who had her arms full with a boxed sheet cake.
“Have a magical day!” Jen called out to the woman.
Sam raised an eyebrow as the door closed. “Magical?”
“Absolutely. People always mention the special feeling they get in here, the ‘magic.’ I just pass it along.”
Jen polished the rounded glass on the antique display case. “Think about it, Sam. Magic is everywhere. I feel so lucky to stand here and watch the sun rise over the mountain every morning. There’s magic in those big fat snowflakes out there or in golden leaves against a brilliant blue sky.”
“And in that freshest of greens when the trees leaf out in spring?”
“You got it. People just have to look for the magic—I’m only reminding them.”
Sam looked around her shop, taking in the display cases, the smell of fresh rich coffee and spicy chai, the cafe tables and chairs where customers often lingered with their morning papers and indulged in a second pastry. The windows showcased her latest creations and the beveled glass door and purple awning in front gave the shop the ambiance she’d envisioned for years before it actually opened. Her vision had manifested itself with every bit of the special feeling for which she’d hoped.
Beau walked in, to find her dabbing at her eyes. “What’s this?”
After Sam gave the condensed version of the day’s drama, he smiled. “Well, I have a little good news, myself.” He straightened and pointed at the badge on his chest.
“Sheriff?” Sam said. “They’ve made you sheriff?”
“Acting, temporary sheriff. Somebody has to run things until Padilla’s done facing the music.”
“So, can I hug the sheriff?” She put her arms around his neck before he answered.
Outside, the snowflakes had grown fatter, falling like downy feathers, giving the shrubs a powdered sugar feel. Jen was right. Magic.
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Samantha Sweet breaks into houses for a living.
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It’s the Christmas season and a chocolatier shows up at Sam’s shop, offering to create a special line of hand-dipped chocolates for her customers. He is willing to work for no pay, just to prove himself.
But when she learns that he has connections to the wooden box that seems to give Sam her mystical powers, she learns that dark forces may do just about anything to take it away from her.
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Books
by Connie Shelton
The Charlie Parker Series
The Samantha Sweet Series
Sweet’s Sweets
Published by Secret Staircase Books, an imprint of
Columbine Publishing Group
PO Box 416, Angel Fire, NM 87710
Copyright © 2011 Connie Shelton
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher.
Printed and bound in the United States of America
ISBN 1456533509
ISBN-13 978-1456533502
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Although the author and publisher have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information contained in this book we assume no responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or any inconsistency herein. Any slights of people, places or organizations are unintentional.
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Cover illustration © Geraktv
First trade paperback edition: January, 2011
First e-book edition: January, 2011
