Vanilla Beaned

The eighth book in the Cupcake Bakery series follows Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura as they expand their Fairy Tale Cupcakes shop by opening a franchise in Las Vegas. Their business manager, Tate Harper, arranges a meeting with Holly Hartzmark, a former showgirl interested in bringing the bakery's treats to the city. Mel is hesitant to share her family recipes with someone she has only just met, and Holly's bold manner does not help.

When the proposed storefront is destroyed in an explosion, Mel begins to see a more vulnerable side to Holly, one that resembles Mel's own character. Wanting to help, Mel starts looking into who would want the bakery's plans to fail. As the investigation goes on, a dangerous saboteur becomes a real threat to Mel and her friends.