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Fata Morgana
William Kotzwinkle
Fiction / Mystery / Fantasy
"Pure magic. The mystery turns on the convoluted history of an old master toy maker will makes his toys with such skill that they have lives of their own. It would be advisable to sit down while reading what the toys finally do."
--Playboy
At the fashionable salon of Ric Lazare you can have your fortune told by an amazing machine of unerring accuracy. But the Paris police think Lazare is a con man and send Inspector Picard to investigate. Inspector Picard prefers lemon tarts and prostitutes to high society; and he is unprepared for the string of murders that pulls him across the continent until he is tangled in the killer's last seductive knot. A landmark in the history of detective fiction, mystery is taken to the level of enchantment in this lyrical thriller set in the glitter of nineteenth century Paris.
"Alternately dark and glittering...a first rate vaudeville turn, a comedic mask lightly stretched over enigmatic questions...a witty sendup of the detective story, an intriguing meditation on illusion and the conjurer's art, an antic fantasy done with a richness of invention that doffs a hat to Dickens... Inspector Picard's quest takes him across a vividly imagined Europe, a continent of the mind, peopled with wonderfully baroque characters. The illusion, in all its myriad forms abounds. Everywhere there are magical happenings...and everywhere, there is the magic wrought by Kotzwinkle himself."
--Chicago Tribune
Witch Hunt
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Twists await you in Witch Hunt, the fifth book in the His Ghoul Friday cozy mystery series. Misty and Cordelia travel to an exotic location to write about the death of a politician. Helps comes from an unexpected source and more than one secret is revealed. Fifth time's a charm in this cozy mystery from USA Today bestselling author, Morgana Best.
Broom Mates
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
FREE fun cozy mystery Broom Mates is a 10,000 word short story, the prequel to Broom With a View (which is a full length book, as are the rest of the books in this series.) Goldie Bloom has four problems: her boss, her boyfriend, the fact they are the same person, and the fact that person is cheating on her. After discovering she has inherited an old home on the Gold Coast waterfront, this murder-solving Aussie sea witch packs up her collection of 5 inch stilettos and moves. She's not expecting to move in with a room mate named Persnickle, just as she was not expecting to trip over a dead body on her first day. Is Goldie the intended victim, and can she really be arrested for drinking coffee?
Spell of Silence
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Amelia's day is inundated with an overflow of men lining up to explain things to her. But when even Alder jumps aboard the mansplain train, Amelia can't bite her tongue any longer. She lets loose a wish that zaps the chatter right out of every man in town. Bayberry Creek is now quieter than a library during naptime. With the local police reduced to a series of shrugs and hand gestures, Amelia is left to investigate a murder. Amelia soon discovers that even when the volume's turned down, danger still knows how to make a scene. Can she unravel the cryptic clues or will the killer silence our spellcaster forever?
The Halloween Camping Spell
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
It's that time of the year again! Marina is back in town to demand her annual Halloween spell. This Halloween the dashing Alder has developed a cunning plan to avoid her. But when he whisks Amelia and the baby away on a camping trip, they stumble upon another mystery. It all becomes too in-tents, and their plans go up in smoke. Amelia might be trying to laugh s'more, worry less, but it's hard to be a happy camper with a killer on the loose. All's fire in love and camping, but this isn't love. It's murder. The Halloween Camping Spell is Book 18 in the paranormal cozy mystery series, The Kitchen Witch.
Morgana, My Queen
Fleur Blüm
This collection of five horror novellas will thrill and terrify any reader*.What if you found yourself in a relationship with a woman who was way out of your league? Sure she's kind of goth, and might be into witchy stuff, but she thinks you're cool.Or maybe you found muddy footprints leading up to your apartment building one day, and instead of letting it go, you need to find out why. What harm could looking into footprints be?A chilling collection for any season. *Content not suitable for children.
