Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Tallowed Ground: A Magic Candle Shop Mystery by Valona Jones! Today we are featuring a review of the third book in this paranormal cozy mystery series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There is also a Rafflecopter Giveaway for a $25 Amazon Gift Card! ENTER HERE!

Tallowed Ground: A Magic Candle Shop Mystery
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Georgia
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Muddle House Publishing (September 10, 2024)
Digital Print length ‏ : ‎ 269 pages
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0D9HLPS2W

About the Book:

When a killer props his third and latest victim against the double tombstone of Tabby and Sage Winslow’s grandparents’ grave in Savannah, Georgia, the psychic twins are stunned. Even worse, the victim is the very man they filed a restraining order against a few months ago for trashing their book and candle shop. Coincidence…or a connection? Then a clue about the murders points to Tabby’s career as a candlemaker. Now, she is the number one suspect in the killing spree.

The twins investigate all three victims, finding little that might tie the cases together besides where the bodies were found—in or near Bonaventure Cemetery, a beautiful 100-acre historic graveyard with a storied past. Then Tabby’s Medical Examiner boyfriend is mysteriously pulled from the case, with his dream job in jeopardy. The situation reaches a flashpoint when new evidence points to Tabby. With her freedom and the family business in jeopardy, Tabby and Sage match their wits and psychic abilities against the wily killer.

That is, until Tabby’s spirited inquiry lands her in the worst kind of trouble. Can Tabby clear her name before the fiend snuffs her flame…for good?

My Review:

What an engaging mystery set in a creepy cemetery in Savannah! This was my first book to read in the series, and I do wish I would have read books one and two first–I think I would have settled into this story a little quicker if I had the background. HOWEVER, once I did settle in, and it didn’t take long, I was one hundred percent in the story. 

(Side note for my fellow public library users, my library’s Hoopla account has books one and two as audiobooks, and yes, I do have them checked out already!)

I do love paranormal cozy mysteries for the same reason I love magical realism. It’s usually just a taste of the paranormal amidst the ordinary, and that is exactly what we have here. Unbeknownst to the local police, Tabby Winslow and her twin sister Sage have special abilities that help them to solve crimes and keep them safe while doing so. I love reading a mystery with twin sisters and this one also has a little romance thrown in as well. 

A fun read that will keep you turning the pages quickly until the very end! 

About the Author:

Valona Jones, aka Maggie Toussaint, writes paranormal cozies set in coastal Georgia, Her latest release, TALLOWED GROUND, book 3 in the A Magic Candle Shop Mysteries, came out September 10, 2024. Under the name of Maggie Toussaint, she also publishes cozy mysteries and romantic suspense. Her pen name for a three-book science fiction ecothriller is Rigel Carson. In total, she has published more than 27 works of fiction and won multiple awards. She lives in coastal Georgia, where time and tide wait for no one. Visit her sites:  https://valonajones.com and https://maggietoussaint.com

Author Links:

• Valona Jones Website  https://valonajones.com
• Maggie Toussaint Website https://maggietoussaint.com
• Maggie Toussaint Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MaggieToussaintAuthor
• Valona Jones Facebook https://facebook.com/ValonaJonesAuthor
• Maggie Toussaint BookBub  https://www.bookbub.com/authors/maggie-toussaint
• Valona Jones BookBub  https://www.bookbub.com/authors/valona-jones
• Maggie Toussaint Booklover’s Bench https://bookloversbench.com/maggie-toussaint/
• Maggie Toussaint X https://www.x.com/MaggieToussaint

Purchase Links:

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

• September 11 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT
• September 11 – Angel’s Book Nook – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• September 12 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST
• September 12 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – REVIEW
• September 12 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT
• September 13 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• September 13 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
• September 14 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
• September 14 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW
• September 14 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
• September 15 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
• September 15 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST
• September 16 – Storybook Lady – REVIEW
• September 16 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
• September 17 – Ruff Drafts – RECIPE
• September 17 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
• September 18 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
• September 18 – Binge Reading Books – AUTHOR GUEST POST
• September 19 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW
• September 19 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
• September 20 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POSTS
• September 20 – Lady Hawkeye – SPOTLIGHT

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