Chaos might ensue if you were to give a dog a donut.

Normally, Emily's eyes tend to glaze over when prospective brides go on about their wedding plans. But when the owner of the clothing shop, Dressed to Kill, asks Emily to design a donut wall for her reception, she's immediately sweet on the idea. With the help of her father-in-law and business partner--the former police chief of Fallingbrook--she hangs the treats from dowels on the wall so guests can help themselves. But that night, when the groom...

When the new attorney in April Springs is found dead soon after a public spat with Jake, Suzanne and her husband must team up to solve the woman's murder before they are both set up to take the fall for a crime neither one committed. Added to the intrigue in her life is news from Suzanne's mother that very well may change the donut maker's life forever.

Selling her corn fritters at a carnival, Deputy Donut Cafe owner Emily Westhill faces off against a murderer who doesn't play fair... Emily and her assistant, Nina, are looking forward to manning the Deputy Donut tent at the Faker's Dozen Carnival in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin--a festival held on Friday the thirteenth to celebrate good and bad luck. But Emily has barely dropped the corn fritters in oil when bad luck boils up. First, their bucket of confectioner's...

Donut shop owner Suzanne Hart knows how to treat her customers. But sometimes life can get a bit sticky. When a spat she has with a local blacksmith--one that could have been solved with a handshake and a mixed dozen--ends with his murder, Suzanne is caught dead in her tracks. Suddenly everyone in April Springs has their eyes on her. And they're hungry with suspicion. Left with little choice but to catch the killer herself, Suzanne starts lining up...

Arnie the talking doughnut convinces Mr. Bing that not all doughnuts are meant to be eaten.

"When her great aunt Jean dies suddenly, Suzanne and her mother investigate what at first looks like an accident, but quickly proves to be murder"--Page 4 of cover.

Suzanne, Grace and Jake must investigate a murder confession found in the town's time capsule, as well as the killer's more recent work.

When a murder happens at the old wagon factory currently under renovation and owned by Suzanne's mom, Suzanne and Jake's investigation uncovers motives ranging from personal reasons to hidden gold.

When Suzanne's old flame Tom Thorndike dies under mysterious circumstances and newspaper owner Ray Blake is missing, Suzanne must look to her past to understand the events in her present and immediate future.