Moonlight Murder Mystery Club: A Bitter Taste Book 1 of 5

· Moonlight Murder Mystery Club: 5-Book Series Book 1 · Blake Rivers Publishing
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Some mornings start with coffee. Sage Holloway's started with a corpse.

When Sage Holloway trades her corporate food science career for a fresh start in the seaside town of Crescent Harbor, she expects flour-dusted mornings, loyal regulars, and the simple satisfaction of baking something real.

She doesn't expect a body.

When Crescent Harbor's most hated developer drops dead, police zero in on the obvious suspect — Sage's employee, a single mom whose very public, very angry threat against the man now looks an awful lot like motive. But Sage knows her. And Sage knows better.

Armed with a baker's instincts, a food scientist's eye for detail, and Shadow — her sleek black cat with ancient golden eyes who always seems to know exactly what's happening — Sage starts pulling at threads that powerful people would rather stayed buried.

Strange sediment in a coffee cup. A cottage garden full of beautiful deadly flowers. A silver-haired woman who knows far too much and offers help far too easily.

In Crescent Harbor, the scones are fresh, the secrets run deep, and some things were buried for a very good reason.

She just wanted to bake. Now she has to find a killer before someone decides she knows too much.

A Bitter Taste is Book 1 of 5 in the complete Moonlight Murder Mystery Club series — a cozy mystery series featuring baker-sleuth Sage Holloway and her clever cat Shadow. All five books available now on Amazon and major retailers.

Perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke, Laura Childs, and Ellie Alexander.

Some mornings start with coffee. Sage Holloway's started with a corpse. When Sage Holloway trades her corporate food science career for a fresh start in the seaside town of Crescent Harbor, she expects flour-dusted mornings, loyal regulars, and the simple satisfaction of baking something real. Sh...

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41 reviews
JulieY
October 30, 2026
A good series starter. For Sage Holloway, food science was her career, but baking is her passion. She spent summers in Crescent Harbor, and now she has a bakery there. She also acquired a black cat, or perhaps it acquired her. When a hated developer is murdered, Sage’s employee is the prime suspect. Sage will need all her skills to solve the case and clear her name. The plot is interesting, and the clues are fun to follow. I am curious to see what part the cat assumes in future books.
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Jeffrey Irby
May 1, 2026
Picked this up on a whim and finished it in one sitting. Sage Holloway is exactly the kind of amateur sleuth I love — smart, loyal, and driven by genuine instinct. Shadow the cat is an absolute star. The mystery kept me guessing until the very end and the twist genuinely surprised me. Already halfway through Book 2. Highly recommend.
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Linda Lipka
November 12, 2026
A bit long winded and repeated throughout the last couple chapters! Must be being paid by the word? Good Book otherwise!
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