Toil and Trouble (A Lily Dale Mystery, 7)

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by Wendy Corsi Staub

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Double double, toil and trouble . . . Bella Jordan faces ghosts, witches and a very real foe in the new installment of New York Times bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub’s heartwarming cozy mystery series set in Lily Dale, New York’s Spiritualist home. A relative newcomer to Lily Dale, the quirky New York lakeside village populated by spiritual mediums, young widow Bella Jordan doesn’t have time to believe in supernatural entities. She has enough to tackle, what with running Valley View guesthouse, wrangling her seven-year-old son Max and their growing army of pets, and dealing with her lovable but meddlesome neighbors. So when Pandora Feeney, Valley View’s highly eccentric – and reputedly highly psychic – owner, portentously predicts that something wicked this way comes , Bella’s more worried about the fact that Pandora’s announced she plans to move back into the guesthouse than about approaching danger. Besides, the local theatre is putting on a performance of Macbeth , so it’s no wonder that sorcery and black magic are in the air. Lily Dale is safe. Bella’s sure of it. Even if one of her female guests at Valley View is setting her oddly on edge and Max is seeing witches behind every corner. Little does Bella know that a storm is coming, with the power to blow her life, and Max’s, right off course . . . or far, far worse. [A] charming cozy, framed by the spirit world ― Booklist [A] lovingly described, quirky, small-town setting . . . [with] sympathetic, well-delineated characters ― Booklist on Dog Days The real treat is the slow-growing development of the characters ― Kirkus Reviews on The Stranger Vanishes Cozy fans will enjoy the company of Bella and crew ― Publishers Weekly on Prose and Cons This warm, small-town series will appeal to fans of the Hallmark Channel’s The Good Witch ― Booklist on Dead of Winter Charming . . . Anyone who enjoys Nancy Atherton's "Aunt Dimity" mysteries will be drawn to this cozy ― Library Journal on Something Buried, Something Blue A touch of the paranormal, a hint of romance, and a sweet and sympathetic protagonist will lure readers to enchanting Lily Dale again and again ― Publishers Weekly on Something Buried, Something Blue Staub introduces a host of warmly appealing characters and throws in a touch of the otherworldly. Recommend for readers who enjoy the TV show Charmed ― Library Journal on Nine Lives Nine Lives hooked me from page one. In fact I didn't want to put it down: with warm characters, an intriguing setting and just a touch of the unexplainable it's a thoroughly satisfying read ― Rhys Bowen , New York Times bestselling author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness mysteries, on Nine Lives New York Times and USA Today bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub is the award-winning author of more than ninety novels, including young adult fiction, psychological suspense and traditional mysteries. She lives in the New York City suburbs with her husband, their sons, and a trio (give or take) of rescue kitties.

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