The Secret on Rum Runner’s Lane by Melissa Bourbon

Item: The Secret on Rum Runner's Lane
Rating: 5
Author: karenbaron

Posted December 2, 2020 by karenbaron in #BookishRecipe, Blog Tour, Contest - Giveaway, Mystery, Paranormal, Review, Series / 1 Comment

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The Secret on Rum Runner's Lane

by Melissa Bourbon

Series: Pippin Lane Hawthorne (Book Magic) Mysteries #0.5
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Published by Lake House Press on November 10, 2020
Setting: North Carolina
Genres: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Pages: 112
Format: Kindle
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Also in this series: Murder at Sea Captain's Inn, Murder in Devil's Cove, Murder Through an Open Door , Murder and an Irish Curse

The Lane women are bibliomancers, but Cassie sees her divination not as a gift, but as a curse--one from which she desperately wants to escape. It turns out, though, that running from her fate isn’t as easy as she thought it would be. When a woman goes missing, and a neighbor is found dead, Cassie turns to the books she’s always avoided to help her find the truth.

The Secret on Rum Runner’s Lane by Melissa Bourbon is the first book in a mini-series connected to a full-length mystery, which I cannot wait to get my hands on.

Will Cassie Lane find a life where she won’t be near any books?

Cassie Lane

Cassie Lane is a bibliomancer. A witch that uses divination in the form of books. It’s a very complicated gift and one that Cassie doesn’t see as one. She strongly dislikes this gift and the curse that comes with her family. Cassie is not living in Laurel Point, Oregon, any longer; now, she lives in Devil’s Point, North Carolina. She is trying to live a different life. Will she ever realize that maybe running from her gift isn’t the best answer? Guess she might have to find that out for herself. Along with if she can actually break the curse that is on her family’s life?

The Mystery

Cassie Lane finds out that there is a mystery right next door to where she stays in Devil’s Point. The little old lady next door has died, but what does that have to do with a missing woman just suddenly leaving before returning? Guess we will have to find out with Cassie in this eventful mini-mystery.

Five Stars

The Secret on Rum Runner’s Lane by Melissa Bourbon is a fantastical book that I loved diving into. It was great from the first chapter to the ending. We got a great sense of who Cassie was and why she is the way she is. Especially considering her bibliomancy magic. I loved everything about the characters, the magic, the mystery, and the potential love interest. Ms. Bourbon has done an awesome job of writing this book. It’s like a twist on Practical Magic in some parts of it. I am giving this five stars and recommending it to anyone that wants to read it.

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About Melissa Bourbon

Melissa Bourbon is the national bestselling author of nineteen mystery books, including the brand new collaborative Book Magic mysteries, the Lola Cruz Mysteries, A Magical Dressmaking Mystery series, and the Bread Shop Mysteries, written as Winnie Archer. She is a former middle school English teacher who gave up the classroom in order to live in her imagination full time. Melissa, a California native who has lived in Texas and Colorado, now calls the southeast home. She hikes, practices yoga, cooks, and is slowly but surely discovering all the great restaurants in the Carolinas. Since four of her five amazing kids are living their lives, scattered throughout the country, her dogs, Bean, the pug, Dobby, the chug, and Jasper, a cattle dog/lab keep her company while she writes. Melissa lives in North Carolina with her educator husband, Carlos, and their youngest son. She is beyond fortunate to be living the life of her dreams.

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