This delightful series is enchanting and fun to read. This is the Sixth in series in the Kitchen Witch Mystery Series. This was a charming and exciting addition to the series by cozy author Lyn Cahoon. Thank you to the author,. Net Galley and to the publisher for the opportunity. My review opinions are my own.

In this excitng next in series our savvy protagnist is hosting a unique Fall theme beauty contest for daughters of the coven. When a murder occurs of one of the Mothers everyone is under suspicion. In addtion Mia is learning her powers and craft from her Grandmother that are not working and someone is attacking the cooking school with magic. Add in a new familiar in the form of a adorable small dog for Trent who adds humor and antics and everyone is on edge. Cats are added to the crew and much fun is going on while the cooking school is busy with orders for delivery and preparation for the contest. Mia and Trent are the perfect couple supporting each other. I love all the characters and how the author writes them all with such depth and fun.

This was one of the best cozy mysteries I have ever read. It was hysterically funny, engaging and a joy to read. I love the authors writing style as the well crafted characters are all a great addition to the series. Well done to the author. I cannot wait for the next in series. I read all her books cover to cover and love everything she writes. This is a outstanding paranormal series !

Lynn Cahoon's Six Stunning Sirens is about Mia struggling to make her grumpy boss (who sabotages her at every chance) happy while also trying to help put out the Harvest Moon Festival events with her small business, Mia's Morsels. Everything is going according to plan, or as according to plan as a festival of witches and wizards can go, until someone's magic bounces back and kills them. Mia must find out who has been using magic to tamper with the events before someone else ends up dead.

I really liked Six Stunning Sirens! I thought it was really fun for the fall season. I'm starting to get into spooky season books and holiday books and this one came at the perfect time. I really like Lynn Cahoon's writing here, I thought the whole thing was charming. My favorite part was that I did not figure out what was going on until it was happening in the page, all my guesses were wrong. While I really enjoyed the book, it took me a few days to finish which means it was more of a leisure read than needing to know what happens next, that's why I gave it 4 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, Kensington Publishing | Kensington Cozies, and Lynn Cahoon for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Mia’s catering business is hosting The Harvest Moon Festival and Beauty Pageant. They’re making enough money to make Mia think she could quit her side job which is paying the bills. But the festival which is selecting the local teen witch of the year, appears to be more trouble than benefit. When the mother of one of the witches is found dead and spell balls are found throughout the building, Mia now has to find the murderer. I love Trent’s new hellhound Cerby-he’s a handful for sure. This is one of my favorite series and I can’t wait to see where the next book goes.

Kitchen witch Mia Malone is seriously thinking about quitting her day job as catering manager for The Lodge, the renowned local ski resort. She’d originally taken on the position when The Lodge decided to stop outsourcing its catering gigs to independent businesses like her own Mia’s Morsels, making it much harder to keep her small business afloat. Though she has her trusted employees Abigail Majors and Christina Adams running the show while she works at the resort, she’s getting really tired of her boss Frank Hines constantly belittling and undermining her.

Frank’s terrible attitude isn’t at all improved by the news that Mia’s Morsels has just landed a lucrative contract to host the Magic Springs Harvest Queen pageant as part of their town’s annual fall festivities. He’s certain that she used insider information to give Abigail the scoop on The Lodge’s bid, allowing her employee to undercut the bigger company’s efforts. Mia strenuously denies this: not only is she a woman of integrity, but she honestly wasn’t that enthused about bidding for the gig in the first place. While most of the world sees the pageant as a cute small town affair, Mia knows that it’s one of the local witching community’s biggest events of the year. This, of course, carries with it a commensurate amount of drama.

Mia’s life is eventful enough without inviting other people’s histrionics into her life, though even she has to concede that the gig is lucrative and could lead to a stable financial pipeline for her company if they can pull it off. She’s just not thrilled about getting even more involved with the powerful local coven sponsoring the pageant. She’s much happier working on the coven’s outskirts and leaving most of the politicking to the better connected Abigail.

Things take a darker turn when Mia starts finding potion bags left around the grounds of the historic school building that houses both her business and her apartment. No one will admit to having placed them there, even before tragedy strikes and one of the budding pageant queen’s mothers seems to suffer a stroke on the premises and dies. Mia would be more than pleased to call the whole thing off but the coven is insistent that the show must go on. Besides, it looks like the deceased accidentally fell victim to a trap of her own making. Despite her better judgment, Mia allows the pageant to proceed, little suspecting that a killer is waiting to strike again.

