Tomorrow is another death for the woman whose weddings always seem to go off with a hitchโfrom the author of Murder Borrowed, Murder Blue.
Professional wedding planner Mallory Shepard knows her job is challenging under any circumstances. But this time the groom is her exโand someone invites murderย .ย .ย .
Malloryโs fineโreallyโhandling the wedding arrangements for her ex, Keith. But his fiancรฉe, Becca, has at the last minute decided to switch from a Japanese-cherry-blossom theme to a Gone with the Wind theme. She wants to honor her ailing grandmother, who owns an impressive collection of GWTW memorabiliaโand who is fiercely at odds with the groomโs mother over the nuptial plans.
But among other complications, Becca gets into a fight with an old childhood rival over a replica Scarlett OโHara wedding gown. She wins the dressโbut soon becomes a murder suspect when the other woman is found dead in Beccaโs swimming pool. And itโs up to Mallory to solve the mystery behind this unhappy occasion, before a different kind of civil war breaks outย .ย .ย .
Praise for Engaged in Death
โHad me in its spell from page one. Readers will love this.โ โLeslie Meier, New York Times bestselling author
โI had great fun reading the adventures of nouveau sleuth Mallory Shepard as she wrangles corpses, kittens, and a cheating fiancรฉ in this charming debut mystery.โ โLaura Levine, author of Murder Has Nine Lives
โ[A] cozy combination of mystery, romance, and recipes.โ โKirkus Reviews