On My Table and In My Cup October 3rd-10th

It is already 10:20 am and I am just getting around to tea and scones this morning. I am sorry for the lateness of today's post! This week I have had some truly wonderful reads and overflowing cups of flavorful teas.

Looking for Mr. Good Witch Was A Book I was so excited to read and I still have my paper back on the way, I was lucky to receive an ARC of the book, and enjoyed every swipe of the digital copy and know you are going to love the second addition to The Retired Witches Series.

 I also read The White Magic Five And Dime, I was pleasantly surprised with the story and theme of the book. Purchasing it based on the cover only I think it really lived up to the cover art.

Murder by the Spoonful was a book I would not have read based on the cover but the book was a total surprise. It was very well written and I loved the story. I am looking forward to reading the next one and highly recommend this book.

Arrived in my mail box  from my friend Karen this week Julia Buckley's The Big Chili and then the next day

The Trouble With Magic arrived from my Friend Lisa K. I loved Madeyln Alt , paired with a homemade soup of my own making (recipe to follow tomorrow) this was a very busy and fun mail week!

I am right in the middle of Dead with The Wind by Miranda Jame and I am so loving a visit with the Southern Ladies!
Thank you for joining me for a week in review and I look forward to sharing the soup recipe with you tomorrow.
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The White Magic Five And Dime

I ordered The White Magic Five and Dime from The Book Depository a few weeks back after I did a Pinterest search for paranormal cozy mysteries.

 I loved the cover so much and it was as though it was calling me from computer screen and then the table and screaming that I should read it first! The story was intriguing and the main character was flawed and sarcastic as well as emotionally scared. It was a very interesting character and you really got to see how her mind worked and why she acted the way that she did. I really grew to like the character, flaws and all. The mystery was a bonus and the twists were unusual and believable.

Is it a true cozy or a paranormal? I am not quite sold on it as a cozy mystery or totally paranormal but I loved it just the same. It reads much differently from a traditional cozy, darker and tragic but in a good way. Though set in a small town it was anything but picturesque, most cozies I love I want to drop everything and move into town. Still there is something about this book and how from beginning to end it draws you in. I liked the mystery and the story it's self but it had a few elements I am not overly comfortable with in a true cozy, their is much less swearing, much less graphic back story but I will say this was a very good read and I would read another in this series for sure.
I found The White Magic Five and Dime on The Book Depository on sale and with free shipping for $11.48 US. It was money well spent!
Sometimes you gamble on a cover and score big time and sometimes you loose, I feel like this one was a winner!
Thank you for joining me for A Cup of Tea and A Cozy Mystery. I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

On My Table And In My Cup This Week September 26-October 3rd

This week I have had some fantastic new titles on my table and even had three visits from the mail man!

Surprises and books I ordered based on the covers arrived this week.

Not my typical cozy mystery covers either! Such a wonderful surprise to be sent Vicki Vass's books to review.

Of all of these books I have only read one book by author M.K.Graff so I have a few fun surprises headed my way in these tales I am told!

I finished up and loved Looking For Mr. Good Witch. I love the writing style of Joyce and Jim Lavene and this series is going to be a great one. Book two was as good if not better then the first and a great read.

I even treated myself to scones and tea this week, something I need to do again more often, my friend gave me the most beautiful jar of jelly which I enjoyed along with my scones.  I love the idea of giving and receiving Jams, Jellies and homemade treats, I fear it is becoming a lost art.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Thank you for joining me for A Cup of Tea and A Week in review. I would love to her from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com 

3 Books I Saw On Pinterest That I Want To Read Based On Their Title And Covers!

So while I was brought up being told "not to judge a book by it's cover" I have found that when choosing a new to me cozy mystery and author this has been my best practice! With Halloween just around the corner I am really into the Paranormal Cozy Mysteries and set out to see if I could spy some I series I have not yet read!
I wanted to get out and go book shopping but my local book store doesn't carry anyone who is not top seller and I have to order my books from The Book Depostory to get the best price and free shipping so I was browsing Pinterest and found Three I can not wait to read!
The first book I came across that I want to read is this one by Jennifer Harlow. It was the cover that grabbed me and then the title truth be told. Here is the write up on the book from The Book Depository... "Mona McGregor's To Do List - Make 20 13 potions/spells/charms- Put girls to bed- Help with Debbie's wedding- Lose 30 pounds before bachelorette auction- Deal with the bleeding werewolf on doorstep- Find out who wants me dead- Prepare for supernatural summit- Have a nervous breakdown- Slay a damn demon- Fall in love..."
This one is in my basket at The Book Depository ready for me to check out as soon as I get paid this month! Click here to order it and read it with me!

Next up is this one who's very busy cover caught my eye! The White Magic Five and Dime looks great too!  "Much to Alanis McLachlan's surprise, her estranged con-woman mother has left her an inheritance: The White Magic Five & Dime, a shop in tiny Berdache, Arizona. Reluctantly traveling to Berdache to claim her new property, Alanis decides to stay and pick up her mother's tarot business in an attempt to find out how she died. With help from a hunky cop and her mother's live-in teenage apprentice, Alanis begins faking her way through tarot readings in order to win the confidence of her mother's clients. But the more she uses the tarot deck, the more Alanis begins to find real meaning in the cards ... and the secrets surrounding her mother's demise"  This one looks good too! Click here to learn more about it and read it along with me! 

The third and last one as my cart is now over $30 in cozy costs for this order is Ghostly Paws by Leighann Dobbs, "Middle age can be murder ... At least that's how it seems to former crime journalist, Wilhelmina Chance, whose near-fatal accident has given her a strange side effect ... she sees ghosts. After a messy divorce sends her fleeing back to her hometown of Mystic Notch, nestled in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Willa finds herself haunted by the tenacious ghost of the town librarian who insists Willa solve her murder. Luckily, she has lots of help, including a quirky cast of small-town characters, the cat she's inherited from her grandmother, and her best friend, Pepper, who claims her herbal teas can work magic. But just when Willa thinks she's discovered who the killer is, she finds out that things are not what they seem in Mystic Notch, and the case takes a strange turn that has Willa adding even some of her long-time friends to her suspect list. Can Willa find the real killer in time to keep the magical balance in Mystic Notch on the side of good, or will evil prevail?"
This one looks right up my alley as well! To learn more about this book or to order from The Book Depository please click here.

I am looking forward to putting these books on my table soon and if you have read them or have  a series to recommend to me please leave me a comment below or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com
I am off to finish this cup of Earl Grey Tea, Enjoy your day!