Cocoa Coffee & Curses

Cocoa Coffee & Curses

A sharp frost is settling over Mystic Cove, Maine, but the warmth of the Bishop's Bakery is about to be chilled by a legacy of secrets and a cold-blooded killer.

Sarah Bishop is finally finding her rhythm in the kitchen-and with the town's handsome sheriff, Cody Thompson. But when a legendary local historian and dear family friend, Eleanor Fitch, drops dead at the town's annual Founders' Day cocoa social, Sarah and her sister Stephanie realize their family's magical "Intent" isn't the only power at play in the cove.

The evidence is in the cup, and the shadow of suspicion is falling right back on the Bishop women.

As the sisters dig into the mystery, they discover a dangerous pattern of missing heirloom plants and "collector" interest that stretches back to the 1820s. With the help of a newly formed circle of coastal wise-women and Stephanie's emerging gift as a "Reader," the Bishops must track a patient rot that has been feeding on their family tree for centuries.

From the salt-aired cliffs of the point to the hidden compartments of the family Grimoire, Sarah must learn to master her magic before the collector completes his cabinet with a Bishop soul.

"We are not the last of anything, and we are not the first of anything. We are just a turn in a long circle, and the turn is on us for the time that we are here."

Features authentic "Mystic Cove" recipes, including:

• Aunt Dottie's Grandmother-Emma Dark Cocoa

• Aunt Evie's Mourning Coffee

• Hattie Blake's Grandmother's Cinnamon Buns

• Aunt Evie's Cheddar Chive Biscuits