If you think a day in the life of a Tarot reader is fun and fascinating, you’re right, it is! Why else do you think I’d go into the business? Aside from the fact I love Tarot, of course. But I have to admit, the work has gotten even better since I joined forces with Abigail Beanblossom. Now I’m part owner in a Tea and Tarot room by the beach.

Anyway, some people wanted to know what a typical day is like for me, so here goes:

7 AM: Meditate

7:10 AM: Draw my Tarot card for the day. Today’s card is the 6 of Pentacles, which is one of the best cards in the deck. Winning!

8 AM: Tai chi on the beach. My elderly classmates adore me, and I adore them right back.

9 AM: Pop into the Tea and Tarot room and swipe a scone or three for breakfast. I’m not sure if Abigail doesn’t notice, or pretends not to notice. In any case, what’s the good of being part owner in a Tea and Tarot room if you can’t have some scones?

11 AM: Go to my favorite coffeeshop on the beach, answer emails, and work on the Tarot side of our website. I know, I know. If Abigail finds out I’m hanging out in a coffeeshop when we own a tearoom, she’d. . . Actually, I’m not sure what she’d do. But this place has amazing views of the Pacific.

12 PM: Return to the tearoom and swipe some of those mini sandwiches Abigail sells. Today’s special is roast beef and it’s fabulous.

1:30 – 5:00 PM: Private Tarot readings in my back office at the tearoom. Trust me, there’s usually some full-tilt weirdness during these readings, but I can’t tell you about it because of Tarot reader/client confidentiality.

5:00 – 7:00 PM: Dinner and prep for my online Tarot classes.

7:00 – 8:00 PM: Tarot class

9:00 PM onward: Abigail’s neighbor, Brik, is having a party tonight, and hands down, he throws the best soirees in San Borromeo. Okay, I’m not sure he’s got one going on tonight, but he has a party just about every night (it drives Abigail crazy). So it’s a good bet there’ll be a party tonight, and I’m not going to miss.

Oolong, Farewell is the third book in the “Tea and Tarot” cozy mystery series, released September 21, 2020.

When all the neighbors want you dead. . .

Abigail Beanblossom is finally getting into the groove of her new Tea and Tarot room. But in Abigail’s mind, when things are going right, that’s exactly when they’re about to go wrong.

She never could have guessed, however, the mother who abandoned her as a child would suddenly return, looking for tea and sympathy. Now, all Abigail wants is to escape. So, when her grandfather’s friend, Archer, asks Abigail and her partner Hyperion to investigate the murder of his neighbor, the two amateur sleuths leap at the opportunity.

Abigail suspects Archer’s fears of arrest are a tempest in a teapot. The victim’s been renting out his mansion for noisy events and bringing the entire neighborhood to a boil. And the old money and nouveau-riche suspects are as plentiful as they are quirky.

But when Archer becomes suspect #1, Abigail and Hyperion must steep themselves in the fraught world of upper-crust homeowners associations and Instagram stars. Because this cockeyed killer is just getting started. . .

Tearoom recipes in the back of the book.

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About the author
Kirsten Weiss has never met a dessert she didn’t like, and her guilty pleasures are watching Ghost Whisperer re-runs and drinking red wine. The latter gives her heartburn, but she drinks it anyway. Now based in Colorado Springs, CO, she writes genre-blending cozy mystery, supernatural and steampunk suspense, mixing her experiences and imagination to create vivid worlds of fun and enchantment. If you like funny cozy mysteries, check out her Pie Town, Paranormal Museum and Wits’ End books. If you’re looking for some magic with your mystery, give the Witches of Doyle, Riga Hayworth and Rocky Bridges books a try. And if you like steampunk, the Sensibility Grey series might be for you. Visit Kirsten’s website at kirstenweiss.com.

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