New Release: Unmagical: A Witchy Mystery by Jenn Lessmann

Congratulations to Jenn Lessmann on the release of her YA Magical Mystery Unmagical

Unmagical: A Witchy Mystery
by Jenn Lessmann
October 13, 2023
Genre: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy & Supernatural Mystery
The Gate that hides Cate Corey’s magical hometown from the rest of the world is about to close.

Permanently.

Descended from gifted witches with no power of her own, Cate thought she’d left home and magic behind. These days, she’s a stressed college student and an underpaid barista.

It’s a blessedly normal life.

But when her father goes missing, she realizes his disappearance is linked to a crisis that threatens to destroy the community and reveal their magic to the world. And Cate’s missing Gift might be the only clue.

Now she must choose between family and freedom. Because she has to go home if she wants answers, but going back now might mean giving up the unmagical life she loves...

For good.

Fans of Cackle and Spells for Forgetting will love this new novel about surviving the cozy apocalypse, making your own magic, and finding your family— literally.

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About the Author:
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Jenn Lessmann is the author of three stories published on Amazon’s Kindle Vella. Unmagical is her debut novel.

A former barista, stage manager, and high school English teacher with advanced degrees from impressive colleges, she continues to drink excessive amounts of caffeine, stay up later than is absolutely necessary, and read three or four books at a time.

New Release: Armadillos and Arson (Mystic Mountain Wildlife Rescue Cozy Mystery Book 3) by Rune Stroud

Congratulations to Rune Stroud on the release of Armadillos and Arson (Mystic Mountain Wildlife Rescue Cozy Mystery Book 3)

Armadillos and Arson (Mystic Mountain Wildlife Rescue Cozy Mystery Book 3)
by Rune Stroud
January 1, 2023
Finding bodies is the easy part. It’s keeping the wrong person from going to jail that’s difficult.

Simon, Autumn’s raven familiar, alerts her to the fire at a neighbor’s home. When she races to save the animals with her cousins by her side, they find more than just a simple fire. One of the homeowners has been killed. After she finds a second body, Autumn calls her cousin Rowan once again. Unfortunately, with that same cousin going up against the sheriff in local elections, she brings suspicion to the person she depends on the most.

When he is accused of the murder, Autumn and Simon must clear his name and find the real killer before his reputation is ruined. Or worse.

Warning: LGBTQIA people shown living normal lives. If you don’t like that, you won’t like these books.

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About the Author:
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Rune has been telling tall tales since the age of five. Ghost stories and other paranormal tales are her favorites, especially if they’re funny.

When she was a child, she had an invisible friend. Now that she’s gotten older, she collects weird characters and odd people, both in her books and in real life. She’s a veteran, a mom, and a grandma. She’s also trainable. As proof, the squirrels have trained her to refill the bird feeder on command, and a local stray cat trained her to feed him even though he rewards her with hissing and won’t let her pet him.

New Release: Raccoons and Revenge (Mystic Mountain Wildlife Rescue Cozy Mystery Book 2) by Rune Stroud

Congratulations to Rune Stroud on the release of the cozy paranormal mystery Raccoons and Revenge (Mystic Mountain Wildlife Rescue Cozy Mystery Book 2) 

Raccoons and Revenge (Mystic Mountain Wildlife Rescue Cozy Mystery Book 2)
by Rune Stroud
July 25, 2022
Mystic Meadows has another murder on its hands.

Autumn, a Mystic Meadows witch, has a chaotic life. Her wildlife rescue has been growing, and so have the vet bills. She spends every penny she earns and every spare moment feeding and caring for the animals she loves.

While she’s picking up two baby raccoons who lost their mama, she witnesses an argument between two men. When one of those men disappears, even Simon, her raven familiar, believes the other man might’ve been responsible. After they find one man dead, she finds the other sick in his motel room and wonders if something darker is going on.

As the rescue’s residents multiply, Autumn tries to balance working, a struggling romance, and puzzling out the mystery of why people in her motel are dying. And who might be next.

Warning: This book contains LGBT folks living their lives just like normal people. Because they are.

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About the Author:
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Rune has been telling tall tales since the age of five. Ghost stories and other paranormal tales are her favorites, especially if they’re funny.

When she was a child, she had an invisible friend. Now that she’s gotten older, she collects weird characters and odd people, both in her books and in real life. She’s a veteran, a mom, and a grandma. She’s also trainable. As proof, the squirrels have trained her to refill the bird feeder on command, and a local stray cat trained her to feed him even though he rewards her with hissing and won’t let her pet him.

New Release: Sarasota Spirit by Rune Stroud

Congratualtions to Rune Stroud on her debut paranormal mystery Sarasota Spirit

Sarasota Spirit
by Rune Stroud
March 28, 2021
238 pages
A deadly curse. A resurrection. A missing teen.

Tympest has a new life, but all she wants to do is go back to her old one. She can’t get her life back until the curse is lifted, so she gets a job with the only company who can help her do that. Archangel Security. Her first solo assignment is finding one missing girl in Sarasota.

Teddy, Tympest’s fifteen-year-old ghostly roommate, is determined to help whether he’s invited or not. Unfortunately, he has a penchant for mischief and a gift for annoying Tympest.

As missing teens start turning up dead, Tympest realizes there’s more than just one girl’s life at stake. Will she find the killer and save the girl before her curse kicks in – again?

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About the Author:
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Rune has been telling tall tales since the age of five. Ghost stories and other paranormal tales are her favorites, especially if they’re funny.

