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“A tantalizing blend of mystery, magic, and mythology, infused with a dash of romance.” —Victoria Gilbert, author of the Blue Ridge Library Mystery series
The small town of Bellamy Bay has its share of skeletons in its closet, but it isn't used to bodies turning up in the local history museum. After all, this coastal North Carolina town is much like any other . . . except, of course, for the mermaids.
Helping to run the family business, an herbal apothecary, while keeping her supernatural secret hidden is no easy feat for water witch Aleksandra Daniels. But somehow she's still found time to help her friend Celeste, who has her own Caribbean mermaid heritage, plan the annual Mermaid Festival. As fun-seekers throng the beaches, Alex gets to know and is intrigued by renowned artist Neve Ryland, who's in town to decorate the local park with a mermaid-themed mural. Celeste, however, is less enamored with the artist, as Neve has been spending entirely too much one-on-one time with her boyfriend Jasper, director of Bellamy Bay's history museum. Then, a reception for Neve ends abruptly when the artist is found dead in his office.
When the police investigation nets Celeste, Alex decides to find the true culprit. With the help of her magically-inclined aunt and cousins, Alex dives in to clear her friend's name. But there was more to Neve Ryland than met the eye . . . and Alex fears she may be in way too deep. Will she catch the crook or be next on the hook?
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- ISBN: 9781643855875
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- ISBN: 9781643855875
- File size: 1361 KB
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- English
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May 1, 2021
The Magicals and the Mundanes tangle again in this follow-up to A Spell for Trouble (2020). When Aleksandra Daniels turned to her mother's family in Bellamy Bay, North Carolina, after the death of her father, she learned that the Sobieskis have magical powers inherited from mermaids. Her relatives, who run an herbal remedy store, soon teach her to harness her own powers--something she keeps secret from her Mundane boyfriend, detective Jack Frazier, who once arrested her aunt for murder. Trouble arrives in the form of a brief incident of nothingness, which is passed off as a power outage, though the Magicals know that more is involved. Disaster strikes the mermaid festival when muralist Neve Ryland is murdered in the office of museum director Jasper Collins, and Alex's friend Celeste is the major suspect. During a conversation with Alex at the unveiling of her mystical mermaid mural, Neve revealed that someone was researching the DNA of people with mermaid genes, a project that might have led to her murder and now spells danger for Alex's friends and family. Jack is stubbornly bent on arresting Celeste, but Alex knows that the involvement of the Magicals makes the case much more complicated than a jealous girlfriend. Alex must trust in her Magical childhood friend Dylan Wesley, who vies with Jack for her love, if she's to survive long enough to solve the puzzling crime. Magical mysteries, romance, and a Harry Potter-like storyline add up to an enchanting read.COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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July 30, 2021
Alex Daniels, along with her recently rediscovered family, is descended from mermaids, and she is quickly learning to use her magical powers. Their North Carolina coastal town of Bellamy Bay, made up of Magicals and Mundanes, is preparing for the Mermaid Festival, with an unveiling of a mural by famed artist Neve Ryland highlighting the event. When Neve is murdered, Alex's friend Celeste quickly becomes the chief suspect due to her suspicion Neve was having an affair with her boyfriend. When Alex's own boyfriend Jack, a detective on the local police force, is unwilling to consider other suspects, Alex is determined to identify other motives for the crime, finding a link to corporate secrets that could devastate the Magical community. Against Jack's wishes, she interviews suspects, almost becoming a casualty herself from a powerful dark magical force. Complicating matters, Alex wants to be with Jack, a Mundane, due to his ordinariness, but the magical Dylan draws her to him. Close family relationships, friendship, a lovingly portrayed coastal setting, framed by details of running an herbal apothecary, distinguish this cozy.COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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