Cozy Fantasy

When I rented a room in an old Victorian inn, I expected creaking floors, flickering lights, and maybe an eerie atmosphere—but not actual ghosts. And I never imagined that simply seeing them might cost me my life. After escaping a hellish marriage to a manipulative man, all I wanted was a fresh start—no drama, and definitely no chaos. Instead, soon after I step into the inn, a supernatural symbol sears beneath my fingernail, giving me the ability to see ghosts as living during full moons. Then I'm told terrifying creatures want me dead to take that symbol. And then I learn my name—...

On her 85th birthday, Grandma Bell and her six cats are pulled into a world of adventure by a wizardly cat-herding elf, shape-shifting teen triplets, a crafting Sisterhood…and an evil Red Queen in a steam-punk airship who is determined to destroy everyone. Grandma Bell awoke to unexpected adventure on her 85th birthday. Except for six perfect cats, and her doctor, she thought no one remembered who she was. A flood of colorful cards and letters pushed into her living room by a magical elf told a completely different story. Not only did others remember her birthday, but an entire community ...

When fates intertwine amid the madness of Mardi Gras, chaos reigns supreme A sinking crew boat carrying a dangerous mob assassin chained up for transport sets off a string of events that will affect the lives of many. Jacque Leguerre, a sociopath and hired killer, is consumed by revenge and blames Catholic priest Father Alphonso for his problems. When Jacque unexpectedly arrives in New Orleans, he’s determined to make the priest pay for his transgressions. Meanwhile, N.O.P.D. homicide detective Tony Nicosia finds himself facing off against a ruthless killer while dealing with a new ...

It's the holidays, and Samantha Moon and her family are ready to get together and celebrate. No, they may not be your average family, but the love is just as real. It's two days before the big Thanksgiving meal when Sam receives a most unusual guest. Unusual because she hasn't seen her brother, Clayton, in twenty years. Turns out, he isn't just here for the pumpkin pies and yams. He's got a problem. He's been cursed and thinks his little sister is his best chance to fix it. With pie baking put on hold, Sam and company set out to break his curse, locate a kidnapped baby, and save the day. ...

When Marisa Henley fulfills her childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian, it's not exactly everything that she imagined. The small town of Ridley Hall is the polar opposite of the city where she grew up and rarely does anything of interest happen…that is until the scandal of Hannah Ridley. Hannah Ridley lives at Ridley Hall with her husband, Charles, who recently uncovered Hannah’s affair with their farmhand, Travis. But when the Ridley Farm barn goes up in flames, Marisa finds herself putting on her sleuth hat as she tries to figure out whodunnit. Was it the scorned husband? The ...

When a mutilated body shows up in their seaside town of Noquitt, Maine, the Blackmoore sisters realize that an ancient relic they'd been trying to locate has been hidden right in their own hometown the whole time.

Find a missing book. That was the job the woman in the Doc Martens gave us. Easy money, right? Only now it seems she's actually an ancient, powerful sorcerer, and the book is a Book of Power that doesn't want to be found. It wants to tear reality apart at the seams, and it'll use anyone it can to do it. So now we've got one spectacularly displeased sorcerer, a hungry, still-missing book, a dentist with bad hygiene, and a neighbourhood having some reality issues to deal with. Plus about a day before the book turns our world - and us - inside out.

Galen is a vampire, Rafferty is a red wolf, and the twins, Ranger and Maverick, shift into grey wolves. What the shifters don't know is there is a war brewing and Lexi is caught right in the middle. But Lexi isn't human.

Max has settled nicely into life in Welling. He's got the best boyfriend ever born and a life he never imagined he could have. He's also written his new screenplay, and the hottest director in Hollywood has snapped it up enthusiastically. Things take a turn for the worse when one of the actors is murdered, and the best suspects are Max, his family, and his houseguests. The sheriff is no help at all, so Max needs to discover who the killer is before someone ends up behind bars.

I’m the chosen one... ...wait – what?? Okay, not the chosen one, but I’m the newest member of the Sorority of Brigid, a group of witches tasked to keep other witches safe and secret. At twenty-one, some days I don’t even feel up to defending my breakfast choices, never mind the witches of New Hampshire. The Fraternity of Free Witches has a different plan. Of course they do. Was there ever a secret group that didn’t have a rival? Rather than play nicely, they want to rule the world but I’m not about to let that happen. If they get their way, it’s going to be very bad for the ...

