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Kitchen Magic Muriel's Cozy Magical Mysteries Book 1 Kindle Edition

by Anna Celeste Burke (Author), Peggy Hyndman (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 227 ratings

Muriel Bright, America’s latest foodie channel sweetheart, is a real charmer who’s always discovering new uses for her magic inside and outside the kitchen. When there’s a murder behind the scenes at her top-rated cooking show, Muriel has no choice but to draw on her extraordinary talents in a new way. Despite what the detective assigned to the case believes, this is no ordinary murder. Muriel gives a whole new meaning to the use of smoke and mirrors as she relies on them to deceive some and reveal the truth to others.

USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Anna Celeste Burke, brings you an enchanting cozy mystery.

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5*****”Kitchen Magic is an enjoyable paranormal cozy mystery, Muriel and her friend, Ophelia, co-host a cooking show. When a murder occurs, Muriel immediately knows there is dark magic behind it. There have been two other murders linked to this one. Along with her personal trainer, Barry, they set out to solve the murders. As the story unfolds, we learn about Muriel's magic abilities as she uses them to unravel all the clues. Detective Harper Maddox is a breath of fresh air. He's intelligent, competent, nerdy, and smitten with Muriel. I truly enjoyed this story and hope there are more stories to come with these delightful characters.”

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08K88DT33
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 27, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Anna Celeste Burke

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Anna Celeste Burke is an award-winning, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author!

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Life is an extravaganza! figuring out how to hang tough and make the most of the wild ride is the challenge.

On my way to Oahu to join the rock musician and high school drop-out I had met in San Diego and married in Tijuana, I was nabbed by the police as a runaway. When the police let me go and the rock band broke up, my husband and I had to find another way to survive. Our next stop: Disney World where we trained to be chefs, courtesy of the Walt Disney World University. A GED for my husband and many more years of education landed us in academia at The Ohio State University. Retired now from my role as a professor in social work and behavioral science, I have picked up a long-time interest in writing fiction. I'm still married to the same sweet guy and live with him in the Palm Springs area. In addition to reading and writing fiction, I enjoy painting, hiking, hanging out with my handsome husband and tending to my Siamese kitties.

An award-winning and bestselling author I enjoy snooping into life's mysteries with fun, fiction, & food—California style! I write books in five series: The Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery series set in the Coachella Valley near Palm Springs, the Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery series set on California’s Central Coast, The Georgie Shaw Cozy Mystery series set in Orange County, California, The Seaview Cottages Cozy Mystery Series set on the American Riviera, just north of Santa Barbara, and The Calla Lily Mystery series set in Northern California's wine country.

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Customers enjoy this paranormal cozy mystery, appreciating its plot ideas and dash of magic. They like the characters, with one review specifically mentioning Muriel and Ophelia as likable. Customers find the book readable, with one noting it can be read as a stand-alone. They appreciate the romance elements, with one review highlighting the interesting interactions between Muriel and Harper's mom.

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Customers enjoy the story of this cozy mystery, appreciating its plot ideas and dash of magic.

"Kitchen Magic is an enjoyable paranormal cozy mystery, Muriel and her friend, Ophelia, co-host a cooking show When a murder occurs, Muriel..." Read more

"The story was very good and the characters were fun. I hope there is more with these characters to come!" Read more

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"This book was not something that I would usually read but it was okay the story line and your characters were interesting." Read more

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Customers enjoy the characters in the book, with one mentioning that Muriel and Ophelia are likable.

"...this story and hope there are more stories to come with these delightful characters." Read more

"The story was very good and the characters were fun. I hope there is more with these characters to come!" Read more

"...would usually read but it was okay the story line and your characters were interesting." Read more

"...Muriel and Ophelia are likable and a little quirky which brought humor to some scenes in the book...." Read more

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Customers find the book to be a good read, with one customer noting that it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone, and another mentioning that it uses full sentences.

