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Who Killed the Life Coach? Life coach Gilbert is offering seminars on how to better your life and Coco has the honor of catering the event. She's excited until Gilbert gives her a dressing down on her presentation and food. What a jerk. Then the jerk ends up dead clutching a half eaten Coco specialty...a cupcake. While her friends and handsome police officer Logan don't think she had anything to do with the crime, it doesn't matter. Most of the town does. Coco is determined to clear her good name, but will it come at a cost? ***Find out in the 3rd book of the Mad Batter Bakery Cozy Mystery ...

Two Murders Exactly One Year Apart, During the Harvest Moon When Thea encounters the ghost of the first victim after a second is murdered a year later, she knows the murders are related. But who would want both women murdered and wait a year to commit the second one? Aunt Tiegan is a suspect when it's discovered the second victim was a thorn in her side. Also a ritual circle found at the crime scenes was also discovered in Tiegan's home. The head chef at Maline Cuisine dated the second victim until he found out she was cheating on him. Has jealousy reared it's ugly head? Annie was bullied ...

Is Agnes Dying? When Agnes' foe is spotted in the vicinity of where the Lost Colony vanished in North Carolina, the crew is in hot pursuit. But why is Agnes not herself? The once vital woman is waning, her strength dissipating. And when Izzie disappears with their nemesis, will that be the final straw that breaks Agnes? ***Secrets are revealed in this final chapter of The Chronicles of Agnes Astor Smith***

The Tropical Fish Aren't too Keen With a Dead Body Floating in their Aquarium Tank Quinn is not your ordinary witch. She uses and manipulates water, communicates with marine animals and can breathe underwater for long periods. When she returns to her hometown of King's Tide, to take over operations at the local aquarium, she doesn't expect murder to be the order of business. The victim was a donor to the aquarium and he's pulling his donations. That makes Quinn suspect number one. Apollo is a member of the Coast Guard and a shapeshifting eagle. He and Quinn were high school friends, but ...

Don't Miss the Final Book in the Farmer's Market Series When an art gallery owner, Tina, is murdered, several suspects stand out including her abusive on and off boyfriend. Did he kill her in a drunken rage? Could an up and coming artist be jealous enough of Tina's work to want to kill her? Especially when she dismissed his work as amateur? Or was the ex-wife of Tina's new boyfriend ready to exact revenge on a woman she thinks stole her husband. There's another dark witch in town, a male witch, and he's ready to show his chops to the coven. Did he think murder is what could get him in the ...

Click and Scatter find themselves in uncharted territory when they're hired for a seemingly mundane divorce case, a far cry from their usual supernatural investigations. But with a self-proclaimed wizard at the heart of the matter, they soon suspect that otherworldly forces may be pulling the strings to tear the couple apart. When a dead spouse transforms the case into a chilling homicide, the duo must confront an enigmatic adversary whose true nature remains shrouded in darkness. As inexplicable vanishings begin to plague the city, Click is haunted by memories of her sister's own ...

Cranky Sisters, Sued by a Client and Demon Boards In a bewildering turn of events, Click, Scatter, and Walter find themselves facing a lawsuit from a client they had liberated from demonic possession. Instead of gratitude, they're met with accusations and the threat of legal repercussions. With everything on the line, Click calls upon her enigmatic dark witch sister, Kayla, to defend them in court. But Kayla's aid comes with a high-stakes wager—should she win the case, Click must relinquish her own magical powers, while defeat would cost Kayla her dark abilities. With the odds seemingly ...

It's Time to Party...so of course a Dead Body Shows Up Nann's decided to continue her Aunt Nancy's tradition of throwing an old fashioned down home witch party, complete with old ladies dancing naked around a huge fire. Good times. But when a dead body turns up before the celebration, handsome Deputy Keith has questions. Like, why are there a bunch of old girls eyeballing him...and oh yes, there's a skeleton in your yard...and it has a tail! Aunt Nancy had parties in the past and someone ended up dead and buried. Did Nancy have a hand in it? Could some of the witches at the current party ...

Quinn Learns to Dream Walk Quinn and Ridley have a new ghost friend who teaches Quinn how to dream walk in order to locate her lost friend Nora. But all is placed on hold when a murder occurs. Someone is poisoned with jellyfish toxins and the team must figure out who is using their oceanic friends to kill an unsuspecting victim. Was it the hardworking yet under appreciated assistant, a former reporter who was minimized and trolled by the scientist, or Quinn's ex-boyfriend who has popped up unexpectedly? Will Penny find out more about her magical friends....perhaps more than she ever ...

A Dead Jazz Singer and a Witch Hunter on a Mission Hi, I'm Georgie, and I have my hands full with Xavier, the witch hunter. He wants to close down my art gallery, proclaiming that I'm pushing dark magic on my patrons. Of course he hasn't dealt with Miss Hallie when she's ready to go all medieval on his hiney. And that's putting it nicely. But when a jazz singer is stabbed to death, I must put on my sleuth hat and assist local detective Raphael. Marcel, my monocled familiar, is also on the hunt. Well, after some coercion with a few cat treats. Lady Languish was an up and coming young singer,...

