Be careful what you witch for… Ghost Detective Jude Byrne is missing the excitement of the high-profile investigations he and his partner have been handling. Every time the bell jingles over the shop door, he finds himself hoping it’s their next big case. Jude gets his wish and then some when Anson Hollister, curator of the Salem Witch House, walks into West Side Magick with a frightening story to tell. He’s been visited by the spirit of Thatcher Webb, the judge who’d presided over the Salem Witch Trials, sentencing nineteen innocent women to hang. Psychic Copeland Forbes is enjoying the slower pace of life with Jude. Back from vacation and settled into their new house, he’s content working cases that don’t make him want to sleep with the lights on. Agreeing to take Anson’s case, Cope becomes violently ill on a trip to investigate The Witch House, making him fear there is something more sinister involved rather than the simple haunting Anson described. With no sign of Thatcher Webb’s spirit, the investigation is at a near standstill, until warlock Callum Churchill, who’s ancestor, Abigail, was one of Thatcher Webb’s victims, disappears on a visit to The Witch House. Can Jude and Cope find the missing witch and put a stop to the diabolical goings on or will they become the next spirits haunting the ghost house?

Taking advantage of some time off, Private Investigator Jude Byrne grabs his husband, packs up the car, cranks his favorite tunes, and hits the open road. Destination: Cape Cod. Psychic Copeland Forbes is looking forward to some fun in the sun, but when everything that could go wrong does go wrong in the most hilarious ways possible, he needs to find a way to turn his crabby husband’s frown upside down. A little sexy time in the shower might be what they need to get this vacation back on track. What could possibly go wrong? Ghost Crab is a 6,200-word SHORT STORY and was a featured submission in the Boys of Summer Story Giveaway.

Boston Police rookie Greeley Fitzgibbon has seen the worst life has to offer. Shunned by his family for coming out, he lived life fast and hard on the mean streets of Boston, until he came up against a serial killer, who nearly made him a statistic on his kill list. Like the fabled phoenix, Greeley rose from the ashes by getting clean and then adopted by BPD Captain Kevin Fitzgibbon. All he’s ever wanted was to follow in his father’s footsteps. Greeley’s about to get that chance, whether he’s ready for it or not. Major Crimes Sergeant Rockland Mars is investigating a case of human trafficking horrific beyond any other he’s worked before. What he needs to solve the case is an undercover officer capable of playing the role of chameleon, morphing seamlessly into whatever form is necessary to bring the trafficking kingpin down hard. Rock has the perfect candidate in mind, but Greeley won’t touch him with a ten-foot pole. Not after an evening of drinking led to a night of passion Rock was unable to handle. Greeley knows he’s the man for the job, but can he keep his feelings for Rock out of the equation? He’ll need to, or risk becoming a statistic on a kill list after all.

After a late night slip and fall in his kitchen, Detective Ronan O’Mara awakens to find his mother, Erin, who’s been dead for the last decade, at his side comforting him. Thanks to the blow to the head, he’s able to see and speak with spirits. Is this new found gift a side effect of his concussion, or is it here to stay? Still reeling over his sudden mediumship abilities, Ronan and the cold case team begin working a new investigation involving a nurse who was found murdered after a blind date. Complicating matters further, Ronan can see the young woman’s spirit, while Tennyson cannot, leaving the psychic to grapple with this blow to his confidence. The hunt is on for Amber Thomas’s killer. Ronan is pulling double duty working the case and speaking with demanding spirits who won’t give him a moment’s peace. As the investigation deepens, the list of potential suspects grows. From Amber’s best friend, to her high school sweetheart, nursing school professors, and that fateful blind date, no one’s as innocent as they seem. Who murdered the young nurse? Why? More importantly, will Ronan’s new ability lead him to Amber’s killer?

