A bewitching Brew

by Laney Smith

Witches Brew!

It was a business idea born one Halloween night. A coffee house infused with a little mystical magic – spells, potions, elixirs, and maybe a hex here or there. I would open at odd hours – when the competition was sleeping. Midnight to noon. It was all brilliant and I made the vision a reality. It was working like a charm – and selling for eight dollars a cup, it was a very expensive charm, at that.

It was all so perfect, until rumors started about how I was poisoning my customers.

That’s when the devil, himself, found his way into my life. Tucker Ripley! The very best attorney under the sun! Known as the “Prince Charming of the Courtroom,” Tucker Ripley was exactly who I needed to defend my reputation. Though he didn’t believe in my “work,” Tucker assured me that he didn’t need to believe in my “magic” to defend me from those who made accusations against me. We had a beautiful partnership – until Tucker’s fiancée broke his heart and left him shattered and broken, right on my doorstep.

Just as every man has a price, sooner or later, every man grows desperate. That night – the night she broke his heart, Tucker Ripley grew desperate. He wanted to believe in my magic – he needed to believe in my magic. This time, he wanted something more than his typical café au lait. He wanted a “love potion.”

I should’ve told him the truth right then and there, but I didn’t. He needed something to believe in. Tucker Ripley was the fierce, bold guardian of my empire. I couldn’t bear to see him crippled and shattered, begging me to save him. So, I did what any “good witch” would do. Now, I’m in serious trouble. The best attorney in the world - my fearless protector - has turned on me and has his sights set on destroying me.

They say lies become the truth. They also say the truth will set you free. I don’t care about what they say. I only know I have to find a way to stop Tucker Ripley before it’s too late – even if I have to tell him the truth – the whole truth.

55 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 7, 2021

About the author

Laney Smith, the mother of two sons, is an American author who was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and raised in Texas. In her teen years, she and her family (including two younger brothers) moved to Colorado. Laney has also lived in Mississippi and currently resides in Southern California. Since a writing career seemed to persistently tug on her shirt tails, Laney eventually decided to try her hand at the art, writing news articles for a local newspaper. After numerous front page features, a new passion was born and the storyteller decided to try her hand at fiction. Her debut work, Lock Creek: One Year’s Time is still one of her most popular, frequently read works, proving that she managed to escape the “first is the worst” curse. In fact, Smith’s Lock Creek series won a “books-to-screen” contest and is currently being adapted for a television series, with other potential “books-to-screen” projects looming on the horizon. At the time of this publication, Laney currently has eight novels to her credit, as well as short stories in two anthology projects (no longer in print). She also released one novel under another pen name. Looking back, Smith’s only regret is that she did not start writing, sooner. When she is not submerging herself in her fictitious worlds, conjuring up riveting stories, Laney enjoys spending time with her family. Whether she is in the mountains, hanging out at tide pools, watching a sporting event, or enjoying some form of art, the writer’s mind is always dreaming up the next page-turning tale. Having accomplished so much in such a short time (Lock Creek: One Year’s Time, her first work, was published July 2014), Laney Smith has found her passion and her calling. The author, with her feet firmly planted, guarantees her readers that she is here to stay.

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Reviews

[Diana | Indie Book Addict · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a cute story. I loved the idea of the coffee shop. Smith created such a cozy atmosphere in this book. Then unfortunately tragedy strikes. After everything that Jessica put into the shop, I hoped things would work out for the best. I guess in a sense it did.