Holiday Cream Cupcake & Murder

Dana Sweet #5

by Ann S. Marie

Murder strikes again in the small town of Berry Cove. Dana Sweet, part time mystery riddles blogger who has inherited the Cozy Cupcakes Café from her late grandmother, is once again drawn into a strange murder with a bizarre twist.

The Holiday spirit is in the air as the Mayor gets ready to host Berry Cove’s Annual Christmas Banquet, but when the notorious town gossip columnist Shags Morefield is found dead holding a raspberry filled cupcake from the Cozy Cupcakes Café, all fingers point to Dana’s cousin Katie who’d been the recent subject of her local gossip. Will Dana be able to figure out who’s trying to frame her cousin in time?

A Dana Sweet Cozy Mystery series:

Strawberry Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 1)
Blueberry Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 2)
Chocolate Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 3)
Strawberry Meringue Cupcake & Murder (Book 3.5)
Vanilla Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 4)
Holiday Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 5)
Valentine’s Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 6)
Buttercream Cupcake & Murder (Book 7)

Genres: Cozy Mystery, Cozy, Christmas, Mystery

106 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2017

Reviews

[Jessica Allen]

Cozy romance with crime? Yes please 🥴

I have to say, this series is addicting in the most good ways! I dislike, how there are a few typo errors, but again, not enough to complain, but enough to drop a ⭐ (kindle version). I named my baby rabbit, after the cat, so I highly recommend reading these!!!

Cozy, Romance, Murder, Riddle Solving, Mystery, Hot Detective, Bakery, winter setting and A very helpful ginger kitty 🩷🍂🌧️

Fast Read.

[Laura]

This is a fun, entertaining read. The characters are interesting, relatable, intriguing, entertaining and complex. I enjoy the main character in this series and the role she plays in solving the mystery. The romance adds to my enjoyment. The mystery is fun read and try and solve along the way. The story is easy to read and get into.

[Jenell Klinedinst]

Great book, great story. OMG so many.secrets in such a small town. Surprised by who killer was.

[Dez Nemec]

This is the 6th book I've read in the series and they have all been fine for the most part. But after the fourth time I rolled my eyes over a sappy and/or annoying comment, I decided to deduct a star. Maybe I'm just cranky, but it was just too much.

[Latoya]

This was a quick read to finish off my 2025 year of reading. I thought I knew who the killer was but was surprised at the reveal. This is a cozy series that I enjoy between other longer reads since they’re so short.

[Karen]

This is another great cozy mystery with believan)e and interesting characters

[Crystal S.]

It was fine for what it is. I don't really like cozy mysteries, but I needed one for a reading challenge that had to take place at Christmas and this was the shortest one I could find on Libby.

[Sio]

The writing continues to improve so I'm able to pay better attention to the story. It was fine and the distraction I needed.