Candle With Care: A Magic Candle Shop Mystery
by Valona Jones
Guest Post Why is a White Cat named Violet
By Valona Jones
In the A Magic Candle Shop Mystery series, Herbert R. Ellis is my female sleuth’s lawyer. He is also her fiancé’s best friend. He is also a person of interest in a series of crimes in Candle with Care, book 4 of the series.
Tabby Winslow, psychic candlemaker and amateur sleuth, has a big heart. Herbert has saved her bacon more than once and darned if she’s going to let him be arrested for a crime he didn’t commit.
When she’s invited to Herbert’s riverside retreat, she’s awed by the energy of the place, the serenity, and his cat. The cat is sleek and on the medium large size, maybe sixteen pounds.
Fans of this series know that Tabby and her twin sister have a special twin-based telepathy where they have private conversations. Imagine Tabby’s surprise when this white cat begins speaking in her mind.
The very next surprise is that the white cat is named Violet. She’s snarky, egotistical, and absolutely has to be in charge, of everything! During this first meeting, Violet makes sure that Tabby will take care of Violet’s nephew.
Tabby’s eyes widen. How can her lawyer be the nephew of a cat?
Long story as it turns out, and one I hope to explore in a spin-off series once I finish book 5.
When Tabby asks if all cats can speak telepathically, the cat is miffed. Of course, she replies, it’s just that most cats don’t deign to speak to humans.
Further, Violet insists her nephew must get married. She insists that the house is hers, not Herberts. In essence, Violet is a puzzle Tabby would very much like to solve.
Do you think animals communicate with people?
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About Candle With Care
Candle With Care: A Magic Candle Shop Mystery
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting – Georgia
Publisher: Muddle House (February 11, 2025)
Print length : 290 pages
Digital ASIN : B0DT2GB9BD
Amateur sleuth and candle maker Tabby Winslow and her twin sister, Sage, are finally making a go of The Book and Candle Shop. It seems like the only heat they’ll feel this June is from the strong sunshine in Savannah, Georgia. Then their acquaintance Detective Sharmila Belfor is gravely injured in a vehicular assault and is in a coma. Cops turn the city upside down searching for the offender, keying in on the detective’s boyfriend Herbert R Ellis, her felon cousin, and her case files.
Fearing the police are looking at the wrong people, Herbert begs Tabby to investigate. He knows what most don’t, that Tabby has psychic abilities that allow her to home in on emotions and motives. Since he’s a lifelong friend of Dr. Quig Quigsly, Tabby’s fiancé, she agrees. But before she finds answers, Sage’s former coworker is murdered, and her twin pleads with Tabby to find the killer. With dead ends at every turn, Tabby fears the city’s troubles are paranormal in origin. By investigating the crimes, she risks exposure of the way her family manipulates energy and uses other psychic talents. Keeping a low profile is essential.
Meanwhile, Quig’s parents are throwing them a black-tie engagement party in two weeks, and Tabby is burning the candle at both ends. Can Tabby end the crime wave and protect her loved ones before she is quenched?
About Valona Jones
Valona Jones, aka Maggie Toussaint, writes paranormal cozies set in coastal Georgia. Her latest release, CANDLE WITH CARE, book 4 in the A Magic Candle Shop Mysteries, came out on February 11. 2025. Under the name of Maggie Toussaint, she also publishes cozy mysteries and romantic suspense. Her pen name for a three-book science fiction ecothriller is Rigel Carson. In total, she has published 29 works of fiction and won multiple awards. She lives in coastal Georgia, where time and tide wait for no one. Visit her sites: https://valonajones.com and https://maggietoussaint.com
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