Ellie Alexander
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After graduating from culinary school, Juliet Capshaw returns to her quaint hometown of Ashland, Oregon, to heal a broken heart and help her mom at the family bakery. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is bringing in lots of tourists looking for some crumpets to go with their heroic couplets. But when one of Torte's customers turns up dead, there's much ado about murder... The victim is Nancy Hudson, the festival's newest board member. A modern-day Lady...
Author
Series
Bakeshop mystery volume 07
Publisher
St Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Torte--the beloved small-town bakeshop run by Jules Capshaw--is set to hit the stage. But who would have guessed that murder would makes a surprise appearance? It's the role of a lifetime for Jules. The Shakespeare Festival has returned to Ashland, Oregon, for the season and Torte has been cast as the supplier of Elizabethan-era treats for the main event. But on the eve of opening night, a brawl between Jules's friend Lance, the artistic director,...
3) Death on tap
Author
Series
Sloan Krause mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
After catching her husband cheating on her, craft-brew expert Sloan Krause leaves the family business to work for a hip, new nano-brewery, only to discover a competitor dead in the fermenting tub, clutching a secret recipe.
Sloan Krause has spent her life in Leavenworth, Washington becoming an expert in brewing craft beer, but when she walks in on her husband Mac screwing the barmaid she decides to strike out on her own. Breaking away from the Krause...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
It's autumn in Ashland, Oregon-'tis the season for a spiced hot apple cider with a serving (or two) of Torte's famous peach cobbler. It's also the perfect time for Jules Capshaw to promote her family's beloved bake shop by competing in The Pastry Channel's reality show, Take the Cake. The prize is $25,000. But as Jules quickly learns, some people would kill for that kind of dough. Literally. Then, just as Jules dusts off her Bavarian Chocolate Cake...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"ELLIE ALEXANDER is a Pacific Northwest native who spends ample time testing pastry recipes in her home kitchen or at one of the many famed coffeehouses nearby. When she's not coated in flour, you'll find her outside exploring hiking trails and trying to burn off calories consumed in the name of "research". She is also the author of the Bakeshop Mysteries, which began with Meet Your Baker. Find her on Facebook to learn more!"--
"Amateur sleuth Sloan...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Torte?a friendly, small-town family bakery where the pastries are delicious?and, now, suspicious. It?s almost spring in Ashland, Oregon, and the town is preparing for the Shakespeare and the annual Chocolate Festival. Business is cookin? at Torte, and the store is expanding as Jules? team whips up crèpes filled with mascarpone cheese and dark chocolate. Torte stands a chance of being this year?s confectionery belle of the ball! Life...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Jules Capshaw is still chewing over her husband Carlos' return to Ashland, Oregon. Could there be too many cooks in the kitchen? Whatever is stirring between those two will have to wait. Despite the Oregon Shakespeare Festival being dark for the winter, the bakeshop is bustling, the dough is rolling, and there's no rest for the weary, especially when murder is thrown into the mix. When Mindy Nolan, the owner of a new restaurant in town, turns up dead,...
Author
Series
Bakeshop mystery volume 10
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Ashland, Oregon, looks as pretty as a postcard this holiday season. The halls are decked, stockings hung, and eyes are all aglow - mostly thanks to the buttered rum. Jules Capshaw and her staff at Torte are busier than ever...still, even the town's most in-demand bakers need to take a break. So Jules invites everyone to celebrate at the local Winchester Inn's Dickens Feast, a six-course extravaganza with Yorkshire Pudding, Christmas goose, and all...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
It's the dead of winter in the sleepy town of Ashland, which means no tourists-and fewer customers-for Jules Capshaw and her bakery. But when she's asked to cater an off-season retreat for the directors of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, business starts heating up...until Jules finds a dead body in the freezer.
