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"Ein Strickladen in Cornwall - was könnte es Friedlicheres geben?" Sehr vieles, wie sich herausstellen soll..! Als die aus Boston stammende Hexe Jennifer Cunningham sich bereit erklärt, in dem englischen Fischerdorf Tregrebi an der Küste von Cornwall ein Handarbeitsgeschäft zu führen, befürchtet sie erst, dass ihr dort langweilig werden könnte. Okay, dass dort Vampire in einer ehemaligen Zinnmine wohnen, ist ihr bekannt, aber an Vampire hat sie sich mittlerweile gewöhnt.

Every baker has their weak spot. For Poppy, it’s bread. So, when The Great British Baking Contest hits bread week, she’s as fragile as an overbaked croissant. Just when she needs to keep all her focus on flour, water, yeast, and salt, another ingredient enters the mix. Death. Someone is not who they appear to be, and secrets from the past are bringing deadly consequences to the present.

It’s the big finale of the Great British Baking Contest. Who will fall flatter than an eggless soufflé? And will amateur baker and witch Poppy survive to find out? Dark forces are at work in the picture-perfect village of Broomewode, Somerset. Poppy’s getting closer to solving the mystery of her beginnings, but so many questions remain. Will she finally meet her birth mother? Is the local coven helping or hindering her search? Will she and sexy Viscount Benedict finally have their first date? There are old and new mysteries to solve in this final installment of the series!

I can remember a time when I baked for fun. I loved dreaming up new recipes, trying different combinations of flavors. Sharing my creations with friends and family. Now? I have nightmares where the TV cameras are on me and I’m baking naked. Or I open my oven and my cake pans are empty. You don’t need to be Freud to figure out I’m freaking out. This week on The Great British Baking Contest could be my last. I am one bad bake away from being waved good-bye.

Competition is hotter than the pre-heated ovens as The Great British Baking Competition moves into cake week. Amateur baker Poppy Wilkinson has a lot to deal with, from learning she has talents she never knew about, to trying to keep cool and bake under pressure. She’s also trying to track down the secrets of her parentage. Meanwhile, she’s saved from death by a local Border collie who seems to think she’s part of his flock and herds her out of danger.

A Christmas charity contest leads to murder! Amateur baker Poppy Wilkinson agrees to be a celebrity contestant in a charity gingerbread house competition in Bath, England. She can support a good cause while promoting the long running TV reality show in which she’s a contestant — The Great British Baking Contest. However, beneath the gingerbread walls and behind the lollipop trees swirl bad feelings, jealousy, and murder. Good thing Poppy is also a witch and a talented amateur sleuth.

Spring 1925. Abigail Dixon arrives in Somerset to report on the high-society wedding of an American car tycoon’s son and an English aristocrat’s daughter. But when a man is murdered on a trout-fishing expedition, and the quaint village abuzz with gossip of a local woman discovered dead in London, Abigail quickly finds herself entangled in a web of murder and scandal. As she investigates, Abigail unearths some dark secrets lurking within Darrington Manor and clues linking the two murders.

Iris Chance is turning 33. She's an independent woman, the owner of the Sunflower Coffee and Tea Company in Hidden Falls, Oregon. Hidden Falls boasts clean air, natural beauty, good neighbors. The only problem is that there are zero interesting single men and Iris wants a baby.

Paris 1925: When news reporter Abigail Dixon trades the Chicago newsroom for the Paris fashion scene, she finds herself dazzled by the latest looks from Coco Chanel, sipping champagne at the Ritz, and interviewing a famous designer. Stepping into his luxurious atelier on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Abigail is ready to swoon over the exquisite gowns. The last thing she expects to find is her estranged stepmother lying dead on the fitting room floor–and Abigail framed as the prime suspect.

The fun of an English baking contest set in the beautiful English countryside complete with witches, recipes, and murder. Join Poppy and her friends as she puzzles out another complex murder that might have ties to her!

