Chocolate Chips and Cheaters - A Cozy Mystery: Sunny Shores Mysteries Prequel

by Cassie Rivers

Don't be fooled. She may be sweet, but she's one smart cookie. As Kara Summer's second year of law school was coming to a close. Little did she know, her boring and predicable life was about to get turned upside down. When an answer key to an exam is found in the library, the accusations began to fly. When the professor discovers this unethical and crummy behavior, Kara is caught in the middle. The only way to defend herself is to figure out who the real culprit is. However, she may lose a person she loves in the process. Chocolate Chips and Cheaters is the prequel novella short to Key Lime Crime, the first book in the Sunny Shores Mystery series. The Sunny Shores Mysteries series is set in the fictional town of Sunny Shores, Florida. Each book in the series is a light-hearted cozy stand-alone story, but has a larger story arc between books. All ages can enjoy the stories, because they have no swearing, naughty content, or graphic violence.

Genres: Cozy Mystery

Kindle Edition

Published October 18, 2018

Reviews

[Valerie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have to admire someone who is chasing her dreams. Thankfully, the book was short. The author did not do much proofreading, as a "gabble" or "gable" does NOT equal a GAVEL. Nor can someone be "in content of court," but one CAN be in CONTEMPT of court. First rule of writing is WRITE. Second rule of writing is PROOFREAD.

[Bev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kara Summers and her boyfriend Dustin Coltrain are both going to Hamilton Law School. They have been high school sweethearts and plan on opening a law practice together once they both become lawyers. Then things change, Dustin stops answering her texts and calls. She finds him studying with "The Aces", a group of snooty ,obnoxious boys only group. Then he is breaking dinner dates. He no longer has time for her. To ease her pain, she does what she does best.....she bakes. Then the final test is given and the leader of The Aces gets a 100 percent on the test. That has never happened before in that class. A answer sheet is found in the library where the Aces where studying. Now a mock trial is going to happen and Kara is the prosecutor. Can she prove they cheated? You will need to read the book to find out and to find out why Kara finds out about herself. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

[Eva · Rating 2 out of 5]

Don't be fooled!! This is a novella at best. One single incident, and no murders were committed.

I did not enjoy this book as much as I had hoped to because the editing was horrible at best and the story was full of typographical errors. If this was a self-published book in a self-published series, the author would benefit from doing adequate research into those details with which she is unfamiliar -- in this case, terms having to do with the legal profession -- and bribe or pay a decent editor to review future books in the series.

[Tari · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve had all three full size books in this series for a while and had just started the first one when I discovered this prequel which was actually written after the three books, but it told about an incident when Kara and Dustin were in law school and basically was why she’d left. It was a quick and easy read aside from a few typos and the word “gavel” being needed instead of the “gabble” that was actually used, but possibly it was an error in dictating/transcribing. I was proud of Kara too for keeping it together during class despite what happened.

[Jan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Second year law is difficult enough without the boyfriend turning out to be a weasel who kisses up to the class bully. Then the toughest prof uncovers the fact that someone stole and used the answer sheet to an important test and Kara is tasked with unmasking the culprit. As if this wasn't bad enough, she gets word that her father has been shot in the line of duty. Excellent short prelude to the series!