A Spirited Blend

By Lauren Elliott

Book Overview

For charmed tea shop owner Shay Myers, getting steeped in Bray Harbor, California's October festivities is spookier than she ever could have bargained for--especially when a bone-chilling murder mystery spells grave danger . . .

With Halloween around the corner, Shay Myers is brewing witchy seasonal sips at Crystals and CuriosiTEAS--while simultaneously steaming over pub owner Liam Madigan's decision to take anybody but her to the town's Monster Mash dance. Her romantic premonitions have missed the mark since she settled into coastal Bray Harbor, opening the door to questions about whether she's really the gifted seer her late mother imagined. It's why she second guesses the dark vision in her tea leaves about a local citizen and their obsession with genealogy, Irish folklore, and magic . . .

But when bad omens come true, Shay doesn't have time for self-doubt. A woman's body has been discovered, frozen in a strange pose with an eerie black butterfly on her forehead, leading to suspicions that the victim took a conjuring ritual too far due to limited experience--or was murdered by someone with too much. As an investigation stirs up a sinister connection to a boardwalk mystic shop, Shay, guided by her knowing dog, Spirit, finds herself tracking down a shady figure from her past, navigating the sudden reappearance of her ex-husband, and chasing down a wickedly perceptive criminal who might finally be her match

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496735226
• ISBN13: 9781496735225
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Kensington Cozies
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.7" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A Sprited Blend

I received this book as an ARC with no expectations of a positive review. Shay is trying to find the best way to bring customers back to her tea shop after Madam Malvina has moved to town. She has set up her own tea shop as well as doing readings. Shay feels betrayed since she felt Madam Malvina was her friend. Shay is trying to find a way to knock the socks off the town at the town's Halloween Carnival. She is determined to bring the customers to her. At the carnival, things did not go as planned. Shay's ex-husband and his new wife show up telling Shay they are moving to town. They have bought the winery outside of town. The mayors wife goes missing after finding that she could be a relative of Shay's. She also found a blue bottle in her mother's things after her death. Join Shay as she goes on this journey to connect the dots to all the puzzle pieces in this wonderful book. It is a must read for all.