Does she decorate cakes because she loves to or because she's too scared to do anything else?

That's the question Anna Duncan asks herself daily. Unlike the heroines and amateur sleuths in her mystery novels who take chances and face danger, Anna doesn't handle anything riskier than a wooden spoon. That is, until she inadvertently jumps into an investigation into a criminal network. When the danger appears closer to home than she realized, will Anna end up solving the case or will she become the next victim?

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Rob Appleton is an outsider in his own life. He doesn't fit in anywhere... not with his long-lost sister, not with her husband, and certainly not with their Christian family. His one place of comfort is the small table at the local bakery. But despite his comfort with the bakery's cute manager and her sweet pastries, he never makes a move for fear of hurting her.

Rob is on a mission to take down the criminal network responsible for his parents' murders and then get out of dodge, but when his vendetta pulls Anna into the line of fire, Rob must decide which is more important to him-vengeance or love-because he soon realizes he can't have both.