The Kettle & Crumb Chronicles: The Complete Collection

What if fifty-two was exactly the right age to inherit your magic? At fifty-two, Beatrice Kendrick has mastered the art of being fine. Her husband left her for his CrossFit instructor. Her sons stopped calling. Her company pushed her out. Then her estranged aunt dies and leaves her a crumbling tearoom in a coastal village called Havenbrook, along with a letter explaining that Taste Witches are real, that Beatrice is one, and that the magic will not wait any longer to wake up. There is just one problem. This magic demands emotional authenticity. Beatrice cannot brew comfort while numb. She cannot bake hope while drowning in denial. To claim her power, she must feel everything she has spent a lifetime avoiding. The grief. The rage. The terrifying question of who she is when no one needs her anymore. This collection contains all five novels in The Kettle & Crumb Chronicles: The Taste of What She Lost - Beatrice inherits the tearoom and discovers magic that demands she stop pretending to be fine. She has thirty days to save The Kettle & Crumb from a rival who wants its recipes. What the Anger Baked - Her ex-husband wants her to cater his engagement party. The audacity unleashes twenty-eight years of buried rage, and it turns out fury makes excellent pastry. The Borrowed Recipe - Success is draining her dry until Beatrice discovers a shortcut: other people's emotions. Magic that costs nothing. Until the debt comes due. What Remains When You Are Empty - The borrowed power has hollowed her out. To restore herself, Beatrice must return what she stole and learn the hardest lesson: she is allowed to receive. The Last Recipe - Everything Beatrice wanted is finally here. Then the prophecy demands she release the magic that gave it to her. A year in Havenbrook. A lifetime of healing. One woman discovering it is never too late to become who she was meant to be. The kettle is on. The scones are warm. And the magic is waiting.