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The Haunting of Ellory May

Book One of The Haunting Of... Series

Ellory May was living a simple life until she found out she had a great aunt whom she had never met. Wisteria White, Ellory's grandmother's sister, has disappeared - presumed dead - and left her entire estate to Ellory. The house is amazing and the bank account to go with it isn't too shabby either. Ellory jumps at the chance to start a new life without a moment's hesitation. But the second Ellory moves in, strange things start happening. Things move without being touched, doors open by themselves, and she hears voices whispering to her in the night. Ellory must figure out what's really going on. Before it's too late.

The Haunting of Ellory May

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The Haunting of Seaport Inn

Book Two of The Haunting Of... Series

Bianca Merriweather was looking for a change in her life when she stumbled upon an opportunity to purchase an old beachfront inn. It needed some renovations to be sure, but with just a little work she felt it could be the perfect investment opportunity. If nothing else, she could make a fresh start in a new place surrounded by new people and maybe get her life going in a new direction. But the offer seemed a little too good to be true. And maybe it was. She wasn't in her new place long before strange things started happening. Lights being left on when she was sure she turned them off. Objects out of place. And, of course, there were the rumors she was hearing from the locals. So it was up to Bianca to figure out exactly what was going on before she could open for business. After all, she didn't want to frighten away her guests.

The Haunting of Seaport Inn

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Spellbound: Tales of Myst Haven

Book One of the Spellbound Series

Myst Haven, a magical land, is in need of help. The ruling class has survived the most recent war, but just barely. Their numbers were greatly depleted, leaving them scant resources to manage their every day lives and return to the once prosperous society they had been. But then they came up with a plan and suddenly all was not lost. They figured out a way to tap into the resources in the human world and bring them into their world to help.Willow Lansbury is the owner and proprietor of a quaint little bookshop in San Diego, California. She is an avid reader, mostly fantasy novels, and an enthusiastic gamer, mostly tabletop RPGs. She also proudly collects rare books to show off in a secret room in the back of her bookstore. One day a strange man came be to bring her some rare books he had for sale. But one book was more than rare. It transported Willow to the magical land of Myst Haven.Willow quickly learns that this land has created a game for her, a game like her tapletop RPGs that she loved so much. But this game is very real and the stakes are much higher. She must play along and follow their rules if she wants to return home.

Spellbound Tales of Myst Haven

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Inherited Magic

Book Two in the Spellbound Series

Willow Lansbury is now quite comfortable traveling back and forth between her home in San Diego and her new home in Myst Haven among the Magusterials. She has spent a lot of time getting to know her biological mother, Wilhelmina Daisyfield, and she is learning magic from her on a regular basis. She is even planning to teach a class on fighting wisps at Havenwood Academy. But something isn't right when she starts to teach the class. Can she figure out exactly what is amiss before it's too late? Time to start leveling up her armor and weapons. Oh and she should probably bring her friends along, too.

Inherited Magic

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The Seer

Book One in The Seer Series

Layla Henderson's life changed very suddenly one day. What began as a romantic afternoon with her boyfriend ended with a car accident that put Layla in a coma. She had some people to help her along with her recovery, though. A couple of kind spirits who had passed on but still wandered the wards of the hospital.

 

Layla hadn't always been able to see dead people, but it seems her accident had opened up a whole new world to her, a world where the veil between life and death had been pushed aside.

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And as it turned out, the two spirits in the hospital weren't the only spirits she could see. One night, Layla bumped into a police officer who had brought a little girl to the hospital. The girl passed away despite his heroic efforts, and Layla soon saw her spirit playing near the officer, as if she had no one else to cling to after she left the mortal world. Layla becomes determined to find out what happened to the poor young soul. No matter the cost.

