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  Thank you very much for reading The Sweet Smell of Murder, the first book in the Chocolate Centered Cozy Mystery Series. If you enjoyed the book and would like to be updated when I release a new book you can sign up for email updates at http://www.cindybellbooks.com/newsletter. I will never share your email and you will only receive emails from me when I have released a new book, am offering a discount or when I have giveaways.

  About the Author

  Cindy Bell is the author of the cozy mystery series Chocolate Centered, Sage Gardens, Bekki the Beautician, Dune House, Heavenly Highland Inn and Wendy the Wedding Planner.

  Cindy has always loved reading, but it is only recently that she has discovered her passion for writing romantic cozy mysteries. She loves walking along the beach thinking of the next adventure her characters can embark on.

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  More Books by Cindy Bell

  Chocolate Centered Cozy Mysteries

  The Sweet Smell of Murder

  A Deadly Delicious Delivery

  Sage Gardens Cozy Mysteries

  Birthdays Can Be Deadly

  Money Can Be Deadly

  Trust Can Be Deadly

  Ties Can Be Deadly

  Rocks Can Be Deadly

  Wendy the Wedding Planner Cozy Mysteries

  Matrimony, Money and Murder

  Chefs, Ceremonies and Crimes

  Knives and Nuptials

  Mice, Marriage and Murder

  Bekki the Beautician Cozy Mysteries

  Hairspray and Homicide

  A Dyed Blonde and a Dead Body

  Mascara and Murder

  Pageant and Poison

  Conditioner and a Corpse

  Mistletoe, Makeup and Murder

  Hairpin, Hair Dryer and Homicide

  Blush, a Bride and a Body

  Shampoo and a Stiff

  Cosmetics, a Cruise and a Killer

  Lipstick, a Long Iron and Lifeless

  Camping, Concealer and Criminals

  Treated and Dyed

  Dune House Cozy Mysteries

  Seaside Secrets

  Boats and Bad Guys

  Treasured History

  Hidden Hideaways

  Dodgy Dealings

  Suspects and Surprises

  Heavenly Highland Inn Cozy Mysteries

  Murdering the Roses

  Dead in the Daisies

  Killing the Carnations

  Drowning the Daffodils

  Suffocating the Sunflowers

  Books, Bullets and Blooms

  A Deadly Serious Gardening Contest

  A Bridal Bouquet and a Body

  Triple Chocolate Muffin Recipe

  Ingredients:

  3 ounces butter

  6 ounces semisweet chocolate

  3 cups all-purpose flour

  1 tablespoon baking powder

  3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

  1 cup light brown sugar

  2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  1 1/2 cups milk

  2 eggs

  4 ounces milk chocolate cut into chunks

  3 ounces white chocolate cut into chunks

  Preparation:

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

  Line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper liners.

  Melt butter and semisweet chocolate.

  Sift flour, baking powder and cocoa into a bowl. Add light brown sugar and mix the dry ingredients together.

  In another bowl whisk vanilla extract, milk and eggs together. Add to the dry ingredients and fold until combined.

  Mix in lukewarm melted chocolate and butter mixture.

  Mix in white and milk chocolate chunks. Leaving some small pieces to decorate the top of the muffins.

  Spoon mixture into muffin cups.

  Sprinkle leftover chocolate chunks on the top of the batter.

  Bake in the preheated oven for 18 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the muffins comes out clean.

  Cool on a wire rack.