Battle of the Hexes
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
t's a battle of the hexes when a hunky witch hunter conscripts secret witch, Adeline, to help him solve a murder. It's certainly paws for concern. Can there be a happy ending, or will Adeline's snarky familiar turn this into a cat-astrophe? Only time will tail in this cat-chy novella from USA Today Bestselling author, Morgana Best. Fur real!
Between Takes
Morgana Bevan
A new beginning. A career in flames. A chance at a happy ending? MONA'S stuck in a directionless rut. She hates her job. Her family moved out of Edinburgh. Now time is passing her by, and she's desperate to do something with her life. When Shaun Martin's agent calls with an urgent, uproot-everything-and-move-down-the-country job offer, Mona takes it without a second thought. For the chance to start over, she can easily whip TV's fallen golden boy into shape. Really, how hard can it be? SHAUN MARTIN was the award-winning star everyone loved—every studio wanted him. But one devastating breakup, and now he's the guy who smashed a million-dollar stunt car because a girl dumped him. He's spiralling out of control, and if he doesn't shape up soon, his haunted past will destroy the one thing he loves. Then Mona knocks on his door. Shaun finds her feisty attitude irritating—and sexy. She's a force of nature that tests him and...
The Witching Hour
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
When Australian journalist, Misty Friday, receives a mysterious letter summoning her to England, she expects to find her elderly relative. Instead, she has a witch of a time, stumbling across danger, a cat, bad coffee, and the enigmatic John Smith, who might have his own reasons for being in Britain. The murder of her relative brings more questions. Can Misty solve the murder before she becomes the next victim? Will she survive her new cat's attitude? And, more importantly, will she find good coffee before it is too late? Or is that simply witchful thinking? Book 2 in this charming cozy mystery series from USA Today Bestselling Author, Morgana Best.
Wedding Spells
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Witch Cozy Mystery It's time for Amelia to eat, drink, and be married: her wedding day to hunky Alder Vervain is finally here! Happily-ever-after sure has a nice ring to it. Amelia is certain nothing can go wrong, even if Camino is designing the wedding gown. But when a guest is murdered, Amelia attempts to find the culprit, to no a-veil. Can she have her cake and eat it too or will she also be in tiers?
The Hotspur Affair: A Richard & Morgana MacKenzie Mystery
Jack Flanagan
A funny mystery adventure novel that takes place in New England
The Halloween Pumpkin Spell
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
It's Halloween, and Amelia has a grave problem. She's batty about Alder and had a gourd time on her honeymoon, but now it's back to business as usual. Marina Mercer has arrived in Bayberry Creek to demand her yearly spell. Faced with the haunting prospect, Amelia has an uncandy sense of impending doom. Amelia thinks she will carve out some fun at the Halloween fair, but nearly trips over a corpse. What's more, something terrible has happened to Camino. Can Amelia and her friends solve the murder, save the day, and rescue Camino? Or will it be all tricks and no treats?
Witches' Craft
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Pepper Jasper finally discovers what happened with her parents. But with another murder at Mugwort Manor, and someone close to home spying on the Jaspers, danger lurks around every corner. Can Pepper solve the murder and escape a near-death experience? Or has Pepper's luck run out?
Make Some Magic
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Thanks to Aunty June, Misty has a devil of a time in an old gold-mining town. Can Misty discover an indigenous Australian spirit before anyone else dies? And what happens with John Smith? Join Misty and be surprised in Book 4 of this cozy mystery series by USA Today bestselling author, Morgana Best.
Repossessed
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
What's worse than being possessed? Repossessed . . . Laurel thought seeing her mother possessed was bad, but she finds it hard to keep up her spirits when Thelma is struck by lightning and possesses a man with a less than wholesome reputation. There will be grave consequences when Thelma, who is not in her own body, is the main suspect in a murder, and Ian goes camping. Will Thelma give up the ghost? Will Laurel solve the murder in due corpse? It's a dead certainly that this is the new paranormal . . . Repossessed is Book 6 in this USA Today Bestselling series.