"...Detective Harper Maddox is a breath of fresh air. He's intelligent, competent, nerdy, and smitten with Muriel...." Read more

"Although this is Book 5 in a series, I had no problem reading this as a stand alone...." Read more

"...She treats her readers like we are intelligent people and uses full sentences plus doesn’t misuse me/I ….my personal fingernails on a blackboard..." Read more

"I enjoyed this book very much and the smartest witch of all,Muriel, and her friends...." Read more

4 customers mention "Romance"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, with one mentioning the interesting meeting between Muriel and Harper's mom, while another appreciates the magical mystery plot involving Muriel and Harper's investigation.

"...He's intelligent, competent, nerdy, and smitten with Muriel...." Read more

"...is well crafted, the murders are disturbing and magic is afoot as Muriel and Harper investigate...." Read more

"...It was very interesting when Muriel met Harper's mom.For me,that was the best part.5 stars." Read more

"...Loved the back srory about her parents too. Great mystery, and I do mean GREAT mystery!" Read more

Lots of twists, turns and laughter-You will love this book imo!
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Lots of twists, turns and laughter-You will love this book imo!
Muriel Bright is a witch and an amazing cook as well! Ophelia, Muriel's sidekick, has a few witchy tricks up her sleeve as well! And we can't forget her two cats--they are definitely characters! They do a cooking show together and people LOVE it. Of course when the lights go out--then go back on--a stage guy is found electrocuted. He really was not a very nice guy--but really-- Muriel has to use a magic trick to calm everyone down--seems she can stretch time--and managed to calm everyone down by placing dolls under each of their seats in the space of a couple of seconds. Muriel senses that this isn't just a 'normal' murder or accident. She knows that there are other witches behind it--and they don't really know what they are doing. A weeping woman keeps appearing to her in her dreams and when awake--but is always grabbed back by a hand. It takes a bit and a lot of twists and turns and also lots of laughter as Muriel and friends track down the perpetrator. As with all Anna Celeste Burkes novels--there are some deliciouse recipes at the end! I received an ARC from the author for my enjoyment and possible review.
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  • specialangel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020
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    Kitchen Magic is an enjoyable paranormal cozy mystery, Muriel and her friend, Ophelia, co-host a cooking show When a murder occurs, Muriel immediately knows there is dark magic behind it. There have been two other murders linked to this one. Along with her personal trainer, Barry, they set out to solve the murders. As the story unfolds, we learn about Muriel's magic abilities as she uses them to unravel all the clues. Detective Harper Maddox is a breath of fresh air. He's intelligent, competent, nerdy, and smitten with Muriel. I truly enjoyed this story and hope there are more stories to come with these delightful characters.
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  • M. Lynn Gorman
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2021
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    The story was very good and the characters were fun. I hope there is more with these characters to come!
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  • Allyson A.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Magic afoot!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2020
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    Although this is Book 5 in a series, I had no problem reading this as a stand alone.

    Muriel Bright with her friend and co-host, Ophelia have a cooking show when unexpectedly there is a power outage. When a cast member calls out about another team member, announcing that he's dead. He had an electric cable fall on him. When Muriel has one of her visions of a young woman trying to tell her something.

    Muriel overhears more unsavory news and reaches out to Lana Dickson, who made friends with the cops since she plays one on a cop show. Hoping to get more inside information, since Muriel's senses are telling her that something is afoot and may have magic involved.

    As Muriel continues to look further into the situation, she encounters some terrifying situations of her own. To protect herself, her friends, and the detective working the case; Muriel has to use some magic.

    This was a fun read! I liked how they opened up and brought Muriel's trainer on board to help, especially after he witnessed an unsettling event, that had Muriel's two cats lending teeth and claws. There was some surprise about Muriel's background that includes Detective Harper Maddox, and his mother.
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  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed
    Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2021
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    This book was not something that I would usually read but it was okay the story line and your characters were interesting.
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  • J. M. Varner
    5.0 out of 5 stars A new witch cozy mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2020
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    Kitchen Magic by Anna Celeste Burke may be book #5 in the Witches Academy series but it stands completely on its own.

    Muriel Bright is the latest sweetheart on a food channel but she is as down to earth as any other non-celebrity in Hollywood. Muriel met her best friend, Ophelia, while she was attending the Witches Academy in New Orleans and have been best friends ever since. Muriel and Ophelia are likable and a little quirky which brought humor to some scenes in the book. Detective Harper Maddox seems to be a hottie with a brain that quickly catches onto the fact that there is more to these murders than meets the eye. The plot is well crafted, the murders are disturbing and magic is afoot as Muriel and Harper investigate.

