I’m perched on a hilltop securing flowers to the glorious arch I created. I hope the bride and groom are satisfied. I’ve hand-selected the best blooms to make the Lum-Wu wedding spectacular.
Just down the hill, I see Felicity coming out of the reception tent. She must be finished with the wedding “cake,” which is made from tiers of individual egg tarts. I’m glad she suggested my floral services to the happy couple because I relish any chance I get to be close to Felicity. And maybe the wedding might spark something rosy for us, if she could just get past my boy-next-door origins.
Felicity scurries to another tent, the one where the traditional Chinese tea ritual will be held, before the actual wedding vows. I turn my attention back to the flowers, making sure each petal is in its rightful place. I hope there’s no breeze to mess with my design.
Reluctantly, I leave the arch, knowing I should check the corsages and boutonnieres once more. I’m able to account for all the wedding attendants except one. Where did Miles go? His sudden disappearance unnerves me. And where have my sharp floral shears gone? Surely those two facts can’t be connected…can they?
Star-Crossed Egg Tarts: A Magical Fortune Cookie Mystery, Book 2
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release: January 2025
Format: Print, Digital, Audio
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Felicity Jin returns in the second book in the heart-warming and deliciously mysterious Magical Fortune Cookie series from Lilian Jackson Braun Award-nominee Jennifer J. Chow.
Jin Bakery has been asked to cater the Lum-Wu outdoor wedding at Pixie Park. The day of the ceremony, Felicity is finishing the “cake” of tiered egg tarts as the wedding party arrives for the ceremony. When one of the groomsmen, Miles Wu, doesn’t arrive, Felicity’s best friend and local florist Kelvin generously steps in for him and the wedding goes smoothly—until cake cutting time.
That’s when Felicity finds Miles’ dead body beneath the table with her egg tarts display, stabbed by Kelvin’s gardening shears. With the detective’s sights on Kelvin, Felicity starts sleuthing away to prove his innocence, revealing dark secrets about all the wedding’s attendants. They each had something to hide—and a reason to quiet Miles forever. To make matters worse, Felicity’s powers of prediction are on the fritz thanks to the emotional turmoil of a surprise visit from her estranged father.
When the groom gets poisoned at the send-off party and winds up in a coma, the stakes are even higher, not to mention Felicity’s feelings for Kelvin are beginning to feel more than friendly. Will Felicity’s magic return in time to catch the true culprit and rescue her budding relationship with Kelvin?
About the author
Jennifer J. Chow writes cozies filled with hope and heritage. She has been a finalist for the Agatha, Anthony, Lefty, and Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award. The first book in her Magical Fortune Cookie series, Ill-Fated Fortune, was highlighted in Book Riot, Criminal Element, and Woman’s World. Jennifer is a past president of Sisters in Crime and an active member of Crime Writers of Color and Mystery Writers of America. She regularly blogs at chicksonthecase.com. Connect with her online and sign up for her newsletter at JenniferJChow.com.