Witch Trial

A Full Moon Mystery, Book 2

By: Cate Conte

Narrated by: Amy Melissa Bentley

Double, double toil and trouble.

A witch's life is quite a muddle.

The Full Moon crystal shop in North Harbor, Connecticut, offers healing stones for all sorts of ailments. Unfortunately, there's nothing among the gems that can help owner Violet Mooney learn how to wield the magick she inherited from both sides of her family - the legendary Ravenstar and Moonstone clans. As if being an apprentice witch weren't difficult enough, Violet's tutors are her estranged mother Fiona, a sister she never knew she had named Zoe, and a familiar in the form of a black cat, Xander.

Between learning spells, Violet is being investigated by the Magickal Council. A reporter out to debunk spiritualists was "genied" - her soul imprisoned inside a bottle - in Violet's shop, and she can't prove she didn't do it. Meanwhile, her non-magickal life has become complicated when one of her crystal shop customers, Nicole St. James, goes missing and turns up dead, a victim of murder.

Determined to solve both crimes, Violet taps into powers she doesn't understand, much less control - and finds herself conjuring up both supernatural and mortal enemies....

©2022 Liz Mugavero (P)2021 Tantor

ANOTHER VERY GOOD READ

Violet is learning, but with every answer come more questions. It's a good thing she has a good support system, even if she doesn't always think so. It is difficult to know who to trust when everything is brand new. I love Violet, Zoe, Jenny, Josie, and even Fiona. I still think Violet needs to talk less and listen more; while Blake needs to step up. My only complaint is the cliff hanger! I do hope Book 3 is scheduled for release sooner than later.