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I recently visited a museum of witches in Cornwall, so it seemed appropriate to listen to an audiobook with witches as a theme. Maybe not the voodoo sort of witches or the persecuted witches of history, but a family that has handed down their witchcraft for generations and still practice their art in secret. The cosy mystery sort of witches.

Cendrine (Cen), is helping her family to launch their newly renovated hotel as a tourist resort in the sleepy town of Westwick Corners, while preparing for her imminent marriage to the town's mayor, Brayden. The last thing they need is a murder on their premises. Cen's crazy aunt, Pearl, would never kill anyone, but the evidence is pointing strongly in her direction. Cen will need to keep an eye on Aunt Pearl, hopefully making sure she doesn't get into any more trouble and clearing her name at the same time. The new, sexy, sheriff, Tyler Gates can do normal sleuthing, but he's going to need some help with the supernatural element.

I enjoyed the narration by Petrea Burchard, who was well paced and managed both male and female voices with ease. The characters were well drawn and entertaining, which made for the perfect cosy mystery. Having said that, I personally think that I prefer my magic a little more subtle. The witches in this novel could do just about anything they wanted (with a bit of practice in the art), which made everything relatively easy. If something happens that you don't like, then why not wind back time?