All aboard the ghost train! If you dare… Needing a well-deserved vacation, psychics Copeland Forbes and Tennyson Grimm accept an offer to take The Lincoln Ghost Train from Boston to Chicago. While on board, the psychics will provide private readings to the passengers and will speak with the spirits who inhabit each of the famously haunted locations the tour will visit. When Cope has an eerie premonition of danger, he chalks it up to being overtired and boards the sleeper car with his family in tow. Detective Jude Byrne is burned out from working cold cases with his partner Ronan O’Mara. Both men are leery of taking the haunted train, but finally acquiesce when they’re told the second half of the trip will include a week’s stay at a dude ranch out west. Worried his husband will encounter spirits more powerful than his gift can handle, Jude vows to protect his family at all costs. One day into the trip, Cope encounters Augusta Harbor, a Civil War widow who has spent the last century and half searching for her son, a Union soldier who died on a muddy battlefield mere months before the conflict ended. She appears to be a kind woman dealing with unimaginable heartbreak, but Cope is well aware that looks can be deceiving. What no one knows is that Augusta will go to any length to reunite with her son, even if that means making Jude and Cope permanent inhabitants of the ghost train.

After the harrowing events aboard the ghost train, Detective Ronan O’Mara is excited to reach the Double D Ranch in Deadwood, South Dakota. He plans to immerse himself in the old west by learning to ride horses, panning for gold and attending a rodeo. It’s the perfect mix of rest and relaxation he so desperately needs. Psychic Tennyson Grimm also plans to take full advantage of this well-deserved downtime, but a visit to the famously haunted Bullock Hotel changes everything. Ten and Everly encounter a spirit desperately searching for her lost baby. When questioned, the woman can’t remember who she is, only that her missing daughter’s name is Madeline. With the help of a local historian, Ten is able to determine the spirit is Grace Bailey, a southern debutante who’d fallen on hard times, dying in a brothel fire in 1894. When the ghost of Grace’s scoundrel husband appears, he has information that could solve the mystery of the fire and what happened to Madeline over a century ago, but the selfish man isn’t talking. Who started the fire? Why? More importantly, what happened to baby Madeline?

With only a week until Christmas, Detective Jude Byrne is wrapping up final preparations for his family’s celebration. He’s made a list and checked it twice, bought presents, planned the neighborhood cookie exchange, and hung mistletoe. Jude’s got a handle on everything, that is, until his son asks if his grandfather is coming to celebrate with them—a man Jude hasn’t seen in six years. Meanwhile, psychic Copeland Forbes is busier than ever, helping grieving family members reunite with loved ones who won’t be with them this season. When Jude mentions inviting his grandfather to spend the holidays with them, Cope thinks it’s a great idea, but doesn’t hold out much hope Eagle will make an appearance. When Running Eagle shows up on their doorstep, Jude must face his past and decide how his present will play out. Thanks to long talks and spending time with family and friends, Eagle realizes Jude has found the one thing he never could give him. A home. Can Jude and Eagle lay the ghosts of the past to rest or will the last tattered remains of their bond break forever?

One phone call can change everything. Sick of snow and ice, psychic Tennyson Grimm jumps at the chance to head to Florida for a little fun in the sun. While sitting on the beach, his phone rings with a call from prison inmate River Ramsey who has a startling “You don’t know me, but I’m your brother.” The man has been arrested for the murder of his business partner and needs Tennyson’s help to prove his innocence. Detective Ronan O’Mara is stunned by the revelation. He’s determined to discover if Ramsey is a killer or simply a conman on the grift. As he delves into the crime, Ronan unearths devastating secrets someone is willing to kill in order to protect. Caught in the middle is Tennyson’s mother, Kaye, who must come to grips with the fact that her husband had secrets of his own. Who is River Ramsey? Did he kill his business partner? More importantly, is he really Tennyson's brother?

