Brownies And Broomsticks

Katie Lightfoot has spent years as assistant manager of a bakery in Ohio and is ready for something new. When her aunt Lucy and uncle Ben open the Honeybee Bakery in downtown Savannah and invite her to join them, she says yes without hesitation.

The bakery takes its name from Lucy's cat. Katie soon notices that her aunt works unusual herbs into the recipes. They add flavour, but that is only part of it: Lucy is a witch, and each recipe doubles as a spell.

Then a bad-tempered customer is found murdered outside the shop, and police turn their attention to Uncle Ben as the prime suspect. Katie and Lucy set out to clear him and track down whoever actually did it.

Two men are drawn into the effort: Steve Dawes, a journalist, and Declan McCarthy, a firefighter. Both appear as possible romantic interests for Katie. This is a cozy mystery with a light, magical touch, set in a Southern city and built around baking. Whether a few well-timed spells can save Ben before suspicion hardens into charges is the question that drives it.