Brewed in Murder

Haunted castles. African myths. Perfectly steeped tea.

A nun, an atheist, and a fugitive fortuneteller escape a retirement home… which was never a part of Maggie's plan. Her strategy to dodge her past? Disguise herself and hide among the aged and decrepit in Happy Daze Home for the Elderly.

The plan works until a former accomplice with a grudge and a gun shows up, claiming to be her nephew-in-law. To avoid awkward reunions with fake family and real bullets, Maggie joins Sister Faith and River Lovechild on a road trip that ends at the rusting gates of Egerton's Castle.

It's a perfect hideaway, tucked deep within a rural tea estate in Kenya. Perfect, apart from the ghost in the kitchen, the corpse in the library, and the lawyer who won't leave until he convinces the rightful heir to claim the fortunes of the Egerton Estate and sign the paperwork.

Everyone has secrets. Everyone needs a home. But only one will inherit the castle, assuming she can solve the mystery and accept her lineage before the murderer returns.

Equal parts cozy fantasy, magical adventure, and hysterical romp, A Tea Taster's Guide to Haunted Castles invites readers into a world where parrots eat clues, ghosts wear high heels, and danger always shows up after morning tea. Based on a true story… in a criminally loose, ridiculously vague way with a generous dose of alternative facts thrown in.

This series is for you if you love: cozy mysteries; paranormal women's fiction; African mythology; exotic safaris; small-town shenanigans; and a whole lot of humorous, supernatural fun.