This book has all the ingredients of a great cozy, a little paranormal, a little romance, a strong main character with super supportive friends/family and best of all its a culinary cozy! I read this story in one day, it was so good that I just could not put it down and have already downloaded the one before it so that I can start at the beginning. Not that you need to know how Mia ended up in Magic Springs or what trouble she became mixed up in shortly after she arrived. Mia is a different type of witch, a kitchen witch. I instantly think of those little stuffed dolls that were popular in the early 80s and have the sudden desire to get one and name it Mia. Mia's familiar/kitchen doll is named Gloria and I am absolutely mesmerized by the character development that went on to show the relationship between Mia and Gloria. I like how Mia makes mental lists to keep herself on track, or to at least try and keep herself on track. She is definitely wavering when it come to Trent Majors, and who could blame her after the last guy, he who shall not be named/Isaac. Magic Springs is definitely a magical place and I am eager to read the next book as well as trying out new recipes.

This is an intriguing mystery. Ms. Cahoon does a great job introducing possible murder suspects. I enjoyed meeting Mia Malone, her Grans and Christina, her ex-fiance's sister. I am looking forward to reading more about what's developing between Mia and Trent Majors. Also I am sure whatever darkness Mia has been warned about in this book will make for a compelling story.

"One Poison Pie" the first instalment in the "Kitchen Witch" Mystery series by Lynn Cahoon. I loved visiting Magic Springs, Idaho again and catching up with Mia, Grans and Christina!

I found myself engrossed in the story and really enjoying the new side characters of Trent and James. It was entertaining, full of twists and turns that kept me guessing till the very end.

I cant wait to see what happens next for Mia and her friends. I am sad I have to wait till July 2021 to read Book 2 "Two Wicked Desserts"

I highly recommend this new series to all my cozy loving friends.

I requested and received an Advance Reader Copy of this book from Kensington Books and NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my OWN.

I received this ARC via Netgalley and Kensington Books, in return for an honest review. This is the first book in a new (Kitchen Witch) series. It’s preceded by a novella, ‘Chili Cauldron Curse’ but can easily be read as a stand-alone. Mia Malone is a kitchen witch who’s moved to her grandmother’s town of Magic Springs, Idaho, where magic is actively practiced. Mia’s renovating an old school where she’ll live while also doing cooking classes, catering and meal deliveries. Mia faces her first big challenge when she agrees to cater a birthday party for her grandmother’s best friend, who is also the pickiest person in town. When Adele is murdered on the morning of the party, Mia is suddenly the main suspect. Mia’s life is also complicated by a local developer who is badmouthing her around town and by the arrival of her hideous ex-boyfriend. There are several possible suspects who Adele rankled, and Mia’s determined to solve the murder so she can help her grandmother say goodbye to Adele properly.
The mystery is well plotted and there are several possible suspects to consider. There are also things that are left unresolved to support future storylines. Mia is an interesting protagonist and the magic is fun but not overwhelming.

I was entranced by the magic in this book. It wasn't in your face and comic magic. The magic the main character has in this is something that is believable and it make the book so much more entertaining. The author has taken the idea of a mystery crime solving book and made it fun and suspenseful at the same time. Mia and Trent are make and adorable couple and I cant wait to see what happens in book two ( which i already preordered as soon as I read this along with a hard copy of this book). The cliff hanger at the end of One Poison Pie was also a nice addition and sets up for book two better than any other book series in this genre that I have read.

This is a new paranormal kitchen witch series from Lynn Cahoon that follows a woman named Mia who is setting up a catering business in Magic Springs, Idaho. I have read of of Lynn Cahoon's previous cozies and adore her books. This was a fun read that has Mia trying to clear her name after a major town citizen is found dead before a big event Mia's catering. The series delves into her relationships with her loser ex, a cute local grocer who is also from a witchy family and a sinister developer who is not too happy with her. The only gripe I have is I wanted more magic. I have a feeling Mia's magic will continue to emerge the longer she's in Magic Springs and the longer the series develops. Overall an entertaining story and I'm looking forward to the next installment.

Mia is back in action trying to get her new business venture off the ground in Magic Springs when her first catering client is found dead. Once again Mia finds herself at the center of the storm as she quickly tries to untangle all the webs of deception in order to solve the crime before someone she loves becomes the next victim. Add in the a few nefarious characters from both the past and the present and you have a pile of potential suspects to sort through! Great characters that are easy to connect with make a wonderfully woven plot even more enjoyable! I absolutely can't wait to read what happens next for the residents of Magic Valley.

Mia Malone (caterer, kitchen witch) moves to Magic Springs after her break up, to the town her grandmother lives, ready for a new chapter in her life. She buys the old school house and starts renovating to house her catering business Mia Morsels. Her first gig, before officially opening, finds grans best friend with a knife in her body. She quickly becomes a prime suspect, and with the help of her gran, Christina (her ex’s sister), Trent (local grocer, and not fully admitting his paranormal abilities) and his brother Levi.
Great starts of this paranormal cozy mystery, good old fashion sleuthing, with spells that don’t interfere with investigations.
Looking forward to the next book
Thank you to Kensington Books and NetGalley the pre-read.
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One Poison Pie was the third paranormal cozy mystery I’ve read in the last three weeks and I liked it a lot.
I can affirm I have found a new genre I enjoy.

There is a novella before this book that I haven’t read but I easily followed Mia’s journey from here.

Mia Malone is a chef and a kitchen witch with the power of healing with food.
She is back in Magic Springs to start her own catering company but her first job doesn’t go as expected and from that on she won’t have a moment of peace.
With a killer on the loose she will try to make her business strive, but it seems that troubles follow her everywhere.