Tequila Mockingbird
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
When the Fifth Earl of Mockingbird comes to Little Tatterford, all Mr. Buttons' fears come home to roost. And in a cheep shot, when a victim's tequila is poisoned, Mr Buttons becomes the prime suspect. This is where Sibyl and Cressida draw the lime. They fly in the face of the evidence and ruffle a few feathers in an attempt to prove his innocence. Will the murderer triumph by fowl means? Or will Sibyl solve the case and have her fairytail ending? Tequila Mockingbird is Book 7 in this USA Today Bestselling series, Australian Amateur Sleuth.
Witches' Diaries
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Business at the Bed and Breakfast is bad, given that several boarders have been murdered in the cottages. Pepper and the aunts are thrilled when new boarders book in for a Clue-themed stay. It's not long before a murderer strikes, in the conservatory, with a candlestick. Join Pepper, Lucas, and the aunts at Mugwort Manor to uncover the truth - if you dare.
Broom for One More
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Witch cozy mystery Goldie Bloom's womb is empty. Not that she minds—only her dead mother's busybody bestie, Gertrude Hyacinth Clutterbuck, won't stop harassing her. Goldie's got other things on her mind, like her wombat's terrorising of the Dutch running club, fighting her attraction to the infuriatingly gorgeous Detective Max Grayson, and the melon she is asked to mind. (Don't ask!) Can this new sea witch navigate her powers, solve a murder, survive her 5K race, and find a way to welcome her new house guest?
Baby Spells Trouble
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Amelia and Alder's baby has finally arrived. Alder's former family friends come to town to see the baby at the same time Camino releases a set of dinosaur onesies. Sure enough, somebody is murdered. The culprit does not stick out like a saur thumb. Add that to sleeplessness, and Amelia is soon a nervous rex. With all the distractions, can Amelia and friends solve the murder? You can bet Jurassican! Baby Spells Trouble is Book 16 in The Kitchen Witch series from USA Today Bestselling author, Morgana Best.
Fata Morgana
Thomas J. Radford
The Tantamount is gone.
Her captain dead, her crew lost, and Nel Vaughn is broken. Alone, on a world of distractions with a bitter Kelpie who won’t let her forget.
On the Fata Morgana, indifferent to any survivors, a seven-tailed Kitsune whom some call mad moves towards his own goals. Of Draugr and golems and mist. And someone else Nel believes gone.
The Black is a dark place, nearly as dark as the bottom of her drink. When Castor Sharpe comes crashing back into Nel's life, he brings something with him. A mission, a chance. Maybe even hope. But they’ll need a crew. And a new ship.
Chasing Alys
Morgana Bevan
Sometimes you need a rock star to help you find the beat. Alys Morgan knows what heartbreak looks like. Hook-ups are one thing, but she's determined not to put her heart on the line again. She also knows temptation when she sees it ... and his name is Ryan Evans. Lead singer of British rock band Rhiannon, Ryan represents everything Alys has sworn off and should reject. But his determination—and sinful sexiness—start to break down her walls. Then he leaves on an international tour, and the realities of his rock star lifestyle threaten Alys with yet another cloud of heartache. With her resolve weakening and desire driving her crazy, can Alys put aside her fears and trust this time it's for real? Or is Ryan too dangerous a risk to her heart? CHASING ALYS is a full length steamy rock star romance. It is the first book following Rhiannon and the first in the True Platinum Series.
The Halloween Truth Spell
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
The truth hurts, but not as much as a truth spell. . . When the demanding Marina Mercer forces Amelia to do a truth spell, she expects to discover the location of a gold mine. But when her tenant is murdered in gold blood, Marina becomes the prime suspect. Now Alder is furious at Amelia for once again finding herself an Australian Sherlock Holmes searching for nuggets of information—but she can't worry about that now. The real murderer has gone underground, and with everyone in town telling the truth, Amelia is starting to suspect that the truth won't set you free, but plunge you into trouble. Book 15 in this cozy mystery series from USA Today Bestselling author, Morgana Best.