The Seer

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What She Saw

Book Two in The Seer Series

Layla Henderson can't escape the ghosts that haunt her. Literally. This time her best friend Caitlin is getting married and Layla is helping her plan the wedding. But while she is taking pictures of the venue as one of her many maid of honor responsibilities, she notices a strange female figure in one of them. She immediately seeks the woman out and learns she had been murdered. Actually, she learned that the woman had been missing for quite some time and her family never knew what happened to her. Layla is all too eager to help the poor soul try to find peace.  And Patrick, her police officer boyfriend, jumps right in with her. They'll just have to try to solve the case without ruining the wedding.

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The Seasoned Witch

Book One in The Seasoned Witch Series

The Seasoned Witch

Samantha Walker just had one of the worst days of her life. She lost her restaurant, her boyfriend and her best friend all in the same day. But little did she know that she would emerge from the rubble to a brand new life in a big, big way. As she was digging through what was left of her burnt out restaurant, she found something. The damage to the building's structure had revealed a door, which led to a hidden room. And that room held magic. Literal magic.

 

She didn't know it at first, but she had stumbled on a powerful collection of magical grimoires that had been missing for ages. Lots of people had been looking for them. And it will be up to Samantha to determine who is seeking them for good. And who has darker motives.

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Witch Trials

Book Two in The Seasoned Witch Series

Samantha Walker is embracing her new magical life as a witch, but she hasn't quite given up her life in the human world just yet. While she studies hard at Danforth Academy and puts her new magic skills to the test, the pending trial of Astrixia, the evil witch who kidnapped her, hangs over her head.

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Samantha must focus on moving forward and not letting Astrixia get to her. But can she face her at trial in front of the Witch's Council? That might be difficult. Astrixia always has tricks up her sleeve and it will ultimately be up to Samantha to stop her, though she still has Ben and some pretty powerful new friends in her corner.

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A rip-roaring adventure awaits Samantha and her magical circle of friends, but it's not necessarily an adventure that any of them wanted. Can Astrixia really be stopped?

The Seasoned Witch: Witch Trials

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Shadow Faeries

Book One in the Shadow Faeries Series

Maeve Lacewing is heir to the throne in Shadowland, destined to rule over the entirety of the realm, including the many families of shadow faeries as well as all of the other factions of magical creatures, some of whom get along with and respect the shadow faeries but some of whom would rather see her ruling family fall and send the shadow faeries back into the darkness where they belong.  Shadowland is sharply divided between the ruling class of shadow faeries and the lower classes of creatures, and this tension often leads to conflict.

 

But before she can take over the throne, she must first she must go on her Luminescence, a trip all of the shadow faeries take to the human world when they come of age. It's their chance to decide if they want to stay in the human world permanently, and live out their years as a nonmagical mortal, or return to Shadowland and retain their magical powers in a warring and often unsafe land. For Maeve, this trip is symbolic. She must return to ascend the throne. But she's not sure if that's what she wants. She only knows that it's expected of her. If only she could live in both worlds, then things might be a bit easier for her.

Shadow Faeries

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The Wordsmith

Book One in The Wordsmith Series

Allie Periwinkle spends her days with her nose stuck in a book, much to her mother's dismay. As much as Meredith Periwinkle would like for her daughter to be more social, she has accepted the fact that she's far more interested in fantasy than reality. One day she buys her daughter a journal and pen set from the flea market, thinking it would be beneficial for her bookworm daughter to try and invent some of her own stories rather than always read someone else's.

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There's something strange about this journal and pen set though, as Allie will quickly discover. Everything she writes in it comes to life - literally - which she figures out when the first character she invents appears in her bedroom as a fully realized person.

 

But there's a problem.  Is Allie supposed to have this magic journal and pen set? Probably not. So why does she? And could she be in danger?

The Wordsmith

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Zombies Among Us

Book One in the Zombies Among Us Series

Dr. Marianne Kobiak is a genius by any standards. Once widely renowned in the field of biomedical chemistry and drug development, she now spends her days in a dilapidated laboratory, desperately trying to undo the colossal mistake she made.

