1) BLURBS Blurb 1: Nora Quill came home to run a bakery, not to solve a murder. At 34, she has moved back to the island town of Gull Harbor to take over her late aunt's bakery, and opening day is supposed to be a fresh start. Instead, the harbor master is found dead behind the bakery, and Nora's cinnamon knots turn out to be the last thing he ate. Now the police suspect her. To clear her name, Nora has to team up with the one person she least expected to work beside again: her ex, Deputy Sam Ortiz. As the summer festival draws closer, the two of them have to sort out what really happened before the whole town makes up its mind about Nora. Someone in Gull Harbor knows the truth, and she has to find it before her new beginning is over. Blurb 2: Nora Quill has a new bakery, an old hometown, and a very big problem. After moving back to the island town of Gull Harbor to run her late aunt's bakery, she is ready to win over customers on opening day. Then the harbor master is found dead behind the bakery, and the last thing he ate was one of Nora's cinnamon knots. The police have a suspect, and it is her. With the summer festival coming, Nora teams up with her ex, Deputy Sam Ortiz, to clear her name. Working with Sam is awkward. Being the main suspect is worse. The Last Lighthouse Bakery is book 1 in a cozy mystery series full of small-town warmth, baking, and a puzzle Nora cannot afford to get wrong. Blurb 3: Opening day at her late aunt's bakery was supposed to be the start of a new life for Nora Quill in the island town of Gull Harbor. The harbor master is found dead behind the bakery, and Nora's cinnamon knots were the last thing he ate. Suddenly she is the police's favorite suspect. To clear her name before the summer festival, Nora joins forces with her ex, Deputy Sam Ortiz. The Last Lighthouse Bakery is book 1 of a cozy mystery series with small-town charm and no graphic violence. 2) HOOK LINES Hook 1: She came home to bake, not to become the main suspect. Hook 2: One cinnamon knot. One dead harbor master. One very worried baker. Hook 3: Opening day was going well until the body behind the bakery. Hook 4: To clear her name, she needs her ex. Hook 5: A cozy island mystery with a baker in hot water. 3) SHORT PITCH Short pitch: When the harbor master is found dead behind her new bakery in Gull Harbor, Nora Quill becomes the main suspect and must team up with her ex, Deputy Sam Ortiz, to clear her name. 4) BLURB CHECK No placeholders needed. Counts: 3 blurbs; Blurb 1 142 words, Blurb 2 126 words, Blurb 3 89 words; 5 hook lines, 8 to 11 words; short pitch 34 words. Story facts used: Nora Quill, 34, moving back to Gull Harbor in Blurbs 1, 2, 3; the late aunt's bakery in Blurbs 1, 2, 3; harbor master found dead behind the bakery in Blurbs 1, 2, 3; cinnamon knots and the police suspicion in Blurbs 1, 2, 3; teaming up with Deputy Sam Ortiz before the summer festival in Blurbs 1, 2, 3. Story fact not used: the solution marked ending, left out because it would spoil the mystery. Dropped request: A line saying it is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, because comparisons to other authors or books are never written. Confirmed: facts only; no invented plot points, characters, awards, sales figures, or reviews; no ending spoilers; no comparisons to other authors or books; no promised results; no prices, links, or review requests; no emoji; English only. This is a book blurb set only — not a synopsis, not a sales page, not an ad campaign, and not a book review.