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Kitten Witch Mysteries #1
Dramatic Paws
When murder is on the menu, it’s no time to be kitten around...
Ember McNair owns a pub that serves the tastiest treats in Louisiana. But when someone starts targeting her customers with death, all signs point to her. Luckily, Ember has a few aces up her sleeve. See, she’s not just a small business owner. She’s a witch.
Too bad you don’t need magic to see the whole town start to talk, suggesting she killed her problem customers.
It’s not like the victims were pillars or society or anything. One was a boyfriend-stealing bully. The others were just as bad.
Who had the motive? Seems everyone had reasons to hate them. And plenty of people in this sleepy little town had things to hide.
It’s up to Ember, her bat shifter bestie, the ghost of her ancestor, and Kali, her cat familiar who quotes Sun Tzu’s Art of War to piece it all together.
They better hurry. Because right now, all roads lead to Ember as the murderer. And sure, Sheriff Jamison might be giving her the benefit of the doubt, but he’s only going to tolerate her butting around in his investigation for so long.
Can his hazel eyes get lost in hers long enough so she can uncover the clues?
Ember McNair owns a pub that serves the tastiest treats in Louisiana. But when someone starts targeting her customers with death, all signs point to her. Luckily, Ember has a few aces up her sleeve. See, she’s not just a small business owner. She’s a witch.
Too bad you don’t need magic to see the whole town start to talk, suggesting she killed her problem customers.
It’s not like the victims were pillars or society or anything. One was a boyfriend-stealing bully. The others were just as bad.
Who had the motive? Seems everyone had reasons to hate them. And plenty of people in this sleepy little town had things to hide.
It’s up to Ember, her bat shifter bestie, the ghost of her ancestor, and Kali, her cat familiar who quotes Sun Tzu’s Art of War to piece it all together.
They better hurry. Because right now, all roads lead to Ember as the murderer. And sure, Sheriff Jamison might be giving her the benefit of the doubt, but he’s only going to tolerate her butting around in his investigation for so long.
Can his hazel eyes get lost in hers long enough so she can uncover the clues?
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106 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 22, 2020
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July 24, 2024
Dramatic Paws
By Corrine Winters
This is a cute mystery with a witch that owns a bar and has a cute talking cat for a familiar. Some bullies die on the way home from the bar, and the witch comes under suspicion. There is also a ghost that helps with the investigation. The cop in the story doesn't know she is a witch. Touch of romance there, too.
By Corrine Winters
This is a cute mystery with a witch that owns a bar and has a cute talking cat for a familiar. Some bullies die on the way home from the bar, and the witch comes under suspicion. There is also a ghost that helps with the investigation. The cop in the story doesn't know she is a witch. Touch of romance there, too.
October 10, 2020
I just loved Kali, the talking familiar that Ember had! It's always cool when the main character doesn't have to keep her witchy secrets to herself. She at least had her bestie Sage who was magical, and Cedric the sheriff was a wolf shifter, so he was in on everything. Ember was hoping to prove her beloved barista didn't kill some of the more difficult customers, accidentally or not.
I really enjoyed the ghost character of Talako, one of Ember's native ancestors. He could go anywhere just like Ember and Kali, but being a ghost, no one would see him, and he did help out with the case. At times, it seemed like the investigation was going nowhere. Ember spent a chapter investigating, but she was no closer to finding anything out that was new. That just was a little different for me, but overall it was a good mystery and story that I'm sure I'll be continuing on Kindle Unlimited.
I really enjoyed the ghost character of Talako, one of Ember's native ancestors. He could go anywhere just like Ember and Kali, but being a ghost, no one would see him, and he did help out with the case. At times, it seemed like the investigation was going nowhere. Ember spent a chapter investigating, but she was no closer to finding anything out that was new. That just was a little different for me, but overall it was a good mystery and story that I'm sure I'll be continuing on Kindle Unlimited.
October 2, 2020
A cute story with a good witch and her cat. There is also a ghost, some shapeshifters and other paranormal beings. A mystery to be solved and the start of a romance. A cute story and a fast read. There are more books in the series that I intend to read.
February 13, 2021
Liquid murder.
Someone has murdered four people that were in Embers bar, and if she can't help solve it quick she stands to lose everything.
Someone has murdered four people that were in Embers bar, and if she can't help solve it quick she stands to lose everything.
