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    All I Want for Christmas is Fudge
    All I Want for Christmas is Fudge
    All I Want for Christmas is Fudge
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    All I Want for Christmas is Fudge

    By Nancy CoCo

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    A holiday helping of murder heats up this sweet, seasonal mystery from the author of All Fudged Up—includes a yummy recipe exclusive to this ebook!

    Ho-Ho-Ho-Homicide

    This Christmas, event planner Jenn Christensen has come back to the winter wonderland of Mackinac Island, Michigan, to race for charity in the Santa Fun Run, rekindle her love for CSI tech Shane Carpenter, and indulge in her BFF Allie McMurphy's fabulous fudge. But there's one event she didn't plan—chasing down a killer. After finding a deceased Santa in a snowbank, she's shocked to discover the police suspect her of murder. It's up to Jenn, Allie, and a helpful golden retriever named Marley to catch the killer and find out who's at the top of the naughty list.

    Praise for Nancy Coco and the Candy-Coated Mysteries

    “Fun and lively.” —JoAnna Carl, national bestselling author of the Chocoholic Mysteries

    “A sweet treat with memorable characters, a charming locale, and satisfying mystery.” —Barbara Allan, author of the Trash 'n' Treasures Mysteries

    “Beautiful Mackinac Island provides the setting for a puzzling series of crimes . . . plenty of plausible suspects and mouthwatering fudge recipes.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “I know I will be counting down the days until the next mystery with Allie McMurphy.” —Cozy Mystery Book Reviews
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKensington Books
    Release dateOct 1, 2015
    ISBN9781496701664
    All I Want for Christmas is Fudge
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    Nancy CoCo

    Nancy Coco is the acclaimed author of the Candy-Coated Mysteries, the Oregon Honeycomb Mystery series, a number of romantic suspense novels, Western historical romances, and four additional mystery series written under the name Nancy J. Parra. An Air Force veteran who rose to the rank of sergeant, Nancy is a member of an online group of female veterans called RomVets: Military Women Who Have Turned Sword to Pen (RomVets.com). She is also a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. Nancy lives in Oregon with a Bichonpoo affectionately known as “Little Dog” on Facebook and Twitter. Visit her online at www.NancyJCoco.com.   The author will donate a portion of her earnings from this book to the ASPCA®.   Learn what you can do to help at www.aspca.org/donate.

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      All I Want for Christmas is Fudge - Nancy CoCo

      MOUTHWATERING PRAISE FOR NANCY COCO’S CANDY-COATED MYSTERIES

      All Fudged Up

      A fun book with a lively plot, and it’s set in one of America’s most interesting resorts. All this plus fudge!

      —JoAnna Carl, author of the Chocoholic mysteries

      A sweet confection of a book. Charming setting, clever protagonist, and creamy fudge—a yummy recipe for a great read.

      —Joanna Campbell Slan, author of The Scrap-N-Craft mysteries

      A delightful mystery delivering suspense and surprise in equal measure. A must-read for all lovers of amateur sleuth classic mysteries.

      —Carole Bugge, author of the Claire Rawlings mysteries

      Indulge your sweet tooth as you settle in and meet Allie McMurphy, Mal the bichon/ poodle mix, and the rest of the motley crew in this entertaining series debut.

      —Miranda James, author of the Cat in the Stacks mysteries

      A sweet treat with memorable characters, a charming locale, and satisfying mystery.

      —Barbara Allan, author of the Trash ‘n’ Treasures mysteries

      The characters are fun and well-developed, the setting is quaint and beautiful, and there are several mouth-watering fudge recipes.

      —RT Book Reviews (3 stars)

      "Enjoyable . . . All Fudged Up is littered with delicious fudge recipes, including alcohol-infused ones. I really enjoyed this cozy mystery and look forward to reading more in this series."

      —Fresh Fiction

      Cozy mystery lovers who enjoy quirky characters, a great setting and fantastic recipes will love this debut.

      —The Lima News

      The first Candy-Coated mystery is a fun cozy due to the wonderful location filled with eccentric characters.

      —Midwest Book Review

      To Fudge or Not to Fudge

      "To Fudge or Not to Fudge was as enticing and tasty as a pan of fudge! The mystery kept me on the edge of the seat, and I love visiting with Allie’s friends and family. I know I will be counting down the days until the next mystery with Allie McMurphy."