There was a lot going on in the sixth installment of the Kitchen Witch mystery series, as Mia juggles her professional responsibilities with her personal life and the lives of her friends and family. Christina, for example, has really blossomed from the awkward Goth girl she was when she fled her family home to live with the woman that her brother had just dumped instead. Christina and Mia are as close as sisters, and it was heartwarming to see their bond continue to grow despite the curveballs life keeps throwing at them.

There was one recipe included with this book, and it’s a good one:

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Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

In a large stockpot or Dutch oven, put the carcass of a roasted chicken and any leftover meat from the chicken. Add a roughly chopped onion; two peeled, roughly cut carrots; a teaspoon of minced garlic; and salt and pepper. Cover the ingredients with water and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes or until the meat is falling off the bone.

Drain the liquid into a bowl, then return to the empty stockpot.

Clean the meat off the chicken carcass and shred it. Return the meat to the stockpot with the liquid (off the heat). Chop any onion and carrot bits into bite-sized pieces and return that to the broth as well. Add enough store-bought chicken broth to have approximately eight cups of broth (probably at least 4 more cups).

Put back on the heat and bring broth to a boil. Salt and pepper to taste. You can also add ½ teaspoon dried thyme and ½ teaspoon dried oregano if you'd like.

Add [12] ounces of egg noodles[.] Boil until noodles are done, then serve.
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Lynn Cahoon also includes a recipe for homemade egg noodles but I just used store bought. For the chicken soup recipe, I had the half-worked-over remains of a rotisserie chicken to toss into the stockpot, though really any roast chicken carcass will do. I also chopped up baby carrots instead of whole ones because the leftovers are easier to feed to my kids. I highly recommend adding the thyme and oregano too, as they add a delightful complexity to the dish.

I do think that I should have probably added much more than just four cups of chicken stock to this, as the noodles wound up absorbing a lot of the liquid later on. It was still very delicious, but my leftovers were definitely more chicken pasta than soup.

Next week, we travel back to the East Coast to whip up another chicken dish while navigating family drama turned deadly. Do join me!

Caterer and kitchen witch Mia has a lot on her plate, what with keeping her magic school running, working around an awful boss at her catering company, and organizing a witch pageant when mothers of the contestants start dropping like flies.

This was a cute fusion of an urban fantasy and cozy mystery. The characters were interesting, although there were a lot of them to keep track of. Which is partly my fault getting stuck on this, because I didn’t realize that this was sixth in a series.

And plot wise this story tried to do way too much. Too many characters that sounded similar, too many side plots what with three different romantic situations going on, the actual mystery itself, Mia’s work issues, and a random kidnapping. It made it difficult for me to get invested in the main storyline when there were so many other things going on.

And the story just kept info dumping from the previous books to catch us up. In addition, there were several instances of where wrong words were used, like picture instead of pitcher, and times where the narration accidentally slipped into first person. I’m sure these issues will be fixed before publication.

Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for this arc.

Six Stunning Sirens is the 6th book in Lynn Cahoon's fun Kitchen Witch Mysteries series. The characters are very likable and the cozy mystery kept me guessing. Mia Malone owns Mia's Morsels, a catering business but she also works at The Lodge planning events. Mia's friends Abigail and Christina are running Mia's Morsels. They get the contract to host the Harvest Moon Festival including a teen beauty pageant. It is important to the contestants and their families because there is a scholarship and a position with the local witch coven. One of the parents ends up dead at Mia's school and magic is involved. Mia's sleuthing group, the Magic Springs Sleuthing Club, consists of her boyfriend Trent, Abigail, Abigail's husband Thomas, Christina, Christina's boyfriend Levi, and Mia's grandmother Grams. They are all wonderful characters and make this series so enjoyable! There are some changes happening with the group so don't miss this book! I really enjoyed this book and.series and I am looking forward to the next book. #SixStunningSirens #KitchenWitchMysteries #NetGalley #KensingtonCozies #Kensington #LynnCahoon

Over the years I've read several of the Kitchen Witch Mysteries by Lynn Cahool, so I was glad to pick up another one. These are always fun!

