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Vampire Tea Room Magical Mystery
Series · 9 books · 2021-2023

Books in series

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#0.5

Once in a Brew Moon

2023

It’s All Hallows Eve, and the fortune-telling festivities abound at a magical party near charming Bath, England. Only no one predicted that the coven leader would be poisoned! Now, new witch, Minnie and her vampire bestie, Gus, must catch the killer before Gus’s secret gets out. Once in a Brew Moon is the prequel story to the Magic Tea Room Mysteries.
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#1

Spelling the Tea

2021

Welcome to the coziest, vampire-owned tea room in Bath! It’s steeped in magic and mystery. You’re supposed to support your guy, right? Even if it means moving away from the watery source of your witchy magic and suffering through five years of writer's block? Minnie Wells thought so, until her soon-to-be-ex left her high and dry for another woman. Now, she’s back in Bath, with the magic of the town’s enchanted springs flowing through her veins, ready to explore her newbie witch powers and pen her novel. Bath inspired her favorite writer Jane Austen, after all. Why wouldn’t it work for her? Only catch is, once the divorce is final, Minnie will be deported back to the US (and she’ll lose her powers all over again) unless she can convince the haughty (and handsome) vampire owner of a struggling tea room to hire her. As if her cup didn’t already runneth over with trouble, an employee drops dead during her interview. Now Minnie’s got to solve the murder to clear the cafe’s name, while figuring out a way to bring in more customers. With the help of her vampire roommate and black cat familiar, she’s hot on the killer’s trail. But when the murderer sets Minnie in their sights, she’ll have to tap into her own inner strength (and magic) to save herself, and bring the killer to justice. Will Minnie solve the murder and save the vampire’s tea room? Or will she find herself in hot water with the killer?
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#2

With Scream and Sugar

2021

Welcome to the coziest, vampire-owned tea room in Bath! It’s steeped in magic and mystery. You’d expect serving afternoon tea to a high-society ladies club to go smoothly, right? Newbie witch and marketing whiz Minnie Wells thought so. She’s in need of some smooth sailing, considering her plate is full with magic lessons, marketing the tea room, and navigating a divorce during the most romantic time of the year. But the women’s “Galentine’s” Day celebration is thrown into chaos when their event coordinator is stabbed in the back with a pink stiletto. Now her handsome boss (who Minnie might have a little crush on) is in hot water with the vampire council and the group’s down a guide. When Minnie’s offered the position for the weekend, she eagerly agrees to show the women around the gorgeous city of Bath. Not only to make some extra cash so she and her black cat can stop crashing on her vampire bestie’s couch, but also because she’ll get an an all-access pass to snoop out the killer and clear her boss’s name. When another body turns up though, Minnie suspects she may be in over her head! Will Minnie figure out who’s got it out for these upper class ladies and save her boss from the vampire council’s wrath? Or will the killer tire of Minnie’s meddling, and have a score to kettle?
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#3

A Score to Kettle

2021

Welcome to the coziest, vampire-owned tea room in Bath! It’s steeped in magic and mystery. Minnie Wells is working her marketing magic to save the coziest, vampire-owned tea room in Bath, England. But add in a string of murders, spells to learn, and a handsome Mr. Darcy-esque boss, and Minnie’s cup runneth over with mischief and mayhem.
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#4

English After-Doom Tea

2021

A small English town. An enchanted tea room. A murder at a horse race. Can this newbie witch and her vampire friends catch the killer? Minnie Wells, here! I was hoping for a fun weekend at the biggest horse races in England. But instead, I discover the body of an infamous horse trainer, murdered in the stables! Now I’ve got to team up with my sassy black cat familiar to catch the killer, and clear the track’s veterinarian of the bogus charges against him. But as I wade through a long list of suspects, from rival jockeys to angry animal rights activists, I’m afraid I’ve caught the killer’s notice. Can I solve the case before I’m next on the chopping block? This is a clean, paranormal cozy mystery series with zero profanity or violence, but heaps of humor and a hint of romance. If you like escaping into stories with charming English settings, hilarious characters, talking cats, and twisty mysteries, you’ll love English After-Doom Tea!
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#5

