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"Appealing characters, surprising twists, a bit of magic, and the promise of romance. Lovers of paranormal cozies are sure to get on board." âPublishers Weekly
Flat broke and divorced, intuitive gemologist Shay Myers has changed since leaving her artsy hometown of coastal Bray Harbor sixteen years ago. But when she moves back under strange circumstances, old instincts may be the only key to spilling the tea on a deadly mystery.
Even with her life in ruins in New Mexico, Shay feels uneasy about settling into the small seaside town where she grew up on California's Monterey Peninsula and taking over an estate bequeathed to her by Bridget Early, a woman she had barely known. Her heightened sensesâan empathic gift she's had since childhoodâgo into overdrive upon touring Crystals & CuriosiTEAS, Bridget's eclectic tea and psychic shop brimming with Irish lore and Celtic symbols. They reach a boiling point when Shay looks up to discover a stranger's body sprawled across the shop's greenhouse roof . . .
With her new business a crime scene and questions brewing over Bridget's so-called accidental death, Shay fears she's also inherited the attention of a killer. The terrifying realization sets her on an impractical investigation for answers aided by her sister, an elusive pure-white German Shepherd, a strikingly handsome pub owner who speaks in a gentle brogue, and a misunderstood young woman with perceptive talents of her own. As Shay struggles to figure out her true purpose in Bray Harbor and the powerful connection she has with the tea shop, she must trust her judgment above all else to identify a ruthless murderer and save herself from becoming victim number three.
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- ISBN: 9781496735232
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- ISBN: 9781496735232
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October 10, 2022
At the start of this charming series launch from Elliott (the Beyond the Page Bookstore mysteries), Shayleigh âShayâ Myers returns to her hometown of Bray Harbor, Calif., newly divorced, broke, and with no prospects. Much to her surprise, she discovers that Brigit Early, a woman she barely knew growing up, recently died under mysterious circumstances and left Shay Crystals & CuriosiTEAS (a tea and psychic shop), a cottage on the beach, and a prescient white dog. Shay has always had what her mother called âheightened senses,â but she isnât quite prepared to give psychic readings for a living, so when her realtor tries to talk her into selling the store, Shay seriously considers itâuntil she spots a corpse lying on the glass ceiling of the shopâs upstairs greenhouse. Who was this man and why was he killed on the roof of the store? When Shay investigates, she discovers the answer may be written in the tea leaves. Elliott delivers appealing characters, surprising twists, a bit of magic, and the promise of romance. Lovers of paranormal cozies are sure to get on board. Agent: Sandy Harding, Spencer Hill Assoc. -
November 15, 2022
Opening a tea shop brings surprises welcome and unwelcome for a recent divorc�e. Elliott's first page amounts almost to a parody of a shopkeeper cozy. Having shed her faithless husband, Brad, Shayleigh Myers gazes at the quaint Victorian houses lining the main street of picturesque Bray Harbor, California, "finding it hard to believe she was actually back in the small town she thought she had left behind forever." But this series opener has a twist. Instead of a coffee shop, bakery, or candle outlet with a preciously punning name, the emporium Shay inherits from Bridget Early, a woman she barely knew, is Crystals & CuriosiTEAS, specializing in herbs, teas, and objects of the occult. In life, Bridget read tea leaves and was rumored to possess special healing powers that Shay's beginning to believe she may share. So instead of selling the shop, as the pushy realtor presses her to do, she refurbishes the dusty old place with the help of Tassi, the niece of her old friend Joanne, who owns Cuppa-Jo, Main Street's coffee shop. Since every cozy needs a murder, Shay's renovations are soon halted by the discovery of a corpse on her roof. Her obligatory romantic interest is Liam Madigan, owner of the pub next door to CuriosiTEAS. If all this sounds pretty formulaic, the discovery of an amulet with mystical powers, a box of mysterious old photos, and the lingering presence of Spirit, a mongrel with uncanny intuition, take Shay along a road less traveled. A promising series debut.COPYRIGHT(2022) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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