    I thoroughly enjoyed this book; and I hope Ms. Burke is considering writing more books about Muriel, Ophelia and Harper.
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  • bonnie DALE keck
    5.0 out of 5 stars kindle unlimited, but as with all hers, own all books, sets, collections
    Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021
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    kindle unlimited but one of my owned ones, well I own all of hers, books and sets and collections.
    Bit odd to see this from her, though love everything, just unexpected, which you might could tell from the books and series listed below. As for the series, I gave the rest 1s mostly, for the unreadability etcetera, including some which had long mishmash of prologue and even worse some had part before that part that was worse than basically advert for their other books, and many relied on so called relationships aka physical interaction so called storlines that more filler junk and gross titillation rather than story and substance. I do remember 1 that was ll right, one that was good more or less, but the rest I could have lived without them wasting my time and energy, a couple that got 3s or 2s because life is too short to muck through bad books, so I read as far as I could, a chapter or 2 or long prologue and chapter, then went to section to review. To top all that for the many issues in most, one section list series as witches academy yet another as witches coven plus many do not even bother to list the number of each book of the series so you are forced to try to find the series listing on amazon to possibly read in order, and even then you may be like me and still get them mixed up.

    The CALLA LILY MYSTERY Series
    Lily's Homecoming Under Fire #1
    {currently only in collection Love Under Fire collection and she may be adding just a bit because of the ending/people}
    Tangled Vines, Buried Secrets #2
    Fall's Killer Vintage #3)
    The Calla Lily Mysteries (Calla Lily Mystery #1-3)
    #4 out soon-ish

    Georgie Shaw Cozy Mystery Series
    Murder at Catmmando Mountain #1 Love Notes in the Key of Sea #2 All Hallows' Eve Heist #3 A Merry Christmas Wedding Mystery
    Georgie Shaw Cozy Mystery Series: Novellas 1-3
    #4 Murder at Sea of Passenger X #5 Murder of the Maestro #6 A Tango Before Dying #7 A Canary in the Canal #8

    Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery
    Love a Foot Above the Ground 0 A Dead Husband 1 A Dead Sister 2 A Dead Daughter 3 A Dead Mother 4 A Dead Cousin 5
    Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery Series (Books 1-5)
    A Dead Nephew 6

    Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery
    Cowabunga Christmas #1 Gnarly New Year #2
    Heinous Habits (Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery, #3) {in summer collection only first}
    Radical Regatta Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery #4
    #5

    Seaview Cottages Cozy Mystery
    A Body at Fitzgerald’s Bluff 1 {was in Summer Snoops and Cozy Crimes: 12 Mysteries for the Dog Days of Summer which between typos and WTH stuff actually cancelled, just waited for this separately}
    The Murder of Shakespeare's Ghost 2
    Grave Expectations on Dickens' #3

    Kitchen Magic (Witches Academy Book 5)

    see goodreads/amazon for full listing of books, in various collections (less)
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Ideas
    Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022
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    The plot ideas are good, but the final scene seemed too simplistic for all the build up that preceded it.
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  • Southern Boglander
    5.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyed
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2021
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    This is a new writer for me and I’m glad I tried her. While I have specific favorites in various genres who I refuse to miss and read over and over I like to find new people to add to my library. This is just such a writer
    She treats her readers like we are intelligent people and uses full sentences plus doesn’t misuse me/I ….my personal fingernails on a blackboard
    To top it all off she gives an interesting storyline with well developed characters plus when giving hints on history you don’t feel like you are being either talked down to or the information is just thrown in to fill up a certain amount of space in the book thus making it boring
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  • snowdrop1941
    5.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding Story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2021
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    Loved this book and the characters too. It was a fun read, although there where dramatic moments. A good read for fans of magical characters.
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  • Srivalli R
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and engaging
    Reviewed in India on March 29, 2021
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    That was a fun witchy story with some action, suspense, and humor. There were a few typos but that's fine. The story was interesting enough to ignore those.
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