Yule Log Murder by Leslie Meier is the second anthology of short stories from Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Barbara Ross. Publisher: Kensington, coming October 30, 2018.

Fresh-baked cookies, pies, and cakes can warm even the frostiest Christmases in coastal Maine. But there’s little room for holiday cheer when murder is the new seasonal tradition . . .

YULE LOG MURDER by LESLIE MEIER
Lucy Stone is thrilled to be cast as an extra in a festive period film—until the set becomes a murder scene decorated in blood and buttercream icing. Returning to her role as sleuth, Lucy dashes to restore peace to Tinker’s Cove, unwrap a cold-hearted criminal’s MO, and reveal how one ornate Yule log cake could possibly cause so much drama.

DEATH BY YULE LOG by LEE HOLLIS
Hayley Powell’s holidays aren’t off to a very merry start. Not only has her daughter brought Conner—an infuriatingly perfect new beau—home to Bar Harbor, but a local troublemaker has been found dead with traces of her signature Yule log cake on his body. As Conner becomes the prime murder suspect, Hayley must put aside her mixed feelings to identify the real killjoy.

LOGGED ON by BARBARA ROSS
Realizing she can’t make a decent Bûche de Noël to save her life, Julia Snowden enlists the help of her eccentric neighbor, Mrs. St. Onge, in hopes of mastering the dessert for Christmas. With everyone in the old woman’s circle missing or deceased, however, it’s up to Julia to stop the deadly tidings before she’s the next Busman’s Harbor resident to meet a not-so-jolly fate.

Kick back with something sweet and indulge in three bite-sized Yuletide tales too good to resist!

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These three engaging short stories will put you in the holiday spirit. All were delectably entertaining in their own special way.

Lucy gets thrusts into a murder investigation; Holly has to clear her daughter’s boyfriend name and my favorite series finds Julia baking a special yule log with the neighbor next door where there may be a little mischief and mayhem perpetrated by said neighbor. With each clue Julia uncovered, I feared for the person’s involved until the author pulled a nice little twist at the end just in time to enjoy the holiday season.

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FTC Full Disclosure – I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) from the publisher.