Solstice Spirits by Erin Johnson

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Solstice Spirits

by Erin Johnson

Series: Winter Witches of Holiday Haven
Series Rating:
on July 8, 2021
Genres: Cozy Paranormal Holiday Mystery
Pages: 118
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Also in this series: Cocoa Curses, Mistletoe Mojo

Have yourself a very Merry Witchmas in July in Holiday Haven, where the magic and mystery of Christmas is snow joke!

Rudie Hollybrook, here! I love my quaint, magical town of Holiday Haven. It’s basically like living in a snow globe.

I’m killing it (oops) directing my family’s funeral home where I work with my two zany sisters and am head over heels for my boyfriend, the editor of the local paper. It’s all going swimmingly until the annual Summer Solstice pool party...when it all goes down in an avalanche of trouble.

Suddenly, I’m not the only witch in town who can see ghosts! My arch nemesis, Hayley Swift, is being haunted by the spirit of a dead beauty queen who died sixty years ago amid rumors of murder.

Even worse? The ghost seems to be warning Hayley that she’s in for the same, tragic fate!

Now, I’ve got to team up with my least favorite grinch to solve the decades old cold case and keep her out of trouble (even though Hayley seems to go looking for it). And to complicate matters, I overhear something that makes me fear I’ll soon have to pick between my beloved hometown and the man who has my heart!

Can I melt the mystery around the beauty queen’s death in time to save Hayley? And how will I make an impossible choice?

Solstice Spirits is the stand-alone sequel to Cocoa Curses. It’s a clean, cozy mystery with no gore or profanity. “If you love paranormal cozy mysteries, with witches, magic and small town drama you will love this book.”

Curl up with a cup of iced cocoa and get comfy on your beach towel for an escape to a charming town full of lovable, memorable characters, imaginative details, clever mysteries and jolly jokes that’ll have you in the holiday spirit, any time of year.

And be sure to read the other magical mysteries in the Winter Witches of Holiday Haven series!

Solstice Spirits by Erin Johnson is about getting second chances and that maybe money isn’t everything.

Will Rudie want to help Hayley with her ghost problem?

Rudie Hollybrook

Rudie Hollybrook is the main character of this book, and she’s so adorable. She has learned to love her ability to see ghosts and how beneficial it is with her family’s business. Rudie is a great character that I wouldn’t mind being friends with because it seems like we are kind of the same even though I don’t run my family’s funeral business or dee ghosts. Other than that, personality-wise, we seem to be the same. Rudie tries to see the good in everyone, which is where things get a bit dicey for her in this installment. I wouldn’t mind being friends with Rudie, plus Snowball is super cute.

The Mystery

Hayley Swift sees her great-aunt’s ghost, Holly Swift, and poor Rudie feels like she is seeing double. Hayley asks Rudie to help her with trying to get her aunt’s ghost to go away. So, they decided to try to find out what happened to Holly and if she was actually killed like Hayley seems to think. Rudie sets out to figure out who to look into from Holly’s past to glean some light on Holly. Hayley decides to tag along as well. Did someone push Holly Swift down the stairs, or was it just some freak accident?

Five Stars

Solstice Spirits by Erin Johnson has a great twist on a classic Christmas tale, but I won’t spill on which one, but I did catch that Ms. Johnson. I love being able to explore Rudie’s world with her sisters and their significant others. It has been a delight reading this novel and going from hot temperatures to being cooled off in the snow of living near the North Pole. My rating for Ms. Johnson’s book is five stars, and I recommend it to anyone who loves to read paranormal holiday cozy mysteries.

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Happy Reading!

Reading this book contributed to these challenges:

• 2021 Beachcomber Mystery Reading Challenge
• 2021 Cloak & Dagger
• 2021 Cozy Mystery Reading Challenge on Facebook
• 2021 Craving the Cozies
• 2021 Cruisin’ thru the Cozies
• 2021 Goodreads Reading Challenge
• 2021 Medical Examiner’s Mystery Reading Challenge
• 2021 New Release Reading Challenge
• 2021 Six Shooter Reading Challenge

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