title: Spells and Scones (A Magical Bakery Mystery)
author:  Bailey Cates 
description: <b>Praise for the <i>New York Times </i>bestsellingMagical Bakery Mysteries</b><br /> <br /> Katie is a charming amateur sleuth, baking her way through murder and magic set against the enchanting backdrop of Savannah, Georgia.<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Jenn McKinlay<br /> <br /> Full of delicious recipes and descriptions of food. . . [a] charming and magical mystery.Kings River Life Magazine<br /> <br /> Ms. Cates has most assuredly found the right ingredients . . . a series that is a finely sifted blend of drama, suspense, romance, and otherworldly elements.Once Upon a Romance<br /> <br /> Hard to put down.Fresh Fiction
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  > For Mary Kay, Candace, Heather, and Steve
  
  > On Saturdays, after buying her walnut bread, Clara Bell would sit by the
  > canal with Cat, discussing early magic in Pagan times and the evolution of
  > witchcraft through the ages. When Cat had trouble remembering important
  > facts, Clara Bell taught her some useful tricks. “Fourteen four, fourteen
  > four, wands were drawn on the Penine Moor,” or, “Twelve twenty-three, twelve
  > twenty-three, Ruthersfield was founded by Witch Dupree.”
  
  > —from _The Courage of Cat Campbell_
  
   **Chapter One**
  
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   **Della**
  
   **DELLA DUPREE, PAY ATTENTION,” MISS** Barlow snapped. “This is a history of
  magic class, and you’ve been staring inside your pocket for the last forty-
  five minutes.” She tapped her wand against her thigh. “So I’d like to know
  what you have in there.”
  
  Della didn’t answer, although she wanted to point out that it hadn’t been for
  the whole forty-five minutes, only the last ten. Howev