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!
From Bailey Cattrellβwho writes the New York
Times bestselling Magical Bakery Mysteries as
Bailey Catesβcomes the first Enchanted Garden
Mystery featuring custom perfume maker Elliana
Allbright...
The Enchanted Garden behind Elliana Allbrightβs perfume
shop draws people of all ages with its fragrant
flowers and lush greenery. But when the magical serenity
is interrupted, itβs up to Ellie to sniff out a
killer.
Ellieβs life has blossomed in Poppyville, California,
since she opened Scents & Nonsense, a custom-made-
perfume store. Her skills with aromas and botanical
essencesβsome from her very own gardenβseem almostβ¦
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 Josieβs murder, Ellie must search for
the real culprit in Josieβs pastβbecause itβll take
a miracle to nip this problem in the bud....
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