January 15, 2021
Good story
The story was intriguing and fun, but the editing was terrible. The characters names were often wrong. I was disappointed in the errors. With good proofreading this could be an enjoyable series.
The story was intriguing and fun, but the editing was terrible. The characters names were often wrong. I was disappointed in the errors. With good proofreading this could be an enjoyable series.
January 9, 2021
Such a shame. The book was not edited -- at all. The author used wrong words in places. The book was filled with cliches. So many errors in this book that the story was unfulfilling.
August 20, 2020
Who dares going to a restaurant after this...?
I really enjoyed this story. With a witch and her familiar as main characters. And her shifter friends and ghostly ancester as sidekicks.
It only surprised me that one of the obvious suspects stays out of the picture for so long...
So that part of the story get 3 stars from me.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I really enjoyed this story. With a witch and her familiar as main characters. And her shifter friends and ghostly ancester as sidekicks.
It only surprised me that one of the obvious suspects stays out of the picture for so long...
So that part of the story get 3 stars from me.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 9, 2020
I felt that this story line did not flow. We kind of jumped from scene to scene. Then there were parts were the characters were one place and then in another for the same scene? I will say I love a little mystery and this one would be good for kids to read more then adults.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
January 26, 2021
What good is it to be a witch if you can do nothing. Kind of boring but it was the first book hope the series gets better and the cat familiar has more to do.
June 11, 2023
Three stars but I'm being generous. The concept was good, but the writing was stilted and leaves me with little interest in continuing the series.
January 18, 2021
This is book one of the Kitten Witch Cozy Mystery series and the main character is witch Ember McNair who runs the Broken Broom Pub, which has been in her family for quite a few generations. She has a cat familiar called Kali, the ghostly presence of an ancient ancestor called Talako and one of her best friends is bat shifter Sage. She lives in the small town of Cauchemar, out by the swamplands of Louisiana. During the day the pub serves all ages, mainly serving food and home cooked desserts, which always go down well. After nine pm, all those underage have to leave and it is strictly a pub, serving alcohol. One night, her bartender Lyndsy and waitress Tara, were in a heated discussion, neither wanting to serve a certain trio of women at one of the tables. The trio are Laura Hall and her two shadows, who were school bullies and have grown up to continue their antics, picking on their same victims, as adults. Ember decides to serve the snotty woman and her friends herself to avoid any stress on her staff, as she can easily ignore what these women try to spread as rumours about her.
The next morning her familiar brings her the news that the three women died in a car crash after leaving her pub, but she knows they weren’t too drunk to drive, having a strict policy of taking keys off any customers who is too drunk to drive home safely ad all of her staff adhere to this policy. She is visited by the local sheriff Cedric Jamieson, who is also a wolf shifter. He also brings news of another death, Jake Peterson, another man who wasn’t all that well liked in the town, but nothing links the four deaths other than the fact they were at her pub the previous night! These deaths and all the gossip in the following days, from everyone around town, soon affects Ember’s business and the lack of customers could soon mean she has to close up shop for good. Cedric is waiting for autopsy’s to figure out how the four victims died, but when it turns out that the car crash definitely didn’t kill any of the women and that the driver was dead before the crash, matters come swinging straight back to Ember and her pub. Could her bartender have finally been pushed too far by the bullies, who tormented from her school days and even to the present day, and taken revenge against them? Ember needs to work out who else could be a suspect, if she is going to be able to save her pub.
