Cake on Hot Tin Roof is the second in the series. Rita Lucero is the owner/chief baker of Zydeco Cakes in New Orleans, due to her soon-to-be ex-husband dying before signing the divorce papers. Her mother-in-law feels sure they would have reconciled, and so pushes Rita into becoming more involved in New Orleans high society. She is talked into throwing a Mardi Gras party, even though she is over-worked and totally stressed making King Cakes for Mardi Gras at her bakery.
When the aunt and uncle that raised her arrive for a visit unexpectedly, she talks them into attending her party, where her uncle gets into an argument with a local celebrity. Shortly thereafter, the celebrity is found murdered, and Rita's uncle is the number one suspect. Rita feels she must clear her uncle's name, and gets involved in the investigation.
This was a light and easy read, and I enjoyed it. I was a bit disappointed in Rita, and how she gave in so often to the demands other people placed on her, even though it added to her stress. I hope she develops more of a backbone in future stories.
This is one of the books for the 2014 Around the World Challenge --United States (North America)
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