“Mia didn’t negotiate with terrorists.”

Mia finds herself in over her head when a wedding planner job falls into her lap. Someone is determined to stop the union between a shifter and a witch, but can Mia save the day or be a casualty caught in the cross fire? Another magical reading experience! ( )

Three Tainted Teas by Lynn Cahoon is a spirited tale. I enjoy visiting Magic Springs to catch up with Mia, Christine, Grans, and the other characters. There is a great cast of characters in this series. They are warm, friendly people who are slightly quirky. Mia Malone is a kitchen witch who has taken an old school building and turned it into her home plus the base of Mia Morsel’s, her catering business. In Three Tainted Teas, Mia is asked to become a wedding planner at the last minute for the nuptials of Amethyst and Tok. Mia is soon glad that she charged double her normal fee when meets the combatting families. It turns out that Tok’s family are shifters. Neither family is happy with the union. When Chelsea, the former wedding planner, is found dead in her room, it is obvious someone wants to stop the nuptials. Mia has no intention of letting that happen despite controlling parents, manipulations, and threats. Three Tainted Teas is the third book in The Kitchen Witch Mysteries. It can be read as a standalone, but I believe it is better to read in order (or at least read One Poison Pie). It will allow you to get to know the characters and the history of the school. I like Lynn Cahoon’s writing style. It is lighthearted and casual (makes for good reading). The characters are like old friends. I picked up Three Tainted Teas and finished it within a few hours. I like the humor sprinkled throughout the story and I love the paranormal elements. The whodunit has a large suspect pool since many of the guests and family members do not want the couple to wed. There are clues to help readers solve the crime as well as misdirection. There are threats and sabotage that leaves Mia scared but determined to make sure the wedding takes place. I thought the murder was a snap to solve, but I kept reading to see what would happen next (to see if this wedding would occur or not). There is a hint at the end of what will occur in the next A Kitchen Witch Mystery. Three Tainted Teas is a howling good time with a fly-by-night friend, wedding planning woes, a departed planner, feuding families, terrorizing threats, a battling book, mouthwatering meals, and one fatigued kitchen witch. ( )

Mia Malone's catering business is starting to take off. She is asked to take over as the wedding planner for a feuding magical family, Mia accepts thinking that this might be a way that she could expand her business if it goes well. However, the fired planner is found murdered and Mia doesn't know if it was personal reasons or if someone is trying to stop the wedding and she might be in danger. She and her support family set to work to keep the nuptials in place and find out who and what is really behind the murder.

I really enjoy this new series by one of my favorite authors. The touch of magic is not just in the characters but also in the writing. ( )