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Witch Is How To Find Your Magic
R.K. Dreaming - 2020
She has a great new job and a fab new apartment and is determined to leave all that silly childhood witchy stuff behind her. After all, magic isn’t real. Surely she was imagining it?But then Cecily’s new flatmate Lola goes missing following a murder and magic might be the only thing that will save her. Cecily isn’t the only one investigating. Her dreamy new boss Detective Storm is also on the case. Cecily is determined to prove her worth and find Lola, and all without revealing her magic. That shouldn’t be hard… Because magic isn’t real, remember?
Cold as a Witch's Toffee
Sara Bourgeois - 2019
The dog is talking! When Allegra Darling, star fitness instructor, inherits an ice cream shop from her Uncle, she is shocked, appalled, and at a loss. Allegra Darling doesn’t eat carbs, and she won't be caught dead selling them. When she goes to the little town of Knox Hills to sell the property, her Uncle’s attorney gives her the absolute worst news possible. She can’t sell the shop. If she does, she loses her entire inheritance. Things get even worse when her stockbroker fiancé breaks up with her over email… for a plus-size model. Distraught, Allegra goes to the ice cream shop and devours an entire tub of Toffee Twist ice cream. Unable to move, she sleeps on the floor in a puddle of her tears mixed with the last shreds of her dignity. Allegra is in for a huge shock the next morning when she wakes up to find her Uncle’s lawyer dead in the shop. What was he doing there? Who killed him? How is Allegra going to prove to the town of Knox Hills she didn’t murder him? After all, everyone saw her fighting with him the day before. But, that’s not the biggest surprise. Something happens to Allegra when she moves into her Uncle’s old house. Magic she’d forgotten comes alive inside of her when she steps inside her childhood refuge. She’ll have to harness her new powers and find a way to solve the crime one spell at a time. Cold as a Witch's Toffee is the first book in An Allegra Darling Cozy Mystery Series. It is a clean read suitable for all ages.
The Witch's Wrath
Tegan Maher - 2021
Hold my potion.My name's Mila Maganti, and I used to be content running my potions shop and spending my days off at the beach. That is until some crazy angel decided to break her demon boyfriend out of the Valley of Lost Souls and let way more than just one bad-boy spirit out in the process.I run the potions shop because it's what I love. What most people don't know, though, is that my blood runs thick with powerful earth magic, and if I have to, I can do a bang-up job of holding my own in a fight if I have to. Or if I want to.When two girls turn up dead, drained of all their life forces, the Paranormal Criminal Investigation Bureau realizes what's happened. Some of the souls that escaped are evil witches bent on getting their bodies back, and to do that, they'll use ancient dark magic to siphon the essence from young women.As head of the regional crime unit, my cousin Michael came to me for help. He knows me, he trusts me, and most importantly, he knows I have what it takes to put these witches back in the pit they flew out of. And I'll do it with a smile. Nobody comes to my town and harms the people I care about. They've done gone and ticked off the wrong witch.Join me, my Arctic fox, Calamity, and my team of witches, shifters, and fae as we hunt these souls down and send them back where they belong. Who knows - you may even run into a Valkyrie or two along the way.This is Book One in my Elemental Witch series and features Mila Maganti, cousin to Destiny, who stars in my Enchanted Coast Magical Mysteries series.
Moonshine and Manslaughter
Ellie Moses - 2019
She's a mountain witch and he's a werewolf warlock. Their magick serves to strengthen the bonds of duty and family. When Billy Jack becomes the prime suspect of a murder at one of his prized still sites and Jolene's ward protecting the area is broken, it's apparent powerful forces are aligned against them. Dark magick lingers in the hills and hollows of their home, Devil's Elbow. Can Jolene find the real killer before Billy Jack is sent to the Federal pen? Set for a spell and have a heaping helping of hospitality and murder in this Appalachian flavored cozy mystery series starting with Moonshine and Manslaughter.
Sew Dead
J.A. Whiting - 2021
Only their “community” is a group of witches, warlocks, and a vampire who are terrible at magic. A non-magical town citizen who moved to Hollywood fifteen years ago is returning to film a new series and the mayor wants the quilting club to plan a party for the famous actress. Trouble brews when the assistant to the actress is found dead with strange markings on her forehead.Will Carly, Hazel her pet raven, Dana, and their friends find the clues to a killer before he or she strikes again?
