Book 73, 2022
Three Tainted Teas by Lynn Cahoon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Have just finished reading Three Tainted Teas by Lynn Cahoon. It's the third part of her "Kitchen Witch" mystery series, featuring caterer and witch, Mia Malone.
Things are looking up for Mia. Her catering business, Mia's Morsels, is doing well, as is her relationship with Trent Majors. When she is called upon to take over for a fired wedding planner, Mia accepts the challenge, hoping it will allow her to expand her catering business. Coming into the situation so late is daunting, and not helping matters is the fact that the families of the bride and groom have been in a long-standing feud. Things go from tense to worse when Mia comes across the original wedding planner, murdered in the lodge where the ceremony is to take place. It seems obvious that someone doesn't want this wedding to happen, and now Mia may be in danger as well. Fortunately, she has help in the form of Trent, his brother Levi, and Mia's grandmother--a powerful witch. Mia just has to navigate a minefield of an obstacle course and make sure this wedding goes off without a hitch.
Interesting and fast-paced. I got quite absorbed in the book this afternoon and had a hard time setting it aside to do other things. Mia is a wonderful character. It was nice to read about her doing her job instead of focusing on the investigation. Other characters were portrayed well, too, including those whom we met for the first time in this story. Plot and pacing were excellent, and the ending set up the next book in the series nicely.
Favorite line: "Shouldn't you be able to love who you love without worrying about what your family thinks?"
Delightful, exciting story. Five stars.