
Next week, we travel to the Midwest to clear a heroine’s name of murder while baking up some savory treats.Many new words have made their way into the world, courtesy of the internet. I’ll absolutely be baking these again soon. They’re a very simple cookie to put together and, apart from the hour chill time, very fast to make. I, unfortunately, kept these in the oven a little too long out of fear of underbaking them in my temperamental oven, but they still came out tasting incredibly delicious! I love how the Earl Grey flavor is infused throughout the cookies, making them a perfect complement for a nice cup of tea. Let the cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks and cool to room temperature. Bake until the edges are just brown, about 11-12 minutes. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Roll the dough into a log about 6-7 inches long and 2 inches around.

Remove dough from container and place on a sheet of plastic wrap. Pulse until a dough is formed, about 10-20 pulses. Add the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and butter. In a food processor, pulse the flour, loose tea, and salt. Some of these recipes even have gluten-free versions, but I decided to try this full-gluten treat: Earl Grey Shortbread Cookiesġ tablespoon loose Earl Grey (or tea of your choosing) tea leaves (two tea bags, cut open)ġ stick butter, softened to room temperature Instructions There are 14 recipes included in this book of dishes Courtney and her friends enjoy over the course of the story. That aside, this was a charming paranormal-tinged cozy from start to finish.
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The number of people who willingly answer her rude questions in full is starting to get a lot less believable than the existence of fairies, in my opinion. I could do with fewer unlikely interrogations though.

The recurring cast is a treat to visit with again, and I did enjoy how Courtney leans on them to help investigate. This was another fun installment of the Fairy Garden Mystery series, with a great cliffhanger involving Fiona’s, and thus also Courtney’s, future. Courtney is going to need all the help she can get as the body count rises and she finds herself face to face with a desperate killer determined to put an end to her pursuit of the truth. While there are many things fairies aren’t allowed to do, helping to bring wrongdoers to justice is absolutely within Fiona’s remit. Courtney and Meaghan are both convinced of Ziggy’s innocence and set about looking for the real killer, undaunted by their exceedingly long suspect list.įortunately, Courtney has the help of her righteous fairy, Fiona. The police believe that he killed Nicolas in order to profit from how the artist’s works will skyrocket in value post-mortem. When he’s found dead outside Meaghan’s house, there’s no shortage of suspects who might have wanted to do him in.Ĭourtney is thus shocked when Meaghan’s business partner, Ziggy Foxx, of all people, is arrested for Nicolas’s murder.
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Other artists at Flair hold personal and professional grudges against Nicolas, who’s also seen having less than positive encounters around town with a variety of women. Meaghan isn’t the only person troubled by Nicolas’s reappearance in Carmel. She broke up with him for good reason though, much to the not-so-secret relief of most of her family and friends, Courtney included. Meaghan can handle him in a professional context-she does still represent his work and is planning on featuring him at Violet’s event, after all.

But her artist ex-boyfriend, Nicolas Buley, is back in town and wants them to get back together romantically.

As co-owner of Flair, a local art gallery exhibiting at the benefit, Meaghan should be overjoyed at the chance to sell some of her clients’ work to Violet’s well-heeled connections. She is a little surprised however when her best friend, Meaghan Brownie, has far more heated feelings regarding the occasion. She’s looking forward to working with him again regardless. Courtney knows that her dad-who doesn’t believe in fairies and wasn’t at all pleased when she left his firm to strike out on her own, more whimsical enterprise-will grumble at what he sees as interference with his artistic vision. Violet has commissioned Courtney to build several fairy gardens specially for the event to be integrated into the landscaping Courtney’s father is providing ahead of the affair. Fairy garden store owner Courtney Kelly is excited about an upcoming art benefit sponsored by wealthy Carmel-by-the-Sea resident Violet Vickers.
