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The Matchmaker's Grimoire
Series · 5 books · 2019-2022

Books in series

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#1

Cookies and Curses

2019

Matchmaking and ghosts... a recipe for disaster or a spell for success? Joanie has never been wrong when it comes to cookies or love. Thanks to her perfect record with the couples in town and her baked goods that solve all problems, rumors claim she’s a witch. But is she? Although she refuses to believe there's magic in her bakery’s treats, Joanie does have a paranormal secret she’d rather keep hidden. But when a ghostly mystery threatens her latest match’s blossoming relationship, only Joanie can unravel the clues to save true love. As her abilities are tested, it becomes clear that solving the case might come at the cost of her secret. Can Joanie keep her supernatural skill under her hat, or could this conjure up the end of her livelihood? Ghosts, it’s time to meet your baker. Cookies and Curses is the first novel in The Matchmaker's Grimoire series, set in the fictional small town of Heartwood Hollow, New York. It’s a delicious read with tasty treats, quirky characters, one sassy calico cat, and a smorgasbord of secrets to uncover.
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#2

Scones and Spells

2020

Some secrets don't go to the grave... they come to my bakery. I thought ghosts meddling with the last couple I got together was a one-time situation. But the spirits are interfering again, and my current mystery is more complicated and even a little dangerous. Nothing is quite what it seems in my small town, and everyone has something to hide. Even me. When the case leads me to a forest where six townspeople disappeared, or worse, I learn I must uncover the truth of what happened there to heal Heartwood Hollow and help my latest match find love. It won’t be easy. To do it, I need to accept there's truth to the rumors about me. I'm a witch. But can I turn to magic I didn't know I had to get my answers? There’s more to Heartwood Hollow and its residents than meets the eye. Find out how in Scones and Spells, the second full novel in the Mixing Up Magic series. It is best enjoyed after reading Cookies and Curses.
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#3

Weddings and Witchcraft

2020

Wedding bells are ready to ring in Heartwood Hollow... maybe. When a bride-to-be asks me for help with her haunted “something old,” I’m is thrust into a bitter family dispute. The key to solving the decades-old mystery behind it is helping the trapped ghost. If only she could remember who killed her. The more I dig, the more it becomes evident that not everyone is happy about the upcoming union. There are those who don’t want the truth revealed, and they aren’t afraid to go after my bakery to keep it hidden. With my livelihood threatened, the couple’s impending nuptials on the rocks, and a possible murderer on the loose, I must decide if I can be a baker and a witch or if it’s time to hang up one of my hats. Weddings and Witchcraft is the third full novel in the Mixing Up Magic series. It is best enjoyed after reading Scones and Spells.
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#4

Potluck and Powers

2020

An anticipated visit brings about unexpected revelations. The implications could change Joanie's life forever. Gram's quick trip promised to teach Joanie how to protect her house from ghosts, a crash course in how to be a witch, and a bit of fun during the full moon. Instead, the two find themselves dealing with more than they bargained for when surprises keep showing up at Joanie's front door. Now at the center of several mysteries involving all aspects of her paranormal powers, will Joanie be able discover the truth? Or will Gram's antics and embarrassing stories derail her friendships when Joanie needs to trust them the most? Potluck and Powers is the fourth full novel in the Mixing Up Magic paranormal cozy mystery series. It is best enjoyed after reading Weddings and Witchcraft.
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#5

Muffins and Mediums

2022

After being courted by the local coven, my anticipation over meeting someone who could be like me builds. But that person is even closer than I think when she comes into my bakery asking me to find her grandmother. Or more specifically, her grandmother's missing ghost. When she says her grandmother promised to be at her upcoming wedding, I agree to help her, but complications arise when I sense the bride is meant to be with someone else. There are more tiers to this missing ghost case than there are on my cakes, and as the big day approaches, I can’t help but wonder if one issue is related to the other. I’ve never been wrong about my matches, but there are some lines I won’t cross, even when the groom makes veiled threats to keep me from getting involved. With love, life, and the afterlife on the line, I must whisk it all and put my skills to the ultimate test. Can I give everyone their happily-ever-afters or will this be first time that everything doesn’t pan out the way I hoped?

Author

Rosie Pease
Rosie Pease
Author · 8 books

Rosie Pease is a native Rhode Islander but has lived in Vermont, New York, and Ohio. She uses the places she’s traveled to as inspiration for the settings of her cozy mysteries, pulling the theater from one, the cider mill from another, the river from another to create a fictitious town that feels familiar. She collects Funko Pops of the Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Doctor Who, DC TV, and Marvel variety, with a few others thrown in for fun. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her daughter, hanging out with her husband, or being amused by her two crazy cats.

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