Potions Are for Pushovers
Selling mystical elixirs and tantalizing tonics is a pretty good way for a fake medium to earn a living. Or at least it’s Ellie’s main source of income until a villager turns up dead. The cause? Murder by poisoning. And though Ellie’s concoctions don’t include anything worthy of a skull and crossbones, suddenly she’s the prime suspect. Her only recourse is to find the culprit who did do away with Sarah Blackthorne. No one liked the mean old battle-ax. But did anyone hate her enough to kill her?
It’s enough of a mystery to make Ellie hang up her witch’s hat and take millionaire beau Nicholas Hartford up on his offer to keep her afloat. Except Ellie is not the kind of woman to lean on a man, least of all a man she adores but whose place in her life is uncertain. Besides, Ellie’s taken on two young witches-in-training, apprentices if you will, and both of them are convinced a werewolf is the murderer.
Just as Ellie’s wondering if there really is something otherworldly going on, animals suddenly begin to disappear, including her beloved cat, Beast. Now Ellie’s on the warpath to uncover the wicked truth about the people and the place she’s only just begun to call home.
Series: An Eleanor Wilde Mystery – Book #2
Author: Tamara Berry
Genre: Cozy Mystery/Paranormal
Publisher: Kensington Books
Page Count: 288
Publishing Date: November 26, 2019
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New from Kensington Books comes the second book in the “An Eleanor Wilde Mystery” paranormal cozy series; Potions Are for Pushovers by Tamara Berry. This is a book readers won’t want to put down.
The first book in this new paranormal cozy series was a strong debut, exciting and original, the second one even more. Eleanor is a fake physic who has moved to a remote area in England to start a new life. Using her ability to read people and make natural herbal remedies turned “magic potions” keeps money coming in and a roof over her head. Having her dead sister speaking to her has almost made her a believer in what she knows to be bunk. But when murder comes calling, and her sister’s voice goes silent, and her beloved cat goes missing, she jumps into action to find a killer. The fact that the killer may also be a werewolf doesn’t matter.
The character of Eleanor is charismatic, intelligent, and easy to like. Other characters such as her boyfriend, Nicholas, niece Rachel, or any of the other ongoing characters in this paranormal cozy will have readers thrilled, intrigued, and genuinely happy as they turn each page.
The victim is perfect, not liked by anyone, and a hateful person. The killer may not be a big surprise, but readers will keep going back and forth in indecision. This book is delightful, cuddle up with a glass of wine, a roaring fire, sit back, relax and lose yourself within the pages type of story. The plot in this paranormal cozy is all original, with a great many clues thrown around that keep the story fresh and full of possibilities.
The writing in Potions Are for Pushovers is smooth, professional, and easy to read. The situations the main character gets into are both funny and heartfelt. This is a paranormal cozy that readers will enjoy without feeling as though it is just the same book as previous additions to the series with a different title. I am pleased to recommend this book and series to all readers.
Other paranormal cozy series readers may want to check out include Kristen Weiss’ https://www.kirstenweiss.com/ paranormal cozy series “A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery” https://www.thecozyreview.com/deja-moo/ or Delia James’ https://www.facebook.com/Delia-James-994395340606865/ “A Witch’s Cat Mystery” https://www.thecozyreview.com/by-familiar-means/.
About the Author:
Tamara Berry is a part-time author and part-time freelance copywriter/editor. She has a B.A. degree in English Literature from Eastern Washington University. In addition to books, she has mad love for all things, TV, movies, and pop culture. Tamara also writes romance novels as Tamara Morgan.
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