FROM POPULAR ROMANCE AUTHOR JANUARY BAINBook one in the Manitoba Tea and Tarot Mysteries seriesCharm McCall, armed with a library full of Agatha Christie stories and her unique witchy gifts, knows how to solve a small-town murder… designated driver for her whole town. Why, if it wasn’t for her Snowy Lake would incinerate or fall into Hudson’s Bay. Now add her Salem Witch heritage that’s gifted her with some unique abilities and she’s all set to keep her family and town safe and on its proper course.
That is, until a hot Mountie moves into town, a busload of strippers breaks down on Main Street and Mrs. Hurst goes and gets herself murdered with poisoned jam. Jam crafted by Charm’s family at the Tea & Tarot café. Now it’s up to her to solve the murders—yes, plural, when another local business owner ends up dead.
Charm knows just what to do. What’s breaking a few laws if she can sleuth out the culprit? She knows the people of Snowy Lake better than any new lawman possibly could. So why can’t he just leave her be to get on with things?
And why does he have to be so darn hot?
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A charming tale with a great mystery that kept me hooked since there were so many suspects. I love Charm’s special powers and her newly arrived one is so awesome. And speaking of newly arrived, Constable Ace is a mystery all in himself. Can’t wait to find out more about him. He seems to have a special awareness. A town of interesting folks. Good tale of strong family bonds. Looking forward to finding out more about all of them.
Charm is a fabulous protagonist and the entire town allows this cozy mystery to be so compelling. Fast-paced and filled with action, this mystery with a tad bit of romance is a wonderful read. I am looking forward to more in the series.
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I really enjoyed Movies, Moonlight & Magic. The characters are interesting and detailed. I really like Charm and enjoyed how her magic is developing as she discovers new powers. The magic was intriguing. The mystery is interesting and had enough twists to keep you guessing. The book is well written and captured my attention from the beginning. I look forward to reading more in this series.
Snowy Lake is a small town where everybody knows everybody. On the surface Snowy Lake seems to be a quiet, cozy little town where everyone is real nice and all get along with one another very well until the bodies start to pile up.
Someone in cozy Snowy Lake is a murderer and all the evidence is pointing to Charm McCall’s family and their little café the Tea & Tarot café and it looks as if they are being poisoned with jam made by the McCall family.
Charm is sure she can solve the murders before her family is arrested for the murders if only the new constable in town will stay out of her way. As Charm figures it she knows the people and the Snowy Lake better than he does and can get the people of Snowy Lake to confide in her.
Magic, Mayhem, & Murder is a cozy little read that drew me in from the first page and into its depths wondering who would want to kill the nice people in Snowy Lake. I kept asking myself all these questions and more while I was reading Magic, Mayhem, & Murder: One who is the murderer? And two why did they kill them? And three if Charm and her family were being set up how did they do it? And four when did it happen?
Magic, Mayhem, & Murder has enough suspense and mystery to keep you glued to your seat trying to guess what is going on with all the twists and turns it likes to hold on to its secrets only giving you a little bit at a time just enough to keep you charmed and wrapping you into its coziness like a warm blanket. I can’t wait to see where Charm, Star, Tulip and the rest of the characters take us in the next little cozy mystery from the Manitoba Tea & Tarot Mysteries Series.
If you like murder and mystery with plenty of suspense then you are going to love Magic, Mayhem, & Murder. Pick up your copy today!
This was a fun and different story a full blown mystery that keeps you trying to figure out the clues with great written characters and description. Lots of laughs.
This is Book 2 of a series titled “Manitoba Tea & Tarot Mysteries”. I was fortunate to read Book 1 as well. These are cozies and as I said previously, they have all of what I call the “elements” of a cozy. However, having muffins and getting a reading in the same store is a little different from the norm. Finding your lost necklace and ordering tea and toast is just fun though isn’t it? What a quirky plot.
The characters are as I said in my review of Book 1, a little nutty and that hasn’t changed one bit in the family. While this is a fun story, it does revolve around three sisters left on their grandmother’s doorstep many years ago. It has its own laughs and some serious thoughts too. Anyway, they are fun characters and oddly enough each has their own distinct personality so well defined that you can distinguish “who is whom” just from the dialog.
I might say all of this “quirky stuff” is not my genre. I tend to be too black and white, but this is just a good time. It’s a mystery. It has a cop and dead bodies and all of the things one is supposed to have in a mystery.
It also is one of those stories that makes you laugh out loud a little and makes you feel good when you get to the last page. It also makes you hope January Bain is at work on Book 3.
So much happened in this book. Multiple things with the murder, blasts from the past (more then one), something might be going on with Charms healing power that affects her, and then there’s the romance with Ace…or the start of one…maybe? Read the book to find out, it’s really good!
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A movie production company comes to town and Charm McCall (one of a set of magical triplets) gets hired on to cater meals to the film crew. Rehearsals and filming have just started when the film’s accountant is found dead in his trailer. Charm isn’t surprised as he was embezzling money from the business and he was a smarmy character to boot. When one of Charm’s sisters is named a suspect with a few others in the case, Charm decides she needs to use her skill and a bit of magic to find the real murderer.
If this wasn’t enough, her budding romance with Mountie Ace Collins seems to hit a bump in the road when a family friend sets her sights on making Ace her own. Will Charm and Ace even make it to their first date?
This is a cozy mystery filled with romance, magic, murder, mystery, and some paranormal elements. It has an enjoyable story-line, lots of interesting characters, and even twists and turns to keep you enchanted.
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Fun, quirky characters in a sweet little town. A murder, a handsome Mountie and a darling little cat. Cannot wait to read more by this author
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A magical start to a new cozy series! What is a must for me with cozy mysteries are characters that have a lot of personality. And January Bain does a fantastic job creating characters I want to get to know more. For a first book, they are nicely developed and I look forward to seeing them grow even more in future books.
The McCall family is a perfect combo; gentle and wise grandma, crazy aunt, responsible oldest, middle child who just wants to keep the peace, and the youngest who wants to get all the attention. And the other characters, especially Ivana, the Russian renter and Christine, the rich woman, add another fun layer to the novel. Of course, I can’t forget Baby Ling Ling, with her sass and fluffy white fur.
I’m enjoying the relationship between Ace and Charm. Bain doesn’t make us wait books and books until they decide to kiss. Although the twist that she throws in may still keep us waiting for more, but I’m fine with that…. For now!
Looking forward to future books in the series to see how all of their powers develop, what happens when their mother returns, and who’ll get murdered next when the Witches and Wolves movie starts filming in their town.
When a murder occurs in her small town, our heroine sets out to solve the case, much to the annoyance of the local constable.
This is the first book in a new cozy mystery series featuring a small town, three witchy sisters and the constable. The story is very well written and easy to read, with the usual cast of interesting characters that make up small towns. Everyone knows everyone and is in each other’s business. That’s certainly fits the cozy part.
My problem with the story is that we also get presented with the “small town, small minds” aspect, with jealousies, bigotry, and prejudice. Not a lot, fortunately, but just enough to put a damper on my enthusiasm.
Overall it was a good story and I am looking forward to the next story. I am just hoping we can avoid some of these more negative aspects.
Recommended.
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