A Bakery Owner and Part-Time Deputy A New Detective With a Secret A Magical Island Where Supernaturals Live The first two stories: Secrets, Soul Cakes, & Murder and Yule Time Murder were in previous anthologies. The third story, A Deadly Homecoming, is BRAND NEW and will answer all questions and bring closure. Secrets, Soul Cakes, & Murder: When witch, Serena Spellburn, finds a dead body in her garden, the new non-supernatural detective to Enchanted Island, Grant Wolfe, is sure Serena or her best friend, Tamara, are involved. Hoping to clear their name, Serena does some sleuthing of her own at the Samhain Celebration and slowly narrows down suspects. When the killer is finally pinned down, will Grant open his eyes and heart to the supernatural island around him and take Serena up on her offer to help? Or will his close-mindedness leave him powerless against the supernatural forces seeking to kill him and Serena? Yule Time Murder: When witch, Serena Spellburn, discovers both a dead body and the theft of a beloved family heirloom, she has no choice but to help Detective Wolfe uncover who the culprit is—after all, she’s the best insight Detective Wolfe has into the long-standing family feud going back three centuries. Can the killer be captured and the beloved Yule Log returned in time for the town’s Yule celebration? A Deadly Homecoming: When witch, Serena Spellburn, witnesses three people threaten physical harm to Grover Burns, she's concerned...but when Aunt Serenity hex's Gover Burns and he turns up dead the next day, she terrified. Serena joins up with Detective Grant Wolfe and sets out to clear Aunt Serenity's good name and find out who really killed Grover Burns. But the dynamic duo needs to hurry...there's a full moon coming, and Detective Grant Wolfe is about to learn his family's big secret. When Shayla shows up on the island to help clear her mom's name, will she be in time to help Serena and Grant, or will it be a deadly homecoming for Shayla?

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets Career-driven witch, Shayla Loci, is about to turn forty and is ready for a change. When she retires from capturing criminal supernaturals for the government, she figures her days of chasing bad guys is over. Little did she know her new job as the game warden on Enchanted Island would thrust her right back into harm's way...and she wasn't even officially on the clock yet! But when Sheriff Stone enlists her help to find out who killed an island resident, Shayla readily agrees. Between sorting through alibis, gathering clues, and mentoring a wayward teenager on how to be a witch...Shayla's life is hectic. If only her estranged dad—the King—wouldn't insist she take her bodyguard, Needles, with her everywhere she goes. Just when Shayla believes she's identified the killer, a new threat emerges...leaving her to make a snap decision that may cost her her life. This new paranormal cozy series with a twist on midlife discovery will leave you guessing and hungry for more!

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets When game warden, Shayla Loci, and her cousin, Serena Spellburn, stumble upon a wounded dragon guarding gold coins, they have no idea it would lead to a clue about how Serena's dad, Mac, really died nearly thirty years before. But that's exactly what happened. Now Shayla and Sheriff Alex Stone must determine if Mac died of suspicious causes, and, if so, who caused his death and why. Between digging for thirty-year-old clues among supposed friends and experiencing a near-death fatality, Shayla is sure Mac's death was planned. But can she prove it? With the help of Needles her flying porcupine, Shayla is unwavering in her pursuit to find Uncle Mac's killer. But when things come to a head, and innocent people are in the way, will everyone come out unscathed? Or will Shayla have to make the ultimate sacrifice? If you like paranormal cozy mysteries and midlife main characters, then this series is for you!

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets It's witch Shayla Loci's fortieth birthday, and what better way to celebrate than at a spa resort on the mainland with Serena and Zoie—and a stowaway Needles! With the grand opening underway, and Serena's human friend—head chef, Lora Danner—preparing for her big debut, the resort is abuzz with excitement. But when a semi-famous guest arrives and her numerous enemies come crawling out of the woodwork, danger and threats lurk around every corner. When someone makes good on their threat, and Shayla stumbles over a dead body, she figures it's up to her and the rest of the gang to find the killer. Because not only is the local sheriff looking at Shayla as a murder suspect, but Serena's human friend just might lose her job before the resort even opens. Can Shayla, Serena, Zoie, and a stowaway Needles sift through all the clues and find the killer? Or will this be the last birthday Shayla lives to celebrate?

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets When an Enchanted Island citizen is murdered in front of game warden, Shayla Loci, she vows to stop at nothing to find the killer...especially when the victim is none other than the dethroned merprince, Treyton Seidon. As Shayla, Needles, and Sheriff Alex Stone follow the clues, they untangle not only major corruption within the Seidon-Alterman corporation but also painful community secrets long ago buried. Between balancing her dating life and throwing a sweet-sixteen birthday party, Shayla struggles to keep it all together. Can Shayla right the wrongs done to Enchanted Island citizens and capture the killer before it's too late? Or will she end up being permanently buried under the sea?

