Murder With a Candy Cane Latte: a Christmas Diner Cozy Mystery About a Poisoned Holiday Drink, an Unwanted Return, and a Sleuth Who Refuses to Stay in … Moon Diner Murder Mysteries Book

Christmas in Maple Ridge was supposed to save the diner, not kill the star of the show.Tessa Bloom poured everything she had into the Harvest Moon Diner: her savings, her sleep, and her faith that good coffee and hot pancakes could fix almost anything. Her “Twelve Lattes of Christmas” promo is her last shot at keeping the bank from calling in the loan. When hometown hockey hero turned influencer Ryan Kincaid agrees to film a live Christmas special from her counter, it feels like a miracle.Until he takes one sip of her signature candy cane latte, collapses on camera, and never gets back up.Overnight, Harvest Moon becomes “the death diner.” The health inspector tapes off her kitchen. Angry comments flood social media. Ryan’s controlling mother demands justice, and the police want Tessa to sit quietly and let them handle it. Insurance would love her to admit fault and take the hit.Tessa knows one thing: she did not poison that latte.If she wants to save her diner, her staff, and what is left of her reputation, she has to find out who did.With her sharp-tongued cook Jade, teen video whiz Logan, steel-spined dishwasher Mrs Donnelly, and orange tabby Biscuit at her side, Tessa starts following a trail of swapped syrup, fake delivery drivers, online superfans, and brand deals worth killing for.Murder with a Candy Cane Latte is the first book in the Harvest Moon Diner Murder Mysteries, a clean, small town cozy series full of comfort food, Christmas lights, found family, and one determined amateur sleuth who refuses to be anyone’s fall guy.