Witches' Spells
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Witch Cozy Mystery Pepper discovers an unopened letter addressed to the aunts in the attic. The letter holds the secret to her parents' disappearance. The only trouble is, the trail leads straight to murder. With Lucas called away on mysterious business, can Pepper keep a clear head and solve the murder with the help of her aunts and her cat?
Broomed For Success
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
In this USA Today Bestselling series, Goldie Bloom has started her real estate business, but a man is murdered at her first open home. Can Goldie keep her ex-boyfriend Thomas at bay, wrangle the orange-hating Persnickle, return a famous ghost to his own time, and solve the murder? Will her real estate business be a success? Or will she finish last but not leased?
Braving Lily
Morgana Bevan
Enjoy the fifth steamy rock star romance in the True Platinum Series from Morgana Bevan - an opposites attract romance following the superstar lead singer of The Brightside and the nerdy normal guy determined to resist her. What happens when the limelight isn't all it was meant to be? Lily It's like the entire world is rushing ahead and I just want to stop the ride, I want to get off. I need a rest. A break. An easy half-hour with someone who doesn't have stars in their eyes and money on their mind. So, I sold a date in a charity auction, and when the recipient doesn't even bother to turn up, I question whether normal men are worth the effort. Turns out the rock star variety aren't. But it irks me. Men don't stand me up – nobody does. I'm Lily Tyler, goddamnit. What I know of this man is enough to pique my interest, and I'm not going to take no for an answer now. I'm having this...
Wicked Blood
Part #5 of "University of Morgana: Academy of Enchantments and Witchcraft" series by Emma Dean
Polyamorous / Reverse Harem / Fantasy / Paranormal
Rise of the Fey
Part #2 of "Morgana Trilogy" series by Alessa Ellefson
Fantasy / Science Fiction / Young Adult
Spell It Out
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Fun witch cozy mystery! For Amelia Spelled, it's a case of déjà brew when a man dies at a Tea Leaf Reading. Amelia and Camino are among the witnesses. Only trouble is, they were both asleep at the time. Luckily, Amelia is soon brewing up a solution, along with her trusty friends, who are out to prove there is a tea in team. When the murderer draws a little too close for comfort, will the house come to the rescue, or is Amelia in for a steep shock? Alder has something on his mind, and this time, it's not solving the murder. Will he spell it out, or will Amelia be left guessing? One thing is for sure, it's best to not chai this at home.
Phoenyx: Flesh & Fire
Morgana Blackrose
Old Berlin, the late 1970s. As a somewhat innocent and hopeful girl of twenty-one years old, Phoenyx applies for a job as a stripper in the Kitty Klub of Old Berlin, a venue with a long and respected history of adult entertainment. New in town and in need of rent money and friends, Phoenyx soon finds both among the other entertainers and regulars at the Klub – and much more besides. Along the way, she slides from one breathless erotic experience to the next: from her first lesbian and group encounters with the flirty Olivia, to her first taste of transgender sex with the feisty and fiery hermaphrodite Honey, Phoenyx experiences the full range of tease, love and lust, including a walk on the darker side of desire with her frustrated and dominant landlady, and passing encounters with just about anyone she takes a fancy to. All the while developing her on-stage persona as she gradually becomes the performer she's always longed to be, thrilling her audiences and her...
Dizzy Spells
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Amelia's spells have improved, but her baking has not. She needs to make enough dough to save her crumbling cake store business. Yet that is soon the least of her worries, when a body is found on her porch and her new friend, Dianne, becomes the main suspect.As Amelia tries to clear Dianne's name, she finds that some people in her life are not what they seem. Craig finally whisks Amelia away on a date, but Amelia's house has something to say about the matter, much to her distress.The police say that solving the murder will be a piece of cake, but are they keeping her on a knead-to-know basis?Will Amelia discover why Alder Vervain has been watching her?Will she rise to the occasion and solve the murder, or will she become the next victim?
Suffer a Witch
Morgana Gallaway
England, 1645. The country is torn apart by civil war, but in the mind of young Matthew Hopkins, a different fear grows. He knows the land is infected with evil, that women—the servants of Satan—are plotting against him.
