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Stakes, Cakes and Mandrakes (Three Tomes Bookshop Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Colleen Gleason (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 444 ratings
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Jacqueline Finch and her mystical, magical bookshop is back in this third entry of the bestselling Three Tomes Bookshop series!

Spring is in full swing in lakefront Button Cove, and Jacqueline is embracing her new life—her friends, her new home, the crones down the street, and especially the detective with a hot-Viking vibe. It’s not half bad, considering the fact that she has the bickering literary characters of Mrs. Hudson (Sherlock’s landlady) and the dour, creepy housekeeper Mrs. Danvers from Rebecca “helping” her to run the bookshop, and her nemesis Egala Stone is opening her own store down the block.

And then there’s the handsome new undertaker—er, mortician—who’s taken over the town funeral parlor and who has all the women ga-ga over him—including Jacqueline’s friends. Things get a little weird when Detective Massermey’s daughter seeks out help from Jacqueline, but surely she can handle that…right?

But when legendary mandrakes mysteriously begin to start growing in her garden, and then a woman is found dead…with puncture wounds on her neck, Jacqueline finds herself caught up in a surreal mashup of the undead, animated book character,s and the rest of her messy, messy life…
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    Three Tomes Bookshop
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09ZZKSRT4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oliver Heber Books (February 7, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 7, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3730 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 277 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 444 ratings

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Colleen Gleason

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Colleen Gleason is a NEW YORK TIMES and USA Today bestselling author, and has written over fifty novels in a variety of genres. She's known for her Gardella Vampire Hunters, the Stoker and Holmes series, her Wicks Hollow ghost stories, and the Phyllida Bright Mysteries (written as Colleen Cambridge). She writes in so many different genres she says she's "got a read for every mood."

Colleen lives in the Midwest with her family and two dogs, and is always working on her next novel. Find her online at the website with her name.

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Abstract Zebra
5.0 out of 5 stars Flirty, fun and fascinating
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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Jacqueline Finch has fun friends and a busy life in charming Button Cove as she manages her magical bookshop Three Tomes, flirts with the local detective Miles Massermey (he is considered quite handsome and Viking like by the local galss well as quite the dish).

The fascinating aspect comes from those characters who help run Jacqueline’s shop since they are book characters from the novels in her store!
Mrs. Hudson (Sherlock Holme’s landlady) as well as Mrs. Danvers (The creepy housekeeper from Rebecca ummmm, yikes) are regulars that assist her and quite an assortment of others will come and go which will make this an Intriguing tale, since there is NO telling whom will appear or why!

Jacqueline’s much loved enjoyable life takes a quickly darker turn when murders begin that seem to be vampire caused. Regardless of hunting down clues, speaking with almost victim Lucy who was fortunate to escape with her life,
she had no information or clues at all, being attacked from behind.

Even with assistance with famous vampire hunters from classic novels, nothing in the search makes sense until the very end and the villain is absolutely shocking!

A jewel of a series that stands out with its unusual concept of characters from books taking on life in modern times and adapting to current society flawlessly with assistance from the main character - an entertaining novel and an absolutely worthwhile read
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Katherine Schmitt
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun series!
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
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I am really enjoying this series! And this time with vampires! I love that I didn't figure out who the vampire was! It is a fun read, and I also really enjoy the titles of these books!
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Kodo
5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful Trilogy.
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2023
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All three of the books in this series are a breath of fresh air. I had begun to think there were No new ideas to be had.

Miss graham is a creative and entertaining writer. The books are simple reads and quite pleasant. I went straight through all three of them.

I enjoy the playful and original premise.

I highly recommend This author.
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Laura A Sublette Greer
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good story
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024
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This last book in the series was crazier than usual. It had bad neighbors and vampires in it. Plants growing where they shouldn't have. Lots of scary vampire books falling on the floor. Good story and fun to read.
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carandcar
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable series
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2023
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I read all three books in this series and really enjoyed them. Colleen Gleason crafts interesting and absorbing stories that keep your attention. Stayed up way too late reading just one more chapter, and now I can't wait for the next book in the series. The storyline got more interesting by the second book, and the third book really hit its stride. I liked the characters, and liked the novel idea of book characters coming to life . No vulgar language or situations. I would definitely recommend reading.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 2nd book in a series
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2023
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This book was more suspenseful than the first book, the characters more developed and more interesting. There are still loads of questions at the end of the book to make really want to read the next book in the series.
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Lisa Moody
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023
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I am now officially addicted to Jacqueline and the ZAP ladies! I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy and hope there will be a fourth (or more?) to continue the series. I highly recommend these books to anyone that enjoys a bit of mystery, fun and Delicious Delights!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining horror listening 🎶🔰
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2023
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Another will written haunting horror ghost 👻 vampire paranormal friends relationships adventure thriller novel by Colleen Gleason (The Tomes Bookshop book 3 of 3). Jacqueline is involved in the bookshop when vampire hunters show up ☝ in the bookshop. Then the vampire and undead show up ☝ in the bookshop and a a war is on. Jacqueline and vampire hunters barley win and life is back to normal. I would recommend this series and author to 👍 readers of paranormal fantasy adventure mystery novels 👍🔰. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to Alexa read books 📚. 2023 👒😀😡🏡

I choose this author because I had read Stoked and Holmes Series which I enjoyed very much. This series is different but very interesting and enjoyable. I am looking forward to the next of her series, Happy reading and have fun 🌙😀
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