Sweet Tea

The Tea Series #2

by Sheila Horgan

Looking for a fun and action-packed read? Look no further than Sweet Tea, the second novel in the bestselling Tea Series. This series is a fresh take on the serial novel, with each installment serving up fast-paced reads that will have you on the edge of your seat.In Sweet Tea, you'll follow the adventures of Cara O'Flynn, whose luck is looking up – and heating up – with her hot new roomie A.J. But when she stumbles across the contents of a dead cop's secret room, her prospects go from thrilling to threatening. Was someone murdered? Is Cara next on the killer's list? Her only hope for making sense of the mess lies with an unstable cop, her nosey family, and a strong cup of tea.This novel is full of intrigue, innuendo, and a hearty helping of hilarity, making it the perfect escape from the stresses of daily life. Remember, with the Tea Series, not every mystery is solved at the end of the day – or at the end of the book, so it is best to read them in order. So, grab a copy of Sweet Tea and settle in for a wild ride that will leave you dying to know what happens next!

Genres: Contemporary, Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Chick Lit, Fiction

285 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 5, 2010

About the author

I signed up for Goodreads years ago, with every intention of joining in. Life got in the way. Three adult children, five grandchildren, and blessed to have my father able to travel and visit (at age 95) has been keeping me busy. Since signing up, I've been to Ireland a couple of times, accompanied my father on a number of cruises (including from England to the US and from California to Hawaii and back). I know just how blessed I am.

It's time to get back to my life and a huge part of my life is reading and getting to know my readers. It may take a little time to get accustomed to this site and to populate everything, but know that I am working on it.

For those generous enough to have stayed with me all these years, I owe you such a debt of gratitude. I'm back and much more focused.

Sheila

Reviews

[Nola Arganbright]

Okay

Very interesting and learning the wisdom of their mother Teagan and Cara find their mother is treating them as adults. Interesting family dynamics but not much excitement.

[Chaun]

I might have given Sweet Tea 4 stars IF the mystery started in book one of this series had been solved by the end of book two! As is, I'm tempted out of frustration to give it only two. That said - the series and its stream of consciousness internal dialog first person voice is growing on me so I'm giving it 3 stars. I just read the description of "Green Tea" - the fourth in the series and I have a sneaky feeling that I'm not going to get any closure by reading book three, "Iced Tea", either. Ok.. I'll give it one more chance... heading to Amazon to download "Iced Tea" to my Kindle....

[Gloriamarie]

As enjoyable as it was, this book left me feeling as if I have been somewhat cheated of something. I think it's because nothing was resolved. Issues were raised and left unresolved to bait then reader into buying the next book. Which I did and then because things were still not resolved, I got the third. And then I quit because I felt like I was being strung along. The heroine, Cara, was quirky enough to keep me interested in her.

I daresay if you are a fan of Stephanie Plum, you'd really like this. I kinda object to the Tea Series for the same reasons I object to the Stephanie Plum books. Stephanie has not grown into an adult woman. Her character has not grown and matured since the first book.

I feel like that is what is the case with Cara O'Flynn. I read three books and learned nothing new about her in the next two. Her romance began too quickly and her lover has no real identity except that he a snappy dresser, liked to cuddle on the couch in shorts and nothing else while Cara wears one or the other of her glamorous lingerie sets of nightgowns and peignoirs as they watch movies.

No one really has much of a personality. They are all rather one-dimensional. I think I kept reading because I thought something was going to happen. It never does. In book 2 Cara inherits a locked trunk from her grandmother's best friend and by the end of book 3 she hadn't even opened it.

In book 1 she decides she is going to solve a mystery and win the $10,000.00 reward. Although the mystery is mentioned, she doesn't actually work to solve it.

Something else that bothered me is that at around 175 pages or so each, I can't call any of the volumes a novel/ Each volume ends in the middle of things so if one's curiosity is sufficiently aroused, one will keep buying additional stories in the series. Someone is stringing the buying public along and I don't care to be manipulated.

Reader be warned: books must be read in order.

[Kathy]

I really enjoyed reading this book. It is a delightful read and I couldn't wait to read the other books in the series. I did not want a heavy and dire mystery with lots of blood and death. And this one was exactly what I was looking for. I enjoyed the plot, the characters, and the way Sheila builds from one book to the next. My only complaint is that the books seem rather short--more like short stories. They definitely left me wanting more. Can't wait for the next book to arrive.

[Karen]

Why am I reading these books? I have yet to find a decent plot. The charcters are fun and I laugh often but is that enough? The end of the book is such a cliffhanger that I have to go on with the series.

[Jari]

This is a fun series to read. Just enough mystery to keep you going and plenty of her personal life to keep you entertained.

[Heather]

Ok. I kept on reading because I thought there would be important points revealed, but they weren't.

[Jessica]

Still kind of on the fence with this series. I'm more interested than I have been previously, so thats a good thing. Don't know if I'll read the next one or not.

[Kelly Boylan]

Loved this series of books!

[Kathryn]

An interesting read. The author has a unique writing style, and I'm not so sure that I like her style.

[Jan]

Cute but more like chapters in a book. The mystery hasn't been
Solved .

[Dianne]

Two sisters who have the best relationship, and are attempting to solve 3 murders, while staying out of trouble with their all-knowing mom. Funny dialogue, light reading, lots of laughs!

[Teresa]

A cute little series. Nothing intense, just pure pleasurable reading. Sometimes it's just nice to read a fluffy book.

[Jill Pechauer]

I really enjoy following all the lives of the people in the book. A little bit of mystery thrown in
I can't wait till another book comes out with the same story line.

[Nancy Yost]

A cozy read