The Earl of Frome gets a shock when a gaggle of nosy bird watchers gang up on him. When one of them winds up dead, it doesn't look good for the Earl. Amateur baker Poppy Wilkinson gets embroiled in yet another murder mystery. It's a good thing she's got witchy powers as she has to solve a murder, try and learn more about her own mysterious beginnings, and turn out a winning cake, because it's cake week in the competition tent.

Daphne and Jack meet on a Greyhound bus heading north from California. The year is 1976, and Daphne is a pregnant teenager. Jack is a guy in search of a future. For these two lost souls, this is a ride that will change their lives and begin a dynasty.

Prescott Chance is the go-to architect for the wealthy and famous, which has made him more wealthy and famous than he's ever wanted to be. He turns down more commissions than he accepts and is extremely private.

Evan Chance is a man out to complete the bucket list he made as a kid, starting with ride a motorcycle across America. Caitlyn Sorenson is the sexy country doctor standing in his way. Or is she the dream he's been searching for? In this sexy, humorous contemporary romance, a lost dog brings together a wealthy drifter and a small town doctor and changes all their lives forever.

The tasty dish from Benedict restaurant is everything Jessica Lafayette could want...or crave. And it's not the dessert in front of her - it's her waiter. A guy with dark, intense eyes that suggest he wants to lick whipped cream slowly off her skin. A smile so wicked it makes her insides lava-cake gooey. And a too-hot-to-handle body that was meant to be tasted.... Yup, Sam the Waiter is better than chocolate. But what Jessica doesn't know is that her one-night-waiter is actually Sam Benedict, Upscale Restaurateur.

Rose Chance is a dedicated Portland physician who loves shoes, clothes, and the finer things in life. Her colleagues call her Dr. Vogue, and she won't even look at a man unless he's rich. And preferably titled. Her colleague, Matt Vasilopolous, is a Greek immigrant made good. He dresses like a schlep, always needs a shave, and doesn't seem to own a comb. Rose can't stand a man who looks like a tramp. Matt loathes a woman who looks down at him.

When every woman wants him, how can she believe that he loves her? Marguerite Chance is an organic farmer in the idyllic town of Hidden Falls, Oregon. She’s as rooted as her heirloom tomatoes, but when food truck owner Alexei Vasilopoulos rolls into town looking more like Adonis than a real human being, she fights her attraction. No man who looks like Adonis could ever be interested in a plain woman who digs in dirt all day; she’s been burned once before by a man who thought his good looks gave him a permanent hall pass for bad behavior.

Lucys erster Liebestrank geht fürchterlich schief - Liebesaffären werden verheddert - Aber schlimmer noch: Jemand stirbt! Lucy versucht gerade, als Hexe sachkundiger zu werden und als ihre Cousine Violet sie zum Brauen eines Liebestranks überredet, um Alice und Charlie zusammenzubringen, sieht das nach einer harmlosen Möglichkeit aus, ihre Künste aufzubessern. Ist Lucys Liebestrank tödlicher als Amors Pfeil? Oder läuft da ein Mörder frei herum?

Dieser Markt bietet alles: Kunsthandwerk, Spielzeug, heiße Schokolade ... und einen Killer! Und obendrein den Strickclub der Vampire, denn dort hat man beschlossen, an Oxfords Wintermarkt teilzunehmen und exquisite, selbstgestrickte Schals, Pullover und Geschenkartikel zu verkaufen. Vor allem die handgemachten, extralangen Weihnachtsstrümpfe in leuchtenden Farben, die extra viel Platz für noch mehr kleine Geschenke bieten, werden rasch zum begehrten Verkaufsschlager.

Zur Freude der Hexe Quinn Callahan, die einen Buchladen im irischen Dorf Ballydehag betreibt, erscheint eines späten Abends Jane Austen zum dortigen Treffen des Vampir-Buchclubs. Quinn ist begeistert und brennt darauf, ihrer Lieblingsautorin all die Fragen zu stellen, die man als Lesebegeisterte zu Janes Büchern und insbesondere zu Stolz und Vorurteil nur haben kann. Aber Jane ist nicht für einen Höflichkeitsbesuch nach Ballydehag gekommen. Ihre Mission ist es zu verhindern, dass ihr berühmtestes Buch neu verfilmt wird.