Wrap-It-Up Magic Story

Busy. Content. Still mistrusted by the neighbours. Magic has changed Barbara Baker's life mostly for the better.Barb's newfound magical ability to find lost things through gift-wrapping has given her a lot: a new job, new friendships, and the chance to right some of the wrongs committed by her husband. She even does a favour for her daughter-in-law and agrees to pet sit Prince Hairy, a handsome cat with an ugly collar.While balancing the demands of the new job and helping out her friend, Kat, at the Valentine's Day Market, Barb still gives back to her community by finding lost pets and missing persons. Sure, there are online rumours to squash, the local busybody still pesters her, and the police check up on her way too often, but overall, life is good.Until one day, when her new boss assigns her a case that strikes a little too close to home . . .

Homeless. Broke. Shunned by friends and neighbours. This was not what sixty-two was supposed to look like for Barbara Baker. As a member of Toronto's exclusive Rosedale society, Barb was a fixture on charity committees and an accomplished hostess whose dinner invitations were coveted by Toronto's elite. Her comfortable life ended when her husband's criminal activity was discovered-he'd been stealing from everyone for decades, using her exceptional hostess skills to reel in new victims. No one believed Barb wasn't in on the scam. No one except her childhood friend, Kat. To repay Kat for her generosity, Barb offered her gift-wrapping skills for Kat's booth at the local Christmas craft shows. And that's when things started to get weird. Weird in a way that might give Barb a chance to right some of her husband's wrongs. A chance she has to take, no matter how odd.