Spells and Oregano

A mother desperate to save her twin sons, a war veteran in torment, a beautiful young psychic with a terrible secret, a powerful magician with a shattered soul, and a Queen steeped in history and glory. These extraordinary beings cross paths and set off a remarkable chain of events in Spells and Oregano: Book II in The Secret Spice Cafe Trilogy.

Overcome by despair after a trauma when she was sixteen, Sarita Taylor has spent the past ten years isolated and lonely aboard her beloved RMS Queen Mary. Fearful of outsiders, she dedicates her time to managing The Secret Spice Café, now an award-winning restaurant. Until Luca Miceli, a man with a dark past, steps on board.

Patricia V. Davis deftly spins past and present, mystery and magic, into a potent story of passionate longing and family tragedy all at once. Spells and Oregano is a compelling tale of atonement, devotion, and undying love, set aboard one of the world's most magnificent, haunted ships.

Don’t miss Cooking for Ghosts: Book I in The Secret Spice Cafe Trilogy.

Ghosts are real. They are our past experiences that haunt us. Lost chances, lost love, and all other heartbreaks remain with us, ethereal, but almost tangible. Spells and Oregano takes place ten years after Cooking for Ghosts closes. Apart from a whole new story line which I hope will resonate with readers, it answers one big question: Whatever happened to poor Sarita? But, although there are a few references to events that took place in Cooking for Ghosts, reviewers have concluded that Spells and Oregano stands just fine on its own.
The setting of all three novels in the trilogy is the fictitious restaurant, The Secret Spice Cafe, which is housed aboard the very real ship, the RMS Queen Mary. Once the world's greatest ocean liner, it is now a majestic hotel and museum docked in Long Beach, California. Time magazine has named it "one of the top ten most haunted places."
However, in this book, we take two side trips - one to an Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, and one to Las Vegas, Nevada, where we meet the exciting, dynamic magicians, identical twins Luciano and Santino Miceli. Spells and Oregano also revisits some of our favorite characters (and ghosts) from Book I, and it is sprinkled with a smattering of Queen Mary history that her aficionados should enjoy. Additionally, the Interactive Reader's Guide has some fun tidbits in it, and there is an interview with me.
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