title: Salty Sweets: Delectable Desserts and Tempting Treats With a Sublime Kiss of Salt
author:  Christie Matheson 
description: Salty Sweets made me want to run into the kitchen and try some of these delicious-sounding treats. With Matheson's enthusiasm and careful guidance, anyone can make her amazing desserts, which range from quick and simple sweets to more sophisticated creations. --Joanne Chang, pastry chef/owner, Flour Bakery + Caf<br /><br />Christie Matheson has done us all a great favor by demonstrating how salt brings out the best in all kinds of sweets. Her recipes will not only excite your palate but make you want to explore the world of salt as a superb flavor enhancer for desserts. --Carole Bloom, author of Bite-Size Desserts, The Essential Baker, and Truffles, Candies, & Confections<br /><br />Salty Sweets is full of mouthwatering recipes that highlight the delicious alchemy between sweet and savory flavors. One taste of Matheson's homemade caramels with fleur de sel, truly addictive Sweet and Salty Pecans, or Nantucket Sea Salt Ice Cream, and you'll be hooked. --Jill O'Connor, author of Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth
zlib_text: **TWELVE SHARP**
  
   **JANET EVANOVICH**
  
  >  **Book 12 in the Stephanie Plum series**
  
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  _**Thanks to Deanne Waller for suggesting the title for this book.**_
  
   _ **One**_
  
  When I was twelve years old I accidentally substituted salt for sugar in a
  cake recipe. I baked the cake, iced the cake, and served it up. It looked like
  a cake, but as soon as you cut into it and took a taste, you knew something
  else was going on. People are like that too. Sometimes you just can't tell
  what's on the inside from looking at the outside. Sometimes people are a big
  surprise, just like the salt cake. Sometimes the surprise turns out to be
  good. And sometimes the surprise turns out to be bad. And sometimes the
  surprise is just friggin' confusing.
  
  Joe Morelli is one of those good surprises. He's two years older than I am,
  and for most of my school years, spending time with Morelli was like a visit
  to the dark side, alluring and frightening. He's a Trenton cop now, and he's
  my off-again, on-again boyfr