Funerals and Familiars: A Cozy Midlife Witch Mystery by Carmen Radtke
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Pale, doughy, and a touch sad. Eat if peckish.
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This is a product listing for "Funerals and Familiars (a cozy midlife witch mystery)" by Carmen Radtke, the first book in the Willowmere Mysteries series. The story follows Bex Merriweather, a 48-year-old woman who returns to her hometown of Willowmere, Oregon after her marriage ends and her aunt passes away. She inherits her aunt's house, a lending library, a talking cat named Cosmo, and discovers she is also a witch. The book blends cozy mystery with midlife themes and magical elements.
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· 5 pulledMidlife can be magic – or murder…
Bex Merriweather craves a new start after the blow-up of her marriage.
The woman who raised her left her more than a house and a lending library.
And then Cosmo talks…
Turns out, the library contains more than books. It hides a magical secret, and Bex is now also a witch.
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