A Fresh Baked Mystery Short Story
Zachary “Buck” Williams asks Phyllis to help him throw a big Easter shindig with games and food and an egg hunt, inviting everybody from the whole county to join in the fun.
It’s a beautiful spring day in Weatherford,
Texas, as kids are running and playing and parents are chatting and sampling
wonderful home cooked foods. It was all fun and games until someone played hide
and seek with the prize egg leaving Phyllis having to find the culprit.
The Coconut Bunny Butt Caper is a short
story that follows DEATH BAKES A PECAN PIE the fourteenth novel in the
critically acclaimed and best-selling Fresh Baked Mystery series. Phyllis and
her friends tackle another complex case with all the humor, camaraderie,
good-hearted warmth, and delicious recipes that have made readers around the
world fall in love with this series.
Recipes included!
EXCERPT
On a beautiful spring day under an almost cloudless blue
sky, Phyllis Newsom smiled as she watched the crowd of children running and
screaming across the vast green lawn. They descended on the shrubbery and
flowerbeds like a swarm of locusts.
“Dang,” Sam Fletcher said as he stood beside Phyllis. “Don’t
get between a kid and an Easter egg, that’s all I’ve got to say.”
“They’re certainly enthusiastic,” Phyllis agreed. “This
reminds me of the big Easter egg hunts that went on when we were young, and
even when Mike was a child. I remember taking him to several of them, sometimes
put on by family, sometimes by the community or one of the local service clubs.
People don’t do things like that anymore. Not much, anyway.” She shook her
head. “Just another way that things have changed, I suppose.”
“They’ve
got a way of doin’ that,” Sam said. “But bringin’ back the old days was sort of
the whole idea of this fandango, wasn’t it?
Looks like loads of fun! Congratulations on your new release.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine. It took me much longer than it should have to finish it. Life, it keeps things interesting.
DeleteSounds like a sweet story, Liv, and I'm sure the recipe is the same. Good luck with the novella!
ReplyDeleteThank you Becky. I appreciate the good wishes.
DeleteI'm looking forward to reading this. I love the title--it's wonderful! And that cover is just the cutest! You need to make a calendar of your covers! They are all wonderful. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThank you Cheryl. Those covers have been a challenge. I have to work hard to make them look like the NAL covers.
DeleteLivia, congratulations on another sure hit. This sounds more than adorable, yet I have a feeling it's full of suspense. I too love the cover, all of them have been excellent, but this is so full of awesome colors with its adorable picture gets a person right into the Easter season. Wishing much success for you, and I look forward to the recipes as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Beverly. I tried to make it whimsy since it was shorter fiction. I do love this time of year and the fun we had as kids. This was a nod to those times.
ReplyDeleteTalk about a title that lures you in. Congratulations!
ReplyDeletePerfect timing for an Easter mystery. Congratulations, Livia. You always have fantastic covers. I love them.
ReplyDeleteLooking forawrd to some down time and reading.I know it will be a fun read. Doris
ReplyDeleteToo funny! Just what we need right now.
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