For seventeen-year-old Pippa Wylde, life's greatest concern is winning the heart of the local lord's son . . . and learning the ways of the "cunning-folk," the herbal remedies and spells taught to her by her aging mother. But when Matthew Hopkins, self-styled Witch-finder General, rides into their tiny hamlet, Pippa and her friends are swept into a nightmare hysteria. While loyalties are twisted and lives shattered by the massive scale of the witch hunt, Pippa finds herself in a personal battle for survival against Hopkins, a man both obsessed and dangerous.
Based on a shocking true story, Suffer a Witch brings to life a killer lurking in the pages of history—where the spiritual clash between a man and his inner monsters led to the deaths of nearly three hundred innocents.
**Review
"Suffer a Witch is the best kind of historical novel: so vivid and compelling that it transports you right into 17th century England ... Morgana Gallaway has created a complex and emotional portrait, not only of these innocent women, but also of their accuser." -- Jillian Cantor, author of "The Transformation of Things"
"Dark Age superstition lives on strong ... Suffer a Witch is a riveting novel of witchcraft, drawn from the unfortunate pages of history." -- Midwest Book Review
From the Back Cover
England, 1645. The country is torn apart by civil war, but in the mind of young Matthew Hopkins, a different fear grows. He knows the land is infected with evil, that women--the servants of Satan--are plotting against him.
For seventeen-year-old Pippa Wylde, life's greatest concern is winning the heart of the local lord's son ... and learning the ways of the "cunning-folk", the herbal remedies and spells taught to her by her aging mother. But when Matthew Hopkins, self-styled Witch-finder General, rides into their tiny hamlet, Pippa and her friends are swept into a nightmare hysteria. While loyalties are twisted and lives shattered by the massive scale of the witch hunt, Pippa finds herself in a personal battle for survival against Hopkins, a man both obsessed and dangerous.
Based on a shocking true story, Suffer a Witch brings to life a killer lurking in the pages of history--where the spiritual clash between a man and his inner monsters led to the deaths of nearly three hundred innocents.
Murder Sweetly Served
Part #3 of "Cocoa Narel Chocolate Shop Mystery" series by Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
A fun cozy mystery - with chocolate!
Cocoa Narel Chocolate Shop Mysteries Book THREE
When an advertising executive dies after taking a bite of chocolate at his retirement party, chocolates caterer Narel is at once the detectives’ main suspect. Though Narel is known for her killer baking, it’s usually the chocolatey goodness that has her guests drooling.
Can Mongrel, Narel’s cranky and eccentric rescue cat, save Narel from the clutches of the police?
In this FUN cozy culinary mystery series:
1) Sweet Revenge
2) The Sugar Hit
3) Murder Sweetly Served
4) Chocolate to Die For (Release Date: September 4, 2017)
**About the Author
Best selling Aussie author, Morgana Best, grew up leaving Tim Tams for the fairies at the bottom of her garden. Now she lives with a half-blind Chocolate Labrador who happily walks into doors, a rescue Dingo who steals zucchinis from the veggie patch, and a cat with no time for nonsense. A former college professor, Morgana enjoys big bowls of pasta, not working out, and visiting the local lighthouse, where she tries to spot the white Humpback whale.
Nothing to Ghost About
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Laurel Bay is conducting a funeral when someone is strangled in the bathroom. Now that there have been two deaths in the funeral home, business is as dead as a doornail. As Laurel sifts through the clues, she is faced with too many suspects, a wisecracking ghost, and a woman journalist who appears to be after more than Basil's files.Laurel thought that inheriting the funeral home was an opportunity to die for, but it seems to be quite an undertaking.