Lynn Cahoon leads us on a very well planned adventure of mystery, murder and family and friends bonding.

It won’t be easy to guess who is the murderer because there are so many people who had good reasons to commit the crime. I was so invested into the story I kept point my finger at someone only to change my mind in the next page.

This was the first book written by this author I’ve read but I’m already looking dorward to the next one in the series because she made me so curious with that ending.

Through NetGalley, I received a free copy of ONE POISON PIE (Book 1 of the Kitchen Witch Mysteries) by Lynn Cahoon in exchange for an honest review. Following the breakup of her engagement, kitchen witch Mia Malone moved to Magic Springs, Idaho, to be near her grandmother. Mia is in the process of renovating an old school where she plans to live while running a business featuring cooking classes, catering, and meal home-delivery. Mia’s first catering client is her grandmother’s prickly best friend Adele who hires Mia to supply the food for the Adele’s birthday party. When Adele is murdered on the morning of her party, Mia admits to finding the woman annoying and becomes a suspect in the homicide. The local developer who wanted Mia’s new property plots his revenge and delights in slanderously slurring Mia to everyone in town. Meanwhile, her ex-fiancé follows his sister Christina to Magic Springs and also seems determined to cause Mia trouble. Can Mia identify the killer before her business fails even before its opening?

This book follows a prequel short story CHILI CAULDRON CURSE. In general, I’m a fan of Lynn Cahoon’s books.

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One Poison Pie is a murder mystery story of a girl recovering from a broken relationship and had no where to go so she goes to bed grandmothers hometown where everyone knows everyone to start over with a new carreer, catering for parties.. Next thing she knows she's up to her neck in the middle of a murder,all she wants to do is eraser the past and think of the future,but now she not only has this,now she has to contend on powers her grandma has. Magic!! Follow where her grandma,her boyfriend 's sister and Mia look to see who killed her grandmother 's friend but now having witches and warlocks and is Mia next? Follow these kooky towns people where you see all these towns people take on their own personality.. Why do they want her building so bad where her business is? This is a really fun story where you will try to help Mia!! Received from Net Gallery book comes out in Jan,2021..

A wonderful start to a new series, cozy paranormal mystery with a wonderful group of characters and a solid mystery. I am looking forward to reading more from this author. I received an e-book from NetGalley in return for an unbiased review.

The first full book of a new series can be the opening of a fun, new adventure, but similar to “a box of chocolates,” to quote Forrest Gump, it can also be chocked full of characters, some that will stay with the series and some that are passing through. This can sometimes make that first book seem more jumbled and I found this to be the case in One Poison Pie, the first in Lynn Cahoon’s newest A Kitchen Witch Mystery series. I like Mia Malone, the series central character and a kitchen witch, and look forward to seeing her and her closest cohorts again. That said, I felt that the book was a bit too busy so many characters, good and bad, and an overabundance of things going on. I found the book a bit difficult to get into at first but then read the last 60% in an afternoon, so it definitely kept my interest. I do have a couple of minor complaints: a couple of things that occurred in this book clearly reference something in future books and I felt the ending sort of came out of left field. Three stars.

I was given a free copy of this book by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions stated are solely my own.

An entertaining magic cozy mystery without a lot of magic and the magic does not affect the deduction process. The characters are engaging and there is a nice little romance developing. There is a lot of backstory referenced in the book, some of which is probably addressed in the novella, but I don’t think it all was so it feels like the reader is missing a lot even though this is the first book in the series. I could understand what was going on but it was a bit jarring.

Overall, a fun book and I would definitely read another in the series.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a free copy of the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Welcome To The World Of The Kitchen Witch....
Welcome to the world of the kitchen witch namely Mia Malone at her new home in Magic Springs. Mia is starting over and her new beginnings go almost immediately awry when one of her new catering business clients is discovered gruesomely murdered. To make matters worse Mia is suspect number one. Whatever next...? Enjoyable cosy mystery with a likeable protagonist and a colourful cast of supporting characters. Entertaining escapism.

What a welcome to the Kitchen Witch series! Cozy with paranormal and you've got a reader in me. Thankful to NetGalley for allowing me to read this novel. What a blast!

Love love this series. If you haven't read it yet. I suggest you. Love every series that Lynn cahoon has written and this series is 1 of my favorites. Looking forward to the 3rd book in the series.

The premise of this book sounded great. I found it difficult to engage because some of the stage had been set in a previous novella. I think that might just be my style of reading, and many could enjoy this as the first in a series or treat it as a stand-alone, like many other cozy mysteries. I look forward to reading more from this author and getting to know her characters from the ground up.

A fun cozy mystery set in the cut throat world of witchcraft and food delivery business (no pun intended!). The characters were fun and engaging, and I couldn’t wait to find out who the culprit was. A great read!

This is the first book on the Kitchen Witch series. Mia is a witch, that has just ended a relationship, and bought an old school building to turn into a cooking school and catering business. But on the morning of her first event, a birthday party for her grandmothers friend, the client is found murdered. The sheriff thinks Mia is a suspect. Then Mia is attacked and other things start to happen. While Mia tries to get her business up and running, she must also figure out who wants to harm her.

I really enjoyed this book. It held my interest from the beginning, and had just enough mystery to keep me interested. It was wonderfully written, and I loved how Mia was strong and independent. I recommend you read the novella Chili Cauldron Curse first, as it gives you an introduction into Mia, her grandmother, and the reason she’s in the town. This was a very enjoyable read.