Steeping Secrets

The Magical Tea Room Mysteries

2022

Twenty-seven-year-old Minnie Wells is in hot water. First, a popular fast-fashion store down the street from the tea room in Bath, England, is burned to the ground and a dead retail worker found inside. Then, the authorities confirm the fire was arson and the young woman was murdered. Even worse, suspicious bite marks were found on her neck. Bites marks that might’ve come from a vampire or shifter. And since some of Minnie’s best friends at the tea room are vampires and shifters, she vows to find the killer to keep her innocent pals (and her crush) safe. Even if she’s still barely learning to use her witchy powers and already has a bit of a history with the handsome local detective. The very same detective who’s teamed up with a brash vampire hunter, leading both of them to grow ever more suspicious of Minnie’s snooping into so many local murders. Hey–it’s not her fault if she happens to be better at putting together the clues than the local police force. Besides, she’s got a handsome Mr. Darcy-esque vampire boss, a wise witchy mentor, and her adorable talking black cat familiar on her side. Together, they’re bound to catch the killer and arsonist–whether they be human or supernatural–and to get justice for the poor murdered girl. If only she could be so certain that her romantic feelings for her boss Fitz would lead to something more than friendship. But when her sleuthing leads to wild a goose chase through the tunnels criss-crossing below the quaint streets of Bath, a run-in with the infamous vampire council, and local shop keeps to internet influencers with much to hide, Minnie’s in over her head. Can Minnie tap into her witchy powers in time to catch the killer and save herself and her friends, or will this brew death and disaster? Steeping Secrets is the fifth book in the charming Magical Tea Room Mysteries. These books are fun, clean, imaginative mysteries you’ll stay up all night binging.
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Save the Last Dance for Tea

The Magical Tea Room Mysteries

2022

Twenty-seven-year-old witch Minnie Wells is steeped in trouble. It’s Jane Austen week and the fall streets of Bath, England, are bustling with women in gowns and men in tailcoats. When Minnie, Fitz and the butlers from the tea room cater the big Regency style ball, Minnie - an Austen super fan– is looking forward to dancing the reel with her new vampire beau. Instead, one of the attendees–a famous hair care influencer–is murdered, and one of Minnie’s butler buddies is the prime suspect. Now, Minnie teams up with a former flame detective and his vampire hunting partner, to clear her coworker's name and get to the bottom of the vampire blood mysteriously found in the victim’s system. Of course, it’s no easy task, as Minnie’s magical powers grow frighteningly more powerful and the very coworker whose name she’s trying to clear is clearly harboring a secret. Plus, she’s working as a double agent—pretending to be a vampire hunter herself, while trying to protect her supernatural friends–and having trouble keeping her stories straight. When Minnie’s sleuthing leads her to an exclusive med spa, helmed by an intimidating doctor with a penchant for off-the-menu services, she’s in over her head. Will Minnie solve the influencer’s murder and clear her friend, or will she become the next victim, caught in a web of lies and magic gone wrong?
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#7

Steep With One Eye Open

A Magical Tea Room Mystery

2023

Twenty-seven-year-old witch Minnie Wells has an a-maze-ing ability to land herself in trouble. Minnie's vampire beau Fitz has just opened his country estate's hedge maze to the paying public. They're counting on the proceeds to fund the restoration of Fitz's crumbling manor house, and to keep him from having to return to living in his cunning vampire sire's nest. But on opening day, a local school teacher is found murdered in the middle of the maze. And to add to the intrigue, Minnie's chased off by the ghostly specter of a Regency woman whose own life was taken in the labyrinth two hundred years ago. Now, Minnie teams up with a friend who has unexpected abilities, to catch the culprit, appease the spirit, and get the maze back in business. But when her sleuthing uncovers a strange tie between the two women's deaths, Minnie questions whether the killer is living, or undead, and if the maze will ever be safe again. Will Minnie catch the culprit and put the angry spirit to rest or will she hit a dead end and become the murderer's next victim?
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#8

A Bitter Blend

A Magical Tea Room Mystery

2023

For twenty-seven-year old witch Minnie Wells, when it rains murder and mayhem, it pours. Minnie has high hopes for a relaxing weekend at a brand new, Jane Austen themed wellness retreat with her vampire beau and her paranormal co-workers from the tea room. A renovated manor house, stunning countryside, and farm fresh, chef-prepared cuisine—what could go wrong? But Minnie’s zen is zapped when a vampire hunter shows up with his sights set on her fanged bestie, a fellow attendee is found dead in her locked room, and the whole group is trapped inside, without power, by a torrential storm. When Minnie pieces together the clues and discovers the woman’s death was anything but natural, it’s up to the amateur sleuth to throw the vampire hunter off the trail, and catch the killer before they strike again. But with everyone keeping secrets—even her friends—this budding witch will have to summon all her mindfulness and magic to shine some light on the truth. Can she solve the whodunnit and keep her friends safe, or will the murderer strike in the dark, making Minnie their next target?

Author

Erin Johnson
Erin Johnson
Author · 44 books

A native of Tempe, Arizona, Erin spends her time crafting mysterious, magical, romance-filled stories that’ll hopefully make you laugh. In between, she’s traveling, napping with her dogs, eating with her friends and family, and teaching Pilates (to allow her to eat more).

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