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The Ella McBane Mysteries · Free prequel story

Chefly
KissedA Paris prequel

Before the catering company, before the bodies at her beautiful parties, Ella McBane spent an evening in Paris with two men she has never quite stopped thinking about.

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FreeChefly Kissed, an Ella McBane mystery by Michele Scott

The story

How Ella met Blaise and Gabriel

Every reader of the Ella McBane mysteries eventually asks about these two. Chefly Kissed is where the answer begins.

Then, and ever since

Gabriel

He doesn’t stay in Paris. Decades later he is still woven through Ella’s life, turning up in the middle of it as though he never left.

A couple on a Paris balcony at sunset, from the cover of Chefly Kissed
Paris, the evening everything started

The open question

Blaise

What happened with Blaise is the one thing Ella won’t explain. Book three, Deliciously Dead, finally answers it.

Meet Ella

Life begins at fifty. So does the sleuthing.

Ella McBane caters San Francisco’s best nights: the weddings, the rehearsal dinners, the parties people plan for a year. The kids are grown. The house is quiet.

And lately, her beautiful events keep turning into crime scenes.

WhereSan Francisco, and the kitchens behind its best parties.
Day jobCaterer. She knows everyone worth knowing, and most of their secrets.
The troubleGuests who don’t make it to dessert.
Start hereChefly Kissed is free. The full mysteries begin with Engagingly Dead.

The Ella McBane Mysteries · Reading order

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  1. Engagingly Dead coverBook 1

    Engagingly Dead

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  2. Swimmingly Dead coverBook 2

    Swimmingly Dead

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  3. Chefly Kissed coverPrequel story · Free

    Chefly Kissed

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  4. Deliciously Dead coverBook three · Coming soon

    Deliciously Dead

    Answers the Blaise question

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