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Spellbound Bookshop Mystery #5
Legends and Luck
This is book 5 in the Spellbound Bookshop paranormal cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting.
It’s September in the seacoast town of Hamlet, Massachusetts and Shelby Price is happily running her bookshop and enjoying spending time with friends and her new boyfriend.
Last Christmas, Shelby fell off a ladder and hit her head and when she woke up, she could hear her cat talking to her. Not only could she converse with the feline, but she started to develop some paranormal powers. Initially shocked and frightened by what was going on, Shelby came to accept her new skills and has been working to better understand what she can do with them.
The town is preparing for its annual "Luck of the Sea" festival, but a string of unlucky accidents threatens to derail the event. Shelby notices a pattern in the accidents that seems related to some pirate legends found in an old book from her shop. With the help of her cat Harper, her friend Lucy, the town detective, and her paranormal skills, can Shelby figure out what’s going on before it is too late?
This story has some mild paranormal elements.
It’s September in the seacoast town of Hamlet, Massachusetts and Shelby Price is happily running her bookshop and enjoying spending time with friends and her new boyfriend.
Last Christmas, Shelby fell off a ladder and hit her head and when she woke up, she could hear her cat talking to her. Not only could she converse with the feline, but she started to develop some paranormal powers. Initially shocked and frightened by what was going on, Shelby came to accept her new skills and has been working to better understand what she can do with them.
The town is preparing for its annual "Luck of the Sea" festival, but a string of unlucky accidents threatens to derail the event. Shelby notices a pattern in the accidents that seems related to some pirate legends found in an old book from her shop. With the help of her cat Harper, her friend Lucy, the town detective, and her paranormal skills, can Shelby figure out what’s going on before it is too late?
This story has some mild paranormal elements.
312 pages, Paperback
Published October 29, 2024
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J.A. Whiting
168 books319 followersUSA TODAY Bestselling Author and Amazon All Star, J A Whiting is the author of over 100 cozy mysteries. She lives with her family in Massachusetts. Whiting loves spending time with family, reading, traveling, cycling, following New England sports teams, exercising, and being outdoors.
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November 12, 2024
Shelby Has Visions From 300 Years Ago!
Legends and Luck is Book 5 of J. A. Whiting's Spellbound Bookshop mystery series. This series focuses on book owner Shelby Price, her telepathic cat, her friends and family, and mysteries that surround the seacoast town of Hamlet in New England U.S.A. This episode is about a supposed curse put on the town in 1724 when an innocent man was hanged. Shelby will have to put clues together from her visions from the past, plus clues in the present to see if the curse is real, or if the incidents that are happening in Hamlet are manmade and not paranormal. I gave this book a 5 star rating.
Legends and Luck is Book 5 of J. A. Whiting's Spellbound Bookshop mystery series. This series focuses on book owner Shelby Price, her telepathic cat, her friends and family, and mysteries that surround the seacoast town of Hamlet in New England U.S.A. This episode is about a supposed curse put on the town in 1724 when an innocent man was hanged. Shelby will have to put clues together from her visions from the past, plus clues in the present to see if the curse is real, or if the incidents that are happening in Hamlet are manmade and not paranormal. I gave this book a 5 star rating.
March 13, 2025
Curses and ponzi schemes
Wow, so much happens in the small town of Hamlet. JA Whiting is great at writing light paranormal cozies and this one doesn't fail. While getting ready for a local festival a curse resurfaced, or did it. Shelby and company start investigating the curse and boy do things get stirred up. In the end, it's all solved and major people in the community are brought down due to a ponzi scheme they've been running that probably would have never surfaced if Shelby wasn't looking into the curse. On to the next adventure.
Wow, so much happens in the small town of Hamlet. JA Whiting is great at writing light paranormal cozies and this one doesn't fail. While getting ready for a local festival a curse resurfaced, or did it. Shelby and company start investigating the curse and boy do things get stirred up. In the end, it's all solved and major people in the community are brought down due to a ponzi scheme they've been running that probably would have never surfaced if Shelby wasn't looking into the curse. On to the next adventure.
March 17, 2025
Shelby, Travis and Mr. Peacock had a real challenge on their plates when weird things started happening on the 100th anniversary of the Luck of the Sea festival. Some incidents caused a few injuries and rumors were flying high about a curse set on the town, but Shelby had a feeling a real person was behind all this. She and Lucy did some sleuthing and uncovered the culprit so the festival could continue, making for a much happier town.
November 20, 2024
Excellent Read!
Excellent storyline with strong characters. Story draws you in and provides just enough mystery to keep you guessing! Book 5 is just as entertaining as the previous 4! Thank you for a clean story.
Excellent storyline with strong characters. Story draws you in and provides just enough mystery to keep you guessing! Book 5 is just as entertaining as the previous 4! Thank you for a clean story.
March 8, 2025
legends and Luck
I’m so happy with the ending of this book. So sad for Justin and his mixed up mind. So many people have twisted ideas and won’t believe when someone tells them different.
I’m so happy with the ending of this book. So sad for Justin and his mixed up mind. So many people have twisted ideas and won’t believe when someone tells them different.
December 12, 2024
Wonderful
I liked everything about this book. Mystery and community and friends and Harper the cat. Kept me reading til the end. Loved it.
I liked everything about this book. Mystery and community and friends and Harper the cat. Kept me reading til the end. Loved it.
February 2, 2025
Totally enjoyed it! This is a well written and has well developed characters. The story is catching and with the strong characters makes for a very enjoyable read. Great Reading Everyone!
May 24, 2025
Fun mystery
Love the interaction between the recurring characters, especially Harper and Shelby. The friends having each others backs is so refreshing.
Love the interaction between the recurring characters, especially Harper and Shelby. The friends having each others backs is so refreshing.
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