1 A Motive for Murder
Part #1 of "Misty Sales Cozy Mysteries" series by Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Bye-Bye Baby
Part #1 of "The Baby Saga" series by Morgana Phoenix
Romance / Adult Fiction / Erotica
Love has no expiration. The morning Beth packed her bags and walked out of Cole’s life was the day he swore the only girl for him would be the six year old who called him daddy. He didn’t have time for love, not between raising his baby girl and trying to figure out what the hell he was going to do with his life. But fate has a funny way of coming around and kicking you when you least expect it. Cole’s new life was no exception. As a product of a severely broken home, Beth Doan knew better than to ever get married. She’d seen what that commitment did to people and she loved Cole McClain too much to let marriage destroy them. But the minute she boards that bus she knew she was making the biggest mistake of her life. Only maybe she wasn’t, not when she goes running back home to the only man she ever loved and finds him in the arms of another woman. When an unexpected accident throws them together four years later, the last thing either anticipated was to become responsible for a little person who needs them a whole lot more than they need their bitterness and hurt feelings. Can Cole and Beth forgive and forget long enough to save the life of a child neither one of them predicted falling in love with? Or are some wounds just too deep to heal?
3 A Basis for Murder
Part #3 of "Misty Sales Cozy Mysteries" series by Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
There Must be a Happy Medium
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
There Must be a Happy Medium (The Middle-aged Ghost Whisperer, Book 3)When Prudence Wallflower's elderly neighbor is murdered, she has more than one reason for wanting to solve the case.Now that Prudence can no longer make a living doing shows as a clairvoyant medium, what will become of her? And what lies in store for Prudence and Alum?
Morgana's Handmaid and the Creature of the Dungeon
Purple Hazel
The Handmaid's shameful affair with the dashing but unscrupulous Captain of the Guard leads indirectly to her own undoing, as she soon finds herself accused by the people of Camelot of being a witch! Horrified at the terrible fate which might befall her, she is ultimately saved by the shrewd cleverness of the only man in the kingdom who can sway King Arthur: none other than Merlin the Magician. Sent to the castle's terrifying dungeon instead of being handed over to the evil Monks from The Inquisition, she now must find a way to survive and escape—even if the chances of doing so are all but hopeless. For she is now at the mercy of the terrifying creature who dwells within the hellish depths of Camelot's secret underworld...a world that exists in the caverns and caves below the castle.
Chocolate To Die For
Part #4 of "Cocoa Narel Chocolate Shop Mysteries" series by Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Gideon's Promise (Sons of Judgment Book 2)
Morgana Phoenix
Romance / Adult Fiction / Erotica
His love will become her curse.For centuries, Gideon has kept his secret, knowing that it could mean the life of the woman whose very heartbeat was his reason for living. But when Veil Creatures are slaughtered in their homes by those sworn to protect them, it may be up to him to save those he loves from a fate worse than death. What he doesn’t expect is the betrayal and a choice that could leave his family devastated.Valkyrie Devereaux believes only in the power of justice, loyalty and obeying the laws of her people. Love was something to be feared and she had been taught long ago that anything that could make you weak, needed to be eliminated. But when she is assigned to join the Casters of the north in hunting down the creatures killing the innocent, even she can’t help the twang of longing for something that goes against everything she was raised to believe was wrong.Like fire and gasoline, passions collide. Heat erupts as they fight against their desires and their very nature. But a fire like theirs can never be smothered. It can never be stopped. It can only burn to unimaginable heights, but what happens when it careens out of control and destroys everything around them? And who is waiting for that exact moment to destroy the brothers?She will become his death.
![[Vampires and Wine] 04 Witches' Magic](https://picture.readfrom.net/img/morgana-best/vampires_and_wine_04_witches_magic.jpg "[Vampires and Wine] 04 Witches' Magic")
The Halloween Love Spell
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Witch cozy mystery When Marina Mercer comes to claim her yearly spell, Amelia's protests fall on deaf years. The last Halloween love spell nearly got Amelia killed; the house is distracted, and Amelia accidentally cooks up something she shouldn't. Who is responsible for the murder of Amelia's obnoxious bank loan manager? As there are so many variables, the police lose interest and are keen to withdraw from the case. And will Amelia's investigations be of no account, or will they be given credit? One thing is for certain: mayhem and burned cupcakes will ensue, as Amelia and foxy Private Detective Alder Vervain try to solve the murder while finding time for romance. You can bank on that!