 

The drug she developed was supposed to make people live forever. At least, it gave people that option. While taking the drug, the aging process essentially slows to a near negligible rate, leaving the person taking it frozen at their current biological age.  Stopping the drug starts the aging process again, giving people the option of extending their lives at their own pace and to whatever extent they choose.

 

It worked like a dream at first. But she realized too late that her miracle drug had a terrible side effect, one that would affect approximately half of the people who took it. She's now racing to find a cure and save the world. Meanwhile, everyone else is just trying to survive.

Zombies Among Us

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The Amateurs

Book One in the Paranormal Investigations Series

The San Diego Paranormal Investigators & Research Initiative Team, or S.P.I.R.I.T., is a newly formed conglomerate of passionate paranormal investigators who are interested in proving once and for all that ghosts are real. Their YouTube channel was just barely getting started with its first video showing their thorough investigation of the Whaley House, considered by many to be the most haunted house in America, when they landed their first case.

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A single mom and her teenage daughter are convinced that their house is haunted. And that they are in danger. S.P.I.R.I.T. is more than willing to step in and help. But they quickly realize that they may have bitten off more than they can chew. The house seems to have multiple spirits who come and go in strange patterns. Sometimes the house is overrun with spirits who want to communicate. But then they all disappear without a trace only to come back a short time later and start hurling objects across the room, sometimes directly at someone's face. The pattern doesn't make sense, but the team better make sense of it if they want to help their clients. Otherwise, this mother and daughter may never find any peace.

The Amateurs

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An Ordinary Housewife's Ghosts

Book Two in the Paranormal Investigations Series

The S.P.I.R.I.T. gang is back in a brand new investigation. This time, a housewife in a wealthy neighborhood has contacted them about some strange happenings in her lavish home. The gang is a little intimidated at first, but they soon come to like Mary Kay Winthrop and want to help her with the spirits that are causing chaos in her home.

 

But as they learn more about what is going on, the story becomes more personal. It seems Mary Kay has a connection to the spirits in her home and that's why they're causing her so much trouble.

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And then things turn sinister. Donald and his friends quickly realize they've gotten in way, way over their heads. Mary Kay isn't who she seems and has deceived them repeatedly with the lies she has told. Can they find a way out of this situation without anyone getting hurt?

The Amateurs: An Ordinary Housewife's Ghosts

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Murder on the Reservation:
A Witchy Werewolf Mystery

Book One in the Kickin' Daisies Mystery Series

Daisy Lightheart is the leader of the Montoro Clan, the oldest werewolf clan in the United States. The clan resides on a reservation at the southern end of the Appalachian Trail high in the mountains. Through the generations, the Montoros have maintained their distance from the humans, only dealing with the occasional looky-loo or casually curious person who comes for a meal at Daisy's restaurant, Kickin' Daisies, located squarely at the entrance to their reservation. Daisy's restaurant is the heart of their community, and Daisy is the glue that holds all of them together.

 

The humans fear the wolves and reject them for being different. And so they stay away from them as a matter of principle, leaving them to their self-sustained society.

 

But all of that changes when a young human girl goes missing. And the shapeshifting beasts become the obvious suspects.

Witchy Werewolf Mystery: Murder on the Reservation

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Wolf by Nature:
A Witchy Werewolf Mystery

Book Two in the Kickin' Daisies Mystery Series

The Montoro werewolf clan is trying to get back to its quiet, reclusive life after the tumult of a murdered girl being found on their reservation. But their peaceful lifestyle is fragile and it's soon shattered when a team of government scientists contact them wanting to study their werewolf nature.

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Daisy Lightheart, as the head of the Montoro clan, is reluctant to participate in any kind of scientific study for many reasons but ultimately feels powerless to fight a government that has left her kind completely marginalized.

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And then one of them is found dead. Once again, Daisy finds her clan caught up in a murder investigation and this time their potential motive is stronger than ever. Can she save her clan and clear their names once again?

Witchy Werewolf Mystery: Wolf by Nature

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