Good Day! I want to share some upcoming book releases with you. The Mockingbird's Song by Wanda E. Brunstetter is out on August 1. It is the second novel in Amish Greenhouse Mystery series. A free preview is available from Amazon by clicking here. Adriana Licio has created a new cozy mystery series called The Homeswappers. It begins with a prequel titled Castelmezzano: The Witch is Dead which comes out July 30. The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne by Elsa Hart publishes on August 4. You can never have too many books!
Witches and Wedding Cake by Bailey Cates has Katie Lightfoot completing the final details of her wedding
which will take place within a week. It
has been a whirlwind three months since Declan proposed. Declan’s mother and two of his sisters
arrived in town early to revisit old haunts.
Unfortunately, Rori McCarthy’s ex-husband has tracked her down. Katie gets a late-night call from
Declan. Rori visited her ex-hubby at his
seedy motel and found him dead on the floor of his room. Detective Peter Quinn has Rori at the top of
his suspect list especially since she made a threat against him hours before his
demise. Rori asks Katie to investigate. She wants closure as well as off the suspect
list. In between working at the bakery,
moving into the newly renovated carriage house, and last-minute wedding
details, Katie, with help from the ladies of the spellbook club, begins asking
questions. It turns out that Tucker
Abbott, Rori’s ex-husband, was a con man who left unhappy people in his
wake. Katie will need to work quickly if
she is going to solve this case before she walks down the aisle.
Witches and Wedding Cake by Bailey Cates is the 9th A Magical Bakery Mystery. I have been reading this spirited series from
the very first beginning. Witches and
Wedding Cake can be read as a standalone, but I recommend reading this series
in order. It will allow you to follow
Katie on her journey from discovering she is a kitchen witch, moving to
Savannah, solving mysteries, and falling in love with Declan McCarthy. Katie has had a busy two and half years. I thought Witches and Wedding Cake was
well-written with developed characters.
The author captures the beauty of Savannah, Georgia with her word
imagery. Katie Lightfoot is the perfect
protagonist for this series. She is friendly, smart, creative, and relatable. There is a great cast of characters from Lucy,
Ben, and Declan to the ladies of the spellbook club. I just love Mungo, Katie’s familiar with his
adorable “yip”. The mystery was fun to
solve. There are multiple suspects that
slowly get whittled down. One little detail
can provide the solution. Katie has a
full plate in this book, but she found time to help Declan. Connor, the spirit who had attached himself
to Declan, is missing. Declan misses the
Irish spirit. I look forward to seeing
how they find him. The special part of this book is Katie and Declan’s
wedding. Katie must deal with an
interfering soon-to-be sister-in-law and a lack of an officiant. I enjoyed reading Witches and Wedding
Cake. It is one of those books that puts
a smile on your face. Witches and Wedding Cake is an enchanting cozy mystery with a twitchy troglodyte, distinct
dragonflies, a cupcake wedding cake, a mystifying music box, a stray spirit,
and a magical marriage ceremony.
Witches and Wedding Cake can be obtained from Amazon* along with the other eight books in A Magical Bakery Mystery series. I hope you enjoy this enchanting cozy mystery. I appreciate you reading my review today. Tomorrow I am sharing The Orphan Twins by Lesley Eames. I hope that you have a magical day. Take care of yourself, stay safe, and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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