A Pinch of Magic by Emily Heil

Camellia Parker is happy being a quiet, behind-the-scenes cookbook ghostwriter.

An unexpected summons to help her grandmother, Birdie, brings Cam back to the bayside town of Silver Cove. Birdie's beloved home needs pricey renovations immediately or she'll have to sell. To foot the bill, Cam takes on a nightmare of a celebrity client and soon finds small-town life pulling her deeper into the kind of drama she's spent her life avoiding - including in the form of a handsomely stubbled carpenter with more baggage than a Delta shuttle.

As if that wasn't enough on her plate, Cam seems to have summoned an actual ghost, Ada, who resides in a strange cookbook she finds at a rummage sale. This feisty ghost needs someone with a pulse to help her prove she is the rightful author of a world-famous children's book her domineering husband took credit for a century ago.

As Cam takes on an insistent Ada's quest, she finds that the long-dead author, along with a colorful cast of Silver Cove denizens, has something to teach her about living a little, claiming her own place in the world -and maybe even following her heart.

• Paperback
• ISBN: 9781538779910
• 384 pages
• Published by Forever
• Published on October 06, 2026