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A Spell for Trouble

An Enchanted Bay Mystery

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A Spell for Trouble

By: Esme Addison
Narrated by: Emily Durante
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About this listen

Aleksandra Daniels hasn't set foot in the quiet seaside town of Bellamy Bay, North Carolina, in over 20 years. Ever since her mother's tragic death, her father has mysteriously forbidden her from visiting her aunt and cousins. But on a whim, Alex accepts an invitation to visit her estranged relatives and to help them in their family business: an herbal apothecary known for its remarkably potent teas, salves, and folk remedies.

Bellamy Bay doesn't look like trouble, but this is a town that harbors dark secrets. Alex discovers that her own family is at the center of salacious town gossip and that they are rumored to be magical healers descended from mermaids. She brushes this off as nonsense until a local is poisoned and her aunt Lidia is arrested for the crime. Alex is certain Lidia is being framed, and she resolves to find out why.

Alex's investigation unearths stories that some have gone to desperate lengths to conceal: forbidden affairs, family rivalries, and the truth about Alex's own ancestry. And when the case turns deadly, Alex learns that not only are these secrets worth hiding, but they may even be worth killing for.

©2020 Esme Addison (P)2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC Amateur Sleuths Cosy Detective Fiction Mystery Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Paranormal Suspense Magic

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Lovely storty tht drew me in and held my interest right the way through, I'm looking forward to listening to more in this series

Enchanting and entertaining

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It began enjoyably enough, with an interesting cast of characters and hints at the supernatural subplot. But then the heroine, Lydia, started doing foolish things in order to look suspicious. By chapter 11 I gave up. Lydia had just been told off by the policeman love interest for touching things at a crime scene (and already being under suspicion) when she touched the trunk of the car where she thought someone (or their body) might be… with the policeman within call… while feeling defensive and ‘heartbroken’ that he suspects her…?!
That broke my willing suspension of disbelief. It seems like a fun romp otherwise. The narrator did her best by the material and her voice has a pleasant timbre.

I wanted to like this, but couldn’t finish it

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I thought it could be a light read, but it was predictable with a weak plot .

poor plot, predictable

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