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Sugar Maple #7
Enraptured - The Discovery
Triumph turns to tragedy at Sugar Maple’s First Holiday Street Fair
Chloe Hobbs, knit shop owner extraordinaire and de facto mayor of the picture-postcard perfect New England town, has faced danger to her beloved home before but this time she might have met her match.
When tech billionaire Jack Whittaker crashes his small plane in the middle of the Holiday Street Fair, the town’s future is suddenly in jeopardy. Plunged into a whirlwind of magick and mystery that includes Fae warriors and flying babies, Jack discovers a secret cave where a reflecting pool offers tantalizing glimpses into both the past and the future.
With two lives hanging in the balance, Chloe is in a race against time to uncover the secrets hidden inside the cave before it’s too late.
A town with everything at stake.
A man with nothing left to lose.
A story you don’t want to miss!
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SUGAR MAPLE – where nothing is the way it seems
Praise for the Sugar Maple stories
Bretton launches her new series of magic and murder with an enchanting, lyrical masterpiece that should make its way to the bestseller list in no time. With vibrant, multidimensional characters, including the town itself, Bretton pens a memorable romance that combines knitting, love, magic, and self-discovery. -- RT Book Club 4.5 stars – TOP PICK
Tongue-in-cheek humor lifts this weird but fun hybrid, part knitting cozy, part paranormal romance, from romance veteran Bretton (Just Desserts). After a classy female tourist drowns mysteriously in an icy lake in remote Sugar Maple, Vt., the Montpelier authorities ask Boston homicide cop Luke MacKenzie to investigate. As Sugar Maple’s temporary police chief, Luke soon notices the village’s odd ambience. Originally a haven for witches who fled the Salem witchcraft trials three centuries earlier, Sugar Maple is now home to witches, vampires, fairies and trolls. Luke is also attracted to Chloe Hobbs, the half-human owner of the knitting shop Sticks & Strings, who must find Mr. Right if she’s to preserve the spell that sustains the town’s unusual residents. As sparks literally fly between the two, Chloe’s “magickal” side stirs into life. Bretton charmingly depicts how love empowers Chloe and awakens Luke to some major surprises. -- Publishers Weekly
An imaginative and charming tale. -- Shelley Mosley, Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)
A sweet setting with the sparkle of magic and a bite of suspense makes CASTING SPELLS a standout. -- Christie Ridgway, BookPage
Don't miss this one! -- Kay Quinton, Fresh Fiction
Chloe Hobbs, knit shop owner extraordinaire and de facto mayor of the picture-postcard perfect New England town, has faced danger to her beloved home before but this time she might have met her match.
When tech billionaire Jack Whittaker crashes his small plane in the middle of the Holiday Street Fair, the town’s future is suddenly in jeopardy. Plunged into a whirlwind of magick and mystery that includes Fae warriors and flying babies, Jack discovers a secret cave where a reflecting pool offers tantalizing glimpses into both the past and the future.
With two lives hanging in the balance, Chloe is in a race against time to uncover the secrets hidden inside the cave before it’s too late.
A town with everything at stake.
A man with nothing left to lose.
A story you don’t want to miss!
Special Pre-Order price!
