Alchemy, Alibis, and Apple Pie
(2025)(The second book in the Southern Sweets & Magical Treats series)
A novel by Ashley E Shannon
Deadly pie, a pinch of magic, and a whole lot of trouble.
When a tourist drops dead during the annual pie-eating contest in Eureka Falls, it’s the kind of messy scandal even the town gossips didn’t see coming. The victim, who clearly couldn’t resist a second slice of apple pie, appears to have been poisoned. And with a lineup of contestants all holding forks and secrets, everyone’s a suspect.
But when Rowena ‘Ro’ Harris gets pulled into the chaos, she can’t shake the suspicion that the deadly dessert was meant for her. As if dodging a killer weren’t enough, Ro’s suddenly sparking with honest-to-goodness, bless-your-heart magic, something she reckoned was in the tarot cards for her. Is she losing her mind, or has Eureka Falls finally decided she belongs among its supernatural family after all?
Between her new bartending gig, wrangling wild bursts of unexpected magic, and keeping her aunts—Birdie and Blanche—baking at Confection Perfection, Ro barely has time to breathe, let alone solve another murder. But with truth-spelling bestie Kenzie and unlucky-in-love childhood friend Lemon by her side, she’s determined to find out who whipped up a lethal pie.
Can Ro crack the case before someone else takes a final bite, or will she crumble under the pressure like day-old cornbread?
Welcome to Eureka Falls—where pies are sweeter than sugar, alibis are flaky, and the mysteries are bigger than church hair on Sunday.
When a tourist drops dead during the annual pie-eating contest in Eureka Falls, it’s the kind of messy scandal even the town gossips didn’t see coming. The victim, who clearly couldn’t resist a second slice of apple pie, appears to have been poisoned. And with a lineup of contestants all holding forks and secrets, everyone’s a suspect.
But when Rowena ‘Ro’ Harris gets pulled into the chaos, she can’t shake the suspicion that the deadly dessert was meant for her. As if dodging a killer weren’t enough, Ro’s suddenly sparking with honest-to-goodness, bless-your-heart magic, something she reckoned was in the tarot cards for her. Is she losing her mind, or has Eureka Falls finally decided she belongs among its supernatural family after all?
Between her new bartending gig, wrangling wild bursts of unexpected magic, and keeping her aunts—Birdie and Blanche—baking at Confection Perfection, Ro barely has time to breathe, let alone solve another murder. But with truth-spelling bestie Kenzie and unlucky-in-love childhood friend Lemon by her side, she’s determined to find out who whipped up a lethal pie.
Can Ro crack the case before someone else takes a final bite, or will she crumble under the pressure like day-old cornbread?
Welcome to Eureka Falls—where pies are sweeter than sugar, alibis are flaky, and the mysteries are bigger than church hair on Sunday.
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