A Strange Spell

This festive town looks like it belongs in a snow globe, but its twinkly lights, spiky holly, and rogue enchantment conceal a Christmas nightmare.

Dresden, Germany. Cossi Fortuna is a fish out of water-again. Traveling all the way to Europe on her first solo mission as a protector of the magical world, the resourceful young witch is too exhausted to get into the holiday spirit. And after tracking down the caster of the malfunctioning hocus-pocus ricocheting around, she discovers he’s been the victim of a sinister plot.

Determined to prove herself and get home to sip some cider, this intermediate investigator realizes everyone in the picture-perfect community is hiding something. But though she’s just as magical as the folk she’s trying to safeguard, she quickly learns the locals have their own way of serving up justice... and an icy distrust of outsiders.

Can Cossi save them from the threat within, or will she crumble under the pressure like stale gingerbread?

A Strange Spell is the snow-covered seventh book in the Witch of Henbane Island cozy paranormal mystery series. If you like wintery magic, witty witches, and mysteries that keep you guessing until the final twist, then you’ll love Poppy Bridgeman’s festive frolic.