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Midlife Potions #4
Witchy Bad Blood
Jess is a powerful witch!
It seems no one had any idea she was anything exceptional. Until she began solving crimes.
The trouble is, she'd rather be waving a spatula than a wand and her snarky cat familiar isn't happy about it.
She's listed her
1 Bring her mom back from the ghostly realm.
2 Open a bakery.
3 Try to keep her mouth shut about her secret sister—who she has to work with.
4 Don't ask questions about her father.
It's enough to be going on with as long as there's not another murder and she doesn't mess anything up!
This paranormal cozy mystery will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about magic and murder.
Midlife Potions
Witchy Awakening
Witchy Hot Spells
Witchy Flash Back
Witchy Bad Blood - preorder now!
C. A. Phipps is a USA Today best-selling author from beautiful New Zealand. Cheryl lives in a quiet suburb with her wonderful husband of over four decades. With a large family to keep her busy when she's not writing, there is just enough space for a crazy mixed breed dog who stole her heart! She enjoys family times, baking, and her quest for the perfect latte.
It seems no one had any idea she was anything exceptional. Until she began solving crimes.
The trouble is, she'd rather be waving a spatula than a wand and her snarky cat familiar isn't happy about it.
She's listed her
1 Bring her mom back from the ghostly realm.
2 Open a bakery.
3 Try to keep her mouth shut about her secret sister—who she has to work with.
4 Don't ask questions about her father.
It's enough to be going on with as long as there's not another murder and she doesn't mess anything up!
This paranormal cozy mystery will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about magic and murder.
Midlife Potions
Witchy Awakening
Witchy Hot Spells
Witchy Flash Back
Witchy Bad Blood - preorder now!
C. A. Phipps is a USA Today best-selling author from beautiful New Zealand. Cheryl lives in a quiet suburb with her wonderful husband of over four decades. With a large family to keep her busy when she's not writing, there is just enough space for a crazy mixed breed dog who stole her heart! She enjoys family times, baking, and her quest for the perfect latte.
222 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2024
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C.A. Phipps
52 books894 followersC. A. Phipps is a USA Today best-selling author from beautiful New Zealand. Cheryl lives in a quiet suburb with her wonderful husband of more than four decades.
With a large family to keep her busy when she's not writing, there is just enough space for a crazy mixed breed dog who stole her heart!
She enjoys family times, baking, rambling walks, and her quest for the perfect latte.
You can find her at www.caphipps.com
C. A. Phipps also writes romance as Cheryl Phipps at www.cherylphipps.com.
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June 8, 2024
No one, including Jess, had any idea she was an exceptional witch. Until she began solving crimes using her senses. She’d rather be baking instead of making potions She wants to bring her mom back and open a bakery. She doesn’t want to keep secrets from her sister and she wants to find answers about her dad and her snarky familiar isn’t helping. Somehow she keeps finding herself in the middle of murder investigations, which is also causing issues with the one man she wants to be involved with in a relationship.
Jess’s powers keep developing and she is turning in to an interesting and complex character that is smart and likable. I am glad that we along with Jess are finally getting some answers about her family. The mystery is well crafted and keeps you in suspense with plenty of twists and turns. I looked forward to the next book in the series.
All thoughts and opinions are my own, I have not been influenced by anyone.
Jess’s powers keep developing and she is turning in to an interesting and complex character that is smart and likable. I am glad that we along with Jess are finally getting some answers about her family. The mystery is well crafted and keeps you in suspense with plenty of twists and turns. I looked forward to the next book in the series.
All thoughts and opinions are my own, I have not been influenced by anyone.
May 21, 2024
Witchy Bad Blood is Book 4 in the Midlife Potions series by C.A. Phipps.
I have been waiting for this book and was so excited to read it.
This book did not disappoint. There is so much action and adventure in this book.
Jess has a lot going on fighting a new enemy along with trying to help her sister Jenny and continue her training with Maestro, her familiar.
There is a new business opportunity that is happening as well.
This is such an excellent paranormal midlife mystery with complex, developed characters.
There are multiple storylines that the author seamlessly integrates.
I cannot wait for the next book in the series.
This is not a series to miss!
I have been waiting for this book and was so excited to read it.
This book did not disappoint. There is so much action and adventure in this book.
Jess has a lot going on fighting a new enemy along with trying to help her sister Jenny and continue her training with Maestro, her familiar.
There is a new business opportunity that is happening as well.
This is such an excellent paranormal midlife mystery with complex, developed characters.
There are multiple storylines that the author seamlessly integrates.
I cannot wait for the next book in the series.
This is not a series to miss!
July 26, 2024
Love these books. The characters are engaging, the stories are well paced and enjoyable and the stories are just fun.
