Double-Dip Demise: A Sweet Dreams Mystery WOW Tour

Posted November 13, 2026 by Julie S. in Blog Tours / 1 Comment

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Title: Double-Dip Demise: A Sweet Dreams Mystery

Double-Dip Demise: A Sweet Dreams Mystery (Sweet Dreams Mysteries Book3)

by Elizabeth Maria Naranjo

Publisher : ‎ Independently published

Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 15, 2026

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Print length ‏ : ‎ 248 pages

About the Book: Christmas is around the corner, and Genevieve Winterland is taking a break from slinging scoops at Sweet Dreams Ice Cream Parlour to enjoy Pinewood’s Winter Spectacular. She can’t wait to sip cocoa on the snowy downtown streets and watch the tree lighting ceremony with BFF, BrandonSummers, and her dog, Butterscotch.

But Genevieve’s Christmas cheer begins to melt when an unwelcome visitor comes to town. Harlan Freed is the cantankerous owner of Cheezie’s Pizza, a chain of fast-food restaurants. His ambition to open one of his low-quality pie joints on Main Street threatens to put beloved staple Bradshaw’s Pizzeria out of business. Following a heated public argument with Mr. Bradshaw that nearly comes to blows, the bullish Freed turns up dead–strangled with a string of Christmas lights.

Genevieve feels compelled to investigate; after all, the body was discovered behind her family’s shop. But her history of amateur sleuthing has her on this ice with Detective Christie. Can she stay off the detective’s Naughty List and solve the crime before the trail goes cold?

Double-Dip Demise: A Sweet Dreams Mystery

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Guest Post: The Importance of Platonic Friendships in YA fiction

I’m a sucker for romance. Bring on the slow burns, the sweet and the spicy, the enemies to lovers, second-chance romance, and forbidden love. It’s so refreshing to crack open a book and know there’s a happily ever after waiting at the end.

But not every book needs romance.

When I set out to write a young adult cozy mystery series, I vowed to keep my main characters best friends forever. Why? Because we all know representation matters, and something I don’t see represented enough is platonic friendships in YA fiction.

It’s important for teens to know that not every friendship needs to be fraught with sexual tension or serve as a platform for a future romantic relationship. In the Sweet Dreams series, my main character, Genevieve Winterland, is best friends with her childhood playmate Brandon Summers. The two of them are amazing together. They know each other intimately, they have great chemistry, they laugh together every day, and they’re always there for each other. Those may be the perfect ingredients for a romance, but they’re also simply the essentials of a strong friendship.

For her part, Genevieve is not interested in romance at all. Running her family’s business, Sweet Dreams Ice Cream Parlour, keeps her busy enough, as does repeatedly having to solve murder mysteries in her hometown due to her frequent and unfortunate habit of stumbling across dead bodies.

The fact that Brandon cares for Genevieve purely as a friend and chooses to spend most of his time with her, without any hidden agendas and without objectifying her, is a credit to his character and keeps their unique bond from being reduced to a tiresome cliché.

Platonic friendships based on trust, mutual respect, affection, emotional support, and non-romantic love exist and are important. Let’s prioritize them more in YA fiction.

About the Author:

Elizabeth Maria Naranjo is the author of The Fourth Wall, The House on Linden Way, and the Sweet Dreams series. Her work has been published in Brevity Magazine, Superstition Review, Reservoir Road, Fractured Lit, Literary Mama, Hospital Drive, The Portland Review, and a few other places. Her stories have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best American Essay, and Best of the Net, and her short story “Windows” was selected for Best Microfiction 2023. Elizabeth can be found at http://www.elizabethmarianaranjo.com/.