A sleepy small town, a magical recipe, and a critic who drops dead at dessert.
Cakes turn cursed when baker Oliver Finch finds a centuries-old cookbook stashed in his cozy attic, its pages crackling with secrets.
Harvest Festival bliss melts into suspicion when notorious gourmand Alaric Duval tastes Oliver’s enchanted pie and falls face-first into his last course.
Whiskers, the cat with nine lives—and twice as many secrets—prowls the shadows with eyes on the mysterious book.
Bree Hawthorne, ex-investigator and undercover Guardian, senses dark magic flour dusting every clue.
Ancient runes shimmer on bakeware, hidden vaults beg to be unsealed, and a killer bakes their own cover-up.
Every pie in Willowvale hides a slice of truth, but danger rises hotter and higher with every turn of the oven.
Secrets rise and lies crumble fast—one whisk at a time. Magic is on the menu, and the next bite could be deadly.
Cakes turn cursed when baker Oliver Finch finds a centuries-old cookbook stashed in his cozy attic, its pages crackling with secrets.
Harvest Festival bliss melts into suspicion when notorious gourmand Alaric Duval tastes Oliver’s enchanted pie and falls face-first into his last course.
Whiskers, the cat with nine lives—and twice as many secrets—prowls the shadows with eyes on the mysterious book.
Bree Hawthorne, ex-investigator and undercover Guardian, senses dark magic flour dusting every clue.
Ancient runes shimmer on bakeware, hidden vaults beg to be unsealed, and a killer bakes their own cover-up.
Every pie in Willowvale hides a slice of truth, but danger rises hotter and higher with every turn of the oven.
Secrets rise and lies crumble fast—one whisk at a time. Magic is on the menu, and the next bite could be deadly.
This Willowvale culinary cozy mystery is page-turning with exceptional world-building in Willowvale and magical characters, a baker, Oliver Fince, Bree Hawthorne, ex-investigator and undercover Guardian, a cat named Whiskers with nine lives/magical, quirky side characters, who are captivating, intelligent, resilient, and realistic. Their journey is enthralling with murder by the slice, hidden discovery, magic, detective animal cat, light humor, misleading whodunit, suspense that will leave readers on the edge of their seats, secrets rise, lies crumble fast, danger rises hotter and higher with every turn of the oven, drama, heartfelt emotions, a sleepy small town, a magical recipe, a critic who drops dead at dessert, ancient ruins shimmer on bakeware, hidden vaults beg to be unsealed, a killer bakes up their own cover-up, action, adventure, and more. I recommend reading this book by an extraordinary author who knows how to captivate her readers' hearts and attention with murder by the slice and a magical culinary cozy mystery that is sure to transport readers into a world that is wildly magical, mysterious, and unforgettable.
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