She uses some of her witch skills to get into the premises of some of the victims and even some suspects, but not everything goes as she plans and Sheriff Jamieson is certainly not happy with her getting herself involved in the investigation. She makes list so fall the evidence or clues she has so far and anyone she can connect in any way to the crimes, whether this is by the gossip around town route, the really good hearing of her bat shifter bestie Sage, or what she finds on her little illegal trips into certain premises. When Ember is targeted by the killer, only the quick actions of her familiar leave her still standing. It seems some of these bullies were quite happy to sleep around and weren’t exactly pillars of the local society, so maybe now she needed to add all the partners who may have found out about some of these affairs and not dealt well with the news, to her long list of suspects. She tries to gather evidence by herself, having called Cedric and not got an answer one time, but manages to get ahold of him when she finally figures out who the killer may be. A dangerous ending to the first book in the series, but also the beginning of a romantic relationship for the witch who refuses to keep herself out of danger zone. Nice to catch up with the beginning of this series, having already ready some of the later books of the series. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
The next morning her familiar brings her the news that the three women died in a car crash after leaving her pub, but she knows they weren’t too drunk to drive, having a strict policy of taking keys off any customers who is too drunk to drive home safely ad all of her staff adhere to this policy. She is visited by the local sheriff Cedric Jamieson, who is also a wolf shifter. He also brings news of another death, Jake Peterson, another man who wasn’t all that well liked in the town, but nothing links the four deaths other than the fact they were at her pub the previous night! These deaths and all the gossip in the following days, from everyone around town, soon affects Ember’s business and the lack of customers could soon mean she has to close up shop for good. Cedric is waiting for autopsy’s to figure out how the four victims died, but when it turns out that the car crash definitely didn’t kill any of the women and that the driver was dead before the crash, matters come swinging straight back to Ember and her pub. Could her bartender have finally been pushed too far by the bullies, who tormented from her school days and even to the present day, and taken revenge against them? Ember needs to work out who else could be a suspect, if she is going to be able to save her pub.
She uses some of her witch skills to get into the premises of some of the victims and even some suspects, but not everything goes as she plans and Sheriff Jamieson is certainly not happy with her getting herself involved in the investigation. She makes list so fall the evidence or clues she has so far and anyone she can connect in any way to the crimes, whether this is by the gossip around town route, the really good hearing of her bat shifter bestie Sage, or what she finds on her little illegal trips into certain premises. When Ember is targeted by the killer, only the quick actions of her familiar leave her still standing. It seems some of these bullies were quite happy to sleep around and weren’t exactly pillars of the local society, so maybe now she needed to add all the partners who may have found out about some of these affairs and not dealt well with the news, to her long list of suspects. She tries to gather evidence by herself, having called Cedric and not got an answer one time, but manages to get ahold of him when she finally figures out who the killer may be. A dangerous ending to the first book in the series, but also the beginning of a romantic relationship for the witch who refuses to keep herself out of danger zone. Nice to catch up with the beginning of this series, having already ready some of the later books of the series. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
August 2, 2020
By day, the Broken Broom was a normal little café. But at 9:00 each night, those under 21 had to leave as Ember McNair transformed the place into a hotspot for nightlife. And tonight was exceptionally busy. And her bartender Lyndsy and a waitress Tara seemed off their game tonight. Finally Tara told Ember that Laura Hall and her hideous cronies had arrived. Lyndsy had bad history with those women. And Tara refused to serve them since they had already started being rude to her. Ember got three glasses of their best wine and delivered it to them, ignoring Laura’s rudeness, knowing she would get bored and leave. But when Ember got back to the bar, she asked about the wine she just served because she didn’t recognize it. Lyndsy also didn’t know, so Ember just said in the future not to serve any label they don’t recognize. That way Laura won’t have anything to complain about.
As she was finishing up, her kitten familiar Kali burst through the door telling her Laura Hall’s car crashed into a tree and Laura, Jayla Graham and Sheila Myers were dead. The next day, Sheriff Cedric Jamison, a wolf shifter, came to see her. His phone rang and he told her that, in addition to the three women they knew about, Jake Peterson, who had knocked into Ember as she was serving the wine, also had wine and was just found dead at his house, cause unknown! Even though this did not appear to be her fault, rumors start and she loses business. The Sheriff already warned her to stay out of the investigation, but she has to find out the truth quickly before she is left with no business at all!
This was a well-written mystery with intriguing characters that the author describes well, bringing them to life for the reader. Although similar in concept and execution to a few other cozy mystery series being written, it was interesting enough for me to stay with this author because her writing was so good. Grab your copy and see if the Broken Broom can survive the gossipers of this small town. Can Ember solve this case before even her Sheriff friend begins to doubt her?
As she was finishing up, her kitten familiar Kali burst through the door telling her Laura Hall’s car crashed into a tree and Laura, Jayla Graham and Sheila Myers were dead. The next day, Sheriff Cedric Jamison, a wolf shifter, came to see her. His phone rang and he told her that, in addition to the three women they knew about, Jake Peterson, who had knocked into Ember as she was serving the wine, also had wine and was just found dead at his house, cause unknown! Even though this did not appear to be her fault, rumors start and she loses business. The Sheriff already warned her to stay out of the investigation, but she has to find out the truth quickly before she is left with no business at all!
