Laurel Inwood thought she'd put her past behind her. Instead of working as the personal chef to celebrity actress Meghan Cohan, Laurel is dishing up various Ethnic Eats at the Terminal at the Tracks diner in the small town of Hubbard, Ohio. Laurel is content with her life and has moved past her celebrity-serving days so it's more than a shock when the dead body of Meghan Cohan is found in her freezer. Lots of people disliked Meghan, but who wanted her dead?

ITALIAN ICED is the third book in the Ethnic Eats series and can be read on its own merits. However, I suspect readers who have been following Laurel since the first book will best appreciate ITALIAN ICED as Kylie Logan brings things full circle. We get to see the people Laurel knew from her days as a celebrity chef, as well as getting a glimpse of why life in Hubbard is far more peaceful despite the murders Laurel seems to stumble into.

As always, the food in the Ethnic Eats series sounds delectable! As one would guess from the title, Italian food is the overall theme to this addition to the series and oh my, I want to try some of the yummy recipes Laurel prepares for her customers! I love that they discuss fresh herbs and vegetables and Kylie Logan has me motivated to start preparations for next year's gardening after finishing ITALIAN ICED (although hopefully, my tomatoes fare better than Laurel's!).

ITALIAN ICED is exactly the sort of entertaining cozy mystery I've come to expect in the Ethnic Eats series. Laurel is a great heroine, willing to dig in and work hard despite her former celebrity chef status and Declan, oh who can't help but love Declan Fury? And yes, ITALIAN ICED gives us plenty of Declan moments as we watch the love between him and Laurel strengthen even further. ITALIAN ICED has it all - a fun cozy mystery that keeps you guessing until the end, scrumptious recipes, and a nice dose of romance!

Book Summary

Hot pasta and a cold corpse make for quite a combination in the latest book in the Ethnic Eats mystery series.

When Laurel Inwood features Italian cuisine on the Terminal at the Tracks menu, she knows she'll need to stock the shelves, the fridge, and the freezer with plenty of wonderful delicacies. She just never expected one of them to be her former employer, Hollywood superstar Meghan Cohan.

And one day, when Laurel is at the restaurant early to get ready for the regular rush of customers, that's exactly what she finds--Meghan dead in the Terminal freezer.

What's a Hollywood A-lister doing in Hubbard, Ohio?

For Laurel, that's the real question, because the first question she'd ask in any other murder investigation--who would want the victim dead?--seems pretty much a no-brainer in this case.

Who would want Meghan dead?

Just about anybody who had ever met her.