When she was a child, she had an invisible friend. Now that she’s gotten older, she collects weird characters and odd people, both in her books and in real life. She’s a veteran, a mom, and a grandma. She’s also trainable. As proof, the squirrels have trained her to refill the bird feeder on command, and a local stray cat trained her to feed him even though he rewards her with hissing and won’t let her pet him.

New Release: Severed: A Novella by H.G. Reed

Congratulations to H. G. Reed on the release of the mystery thriller Severed: A Novela

Severed: A Novella
by H.G. Reed
October 27th 2017
When snarky college student, Rory Halstead, witnesses a crime on campus, he must go to extreme measures to overcome his neurological disability and help police identify the suspect before a girl is killed and Rory is pinned for it.

"Of course, I look guilty. I'm the guy who was at the scene of the crime and won't tell anyone what he saw. My stupid, useless brain couldn’t form the words. No surprise there, I told them it would happen.

Now I’m sitting in an interrogation room with no less than three cops watching me from the double-sided mirror as if they can hear the tangential cascades in my head. They also see a blank notepad in front of me.

I’m going to prison for this."

New Release: Dark Demon Rising: Whisperings Paranormal Mystery book #7 by Linda Welch

Congratulations to Linda Welch on the release of her Dark Demon Rising (Whisperings Paranormal Mystery #7)

Dark Demon Rising: Whisperings Paranormal Mystery book #7
by Linda Welch
What would you think if you woke in an unfamiliar place, with no memory of how you got there?

Suppose it’s a dream, and pinch yourself?

What if you can’t pinch yourself?

I have to rely on my ghostly buddies and a fake clairvoyant to help me solve a personally harrowing mystery and just when we think we’ve found the guilty party, the game changes. The real culprit’s convoluted plan is diabolical and shooting me was the first step. The next step could change the Gelpha world, and that would be just the start.

Poor Royal. He’s tolerated my interaction with dead people but never been happy with it. Now he has to take a real leap of faith. Now, if he wants to save my life and protect the future of three worlds, he has to believe.

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About the author:
website-FB-twitterI was born in Hampshire, England and after moving to the USA lived in Idaho, California and New Mexico before settling in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. I now live in a mountain valley more or less halfway up a mountainside with my husband Tom and Scottish terrier Duncan. Unlike Tiff Banks, the heroine of the Whisperings series of paranormal mysteries, I am not tall and white-haired, do not see demons and haven’t seen a dead person for a while. I’m actually older than dirt, have the aches and pains which come with age and the cantankerous nature.

No, I don’t see dead people. Not a dead person in sight. What I do see are moose, deer, fox, raccoon, skunk, wild turkey, a huge wild bird population, feral cats (which I trap, have neutered and returned to the wild) and a ridiculous amount of snow. When not writing, and depending on the season, I’m usually tending to Scottie or husband (guess which one gets preferential treatment,) filling the bird feeders, futiley attacking the weeds in my much-too-big garden or shoveling out after a snow storm.

New Release: The Italian Sister by Christa Polkinhorn

Congratulations to Christa Polkinhorn on the release of The Italian Sister a romantic suspense/family drama.

The Italian Sister (The Wine Lover's Daughter, Book 1) Kindle Edition
by Christa Polkinhorn
207 pages
July 10, 2015Bookworm Press
Standing at her father’s grave in California, Sofia Laverne mourns his untimely death. Henry had not only been a loving parent but Sofia’s best friend and mentor. Imagine her shock and grief when she finds out her father had lived a double-life, that she has a ten-year younger sister and inherited a vineyard in Tuscany. Torn between anger about his betrayal, grief for her loss, and hopeful anticipation, Sofia packs her bags and takes off for Italy to meet fourteen-year old Julietta. Arriving in the small hill town of Vignaverde, she is greeted by olive groves, neat rows of grape vines, and picturesque houses. Some of the inhabitants of this beautiful estate are, unfortunately, less welcoming and resent her intrusion into the family business. Soon, strange occurrences begin to frighten Sofia. When a suspicious accident lands her in the hospital, Sofia fears for her life.

Part family drama, part romantic suspense, THE ITALIAN SISTER takes us on a wild journey from California to Tuscany and provides glimpses into the exciting world of winemaking.

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Born and raised in Switzerland, Christa Polkinhorn has always had the desire to explore the world outside of her beautiful but tiny country. She loves to travel and explore other cultures. As a result, her novels take place in different countries. Christa lives and works as writer and translator in California and divides her time between the United States and her native Switzerland. She has published three novels and a collection of poems.

New Release: The Water's Edge: A Maggie the Gatherer Short Story by Melissa McArthur

Congratulations to Melissa McArthur on the release of another Maggie the Gatherer short story: The Water's Edge

The Water's Edge: A Maggie the Gatherer Short Story

by Melissa McArthur
28 pages
Dead magic users are washing up on the shore, their magic ripped away by mysterious creatures. A ship floats in the sea, abandoned. Maggie and Jordan race against the forces of nature and magic. Can they stop the killer before it’s too late? Find out what lies at the water’s edge.

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Melissa McArthur was born in Harlan County, Kentucky, but she now calls South Carolina home. When she isn’t writing, she works as a freelance editor at Clicking Keys. She also works as an adjunct instructor at a technical college in South Carolina. She teaches writing, English, and anything else they ask her to teach. Her goals in life are to be happy, tell stories, help writers reach their dreams, and live every day to the fullest.