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Witch cozy mystery with a talking cat and town secrets Holiday Hills thrives on charm, magic, and a healthy dose of gossip—but someone has turned all three into a weapon. Cozy mystery author and witch Abby Odell expects her biggest problem to be finishing her latest book. Instead, a mysterious enchanted newspaper appears overnight, printing secrets no one should know. Love charms gone wrong. Potion disasters. A scandal involving a vampire, a karaoke curse, and far too many witnesses. The Hex Herald never lies—and it never stops. The worst part? The paper only prints gossip after someone spreads it, magically exposing the truth for the entire town to see. Half of Holiday Hills is furious, the other half is hiding, and Abby is suddenly the prime suspect behind the chaos. Cooper, her sarcastic Burmese familiar, finds the whole thing entertaining. Abby does not. With rumors spiraling, tempers flaring, and secrets hitting dangerously close to home, Abby must uncover who is running the Hex Herald before the town implodes under the weight of its own whispered sins. In Witches Just Want to Cast Spells, cozy mystery readers will a small-town witch cozy mystery full of magical secrets a sharp-tongued talking cat familiar gossip-driven chaos with real consequences amateur sleuthing fueled by wit, heart, and magic a close-knit community on the brink of magical disaster
Author
USA Today Bestselling Author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson writes cozy mysteries, thrillers, and paranormal women's fiction featuring strong female leads. Her stories shine through her dialogue, which readers have praised for being realistic and compelling. Her first novel, Unfinished Business, was a five-star Reader's Favorite, a Rone Award finalist, and a number one bestseller on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. In 2021, she introduced readers to detective Rachel Ryder in Damaging Secrets. Overkill, the third book in the Rachel Ryder series, was one of Thrillerfix’s best thrillers of 2021.Reviews have praised her work as ‘compelling, and intense,’ and ‘read through the night, edge of your seat thrillers. Prior to publishing, she worked as a journalist in the suburbs of Atlanta where her work appeared in multiple newspapers and magazines. She wrote a monthly featured column in Northside Woman magazine. Writing is only one of Carolyn's passions. She is an avid dog lover and currently spoils two pit bull boxer mixes. She lives in the mountains of North Georgia as an empty nester with her husband, a cantankerous cat, and those two spoiled dogs. Contact Carolyn at carolyn@carolynridderaspenson.com
