The Perfect Blend

Up until 2 years ago, Poppy and Alex took a trip every summer . They are best friends and love spending time together discovering new places. But love may or may not have gotten in the way. Shelly's tea: Snarky Tea Orange Grapefruit Candy's tea: Snarky Tea Chocolate Strawberry

Kathryn Stockett's latest book takes us back to 1933 Oxford, Mississippi where the lives of Birdie Calhoun and an orphan named Meg converge to change their lives forever. Shelly's tea: Snarky Tea Blueberry Peach Cobbler Candy's tea: Corn Silk Tea America's Forgotten Mass Imprisonment of Women Earthquake causes fluvial tsunami in the Mississippi River A Child's Life in the 1930s...

Join us for our thoughts on Carl Hiassen 's Fever Beach where the lives of a less than intelligent white-suprmacist, a corrupt politicians and his cohorts, a committed environmentalist and a smart, sassy Latina woman all end up in the same orbit for a wild ride in the great state of Florida. Shelly's tea: Sweet Iced Tea with mint and lime Shelly's Mantea infuser Candy's tea: Plain...

Retired temporal agent Wilda Firestone is pulled back into time-travel service to investigate the deaths of time travelers, leading her on a journey through history to uncover a deadly conspiracy. Shelly's tea: Artemis Tea and Botancials Oracle Tea Candy's tea: Adagio Elderberry Wine

In 1970's North Carolina, two women's lives converge due to a powerful crone's work. Kate Shaw is a teacher in a soon-to-be-closed one room schoolhouse. She worries for the future of her students, their families and what her future holds. Lydia Brown is dealing with a recent loss and a mystery. She is led to Appalachia that leads her to Kate and the Crone. Shelly's tea: CharBrew Ro...

LuLu is a typical 1950s housewife trying to hold it all together, because inside- she is NOT typical at all. She starts to fall apart after the birth of her second child. Seen as "hysteria" the outside world can't understand why she can't get her housewife act together. But all is not as it seems... Meagan Church Shelly's tea: Snarky Tea Peach Strawberry ( here is a link to P...

Dante has retired to the quiet life in a little town in New Zealand. Except his new gardener wants to continue working on the garden and a local developer gives him an offer he can't refuse . It's a great cozy paranormal mystery and it the first in a series! Shelly's tea: "Almond Joy" Black tea with coconut and almond Candy's tea: Earl Grey Tea Cardamom-Rose Water Shortbr...

Bev, Elsie and Margot all share something in common. Their husbands were serial killers. They rely on each other to navigate living with the aftermath of what their husbands did and use what they know to prevent another serial killer from killing again. Shelly's tea: Luzianne Sweet Tea Candy's tea: "Margot Long Island" : 2/3 glass brewed black tea, a splash of Kraken Spiced Rum,...

Amber Reynolds is in a coma, but she can her everything around her. As she tries to figure out what happened, she lets the reader know three things about herself: 1. She is in a coma 2. Her husband doesn't love her anymore 3. Sometimes she lies... Shelly's tea: "Smoke and Mirrors" Mother Shrub Vanilla Hickory Pear, smokey tea poured over ice Candy's tea: Adagio Tea Foxtrot

Joan Goodwin is navigating her way through her life in the 1980's as an astronaut. One of the first women to fly a mission on a Space Shuttle, Joan begins a life that is different from anything she ever dreamed. Shelly's tea: The Tea Spot Climbers High Chai Candy's tea: Snarky Tea Chocolate Strawberry (similar)

Ernest Cunningham has written another novel about his latest mystery- a bank heist. Where everyone is a thief. Ernest, his fiancé Juliette, and a few other suspicious characters are held hostage and it's up to Ernest to figure out what each thief stole and why. Shellly's tea: New English Teas English Breakfast Tea Candy's tea: Adagio Tea Honeybush Banana Nut

Kay Scarpetta is back as the Chief Medical Officer of Virginia where she started oh so many years ago. Scarpetta is investigating a murder which has ties to a top-secrete space project and a possible serial killer. Patricia Cornwell Shelly's tea: A ginger, lemon and chamomile tisane Candy's tea: Chamomile

Jane Steward's book-themed resort Storyton has a special group visiting. The Medieval Herbalist Society is meeting here to discuss medieval herbs, lore and participate in a faire. To further celebrate, one of the groups' members is getting married there. Except someone in the group is murdered. Ellery Adams Shelly's tea: Plum Deluxe Evening in the Garden Candy's tea: The Republic o...

