Planted on Perry Street: A Garden Witch Cozy Mystery

by L.B. Holding

Introducing Maddie Bridges, the slightly eccentric but well-intentioned witch who owns a plant store in New York City’s Greenwich Village.Maddie loves city life, but it sure does have its share of distractions, like the latest burglary upstairs in her landlady’s apartment. How did a burglar break through the protective ward Maddie placed over the building? And when a mysterious death happens just days later, Maddie knows she needs a little bit of magic to help her investigation. Always on the lookout for true love, Maddie can’t believe her luck when she meets Miles Denton, the police officer who has been assigned to her building’s case. Who knows? Maybe this was just the universe’s way of getting them together!Maddie and her best friend Hannah are quirky and fun to watch as they hold a séance and conjure up special concoctions to get to the bottom of the case. Think Lucy and Ethel, only with a touch of magic.If you like reading light-hearted witch cozy mysteries with the hope for future romance, join Maddie Bridges in this first book of the Garden Witch Mysteries Series. You might even learn a bit of botanical magic along the way!

214 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 10, 2021

About the author

Laurie Holding, a/k/a L.B.Holding, lives in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. She is the author of two children's books, Tyrion's Tale and Tyrion's Town, about her pit bull who is a dogfighting ring survivor.

Laurie also wrote a space opera in collaboration with other authors, but Planted on Perry Street is Laurie's first solo novel under her own name. She is working on Book Two and a novella back story to add to the Garden Witch series.

Laurie is an award-winning poet, having placed or won in the Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest, the GoodReads Poetry Forum, and the Writer's Digest Annual Poetry Contest. She is working on a chapbook of poetry, tentatively entitled "Sonnets and their Shadows", due out in 2022.

Reviews

[Tari · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this witchy cozy and got a nice Good Witch (the TV show) vibe from Maddie herself. I got a kick out of her falling for the police officer Miles Denton and making any little excuse to call him. He seemed to have a lot of patience with her, so I think he might like her a little too. Sedona the cat was an absolute hoot! I love her character, and Hannah was a great bestie.

The scene when the girls went to bingo to see what was going on was pretty funny. There was a little twist in the mystery and a fun surprise at the very end. I'll be borrowing the next one on KU as well.

[Dawn Gehler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cozy mystery

I thought it was a good little book nice little mystery lost me and some spots are kind of dragged out in spots but In other spots ITIT kept going wanting to read more I like sedona the cat I liked all the author included her into the story and how she helps all the mystery I was hoping that miles and Maddy would get together but maybe that will be in the next book I'll have to wait and read the next book in the series overall nice little cozy little mystery

[Tia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first cozy mystery and I really enjoyed it! The perfect escape to a well imagined garden shop in the middle of the big city. The element of magic was just right, and left me excited to see what will come next for this cast of lovable characters!

[Darlena D Doak · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting.

Enjoyed the book but could have done without the iiky behaviors of the side kick. Loved the cat. And the author did a wonderful job of leaving you wanting more.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely a good mixture of cozy mystery, romance, and a cute witch story.

[Kit · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the cast of characters, especially the familiar. I learned a bit more about witchcraft and plants and had fun reading it. I’m ready for the next in the series.

[Grace Kemmler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Go Laurie!