Magic Candle Shop Mystery Books in Order

The Magic Candle Shop Mysteries are paranormal cozies set in Savannah, Georgia. Maggie Toussaint writes them as Valona Jones, and the series follows fraternal twins Tabby and Sage Winslow, co-owners of the Book and Candle Shop. The sisters sell books, candles, and scents, but their family also carries a secret gift that makes ordinary problems far less ordinary.

Tabby and Sage are energetics. They can sense and manipulate energy, including their own and other people's. Tabby is cautious with that ability after a past incident frightened her badly. Sage is more impulsive and more willing to use what they can do. Their different approaches create friction, but they also make the twins an effective team when danger arrives.

Savannah brings the atmosphere.

The shop sits in a historic part of the city, and the series uses its old streets, cemetery history, neighborhood businesses, and local traditions as more than background. Tabby narrates the books, so readers see the investigations through the eyes of the sister most determined to keep a normal life, even when magic keeps demanding attention.

In Snuffed Out, an angry customer is murdered after a public confrontation at the shop. Their clerk Gerard becomes the main suspect, and the twins begin investigating to prove his innocence. The case introduces the shop's world, the sisters' abilities, and the trouble that comes from hiding those abilities in plain sight.

In the Wick of Time takes place during December, as Savannah prepares for holiday celebrations and a riverfront boat parade. Sage's boss is killed, putting Sage under suspicion. At the same time, the sisters face a string of supernatural disruptions, including energy-related threats that make their already difficult lives more complicated.

In Tallowed Ground, a murder victim is placed against the Winslows' grandparents' tombstone in Bonaventure Cemetery. Clues connect the killings to Tabby's candle-making work, making her a person of interest. The twins need to clear Tabby's name while dealing with a killer who may understand their paranormal world better than the police do.

Expect a blend of cozy investigation, family tension, romance, a shop setting, and supernatural danger. Start with Snuffed Out. The mysteries have their own cases, but the sisters' relationship, magical abilities, and ongoing Savannah connections make the series most rewarding in order.