Hope Early has been building her personal brand and business and the hard work is paying off. From her blog to her partnerships with other brands and from her coaching calls to her volunteer work, her life is full and she’s happy. Too bad her neighbor Birdie isn’t happy. EVER. When hope finds out Birdie is trying to get their neighbors to sign a petition to get Hope to move out of the neighborhood, that’s the last straw for Hope and she loses her temper with the woman…and everyone in town hears about it.

Being the bigger person, Hope tries to smooth things over and takes some freshly baked muffins over to Birdie and asks that they sit down and talk through their issues. Birdie declines, but then agrees and when Hope arrives for their meeting, she finds Birdie dead in the gazebo, having eaten one of Hope’s muffins. WHO killed the woman because Hope sure didn’t, but she’s set up to be the prime suspect after that very public fight the women had. Hope has to clear her name fast or she’ll lose not only everything she’s worked so hard for, but her freedom as well.

This is a great cozy series and includes recipes with each release. The characters are well developed and the whodunit has lots of red herrings to keep you guessing, but the clues are there and you have to wait until you get that one aha moment…usually at the real…and you’re satisfied. This one of two series I read from this author and both are on my must read list as I wait for each new entry to come out. Give it a read and you’ll be hooked too.

What do you do when you find out a neighbor is trying to run you out of your house & neighborhood? Bake them a batch of delicious muffins, of course! Hope Early is going to need a lot more than muffins to get out of the mess she's in. Hope is furious that her neighbor Birdie is petitioning the neighborhood to force her out, and she's hoping to smooth things over by bringing her a batch of homemade treats.
When Birdie is found dead, Hope becomes the prime suspect and will do anything to protect herself and her reputation.

I enjoyed this story and thought the mystery was really well done.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.

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This was my first time reading this author and I enjoyed it. I liked the fun characters and small town feels and solving the whodunit.

Another good book in the series. Hope is busy with her volunteer work, her blog, and solving a murder (where she is a suspect). I enjoy reading about her daily blog experiences and her fun relationship with her friend Drew. I really like the scenes with him the best. When they are chasing down leads they have a Lucy and Ethel vibe that is enjoyable. I like the supporting character, Claire (Hope's sister). Hope doesn't have a lot of self confidence and Claire helps her with that. The mystery in this book has lots of suspects for Hope to track down. It kept me guessing. Her former producer (in NYC), Corey, needs to make an appearance in Hope's town. And more of Drew and Hope zipping here and there, please.

Hope Early is loving life, her food blog is more successful than she dared imagine, her house renovations are going really well and her love life is just perfect, thank you. So when sister Claire mentions a petition being handed round to force her from her home she is shocked and hurt. Arguing with its instigator, Birdie Donovan, on the steps of the library might not have been Hope’s smartest move but finding her dead body definitely changed everything and not for the better.

With her reputation on the line Hope knows there's no way she can leave the case to Jefferson PD and begins her own investigation into the death. Birdie Donovan was a woman with more enemies than most because of her acid tongue and intolerant attitude. There are no shortage of suspects but Hope seems unable to remove herself from number one spot and then another woman dies.

This is the fifth in the food blogger series and was a very enjoyable read. There were more than a few red herrings, which sent me off in the wrong direction, but in the end my suspicions were raised just before the big reveal which was great. The victim was not a sympathetic character in any way but this made the reasons behind her death more involved and less anticipated. I felt the end was a little rushed and disappointing in part but mostly it sets things up very nicely for the next outing to Hope Early's world and the recipes are an added bonus.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the opinions expressed are my own. I enjoyed this very much; it is a good series.

I enjoyed this book. I liked the characters and the story was interesting. I was hungry after the description of all the food at the end. The killer was a surprise. #TheCorpseInTheGazebo #NetGalley.

What a wild and entertaining ride! THE CORPSE IN THE GAZEBO is absolutely perfect for fans of cozy mysteries.

Realizing I'm the minority on this, I'm not normally a fan of cozies that incorporate food. However, Hope's blog is a fun background to the story.

Birdie is fascinating and a great "adversary."

I love the town and the side characters.

Now for the best part? The mystery definitely kept me guessing and turning the pages.

I promise you don't have to be familiar with this series to enjoy this book, which is the 5th. Jump right in; you won't be disappointed.