Dru’s Short Musing:
We are introduced to Roxy who is an innkeeper and a bibliomancer (words jump out to give her hints). Having writers at the inn did not include a murder and yet it happened and being inquisitive put Roxy on the trail of the killer who is hiding in plain sight.

Misty is a great storyteller giving us enough details in this well-written, fast-paced with its multi-subplot whodunit that kept me immersed in all that was happening. I liked how each character was presented with a small tidbit of their back history that kept the story flowing with ease. The mystery was nicely executed with hints here and there for the taking. There were a few surprises that blended well into how this story was being told. I enjoyed the mystical nature of this tale and how expertly intermingle with the norm. Over, this was an excellent read and a terrific start to a new series that I hope is here to stay.

Series Name: A Charmed Inn Mystery | Book 1
Genre: Cozy Mystery with paranormal elements
Release: June 3, 2025
Format: Print, Digital
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Book Synopsis:
Roxy Gleason, an innkeeper by trade and a bibliomancer by birth, has lived in the same small town on the Susquehanna River in Central Pennsylvania for her entire life. Tradition is strong here. Roxy understands the rules and is willing to play by them most of the time. She runs the Charmed Inn, which has been in her family for decades.

The inn is all set to host a writers’ professional business weekend that’s been planned down to the very last hand-folded napkin, and Roxy is ready for the influx of creatives. She knows she’ll have a lot of different and sometimes unusual personalities to deal with, but this is a yearly function, so she’s not expecting anything to go awry.

Her expectations are completely tanked when she finds a dead body on her daily walk by the river’s shore. Owen Schultz had checked in for the conference a few hours ago, and she’d last seen him having tea with her aunt in the dining room.

How did he get down here on the ferry, and who killed him?

FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the author.