Author
Series
Sloan Krause mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
After a long cold winter, spring is beginning to bloom in the alpine village of Leavenworth, Washington, where craft brewer Sloan Krause and her partner in crime Garrett Strong are putting the finishing touches on their bright and refreshing Lemon Kiss ale. They'll be debuting their new line at the Maifest celebration, which will bring visitors from near and far to dance around the Maipole and shop at the outdoor flower markets. Despite the festive...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Torte - the small-town bakeshop no one can resist - is hosting a midsummer night's wedding... where merry-making and murder are served up in equal measure. Jules Capshaw has too much on her plate -- and she's feeling the pinch: the whole town of Ashland, Oregon, is in on the surprise Elizabethan-themed wedding she's planning for her mum and soon-to-be stepdad. But is her secret scheme half-baked? She's hiding racks overflowing with sweet treats while...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Jules Capshaw is trying to keep her cool as Torte gets set to make its transformation from quaint, local confectionary café to royal pastry palace. Meanwhile, Jules?s estranged husband Carlos is making a desperate plea for her to come aboard his cruise ship and dazzle everyone with her signature sweets. She may be skeptical about returning to her former nautical life with Carlos but Jules can?t resist an all-expense-paid trip, either. If only she...
13) Without a brew
Author
Series
Sloan Krause mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Amateur sleuth Sloan Krause delves into a murderous winter wonderland in another delightful mystery from cozy writer Ellie Alexander, Without a Brew. It's winter in the Bavarian village of Leavenworth, Washington, which for Sloan Krause means lots of layers, pine and citrus-flavored craft beers, and getting the new guest rooms at Nitro, the brewery where she works, into tip top shape before the next weekend's IceFest. Unfortunately, Sloan and her...
14) Donut disturb
Author
Series
Bakeshop mystery volume 15
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Love is in bloom in Ashland, Oregon. The Shakespearean hamlet is bursting with fresh spring energy. Fragrant lilacs and the sweet aroma of vanilla cake fill the air as everyone in town gathers at Lithia Park for the celebration of the year--Thomas and Kerry's wedding. It's a picture perfect day. Guests gather on picnic blankets in front of the bandshell to watch Kerry walk down the aisle and wed Ashland's favorite detective in training, Thomas....
Author
Series
Bakeshop mystery volume 14
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"As November's autumnal hues fall over the Shakespearean hamlet of Ashland, Oregon, Jules and her team at Torte are putting the finishing touches on an authentic Elizabethan feast for the opening gala of a new museum exhibit at Southern Oregon University. The unveiling of the Bard's lost manuscript, Double Falsehood, will be celebrated with silky chocolate showpieces, lardy cakes, frangipane tarts, and jellies with chestnut cream. But on the big evening,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Amateur sleuth Sloan Krause delves into the murderous political world in another delightful mystery from popular cozy writer Ellie Alexander. It's the dead season in Leavenworth, Washington. The throngs of Oktoberfest crowds have headed home, and the charming Bavarian streets are quiet and calm--momentarily. Villagers use the reprieve to drink in the crisp fall mountain air and prepare for the upcoming winter light festival. Soon the German-inspired...
Author
Series
Bakeshop mystery volume 11
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Spring has sprung in Ashland, Oregon, and everything at Torte seems to be coming up buttercream roses. But just when Juliet Capshaw seems to have found her sweet spot--with her staff set to handle the influx of tourists for this year's Shakespeare festival while she moves back into her childhood home--things take a dramatic turn. Jules discovers a long-forgotten dossier in her deceased father's belongings that details one of the most controversial...
Author
Series
Bakeshop mystery volume 12
Publisher
St. Martin's paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The deep freeze has thawed in Ashland, Oregon and Torte is gearing up for a busy spring. When a surprise opportunity to launch a pop-up ice cream shop comes her way, Jules jumps at the chance to showcase Torte's signature iced drinks and cold custards. But selling the desserts of her dreams comes at a price ... and, before she knows it, Jules's life swirls into a nightmare. One of the town's most colorful characters, a street performer known for...
20) Mocha, she wrote
Author
Series
Bakeshop mystery volume 13
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When pastry chef Juliet Capshaw's head barista at her restaurant, Torte, is suspected of murdering a contest judge, Juliet sets out to investigate and find the killer.