An alternate cover edition for this book can be found here Private eye Nick Beasley lives in a world where fairy tales ended a long time ago – where zeppelins now soar the skies instead of dragons, and where the first automobiles have taken the place of flying carpets. He’s made a name for himself across the Afterlands by debunking fake magicians and exposing fraudulent monsters. This is the modern age, after all. Magic and monsters are long gone. At least, that’s what Nick believes. Until he gets magically transformed into a monster, that is. The only person who may be able to help Nick is Lady Cordelia Beaumont, one of the last enchantresses in the Afterlands. But in order for her to cure him, they’ll have to retrieve a powerful artifact from a ruthless crime lord – who is also Cordelia’s father. The fate of the Afterlands lies in the hands of a runaway enchantress and a monstrous ex-detective. What could possibly go wrong? Perfect for fans of Doctor Who, Once Upon A Time, Indiana Jones, or The Dresden Files, the Beaumont and Beasley series features high adventure in a world where fairy tales are history.

Nick Beasley used to be a private detective who didn’t believe in magic and monsters. He’s revised his views since then—after all, the horns and fur he sees every time he looks in the mirror don’t leave him with much choice. Joined by eccentric enchantress Lady Cordelia Beaumont, as well as his younger brother Crispin, Nick has traveled far from his home city of Talesend in a quest to become human again. The Warrengate Academy of Advanced Magic may hold the key to unraveling Nick’s curse—a powerful spell connected to the tale of The Little Mermaid. Unfortunately, the school’s headmaster is a dangerously grumpy dragon with ties to the sinister Council of Scions, so Nick and his friends will have to tread carefully. They soon find that dragons are the least of their problems on Warrengate Island. An ancient evil is rising from the deep, bringing an army of the undead along with it. Shocking revelations send Nick, Cordelia, and Crispin on a harrowing journey under the sea. The Sea Witch is not quite as dead as everyone believes...and her secrets will change everything.

The Fang and Claw Pub is accustomed to unusual visitors. After all, its clientele is mostly made up of monsters and magical creatures, who come there to escape from a world where they are forced to keep their true appearances hidden. However, the pub's management does draw the line at ghosts. They're bad for business. And the one moaning and wailing upstairs simply has to go. Fortunately, there are people to handle things like that. Namely, Beaumont and Beasley, celebrated investigators of the strange and the supernatural. But it's not the Beaumont and Beasley you might have expected... The Replacements is a short story featuring the characters of the Beaumont and Beasley series.

Lord Cordell Beaumont has accidentally transformed private detective Nicola Beasley into a monster... ...and she's not happy about it. As if that wasn't bad enough, Cordell's mother is about to get involved. Welcome to an Afterverse where something rather important is backwards. This short story is an alternate-universe reimagining of the Beaumont and Beasley series by Kyle Robert Shultz. It is best enjoyed by those who have read Books 1 and 2 in the main series.

Time is up for Beaumont and Beasley. The evil enchantress Madame Levesque has finally tracked down cursed detective Nick Beasley and his companions, and she has dark plans for them. Nick and Cordelia must solve an ancient mystery for her, or Crispin and Molly will be lost forever. The investigation leads Nick and Cordelia to the Castle of Basile, a bizarre and dangerous place where time itself has gone very, very wrong. Old friends are trapped there, and Nick and Cordelia are soon imprisoned along with them. Their jailer is Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother…and she’s far less benevolent than the storybook version. A masked man offers to help–but can the White Rabbit really be trusted? What is Cinderella’s terrible secret? And what will happen when the clock strikes twelve?

Assess the problem. Erase the humans' memories. Move on. That's Malcolm Blackfire's usual strategy when fellow dragons make the mistake of revealing their true forms to unwitting humans. Unfortunately, there's a bit of a snag this time. For one thing, the bottle of magic water Malcolm is using to get rid of troublesome memories isn't working properly. For another, there's a pesky human detective determined to solve the "mystery" of the dragon sightings. And he's really not supposed to meet Malcolm. Not yet. But no one—not even Malcolm—knows what the future holds. Or, for that matter, the past...

Ask not for whom the wedding bells toll. Young enchanter and man-about-town Bonzo Tamerlane knows all too well that aunts are the source of most of the world's misery. And now, his Aunt Hildred, who traffics in forbidden spells and summons horrors from the Deepest Nether, has perpetrated the most dreadful crisis imaginable. She has arranged his engagement to Jaglacynth, Queen of the Goblins. There seems little chance of escape from this predicament...unless, of course, the large, hairy monster Bonzo has recently employed as both his magical familiar and his valet can be of assistance. But will even Beasley's truly magnificent brain be equal to the task of rescuing Bonzo from the altar at the eleventh hour? My Man Beasley is a short story featuring the characters of the popular Beaumont and Beasley series from best-selling author Kyle Robert Shultz. It is available from the author's Patreon page.

This is the happiest day of Lady Cordelia Beaumont’s life. The man she loves has finally asked her to marry him. Yet something doesn’t seem right. Is Robin Locke IV truly the one to whom she has pledged her heart? Is Nick Beasley really supposed to be in love with someone else? And what do magical cabbages have to do with it all? (A special Valentine's Day short story featuring the characters of the Beaumont and Beasley series.)

Chester hasn't seen his previous nanny since she went up to investigate that odd scratching noise in the attic. She never returned, but Chester's parents refuse to believe his story. They think she just left without giving notice. Fortunately, the new nanny is a much better listener—even though she has an odd habit of throwing baked goods at people, and there appears to be a monster in her carpet bag. But who is she? And can she really defeat the creature upstairs, or will she and her monster be the next ones to disappear?

The following transcripts are from a series of dictation machine cylinders recovered from the abandoned Caladrius Mental Hospital, which recently closed its doors after several unfortunate incidents. The interviews contained in this file have been secured in the Archive by order of Headmaster Malcolm Blackfire, and are not to be examined by unauthorized personnel. Make no assumptions, and trust nothing. (This story is available through Kyle Robert Shultz's Patreon page.)