Apple Pie Assassination: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery

by RaShelle Workman

A dragon rodeo. A magical baking contest. And poisoned apples. Can our amateur sleuth peel away the clues before another witch is petrified?Gardenia Crescent is Cinderella's descendant. She's also an artifact witch with a familiar cat named Bougie and a not-so-ghostly ex-fiancé. After quitting her job in Denver, she agrees to stay in Fable Wood and help her parents over the holidays. The upcoming Autumn Equinox has the town buzzing with excitement for the midnight fair. Gardenia's mom intends to enter her legendary apple pie in the baking contest. Plus, her dad is desperate to ride a dragon in the rodeo. On a night that should be frosted with holiday fun, it turns foul when her mom's rival is murdered. What's worse? The town's authority and Gardenia's boyfriend, Warren Prince, picks Gardenia's mom as the prime suspect. Desperate to prove him wrong, Gardenia sifts through the clues. The more she uncovers, the surer she is that there are still secrets within her family tree. And when the dust settles, it's possible one of her fairytale ancestors might be the killer. _______Each book in the Fable Wood Witches Holiday Mysteries series is a complete paranormal cozy mystery sure to delight and excite. Fable Wood Witches Holiday Mysteries Apple Pie AssassinationHarvest Festival HomicideSleigh Bells SlayedCherry Chocolate Casualty

124 pages, Paperback

Published May 22, 2024

About the author

RaShelle Workman is an international bestselling author of reimagined fairy tales, supernatural suspense, paranormal cozies, and more. Her novels have been listed on multiple bestseller lists, including her Blood and Snow series (now Seven Magics Academy), which has sold more than a million copies worldwide. In addition, three of her books have been translated into Turkish.

When RaShelle isn't writing, she enjoys baking, creating new taco recipes and hanging with family. She lives in Utah with her husband, three children, and their dogs.

Find her online by visiting her website at: www.rashelleworkman.org. And sign up for her newsletter to receive free books and get information on book release dates: http://eepurl.com/chMcej.

Books by RaShelle Workman:

BROOMSTICK BAY COZY MYSTERIES
Zucchini Cake & Zombies
Wedding Cake & Werewolves (coming 6/23)
Vanilla Cake & Vampires (coming 10/23)

EERIE VALLEY SUPERNATURALS
Undercover Reaper
Twice Reaped
Reapers Creepers
Deadly Reaper (coming 4/24)

FABLE TOWN MYSTERIES
Iced Raspberry Cookies and a Curse

FAIRY ACADEMY
Hidden Princess
Broken Curse
Stolen Magic

THE FAIRYTALE CHRONICLES
Royal Selection
Royal Contract
Royal Keeper (coming 12/23)
Royal Everlasting (coming 2024)

DEMONLAND SERIES
Alice in Demonland
Alice Fights Demonland
Alice Takes Demonland
Alice Ignites Demonland

BEASTLY SERIES
A Beauty so Beastly

WOLF BLOOD ACADEMY
Initiation
Inheritance
Induction

MAGIC BLOOD ACADEMY
Elemental Outcast Games: Fire
Elemental Outcast Games: Water
Elemental Outcast Games: Earth
Elemental Outcast Games: Air
Elemental Outcast Games: Shadow
Elemental Outcast Games: Monster

VAMPIRE BLOOD ACADEMY
Vampire in Training (coming 8/2023)
Monster Trials (coming 9/2023
End Times (coming 9/23)

SEVEN MAGICS ACADEMY
Blood and Snow
Fate and Magic
Queen of the Vampires
Deadly Witch
Royal Witch
Vampire Lies
Vampire Secrets
Vampires and Dragons
Vampires and Gargoyles
Vampire Magics

ETERNALLY ENTANGLED
Eternally Entangled
Thoroughly Tousled
Infinitely Intertwined

PARANORMAL INQUIRIES
Ghoulish Whisper

IMMORTAL ESSENCE
Exiled
Destined

ACROSS THE AGES
Goddess Curse
Mystical Gift

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Ann Hardy ~ Sizzling Sweet Romance
Most Eligible Cowboy
Happily Ever Summer
Rockstar Billionaire
Billionaire Best Man
Faking it With the Billionaire
Dating the Billionaire
The Betting Billionaire
The Country Singer's Billionaire
The Prideful Billionaire
Totally Scrooged


Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a case of who did it

I liked the mystery of who killed Lyle even though it was easy to figure out. There is talk about magic but you don't see it used much. I just would have like to see her actually free the dragons.

[Book Geek Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short, fun paranormal cozy mystery. There's a murder in Fable Wood, and it's resolved pretty quickly. I loved the twist with the dragons. I wish it was a little longer with more character and plot development, but it was fine as a fun afternoon read.

Clean story, violence is minimal (I mean, there's a murder, but no gore), no swearing, no sex. Recommended to readers 12+. 4 stars.

[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, so the reading went far too quickly. The characters grow on the reader quickly, the plot is easily followed, and the premise is finding out who killed Lyle and why. The answers and revelations were many and sometimes tragic. I definitely recommend this book.