Janel Gradowski (Author of Pies & Peril)

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Janel Gradowski

欧宝娱乐 Author

Born

in The United States

April 19

Website

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Genre

Women's Fiction, Contemporary, Ebooks

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Barbara O'Neal, Judi Hendricks, Diane Mott Davidson, Erica Bauermeiste ...more

Member Since

December 2012

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Janel Gradowski grew up, and still lives, in the mitten of Michigan. She is a wife and mother whose writing companion is a crazy Golden Retriever named Cooper. In the past she has worked many jobs. Renting apartments, scorekeeping for a stock car racetrack and selling newspaper classified advertisements are some of the experiences that continue to provide inspiration for her stories. Now she writes fiction and is also a beadwork designer and teacher. She enjoys cooking and is fueled by copious amounts of coffee.

Her work has appeared in many publications, both online and in print. She is the author of three series. The Culinary Competition Mystery Series stars Amy Ridley, a former hair stylist with a passion for entering cooking contests. He ...more

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Janel Gradowski's Blog

I Am

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I am.

This weekend I went to . As we all were gathering one last time in the chapel of the conference center, I noticed those words in the stained glass.

I am still processing every wonderful thing that happened at the retreat. Those two words, literally written on the wall, sum up so many things that I learned throughout the weekend where

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Average rating: 3.99 · 2,009 ratings · 315 reviews · 23 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Pies & Peril (Culinary Competition, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 546 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sinister Snickerdoodles (Danger Cove #12, Bakery #2) by Janel Gradowski (欧宝娱乐 Author), Elizabeth Ashby 4.42 avg rating — 182 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicken Soup & Homicide (Culinary Competition, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doughnuts & Deadly Schemes (Culinary Competition, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Canap茅s & Sabotage (Culinary Competition, #2.5) 3.60 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fudge Brownies & Murder (Culinary Competition, #4) 4.30 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banana Muffins & Mayhem (Culinary Competition #5) 4.40 avg rating — 60 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pancakes & Pandemonium 4.43 avg rating — 40 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadly Delicious: Pies & Peril / Murder al Dente / Southern Peach Pie and a Dead Guy (Culinary Competition, #1 ; Southern Pasta Shop, #1 ; Poppy Peters, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Culinary Competition Mysteries Boxed Set (Culinary Competition, #1-3) 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“You won't be successful at everything you try, but you can try to do everything.”
― Janel Gradowski

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“Carla liked to act brave and say she would happily age into a single spinster, but deep down she didn't like to be lonely any more than anybody else. She needed to put her commitment phobias to bed, literally, with the fine detective.”
― Janel Gradowski, Pies & Peril

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“It needed a spoonful of sugar to counteract the acidity of the canned tomatoes.”
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“You won't be successful at everything you try, but you can try to do everything.”
― Janel Gradowski

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“I was reading.”
― Ghandi

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