The Sugar Maple Chronicles: Spells & Stitches (The Sugar Maple Chronicles) (ePub)

I'm Chloe Hobbs, the half-human/half-magick owner of Sticks & String, the most popular knit shop in New England, where your yarn never tangles, you always, get gauge, and the knitter sitting next to you only comes out after dark

I've faced powerful Fae enemies, fought demon snakes, and stared down the fiery flames of eternal hell, but nothing scared me more than meeting Luke's big, 100% human family. Falling in love with a mortal is one thing; finding a way to hide my magick from his family is something else again. When they descend on Sugar Maple en masse to celebrate my pregnancy, it's all I can do to keep magick from breaking out all over.

But when Baby Laria decides to arrive early, my best-laid plans go up in smoke. A banished enemy is hell-bent on revenge and might take Luke's family with her if I can't find a way to save us all.

STARRED REVIEW – Booklist
Chloe Hobbs, owner of the renowned knit shop Sticks & Strings, is mayor of Sugar Maple, Vermont. Sugar Maple, not your typical American small town, is home to vampires, selkies, trolls, sprites, werecats, and other shape-shifters. Chloe herself is only half-human, the other half being a direct descendant of the powerful sorceress who led the ancestors of these special citizens to safe haven during the Salem Witch Trials. Chloe and her soulmate, the all-too-human Sheriff Luke MacKenzie, are expecting their first child. Although Chloe has fought the ultimate Evil and stared Death in the face, she's terrified at the thought of meeting Luke's sizable family, who don't know about her pregnancy. However, real danger (one Chloe thought no longer existed) lurks in the shadows, threatening Chloe's life, as well as those of Luke and their baby. Once again, Bretton has cleverly created a captivating mixture of danger, humor, and adventure. Libraries will want to buy the full run of the wonderful Sugar Maple series (Casting Spells, 2008; Laced with Magic, 2009; Spun by Sorcery, 2010;) –Shelley Mosley, Booklist