Blackmail and Bibingka

Thank you GetRed PR and Berkley Publishers for this gifted copy.

Manansala is back with Tita Rosie’s fun and tight knit Filipino family! 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗮 is a cozy Christmas story and an entertaining continuation of the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery series.

If you are looking for a story full of intelligent and strong female characters, humor, culture, mystery, and real-life issues, then I recommend you pick up Manansala’s latest book in this cozy mystery series!

Also, a warning…Don’t read this book on an empty stomach!

𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: It’s Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal. Sure, her new business, the Brew-ha Cafe, is looking to turn a profit in its first year. And yes, she’s taken the first step in a new romance with her good friend Jae Park. But her cousin Ronnie is back in town after ghosting the family fifteen years ago, claiming that his recent purchase of a local winery shows that he’s back on his feet and ready to contribute to the Shady Palms community. Tita Rosie is thrilled with the return of her prodigal son, but Lila knows that wherever Ronnie goes, trouble follows.

She’s soon proven right when Ronnie is suspected of murder, and secrets surrounding her shady cousin and those involved with the winery start piling up. Now Lila has to put away years of resentment and distrust to prove her cousin’s innocence. He may be a jerk, but he’s still family. And there’s no way her flesh and blood could actually be a murderer . . . right?