The annual Mabon Fair. Its bright lights, sounds, mouth-watering aromas and vivid colors always made up for a fun night for Hattie Jenkins and her cats. But this year’s fair is different. When a boat of old bones washes up on the shores of Sugar Beach, Hattie and the Infiniti take a roller-coaster ride into a murder mystery.And they soon find out that some skeletons are best left in the closet.
Witch or Treat: A Collection of Paranormal Cozy Shorts – Ooops, I waited to long to read this collection and now it’s not available on Amazon. Oh well, this is a good set of short stories, most of which can be read without having read the previous books in their series. There was one that this doesn’t apply. One is gosh-awful. I was introduced to several unknown authors, but I got this for the authors I enjoy reading: Regina and Lynn, Joynell, D. S. and Ruby. Now I have more authors that I would like to read again. All the shorts have a summary, which I appreciate knowing about a story before I read it. Some of these are spoilers (part of a series) and some aren’t. Most books needed minor editing.
Nikki Haverstock, The Case of the Exploding Luck Pumpkin – My first story by this author. I found it funny, entertaining, but I kept seeing Vin Diesel as the Vin Mage), and interesting with good sexual tension. 4*
Danielle Garrett, Cats, Bats, and Talking Hats – My first story by this author. I found it not to my liking. There were continuous references to previous stories without details explaining them. This story fits between the first two books of the Beechwood Harbor Magic series. 3*
Regina Welling and Erin Lynn, One Spell of A Night – I enjoy what I’ve read so far by these two ladies. This book follows No Chance in Spell. I found it interesting, fast paced and intriguing, and the characters are likable. 4*
Sonia Parin, ’tis the Season to be Creepy – My first story by this author. I found it funny and interesting. The communication is different. Luna is likable. I’ll be reading more by Ms. Parin. 4*
Joynell Schultz, The Supernatural Life of a Superhero Wife – I enjoy reading anything by Ms. Schultz. Although I don’t care for the superhero genre, I found this story to be funny, cute and entertaining, with a perfectly matched pair of characters. 4*
Ani Gonzalez, The Mystery of the Halloween Mask – My first story by this author, I think, although I found the store very familiar? I found it a funny, entertaining, fast paced and quickly read story. 4*
Cate Lawley, How to Date a Witch – My first story by this author. I found it well written and interesting, and it had good characters, I like Ben the best. The story wasn’t ruined by not knowing the Vegan Vamp world. 4*
Ruby Blaylock, Hexing the Ex – I enjoy reading stories by Ms. Blaylock. I found this story interesting, fast paced and well written, with good characters. 4*
Amanda A. Allen, Costumes and Cauldrons – My first story by this author. I found it interesting and the characters likable. 4*
D. S. Butler, Harper Grant and the Poisoned Pumpkin Pie – I enjoyed reading some of the Harper Grant series and this was no exception. This is a short story filled with humor, magic and laughs. This time there isn’t a murder, but there’s an investigation that gets stopped when a big investigation happens. Harper uses a little magic and wonders if her magic caused the poisoning. Good for a coffee break or a little down time; very relaxing. Still clean. 4*
Ava Mallory, Witches & Stitches – My first story by this author. I found it hilarious, a bit intriguing and lots of fun to read. 4*
Pearl Goodfellow, GoB (Game of Bones) – My first story by this author. I found it rather stupid and in major need of editing. They’re locked in a room and know the murder will be back with another can of neurotoxin, so they stand around gabbing, instead of blocking the faceplate. At least the cats are cool, when the writer isn’t making them stupid. 2*
Karny McFlynn, Howling Ian – My first story by this author and I don’t care for her writing style. The part with envelope was ridiculous and confusing from there on. Skimming to find the end, I discovered an incomplete story, but not a cliffhanger since the story doesn’t have any intrigue or suspense. 1*
Tegan Maher, Bubble, Bubble, Here Comes Trouble – My first story by this author. I found it interesting, funny, entertaining with a touch of intrigue. The characters are likable. 4*
April Aasheim, A Dark Root Samhain – My first story by this author. I found it interesting, simple and a quick read. The characters are likable. 3*
Witch or Treat End.
This story is entertaining and interesting. I do love a little fun in my mysteries. The cats are smarter than their owner, but I figure that could be the truth about most pets. LOL!