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets When Shayla and the gang attend the Enchanted Island Museum celebration for the acquisition of an authentic Dracul coffin, they have no idea the chaos about to unfold. When the dead body of one of the guests is revealed inside the coffin, numerous suspects emerge. Who knew collecting antiques could be so dangerous and cutthroat? In between stakeouts at a seedy pier and chatting up a Papillon dog named Sassy for information, Shayla and Alex once again use their supernatural skills and hunt down the killer. Just when pieces start to come together, Zoie’s friend, Izzy, is kidnapped. With Needles leading the charge, can Shayla identify the killer and save Izzy too? If you like paranormal cozy mysteries and midlife main characters, then this series is for you!

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets It's time for the July Jubilee celebration, and Shayla is excited to help her cousin, Serena, prepare her famous Sea Salted Dark Chocolate Caramel Chews for the annual bakeoff. What she wasn't prepared for was the heart-stopping tense moment that took place immediately before the decision was made. A deadly spell nearly killed Shayla's friend, and the victim has begged Shayla to solve the mystery. With the help of Sheriff Alex Stone, Detective Grant Wolfe, and Needles, Shayla uses her skills and magical powers to find out who tried to hurt someone close to her. But when a dead body is discovered during their investigation, Shayla wonders if maybe they aren't on the wrong track. Maybe the killer wasn't after a specific target...but many targets. Can Shayla stop the killer from taking another victim? Or will the July Jubilee be the last celebration for certain Enchanted Island citizens?

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets When Shayla discovers a dead body on the north side of the island, not only are the locals upset, but so is her dad, Black Forest King. No supernatural is supposed to venture to the north side of the island—those are the rules. Now it's Shayla's job to discover who broke those rules and why. With the help of Sheriff Alex Stone and Needles, Shayla sets out to do her job...that is, in between helping Serena pick a wedding venue, giving Zoie dating advice as she goes on her first official date, and juggling her own pathetic and lacking love life with Alex. Just when Shayla is sure she's narrowed down the suspects to two supernaturals, a new discovery leaves her baffled and confused. Can Shayla, Alex, and Needles take down the killer before one of them is next?

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets When a troublemaking witch falls dead at GiGi's coven meeting, there are plenty of suspects to question. Good thing Shayla was there to see the entire thing unfold. With Detective Grant Wolfe already working another case, it's up to Sheriff Stone and Shayla to solve this murder. Between tracking down suspects for their alibis and zeroing in on clues...Shayla must also help her cousin, Serena, plan a wedding! Oh, and help Zoie get ready for a back-to-school dance. What's a busy witch to do but roll wth the punches. Good thing Needles is there to keep her on track. With time running out, and the killer still on the loose, will Shayla and Sheriff Stone nab their villain? Or will the mystery go unsolved?

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets What should have been a fun evening of selecting flowers for Serena's wedding soon turned into a brawl between two Enchanted Island families. When one of them shows up dead the next day, Shayla, Needles, and Alex are on the case. But when the grieving family has more skeletons in their closet than actual people, the secrets start spilling out. With myriad suspects, the sleuthing trio set out to get alibis and motives. Just when Alex, Shayla, and Needles start to close in on the bad guy...one of them is critically injured! Now it's up to the other two to pick up the pace and snag the killer before Black Forest King steps in and the whole island feels his wrath!

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets With only a few days left until Serena and Grant get hitched, Shayla Loci is doing her best to make sure nothing goes wrong. Too bad she didn't foresee someone trying to take out one of the wedding party members! With plenty of suspects to question and myriad twists and turns to navigate, Shayla, Sheriff Stone, and Needles get to work. Things seem on track with solving the case...until another body turns up! Can Shayla successfully juggle the investigation and attend a wedding rehearsal dinner, celebrate Yule, and throw a bachelorette party while keeping Serena calm? Or will Serena and Grant have to postpone their wedding until the killer is captured?

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets With Valentine's Day around the corner, love is in the air. And so is murder. When game warden, Shayla Loci, discovered the dead body of a local resident, she had no idea how quickly the situation would escalate. But soon, the killer has medical examiner, Doc Drago, in his or her sights, and Shayla isn't going to stand for that. With the help of her bodyguard, Needles, and Sheriff Alex Stone, can Shayla figure out who wants Doc Drago Dead? Or will the island be looking for a new medical examiner?

Someone on Enchanted Island is roaming around killing people, and it's up to Shayla, Needles, and Alex to stop him or her. But first, they need to figure out what kind of supernatural they're dealing with. Turning to Black Forest King for help...the crime-solving team learns the answer to their question is far worse than anything they imagined! Between setting a wedding date, moving houses, and comforting Zoie on her first big relationship issue, Shayla is struggling for control. Add in a killer the likes Shayla has never encountered before, and it's enough to send a witch over the edge! Can Shayla, Needles, and Alex take down this elusive monster before he strikes again somewhere on the island? Or will the citizens of Enchanted Island continue to live in terror?

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career... A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter... And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets... It's time for goodbyes on Enchanted Island...and no one is more heartbroken than Zoie. Brick, her boyfriend of nearly a year, will be graduating and going to a supernatural college on the mainland shortly. But she's not the only one saying goodbye. When Shayla and the gang attend a going away party for another fellow witch friend of theirs, they soon discover murder is the special on the menu. Can Shayla, Alex, and Needles track down the killer and still get Zoie to prom on time? Only time will tell. But when disaster strikes, and another body is found, will Alex and Shayla have to say say goodbye to someone close to them? With witches, vampires, and werewolves as suspects, who knows what's in store?

