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Day In The Life: Mr. Prince Charming

Life was good. I mean real good until Isadora Solstice decided to stick her nose into my business. Granted, she was the one responsible for picking me to be June Heal’s Fairy God Cat.

Yes, you read that right. FAIRY GOD CAT. Being a Fairy wasn’t just for cute little winged creators, though I am a very cute white, male cat.

After all, it wasn’t that hard to find a place in June Heal’s heart on her tenth birthday. I knew she had always wanted a charm bracelet because it was very well known that she prayed every night for one. I made sure that I had snuck a charm from the shop Bellatrix Baubles, in the magical town of Whispering Falls, before I showed up on June’s front door step with a cute turtle charm dangling from my tattered collar.

It took a lot of rolling around in sticks and muddy water to get that collar to look all ratty. But I had to get in June’s heart somehow, in order to protect her from evil spiritualist that would do anything to have her powerful gift. After all, my name wasn’t Mr. Prince Charming for nothing!

Little did I realize, she was going to have a place in my heart. I was there to do a job. . .protect. . .not LOVE.

Like I said, life was good. June had taken over her mom’s homeopathic cure shop at the local flea market, A DOSE OF DARLA. She had just started honing her spiritual gift of knowing how to cure what A Dose of Darla client’s really had. They might think they had heartburn and wanted June to make a homeopathic cure for it, but in reality June knew they were suffering from a broken heart. With a few “special” ingredients, June healed the client and A Dose of Darla took off.

That was until Izzy showed up realizing that June had her late father’s spiritual gift and she made June a deal to move to Whispering Falls to open her own shop. That was when June found out that she wasn’t a “typical” person and I wasn’t just a stray cat.

We moved. And life hasn’t settled down since. I’m having to keep June safe at each stage of her life by adding protection charms to her bracelet. Plus her budding romance with Whispering Falls’ sheriff Oscar Park, leaving her little time to give me a good scratch. Not to mention Madame Torres, June’s snarky crystal ball was high-maintenance and requires a lot of June’s free time.

But it was all up to me to help keep June safe and out of trouble, even when villagers show up dead with June’s prints all over the evidence.

Sometimes I wish for those long days back in Locust Grove where I could smack around cicadas all day and warm my belly in the beating sun.

Get to know Mr. Prince Charming and the magical gang of Whispering Falls in THE MAGICAL CURES MYSTERY SERIES.

Happy sleuthing!

xoxox

Tonya

Meet my gang!

I know…it’s a thing.

I wanted to take a quick minute and welcome everyone to my new website and blog! I know that a lot of y’all have been with me for the past ten years and I’m so grateful. But for those of you who are new to me, I thought I’d introduce you to my family of six.

As you can see, I’m the only gal in the group. I love to tell them I’m the queen, princess and jester of the family. Whenever possible, I always get a photo of them holding me!

A couple of weeks ago we had our family photos taken and of course I had to get one.

Here’s a bit about my gang:

Eddy is my sweet husband. He’s an electrician and amazing. He is also a big part of my writing career as an encourager and keeping me caffeinated.

 

 

Cody is our oldest. He is twenty-seven with a business degree. A fun fact about Cody, he was a college soccer player. We had a lot of fun watching him on the field all his life.

 

Austin and Brady are twins. They are twenty-three.

Austin is the first born of the two. He is an architect. He is currently living with us now that he’s moved back from Atlanta. Fun fact about Austin: he was a great lacrosse player in high school. He could’ve played college but he decided not to.

Brady is a manager at Walgreens. He has his own place and lives locally. Fun fact about Brady: he is an unbelievable gamer. I really thought he’d go into it full time but he still claims it’s just a hobby.

Jack is the baby and the jokester. He is twenty-one and currently a senior at The University of Cincinnati. He is part of the University of Cincinnati basketball team. We love going to all the games or watching him in ESPN. Unfortunately this year there’s no fans in the stands. They might start letting family. He is getting is degree in sports management. Fun Fact about Jack: he is knowledgeable about all sports. I thought he was going to be a sports broadcaster, which is still a possibility.

Trust me. As a mom of all boys, I have to roll with it. Each one of them are so different. All of them have different opinions on everything you could possibly think of. I’m proud of that. I raised them to respect everyone and their beliefs. I’m proud of every single one of my people!

Next week I’m going to tell you about our newest adventure! Even during Covid. Be sure you’re subscribed to my blog right here! It’s different than my newsletter. Click here and subscribe so you don’t miss out on my news and chit chat first! I’ll be announcing everything here first. 

Tell me about your family!

xoxoxo

Tonya

Don’t Miss These Tonya Kappes Cozy Mysteries on Sale

Don’t miss out on these two Tonya Kappes books on sale this week. My books go on sale once a year, so be sure to snag your copy today. And I’d be so grateful if you’d tell your family and friends.

A Charming Ghost is a fun escape into the magical world of Whispering Falls during their winter festival.

A Superstitious Christmas is a fun women’s fiction book that will leave your heart full during the Christmas season.

Have a wonderful time putting your sleuthing cap on.

xoxox

Tonya

What really happened to Mae West’s family?

 

I’m so excited about the release of Ropes, Riddles, & Robberies!
You’re finally going to get the answers to what really happened to Mae’s family.

Here is a little teaser from the book:

“And we need to get a camper ready.” Dottie was right. “What about the blue one?”

“Yeah. We could take that RV, but I’d like for Bobby Ray to take a look at the engine, oil and make sure all the bags are good. I’ll need to go by Deter’s Feed-n-Seed to pick up a propane tank.”
All the things I needed to get the RV ready to go was running through my head.

Abby reached over on the table and grabbed the notebook we’ve used in the past to help keep clues of various crimes that’d happened in the Daniel Boone National Park.

Not that we were detectives or anything, but we did have a knack for being nosey and actually finding out real clues that did help my boyfriend, Detective Hank Sharp as well as the Normal Sheriff’s department solve a few cases.

Granted, they didn’t like it, but we had a good time trying to hunt down various leads that did sometimes find us at the end of a killer’s weapon.

But none of us got killed yet.

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY WITH A SMIDGEN OF HOMICIDE!

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ROPES, RIDDLES, & ROBBERIES

RELEASE DAY : DECEMBER 31

Solving murders come easy for Mae West and the Laundry Club Ladies. Trying to solve a cold case is proving a bit challenging.
Mae has been having memories about the house fire that killed her family, leaving her orphaned.

As a child she couldn’t do much to prove the fire wasn’t an accident, but as an adult and with a group of friends to help, Mae is on the case to put the clues of the past together to bring out the truth.

Their investigation heats up making this cold case come to a rolling boil!

Ropes, Riddles, & Robberies
Book 15 in A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery
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