Delightful. I really like the Kitchen Witch series. The perfect choice for being both spooky and festive. Looking forward to what else this series will bring!

I love Lynn Cahoon’s books and am enjoying the Kitchen Witch series. The characters are well developed and I love the various relationships among them. This quick read mystery will have you looking forward to Christmas … the decorations and delicious food. The mystery was intriguing and has you guessing until the very end. I can’t wait for the next installment.

Thank you to Book Funnel and the author for my advanced review copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

Thank you to Net Galley for allowing me to read an advance copy of this feel-good, Christmas-themed novella. It was my first experience with this author.
Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas is part of a series, and although reading the other books might have helped me understand the characters, relationships, and backstory, I didn't get lost reading it as a stand-alone. Apparently, the protagonist, Mia Malone, is a witch, but witchcraft did not play much of a role in this story.
It's a quick, light-hearted read, with a bit of holiday atmosphere. Mia and her team are preparing for an open-house Christmas party to promote her catering business and cooking school. But preparations are disrupted by a troubled ghost haunting the facility. Dorothy supposedly died peacefully in her sleep in the local nursing home twenty years earlier, but now she believes she might have been murdered. She begs Mia and her grandmother to investigate the circumstances of her life and death so she can finally cross over in peace. There's a sense of urgency as Dorothy believes the clock will run out soon.
The characters are likable, and Magic Springs, Idaho, seems like a charming place.
Recipes are included.

I received a copy of Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas is a novella in Lynn Cahoon's Kitchen Witch Mystery series. In this short cozy mystery, Mia Malone finds herself helping a ghost find out what happened to her as she plans an open house Christmas party for her business.

This mystery is short and sweet and the perfect feel good Christmas story. I enjoy this series overall, the characters, the town and the Kitchen Witch premise and this installation was no different. I enjoyed following Mia as she made the ghost's Christmas as she figured out what was holding her back from passing on. This was a great read and the perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit.

Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas is book 2.5 in Lynn Cahoon's Kitchen Witch series. It is a Christmas novella and is a fun quick read. Mia Malone owns Mia's Morsels, which does catering meal delivery and cooking classes. Her assistant and friend Christina lives with her in the upstairs apartment. Mia and her grandmother are both Kitchen Witches. A ghost is creating havoc and they need to help her before their big Open House. My favorite part of this series are the characters- Mia. Christina, Grams, and Trent. They give the books heart. They work together to help the ghost. Very enjoyable! #NetGalley #HaveAHollyHauntedChristmas #LynnCahoon #KensingtonBooks

Until recently I mostly avoided novellas but Lynn Cahoon is one of several authors whose work has convinced me that shorter novels can be as good as a full length one. Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas from the Kitchen Witch Mysteries series is a prime example of a complete and delightful tale presented in a novella.
When a well known ghost wreaks havoc with Mia's preparations for a holiday open house to promote her catering, meal prep, and cooking lesson business, she has no choice but to help the spirit even though she has no time to spare. Much of what the ghost shares doesn't make sense, and the things she refuses to share complicate things even more, but the elderly spirit is absolutely convinced that she has limited time for a resolution and Mia agrees to try her best. With help from her assistant and her special guys, the new caterer is determined not to fail at either endeavor.
Thanks to Netgalley and Kensington Books for accepting my request for an ARC to the delightful Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas from the Kitchen Witch Mystery series. I have loved every book and story in the series.
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A short novella where Mia has to prep for a Christmas party at the old schoolhouse and solve a murder of a ghost so she can pass into the afterlife. Was Dorothy Purcell murdered? What happened to the son she had to give up? A quick enjoyable read and a great addition to the series.

I was given a free e-copy of this novel by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

For all its merriment, Christmas can also bring melancholy—and in Magic Springs, Idaho, Mia finds that the season has brought her an unhappy ghost who’s pulling poltergeist-style pranks to get her attention. When she demands an explanation, the ghost just sends a message: Ask Mary Alice—that is, Mia’s beloved Grans, who’s been training her to develop her witchy talents. If anyone can figure this out, it’s Grans . . . even if she still hasn’t managed to free Mia’s cat from a previous spell that she cast.

The restless spirit turns out to be Magic Spring’s most well-known ghost, Dorothy, who supposedly died peacefully in her sleep. Now Dorothy claims she was murdered, and she wants her killer brought to justice. And she doesn’t have much patience about it, so the pressure is on Mia—with some help from her boyfriend, Trent, and a strangely secretive Grans. There aren’t many dicing-and-chopping days till Christmas—but this year, the most important gift Mia can give is to cheer up this troubled spirit. (Goodreads synopsis)

This was a super adorable, very quick novella. I enjoyed everything about this one. The haunting along with the Christmas vibes. But what I enjoyed the most was that it wasn't a typical Christmas haunting. There was no one re-evaluating their life, or making abrupt changes. Instead, it was a cozy mystery of whodunnit and why. I found that very unique. It also gave off "Good Witch" vibes with Catherine Bell.

