Jaycee Grayson is an Angelena who finds herself adrift in the rural town of Littleburgh, Wisconsin. Following the events of the previous book, Jaycee is still reeling from the collapse of the global doll empire she once worked for. Always an opportunist, she pivots to a new industry, joining forces with young Mennonite charcutier Naomi Petersheim. Their exploits in artisanal sausage-making catapult them to the center of the meat scene of the Midwest. Jaycee is determined to make her new business venture a success, whether she’s joining forces with a Hutterite brewmaster or badgering a counter girl at the restaurant Teddywedgers. However, she runs into serious trouble when Naomi is accused of murdering her new husband. In addition, the former owners of the Wonderful Girls doll factory are suing Jaycee for exposing their corrupt business practices. Jaycee must navigate civil and criminal law, burgeoning romances, and the finer points of making meat in this roller coaster of a read. Sipos is a punchy writer who can’t resist an appealingly convoluted simile or twisty sentence structure: “Spurning the niceties of suburbia, Naomi dressed like a pine forest pixie lost in the city while keeping the word of the Lord so near she spurned the lyrics of Taylor Swift on the car radio.” Indeed, the author stuffs each sentence like a sausage, serving bite after bite of clever quips and saucy scrutiny. Jaycee is a difficult protagonist to pin down, moving like a whirlwind through the pages, and none of the other characters are nearly as vibrant in comparison, but Sipos manages to find some fun personalities here and there. Jaycee is certainly flawed and not always likable, but she possesses a stubborn determination that a reader can’t help but cheer on.