Tomorrow is another death for the woman whose weddings always seem to go off with a hitchβfrom 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 exβand someone invites murderΒ .Β .Β .
Malloryβs fineβreallyβhandling the wedding arrangements for her ex, Keith. But his fiancΓ©e, 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 memorabiliaβand who is fiercely at odds with the groomβs mother over the nuptial plans.
But among other complications, Becca gets into a fight with an old childhood rival over a replica Scarlett OβHara wedding gown. She wins the dressβbut soon becomes a murder suspect when the other woman is found dead in Beccaβs swimming pool. And itβs up to Mallory to solve the mystery behind this unhappy occasion, before a different kind of civil war breaks outΒ .Β .Β .
Praise for Engaged in Death
βHad me in its spell from page one. Readers will love this.β βLeslie Meier, New York Times bestselling author
βI had great fun reading the adventures of nouveau sleuth Mallory Shepard as she wrangles corpses, kittens, and a cheating fiancΓ© in this charming debut mystery.β βLaura Levine, author of Murder Has Nine Lives
β[A] cozy combination of mystery, romance, and recipes.β βKirkus Reviews