Author of Easy Read YA and Hi/Low MG Books
The Secret Circle (The Cozy Cat Bookstore Mysteries #1)
Description:
The Secret Circle: A Cozy Cat Bookstore Mystery #1. A wave of trouble is headed straight for the quaint coastal town of Seaview.When bookstore owner Lucy Patterson awakens stranded on a stolen pirate ship with no clue how she got there, panic sets in. Luckily, handsome Captain Mark Fellowes rescues her but, unluckily, hands her over to the authorities for questioning.Lucy’s troubles are only beginning. Her business, The Cozy Cat Bookstore, is ransacked and an elderly woman assaulted inside. Lucy arrives home to find she is the prime suspect! With her cat, Tor, in hiding and strangers sneaking around the property, Lucy’s had just about enough.The idyllic beach town is keeping many secrets, including how her grandparents vanished without a trace. The grand Victorian house that is both her home and business is at the center of it all, hiding secrets of its own.Will Lucy find the key to unlock the mysteries of the old house in time to save herself and the friends she’s come to love, or will she be swept away along with them?
Reader's Review:
A delightful mystery novel about a young woman who inherits her grandparents’ bookstore in a small town on the Northern California coast. The young woman re-opens the book store to the delight of the town and particularly the friends of her grandparents. The problems start (we knew there’d be problems) when a mysterious woman comes snooping around the bookstore only to add more questions than answers about what happened to the protagonist’s grandparents. If you like the common “friendly, but ultra talented chef/owner of the main restaurant in town”, like I do, you’ll love this character in the book. The best description I could give this story is the tried and true, cozy mystery novel. They’ve even got a bookstore cat. It’s definitely a bookstore I’d like to find.I think most readers will enjoy the book. I’m giving the book 4-stars and not 5 only because I think the author shouldn’t have used the epilogue in her ending of the story, but rather encorporate it into the last chapter.