Autumn's Spell

by Johnnie Alexander

Book #20 in the series of The Inn At Magnolia Harbor, this time set in the Autumn season as the title says, and finds guests Agatha Mistry arriving to have a "Mystery Party" set up in the barn for her VI-VIP members and some of the Magnolia Harbor community participating. Esmay Gooding who is seeking out a quiet time so she can study 'words' only to find herself 'smitten' with guest Beck Kirby, who is also seeking quiet to find inspiration for his music, does he find it in Esmay or maybe Agatha? Jackie and Maryanne are the last guests and while there their past comes to light through some of the things that happen at the inn. Read on to find out who gets into the mystery trouble/plot and who is seeking recipes from Charlotte, and how Grace and little Winston soothe over each others sorrows.

223 pages, Hardcover

About the author

Johnnie Alexander is a wannabe vagabond with a heart for making memories. As a bestselling, award-winning novelist, she has written more than thirty works of fiction in a variety of genres.

She is a Mosaic Collection author, co-hosts a weekly online show called Writers Chat, serves on the Mid-South Christian Writers Conference Executive Board, and is a regular contributor to the HHHistory.com blog.

A fan of classic movies, stacks of books, and road trips, Johnnie shares a life of quiet adventure with Rugby, her raccoon-treeing papillon. Connect with her at JohnnieAlexander.com.

Reviews

[Sandra Bensley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Autumn sets up for some fun at the Inn at Magnolia Harbor, besides hosting a "mystery party" in the barn there are guests who are stars, each in their own rights and ways. 2 Guests who seek out quiet refuge only to find something else instead. Agatha who is having her own issues and trying to put on the "mystery" party only to find this set up much harder due to personal conflicts she's having. The last two guests have come to know each other because of their mothers, whom both have passed and they are now BFF's and here to have FUN. Grace and Winston seem to find troubled hearts of their own, Grace more than Winston (who finds guests that are his best buds), and Charlotte who is working on more recipes for a new cookbook. What or Who find Winnie and Gus and bring them into the story line? Read on to find out.

[Lis Sigona · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always the Magnolia Harbor Inn series is delightful and easy reading with a balance of lightheartedness, spirituality, compassion and the right touch of taking the edge off the stress of what we are currently living through with COVID-19 and it’s resurgence through the Delta Variant and people whom are stupid enough to not get the vaccine.

Charlotte and Grace manage to make magic for their guests staying at the end just by being their own true selves. And Winston, with his big personality that no one can resist loves all the attention he manages to get from the guests that come through the doors of the Inn. Just has to make you smile reading about Winston and his antics.

[Naela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice book. I love the Fall season!