January 29, 2025
This is my first book of the series, but most definitely not my last. Jess is formidable, even if she doesn't know it or understand it yet. Most people, by the time that they turn 45 years old, feel as if they're stuck in their life. They can't do anything new, won't gain any new skills but Jess gets thrown into this new life because of newly awakened powers. She has only recently learned that she is a witch.
She's stubbornly passionate, which I relate to because I am the same way, and she doesn't let anything, or anyone hinder her once she makes up her mind about something. For her own good, she has been told many things to keep herself and her family safe. Finally, something happens in which there is no choice but that the truth must come out.
Instead of letting it hold her down or back, she uses it as motivation to do what she needs to do to keep her family safe from the clutches of a hypocritical and jealous inquisitor that has hated her family for years. How can she do what she needs to do when she just recently learned that she has powers, let alone learn how to use them?
I love her family. They might be a bit of a bag of mixed-up tricks, but I would take them in a heartbeat. They're loving and kind and supportive, if a little bit odd. Odd I can deal with. No family is perfect as well Jess knows but then she realizes that it doesn't matter about blood. Family is who loves you and you love in return. And I love that about this book. I had a great time reading. I will be reading the previous books in this series. I have enjoyed it immensely and I recommend them.
She's stubbornly passionate, which I relate to because I am the same way, and she doesn't let anything, or anyone hinder her once she makes up her mind about something. For her own good, she has been told many things to keep herself and her family safe. Finally, something happens in which there is no choice but that the truth must come out.
Instead of letting it hold her down or back, she uses it as motivation to do what she needs to do to keep her family safe from the clutches of a hypocritical and jealous inquisitor that has hated her family for years. How can she do what she needs to do when she just recently learned that she has powers, let alone learn how to use them?
I love her family. They might be a bit of a bag of mixed-up tricks, but I would take them in a heartbeat. They're loving and kind and supportive, if a little bit odd. Odd I can deal with. No family is perfect as well Jess knows but then she realizes that it doesn't matter about blood. Family is who loves you and you love in return. And I love that about this book. I had a great time reading. I will be reading the previous books in this series. I have enjoyed it immensely and I recommend them.
June 13, 2024
Jess and secret half sister Jenny run Jess’s moms shop Lavenders Lotions and Potions for the local community, which really helps the locals heal, but Jess longs for her own dream bakery, where her real talents lie in baking delicious treats for others to enjoy.
Unfortunately another of Jess’s witchy talents seems to be in solving murders, so when Jess tries to buy the local shoe store from elderly cobbler Edmund and he turns up murdered, Jess knows she must find out who killed him. She is even more determined to do so when Edmund’s best friend Stephen is found murdered as well!
Worse, an evil Inquisitor with ill intent has come to harass Jess and Jenny and the family over their missing father who went into hiding to protect them - there are surprises around every corner in this one so it’s a mystery thrill ride and a surprise ending I did not see coming!
C.A. Phipps is an excellent cozy mystery writer I’ve added to my top 5 favs and the midlife Potions series is sure to please the cozy mystery genre lovers.
A thrill ride adventure novel, an excellent series and a totally worthwhile read
June 1, 2024
Witchy Bad Blood has intriguing characters and a puzzling murder. I love Jess,her mom, Jenny and Maestro, Jess’ cat. There are interesting family developments in this well plotted book. Jess continues to grow her powers and a location for her bakery becomes available. Then, of course, a murder happens. You do not want to miss the action in this excellent mystery that I could not put down!
May 26, 2024
Another fantastic read by the talented Cheryl Phipps.
Jess follows her nose into another murder but more mystery awaits her and her family.
With her increasing knowledge in the witchy world, and those developing of her sister together with her familiar Mastero - they work together to uncover the mysteries.
Jess follows her nose into another murder but more mystery awaits her and her family.
With her increasing knowledge in the witchy world, and those developing of her sister together with her familiar Mastero - they work together to uncover the mysteries.
June 6, 2024
Wow just wow!!! So much going on in this book. Jess has a lot on her plate as well as a new adversary and mysteries to solve. The author does such an amazing job of pulling me and keeping me interested until the very end. There is a little romance as well . I have really enjoyed this series and look forwarded to book 5.
June 19, 2024
Witch Bad Blood book 4
Wow, the complex story line worked well. This book really dragged the reader through the dust trying to figure out "who done it". The main character, Jess, really takes any issues to the next step. This is great for the reader. I hope there is a book 5.
Wow, the complex story line worked well. This book really dragged the reader through the dust trying to figure out "who done it". The main character, Jess, really takes any issues to the next step. This is great for the reader. I hope there is a book 5.
May 29, 2024
Jess is really coming into her own in Witchy Bad Blood. She’s getting the hang of her powers, is learning to trust her senses, and is making headway in convincing Maestro to let her open a bakery. There’s even a perfect location for a bakery for sale! A missing person and a murder lead Jess to investigate, discovering family secrets along the way. Of course, her mom and Maestro won’t just tell her what she needs to know. Jess will have to work fast to figure this one out before everything falls apart around her!
