{"id":26750,"date":"2020-12-17T07:04:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T12:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=26750"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:57:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:57:27","slug":"review-finished-off-in-fondant-by-rosemarie-ross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/17\/review-finished-off-in-fondant-by-rosemarie-ross\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d Finished Off in Fondant by Rosemarie Ross"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26750\" data-postid=\"26750\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26750 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/finished-off-in-fondant-rosemarie-ross.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \ud83d\udd0d Finished Off in Fondant by Rosemarie Ross\" alt=\"Review \ud83d\udd0d Finished Off in Fondant by Rosemarie Ross\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em><strong>Hosting a reality cooking show could be the perfect career boost for Chef Courtney Archer\u2014as long as the contestants aren\u2019t suspected of murder . . .<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Despite a few early hiccups, Courtney is thrilled with her starring role on <em>The American Baking Battle<\/em>, filmed at a grand resort in the Pocono Mountains. The icing on the cake? The new season has a wedding theme\u2014complete with formalwear. But the first day on set, the producer seems to care more about profits than pastry\u2014and the topper comes when her cohost Skylar falls ill. Little does she know things are about to end in tiers . . .<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When a barely coherent, blood-covered Skylar is discovered at the doorway of his room, Courtney is horrified to walk inside and find a towering wedding cake\u2014thoroughly smashed by the body of a woman in a bridal gown. Now suspicion is filling the studio and falling on Skylar, and Courtney has to look at coworkers and contestants, working through layers of deception to find the real culprit . . .<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Dec 1, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Courtney Archer Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Kensington<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And\u2026we\u2019re back on set with <em>Cooking with the Farmer\u2019s Daughter<\/em> with Courtney Archer and cooking is not all that\u2019s on the menu during this episode.\u00a0 With secrets revealed Courtney finds herself unsure and in a delicate situation that could jeopardize her career and threaten the security of her show.\u00a0 Filming a cooking show can sometimes get a little dicey.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Courtney Archer, host of <em>Cooking with the Farmer\u2019s Daughter <\/em>and co-host of <em>The American Baking Battle<\/em> is a magnet for trouble.\u00a0 Luckily, Season 2 of <em>The American Baking Battle<\/em> is about to start and after the disastrous events of Season 1, Courtney is ready to put her best sleuth, I mean, foot forward.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book is made up of the best ingredients.\u00a0 Courtney Archer is a tenacious and nonstop character, who is relentless in her investigation to absolve her friend from blame.\u00a0 Witty and funny this character was effortless and a pleasure to meet. \u00a0A reluctant sleuth with a good eye for detail and an acuity for questions.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The relationship between the main character and the supportive characters is new (this is only the second book of the series), but I can already see how the characters are bonding and relating to one another. Great friendships are forming and maybe a little romance in the future, too.\u00a0 Not all characters are pleasant though, and some are hilariously disagreeable. Smart banter makes up for unsavory characteristics among those with issues with Courtney involving herself in the investigation (Sheriff Perry).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tension and suspicion run the show in this book, and it was easy as pie finding the right ingredients to solve this mystery.\u00a0 This was an excellent and enjoyable read and I highly recommend this one if you are looking for something rich and entertaining.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Patricia<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3nxJQxq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/finished-off-in-fondant\/id1512240308?itsct=books_toolbox&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_finished_off_in_fondant&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/finished-off-in-fondant-rosemarie-ross\/1136585695?ean=9781496722782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/finished-off-in-fondant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Rosemarie_Ross_Finished_Off_in_Fondant?id=3s7UDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hosting a reality cooking show could be the perfect career boost for Chef Courtney Archer\u2014as long as the contestants aren\u2019t suspected of murder . . 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The icing on the cake? The new season has a wedding theme\u2014complete with formalwear. But the first day on set, the producer seems to care more about profits than pastry\u2014and the topper comes when her cohost Skylar falls ill. Little does she know things are about to end in tiers . . .<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>When a barely coherent, blood-covered Skylar is discovered at the doorway of his room, Courtney is horrified to walk inside and find a towering wedding cake\u2014thoroughly smashed by the body of a woman in a bridal gown. Now suspicion is filling the studio and falling on Skylar, and Courtney has to look at coworkers and contestants, working through layers of deception to find the real culprit . . .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Dec 1, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Courtney Archer Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Kensington<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And\u2026we\u2019re back on set with <em>Cooking with the Farmer\u2019s Daughter<\/em> with Courtney Archer and cooking is not all that\u2019s on the menu during this episode.\u00a0 With secrets revealed Courtney finds herself unsure and in a delicate situation that could jeopardize her career and threaten the security of her show.\u00a0 Filming a cooking show can sometimes get a little dicey.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Courtney Archer, host of <em>Cooking with the Farmer\u2019s Daughter <\/em>and co-host of <em>The American Baking Battle<\/em> is a magnet for trouble.\u00a0 Luckily, Season 2 of <em>The American Baking Battle<\/em> is about to start and after the disastrous events of Season 1, Courtney is ready to put her best sleuth, I mean, foot forward.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book is made up of the best ingredients.\u00a0 Courtney Archer is a tenacious and nonstop character, who is relentless in her investigation to absolve her friend from blame.\u00a0 Witty and funny this character was effortless and a pleasure to meet. \u00a0A reluctant sleuth with a good eye for detail and an acuity for questions.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The relationship between the main character and the supportive characters is new (this is only the second book of the series), but I can already see how the characters are bonding and relating to one another. Great friendships are forming and maybe a little romance in the future, too.\u00a0 Not all characters are pleasant though, and some are hilariously disagreeable. Smart banter makes up for unsavory characteristics among those with issues with Courtney involving herself in the investigation (Sheriff Perry).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tension and suspicion run the show in this book, and it was easy as pie finding the right ingredients to solve this mystery.\u00a0 This was an excellent and enjoyable read and I highly recommend this one if you are looking for something rich and entertaining.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Patricia<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3nxJQxq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/finished-off-in-fondant\/id1512240308?itsct=books_toolbox&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_finished_off_in_fondant&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/finished-off-in-fondant-rosemarie-ross\/1136585695?ean=9781496722782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/finished-off-in-fondant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Rosemarie_Ross_Finished_Off_in_Fondant?id=3s7UDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}