the story, but Hannah’s hypocrisy is really starting to grate on me. I don’t mind protagonists that tend to unwittingly and repeatedly expose themselves to dangerous situations. This review is going to be a bit of a rant.

So, my experience with the Hannah Swensen Mysteries series continues to dip in a negative way, as I am finding certain aspects of the stories are starting (or continue) to wear thin with me. Includes 10 original recipes for you to try! Read more Somebody wasn't fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act-and now it's up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder. But with a little help from her friends, Hannah's determined to prove that she wasn't the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. So when she sees lights on at the Magnolia Blossom Bakery after the reception, she investigates-and finds Shawna Lee shot to death.Įveryone in town knew the Cookie Jar was losing business to the Magnolia Bakery-a fact that puts Hannah at the top of the initial list of suspects. Hannah has suspected that Mike is interested in more than Shawna Lee's baking abilities. Hannah doesn't like having the Georgia Peach in the mix, especially when both Shawna Lee and Hannah's sometime-boyfriend, Detective Mike Kingston, are no-shows to the wedding. But Hannah starts to steam when she finds out that Shawna Lee has been invited-and is bringing her own Peach Cobbler.

And Lisa's aunt will be bringing her famous Peach Cobbler to the reception. She's turned one of Lisa's favorite childhood treats into a spectacular Wedding Cookie Cake. The southern hospitality of Lake Eden's two Georgia transplants, Shawna Lee and Vanessa Quinn, is grating on Hannah's nerves-and cutting into her profits.Īt least Hannah has her business partner Lisa's wedding to look forward to. But when a rival store opens, tensions begin to bubble.Īs she sits in her nearly empty store on Groundhog Day, Hannah can only hope that spring is just around the corner-and that the popularity of the new Magnolia Blossom Bakery is just a passing fad. With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota.
