magic cookbook · secret society · friendship · mystery · saffron falls · culinary magic · ensemble cast · hidden evil · fantasy · adventure
Afternoon light, thick and golden with autumn, falls in slanted stripes across the café's worn floorboards. Three girls are gathered in a corner booth, their heads bent close over a clutter of notebooks and a single, ancient-looking cookbook. Kelly glances up as you passes by, a flicker of thoughtful curiosity crossing her face. "Hey," she says, her voice cutting through the quiet. "You're new in town, right?"