Spotted at the Cemetery (Country Cottage Mysteries Book 26) by Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom

Author:Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom [Moore, Addison & Bloom, Bellamy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hollis Thatcher Press, LTD.
Published: 2023-09-20T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

The next afternoon, the cove is alive with bodies, big and small, as they flock to the Trick-or-Treat Harvest Festival.

A few of the vendors have set out games, and a local farmer just finished setting up a small petting zoo over by the clearing.

The air carries the scent of pumpkin spice and kettle corn, while colorful costumes and laughter fill the atmosphere. Booths adorned with orange and black decorations, grinning pumpkins, and scarecrows abound. Eerie music seeps from the speakers that Jordy installed and they set the tone for a spine-chilling afternoon.

But it’s the aroma of those fresh baked apple pies, those pumpkin-spiced treats, and an assortment of cookies and cupcakes that add to the festive charm—which completely have me under their scrumptious spell. I won’t lie, my stomach has been growling like mad ever since I caught a whiff of all things delicious.

One thing is for sure: the magic of fall and the spirit of Halloween is alive and well at the Country Cottage Inn.

Set smack dab in the middle of those colorful awnings sits the booth run by the Country Cottage Café, and I gasp once I see the thicket of bodies all clamoring to get to the front of the line. It’s not only teeming with bodies, but my coworkers are collecting money hand over fist.

It looks like Georgie is working the booth as well, and I give a quick wave as she leans out of the booth as far as her body and gravity will allow. She’s dressed once again in that clown suit and bright red wig she had on last night. She has that red ball attached to her nose, and her face is painted stark white with pink dots decorating the apples of her cheeks. Sitting in front of her is a platter brimming with those green, crooked witches’ fingers, and just behind her sit rows and rows of delicious dreamy fudge.

“Witches’ fingers,” Georgie shouts at the top of her lungs as she does her best to call even more people over to the booth. “Come get your fresh green witches’ fingers! Free witches’ fingers for one and all!”

“Georgie.” I can’t help but laugh. “We’re not giving those away for free. Are we?”

I glance back at that tray that was full just a moment ago and now only a few scant fingers remain.

“Hey, Bizzy!” Emmie waves with the knife in her hand. She’s snug in the back of the booth working like a busy worker bee as I step inside. “We’ve been busy busy,” she says before slicing a few inches of fudge and landing it in a little pink box. “And yes, the witches’ fingers are free. They’re basically a loss leader. Trust me, we reel them in with the witches’ fingers, then we sock it to their wallets with the fudge.”

Georgie glances over her shoulder at me. “Thanks to her hankering for fresh sticky fudge, you’ll be lining your bank account with fresh sticky hundred dollar bills. Don’t be afraid to spread the wealth.

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