A Witch Too Late

Crystal Springs Cozy Witch Mystery, Book 1

By: Paula Lester, M.E. Harmon

Narrated by: Danielle Muething

Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's Summary

A deadly curse in the making...

For Cascade Lorne, getting out of a messy marriage was supposed to be the ticket to starting over.

On the brink of her big five-oh birthday, a special delivery transforms everything she knows and plunges Cascade into a bewitching world of unexpected delights, phenomenal power, and legendary creatures turned real.

But before she has time to adjust, Cascade becomes the number one suspect in the murder of a powerful figure in this strange new world.

With only a sarcastic talking cat and a mysterious but totally hot neighbor to help, Cascade must unravel a decades old mystery even as the killer plots to use her as the last piece in a lethal puzzle.

©2019 Paula Lester and M.E. Harmon (P)2020 Paula Lester and M.E. Harmon

this MC is either the nicest person ever or

maybe all of the books I read are by jerks? I don't know but her "nice gullible rescue me I'm sorry no I'm sorry no I'm so" is the most irritating thing to listen to. the writer is very good though. editing sounded on point? storyline was very concise. like you know this lady for sure went to college for English lit or something.

loved it.

this was a fantastic read. About a witch who did not know she was a witch and due to a lost package for 34 years that had her magic contained in it did not receive her powers till she is 50. When the welcome committee comes by and realize she is a late bloomer and can't control her magic. she is taken to the council to see what needs to be done with her. Of course crazy thins happen. They try to find a family member to help train her. They tried her half sister, who is a witch., but she does not want to.
They find her aunt but she does not seem to be in her right mind. So they try putting an amulet on her to control her magic till they can decide how to help her. She falls asleep amulet comes off and she wakes up in the council building and one of the council members has been murdered. Looks like maybe her magic could have done it. While they are looking into the murder she has her magic bounded by another witch and the police placed binding as well. She is sent home and is accompanied by a cat that does jobs for the council. Of course he can talk. Eventually the true murderer is caught. This was a great book and i do look forward to the next book. i received this book free of charge in exchange for an honest review.

The narrator did a fantastic job .

Really great audio book

I absolutely loved this book! Cozy mysteries are intriguing and this one does not disappoint! Every time I thought I had a handle on what was going to happen something unexpected happened. The characters were great and the story line was on point! The narrator did a great job too!

Great witchy mystery!

I love this concept!! She doesn’t become a witch until 50 and then solves a murder!! Great book with great characters and story line. Hope there are more in this series!

I received a free copy and left my honest review

Puts a spell on you so you can't help but like it

I loved this book. I like witch cozy mysteries but this was something different. Most cozy books are centred around a teenage witch who has just come in to her powers but I like the authors twist on the subject. It made a nice and unusual change for the main character to be fifty. She still has problems controlling or understanding her powers but I liked that fact that the character was more mature and it made her problems more believable and not just teenage crushes. I liked the characters, especially Echo the cat. The mystery was good and I liked the way each clue lead to another one, I had guessed who the killer was but didn't really know why until the end, it was just a feeling. I hope there are more books in the series.
Cascade Lorne after a messy marriage is looking for some excitement in her life with her new found freedom. She had no idea that by accepting the parcel just how much excitement she was about to unleash into her. She wakes up on the floor to find an old lady asking her about the new witch that has just come into her powers. At fifty Cassie is a bit old to be that witch but with everything tell her she is the old lady whisk her off to meet the sirens, the members of the high council might be able to explain what is going on. Rather than help they try to fob her of on her distant relatives and when that doesn't work they tr binding her powers and send her home with a talking cat to keep her out of trouble. This doesn't work and she becomes the number one suspect when the Grand siren is killed and she is found standing over the body. The sheriff is to busy with founders day to launch a proper investigation and one involving witches. So Cassie has to learn to control her powers and clear her name before the counsel sentence her to death. Can she solve the mystery behind her sudden power? A power that runs in families? With help from the talking cat and her new and mysterious neighbour, she might just get to see her birthday.
I liked the narrator and thought she sounded just right for the part of Cassie and her friends.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.