A killer is on the loose in Salem who not only wants to take your life, but your soul as well…Psychic Copeland Forbes anonymously receives a locked wooden box with an unknown spirit trapped inside. Attached to the chest is a cryptic May you get what you truly deserve. Sensing the box comes armed with a curse, Cope refuses to open it until more can be learned about the sender and the ghost who dwells within. Several other psychics lend a hand to uncover the secrets the chest conceals, but there are no easy answers to be had. When the box is destroyed by unknown hands, the curse comes for Cope with devastating consequences. Meanwhile, Detective Jude Byrne, and the rest of Salem’s Cold Case Unit, are trying to solve the thirty year old homicide of college student Trinity O’Connell, whose lifeless body was discovered after she attended a meeting of the Purity Circle, a group that values celibacy. Her father was the only suspect at the time of the murder, but he’d never been arrested, and was now long dead. Having to start from scratch, Jude digs up three possible suspects, all of whom had their own reasons for wanting Trinity dead. Who killed Trinity O’Connell? Why? More importantly, who is the ghost in the box?

In 1968, three school children were allegedly poisoned to death by their teacher, Marie Fairbanks. A week later, Ms. Fairbanks was murdered, and the cops marked it off as a justifiable homicide. Case closed. No further investigation needed. Now, Detective Ronan O’Mara’s daughter has encountered the spirits of those dead children and Everly’s determined to help them rest in peace. Even if it means getting involved in a fifty-year-old cold case. Psychic Tennyson Grimm can’t see or sense the child spirits like Everly can, which puts him in an awkward position. This case and its gruesome details aren’t something he wants his daughter involved in, but he’s not so sure Ronan and Everly would agree. But the mystery of the poisoned children still lingers, and Marie’s killer is out there, ready to strike again to keep their identity hidden. Ten and Ronan need to solve this case while keeping Everly safe, otherwise they could very well end up dead for teacher.

With the kids out of school for the summer, Detective Jude Byrne takes everyone on vacation to Arizona to visit the Grand Canyon and his grandfather, Running Eagle. The trip will be a chance for everyone to relax and enjoy some fun in the sun without a cold case to work or ghosts to hunt. Little does Jude know he’s dead wrong on both counts. While driving through Navajo Nation on the way to a family reunion, psychic Copeland Forbes has a terrifying vision. Several women scream in agony while another begs for help. It turns out four Navajo women have disappeared without a trace over the last six months, the last being college student, Prairie Moon. With no clues to their whereabouts, the cases have all gone cold. Wanting to help, Jude offers the services of the Salem Cold Case team to the Navajo tribal police force, which happens to be manned by three of Jude’s childhood bullies. Not sure who he can trust, Jude turns to Cope and Tennyson in hopes they can contact the missing women’s spirits for some clue to the killer’s identity. A killer who’s closer than anyone realizes. Can Jude and Cope rescue Prairie Moon from the monster’s clutches or will her grave be another stop on the ghost tour?

Come one, come all to Fun-A-Rama, where all your screams come true… Ride the teacups. Reach new heights on the Ferris Wheel. Survive the Viper. If you dare. What could be more fun than a day at an amusement park filled with rides, games, and all the junk food you can eat? Ronan O’Mara can’t wait to tame the Viper, the parks double loop rollercoaster just like he did when he was a kid. Psychic Tennyson Grimm has more in mind that surviving the Viper. His brother is in town and he’s looking forward to catching up and spending time getting to know him—while the kids hang out in the pool and have sleepovers at a different house every night. Content to tackle the tamer rides, Ten ushers his family onto the Ferris Wheel. While stopped at the top, Tennyson’s day of fun is interrupted by a spirit and the vision of a deadly fall from the pinnacle. A fall which was ruled a suicide, but is starting to look an awful lot like murder. The spirit belongs to Kotter Brighthouse, the former owner of Fun-A-Rama, who’d been embroiled in a million-dollar embezzlement scheme prior to his untimely death. Who killed Kotter Brighthouse? Why? Where’s the missing money? More importantly are there more victims to come?

