Hollow Oak Witch Cozy Mysteries

A tea shop she never wanted. A cat who talks back. A dead man in the corn maze. Welcome to Hollow Oak.

Each Hollow Oak mystery stands on its own.

Start with Book 1 See the reading order

The books in order

  1. Book 1

    Fair Tea and Foxglove

    A Halloween Witch Cozy Mystery

    A tea shop she never wanted.

    About Fair Tea and Foxglove

  2. Book 2

    Toffee and Yew

    A Halloween Witch Cozy Mystery

    The oak was never supposed to burn.

    About Toffee and Yew

  3. Book 3

    Wassail and Hellebore

    A Christmas Witch Cozy Mystery

    It is witch Maggie Thistlewood's second Christmas in Hollow Oak, and this one brings a bell that has not rung since 1851, a man poisoned from his own wassail cup, and a talking cat who finally gives up a name.

    About Wassail and Hellebore

  4. Book 4

    Maple and Monkshood

    A Sugar Season Witch Cozy Mystery

    Mud season.

    About Maple and Monkshood

  5. Book 5

    Cranberry and Cowbane

    A Harvest Witch Cozy Mystery

    Eleven tagged roots.

    About Cranberry and Cowbane

  6. Book 6

    Chestnuts and Mistletoe

    A Christmas Witch Cozy Mystery

    For thirty years he never let go of his own copper mug.

    About Chestnuts and Mistletoe

  7. Book 7

    Shortbread and Belladonna

    A Winter Witch Cozy Mystery

    Hattie saw someone walk into the back room with the kettle.

    About Shortbread and Belladonna

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