On My Table and In My Cup April 15th-22nd

Yesterday The Queen celebrated her 91st birthday. One of my favorite quotes from the Queen is from a speech she made in 1991, "Let us not take ourselves too seriously, None of us has a monopoly on wisdom" I wish I could say I know her personally but this is a close to tea with the queen as I get. I loved this photo so much I printed and framed it, it is the Queen and her husband is dressed as one of her guards, the queen is laughing. Such personality, such spunk and such dedication. Long may she continue to reign. I lift my Murchies Vanilla Black tea to celebrate your years of service and life.

 Lots on my table this week and I am over 67 books read this year so far. Curiosity Killed Dolly Kendall is a cozy mystery short I read on Thursday.

I also finished A Killer Keepsake earlier in the week, this is a first in series by Ellery Adams and Parker Riggs, a different cozy but a good cozy for sure.

Coming in May is Grandma Bertha Solving Murders by Matt Ferraz, a delightful read.

A fantastic paranormal by CC Dragon, Pick Your Potion, I can not wait to read the next in series!

Vickie Fee's One Fete in the Grave was a third in a series I so enjoy and this one is out this May.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to join me here for a cup of tea and a week in review. I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Pick Your Potion by CC Dragon

Over the weekend I read the most wonderful paranormal cozy mystery by CC Dragon, Pick your Potion. I loved this story. This was a great mystery, with larger then life characters and the main character you can not help but love.  Claudia, a witch raised by her Wiccan Aunt, Gypsy Uncle and alongside her Gypsy twin cousins, now is a 25 year old coffee shop owner who employees Vampires and cares for werewolves and vampires and in this story even someone who hunts them.  The shop is called A Witches Brew, so fab!  I loved everything about this story from the cover, to the characters to the wonderfully cozy way it ended. This is a great start to what I hope will be a long running series. CC Dragon really gets this one right!

Gypsies, vamps, and weres…these are just some of the people powerful witch Claudia Crestwood and her friends protect. In the city of Hartford, Connecticut—years before Salem, there were witch trials. Now the paranormal coexist with humans, more or less. With the help of her hippie aunt and cousins, her gypsy uncle, and other paranormal friends, Claudia stands on the line between humans and paras—helping to keep the peace.When a human customer dies after an incident at the coffee shop, Claudia must dig into the case to protect the cafe and the coven. Threats have been made and what’s worse, she’s harboring a hunter wanted by the police in her basement. A hot and powerful wizard starts showing up in the shop when Claudia needs help and is at her worst. Intriguing and annoying… She isn’t sure she can trust him and his reclusive family but it’s time for her to dig deeper into the magical world.

This book is out now and I totally recommend it for those of you who love a good witchy cozy!
Click here to find it now on Amazon.
Thank you for joining me for a cup of tea and a cozy mystery review. I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com