Petal to the Metal

The Bloomin' Psychic, Book 1

By: Annabel Chase

Narrated by: Meghan Kelly

Forty-two-year-old Mia Thorne is not living her best life. After a disastrous career-and-relationship-ending event, she escapes New York City and moves to a sleepy river town in Pennsylvania, courtesy of a dead aunt she never knew. Aunt Hazel was the reclusive family nut, a self-proclaimed psychic. Of course, Mia’s dad always told her that she, too, had the gift, but after his death, her mother made sure to squelch the notion. No square pegs allowed!

Aunt Hazel’s old cottage is only slightly better than the decrepit gardens surrounding it. Mia doesn’t know the first thing about gardening and expects this will be one more failure on her seemingly endless list. Even Aunt Hazel’s ancient cat seems to have pegged her as a loser.

When Mia stumbles over a body in the overgrown garden, the newcomer catches the eye of the police chief and his hotshot detective, Derek Fairfax, and she becomes the number one suspect in the case. Much to her shock and awe, she also catches the eye of Derek’s brother, Dane, a lawyer with a head for what’s legal and a bod for what isn’t—but getting arrested for murder would certainly put a damper on her dating life.

Will Mia tap into her long-buried psychic skills in order to save herself or will she end up digging her own grave?

Petal to the Metal is the first book in The Bloomin’ Psychic series.

©2021 Annabel Chase (P)2025 Red Palm Press LLC

Fun, light hearted read.

The narrator was perfect for this funny, ditsy main character. The action instantly engaged and kept it's steady, entertaining pace throughout the book. If you're looking for a distracting and fun read, this is the one.

A fantastic flowing story

This stoy has it all. Annabel wrote a story that will have you glued. A cozy mystery filled with Paranormal scenes Annabel wrote a stoy that most people don’t mention, the heroine is 42 years old . And she’ll do everything to solve the murder.

Meghan Kelly performance was fantastic. She did all the tones great. Her voice is strong, and smooth. You felt like you were right beside her looking into the story

Pleasant Reading

The book is so light and pleasant. It left me wanting for more, so I read the entire series! Although I didn't quite like the performance in the beginning, I grew fond of it and think Meghan Kelly did a very good job!

Great read

I love this book. I’m reading the second book in the series now. Fantastic series.

Good & easy read

The narrator, Meghan Kelly, did a great job with this book. I absolutely love how she differentiates every character by giving them their own voice.
As far as the story, it was cute but a bit naive. The main character has a disaster of a day but then is given an opportunity and everything turns around for her. I thought adding magic was unnecessary but that’s just my view on it. Overall, it’s written well & easy to follow.