Bad Luck Charm

This was such a fun and charming cozy mystery and romance.  This was very well balanced between the mystery and the romance, where neither one overpowered or detracted from the other, which was very nice.

We are following Gwen who returned to Salem, MA two years ago when she inherited her aunt’s house and business, a charming occult store playing into the witchy vibes of the town.  Gwen grew up in an unpleasant home with an abusive mother, but every summer growing up she would head to Salem to spend a few wonderful months with her aunt.  Things seem to be going well until a gruesome crime is committed outside her store that points to more crimes to come. To make matters worth, her first crush and current enemy, Graham is investigating the crime.

Filled with cozy northeastern charm, found family, enemies to lovers, and humor, this book had me hooked from the first page.  I was as invested in figuring out the crimes as I was in the romance.  Gwen and Graham may be my favorite literary couple this year and I did not want this story to end because I could not get enough.