Petals and Peril
(2026)(The fourth book in the Holiday Hollow Mystery series)
A novel by Paula Lester
In Floralia Commons, the flowers are always blooming — until they start blooming wrong.
Courier Hollis Merribell has delivered enchanted bouquets, weaponized chrysanthemums, and one memorable singing topiary. But when celebrated perfumer Prentiss Galloway turns up dead inside his own greenhouse — killed by a forbidden curse that turned him into a garden from the inside out — Hollis finds herself investigating a murder that's literally poisoning the district.
With the annual Bloom Gala days away and a magical blight turning joy-flowers into anxiety factories, emotion trails into public broadcasts, and Crinkle's hoof bells into mortifying emotional megaphones, Hollis must untangle a web of family grudges, stolen formulas, and botanical secrets before the corruption becomes permanent. Five suspects. One sarcastic reindeer. And a killer hiding behind the prettiest facade in Holiday Hollow.
A cozy paranormal mystery perfect for fans of magical mayhem, reluctant detectives, and familiars whose accessories have more emotional honesty than they do.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Courier Hollis Merribell has delivered enchanted bouquets, weaponized chrysanthemums, and one memorable singing topiary. But when celebrated perfumer Prentiss Galloway turns up dead inside his own greenhouse — killed by a forbidden curse that turned him into a garden from the inside out — Hollis finds herself investigating a murder that's literally poisoning the district.
With the annual Bloom Gala days away and a magical blight turning joy-flowers into anxiety factories, emotion trails into public broadcasts, and Crinkle's hoof bells into mortifying emotional megaphones, Hollis must untangle a web of family grudges, stolen formulas, and botanical secrets before the corruption becomes permanent. Five suspects. One sarcastic reindeer. And a killer hiding behind the prettiest facade in Holiday Hollow.
A cozy paranormal mystery perfect for fans of magical mayhem, reluctant detectives, and familiars whose accessories have more emotional honesty than they do.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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