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Welcome to Whipped & Sipped—where the pastries are guilt-free, the coffee is strong, and the gossip might just get you killed.
Battered was re-launched September 2025 by Anamcara Press.
Smothered and Charred, Books 2 and 3 in the series will show up in the coming months, and POUNDED: A Whipped
& Sipped Mystery will be released in the spring of 2026!
GIVEAWAY LINK HERE
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What a delicious start to a series—literally! This cozy mystery was a treat from page one, with lovable, slightly messy characters and a main character who’s refreshingly imperfect (just like my baking attempts). My only complaint? I spent half the book drooling. Warning: do not read on an empty stomach unless you’re okay with raiding your kitchen between chapters!
—Valerie Biel, Beyond the Cemetery Gate, Circle of Nine Series
An involving, fast-paced mystery with compelling characters, twists, turns, and food—oh, the food! I want to be a regular at the Whipped and Sipped Cafe and hang out with the locals.—Laurie Buchanan, Sean McPherson Crime Thriller Series
I just discovered this deliciously delightful mystery series set in Chicago, one of my favorite cities. . . Great characters and a compelling plot that kept me guessing to the end. G.P. has also included all thirty recipes mentioned in Battered.— Kathleen Kaska, author of the Sidney Lockhart Mysteries
If you are looking for a slightly different take on a culinary cozy mystery, this is the debut to read.—Carstairs Considered
Warm and cool, sassy and savvy, GP Gottlieb has written a murder mystery that is as interesting as the family dynamic itself – exploring its alliances, intrigues and the possibility of how people can protect, surprise, and, quite literally- kill each other. A fun, delicious read!—Marcy Heisler, theatrical lyricist
The generous collection of recipes at the end was a nice surprise. Good thing, too, because reading this book made me hungry. If you like reading about food, family, friendships, and the occasional dead body, this book is for you!—Cayce Osborne, Author of Bestselling Novel, I Know What You Did
I would read this book just to spend time with the characters in the cafe and learn about vegan pastries, but the compelling mystery had me glued to the page.—Sharon Lynn, author of the award-winning Cotswold Crimes Mystery series
ABOUT BATTERED:
Murder is on the menu—served warm with muffins and lattes.
Alene Baron has built more than a café—she’s built a community. At Whipped & Sipped, customers linger over Ruthie’s decadent-but-healthy desserts, children flock to Saturday story hour, and knitting groups craft blankets for refugee families.
Alene prides herself on knowing her patrons so well she can often place “a wholegrain blueberry muffin on the counter before the customer themselves knew” they wanted it.
When Whipped and Sipped Café proprietor Alene Baron finds a dead body next door, she calls the police and dashes home — to make soup for her family.
Alene is 38 and divorced, living in a Chicago high rise with her father and children. She wonders if the murderer is an ex-spouse, a neighbor, or one of her employees.
Then someone batters two more people who are connected to the café.
There’s another mystery, closer to Alene’s heart: Is the lead detective going to take her seriously?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Photos Courtesy of the Author
I earned music degrees during the last century and over the years, have performed, taught, composed and administrated while writing stories, songs, and several unwieldy
manuscripts.
After recovering from breast cancer in 2015, I turned to writing in earnest, melding my two passions; nourishment for mind and body and recipe-laced murder mysteries.
I host New Books in Literature, a podcast channel on the New Books Network, and have interviewed over 250 authors.
I've been on the board of Sisters in Crime Chicagoland since 2020, and also belong to SinC Colorado, SinC Wisconsin, and MWA.
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MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
G.P. Gottlieb has performed, taught, and administrated, but she’s happiest when writing recipe-laced murder mysteries.
Battered: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery, was published in 2019 after she won the contract in an online competition.
Smothered, the second book in the series, launched in 2021, and Charred, the third Whipped and Sipped Mystery launched in 2023.
You can hear Gottlieb’s podcast interviews as host for New Books in Literature, a channel on the New Books Network (https://newbooksnetwork.com/search?+q…)
OR read some of her sharp-tongued essays on Medium (https://medium.com/@gpgottlieb).
When not reading or writing, she loves walking along the lake path, attending concerts and plays, and travelling.
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