I have not read anything by Lynn Cahoon before but I will certainly be backtracking to start this series from the beginning, and will add her to my list of auto-authors.

Overall rating is 5 out of 5 stars.

A Holiday Novella in the Kitchen Witch series. Good read if you've read others in the series
I don't know if I would start the series with this installment, there is some backstory that a novella can't flesh out.

Mia Malone is getting ready for an open house to showcase her newish business of making home delivered meals and cooking classes. She is disrupted by the ghost of Dorothy who says she was murdered and wants Mia to find out who does it as she has a twenty year period before she disappears for good and that deadline is fast approaching.

Mia is struggling between trying to help Dorothy and getting ready for her function but starts doing a bit of digging. Dorothy apparently died in her sleep at a ripe old age and no one has ever heard of a twenty year limit for ghosts. Mia, with family and friends goes through the papers of her grandmother's best friend-her father had owned a mine where Dorothy's husband had been killed in an accident and Dorothy remained a pensioner until her death. That brings up a few things from Dorothy's past.

The ending seems a bit rushed with a quickish resolution but it is a novella so...

A fun quick read with characters that are highly likeable! Enjoyed the plot and story line. This continues to be a reader's favourite series of many including youurs truly. Thanks #netgalley and #Keningston for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

I received an advance copy of, Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas by, Lynne Cahoon. This is a book in the Kitchen Witch Mysteries series. This is cute holiday story, short and sweet, with a recipe in the back of the book.

Lynn Cahoon is a well loved cozy author of long running series so I was pleased to receive this for review. This is a short Novella just 88 pages but centers around a Christmas theme festival. It was fun to read and a great introduction to cozy Christmas theme reading.

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley. My review opinion is my own.

This is a little cozy mystery novella moment. It’s a shortie (~ 85 pages) which is nice because the pace moves quick. We have a cuteness of a Christmas (is it too early) theme mixed w the little Halloween theme (haunting) and then obv the mystery.

I knowwwwwwww it’s a haunting but I think because the novella has a cheesy hallmark Christmas movie vibe, it didn’t bother me.

Anyway, it was cute.

This was my first trip to Magic Springs and I have to say I enjoyed it.

A short quick and easy read following Mia Malone as she prepares her business for the Christmas season.

I felt like opening this book I was thrown into the middle of a story (maybe this wouldn’t have been the case if I had read the other books in the series), due to this it did take me a little while to actually get my head around the story, characters etc.

This book really did not leave an impression on me. Too few interactions with the ghost/spirit and way too much filler. I can't say that it felt very much like a Christmas-themed book either. I do like this author's writing but this one missed the mark for me.

Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas was a fun read. It was a short story with Mia Malone, the main character in the story and, owner of Mai's Morsels, a catering company. She lives in a town called Magic Springs which is a town of witches. She is having a party as part of the Winter Carnival to introduce some of her food and programs to customers. A ghost named Dorothy who died in her sleep at a nursing home wants her to find out who murdered her. . She suspects Adele, her grandmother's friend of killing her. Mia along with her boyfriend, Trent Major and her grandmother follow the trail to find out who killed her and what happened to her money after she died. It is a sweet story that comes to a very happy and surprising conclusion.

I have read the other stories in this series and have enjoyed them all.

Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Publishing Corporation for this ARC..

I enjoyed this short story. It's got great characters and an interesting story. #HaveaHollyHauntedChristmas #NetGalley

Have a Holly H Christmas by L. Cahoon, published by KensingtonBooks/ Lyrical Press is a truly beautiful read, a wonderful, heartwarming novella with just the right amount of drama to keep in suspense, check all my boxes.
Mia Malone,born witch, adopted, owner of a catering business check
Dorothy - sorry not sorry - no spoilers here check
recipes check
a heartwarming story, unique check
christmas spirit double check
This Kitchen Witch Novella drew me in, gave me all the feels, nade me fall in love with storyline and characters. 5 beautiful stars.

Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas is a holiday novella in the Kitchen Witch Series by Lynn Cahoon.
I really LOVE this series and I love that the author puts out these novellas so we don't have to wait as long to see what these fantastic characters are up to.

Though it is a novella, the story was so well developed I felt like it was a full length novel.

Mia Malone is planning a Christmas party to get the word out about her catering and cooking school. I love all the festivities and the relationship between Mia and her boyfriend Trent.

A troubled ghost named Dorothy pops in and is insisting she was murdered and needs Mia to solve her murder before time runs out. The ghost is asking for Mia's Grans and she's acting cagey.

I loved this book, the characters, the setting and the mystery. I am excited for the next book in this fantastic series.

Great series and author. If you haven't read this book yet I highly recommend doing so. Lynn cahoon has many series that I love. Happy reading