Maud and the Tea of Dume

Magic, Tea & Witches #1

by Edain Duguay

Maud and the Tea of Dume
Magic, Tea & Witches, Book 1

Magic, Tea and Witches, what would the world be without them?

Maud Twangle, a Professional Witch, lives in a world full of magic and mystery with her best friend, Henrietta, who is a Magical Moon Spider. Henrietta lives under Maud’s floppy and rather bedraggled, felt pointed ‘going out’ Witches’ hat, which was not to be confused with Maud's floppy and rather bedraggled, felt pointed ‘gardening’ Witches’ hat, of course.
Whilst going about her daily magical life, fully of trips to the city by Owl (she much prefers to travel that way, rather than by Dragon) for Tea Symposiums, Maud stumbles headlong into three mysteries which she vows, upon the said floppy and rather bedraggled, felt pointed ‘going out’ Witches’ hat, to solve all of them.

The Three
1. Witches & Wizards of the First Order are dying and it's changing the magical world.
2. A child has appeared in Maud's cottage, where has she come from and why?
3. What is wrong with the Tea of Dume and why does Maud instinctively fear it?

With a swish of magic, a smattering of luck and an ingenious brain, Maud endeavours to solve all these mysteries. However, what will happen to the magical world and its varied inhabitants, if she fails? ‘Tis a horror too terrible to contemplate, without copious amount of tea, of course.

152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 31, 2015

About the author

In 2008, Edain permanently moved from Lincolnshire, in the UK, to Ontario, Canada, where she is now a full-time writer.
Edain is presently writing three series of books: The Chameleon Sagas, The Amy Grey Novels (AKA Witch Books) and Magic, Tea & Witches.
Edain's writing gravitates towards the historical, supernatural and paranormal genres and she is an author who brings an unusual English lilt and humour to her writings, no matter the genre.
You can find her books online and in all good book stores.

Reviews

[Dan Jackman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway,

I have to admit that I approached reading this book with a little bit of skepticism. I needn't have though. It took me awhile to catch the whimsy and appreciate it for what it is. A simple, fun and entertaining read. I would recommend it for between those scholarly, learned books as an easy and delightful change of pace.

[Renee Caron · Rating 4 out of 5]

I very much enjoyed reading this book. It was a warm comforting read on a cold windy day.

[Lynne Page · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are looking for a COZY magical mystery, this perfectly hits the spot. I've tried multiple times this year to read that specific genre of book and always it falls flat. Either it's not mystery enough or it's definitely not cozy. But this one? It gives off that feeling of sitting in a rocking chair by a warm fire.

I thoroughly enjoyed the story, the characters were fun, and the magical world was great to jump into.

That being said, this book really did need a tight editing before being published. The errors were a bit distracting at times.

[Suzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tea and magic...two of my favourite things. :)