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Daisies for Innocence

Daisies for Innocence, January 2016
Enchanted Garden #1
by Bailey Cattrell

NAL
Featuring: Elliana Allbright
336 pages
ISBN: 0451476883
EAN: 9780451476883
Kindle: B00W2ZKKM4
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"An enchanting start to a new cozy mystery series"

Fresh Fiction Review

Daisies for Innocence
Bailey Cattrell

Reviewed by Debbie Wiley
Posted February 3, 2016

Mystery Cozy

Elliana "Ellie" Allbright has always had a gift for sensing the right scents for others. She's turned that gift into a charming business, as her perfume store is prospering in the town of Poppyville, California. Unfortunately, not everything is peaceful in Poppyville since someone has murder on their minds. Will Ellie uncover the culprit in time to save both herself and her shop?

DAISIES FOR INNOCENCE is the first book in the Enchanted Garden Mystery series and I'm officially hooked! I love the ambiance Bailey Cattrell creates, and I'm ready to revisit Poppyville, California! From the mysterious but oh so alluring garden to the friendliness of the small tourist town, every aspect of DAISIES FOR INNOCENCE is guaranteed to draw the reader into the warmth that surrounds Poppyville.

And oh, the Enchanted Garden behind Ellie's shop, Scents and Nonsense, is absolutely magical! I love how Bailey Cattrell gives us just enough of the details of distilling the oils and preparing the various perfumes; the details intrigue me and make me want to experiment more with my own diffuser using the wonderful aromatherapy blends provided at the end of DAISIES FOR INNOCENCE. Even better, Ellie uses her knowledge of aromatherapy in her investigations!

DAISIES FOR INNOCENCE is an enchanting start to a new series full of fascinating characters. DAISIES FOR INNOCENCE will appeal to cozy mystery readers as well as those who enjoy Sarah Addison Allen's magical tales. I look forward to seeing how the Enchanted Garden Mystery series develops in future books. Bailey Cattrell has a new fan with this reader, and I'll definitely be checking out her other series!

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SUMMARY

From Bailey Cattrell—who writes the New York Times bestselling Magical Bakery Mysteries as Bailey Cates—comes the first Enchanted Garden Mystery featuring custom perfume maker Elliana Allbright...

The Enchanted Garden behind Elliana Allbright’s perfume shop draws people of all ages with its fragrant flowers and lush greenery. But when the magical serenity is interrupted, it’s up to Ellie to sniff out a killer.

Ellie’s life has blossomed in Poppyville, California, since she opened Scents & Nonsense, a custom-made- perfume store. Her skills with aromas and botanical essences—some from her very own garden—seem almost… supernatural. Her perfumes can evoke emotions, bring about change, or simply make people happy. Customers are flocking to the store to buy her wares or just to sit in her beautiful garden, sip tea and enjoy homemade cookies.

But she smells trouble when she learns that her part-time assistant Josie is dating her ex. And before she can tell the young woman to beware of his charms, she finds Josie dead in the Enchanted Garden. Now the prime suspect in Josie’s murder, Ellie must search for the real culprit in Josie’s past—because it’ll take a miracle to nip this problem in the bud....


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