Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Jim D. from Ridgewood, NY won The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope. Castle Skull is heading to Bonnie P. in Palo Alto, CA. The books are going out in the mail today.

Halloween is still a month away, but the candy is all in the stores. Why not give away two witchy cozy mysteries, both the first in a series? Angela M. Sanders’ book is Bait and Witch. Josie Way, a witch with newly discovered magical abilities, flees her job at the Library of Congress after uncovering corruption. She heads to a small town in Oregon where she takes a job as a librarian, hoping she can hide out until her case goes to court. The library, though, is housed in a Victorian mansion scheduled to be bulldozed. Then Josie discovers a body in the woods. Now, she’s sorting a catalog of suspects, hoping to save the library, and maybe her own life.

We go from a librarian witch to a kitchen witch with Lynn Cahoon’s One Poison Pie. When Mia Malone’s almost-fiance leaves her single and unemployed, she moves to her grandmother’s Idaho hometown where witches and warlocks are (mostly) welcome. She has a new gourmet dinner delivery business with a touch of magic in her recipes. But her first catering job takes a wrong turn when her client’s body is found stabbed and stuffed under the head table. She’s shocked to learn she’s a suspect, and even more so when she realizes she’s next on a killer’s list. She’s going to need a little help to learn which eccentric resident has an appetite for murder.

Which cozy mystery would you like to win? You can enter to win both, but I need separate entries. Email me at Lesa.Holstine@gmail.com. Your subject line should read either “Win Bait and Witch” or “Win One Poison Pie.” Please include your name and mailing address. The giveaway will end Thursday, Sept. 23 at 5 PM CT. Entries from the U.S. only, please.