This is my favorite book so far in this series. I might have stayed up all night reading it.... If you’ve been enjoying the Midlife Potions books, you’ll love this one!
This is my favorite book so far in this series. I might have stayed up all night reading it.... If you’ve been enjoying the Midlife Potions books, you’ll love this one!
June 1, 2024
The mysteries continue in the 4th installment of the Midlife Potions series. It is fun seeing Jess come into her own as her powers increase, and Jenny becomes more comfortable with her changing role. Her cat continues to entertain us popping in and out whenever suits him, and helping Jess become the witch she's meant to be. This story forces Jess to deal with some deep-seated feelings surrounding her parents as she works to solve recent murders - despite her boyfriend asking her to stay out of it. She just can't seem to help herself. Looking forward to reading more in this series.
June 13, 2024
It was great to catch up with Jess and Maestro again and find out what they have been up to. Jess comes up against an inquisitor who is out to cause trouble in his hunt to find Jess's Dad. Jenny is getting suspicious about what Jess and Maestro are up to in their efforts to keep her save. Jess is close to finally getting her bakery but there are always obstacles to work through. And to top it all off Jess is caught up in another murder and her inquisitiveness gets the better of her. A great read as you work your way through the clues to find out who done it.
September 22, 2024
Another excellent entry in this series. Well done for characters, and like the new ones that were introduced to enhance the main characters. If you have not read the others, you could do this as a standalone. The author does a good job of giving details in case you have not, or it has been a while since the previous one and you need a refresher on details. Though the book has a satisfying ending, it does have another in the series and I am looking forward to it; and reading more about my small town witchy book friends.
January 19, 2025
Really enjoyed the first few for a nice break in between more complex reads. I'm not sure if my opinion as a more experienced reader shifted my perspective or if this one was lacking even within a series where my expectations were low. I pushed through to finish this only because it is so short already and am sad to say that I will be DNFing the series here.
I'm fine with a nice comfort read, but the writing was lacking so badly that I just could not.
I'm fine with a nice comfort read, but the writing was lacking so badly that I just could not.
May 25, 2024
We're learning more about Jess and her family, powers, and the whole witchy world with every book. For a fast read, there's lots of action and mystery. The storylines tie together and we get some answers about one of the ongoing questions. It will be very interesting to see what happens next with these new developments.
June 6, 2024
Wonderfully complex! This was a delight to read, it starts out fairly straightforwardly, but then... things happen. And more and more threads are woven in. It did get resolved better than I had expected, but this is not one of those "oh that's that is happening/has happened" kinds of books. And does not feel contrived. Check it out!
June 9, 2024
Although I received an ARC copy of this book I am happily leaving this review as I thoroughly enjoyed it.
It was a fantastic read that had me entranced and wanting more, so much I read it in one sitting. The story is great, well written and the characters are both complex and interesting. I highly recommend it.
It was a fantastic read that had me entranced and wanting more, so much I read it in one sitting. The story is great, well written and the characters are both complex and interesting. I highly recommend it.
December 3, 2024
Family Crisis and Murder Mystery
Jess is finally going to find out about her family's history. And she is going to somehow figure out how to get her heart's desire, her own bakery. But she can't get away from solving the latest murder mystery. I loved this book. It was the most exciting of the four book series.
Jess is finally going to find out about her family's history. And she is going to somehow figure out how to get her heart's desire, her own bakery. But she can't get away from solving the latest murder mystery. I loved this book. It was the most exciting of the four book series.
May 30, 2024
This was a fantastic read that had me spell bound and wanting more. The characters are complex and interesting. The story is full of suspense and intrigue, The resolution was satisfying. This was a thoroughly good read!!!
June 5, 2024
Goodreads giveaway winner / free book review:
This is a fun witchy mystery book. Very entertaining.
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This is a fun witchy mystery book. Very entertaining.
Kindle e-book on IOS.
Used Spoken content accessibility tool with English Australian female voice Matilda Premium to listen to this book.
September 8, 2024
Another great book in this series. Can’t wait for book 5!
June 28, 2025
A family mystery fixed
After all these years, she gets to see her father again and along the way right a few wrongs.
Jessica seems to be finally getting the hang of this.
After all these years, she gets to see her father again and along the way right a few wrongs.
Jessica seems to be finally getting the hang of this.
April 9, 2025
Goodreads Kindle Copy Win
As her power grows, secrets are harder to keep as curiosity of her father and new found sister past. Once again she and her familiar cat will be involved in another murder mystery. What secrets will be learned in this installment? An enjoyable paranormal read.
As her power grows, secrets are harder to keep as curiosity of her father and new found sister past. Once again she and her familiar cat will be involved in another murder mystery. What secrets will be learned in this installment? An enjoyable paranormal read.
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