      —Cozy Mystery Book Reviews

      "To Fudge or Not to Fudge is a superbly-crafted, classic, culinary cozy mystery. If you enjoy them as much as I do, you are in for a real treat. The setting of Mackinac Island immediately drew me to the book as it is an amazing location. The only problem I had with the book was reading about all the mouthwatering fudge made me hungry."

      —Examiner.com (5 stars out of 5)

      We LOVED it! This mystery is a vacation between the pages of a book. If you’ve never been to Mackinac Island, you will long to visit, and if you have, the story will help you to recall all of your wonderful memories.

      —Melissa’s Mochas, Mysteries and Meows

      A five-star delicious mystery that has great characters, a good plot and a surprise ending. If you like a good mystery with more than one suspect and a surprise ending, then rush out to get this book and read it, but be sure you have the time since once you start you won’t want to put it down. I give this 5 Stars and a Wow Factor of 5+. The fudge recipes included in the book all sound wonderful. I am thinking that a gift basket filled with the fudge from the recipes in this book, along with a copy of the book, some hot chocolate mix and/or coffee, and a nice mug would be a great Christmas gift.

      —Mystery Reading Nook

      Also by Nancy Coco

      All Fudged Up

      To Fudge or Not to Fudge

      Oh Say Can You Fudge

      All I Want for Christmas Is Fudge

      Nancy Coco

      Kensington Publishing Corp.

      http://www.kensingtonbooks.com

      All copyrighted material within is Attributor Protected.

      Table of Contents

      MOUTHWATERING PRAISE FOR NANCY COCO’S CANDY-COATED MYSTERIES

      Also by Nancy Coco

      Title Page

      Dedication

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Acknowledgments

      ALL YOU NEED IS FUDGE

      About the Author

      Copyright Page

      For my readers—without your love and support these books would never have happened.

      Chapter 1

      Who doesn’t love fudge, friends, and Christmas? Seriously, I was missing all three, so I returned to Mackinac Island the week before Christmas to spend time with my best friend and sometimes boss, Allie McMurphy. Allie inherited her family’s small business, the Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop. She’d taken over when her grandfather Papa Liam had died in early May and I’d come out to help her last summer.

      My name is Jennifer Christensen. I’m an event planner by trade and thought I’d be spending most of my life in my hometown of Chicago, Illinois, until Allie needed my help. I’d only been to Mackinac Island once before last season. It’s a beautiful place to spend a couple of months—or so I thought. Then I got a little involved in the people and events that went on there and fell in love with . . . well, everything. Mackinac Island is a gorgeous place for weddings and reunions and parties, and the McMurphy is a nice place to set such events. I suspected Allie needed me full-time, but she had yet to ask.

      When the summer season ended, I left Mackinac behind—along with my boyfriend the CSI guy, Shane Carpenter. It was a tear-filled good-bye. I left for a paying gig in Chicago with Eve’s Events. What I’ve learned is that Eve is no Allie, and Chicago was no longer the home of my heart. So, when Allie invited me to come to Mackinac Island in December for the Santa Fun Run and for Christmas, I said yes. Besides, it was an excuse to see what life is like in the off-season.

      There really wasn’t an off-season on Mackinac Island. Winter had its own events and beauty. Yes, the number of visitors was far fewer and snowmobiles took over for bicycles, but it was the perfect winter wonderland. There were still a few horses that pulled sleighs. Some brave adventurers rode fat-tire bikes, but it was tough going in the deep snow.

      Most of the Victorian summer homes that now served as bed and breakfasts were closed. A few places like the McMurphy were open year-round, making the tiny island homey, quiet, and a little crazy. With as much snow as Mackinac Island got in winter, there wasn’t much to do but pub crawls and winter sports. Once the straits started to ice up, the ferries didn’t run. So I hopped a ride via chartered airplane. Luckily, I knew a pilot. Sophie had brought a group of us in from Chicago’s executive airport.

      Last night was crazy. The streets had been wall-to-wall Santas. The Santa Fun Run was a 10K race around the island with participants wearing Santa suits. To make the winter celebration even more fun, there were Santa pub crawls set for the two nights before the race and the night after, adding up to a four-day affair.

      I stood in the middle of Main Street and took a long,

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