Baking the best sourdough bread in the world shouldn't be this difficult, right? Dear Reader, this is the story of a hearth witch named Genever Wells who has the humblest of open her own Banneton Bakery. Of course, Banneton Baking School is the finest school in all the lands, and graduation is a requirement to work in the famous Banneton Bakeries. Unfortunately, Banneton has rejected every single one of Genever's applications (which is good for you, because this wouldn't be much of a story if she got her dream on page one, would it?). Determined to keep her next application out of the "Rejection" pile, Genever decides to reopen an abandoned bakery in the remote village of Appleton. The opportunity sounds like just the key she needs to unlock the gates of Banneton and her baking future ( it's not). Genever quickly learns repairing the dilapidated building is the easy part. Navigating the tight-knit community of Appleton? Harder than two-week-old bread. Dealing with an annoyingly handsome craftsman? About as pleasant as chopping onions. Butting heads with the local Banneton Bakery shop manager, who seems eager to derail the hearth witch's dream of attending the famed baking school? Slightly less appealing than eating a burnt biscuit. (And that's before Genever learns the building is haunted.) Genever's determined to reopen the bakery, but will that really be enough to get her into Banneton? Or will it crush her dream flatter than a dropped soufflé? A Hearth Fit For A Witch is a lighthearted, humorous tale and part of the Cozy Vales shared world.