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Ella Bloom Mysteries
Ella Bloom Mysteries
Series · 3 books · 2025-2026
By
Sarah Noffke
Books in series
#2
Magic Can Bee Deadly
2025
The only thing sweeter than honey, is revenge.
When magic returns to Gloamington, the town holds a Spring Awakening Festival. It should be an opportunity to celebrate. Instead, it becomes the perfect stage for murder.
When the mayor is found dead at the festival, Malcolm Fawkes and Ella Bloom find themselves hunting a killer among the celebrating crowd. The sheriff calls it an accident but the great detective knows better.
The mayor had more enemies than friends. From the baker whose dreams he crushed to the beekeeper he battled, everyone had a reason to want Mayor Estes gone. As magical races flood back to town demanding permits, properties and long-lost treasures, Ella and Malcolm race to uncover the truth. But in a town drunk on newly returned magic, where honey flows through everything and old grievances run deep, nothing is what it seems.
Can Ella and Malcolm catch a killer before it’s too late? Or will the sweetest revenge claim another victim?
Magic Can Bee Deadly is the second book in the enchanting Ella Bloom Mysteries.
#6
Half-Baked Curses
2026
Sugar and spice and everything nice—except when it includes a killer with a sweet tooth for murder.
When a national baking TV show descends on Gloamington, amateur bakers compete for fame and fortune. But when something goes wrong and one of the contestants dies, Malcolm and Ella suspect that more than just the recipes were off.
The detective pair must search for a murderer in a maze of chaos where nothing is what it seems. However, murder isn’t their only concern…
As Malcolm races against time to recover the memories that hold the key to his past, Ella stands on the brink of entering the treacherous Gloaming to save his wife, Elaine. But discovering her true identity could shatter everything she believes about herself and cost her the only family she's ever known.
Can Ella and Malcolm catch a killer before the final bake-off? Or will murder, magic, and devastating revelations destroy everything they’ve built together?
Half-Baked Curses is the sixth book in the enchanting Ella Bloom Mysteries.
#13
Paws, Claws and Charms
2026
Finding your perfect familiar should be the beginning of a magical friendship, not the end of your life.
At Fitzgeralds' Familiars, magical users come looking for their forever friends. A loyal companion. A magical partner.
But lately, some pet adoptions have come with a deadly surprise.
People are dying soon after signing the paperwork.
The owner of the shop has no idea what's happening, and there's nothing connecting the victims except the animals they just brought home.
Ella Bloom and Malcolm Fawkes are pulled into the investigation before another magical match becomes a death sentence.
Meanwhile, Gloamington has a new mystery of its own.
A powerful stranger has arrived in town. He's been spotted at the Gloaming, and there's something about him Malcolm can't shake. Something that reminds him of Warren—the man who tried to take over the Gloaming.
Except Warren is dead. Malcolm saw to that himself.
Deadly familiars. A mysterious stranger. And a past that might not be as buried as Malcolm thought.
Can Ella and Malcolm uncover what's really happening before someone else signs their life away?
Paws, Claws and Charms is the thirteenth book in the enchanting Ella Bloom Mysteries.
Author
Sarah Noffke
Author · 144 books