SUGAR MAPLE – where nothing is the way it seems
Praise for the Sugar Maple stories
Bretton launches her new series of magic and murder with an enchanting, lyrical masterpiece that should make its way to the bestseller list in no time. With vibrant, multidimensional characters, including the town itself, Bretton pens a memorable romance that combines knitting, love, magic, and self-discovery. -- RT Book Club 4.5 stars – TOP PICK
Tongue-in-cheek humor lifts this weird but fun hybrid, part knitting cozy, part paranormal romance, from romance veteran Bretton (Just Desserts). After a classy female tourist drowns mysteriously in an icy lake in remote Sugar Maple, Vt., the Montpelier authorities ask Boston homicide cop Luke MacKenzie to investigate. As Sugar Maple’s temporary police chief, Luke soon notices the village’s odd ambience. Originally a haven for witches who fled the Salem witchcraft trials three centuries earlier, Sugar Maple is now home to witches, vampires, fairies and trolls. Luke is also attracted to Chloe Hobbs, the half-human owner of the knitting shop Sticks & Strings, who must find Mr. Right if she’s to preserve the spell that sustains the town’s unusual residents. As sparks literally fly between the two, Chloe’s “magickal” side stirs into life. Bretton charmingly depicts how love empowers Chloe and awakens Luke to some major surprises. -- Publishers Weekly
An imaginative and charming tale. -- Shelley Mosley, Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)
A sweet setting with the sparkle of magic and a bite of suspense makes CASTING SPELLS a standout. -- Christie Ridgway, BookPage
Don't miss this one! -- Kay Quinton, Fresh Fiction
255 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 15, 2019
57 people are currently reading
103 people want to read
About the author
Barbara Bretton
130 books598 followersBarbara Bretton is the USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of more than 40 books. She currently has over ten million copies in print around the world. Her works have been translated into twelve languages in over twenty countries.
Barbara has been featured in articles in The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Romantic Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Herald News, Home News, Somerset Gazette,among others, and has been interviewed by Independent Network News Television, appeared on the Susan Stamberg Show on NPR, and been featured in an interview with Charles Osgood of WCBS, among others.
Her awards include both Reviewer's Choice and Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times; Gold and Silver certificates from Affaire de Coeur; the RWA Region 1 Golden Leaf; and several sales awards from Bookrak. Ms. Bretton was included in a recent edition of Contemporary Authors.
Barbara loves to spend as much time as possible in Maine with her husband, walking the rocky beaches and dreaming up plots for upcoming books.
Barbara has been featured in articles in The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Romantic Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Herald News, Home News, Somerset Gazette,among others, and has been interviewed by Independent Network News Television, appeared on the Susan Stamberg Show on NPR, and been featured in an interview with Charles Osgood of WCBS, among others.
Her awards include both Reviewer's Choice and Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times; Gold and Silver certificates from Affaire de Coeur; the RWA Region 1 Golden Leaf; and several sales awards from Bookrak. Ms. Bretton was included in a recent edition of Contemporary Authors.
Barbara loves to spend as much time as possible in Maine with her husband, walking the rocky beaches and dreaming up plots for upcoming books.
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June 5, 2021
Discoveries and leave taking
An acquaintance of Luke's from his old life comes searching for him, hoping he can help clear up a personal mystery and give him peace of mind. He gets a whole lot more! Lots of character development and plot twists.
An acquaintance of Luke's from his old life comes searching for him, hoping he can help clear up a personal mystery and give him peace of mind. He gets a whole lot more! Lots of character development and plot twists.
March 12, 2020
Scary good
An excellent volume of this lovely series! Chloe, Laria and Luke face threats to their carefully balanced world from magick and the outside world.
An excellent volume of this lovely series! Chloe, Laria and Luke face threats to their carefully balanced world from magick and the outside world.
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April 10, 2022
thrills to the very last page!
More fun with in Sugar Maple with old and new favorites. We get heart pounding, nail biting, Thrills and Chills to the very last page!
More fun with in Sugar Maple with old and new favorites. We get heart pounding, nail biting, Thrills and Chills to the very last page!
December 12, 2022
I feel like this was more creative than some of the books in the series but also a little sad. Not quite a hallmark movie book series anymore.
November 30, 2020
I love sugar maple. This one fell a little flat for me, but I enjoyed how it ended.
November 12, 2019
Another visit to Sugar Maple. They are having a street fair. An old acquaintance of Luke’s comes to town. His life is endangered. But he ultimately helps with a problem the town is having.
Enjoyable.
Enjoyable.
December 14, 2019
I love these books so much even if they are just little short visits with the characters.
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