❄️ A cursed bakery. Frozen souls. And a witch who must thaw the ice-or let her town shatter.❄️When Vivian Cross, owner of the rival Sugar & Sorrow bakery, is found frozen in a block of cursed ice, Marnie Whitethorn's cozy café becomes ground zero for a chilling mystery. Vivian's addictive pastries are stealing free will, trapping souls in crystalline prisons, and turning Willowbrook into a town of hollow-eyed puppets. To stop the chaos, Marnie must decipher her grandmother's forbidden recipes, partner with Detective Liam Hale-whose witch-hunter ancestry now flares with lethal power-and confront a coven rewriting her family's history through dark magic.But the deeper Marnie digs, the frostier the truth becomes: The coven's leader is harvesting souls to resurrect a long-dead lover.Vivian's 19-year-old niece, Ivy, betrays the coven to aid Marnie-but her loyalty comes at a price.The ice spell's origin ties to Marnie's grandmother, who once wielded the same dangerous magic to save someone she loved.As frozen victims multiply and the town fractures, Marnie must embrace her magic, trust fractured alliances, and forgive her own past mistakes. Can she melt the coven's icy grip before Willowbrook becomes a permanent winter wasteland-and her own soul frosts over?Perfect for readers who love: ✨ Witchy small-town mysteries (Practical Magic meets Frozen).✨ Moral gray areas (Can dark magic ever be justified?).✨ Slow-burn romance as Marnie and Liam battle distrust and attraction.✨ Quirky magical twists (sentient espresso machines, grumpy cat familiars, and real recipes included!).Series Note: While Frosted Souls stands alone, start with Book 1 (A Dash of Disaster) to savor Marnie's journey from the beginning! Grab a blanket, brew a steaming mug, and dive into this frostbitten tale of courage, forgiveness, and the magic of second chances. ☕