Blessed (or cursed, depending on who you ask) with human intelligence, Sir Edgar Allan Kipling, magical talking cat extraordinaire, spends most of his time keeping his human out of trouble. Of course, having a wizard for a human means that trouble is never far away. When Sir Kipling's human goes away for the weekend and leaves him to guard her magical library, things start out quiet. But he soon discovers witches smelling suspiciously of demon magic snooping about, and quiet goes out the window as chaos looms on the horizon.

A half witch with no power. A warlock who’s betrayed his own kind, and the monster that’s hunting them both. Destined to fail, Rossi is only a half witch. Her coven, her mom, even her troll were constantly trying to make up for lack of magic, but Rossi knows. And she’s over being a burden, but unsure how to fix it. On a stormy night, a bolt of lightning makes the choice for her, while at the same time, sending a pulse out into the magical world. Within hours, strangers start showing up in her small mountain county by the bucketloads. An annoying, but somewhat swoony warlock with ...

Isabel Dreary's life is about to end. Again. When witches use me to summon a demon, I wake up buried in a shallow grave. If that wasn't enough trauma, I'm kicked out of my nice private school and sent to Dead Academy, because apparently, I'm dead. Dead but still kicking. I'm talking soccer, naturally, or unnaturally because what's natural about an undead soccer team? With my death comes a few perks. Did I call them perks? Being able to talk to ghosts and cats really doesn't make up for the fact that I'm decomposing, particularly when the guy I kind of liked before I died is now a gorgeous ...

When your arch-nemesis dies and she still won't leave you alone. It's safe to say, Joyce and I don't get along. She's two-faced, for a start. So when she does me a solid and takes a drunken tumble and dies, I can finally forget all about her. Not that I wanted her dead. But peace isn’t on the cards for long because Joyce isn’t really gone. For reasons known only to the twisted universe, she’s come back to haunt me. Now, I can’t get a moment’s peace—not even in the bathroom—because this needy, ghostly, zombie version of Joyce follows me everywhere. And to make matters worse, ...

Witch vs. Mage: End Game In the thrilling conclusion to the quirky and charming Darkly Sweet series, Penny puts it all on the line for love, but sometimes, lines were made to be crossed. Drake can’t be what she needs, but his ego won’t let him back down without a fight. Conveniently, there are endless battles, the greatest one against his need to find a mop bucket with Penny Lane inside it. With mage contracts and Darksiders to juggle, (never kiss a Darksider) Penny and Drake will take on mayhem and paperwork, golf balls and heart-shaped shrapnel until Dayside and Darkside will never be...

When a friend needs help... you drop everything for them. Isabella's apartment building has suffered because she lives there. In one year, her landlord has put up iron railings on the windows, revamped the entire security system, and refurbished the entire inside because someone tried to burn her out of the building. When he needed her to prove his son was innocent she agreed without needing to know any of the details. Once she started digging into the case, she started to have second thoughts. Add in the tensions between the witches in the Sorority of Brigid all aimed at her, and she's got...

Ten years ago this season, Gregory Maguire wrapped up the series he began with Wicked by giving us the fourth and final volume of the Wicked Years, his elegiac Out of Oz. But “out of Oz” isn’t “gone for good.” Maguire’s new series, Another Day, is here, 25 years after Wicked first flew into our lives.

Vicky continues to find out more about her ancestry and who she is. Many of the family secrets are hidden in her basement. After finally being taken to see the Council, Vicky has to decide if she will continue facing danger and possible death, or if she will step aside. At the same time, Vicky continues to get closer to Ethan. Yet, she can’t trust everyone, not even her own family. While Vicky is self-absorbed with decisions and family secrets, the police chief deals with the disappearance of two young women. The suspect is a creature with a limited fertile span and desperate to get his ...

In the enchanting town of Frostwall, a young frost mage named Alaric stumbles upon a hidden recipe that will change his life forever. Armed with his magical abilities and an old ice cream churner, Alaric sets out to create the most extraordinary frozen treat the realm has ever tasted. But his journey is far from simple. From battling fearsome monsters to befriending a mysterious fawn girl, Alaric's quest takes him on an unexpected adventure. As he works to perfect his magical ice cream, he finds himself entangled in a web of friendship, danger, love, and self-discovery.

Everyone who knows me knows I love quality fabrics—there’s really nothing better with which to create my enchanted clothing. So, imagine my surprise and excitement when Lorcan and I attend an auction in Seattle, and I become the proud owner of the most beautiful silk that just happens to be a few hundred years old. And I know just what I’m going to make with it. Yes, there’s a protection spell safeguarding the silk from any sort of damage, but my blood magic will make quick work of that. As soon as my shears cut through the silk, though, it ages immediately, and I’m left with ...