Deja Brew
Natalie Summers - 2019
Moving a thousand miles after inheriting an apartment in her Mom’s hometown was one thing. Finding out that she comes from a family of witches was another. Surprise? Still reeling from the new information, Lou finds herself at odds with the owner of the local coffee shop. No big deal, right? Until the owner shows up dead, right outside Lou’s front door. Now the prime suspect, Lou’s got to hurry and solve the murder before she’s tried in the court of public opinion. When the victim turns out to have ties to a drug ring, the whole case gets more complicated. Especially when the same drugs are found in Lou’s new apartment. Between the talking dog, her new magic lessons, gaining a family, and the ridiculously handsome, single-father ex-cop who seems to pop up wherever she goes, Lou’s got more than enough to keep her busy. When the police chief decides she’s guilty and will go to any lengths to prove it, Lou has to hurry and figure out who actually ‘dunit’ before she’s locked up for good.
A Fairy Situation
Misty Bane - 2020
It’s where I live and where a lot of other fairies live too. Yup, fairies.Cute, right? Except most of what you think you know about fairies is wrong. We aren’t sweet little things that flutter around singing songs and throwing fairy dust around. Okay, okay … some fairies fit this stereotype— not me. It might be because of the whole curse thing, but I’ll explain that later. Right now, I’ve got a dead body on my hands.Someone killed our mayor. And since I’m an agent for the Fairy World Bureau of Investigations, I kind of have to deal with it as part of the job description.Add in my best friend who owns the local salon, my eccentric grandmother and her doubly eccentric twin sister, and my oldest friend—a vampire cursed to live out the rest of his existence as a bumblebee bat—and you can see my life has all of the promises of a typical cozy paranormal story … except it’s a little more complicated than that.I’m Jade Honeyblossom: half witch, half wicked, full fairy. Welcome to my world.
Going through the Potions
Samantha Silver - 2019
Rheanier, a sleepy mountain town in the paranormal world. It might be because her foot practically lives in her mouth, or because her habit of running headlong into every situation is better suited to a bull on steroids than a witch, but Ali just never manages to catch a break.Her luck goes from bad to worse when she stumbles across the body of a murdered dragon shifter and then gets fired from her dead-end job in less than twenty-four hours. And things get even hairier when the family of her slain friend offers a reward. Every paranormal in town comes out of the woodwork to make some cash, including her eclectic seventy-something grandmother who isn't afraid to hex anyone who gets in her way - even her granddaughter. But all Ali wants is justice and she will stop at nothing to find the person responsible.Thanks to some help from her whip-smart best friend Willow, Ali quickly hones in on a prime suspect, and is confident she's going to beat everyone to the punch, including the mysterious - and muscular - new enforcer in town. But the killer has other ideas, and the closer Ali gets to uncovering the truth, the closer she is to becoming the next victim.Will Ali be able to solve the case before the killer puts a permanent end to her investigation?Going Through the Potions is the first book in the Pacific North Witches series of humorous paranormal cozy mystery novels.
The Witch's Heart
Iris Kincaid - 2017
A heart defect that she’s had since birth has taught her to live cautiously and expect the worst. On the other hand, Lilith Hazelwood, the most powerful witch in town, expected to live a freakishly long life. But she is killed under sinister circumstances, and her precious and powerful organs are bestowed to several clueless beneficiaries, like the faint-hearted Margo Bailey. Lilith’s spirit lingers on, filled with anger, seeking vengeance. Margo’s new lease on life does not come without complications - a local murder investigation, an old friend in need, an intriguing and persistent young cop, and some unsettling new powers. What will unfold when a timid young woman inherits the heart of a powerful witch? Next up in this cozy witch mystery series - The Witch's Eyes. Sign up for the Iris Kincaid Witch Watch and I'll let you know as soon as it comes out. https://www.subscribepage.com/g3o3u2_...
Southern Fried Witchmas
Amy Boyles - 2017
You've met Dylan, but now experience the world through the eyes of other characters in the Bless Your Witch World--including Roman Bane, grandmas Milly and Hazel, as well as Dylan's sisters. Don't miss Christmas with Dylan, Roman, and Grandma Hazel!