The Halloween Spell
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
The Halloween Spell (The Kitchen Witch, Book SIX)A fun cozy mystery - with witches!An elderly woman arrives on Amelia's doorstep claiming Amelia's departed Aunt Angelica did a spell for her every Halloween. She insists that Amelia do the spell for her, and that's when the trouble starts.
2 Murder Most Fowl
Part #2 of "Sibyl Potts Cozy Mysteries" series by Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
A Ghost of a Chance
Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
Nobody knows that Laurel Bay can see and talk to ghosts. When she inherits a funeral home, she is forced to return from the city to the small town of Witch Woods to breathe life into the business. It is a grave responsibility, but Laurel is determined that this will be no dead-end job.There she has to contend with her manipulative and overly religious mother, more than one ghost, and a secretive but handsome accountant.When the murder of a local woman in the funeral home strangles the finances, can Laurel solve the murder?Or will this be the death of her business?Note: This book is humorously irreverent in places, so please read only if you won't be offended.
Kissing Trouble
Part #2 of "In The Dark" series by Morgana Phoenix
Romance / Adult Fiction / Erotica
Their screams will be his lullaby.Escaping into the wilderness should have been a piece of cake for a super-babysitter like Julie Brewer. But even she isn’t prepared for the horror awaiting their arrival, or the man who had broken her heart all those years ago to suddenly show up on the doorstep.Mason Brody has a plan and it is simple: wait for Julie to grow up. Yet in no way is he prepared for the fierce amazon who ambushes him with a baseball bat, or the way the shy fifteen year old has blossomed into a beautiful, passionate woman he can't get enough of.But there is so much more than just their past between them. There is a dark force lurking in the shadows, waiting for the chance to appease its hunger for death and it will stop at nothing until it is fed.Can Mason and Julie keep the evil at bay long enough to escape? Or will the monster add their lives to its list?
FATED TO THE PURPOSE (Richard and Morgana MacKenzie Mysteries Book 2)
Jack Flanagan
A devastating nor’easter, a dead hotel guest, and the arrival of an ex-lover squash Richard and Morgana’s hopes for a romantic, impromptu get-away at a Vermont inn. Instead, the couple goes on a journey of misadventures involving murder, intrigue, and close encounters of a ghostly kind. Who is better than Richard MacKenzie to solve the mysteries behind the goings-on at the old Whyte Post Inn? After all, wasn’t Richard Fated to the Purpose?
THE THIRD MURDERER (Richard and Morgana MacKenzie Mysteries Book 1)
Jack Flanagan
A professor's murder at a small New England college and a forgotten manuscript lead recently retired school teacher, Richard MacKenzie, and his wife, Morgana, through a labyrinth of secrets, deceptions, and murder. Will revelations about Morgana's past hinder the ongoing investigation about the professor's death, and damage her marriage? Will Richard be able to save his brother's job? Will the killer be found before he strikes again? Everything depends on Richard. Who said retirement is like a walk in the park?
Spellcheck Witch Cozy Mystery Series
Part #7 of "Kitchen Witch" series by Morgana Best
Mystery / Paranormal
The Nightingale
Morgana Gallaway
Every day Leila al-Ghani spends in Mosul is a reminder of what her life once was. Before the war, she was the daughter of one of the city's finest families. She was encouraged by her parents to get an education, to think like a modern woman. But now, with Mosul crumbling around her, she is expected to strictly adhere to traditions, to dress modestly with the hijab covering her hair, and to be arranged in marriage. Disobeying her domineering father and secretly taking a job as a translator at an American military base, Leila's beliefs are forever challenged when she meets a host of new people with different perspectives on the war--and the world. But it is Leila's friendship with Major James Cartwright that will test her courage in profound ways. And when she discovers those she loves are deeply entangled in the most violent, controversial aspects of the war, where she places her loyalties could cost Leila her life. The Nightingale is a riveting debut...
