Blog Tour: Baked Alaska by Josi S. Kilpack

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An Alaskan cruise is the setting for amateur detective Sadie Hoffmillers latest adventure. Sadie plans to spend time relaxing with her two grown children, Breanna and Shawn, and her boyfriend, Pete, while enjoying the luxury and cuisine of an elegant cruise ship and helping to plan her daughters upcoming wedding. But even as the crew prepares to leave port, Sadie has suspicions about the voyage ahead and the relationship between her normally easygoing son and a mysterious female passenger he obviously knows but refuses to discuss. When the woman is discovered unconscious during the second night at sea, Sadies apprehension escalates. Over the last few years, Sadie has developed an extreme dislike for secrets and it would seem her son is keeping one from her. *Includes eight new mouthwatering recipes, tested and approved by the official bakers of Sadie's Virtual Test Kitchen.

Review

I've been a fan of Josi S. Kilpack's Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mysteries for a few years. Sadie and her quirky ways always make for an entertaining read, and Baked Alaska is a great addition to the series.

One of my favorite things about Baked Alaska was that Sadie's adult children and her boyfriend Pete were all together. This is new in the series, and I liked having everyone involved with each other. I also liked how the issue of adoption and birth mothers was addressed.

The cruise ship setting was fun, and definitely made me want to try an Alaskan cruise someday. I have been on one cruise, and I remember feeling bad for some of the cruise employees for how long they have to be away from their families. I didn't think about any mysteries while I was on board, but I'll admit that Baked Alaska made me wonder if anything happened and was kept quite on my cruise.

Parts of the mystery in Baked Alaska were predictable, but that didn't diminish my enjoyment of the story. Sadie is a bit unpredictable, so it's always interesting to see what crazy situations she'll get herself stuck in.

I loved the ending of Baked Alaska! I won't ruin it with any spoilers, but I was really happy with what happened.

As usual, the recipes included sound delicious, and there is a preview of the next book in the series, Rocky Road. I'm excited for its release, especially because I'm familiar with the area it takes place.

Praise for Baked Alaska

Josi Kilpack has done it again. You would think that all these events that occur in Sadie's life wouldn't be natural, but Josi Kilpack has a way of making you believe that it just "happens" and it is normal. I have grown to love Sadie's character, even if she is a busybody, you can't help but cheer for her as she attempts to solve a mystery or crime. One of my favorite series. :)
~Goodreads Reviewer Lacey McNeill

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Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery Series

About the Author

Josi S. Kilpack grew up hating to read until she was thirteen and her mother handed her a copy of The Witch of Blackbird Pond. From that day forward, she read everything she could get her hands on and credits her writing “education” to the many novels she has “studied” since then. She began her first novel in 1998 and hasn’t stopped since. Her seventh novel, Sheep’s Clothing, won the 2007 Whitney Award for Mystery/Suspense, and Lemon Tart, her ninth novel, was a 2009 Whitney Award Finalist. Josi was the Best in State winner in literature for 2012 and currently has two books (Banana Split and Tres Leches Cupcakes) as finalists in the 2012 Whitney awards.

Josi currently lives in Willard, Utah, with her family.

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