Karma's Spice: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel (Magical Midlife in Mystic Hollow Book 7) by Lacey Carter & L.A. Boruff

Author:Lacey Carter & L.A. Boruff [Carter, Lacey & Boruff, L.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

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EMMA

The moment we walked into The Morning Griddle, I twisted my lips in annoyance. If we needed a motive for cursing Deva and burning down her restaurant, the motive was right here. Money, and lots of it. The place was still so busy. A restaurant that was usually as quiet as a graveyard had come alive with the hum of conversation and clatter of dishes, and all thanks to Deva's Delights still being closed.

I turned to Beth and Carol with an arched eyebrow. "Talk about a sudden surge in popularity," I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Maybe they've got a new cook or something," Carol suggested, scanning the room for any sign of change. “Frank and Mr. Burns are usually in the kitchen from what I’ve heard.”

There was no change. No new cook. The food we’d tasted last time we were here was good, but it wasn’t great. It wasn’t Deva’s. The only change was that none of these people had anywhere else to go. Carol knew it, but her gentle heart was hoping for a different answer.

Beth snorted, and I could already tell she agreed with my thoughts on the matter. "No, it's all of Deva's customers. That’s the only change."

Carol sighed, looking defeated. “You’re right, but maybe they’re unintentionally benefitting from what happened. All Deva’s customers coming here doesn’t mean the owners had anything to do with the curse.”

“Well, that’s what we’re here to find out,” I said, gesturing to the glove on Beth’s hand.

Beth grinned, holding her hand up like a doctor about to go into surgery. “Let’s get physical!”

What followed was Beth desperately attempting to shake hands with the family who owned the place, Mr. and Mrs. Burns, and their children, Frank and Maggie, and failing miserably. They were all just too preoccupied, dashing from table to table like headless chickens.

Seeing their frantic state, Beth dropped her hand and shrugged. "Guess they're not in the mood for pleasantries today."

“So we need to wait for a better chance to get our answers,” I said, narrowing my gaze on them.

It wasn’t that I was one hundred percent sure that this family had anything to do with the curse. The truth was, I had no idea. I simply didn’t plan to leave here until we either ruled them out or figured out that these people were to blame.

Maggie smiled at us. “Table for three?”

I nodded and gave my name.

“It’ll just be a few minutes,” she promised.

Near us, I watched a man drop just enough money for the check onto the table. I’m talking, there were nickels and pennies dropped on top of bills. No tip in sight. I wiggled my fingers and as he stood, but to my surprise, nothing happened. Interesting.

People filtered in and out as we waited for our name to be called. All the while, we observed. There wasn’t anything obvious about this family or their restaurant that screamed that they might be using witchcraft or curses. It was just that everything felt a little strange.

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