Description:
New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon continues her enchanting Kitchen Witch Mystery series featuring everyone’s favorite, spellbinding kitchen witch Mia Malone. In a triumph for Mia’s catering business and cooking school, Mia’s Morsels is chosen to host a fall festival event in their Idaho mountain town—which means managing a bunch of stage moms and their social-media obsessed daughters as they get ready for the big beauty contest. There’s a lot riding on the results of the Harvest Moon Festival—it’s where the local coven leader is chosen for the following year. But after one contestant is found in a compromising position with a judge, and another drops out when her mother is killed in a freak hiking accident, the coven suspects magical meddling. With a week to go before the coronation of the new queen, Mia must draw on her sleuthing powers to find out what’s going on—and whether this competition has gotten a little too cutthroat . .

My Thoughts:
All the fun characters are back in Magic Springs, Idaho. I really enjoy spending time with them. That coven is just scary in the lengths they go to in order to get a seat on the coven leadership. Each member who has a daughter seems to be going to extremes to make sure it's their own daughter who is chosen as the winner, despite the ban on using magic to influence the contest. And then there's a murder.

Also, there are some other things going on in at the same time. Mia is still having issues with her boss, Frank. Mia's ex-boyfriend turns up and causes problems. Christine is having security issues.
Trent gets a companion. Grans is working on a major issue. (I really like Grans as a character - she's fun). I highly recommend this series to anyone who likes cozy mysteries with a paranormal feature.

Thanks to Kensington Publishing - Kensington Cozies through Netgalley for an advance copy.

Lynn Cahoon became one of my favorite authors when I first discovered one of her books many years ago. When she first release this series, I was immediately drawn in to life at the school and Mia’s Morsels.

This quickly became one of my favorite series. Who doesn’t love a mix of magic, mystery, and murder? Each every time I see a new book drop, I got excited all over again. Then I clear my calendar and make some time to snuggle in and read the book in one setting. I just can’t put it down once I start. It’s always great read when it’s from Lynn Cahoon!

Mia’s Morsels wins the contract to host the Harvest Queen Contest hosted by the local coven, which irritates her boss at the Lodge since they usually cater the event. Mia balances stabilizing her catering business while working as the catering director for The Lodge to cover the expenses of building her business.

Unfortunately, plans for the contest go awry, and one of the contestants’ moms is found dead. Mia starts investigating the competition's history and then another stage mother is hospitalized.

When Mr. Darcy (Mia’s feline sleuth) finds potion bags around Mia’s property, she thinks magic is behind the recent death and hospitalization. Lynn Cahoon writes an intriguing cozy mystery for her sixth entry in the Kitchen Witch series.

This book was a lot of fun to read, as are all the books in the Kitchen Witch series. It's been lovely to watch Mia expand and grow her business, her relationship with Trent deepen and adding to their animal menagerie.

The beauty pageant featured in this book sounds like a nightmare and that's even before you add a Witch coven and those horrible stage mothers besides. Cerby the hell hound is turning out to be quite the asset in the investigation group.

As always a charming read from one of my favorite mystery authors. My thanks to Kensington Cozies and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Magic Springs is brimming with magical activity as the annual Harvest Queen Contest is about to start, but not all the magic is positive and sweet. A wonderfully woven plot that is fun, complex and entertaining! Several story lines are woven together to make one extremely well written plot and compelling story! If you haven't read the entire series, I really recommend that you start at the beginning as each book builds another layer to the main characters' personalities and creates back story that will be more impactful if you are in the know during this book! I love a good well written cozy mystery and this book definitely delivers that! I'm only sad that I am now waiting for the author to create the next story in the series so I can find out what is happening next for the characters in this wonderful magical town!

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Lynn Cahoon writes a paranormal cozy series like no other. #SixStunningSirens #NetGalley is the sixth in the delightful Kitchen Witch series--the best one yet, and that is saying something since they are all excellent reads.
It is time for the Harvest Moon Festival and the coven beauty contest in Magic Springs, Idaho, the most important event that Mia has catered. Mia has no idea how challenging the event can when the "stage" witch moms vie for their daughter to win the contest and the chance for power. What follows is a bumpy ride for the contestants, and our favorite characters.
I know I am in for an enjoyable read with each book in this series. I am looking forward to the next book and more of Mia, Tim, and crew. Other cozy readers are sure to love this series, too.

Thank you to #NetGalley #Kensinton #LynnCahoon for answering my request to read the Advance Reader Copy.

Mia’s Morsels got the catering job for the Harvest Festival pageant and there couldn’t’ve been more drama if it’d been special-ordered. When a contestant’s mom was killed, Mia had to wonder if there was magic afoot and just what someone might do to ensure their own daughter won.