This was a well-written mystery with intriguing characters that the author describes well, bringing them to life for the reader. Although similar in concept and execution to a few other cozy mystery series being written, it was interesting enough for me to stay with this author because her writing was so good. Grab your copy and see if the Broken Broom can survive the gossipers of this small town. Can Ember solve this case before even her Sheriff friend begins to doubt her?
June 26, 2021
Entertaining supernatural cozy mystery series
This is an entertaining supernatural cozy mystery series. A great cast of characters with an entertaining storyline. A young woman running a café/bar in a small town in Louisiana. She happens to be a witch from a long line of which is in her family. The café has been in her family for several generations and the town is a mixture of humans and supernatural. Her best friend happens to be a bat shifter and one of her ancestors ghost also happens to hang around every so often. Read on and find out what happens in his first book a mystery and who done it. See if they along with the local sheriff can find out who is responsible for the crime. Entertaining with a fun new bunch of characters and a new town and story. Check it out
This is an entertaining supernatural cozy mystery series. A great cast of characters with an entertaining storyline. A young woman running a café/bar in a small town in Louisiana. She happens to be a witch from a long line of which is in her family. The café has been in her family for several generations and the town is a mixture of humans and supernatural. Her best friend happens to be a bat shifter and one of her ancestors ghost also happens to hang around every so often. Read on and find out what happens in his first book a mystery and who done it. See if they along with the local sheriff can find out who is responsible for the crime. Entertaining with a fun new bunch of characters and a new town and story. Check it out
January 28, 2021
Dramatic Paws is the first book in this new Cosy Mystery series. Witch and pub owner Ember is the main suspect when some of her least popular customers are found dead. With lots of leeway from Sheriff Cedric Jamison and the help of her bat shifter friend Sage and familiar Kali, Ember just has to get to the truth.
This book has a delightful cast of characters and a good, well written storyline which kept me interested until the end. I enjoyed it very much and look forward to reading more books in this series. I recommend this to all Cosy Mystery and paranormal fans.
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This book has a delightful cast of characters and a good, well written storyline which kept me interested until the end. I enjoyed it very much and look forward to reading more books in this series. I recommend this to all Cosy Mystery and paranormal fans.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 18, 2020
Ember, owner of the only restaurant/night club in town has good business and is mostly well liked in her small town. But when four people die after having been at her club, people start to whisper. Together with the local sheriff she tries to find the killer and thus clear her name. That this brings her closer to the man she has a crush on, is an added bonus.
A really nice cozy, with lots of unexpected twists and surprising developments.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A really nice cozy, with lots of unexpected twists and surprising developments.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 13, 2021
Ember and Kali solve a quadruple murder
Ember is a witch. Kali is her kitten familiar. Ember runs the business started generations ago by a family member. She runs it serving food and non-alcoholic beverages until 9 p.m., and then it's a pub. When mean girls come in and have wine and crash and die after leaving, she is a suspect. The sheriff indicates she is the top suspect. She does her best to ferret out the real killer and does so, but not before the sheriff is hit over the head and nearly killed. Now, to watch the romance commence....
Ember is a witch. Kali is her kitten familiar. Ember runs the business started generations ago by a family member. She runs it serving food and non-alcoholic beverages until 9 p.m., and then it's a pub. When mean girls come in and have wine and crash and die after leaving, she is a suspect. The sheriff indicates she is the top suspect. She does her best to ferret out the real killer and does so, but not before the sheriff is hit over the head and nearly killed. Now, to watch the romance commence....
March 21, 2023
A very entertaining story about a small-town mystery revolving around the murder of mean and nasty women. No one is sorry that Laura and her friends were gone, in fact most of the town is glad to be rid of them. However, Ember is a suspect in the case since they died after leaving her pub. It is up to Ember to help solve the case or lose her beloved family pub. Follow along as the story twists and turns and false leads end up finally leading to the real killer. A very enjoyable book. Looking forward to reading more books by Corrine Winters.
July 29, 2020
This is a good start to a new series that is a paranormal cozy mystery. This has a completed mystery but is also leading up to something.
Good characters, strong story line, easy to visualize detailed descriptions and engaging dialogue.
