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Hannah Swensen Mysteries

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE MURDER
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE MURDER
BLUEBERRY MUFFIN MURDER
LEMON MERINGUE PIE MURDER
FUDGE CUPCAKE MURDER
SUGAR COOKIE MURDER
PEACH COBBLER MURDER
CHERRY CHEESECAKE MURDER
KEY LIME PIE MURDER
CANDY CANE MURDER
CARROT CAKE MURDER
CREAM PUFF MURDER
PLUM PUDDING MURDER
APPLE TURNOVER MURDER
DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE MURDER
GINGERBREAD COOKIE MURDER
CINNAMON ROLL MURDER
RED VELVET CUPCAKE MURDER
BLACKBERRY PIE MURDER
DOUBLE FUDGE BROWNIE MURDER
WEDDING CAKE MURDER
CHRISTMAS CARAMEL MURDER
JOANNE FLUKE’S LAKE EDEN COOKBOOK

Suspense Novels

VIDEO KILL
WINTER CHILL
DEAD GIVEAWAY
THE OTHER CHILD
COLD JUDGMENT
FATAL IDENTITY
FINAL APPEAL
VENGEANCE IS MINE
EYES
WICKED

Published by Kensington Publishing Corporation

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CHRISTMAS CARAMEL MURDER

JOANNE FLUKE

All copyrighted material within is Attributor Protected.

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KENSINGTON BOOKS are published by

Kensington Publishing Corp.
119 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018

Copyright © 2016 by H.L. Swensen, Inc.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of the Publisher, excepting brief quotes used in reviews.

Kensington and the K logo Reg. U.S. Pat. & TM Off.

Library of Congress Card Catalogue Number: 2016946393

ISBN: 978-1-6177-3228-7

ISBN-10: 1-61773-228-1

First Kensington Hardcover Edition: October 2016

ISBN-13: 978-1-61773-229-4

ISBN-10: 1-61773-229-X

First Kensington Electronic Edition: October 2016

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Dedication

This book is for lovely Frida Giselle.

Acknowledgements:

Acknowledgements:

Big hugs to the kids and the grandkids.

Thank you to my friends and neighbors: Mel & Kurt,
Lyn & Bill, Gina, Dee Appleton, Jay, Richard Jordan,
Laura Levine, the real Nancy and Heiti, Dr. Bob &
Sue, Dan, Mark & Mandy at Faux Library, Daryl and
her staff at Groves Accountancy, Gene and Ron at
SDSA, and everyone at Boston Private Bank.

Thanks to Brad, Stephanie, Eric, Amanda, Lorenzo,
Nancey, Meg, Bruce, Alison, Cameron, Gabriel,
Barbara, and everyone at the Hallmark Movies &
Mysteries Channel who gave us the Murder She
Baked Hannah Swensen movies. What fun to see
Hannah on TV!

Thank you to my Minnesota friends: Lois & Neal, Bev
& Jim, Lois & Jack, Val, Ruthann, Lowell, Dorothy &
Sue, Mary & Jim, Pat and Gary at their Once Upon a
Crime Bookstore, and Tim Hedges.

A grateful hug to my multi-talented friend and
Editor-in-Chief, John Scognamiglio.

Thanks to all the wonderful folks at Kensington
Publishing who keep Hannah sleuthing and baking
up a storm.

Thanks to Meg Ruley and the staff at the Jane
Rotrosen Agency for their constant support and their
wise advice.

Thanks to Hiro Kimura, my wonderful cover artist for
the incredibly delicious-looking caramels on this book
cover. My caramels don’t come close to looking this
delectable, but they do taste better!

Thank you to Lou Malcangi at Kensington Publishing,
for designing all of Hannah’s deliciously stunning
covers.

Thanks to John at Placed4Success.com for Hannah’s
movie and TV placements, his presence on all of
Hannah’s social media, the countless hours he puts in
on my behalf, and for always being there for me.

Thanks to Rudy for maintaining my website at
wwwJoanneFluke.com, his talent behind the camera,
and for giving support to Hannah’s social media.

Big thanks to Kathy Allen for the final testing of every
single one of Hannah’s recipes.