Kicking the Bouquet

Wicked Wick Mysteries #3

by Melrose McFadden

Something Fall Haven has never seen much of is paparazzi. But with the impending destination wedding of movie star Hudson Smith-Jones to social media star Song Yu, the small town is filled to bursting with cameras, fans, and groupies, not to mention the families, wedding party, and apparently, a killer.

Leigh Hill and Paloma Finch at the Wicked Wick Candle Shop have been hired to create a signature "Scentstory" for the extravagant Yu-Smith-Jones affair. When one of the wedding party shows up dead in the middle of town, Leigh and Paloma must follow the olfactory clues to sniff out the killer -- a crazed fan, a jealous brother, or one of the stinking rich family members -- before someone else ends up pushing up daisies.

Genres: Cozy Mystery, Contemporary, Fiction, Mystery

260 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 5, 2022

About the author

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Melrose McFadden writes cozy mysteries and historical clean mysteries. Melrose Cozies are known for their humor and twists, with some light romance sprinkled in for fun.

Current series-in-progress are:

- Wicked Wick Mysteries -- a classic small-town cozy with buddy female protagonists who own a candle shop. Wicked Wick Mysteries fall into the Culinary & Hobby/Craft sub-genres.

- Major Bummer Murders -- a vibrant, colorful cozy series set in the 1980s at the beach. Like I'm so sure! Major Bummer Murders fall into the Historical, Hobby, and Humor sub-genres.

Melrose is the pen name for co-authoring duo Beth and Leslie. The two have backgrounds in professional writing/editing.

Check out the following sites for more information on Melrose McFadden:

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Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wedding, a town full of social media influencers and a dead body. Not the greatest way to try and turn the small town charm of Fall Haven into hipster tourist money. The dead body of the maid of honor doesn’t put a damper in the wedding plans they are full speed ahead. The town is full of influencers, fans, hanger’s on, paparazzi and there is so much that is fake it’s hard to tell what’s real and what is a clue. But Leigh, Paloma, Jason are still going to try and solve this case, Sheriff Cole has even softened up on them helping a bit, if only because it seems these young influencers are so lonely posting about life not fully living it.
I really love this Scooby gang of friends/sleuths. They are all unique and complement each other’s strengths like true friends do. Great mystery love the twists! And absolutely love the Zing!.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Nadine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed it!

Leigh is my favorite character, she makes me smile. No, Paloma is my favorite character, I relate to her the most. LOL. I guess I like them both for different reasons.

The mystery was well-plotted and the book was a joy to read. I can recommend this series to all cozy mystery lovers!

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

an invasion of social media influencers descends on the town as Leigh entered a contest to use it as s wedding venue for a Hollywood Heartthrob and his beauty product touting bride - and won.

young women with phones and dedicated commentaries are running around and their friends are an online collective.

various intrigue surrounds the wedding and pre wedding events, as well as many of the wedding party and local vendors.

hacking, murder, and a variety of jealousies swirl, while Leigh and Paloma sort out their work and dating lives, and assemble clues along the way.

Touching personal insights and moments, juxtaposed against camera ready faux life.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Heather W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kicking the Bouquet: A Candle Shop Cozy Mystery is the third book in the Wicked Wick Mysteries series. I really enjoyed this book. It has humour, drama, danger, and interesting characters.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Joy Oakley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book - had to keep reading to see the end which I hadn’t guessed! There were love interests and humour along with the murder.

I would definitely recommend this book if you like cosy mysteries with murder, love and laughs.