This was my very first cozy mystery and I thought it was very good. Good characters you feel you can get to know and I like the paranormal edge to it as well. Can't wait to read more of her!

Not my cup of tea, thank you very much. I read to page 94, then gave it up. First, there's a bit too much romance for this big he-man reader :). When our heroine finds herself sitting on the lap of the newly-met sensitive hunk... well, I didn't get a thrill.

The other problem is the overly horror-book-style treatment of the otherworldly elements. A seance with the appearance of a sinister but amorphous dark force of enormous power was the last straw. I like ghosts and can tolerate lots of paranormal stuff, but this is over the top for me. I almost quit when the evil black force took possession of the heroine's young son, but I kept plugging away it until the seance scene, when it just became too much.

On the other hand, you may love this stuff. Just not me. I discussed it with my wife, and she said to go ahead and list the book rather than saving it for her to try.

Don't be fooled by the cutesy blurb on the back of the book, or the kitschy cover. This is not really a cozy mystery, although at times the author tries for that. Overall, it's a pretty good story, but much scarier than I expected. Also, some of the dialogue is downright laughable. But overall, it is a solid first book from this author, and I'll give others in the series a chance.

Chintz and China Series. 1st in the Series.

Emerald awakes one night to find Susan Mitchell at the foot of her bed. Susan has to tell Emerald that she has been murdered by her husband. The authorities feel that it was an accidental death and now it’s up to Emerald with her psychic talents and tarot cards to set the record straight.

Nice twist at the end, but I could only give it a 3 because of the two ridiculous sex scenes that just didn’t belong in a cozy mystery.

I gave this book about 60 pages or so. By the time I was on page 51 I had decided I didn't care who did what to who or why.

Not really a cozy in my opinion. I love a good paranormal cozy but this was just not it. When the son got possessed by something I was pretty much done. I had all of these books on my wishlist but after reading the first part of this one I deleted all of them.

I enjoyed this first in Galenorn's Chintz 'n China mysteries. We are introduced to Emerald O'Brien, who owns a small teashop (more like a tea room actually) in northern Washington state. In addition to selling fine china, serving tea and the occasional lunch, she also reads Tarot cards for her customers and is inofficially known as the town Witch. Because of her psychic abilities, she's also a beacon to the ghost of a recently deceased romance writer who lived nearby.

I found the story engaging enough to hold my interest though I did think the author got a bit overly descriptive at times, but not too much so. Some of that could just be my recent reading of lots of books that either had a lot of action or are young adult reads which usually don't include overly descriptive paragraphs. Though the mystery part was resolved satisfactorily, the part to do with Emerald's personal life left me looking forward to the next in the series. :-)

I really liked this book! I thought the psychic/ghost element was interesting and different. It held my interest enough to want to read the rest of the books in the series. Looks like I've got a long wait, as the books are wishlisted and there are quite a few readers ahead of me.

Excellent, lots of chills and thrills!

A great first in the new series. A strong paranormal influence. Written by a woman who lives a pagan lifestyle, so she really knows what she's talking about.

This is an excellent start to this set. This was my first book i have read by her and look forward to reading the rest

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Really like this book

Looking forward to more from this author!

Occult mystery series

Interesting book about a psychic who sees ghosts. Included is a protection charm recipe.

Good story ~ I'll have to read the rest in the series.

Cute "ghostly mystery" with likeable characters.

Very good read.

The first in a very interesting series.

The first in the Chintz 'n China Mystery series in which Emerald O'Briend, a single mom, owns a tea shop and gets involved in solving mysteries.

A very good series.

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