One Poison Pie

I had read another title by this author and enjoyed it, so I went in expecting to like this one and sadly, I just did not.
The mystery was okay, but all of the added...padding got tedious and boring. The romance did not work for me at all. Trent is very controlling in word and deed. A lot of arm pulling. Not sexy.
There is also just a lot going on, and not all of it is explored. We have witchcraft (not explored), an ex-sister-in- law living with the main character, an old school that needs to be renovated into a catering business, town politics, food, relationships with the grandmother, relationships with the deceased, an ex husband trying to steal a cookbook.
It made me tired to read all of this.
I'm not sure how it's been reviewed by those that practice magic, but I can't imagine those reviews being positive. Conversely, a character mentions being Christian at an extremely awkward moment in a scene and that made me curious about what the author was trying to say there. Hmm.