Sugar Maple, Vermont is not all that it appears to be, and no one knows that better than Chloe Hobbs, the only human (well, half-human) resident among witches, vampires, and all those other creatures of fairy tale ilk. Chloe's ancestor put a protection spell on the town to keep it safe and away from prying eyes as long as a female of her line exists. Chloe, still single at 30, knows that the spell is failing when a visitor is murdered. She suddenly has a lot on her plate when Luke, a cop from Boston, shows up to solve the murder.

Told in alternating narratives from Luke and Chloe's perspectives, the story is told in a chatty style, mixing gentle romance, cozy mystery, and a bit of the paranormal thrown in. Details about knitting are added at the end, and almost made me want to take it up myself. A nice, light book for reading curled up in a blanket, especially with the wintry Vermont setting. ( )

I gave this a 5 bec. I enjoyed it. I'm not sure if that's how we're supposed to be rating things but it's my way. I would also recommend it. Witches where Chloe owns sticks and strings, a murder, a non-psychic cop comes to investigate the town with no crime, no records, no police. clever ( )

Fun read to curl up with on a rainy day. ( )

Blurb from book:
Magic. Knitting. Love. A new series and a delightful departure by the USA Today bestselling author of Just Desserts.Sugar Maple looks like any Vermont town, but it’s inhabited with warlocks, sprites, vampires, witches—and an ancient secret. And Chloe Hobbs, owner of Sticks & String, a popular knitting shop, has a big secret too. She’s a sorcerer’s daughter in search of Mr. Right—and she’s found him in Luke MacKenzie, a cop investigating Sugar Maple’s very first murder. Bad news is he’s 100% human, which could spell disaster for a normal future with a paranormal woman like her.

This turned out to be a very nice romantic paranormal. I always have reservations when a romance writer tries to do paranormal, but I was pleasantly surprised. This had the right mix of humor and romance. ( )

Half-sorceress half-human Chloe Hobbs is the owner of a knitting shop in Sugar Maple. There's a bit of pressure on her to fall in love and have kids, because the protective spell over the town relies on a woman in her family refreshing the spell, and she's the last one. Enter Luke MacKenzie, tall, dark, and human, who comes to Sugar Maple to investigate a mysterious death. All in all, the writing's not solid enough to make the story leap off the pages, the descriptions aren't clear enough to keep the images in mind, and the only character I cared about got some pretty rough treatment. I won't be bothering with any sequels, and this one isn't going to make my re-read list. ( )