An Angry Spirit, the Jambalaya Grapevine and Raging Fireballs A dear friend of Miss Hallie's is murdered and Xavier is the prime suspect when he's seen at the crime scene tossing fireballs. Miss Hallie is devastated, but she's not so sure Xavier is to blame, which bothers Georgie to no end. Veronique attempts to contact the victim, but he can only remember bits and pieces. One item he does remember consists of opening a portal that may or may not have released an evil spirit. The Jambalaya Grapevine includes elderly witches and warlocks. Georgie and crew decide it's time to consult with the...

Poison Darts and Mystery Vines Goodspring's business folks are up in arms. A new NEED-IT-NOW store wants to open for business in the town and the shop owner's are afraid it will ruin them. The man attempting to bring the store to town is a sly character and the witches have their hackles up. Business owners as well don't care for the shifty character. But when a town hall meeting, discussing if the new store should be allowed to come to the town, is interrupted by a murder, Sam and friends want to know who would murder one of their own. Are there more mysteries in this small town that are ...

Murder by Cannonball? The annual re-enactment of the famous Civil War battle in Stillwater has the ghost Colonel Augustus Monroe in a tither. He and Moody, the cat, commiserate on the battlefield as preparations begin. And tempers are flaring within the re-enactment camp as to who will play which role. The only solution...murder. Mazie and Fern's mother also pays a visit and brings along her grumpy boyfriend George. Moody wants to poo in his shirt pocket, and that's the nicest anyone feels towards him. ***Learn what happens when the witch sisters and Moody must match wits with a murderer***

The Ladies Moral Society has a Death Problem When four deaths occur at the same time, Celestial is tasked with finding who would want these people dead. Were the deaths caused by supernatural means? Celestial's witch friend Sofia is accused. She had every right to be angry with the deceased party, but was murder on her mind. A local preacher in town calls the murders justified. What the what? He rails against supernatural forces...did he think the Ladies Society had secrets of their own? Or is he hiding his own private mystery? One of the victims' brother stood to inherit a lot of money ...

Can Mary Fight the Soul Brokers or Will She Lose Something Precious? Mary, psychic detective, is on the case of a murdered homeless man, which means her brother is part of the case as well. Will he help or hinder? I think we know the answer to that. The victim has a giant bite hole where his liver had been. Are we talking land shark? Stranger things have happened. The Paranormal Task Force is helping Mary track down the Angle Man and the Soul Brokers. Will they bite off more than they can chew? And what news does Ugly have that may help crack the case? And will Grammy Epi ever get to watch ...

Step into a world of art, dance, and danger with Georgie. When she generously opens her gallery doors for a dance troupe's fundraiser, little did she know that murder would take center stage. As the curtain falls on a victim clad in a clown suit atop a Mardi Gras float, the mystery unfolds with every bizarre twist and turn. Join Raphael and Georgie as they wade through a sea of intriguing suspects. Is it Myrna, the long-suffering housekeeper, pushed beyond her limits? Could a poker rival, seeking vengeance for a double-cross, be the killer? Or is the culprit someone even closer to home, ...

A Chocolate Factory with an Unusual and Stinky Spirit When Click, Scatter, Walter and Maribel are called in to rid a chocolate factory of an evil presence, they didn't know the devilish imp also turned cocoa gold into brown poo. Not only do they have to deal with the rancid odor, but the spirit has teeth, which it uses to take a bite out of Walter. Death by Chocolate has new meaning when an employee is killed in a giant vat of the brown stuff. Did he succumb by the hand of the evil spirit or a menace that's more natural than supernatural? We meet Click's evil sister. But is she truly evil ...

At an esteemed finishing school, an inexplicable phenomenon has the girls swooning over the two distinguished, openly gay gentlemen proprietors. As suspicions of enchantment arise, a team of paranormal experts is summoned to unravel the bewitching mystery. Is the girls' stern taskmaster, Grismelda, conjuring up vengeance, or has a more malevolent curse been unleashed upon the school? Amidst this enigma, Click grapples with doubts about her sister's true nature. While her crew remains unconvinced of any sinister intentions, Click's judgment is clouded. Is the beguiling Kayla weaving a spell ...

An Unlikely Victim, a Fierce Enemy and Secrets Revealed When Cora's enigmatic new neighbor and friend becomes entangled in a deadly mystery, the stakes are raised even higher with the brutal murder of her boyfriend and the town's notorious troublemaker. As secrets begin to unravel, Cora can't help but wonder if the mystical crystals are the key to the chaos or if there is a deeper, more sinister plot at work. An ominous warning from Hades suggests that Cora may be delving into dangerous territory, revealing truths better left untouched. Yet Cora's unwavering resolve drives her to seek ...

Somebody Wanted the Homecoming Queen Murdered The annual homecoming parade isn't as jovial as it should be when the Homecoming Queen is found murdered on one of the floats. She was rumored to be a siren. Did one of her suitors get tired of being strung along? Or was jealousy part of the equation? With young girls vying for the attention of certain men, mundane or magical, sometimes envy can turn evil. Aunt Tiegan and Granny have their own ways with teaching magic. Will Thea be stuck in between their feuding? And what does Thea learn when she meets a college professor who went to school with...