While listening to the wildly popular paranormal podcast Ghost After Dark, psychic Copeland Forbes hears a disembodied voice crying out for help. The episode was investigating the haunting of a clifftop mansion, where Domenica Fibonacci lived with her wealthy husband, Vic. On a stormy night in 1984, she tragically fell to her death. Forty years later, one question did Domenica jump or was she pushed? Detective Jude Byrne isn’t convinced the cry for help was real, arguing it was a con job employed in the hopes of bringing more listeners to the podcast. When the host invites Cope onto the podcast to communicate with Domenica’s spirit, Jude is against the idea, fearing the offer is a trap meant to expose Cope as a fraud. When there’s a major break in the Rothschild haunting, Jude and the cold case detectives are assigned to the case. Working together, Jude and Cope must piece together the clues to determine once and for all how Domenica died. Did Domenica jump? Was she pushed? More importantly, what role did her husband play in her untimely death?

When a grieving father begs the cold case team to investigate the untimely death of his eighteen year old son from a suspected fraternity hazing, Detective Ronan O’Mara is all in. Discovering the previous detectives assigned to the case have done little over the years to solve it, Ronan is determined to uncover exactly what happened to Bash Stark. Along with a little help from his pint-sized psychic, can Ronan bring the truth to light at long last? Meanwhile, psychic Tennyson Grimm has his hands full when Carson and Cole’s father, Corny, on the run from legal troubles, comes to town with a young wife and a huge a new kidney. Neither son wants anything to do with the con man, but can Tennyson convince them that everyone deserves a second chance? With one father using his every waking moment to find out how his son died, and another, who hasn’t seen his sons in nearly twenty years, Ten and Ronan navigate the complicated relationships between fathers and sons. Was Bash murdered? If so, by whom? More importantly, why has this case remained unsolved?

Tourists check in, but they don’t check out… Wanting to spend one last summer weekend with his family, Detective Jude Byrne books them into a four star hotel on Maine’s beautiful rocky coast. Unfortunately, when Jude arrives, he finds the name of the hotel is Four Star and the motel itself looks the same as it did when it opened in 1976. It’s a dump and no one wants to stay the night, especially after the owner tells them its haunted by Cyrus Longfellow; a notorious playboy who was found robbed and murdered in his room back in 2010. Psychic Cope Forbes spends the first night in the room Cyrus died in, listening to strange sounds, not knowing if they’re coming from the decrepit motel, the ghost himself, or his husband who over did it at the all you can eat lobster buffet. Feeling as though the ghost deserves a happy ending, Cope digs in, hoping he can contact the spirit to find out who killed him and get Cyrus to cross into the light, all before their last weekend of fun comes to an end. When Cyrus refuses to name his killer, Cope is at a complete loss. He’s never encountered a spirit who didn’t want his murderer brought to justice. According to the strange spirit, he’s having the time of his life being more infamous in death than he was in life. With the colorful locals placing bets on whether or not Cope and Company can solve the Case of the Penniless Playboy, it’s a race to the finish to find out who murdered Cyrus before the killer can strike again.

With no customers to speak of, Psychic Tennyson Grimm decides he’s going to take some well-deserved time away from work, when a woman bursts into his office with a cremation urn she found in a neighbor’s trash. Laura is excited for Tennyson to make contact with the spirit, so that she’ll have an incredible story to tell her book club. Furious that the woman could be so callous, Ten kicks her out of the shop, and reaches out, unsuccessfully, to the spirit. Meanwhile, Detective Ronan O’Mara and the rest of the Cold Case Unit are looking into the disappearance of Salem resident, Effy Lou Josephine, a childless cat lady, who loves Bingo and has never met a stranger. With the help of the media, her nephew, Spencer, makes a desperate appeal for the safe return of his beloved aunt. However, when Ronan and the team speak with Spencer, who is jobless and broke, they find that Effy Lou has been dead for several weeks and what is really missing are her remains. Worlds collide when Ten and Ronan realize the cremation urn contains Aunt Effy Lou, who shows up at the magick shop with some startling news. In order to claim his inheritance, Spencer will have to perform three to give of his time, his money, and lastly, to do something selfless. When Ronan is tapped to be the trustee in charge of making sure the wayward young man completes the tasks, he feels there’s no way Spencer will get the job done. Can Spencer straighten up and fly right or will he lose out on the greatest gift of all, his aunt’s legacy?