Alix Watson is struggling. Living in Boston, working three jobs, one she was just fired from. She is locked out of her bank account- all $36 dollars of it and has been informed that she no longer has a place to stay She has reached the end of her rope. She goes to the library and steps through a door and into a magical world of sanctuary. Kate Quinn Shelly's tea: London Fog Candy's tea: Bi...

In the follow up to Killers of a Certain Age, Billie, Helen, Mary Alice and Nat are back together because all is not right at The Museum. They are sent on an "unofficial" mission to clear up old business. Here's us spilling the tea on Kills Well With Others . Deanna Raybourn Shelly's tea: Adagio Cinnamon Bun (with cardamom added!) Candy's tea: Mullein tea with Fire Honey Mull...

This is the story of Boudicca's battle against Rome and what possibly, maybe, could have happened to her daughter after her defeat. Shelly's tea: Bigelow Tea Steep Organic Roobos Hibiscus Herbal Tea Candy's tea: Valhalla Tea Goddess of War How Was England Created? History of Roman Londinium

Stella sees or thinks she sees a man she thinks she knows. In Hong Kong, Jake faces a dangerous event that changes the direction of his life. Both of them decide to escape their lives to search for something they are missing. Maggie O'Farrell Shelly's tea: Smoky Earl Grey (British bergamot and layering it with the deep, smoked Lapsang Souchong of China.) Candy's tea: Adagio Tea J asmin...

Samantha Mackey is  a scholarship student in an elite MFA program who gets drawn into a bizarre, cult-like clique of wealthy girls who call each other "Bunny" and perform strange rituals, blurring the lines between reality, fantasy, and horror. Mona Awad Shelly- Bunny's tea: Abbi's Tea Strawberry Harvest Mint Candy-Bunny's tea: Alice in Wonderland tea (Home Goods) English Lav...

In present time, Haven Ambrose is a nautical archeologist on a quest for sunken treasure in Posistano, Italy. In 1821, Mari uses her witchcraft to protect her village while desperately wishing to leave her home by the sea and join her secret love. Haven's quest leads her to unravel the mystery left by Mari. Sarah Penner Shelly's tea: Summer Citrus- green tea with fresh lemon and ginger .

The world collapses and any survivors are left with a decision: either take their chances surviving on the Earth's surface , or play the game underneath. Carl and what would have been his soon-to-be-ex's show cat Princess Donut take the stairs down into a whole new world. It's an deadly inter-galactic game show and the everyone is watching. Shelly's Tea: Shelly’s Tea REV up Immunit...

Divorced, on her own and wondering what to do with her new freedom, Jessie decided to become caretaker of Ivy House. Jessie finds adventure, humor and chutzpah as weirder and weirder things happen. The hilarity and snark are rampant in this one! K. F. Breene Shelly's Tea: Tea Drops Rose Earl Grey The Caretaker’s Tonic (Mocktail ) A floral, fizzy, and slightly "moody" brew that tastes like a secret...

For a few minutes, Nora Black died on the table during her hysterectomy. When she woke up, she discovered she had then unique ability to experience someone else's memory when she smells certain scents. She uses that ability to help solve murder mysteries. Renee George Shelly's tea: "Ombre Mystery" ( Lavender Matcha , Elderflower Tonic Water) Tea Drops Candy's tea: True Honey...

Firemen don’t put fires out in this world where books are forbidden—they set them. Guy Montag is a fireman who is beginning to doubt why the destruction is necessary. Ray Bradbury Shelly's tea: Mocktail Lapsang Souschong Old Fashion 2 oz strong Lapsang Souschog tea infused with orange essence or orange zest ½ tsp of maple syrup Serve over ice with a cherry and orange twist S'mores Ray Brad...

Ashley is an American student studying abroad in London in the 1980's. She is invited to a classmate's Cotswold manor house for Christmas. Thirty years later, that Christmas is revisited through the rereading of her diary. This is a gothic-style thriller novella packed with suspense- something isn't so merry with this supposedly idyllic visit... Peter Swanson Shelly's tea: DavidsTe...

Samantha Silva has managed to blend fiction and non-fiction in this tale of the inspiration, frustration, and imagination that amalgamated into the classic A Christmas Carol. Mr. Dickens and His Carol has been added to our list of Christmas favorites. Shelly's tea: Orange Spice Tea- her own blend Candy's tea: Adagio Tea: Chestnut Tea Some of our other favorites: Jacob T. Marley The Afterli...