The Lady of Dark Lake: A Witch Cozy Mystery
Raven Snow - 2018
Her most recent was leaving home because her parents wouldn’t let her keep a cat. It’s not long before she leaves the city of Atlanta behind only to find herself stranded in the small, mysterious town of Dark Lake. Dark Lake has a lot of secrets, secrets Lady doesn’t want to get herself involved in. She wants nothing more than to get on the next bus out of town, but Dark Lake seems to have other plans. Soon, Lady finds herself mixed up in a possible murder. There was a body found in the eponymous lake of Dark Lake, and she was the one that reported it. Between a grim mystery, a landlady who calls herself a witch, and her tabby cat, Lion, starting to talk to her in her dreams… Lady’s life is taking a downright bizarre turn. First Volume of the Dark Lake Chronicles Series. Approx. 51,000 words in length. It is a standalone (reading prior or future volumes not required to enjoy the book, no cliffhanger).
Charmed to Death
Constance Barker - 2020
Her Beagle familiar Gus teleports and talks, that is, only to those in the supernatural persuasion. Her best buds Percy, the local news reporter and gossip can hear whispers from yards away, and Millie, the local alpaca owner, makes all sorts of clothing from her enchanted animal's wool. Of course the garments give the buyer the warmth, peace and comfort they need.While things have been pleasant since the seasonal opening of the Farmer's Market, a scream breaks through the crowd. A murder of one of their own vendors has occurred. Elle and Gus take matters into their own hands and paws, much to the annoyance of the hot detective Jason, panther-shifter.Also on hand are some of the regular Farmer's market vendors with their bevy of delightful goods. Join the community and see what happens in the first Farmer's Market Witch Mystery Series book.
A Tail of Murder
Elle Adams - 2021
She and her familiar, Tansy, left their coven to strike out alone, with no intention of returning home. The Wildwood witches are the best at everything they do, and their leader - who happens to be Robin's grandmother - is the Head Witch of the entire region. As for Robin? Screwing up is her only major talent.After her grandmother's unexpected death brings her back to the small town of Wildwood Heath, Robin finds herself surrounded by bickering relatives and rival covens wanting to claim the coveted title of Head Witch. It seems her grandmother didn't name a successor, and it all gets worse when Robin stumbles upon the dead body of another coven member and realises that her grandmother may have been murdered, too.Even the family screw-up isn't inclined to lie down and accept defeat, so Robin teams up with her tarantula-collecting cousin, her gardener extraordinaire best friend and her former crush (turned hot sports captain) in an attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery. But will she survive long enough to see the Wildwood Coven's leadership change hands… and who will be the next Head Witch?
Midlife in Glimmerspell
Addison Moore - 2021
A hot homicide detective. And spontaneous time travel.Midlife in Glimmerspell is proving to be magical.If I thought the first half of my life was a bumpy ride, I’d better buckle up because I’m about to go over the hill and off the rails. *A laugh out loud Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore*After catching my husband in bed with another woman, I gave him the heave-ho, put our house on the market, and moved away to an enchanting little town for a brand new start. What I didn’t count on was the fact that enchanting little town might just be—enchanted. Glimmerspell is rumored to be home to vampires, werewolves, and fae, but those are just simply gimmicks to lure tourists to their snowy little town—aren’t they?Nevertheless, I’ve got a job at the Haunted Book Barn where my niece films her infamous video blog—Murder, Mayhem, and Baking. She’s somehow wrangled me into helping out with whipping up the sweet treats, and in the middle of filming an episode a hot flash strikes and I’m transported to another time, place, and another day entirely. If I thought the first half of my life was a bumpy ride, I’d better buckle up because I’m about to go over the hill and off the rails.Midlife in Glimmerspell can be a real killer. From the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Addison Moore— Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!"
A Sinister Spell in Faerywood Falls
Blythe Baker - 2019
but dying under one is worse.
Marianne Huffler is cursed – and not just with the ghastly middle name of Prudence. Until she can figure out the magic secrets of her past, she’s doomed to suffer permanent bad luck – and the occasional attempt on her life.Leaving her hometown of Hillbilly Hollow, Marianne travels to the mountains of Colorado, where she hopes to find answers. What she doesn’t expect to find? Dead bodies!But when corpses start popping up, Marianne gets drawn into investigating the mysterious deaths. With a cunning vampire, a good looking werewolf, and an angry spell weaver among the suspects, can Marianne catch a killer ... before the killer catches her?