Murder's a Witch

Welcome to Beechwood Manor: Where the landlady haunts the halls, the roommates have killer fangs, and the rent is to die for.

Holly wasn’t trying to cause trouble, but sometimes a witch has to bend a rule or two. Unfortunately, not everyone sees it that way. Following a slight misunderstanding with magical law enforcement, she’s expelled from the secret supernatural world and dumped in a tiny beach town with nothing but a box of possessions, her feline familiar, and a warning: stay out of trouble, or else.

Living in the human world was never Plan A for the crafty potion witch, but it beats a prison cell. Holly even starts to think she might survive her exile—right up until her coffee shop boss turns up dead in an alley.

When one of her new friends becomes the prime suspect, Holly’s forced to choose between keeping her head down or diving into an investigation that could expose everything. Add in a ghost landlady with boundary issues, feuding supernatural roommates, and a dwindling bank account, and she’s in way deeper than any paroled witch should be.

But Holly Boldt didn’t get this far by playing it safe. Come hex or high water, she’ll uncover the truth—even if it means permanent banishment from the magical world.

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Cozy Pairings

Each pairing is chosen to create a cozy moment where scent, story, and craft come together.
Vanilla & Cashmere

Vanilla & Cashmere is a soft and luxurious fragrance that blends creamy vanilla with warm sandalwood, gentle musk, and smooth cashmere notes. Subtle and refined, this scent feels clean, comforting, and quietly indulgent. The warmth of vanilla is balanced by light woods and soft musk, creating a smooth, layered aroma that lingers beautifully without overpowering. It brings a sense of calm and ease to any space, like wrapping yourself in something soft at the end of the day.

Why we chose this: Holly Boldt is a potion witch on magical parole, living in a manor haunted by a ghost landlady, sharing space with vampire roommates, and somehow stumbling into a murder investigation on her very first week in Beechwood Harbor. What starts as an inconvenient exile slowly becomes something she never expected: a home, a community, and a found family of supernatural misfits who show up for each other without being asked. Vanilla + Cashmere carries the soft, enveloping warmth of a series where belonging sneaks up on you, quietly indulgent and entirely without fuss. It is the candle for every book in this series. Light this candle and let the warmth of vanilla and sandalwood fill the room like a beachside manor where the landlady is opinionated, the roommates have fangs, and the life Holly never planned for turns out to be exactly the one she needed.

Ceramic pairings coming soon!