Her first novel as Jenn McKinlay was in 2010, which was the Cupcake Bakery Mystery novel Sprinkle with Murder. Jenn McKinlay became a published author in 2002 with the romantic comedy To Catch a Latte. After a while, she realized she was better at killing people than making them fall in love, so she moved to mystery novels, which she continues to write to this day. After working full-time as a librarian, she realized she couldn’t get any writing done while working full-time, so she packed up and moved all the way to Arizona to write romance novels. Jenn spent years dreaming of becoming a romance author, then went to Southern Connecticut State University where she studied English Literature and Library Science. Jenn writes the Decoupage Murder Mysteries, Cupcake Bakery Mysteries, Library Lover’s Mysteries, Good Buy Girls Mysteries and Hat Shop Mysteries series. She has also written as Jennifer McKinlay, Josie Belle and Lucy Lawrence. This was the best book yet in this delectably entertaining and amusing series and I can’t wait for one romance to find their true course.Jenn McKinlay is an American novelist of cozy mystery novels. The plot is enticing the tone is easy flowing and I love the trio’s banter with their family and friends. This is such a fun series where the preparation of cupcakes is included in the telling of the story.

When the clues point to something sinister and others are harmed, the tag-team of Mel and Angie are on the case to defrost a killer. Mel and Angie is representing their business in a cooking challenge when Mel’s mentor is found dead in a freezer. But, when Vic’s dead body is found inside a freezer truck, Mel and Angie will need to use their best judgment to find the cold-blooded killer or they may lose more than the contest-they may lose their lives.

Mel’s mentor from culinary school, Vic Mazzotta, may be one of the judges, but Mel and Angie will have to win fair and square. Melanie and Angie are determined to win the Challenge to the Chef to promote their Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery. But when Vic's dead body is found inside a freezer truck, Mel and Angie will need to use their best judgment to find. Mel's mentor from culinary school, Vic Mazzotta, may be one of the judges, but Mel and Angie will have to bake their best to win fair and square. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), October 2011 Melanie and Angie are determined to win the Challenge to the Chef cooking competition to promote their Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery. Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay is the third book in the “Cupcake Bakery” mystery series. Former librarian Jenn McKinlay is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Bluff Point Romances, including Every.