Book 2

Maladies of Magic

In Mystic Haven, a bad cup of tea can do more than ruin your day. It can give you polka-dotted skin, a bout of feather sneezing, and a direct line to the town’s latest murder victim.

Fiona Shaw has officially overstayed her welcome. Or at least, that’s what she keeps telling herself. She’s finally getting the hang of running the Mystic Haven Tea Shop, but her suitcase is still packed and an escape route is meticulously planned. Her only obstacle? A certain Siamese cat with an uncanny ability to nap on her getaway bag at the most inconvenient times.

Just as she’s about to make a run for it, a new kind of magical mayhem puts her midlife plans on hold. The former owner’s cherished recipe book has been stolen, replaced by a clever fake. The counterfeit brews aren’t just bad. They’re hexed. Soon, the mayor’s wife is sneezing feathers, a fisherman has hair the color of lime gelatin, and Fiona’s reputation is sinking faster than a tea bag in hot water.

The weird magical side effects are one thing, but when a local businessman is found dead, the investigation reveals a chilling connection to the stolen recipe book. Now, Fiona isn’t just dealing with a town full of magically afflicted customers, her barista’s the prime suspect in a murder. With the unknown culprit somehow knowing her every move and the constable keeping a sharp eye on her, fleeing town is off the table.

To save the shop and her skin, Fiona must embrace her witchy heritage, track down the real book, and find a killer who is using her own unique brand of magic as a weapon.

After all, when the recipe for disaster includes a pinch of murder, it’s going to take one seriously stressed witch to serve up justice, hot and fresh.

Book 1

Trouble with Tarot

Getting lost was just the start of her midlife magical misadventure. In a fog along the shore, Fiona Shaw discovers inheriting a magical tea shop comes with a dead body, a talking cat, and witchy powers she didn’t know she had.

Fiona is having a spectacularly bad day. As a personal assistant to the rich and famous, she’s handled her fair share of stressful situations. But navigating Maine’s foggy backroads with no phone signal and an empty gas tank wasn’t on her agenda. With hair frizzed and heels sinking into the sand, she stumbles upon the peculiar town of Mystic Haven.

Desperate for directions and a strong cup of anything caffeinated, she steps into the Mystic Haven Tea Shop. Instead of help, she finds an eccentric shop owner with violet eyes and a knack for knowing too much. Before Fiona can make sense of the tarot card reader’s cryptic chatter, she discovers the woman has been murdered. And, in the aftermath, the locals aren’t exactly throwing a tea party for an outsider.

Welcome to Kat McGee Books!

Once a professional ventriloquist, Kat McGee charmed audiences with quirky banter and puppets. But Kat’s got secrets too, like that hush-hush government-support job she once had. Yep, the kind where she’d have to tickle you with a feather duster if she told you about it.

From an early age, creative writing struck her fancy, but life’s twists and turns led her down a path filled with puppets and proposal specifications. Now, living in the southeastern United States, Kat has traded her puppets for paws and pens. In the moody, weather-challenged area, surrounded by whispering pines and lazy rivers, she’s the typical crazy cat lady who watches over a nearby community of feral cats.

Her home is a haven of chaos and laughter, shared with a lovable wire-haired sausage dog and a Siamese cat who’s as moody as a soap opera star.

Amidst the playful antics of her furry friends, Kat weaves tales that blend mystery and humor, all amid the sweet scent of honeysuckle and the soft glow of fireflies. As she crafts her stories with a glass of sweet iced tea within reach, her dog dozes at her feet and her cat keeps a watchful eye from atop a nearby bookshelf, overseeing the skitter of words on the screen.

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