Witches Brew

Pepper Jasper moves from Sydney to the cozy town of Lighthouse Bay, answering a desperate plea from her aunts to help with their failing Bed and Breakfast business.She discovers her aunts are more eccentric than she remembered, the Bed and Breakfast does not serve breakfast, and the cottages for lease have strange themes. And what’s more, within minutes of her arrival, she stumbles across a dead body.

Pepper soon has her hands full, contending with a murder mystery, irritating guests including the enigmatic Lucas O’Callaghan who is convinced every woman wants to fall into his arms, and her aunts, who are hiding more than one deep secret.

Who – or what! –  lurks in the forbidden room at the end of the dark corridor? And why do the aunts insist she drink copious quantities of special label wine?

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Series: Witches and Wine – Book #1
Author: Morgana Best
Genre: Witch/Paranormal 
Publisher: Best Cosy Books

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Pepper, whose real name is Valkyrie appears to be in the dark about vampires, werewolves, and most paranormal entities. She learns as she goes and in many cases, passes out when she finds out that something or someone she never believed existed actually does. It’s more than she can handle in most cases but she pulls herself together long enough to not only understand but enjoy much of the oddities that surround her aunts and her new life.

The interaction between her and Lucas O’Callaghan is funny and a bit crazy. His belief that Pepper is throwing herself at him is ridiculous and laughable, but her physical reaction to him is something she doesn’t want him to know, especially after stating that she was not in the least bit attracted to or interested in him.

Solving the murder is imperative for Pepper so that she can get rid of Lucas and some unwanted attention. It takes time and along the way she learns about family secrets and answers to childhood questions. With her aunts and Lucas’ help, she catches the killer in the nick of time.

Morgana Best is a talented writer with a vast imagination and a way with words that will delight the reader.  Her characters are far from the norm. The storyline is different from most books of this type, and the vampires and werewolves are as far from classic as a writer can get, which is also what makes them interesting.  This book is a fun, fast-paced read and I am looking forward to the next installment. This book is highly recommended.