Natalie Summers

Burnt-out social worker Amalie Holmes thinks she's finally caught a lucky break in the form of a free cottage from her mystery great aunt. Amalie heads for the hills, or, in this case, the mountains. Turns out the cottage comes with a family secret: Amalie is from a line of witches....

Inheriting a cottage in Pine Lake was supposed to be the escape from her stressful life as a social worker. Instead, Amalie Holmes is taking witch lessons from her crazy, lightning-wielding grandmother, juggling guardianship of a sassy pre-teen, and taking over a pet shop....

Amalie is back to work and busier than ever. With the new school year on the horizon, she's got PTA meetings and parent-teacher conferences. But when the head of the PTA is found dead after Amalie serving her lunch, she's tossed into a murder investigation of the human variety this time....

With her first witch exam looming in front of her, Amalie's got a lot on her plate. Between practice exams, a mystery man who seems to hold some family secrets, pre-teen Taylin skipping school, and the hot detective finally asking her on a date, she's not sure what to do first....