Phoebe Winchester Mystery Series by Gretchen Rue

Recipe for a potion to demolish life as you know it:Step one: pack up your life and move to your aunt’s old house in a small, sleepy town.Step two: discover that she was a witch.Step three: discover that you’re also a witch... moreRecipe for a potion to demolish life as you know it:Step one: pack up your life and move to your aunt’s old house in a small, sleepy town.Step two: discover that she was a witch.Step three: discover that you’re also a witch.Step four: Add a sprinkle of butterflies for your childhood friend (who’s suddenly incredibly hot), a dash of prying neighbours who want you to leave their town and never come back, and – the key ingredient – a murder on the steps of your aunt’s old tea shop (which, as it happens, is also a magic apothecary).Voila. Your spell is complete. less

Since moving to Raven Creek, Phoebe Winchester has had a lot on her plate.She’s renovating the Victorian manor she inherited from her Aunt Eudora, running a tea shop (and secret magical apothecary), and learning to be a witch. But when she discovers a dead body at an estate sale, and suspicion falls on her, even Phoebe wonders if this is simply too much... moreSince moving to Raven Creek, Phoebe Winchester has had a lot on her plate.She’s renovating the Victorian manor she inherited from her Aunt Eudora, running a tea shop (and secret magical apothecary), and learning to be a witch. But when she discovers a dead body at an estate sale, and suspicion falls on her, even Phoebe wonders if this is simply too much.Forced to take action to clear her name, Phoebe enlists Rich Lofting, handsome private detective and childhood friend, to assist with her investigation, all while sorting out her unresolved feelings for him.Is there something more sinister lurking in the shadows of this small tight-knit town? And does Phoebe really want to find out? less