Steeped in Secrets

A Crystals & CuriosiTEAS Mystery, Book 1

By: Lauren Elliott

Narrated by: Stephanie Richardson

Even with her life in ruins in New Mexico, Shay feels uneasy about settling into the small seaside town where she grew up on California's Monterey Peninsula, and taking over an estate bequeathed to her by Bridget Early, a woman she had barely known. Her heightened senses—an empathic gift she's had since childhood—go into overdrive upon touring Crystals & CuriosiTEAS, Bridget's eclectic tea and psychic shop brimming with Irish lore and Celtic symbols. They reach a boiling point when Shay looks up to discover a stranger's body sprawled across the shop's greenhouse roof . . .

With her new business a crime scene and questions brewing over Bridget's so-called accidental death, Shay fears she's also inherited the attention of a killer. The terrifying realization sets her on an impractical investigation for answers aided by her sister, an elusive pure-white German Shepherd, a strikingly handsome pub owner who speaks in a gentle brogue, and a misunderstood young woman with perceptive talents of her own. As Shay struggles to figure out her true purpose in Bray Harbor and the powerful connection she has with the tea shop, she must trust her judgment above all else to identify a ruthless murderer and save herself from becoming victim number three.

©2022 Lauren Elliott (P)2022 Tantor

great start

I hope there are more coming. The cast is fun and interesting. The performance is good. The story is well done with enough red herrings to remain interesting.

A wonderful surprise

Mystic and magic are not my fave, so I wasn’t sure I was going to like this book. But I was captured by the characters and went along with the story. Murder and mayhem came along, so I’m glad I did. The author weaves a tight tale and the narrator was very pleasant. Not great literature but a very cozy mystery.

5 stars

Steeped in Secrets is an entertaining cozy mystery. I look forward to the next book in this series.

crystals beware

Loved Lauren's new mystery great cast of characters and loved the spiritual aspect as well, a must read!

Great start to the series!

I was pleasantly surprised by how how much I enjoyed this book!
Hopefully this turns into a really good series like the bookstore mystery series I just finished by this author.
I can’t wait for the next one!