Hi everyone. I finished another book I am dying to share with you. "Pumpkin Pies & Potions," is a paranormal cozy mystery written by Polly Holmes. Really enjoyed this book and can't wait to tell you my thoughts below. Happy reading.
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Pumpkin Pies & Potions
Melting Pot Café Book 1
by: Polly Holmes
Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
Witches, cats, pumpkin pies and murder!
I’m Evelyn Grayson and if you’d told me by the time I was 23, I’d have lost both my parents in a mysterious accident, moved in with the coolest Aunt ever, lived in a magical town, and I was a witch, I would have said you were crazy. Funny thing is, you’d be right.
Camille Stenson, the grumpiest woman in Saltwater Cove is set on making this year’s Halloween celebrations difficult for everyone, but when she turns up dead and my best friend is on the suspect list, I have no choice but to find out whodunit and clear her name.
Amongst the pumpkin carving, abandoned houses, and apple bobbing, it soon becomes apparent dark magic is at play and I must use all my newfound witches’ abilities to find the killer before another spell is cast.
Step into Evelyn Grayson’s magical world in the first book of the Melting Pot Café series, a fun and flirty romantic paranormal cozy mystery where the spells are flowing, and the adventure is just beginning.
If you like witty witches, cheeky talking cats, and magical murder mysteries, then you’ll love Polly Holmes’ light-hearted Melting Pot Café series.
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Evelyn Grayson is back in town, working with her Aunt Edie in the Melting Pot Cafe. She is struggling with her direction in life and bringing all her friends back together in one small town. The only thing is she gets the hots for her old friend and I was super excited to see how that played out.
Halloween is only a few days, so Evelyn is trying to get the Melting Pot Cafe together for the big day. However, when murder happens and her best friend gets blamed, she is on the mission of finding the true culprit.
Polly Holmes does a great job creating a world you can fall in love with. The descriptions of the Melting Pot Cafe and the town make me wish I was there in person. She knows how to have fun between her characters’ banter with each other and makes it so interesting with the interactions you eat up every world.
There were two love interests in the book that I was rooting for between the Detective and Aunt Edie. Then the triangle between Evelyn and her best friend, along with the new guy in town. Polly strings you along, feeding you bread crumbs until you realize that book one is done and if you want to resolve the storyline between lovers, read further in the series. Didn’t really upset me though because she tied up all the other loose ends in the story, making it a good ending to drag you to the next book in the series.
I have added the entire list on my TBR list on Amazon. Looking forward to reading more of Polly Holmes’ books. If I had to give this book a rate out of five stars, it would have to be 5/5. Highly recommend to readers that want a page turner, witches, and some fun mysteries with a little of love interest mixed in.
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5/5 stars
♥*♡∞:｡.｡ABOUT THE AUTHOR♥*♡∞:｡.｡
Polly Holmes
Polly Holmes is the award-winning cheeky alter ego of Amazon best-selling author, P.L. Harris. When she's not writing her next romantic suspense novel as P.L. Harris, she’s planning the next murder in one of Polly's mysteries. She is a proud member of Romance Writers of Australia, Peter Cowan Writers Centre, Making Magic Happen Academy and has a Certificate in Romance Writing.
Polly’s award-winning cozy mysteries are rich in storyline and location with characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. She pens food-themed and paranormal cozy mysteries and also writes paranormal Woman's Fiction. She publishes her books solely with Gumnut Press.
Cupcakes and Corpses was a finalist in the Oklahoma RWA’s 2019 IDA International Digital Awards, short suspense category. Cupcakes and Curses claimed second place and Cupcakes and Cyanide gained third place making it a clean sweep in the category.
Pumpkin Pies & Potions received a 2021 Silver Titian Literary Award. She also won silver in the 2020 ROAR! National Business Awards in the Writer/Blogger/Author category following it up with bronze in the Writer/Author/Blogger category and gold in the Hustle and Heart category in the 2021 ROAR! National Business Awards.
In the 2022, Muffins & Magic and Mistletoe, Murder & Mayhem were long-listed in the Davitt Awards, a prestigious award run by the Sisters of Crime, Australia. Muffins & Magic also received second place in the MMH—Making Magic Happen Book Awards. She is also a finalist in the author category in the 2022 AusMumpreneur Awards.
Polly lives not far from the beach in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia with her Bishion Frise, Bella. When she's not writing you can find her sipping coffee in her favourite cafe, watching reruns of Murder, She Wrote or taking long walks along the beach soaking up the fresh salty air.
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