Written as 3rd person.
Would I recommend this book? Yes
Would I read more from this author? Yes
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Good characters, strong story line, easy to visualize detailed descriptions and engaging dialogue.
Written as 3rd person.
Would I recommend this book? Yes
Would I read more from this author? Yes
Sassy Beta Reading and Review
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January 16, 2021
Oh goody a start of a new series. In this one pub owner Ember is a target for her customers are getting the short end of the stick with death even. She is also a witch so that makes for a plus. Did not matter to most either that they were not exactly pillars of society. Her and her pals have their hands full that is for sure. Time is also ticking. We can not forget the romance part either with the yummy sheriff. So exciting and just right for that kind of mystery you soon get lost in.
July 24, 2020
Quality cozy
This book was a great cozy mystery that fits the genre perfectly. I might suggest the author add a few unique elements to her future books to stand out more. The author writes like Samantha Silver or Misty Bane which are some of the best in the genre. I'm excited to see what Corrine Winters puts out next.
This book was a great cozy mystery that fits the genre perfectly. I might suggest the author add a few unique elements to her future books to stand out more. The author writes like Samantha Silver or Misty Bane which are some of the best in the genre. I'm excited to see what Corrine Winters puts out next.
September 8, 2020
Annoying and dead
When mean and annoying people die, is it really such a bad thing? Well, the town doesn’t miss them, but it’s still hurting the business that they were all last in.
Loved the story. Ember and Sage and Kali are fun characters. The officers aren’t idiots, which is refreshing. I was happy with the way everything and everyone turned out in the end. Good book!
When mean and annoying people die, is it really such a bad thing? Well, the town doesn’t miss them, but it’s still hurting the business that they were all last in.
Loved the story. Ember and Sage and Kali are fun characters. The officers aren’t idiots, which is refreshing. I was happy with the way everything and everyone turned out in the end. Good book!
November 26, 2020
Really good 👍
I was well satisfied with this new series. Characters are strong, warm, exciting and likable. The relationship between Ember and Sheriff Jamison is so unoriginal but at least they aren't starting off as enemies too. Plot flowed well and was well thought out. There were plenty of twists and surprises.Satisfying conclusion.
I was well satisfied with this new series. Characters are strong, warm, exciting and likable. The relationship between Ember and Sheriff Jamison is so unoriginal but at least they aren't starting off as enemies too. Plot flowed well and was well thought out. There were plenty of twists and surprises.Satisfying conclusion.
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November 28, 2020Love these series! Love Kali the talking cat. I´ve been binge reading the series, and find Ember and friends really nice. The mystery is well developed too. My only concern, is that there are a lack of editing or proofreading in this book, because the little girl is sometimes called Alice and other times, April, but despite that, is a well-writing and entertaining book.
February 2, 2021
I loved Ember's cat. This story may have been short, but it was packed with fun characters and perfect the quick read I was looking for. Unfortunately there were a few editing mistakes that brought me out of the story, but I was able to reread and figure out what the author meant. I truly enjoyed this and will be continuing the series.
August 3, 2020
This is a super fun paranormal cozy mystery. I enjoyed it! It is clever and the characters are really likable. Wonderful series!
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January 27, 2021
Wonderful and enchanting whodunit with interesting and entertaining characters. Love the whimisical aspect of the story. Grabs you until the end. Good read.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
January 30, 2021
A wonderful well written short paranormal intriguing mystery. This engaging storyline has surprising developments and unexpected twists in a fun cozy mystery. The characters are interesting, and strong. I voluntarily read and reviewed this ARC.
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February 1, 2021***Review of an excerpt***
I really didn't get far enough into the story to review much more than to say the person who seems to be the main character is really sympathetic and carries the story well.
I really didn't get far enough into the story to review much more than to say the person who seems to be the main character is really sympathetic and carries the story well.
March 14, 2021
A wonderful book by author Corrine Winters.
A really wonderful beginning to a new series.
Love the really awesome characters.
Could not put down...Loved reading...
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A really wonderful beginning to a new series.
Love the really awesome characters.
Could not put down...Loved reading...
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 25, 2021
Really sweet and funny story. MC is slightly sassy and I hope we get to see more sass in future installments. Mystery was good. Harder to solve than most cozies I've read and I like that a lot. Looking forward to more in this series!
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