Magical Mysteries
Witchy small-town secrets, found family, and just enough danger to keep things interesting.
Welcome to Plimmer Valley—where the sweets are magical, the locals are nosy, and the bodies have a habit of turning up at the worst possible time.
Book 1 - Sweets and Spells
Cosy and magical, this murder mystery set in a sweet shop is good enough to eat.
Coming home was supposed to be temporary. Solving a murder definitely wasn’t part of the plan.
Wildlife photographer Matilda Sweet hadn't planned to return to Plimmer Valley, but after one spectacularly bad decision (involving a man), she’s back at Magnolia Manor with a bruised ego, no plan, and Padma, her sharp-tongued fruit bat familiar who has absolutely no filter.
To make ends meet, Matilda is working at the Sweet Tooth, her family’s charming sweet shop: complete with its secret magical back room.
When someone dies in store and the local police officer decides she’s the most convenient suspect, Matilda has no choice but to clear her name. Armed with her camera, her water magic, and a family who all have very strong opinions, she starts digging for the truth.
But in a town like Plimmer Valley, secrets don’t stay buried for long.
A warm, witchy cosy mystery set in small-town New Zealand, perfect for fans of Danielle Garrett and Tina Folsom.
Book 2: Bonbons and Bludgeoning
She should have listened to the seven-year-old.
Annah Sweet has enough going on. Her candle and crystal shop isn't going to run itself, her tarantula familiar Titania has opinions about everything, the Witches' Council keeps calling, and her sisters are — lovingly, hilariously — in her business at all times.
When little Elle Winters wanders into Wick and Whisper and solemnly informs Annah she's going to find a dead body, Annah files it under "things to worry about later."
She finds the body.
Now she's got a murder to solve, a child with budding magical powers to quietly mentor, and Elle's father — the infuriatingly charming, inexplicably rude-to-Annah-specifically Chris Winters — making everything significantly more complicated. Ingrid is supervising. Her sisters are interfering. Titania is judging everyone.
Just another week in Plimmer Valley.
Bonbons and Bludgeoning is the second book in the Plimmer Valley Magical Mysteries series — cosy, witchy, and set in small-town New Zealand. Perfect for fans of Danielle Garrett.
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