On the way to a psychic convention in Niagara Falls, Detective Jude Byrne sees a commercial advertising famed daredevil Cannonball Jackson’s latest stunt, going over the falls in a barrel. Jude thinks it would fun to witness the attempt until his husband tells him the day will end in tragedy. From that moment, Jude’s entire focus is on saving Cannonball from himself. Psychic Copeland Forbes is in Canada to work, but after meeting Cannonball’s wife and young son, can’t help getting involved in the push to save the man’s life. When the angry stuntman refuses to listen to reason, Cope has a vision in which he sees Cannonball’s entire family crash and burn as a result of the stunt gone wrong. The reason for Cannonball’s stubbornness is unfathomable to Cope. The daredevil wants to one up his father, who died trying to survive the falls twenty years ago. It’s a race against time to convince Cannonball Jackson to choose family over fame. Can Jude and Cope save the daredevil’s life, or will he be the next victim of the ghost falls?

It’s beginning to look a lot like murder… While on vacation in Florida with his family, Detective Ronan O’Mara gets the one call every police officer dreads; his former partner, Shane Matheson, is dead. Retired and living in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida, Shane took a job as a mall Santa. When Shane doesn’t make it home after a Friday night shift, he’s found dead in the mall parking lot, still dressed as jolly old St. Nick. Psychic Tennyson Grimm is looking forward to spending his vacation with his brother, River, playing in the ocean with his kids, and working on his tan. Helping to solve a Christmas murder was not on his vacation bingo card. Nevertheless, Ten joins the hunt when the killer strikes again. Working in conjunction with local police, Ronan realizes the killer is the last person he would have imagined. Can Ten and Ronan stop the killer before he adds someone else to the naughty list?

After an argument with his husband, Detective Jude Byrne leaves the house to cool off. When Jude hasn’t returned after two hours, Cope begins to worry. He calls around to all of their friends and neighbors in attempt to find his missing husband, but to no avail. Jude Byrne had vanished without a trace. Frustrated by the fight with his husband, Jude stomped out of his house intent on taking a drive to a nearby park, where he could sit in the cold and come up with a way to admit he was wrong and beg for forgiveness. He’s approached from behind and drugged into unconsciousness. Hours later, Jude wakes up locked in a cage, with a pounding headache. He has no idea where he is and has no means to escape. When Jude still has not returned hours later, Cope calls in the cavalry to help bring his husband home. Launching a search, Jude’s Cold Case partners Detective Ronan O’Mara and Captain Kevin Fitzgibbon join with Salem’s police chief in an all-out effort to find Jude and catch the monster responsible for his abduction. Where is Jude Byrne? Who is diabolical enough to have kidnapped him? More importantly, will he ever see his family again?

When an ugly argument erupts between Ronan, Jude, and Fitzgibbon, nearly bringing the men to blows, Tennyson suggests a lesson in teambuilding to get their strained relationship back on track. He books the warring detectives into a beautiful, but remote, campground in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. With no electricity or WIFI, what could possibly go wrong? After stocking up on tents, sleeping bags, fishing gear, and enough snacks to feed a family of hungry raccoons for a month, the guys set off for the Bare Necessities campground. Trouble abounds from the start, when Jude cues up his carefully curated road trip playlist with a twangy classic from a country music legend. It’s all downhill from there as the men face off against the elements, local wildlife, strange fellow campers, and each other. Will Ronan, Jude, and Fitzgibbon find their groove and work together to survive the weekend or are they doomed to remain dead mad?