Bread & Broomsticks: Whipping Up a Magical Midlife

Bread & Broomsticks: A Bishop's Bakery Cozy Mystery (Book 1)A broken suitcase, a body in the snow, and a recipe for magic that's been rising since 1843.Cassie Bishop returns to Salem's Pickering Wharf with a malfunctioning suitcase and a life that never quite fit. She's looking for the comfort of the family business, but she finds a developer's body cooling in a snowbank outside the Bishop Building instead. Amidst the comforting scents of butter, sugar, vanilla, and yeast, Cassie discovers that her lifelong clumsiness wasn't a flaw-it was Kitchen Witchery waiting for a channel.With a mysterious brass key left in the slush and a shadowy group circling the wharf, Cassie must quickly master her magical intentions to protect a legacy that is far from ordinary. Guided by her sharp Aunt Clara and the warmly chaotic Aunt Ava, she navigates flour-dusted mishaps and a herb garden that grows in response to her moods. While Nutmeg the cat unearths inconvenient clues, Cassie works to untangle a web of burglary and a secret covenant dating back to the 19th century. In a town where the oven stays at 350°F, and the sheriff handles the supernatural with surprising calm, she must solve the murder before the secrets beneath the bakery's foundation are finally unleashed.Enter the World of Pickering Wharf: - The Magic of Home: Discover a world where magic is kneaded into every loaf and a herb garden blooms to match a witch's heart.- A Deadly Cold Front: Solve a puzzling murder where the clues are frozen in the snow, and every neighbor has a secret they're protecting.- Charming Chaos: Meet the Bishop women-from the formidable Aunt Clara to the whimsical Aunt Ava-and the local sheriff who takes Salem's "extraordinary" nature in stride.- Ancient Secrets: Follow the trail of a centuries-old mystery hidden in the margins of old grimoires and buried beneath the bakery's very floorboards. If you like your mysteries with a dash of flour, a pinch of ancient secrets, and a whole lot of heart, grab your copy of Bread & Broomsticks today!

Pagina's: 175, Paperback, Independently published