A Charlie Kingsley Mysteries standalone prequel novella. There's no such thing as gargoyles... right? Charlie Kingsley is NOT a doctor. She is very clear about this to all her customers who purchase her teas and tinctures. But, somehow that doesn't stop her customers from treating her like a doctor. Including calling her in the middle of the night to help with an emergency. What's the emergency? Her customer's daughter, Cyndi, was attacked by a ... gargoyle? But gargoyles aren't real! Right? So, who attacked Cyndi? And who's next? Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.

If you've got a problem, Charlie Kingsley probably has a tea that’ll help make it right. EXCEPT when it comes to love. She does NOT do love potions. Not even for Courtney, her pregnant new client who showed up three weeks before Christmas seeking a love potion because her husband was cheating on her. So, Courtney asked about poison, instead. She said she was joking. That's what happens between wives and husbands. They get angry and talk about killing each other. They don't really mean it. It seems to make sense ... until Courtney’s husband turns up dead on Christmas Eve. He was poisoned, of course. And who is the number one suspect? Courtney. Of course. But did she actually do it? Or is she being set up? It's up to Charlie to sort through all the twists and turns in a case that gets more complicated the deeper she digs. Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.

When Charlie agrees to accompany her friend Claire to her late grandmother's reading of the will, she assumes she is simply there for moral support. She doesn't expect things to get so ... strange. It’s odd enough that it takes place over a weekend, but that’s just the beginning ... They also need to stay in Claire's grandma's supposedly haunted house with Claire's estranged family. Things get even worse when a huge storm snows them in. No electricity, no phone, and no way out. Throw a dead body into the mix, and there’s no question it’s now the world’s worst family gathering. Ever. At least Charlie brought lots of tea, which she's going to need as she races to solve this closed-circle mystery before her friend’s dysfunctional family get-together results in anyone else being murdered. Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.

Everyone knows vampires don’t exist. So when Mildred Schmidt, one of Charlie’s customers, is convinced that her next-door neighbor’s house sitter is actually a vampire, Charlie of course has to step in to see what is really going on. What she finds is … disturbing. The house sitter DOES have some peculiar habits—like digging holes in the backyard in the middle of the night. Surely, they aren’t … graves. But then Polly, a local teenager, goes missing. Of course, teenagers DO run away from time to time. Less explainable is the dead body that then appears in the “vampire’s” yard. Luckily, Charlie is hot on the case, and not a moment too soon as she races to not only find Polly, but to discover the killer before the bodies start to pile up. Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.

Five college friends went into the woods. Only four came back. If something ails you, Charlie Kingsley likely has a tea to fix it. So, when Charlie witnessed a young woman faint on the side of the road, she had no choice but to offer her services. (Along with a cup of her famous tea, of course.) In no time at all, the young woman was back to normal, which was good news as she was about to go camping with her friends. Charlie thought that would be the last of it … so imagine her surprise when she got a phone call that one of the friends were missing. Was the friend simply lost? Or did something more disturbing happen? Luckily, Charlie is not only on the case but fueled with tea, as this will prove to be one of her most puzzling crimes to date. Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.

Unfortunately for Ike Krane, his parents had a wicked sense of humor. So, early on, he decided to embrace his challenges rather than run from them, which is how he become a ghost hunter and ended up visiting Redemption, Wisconsin. The problem—trouble seems to follow Ike just as it did his fictional predecessor. First, there’s the sound of a horse galloping down the neighborhood streets at night, even though there’s never a horse to be found. Then, Ike’s on-again, off-again girlfriend Kat arrives with an urgent message for him. But before she can deliver it, a journalist shows up, accusing Ike of murdering Abe … Kat’s former lover. Surely, Ike can clear all of this up. Except he’s disappeared. And then, the journalist is found murdered. And through it all, the sounds of endless galloping return, night after night. Things definitely aren’t looking good for Ike, so it’s a good thing Charlie is there to get to the bottom of why a legend has seemingly come to life. Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.

Charlie Kingsley’s tea customers have two things in common: They rave about her teas. AND they have a knack for attracting trouble. There’s never been a connection between the two … until now. One night, one of Charlie’s customers passes out, only to wake up to her fiancé dead in her home and no memory of what happened the night before. She swears the only thing she drank was a cup of Charlie’s tea. Charlie knows it wasn’t the tea, but everyone else is suddenly blaming her, so she has no choice but to get to the bottom of this mysterious death. Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.

Not even Thanksgiving is safe from murder. When Charlie accepts an invitation for a pot luck Thanksgiving feast, she immediately to bring dessert. Homemade pies, of course. And they look so delicious that two of the guests decide to sneak a few bites before the meal. Which wouldn’t be an issue except they both end up dead! Obviously Charlie didn’t poison the pies, but that’s not what it looks like. Can she solve the case in time to save the day? Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin. While this book can be read as a standalone, you may find it more enjoyable to read them in order, which The Murder Before Christmas Ice Cold Murder Murder Next Door Murder Among Friends The Murder of Sleepy Hollow Red Hot Murder A Cornucopia of Murder And also don't Loch Ness Murder A Grave Error (a prequel)