Jessica Sterling’s candlelight-themed nuptial promises to be the perfect kick-off to the summer’s first official holiday weekend. Stella’s thrilled to have been chosen to provide the decorative centerpiece for the wedding ceremony: a two-foot, tall scented unity candle—a symbol of the happy couple’s love. But it looks like the bride-to-be’s uncle won’t be walking his niece down the aisle after he’s found dead. The murder weapon is Stella’s seemingly indestructible candle, now split in two.
When a beloved local bartender is arrested, Stella’s sure a visiting police Captain running the case made a rush to justice. With superstitious brides-to-be cancelling orders and sales waxing and waning at her store, the Wick & Flame owner decides to do some sleuthing of her own. Abetted by a charming reporter and challenged by the town’s sexiest cop, Stella’s determined to shine a light on the truth and uncover a killer who’s snuffing out her own flame. (Summary via Goodreads)
Murder's No Votive Confidence by Christin Brecher is the first book in her Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery series and after reading it I am HOOKED !!! Her main character Stella Wright lives on the island of Nantucket, owns her own business, Wick & Flame, is surrounded by family and friends and is doing what she loves.....creating candles with special scents.
In Murder's No Votive Confidence Stella and her friend Emily are preparing for a wedding ..... a celebration worthy of a celebrity. Emily is the wedding planner and 8 months pregnant while Stella is in charge of all the candles for the event including the most important one, the unity candle......however things take a turn in the wrong direction when the unity candle is used to kill a member of the wedding party !!!
While Emily tries to keep the wedding on track and everyone in the celebration mode, Stella looks into other suspects when a good friend and life long resident is arrested for the murder....and with Stella's keen sense of smell, she is a nose ahead of the authorities.
This is an amazing debut book in this series by Brecher and one to love everything about !!! It is a great book to get lost in and feel like you are along side Stella on the island.....and that is not a bad place to be !!!
Review by Missi M.
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