Have you ever watched Cutthroat Kitchen and wished that the show could just be a teensy bit more cutthroat? Well, have I got the book for you! Courtney Archer is a woman with a secret. She's not actually the down home country girl her legions of fans think she is. This probably wouldn't be such a big deal if she wasn't the host of a very popular cooking show. Courtney is chosen to host a baking battle with her reputation as a country girl. Unfortunately one of the contestants is fatalky beaned in the head with cast iron filled with dessert. More precisely, a dessert poor Courtney had left to cool. Everyone is a suspect, including Courtney. Trying to keep her secret and unmask the murderer keeps Courtney on her toes. I really enjoyed this one and was honestly surprised by how much I liked Courtney. (Look, she's lying for fame. Not very nice) but Ross manages to make her very relatable and sympathetic. First in the series.