Hoping to book more weddings at her B&B, Nina Fleet gets a table at the local Bridal Expo at her friend’s suggestion. At the end of the Bridal Fashion show, that caps off the event, a large wedding cake is rolled out onto the runway and instead of the surprise flowers that were supposed to flow out of the cake, Nina’s friend Roxanna falls out of the cake, dead.

When Nina shares the details of a fight she overheard Roxanna and her business partner having, the police arrest the business partner for murder. Nina doesn’t believe the woman killed Roxanna and decides to prove the woman’s innocence. It is during her investigation that Nina discovers her friend wasn’t quite the person she believed her to be. But focusing on the woman she knew, she goes on to seek justice for her friend.

Along with her partner in crime, Harry, Nina come up with quite a few suspects but no solid evidence. Will they be able o find the murderer or will this be the one that gets away?

This is the third book in the series, and I have read them all. With an Australian shepherd, southern charm, and a well written whodunit each time, this is one of my go to series. I can’t wait to read the fourth entry in this series.

Nina Fleet is the owner of Fleet House, a bed-and-breakfast retreat Fleet House in Cymbeline, Georgia. She’s taking part in the third annual fall Veils and Vanities Bridal Expo at Cymbeline High School.

Cymbeline is a tourist destination for tourists and creatives including brides who see the town as a fun place for a budget wedding destination.

At the expo, Nina overhears her friend Roxanna and the expo’s confounder, Virgie Hamilton having a heated argument over website domains. Then she hears Virgie accuse Roxanna of stealing money from their joint expo account which Roxanna denies.

Shortly after, Roxanne is found strangled to death with a scarf.

A well crafted cozy mystery filled with interesting characters. Would recommend.

Thank you to Anna Gerard, NetGalley, and Crooked Lane Books for the ARC of this book.