There were some good side stories too which were pretty fun. Everything ended with the fellowship of the Sleuthing Club in Mia’s kitchen along with some more good news. There wasn’t anything happening to worry about at the end, just a nice ending. I really hope there’ll be more books because now I can’t wait to see what’s next!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book provided by Kensington Cozies via NetGalley, and my opinions are my own.

Six Stunning Swans, the latest book in Lynn Cahoon’s Kitchen Witch series, is an excellent entry. Mia Malone is working a job she hates, mostly because of her truly despicable boss who goes out of his way to make her job and her life untenable. While she is working full time at The Lodge to cover her mortgage, her boyfriend Trent’s mother is running Mia’s Morsels. This presents an interesting angle in that Mia is the owner, but Abigail is currently the manager. The “six swans” referred to in the title are six contestants in a local, coven based beauty contest. Mia is indeed a kitchen witch and nearly all the characters are magical, as well. I’m not someone who normally reads paranormal books, but this series has grabbed and held my attention, mostly because the characters are human first, witches second. There is a murder and attempted murders and there are many suspects, which adds to the fun. One thing I truly love about this series is that the characters and their lives continue to evolve. So many other series that I read don’t do that and suffer as a result. I truly enjoyed this book and buzzed through it in just a couple of days. Lynn Cahoon has become one of my go-to writers because I know I will enjoy any books she writes. I highly recommend this book but do think the reader should read the previous entries in the series first. Four and a half stars.

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions stated are solely my own.

I really like the Kitchen Witch Mysteries. Each one builds on the last, so I wouldn’t recommend reading out of order or as a stand-alone.
Six Stunning Sirens is the sixth book in the series. Mia is still juggling a job at the lodge in Magic Springs and her catering company Mia’s Morsels. Abigail Majors is managing Mia’s Morsels.
Trent Majors is Mia’s boyfriend. His brother Levi is Christina’s boyfriend. Christina lives with Mia at the school and is the only other employee of Mia’s Morsels.
Magic Springs has a beauty pageant each year. Abigail bid and won the contract to host the beauty pageant at the school. The school was a magic school in the past. It fell into disrepair and Mia bought it in the first book of the series.
Someone is trying to either fix or sabotage the pageant, and people are getting hurt. Really it’s a bit complicated to explain, but it’s fun to read about.
I really liked Six Stunning Sirens. The characters are growing. The relationships developing and evolving. There is a problem from the beginning of the series that gets resolution. Cerby, the hellhound is such a fun addition to the series.
I recommend checking out the Kitchen Witch mystery series. Enjoying Six Stunning Sirens will be at its peak if you read the series in order.
Thanks to Kensington Cozies and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.

When Mia's Morsels wins a bid to cater a beauty contest for her local coven she's thrilled. That is until she finds out that the contest is often deadly. When one of the participant's moms is found dead in her school and hexes start turning up all over the place she realizes that she bit off more than she could chew. It turns out that she was going to win the bid no matter the price and would have to do everything in her power to keep the girls and their moms safe from a killer in their midst.

Mia is trying to balance all she has on her plate and now her school is hosting the annual Magic Springs Queen competition. Much magic is involved and all does not go well. There is a lot going on in this book, but many threads are pulled together and it will make later books better. I enjoy these characters and how they interact. Magic Springs is a fun place to visit.

Mia's busy wrangling her boss AND catering the Harvest Moon Festival and its beauty pageant - and now she's got to solve a murder. This likely will be most enjoyed by those who have been following along with this paranormal series about a kitchen witch, her family, and the coven. Oh, and the animal familiars. The stage moms-wow. Cahoon has a nice way with characters and snappy dialogue. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. A good read for cozy fans.

We are back in Magic Springs, Idaho with Mia Malone. Mia morsels was chosen to host the Harvest Queen Festival for the magical community. There's been a history of drama and casualties. Mia is again busy working at the Lodge and dealing with Frank drama. When a dead body is found at the school. Mia must find the culprit and find out if the death was magical or human related.

I really enjoyed the mystery and following clues with Mia. I love the paranormal aspect of the book and learning more about the magical community. The writing is fantastic and hooked me right away. A perfect read for the Autumn season.

I can always count on this author to get me into a reading marathon. I enjoy this series and that characters move forward in their relationships and lives. The mystery kept me guessing.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.