One Poison Pie

November 1, 2020
Will a kitchen witch's magic powers be strong enough to keep her alive and out of prison? After rescuing her grandmother from a murder rap, chef Mia Malone moves permanently to Magic Springs, Idaho, to start a catering business in the old schoolhouse she bought from the town with the help of her grandmother and Grans' bestie, acerbic fellow witch Adele Simpson. Mia has dumped her problematic boyfriend, Isaac, but his sister, Christina, fleeing problems in Vegas, had taken refuge with her as she learns to be a sous-chef. Mia's first job is catering for Adele, who changes her mind about the menu at the last minute. Mia relies on hunky grocery owner Trent Majors, who guarantees to get her the steaks she needs. John Louis, who lost the bid for the schoolhouse, offers Mia a profit if she'll sell it to him but harasses and threatens her when she declines. Things go from bad to worse when Adele is found dead and Officer Baldwin marks Mia and Christina as suspects. Luckily, Trent, a nonpracticing witch who's not part of the local coven that included Mia's grandmother and Adele, has Mia's back, freeing her to do some detective work. Adele's nephew shows up in a hurry to collect his inheritance, but Adele left everything to Mia's grandmother. Fighting her attraction to Trent, Mia continues to hunt down clues in hopes of saving her fledgling business and her life. A witchy cooking cozy for fans of the supernatural and good eating.

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