In The Company Of Witches (An Evenfall Witches B&B Mystery)

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Oh, Isabel, Isabel, Isabel,” Mr. Henderson said in a patronizing tone that had unfortunately become all too familiar. It was a really good thing Nora wasn’t with us this morning. “You need to open your eyes to what’s going on all around you. There are forces at work in this town. Strange powers here in Evenfall that you couldn’t possibly understand.” He stopped to look up at the trees. I almost looked up too, but resisted the urge, feeling fairly certain there was nothing up there. “Really, when you think about it, ghosts are the least of our worries.” Well said,” Williams agreed. “And it will be at least a few more weeks before all the students are beaten down and sleep-deprived. Now, could we discuss the reason for my visit?” When a guest dies in the B&B she helps her aunts run, a young witch must rely on some good old-fashioned investigating to clear her aunt’s name in this magical and charming new cozy mystery. Soft because I was hearing it from a distance, but louder than it should have been. Probably because there were so many of them making the steady hum. I have to admit, they’re all my favorite,” Beatty said, placing a cookie on a napkin. “Izzy always manages to outdo herself.”

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Izzy and I stepped inside to see Roxie pounding the floor with her staff as girls in tutus and boys in shorts and white T-shirts, no older than the age of four, struggled to stay on beat. Izzy. Stop,” I said with a laugh. “You’re making far too big a deal out of this. And you heard Nora last night. Remember that one idea she came up with? The one where the killer would lose a body part for every hour that passed without a confession?” For the briefest moment, I thought I saw something in my aunt’s expression, but she said, “No. I know nothing of the family.” I squatted down to get a better look at the little guy. “What do you say? Do you want to be the one to come inside?” It’s okay. I know.” I gave her a weak smile. How could I be upset? Maybe she shouldn’t have said it, but she wasn’t exactly wrong. I had changed a lot. My life had fallen apart over a year ago now, and I wasn’t the person I used to be.

I reached for my mug of Honeybush orange tea. It was very soothing. I probably should have made a pot to share. And I don’t know if I would call it madness. The woman in question was paying for her stay while her historic home was undergoing some much-needed renovations, and when you run a B&B you have to expect that on occasion you are going to have demanding guests. Although some guests really were more demanding than others. Well,” I said matter-of-factly, “in the extremely, extremely unlikely event the toad shows us something, I was thinking I would go into town tomorrow, alone, and talk to Theo about Constance. Maybe we could find out more about her life and lead the police in a direction that might help.” The three of us stood in the parlor, staring at the sunroom, while Faustus sat in the threshold, seemingly waiting for us to get on with it. I smiled inwardly. It wasn’t the first time Izzy had lectured me on this particular topic. She had practically drilled it into me before letting me go to school. Some things never changed. “Don’t worry. I know exactly what you mean. Today we are just your average, ordinary B&B proprietors. It makes perfect sense we’d want to reach out and connect with our community, given our genuine upset over the accidental death of one of our guests.” Beatty shook his head. “It’s old news. I shouldn’t have brought it up. That whole affair was one of the low points of my career. I’ve never felt right about any of it. But suffice it to say, if I had to guess, Constance’s choices resulted in a pretty lonely life. In fact, the only person I think she was friends with was Theo,” he said, looking at me.

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My smile widened. That’s right. Izzy had given Constance a bell. Our esteemed guest had found all the stairs of the house difficult to manage, and she felt she required a way to get ahold of us should she need anything. I didn’t really think the stairs were that much of an issue for her, but Constance needed a lot of things, so if she had to go up and down the stairs every time she needed one of those things, well, that would be a lot. For an Olympic athlete it would be a lot. The red wood dance hall had once been the stables for the historic inn next door. The floors had been leveled and refinished, and large windows had been put in to run the length of the building. To top it all off, literally, the peaked roof had a weather vane, but instead of a rooster or horse, a ballerina twirled prettily in the wind. O'Keefe, Meghan (9 January 2021). "Teresa Palmer Takes Us Inside the Sexy, Nerdy World of 'A Discovery of Witches' Season 2". Decider. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021 . Retrieved 9 January 2021.

a b c d "Meet the cast of A Discovery of Witches". Radio Times. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018 . Retrieved 1 October 2018. Nora, however, let out a disgusted sigh before moving on with, “I suppose they’ve filled you in on all the grisly details?”

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I did.” The last bit of light was draining from the sky. It would be time soon. “What else do you have?”The corner of my mouth twitched, but I kept my gaze on my book. I was very cozy curled up in the green velvet sofa by the fire. I did not want to encourage the tear my aunt was working herself up to.