Hot Chocolate Murder

A Missing Guest, A Shocking Discovery, and Secrets That Refuse to Stay Buried.
Some mysteries begin with a murder. Others begin with a disappearance.
Melissa Gladstone-Beckett thought running a charming beachside bed and breakfast in Calgon, Florida would keep her busy enough.
Between welcoming guests, managing her thriving cupcake shop, and enjoying life with her husband, Detective Chas Beckett, Missy already has more than enough on her plate. The last thing she expects is for one of her guests to vanish without a trace.
When a visitor mysteriously disappears, panic quickly spreads through the inn and the sleepy coastal community. Refusing to sit back and wait, Missy launches her own search for answers. Joined by her loyal friend, internationally renowned artist Phillip "Kel" Kellerman, she follows a trail of clues that leads them into increasingly dangerous territory.
What they uncover is far more disturbing than either of them imagined.
As the search intensifies, hidden secrets begin to surface, revealing connections that threaten to shake their lives-and their town-to the very core. With every new discovery, Missy realizes that finding the missing guest may be only the beginning of a much larger mystery.
Meanwhile, her best friend Echo is facing challenges of her own. Struggling through a difficult season of self-discovery, she finds unexpected purpose when her handmade candles become a local success. New friendships, surprising opportunities, and the possibility of romance offer hope when she needs it most.
But with danger closing in and the truth becoming more terrifying by the day, Missy must race against time to uncover what really happened before someone else disappears.
Can she solve the mystery and bring a missing guest home? Or will the secrets she uncovers change everything she thought she knew about the people around her?
Filled with seaside charm, heartwarming friendships, delicious desserts, and nonstop suspense, this captivating cozy mystery delivers an unforgettable blend of mystery, humor, and small-town intrigue.
Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries, bed and breakfast mysteries, cupcake shop mysteries, amateur women sleuths, beach town mysteries, clean whodunits, culinary cozy mysteries, missing persons mysteries, small-town murder mysteries, and character-driven mystery series.
Because sometimes finding the truth is even more frightening than not knowing it at all.