She was framed for murder, stripped of her badge, and exiled to a town full of magical misfits. Now the real trouble begins. Former supernatural agent Maple Winterbourne didn’t ask to be sent to Brightstone Bay—a hidden haven where witches gossip over enchanted coffee, sentient houses redecorate themselves, and potion fairs end in magical disasters. But when a high-profile alchemist drops dead in a glittery explosion at the local potion festival, Maple finds herself tangled in yet another murder investigation—this time with her new best friend as the prime suspect. Armed with sarcasm, an opinionated fox familiar, and absolutely no patience for magical bureaucracy, Maple dives headfirst into a case full of shady potioners, enchanted evidence, and inconvenient romantic sparks. Between dodging magical mishaps and surviving the town’s murder-mystery dinner theater, she’ll need all her ex-SNOOPS instincts (and caffeine) to prove her friend’s innocence—and maybe find a fresh start in the process. Spells and Shadows is the third cozy paranormal mystery set in the whimsical world of Brightstone Bay, where the lattes are enchanted, the suspects come with tails or fangs, and murder is just another magical inconvenience.