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career... A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter... And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets... When the island's golem, Al, complains of trespassers on the north side of the island, Shayla and Needles set out to find out who is blatantly breaking the only rule Black Forest King has to living on Enchanted Island. But as the weeks go by with no hint of the culprit, Shayla turns to other exciting news—like Brick graduating and Serena and Grant's Baby Reveal Party. When Simone Bitewin is found beaten on the side of the road and her husband missing, Shayla, Needles, Alex, and Grant race to find the missing vampire dentist. The list of suspects is surprisingly long for a guy so well loved by the community. Just when Shayla and the gang are about to close in on a suspect, the unthinkable happens. Someone has snatched one of the gang! Can Shayla and Needles find the killer and the missing family friend before it's too late?

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career... A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter... And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets... With only a month to go before the big day, Shayla is feeling unusually calm. The only thing left to line up is the photographer. So when her very pregnant cousin, Serena, offers to help her with that errand, Shayla immediately says yes. But when the two women discover a dead body at the popular photo studio on Enchanted Island—Charmed Images—it doesn't take long before a list of suspects emerges—including forensic specialist Finn Faeton's uncle. With the help of her fiancé, Alex Stone, her sidekick, Needles, and a young prodigy in forensics from PADA, Shayla sets out to discover who would want the photographer dead. But when the killer sets his sights on Shayla and another family member, Shayla vows to turn the island upside down in order to capture her killer. Will she succeed? Or will her wedding pictures contain one less family member?

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets It's finally here! Alex and Shayla are about to get married and start a new and happy life together. If only they could figure out what secret Zoie is keeping from them. But when someone on the island starts killing off supernaturals, there's no time to focus on the upcoming nuptials or Zoie's secret. At first, the attacks seem random. That is, until the messages start appearing at the scene of the crimes. Now Alex, Grant, Shayla, and Needles are in a race against the "wedding clock" to try and find the killer. When someone in the wedding party is snatched...the supernaturals on the island rally together. With the help of the witches, fairies, dragons, and other supernaturals, can the killer be caught before the big day and the missing family member returned unharmed? And what about Zoie's big secret? Will she finally come clean with what has been haunting her?

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career... A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter... And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets... When Alex and Shayla leave for their honeymoon at the Tropical Paranormal Paradise Resort located in the Bermuda Triangle, they expect fun-filled days of swimming with krakens, zombie worms, and other fun sea monsters. What they got instead was a dead body by a charmed relic. With the help of the naughty stowaway Needles and another vacationing PADA detective Shayla once worked with, Alex and Shayla don their crime-solving hats to help discover who is using a long-lost artifact to kill local citizens.

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career... A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter... And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets... It's time for the annual Samhain Celebration on Enchanted Island! And this year, the supernatural citizens are bringing back the time-honored tradition of the Soul Cake March. Too bad a dead body shows up under the watchful eye of Shayla and Needles. With a little less than two months until Zoie graduates high school and enrolls in the Paranormal Apprehension and Detention Agency, both Shayla and Alex feel Zoie is ready to get her feet wet and help with the investigation. Who wanted the ruthless insurance adjuster and slumlord dead? Just about everyone on Enchanted Island! Things were going smoothly until the detectives got too close and the killer almost took one of them out! Now it's up to Shayla, Needles, Zoie, and the rest of the gang to find out who the killer is before he strikes again on All Souls' Day.

As Shayla, Alex, and Needles prepare for Zoie's big graduation day from high school during the busy Yule season, their celebration is cut short when one of Zoie's teachers meets an untimely death. Determined to find out who would murder a teacher everyone seemed to love, Shayla and the others race to solve the mystery. It doesn't take long before Shayla and Needles realize the dead teacher may not be as perfect as everyone thought, and soon a knot of secrets and deception slowly begins to unravel. When GiGi gets caught in the crossfire, Shayla, Alex, Needles, and the rest of the gang must band together and figure out how to capture the killer before Enchanted Island loses another beloved supernatural.

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets With Zoie away at PADA for six months, Newlyweds Shayla and Alex are unsure what to do with themselves. And it's only been a week since Zoie left! So when they are invited to a New Year's Eve party, the two jump at the chance to get out of the house. And when a dead body surfaces at the New Year's Eve Mixer just minutes before the twelve o'clock hour, it's just the distraction Shayla and Alex need! With Grant and Needles' help, the crime-solving team hits the ground running. After all, no one wants to start the new year off with a body count.

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets Only a couple weeks into the new year, and already the citizens of Enchanted Island are overwhelmed. The storm of the century is headed their way, and Alex, Shayla, Needles, and even Black Forest King are working hard to make sure all supernaturals and animals are prepared. But when a dead body suddenly appears, and one of the gang is targeted next...Shayla and Alex must race against the storm to track down the killer. Can the newlyweds face this next challenge together? Or will this be their first and last deadly storm?