Welcome to the Blog Tour for Home Baked Bribery by Gina Holder, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Home Baked Bribery
Series: Addie Masters Mysteries #2
Author: Gina Holder
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date: March 4, 2025
Genre: Cozy Mystery, Christian
The annual Rockport bake sale and competition is underway. The stakes are higher than ever for the coveted Golden Whisk Award when a high-profile celebrity chef is brought in as a surprise guest judge.
The competition takes a deadly turn when the celebrity suffers an allergic reaction. When Addie’s nemesis, Kennedy Graves is banned from the competition for using almond extract, Addie volunteers to prove Kennedy innocent. As Addie investigates the death, she learns each of the local bakers had a motive to dislike the celebrity. But did one of them kill him?
Meanwhile, hundred-year-old twins, Poppy and Marigold, keep Addie hopping, looking for their missing dogs.
Will Addie be able to uncover the truth behind the celebrity judge’s death, or will she become the next victim of the mysterious shenanigans going on in Rockport?
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About the Author
Gina Holder is an indie author and stay-at-home mom. She’s had an infatuation with books for as long as she can remember. She loves introducing readers to new and new-to-them authors on her blog. Gina enjoys playing the piano, cooking, reading, watching Hallmark mysteries, and solving “escape room” puzzles. She published her debut novel in 2017. Gina lives in Wyoming with her husband and daughter.
Connect with Gina by visiting storiesbygina.com to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.
My Impressions
“You did what God wanted you to do. That’s all that matters.”
I knew I was going to really enjoy the humor, the writing style of Gina Holder, and the contemporary cozy mystery presented in Home Baked Bribery when I finished the first paragraph!
“Tuesday 8:45 am Why are smoke detectors so loud? Addie grabbed a dish towel, sprang onto a kitchen chair, and waved the white flag of surrender. The piercing scream ceased. Her cookies were burnt. She was well aware of that fact—her nose worked just fine. Did that annoying little thing have to announce it to the entire cape?”
Cozies can be such a maybe, maybe not in style for me, even though I love them. So it was great to get through the first paragraph and realize there would be enough humor to satisfy me, enough downright fun, plus of course a mystery that promises to be bad language-free and faith-based. Bonus: this is book two of the series, but it stood on its own very well.
Addie Masters is our main character who, of course, cannot keep her nose out of an investigation, no matter how many warnings the police chief gives her. With one solved mystery under her belt, this one is personal. The celebrity judge from Sheol’s Pantry is killed during a contest in which Addie’s best friend Talia is participating. With his terribly rude demeanor and unnecessarily harsh criticism, no one likes Mac Gordon. But which of the contestants hates Mac enough to do him in?
When Addie decides to investigate, her purpose is to clear one of the contestants. One that is especially cantankerous and unkind to Addie. Can she persist in her quest? She remembers her deceased father’s influence. “He’d taught her to treat others with love and compassion, the way Jesus would treat them.”
If that weren’t enough, Addie’s maybe boyfriend comes to town as a state detective to investigate the death. Noah gives off conflicting vibes concerning their relationship or lack thereof, and Addie begins to have her head turned by another visitor to town.
Do not read this book on an empty stomach. You will be searching out the nearest bakery as fast as you can Google it! I have a feeling some of these desserts will dance in my head tonight!
I enjoyed this book. I couldn’t decide if I thought Addie should or shouldn’t investigate, though! I loved her menagerie including a pot-bellied pig! Fun! And the centenarians! They are a blast!! Grab your copy and get to know these people of a coastal town near Boston!
I received a copy of the book from JustRead Tours. I also bought my own copy. No positive review was required, and all opinions are my own.
My Rating
Magnificent! I am in a hurry for book three!
Tour Giveaway
(1) winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight March 4, 2025 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on March 11, 2025. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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