When Poppy Parker turns 21, the popular TV witch detective discovers she has supernatural powers off the set as well as on. When the show is canceled, she returns home to figure out how to harness the magic brewing inside her.
Freaked out by these recent paranormal gifts, Poppy just wants to fit in, so when she’s asked to serve as a judge for the annual Bloomin’ Belles youth beauty competition she readily agrees.
But when the pageant’s snooty director drops dead and Poppy’s friend is arrested, the former TV sleuth sets out to uncover the real killer, only to find…the business of beauty can be deadly.
This was my first book by this author, and it won’t be the last. This was my first book by this author, and it won’t be the last. I loved the author’s style and voice.Poppy was adorable, and fresh and witty, and I loved watching her try to figure out her powers.I also really laughed at all her non swear words.Hilarious!Great story, fun characters.I can’t wait to read more from Amity Allen
A refreshing spring breeze blowing through the window.. I loved it! It was like a refreshing spring breeze blowing through the window. It just made me smile. Poppy was a witch detective on a TV show that was recently cancelled, she returned home to Alabama to help her Aunt Cricket (don’t you just love that name, makes you think of such a cheerful, energetic lady!) with her B&B and go into business with two of her friends who have a florist shop. She got suckered into being a celebrity judge at a child’s beauty pageant, in this world of high…
Looking forward to the next one! I have mixed feelings about this book. First – several elements are very similar to another series I’ve been reading (about a young woman who discovers she is a witch after her mother dies, communicates with her mother after death, her aunt becomes a mentor to her, and the heroine becomes romantically involved with a police officer. Also, in this book as in that by the other author, there seems to be a trend of one word nonsensical epithets – I mean, really – I am a southern girl, and I’ve…