Murder’s No Votive Confidence
Stella’s thrilled to have been chosen to provide the decorative centerpiece for a wedding ceremony: a two-foot-tall scented unity candle—a symbol of the happy couple’s love. Jessica Sterling’s candlelight-themed nuptials promises to be the perfect kick-off to the summer’s first official holiday weekend. But it looks like the bride-to-be’s uncle won’t be walking his niece down the aisle after he’s found dead. The murder weapon is Stella’s seemingly indestructible candle, now split in two.
When a beloved local bartender is arrested, Stella’s sure a visiting police captain running the case made a rush to justice. With superstitious brides-to-be canceling orders and sales waxing and waning at her store, the Wick & Flame owner decides to do some sleuthing of her own. Abetted by a charming reporter and challenged by the town’s sexiest cop, Stella’s determined to shine a light on the truth and uncover a killer who’s snuffing out her own flame.
Series: Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery – Book 1
Author: Christin Brecher
Genre: Cozy Mystery/Business
Publisher: Kensington Books
Page Count: 400
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Murder’s No Votive Confidence, the first cozy book in a new series by Christin Brecher, Kensington Books is a thrilling adventure through the candle and wedding business, which on their own is difficult at best. Now, throw in a murder, and you have a recipe for disaster.
Stella is struggling to keep her business on a paying basis. She loves her work, and her creations are sought after by the public and brides equally. Having one of her lovely unity candles used as a murder weapon could end her business quickly. Being a small business owner is hard enough; now, she also must be a murder investigator.
Stella is a promising character, and her exploits will have readers begging for more. She is like many people who want to be their own boss and use what they love and are good at making a living. It isn’t hard to empathize with her character. This type of character works well in a cozy book and a series. Other characters in this cozy book are very likable. They help give Jessica purpose and keep her spirits up when everything is looking down. The setting is excellent and should provide a fantastic location for future books.
This is a very well-written book with plenty of action, twists, and turns to keep readers interested and entertained. For a cozy book, Murder’s No Votive Confidence hits all the right triggers; it has romance, intrigue, and the number one ingredient, mystery. I happily recommend this book and the future series to cozy book lovers everywhere.
Readers may also enjoy books and series from V.M. Burns http://www.vmburns.com/ series “Mystery Bookshop” https://www.thecozyreview.com/a-cozy-mystery-book-wed-read-dead/ or Bree Baker’s http://breebaker.com/ “Seaside Café Mysteries” series https://www.thecozyreview.com/no-good-tea-goes-unpunished/.
About the Author:
Christin Brecher was born and raised in New York City, where her family and many childhood friends still reside. As such, she feels she is as much of a small-town girl as any. The idea to write the Nantucket Candle Maker series sprang from her lifelong connection to the small island off the coast of Massachusetts. Spending summers there as a child, Christin read from her family’s library of mystery novels, after which she began to imagine stories inspired by the island’s whaling heyday, its notoriously foggy nights, and during long bike rides to the beach. After many years in marketing for the publishing industry, followed by years raising her children, Murder’s No Votive Confidence is Christin’s debut novel.
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