Hoang Nguyen

🍬 The annual Sweetwater Springs Chocolate Festival is a dream come true for candy shop owner Penny Sweet—until her main competitor, the notoriously ruthless confectioner Carmel Crunch, collapses after sampling Penny's signature sea salt caramel. When the police discover the caramel was poisoned, Penny becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. With her family's century-old candy shop at risk of closing forever, Penny must work quickly to clear her name. Assisted by her pug, Gumdrop, and a charming food scientist with a taste for truth, Penny uncovers a web of deception that's stickier than melted taffy. From stolen recipes and industrial espionage to secret ingredients and bitter family rivalries, every clue reveals another layer of deception. Can Penny find the real killer before her business—and her life—get completely gummed up?

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