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As if Devil’s Moon, Kentucky isn’t haunted enough now a few spooky visitors have come to town. Librarian by day, Ripley Van Raden is not only in charge of the books, but she has to track down why there’s a sinister spirit hanging around the library. What’s even more terrifying is the spirit seems connected to a recent murder. At night Ripley guides tour-goers around the haunted locations of town. When a mystery man appears she has to find out if he’s the killer. Séances, ghosts, and peculiar strangers all stand in her way. At least she has the help of her hunky detective/...

There’s a new ghost in town. Librarian Ripley Van Raden meets a mysterious woman roaming the stacks at Bilson Library. She needs Ripley’s help with finding out who killed her friend. Since Ripley deals with spooky spirits all the time, the woman thinks Ripley is just the person for the job. Ripley isn’t just a librarian, she’s a haunted tour guide leading people around the haunted streets of Devil’s Moon, Kentucky. Plus, Ripley communicates with ghosts via text, phone, email, or any tech gadget available. And her nifty psychic medium talent might just come in handy with finding a ...

From the beginning, Halloween LaVeau asked herself if she truly wanted to be leader of the Underworld. Now she must answer that question. Her life depends on it.

When the sun goes down, Ripley Van Raden sets out to guide tour-goers through the haunted locations of Devil's Moon, Kentucky. During the day, she's head librarian. There are plenty of ghosts there too. Ripley receives an old diary in the mail. When strange things occur at the library, Ripley believes the book could be the cause. During one of her haunted tours, a murder victim is discovered. That's not Ripley's only problem. Someone is trying to take over her haunted tour. Is the competition related to the murder? Perhaps the old diary holds the answer. Ripley must discover the truth ...

Maggie Thomas likes to think she’s tough and totally into this private eye thing. She got off to a rocky start, but things aren’t so bad now. Until she discovers a couple dead guys. Plus, while at the scene of the crime her hot detective boyfriend Jake Jackson places her in handcuffs. At least she has the help of her assistant Dorothy Raye who likes to kick butt while wearing her orthopedic shoes. Wielding her knitting needles like weapons is only one of Dorothy's talents. Maggie finds herself in big trouble this time. Will she find the killer before she ends up dead in the water?

TV investigative reporter Chase Charley is on the case. When she receives a mysterious phone call telling her to check out a New Orleans jazz club, her instinctive sleuthing skills kick in. Once at the club, she discovers a crime scene. The owner of a voodoo tour is dead. The police find a paper with Chase's name and number in the victim's hand. Now Chase has to uncover why this man had her info. Not to mention what happened to him. Rival reporter Bill Dangerfield has been drawn into the case too. He thinks Chase should partner with him to get to the bottom of things. It's hard for Chase to...

Cece Cash figures there's no harm in using a dash of witchcraft to help her private detective work. She might just change her mind though when one of her spells works a little too well. Cece's not in this alone. Derek North is her handsome partner. He likes to remind her daily that they're both partners now. The detective agency is equal. That means the good with the bad. When a client asks Cece to prove that a suicide was actually murder, Cece must use her witchy skills to keep from being the killer’s next victim. Will her luck run out in Vegas this time?

Yesterday Cece Cash came dangerously close to stuffing Derek North into the trunk of her car and dumping his body in the Vegas desert. Then she snapped out of her daydream and realized he wasn’t worth the prison time.As much as Cece hates to admit it, she needs Derek. Her old pal’s cash rescued her private investigation agency. Her witchcraft hadn’t been enough to save the business. Luckily for her, Derek has the money and she has the skills. Well, at least she thinks she has the skills. She’s still counting on the spell casting to help. Now if she can just pay Derek back, she’ll ...

Things have changed for Halloween LaVeau now that she’s no longer the leader of the Underworld. Her witchcraft skills are seriously lacking and she’s been kicked out of LaVeau Manor. Plus, now that the groom is missing the wedding plans have come to a screeching halt. The new leader has big plans for the Underworld, but none of them involve Hallie. Will the bride and groom make it to the altar to say I do? Has Hallie lost everything she holds dear? Will the Underworld survive without her leadership? She’ll have to use every ounce of power she can find if she wants to be charmed ever ...

"Rose Pressey's books are fun!" Janet Evanovich Charmed, I’m sure…Halloween LaVeau is the new leader of the underworld, but before the ink’s dry on her business cards, a mysterious man appears, claiming the title belongs to him. Giovanni St. Clair declares he has proof that he’s the true owner of the Book of Mystics, and therefore, the leader of the Underworld. Halloween has reason to believe that Giovanni’s motives are nothing but sinister. Not only must she defend her status as the witch in charge, but Halloween has to protect the world from a coven she inadvertently reanimates....

Who sent Halloween LaVeau a mysterious cauldron? Until Hallie knows where exactly the cauldron came from she must resist using it. Is the cauldron connected to the werewolves threatening Halloween LaVeau’s status as leader of the Underworld? Things are getting hairy in Enchantment Pointe.Hallie suspects her new neighbor might be involved with the werewolves. When another stranger shows up Hallie becomes worried for her safety. Things aren’t as they seem and if Hallie doesn’t see through the façade soon her life will be shattered. "Rose Pressey's books are fun!" Janet Evanovich

Book 4 of the bestselling Haunted Tour Guide Mystery Series. Ripley Van Raden guides tour-goers through the spooky streets and creepy buildings on her popular ghost tour. She deals with ghosts on a daily basis in her haunted hometown of Devil's Moon. Spirits aren't only there at night. During the day, as head librarian, Ripley chats with the ghost of the town’s former librarian via text and social media. When a team of film makers want to include Ripley's tour in their documentary she agrees. It sounds like a great way to promote her tour. No sooner does the camera stop rolling when one ...

Leader of the Underworld Halloween LaVeau is attending an award ceremony. Brothers Liam and Nicolas have been nominated for Coven Leader of the Year. Things take a strange turn when ghosts and magic collide during the ceremony. There will be no awards given out if Halloween doesn’t gain control of the event.Previously published in the Spell of the Ball anthology.

Things are changing for Ripley Van Raden. She’s still head librarian and hauntedtour guide extraordinaire, but now she has a new endeavor. As if she isn’tsurrounded by enough spookiness, Rip and her boyfriend Detective Landon purchase ahaunted museum. When Rip receives a vase mailed to the museum, she assumes it’s ahaunted donation. Back at the library, a man is murdered. Soon Rip discovers the victim is somehow connected to the haunted vase. Now that she owns the vase is her life in danger? Does an inherited book hold the clue that she needs to solvethis crime? In the end, Rip is ...

Ripley Van Raden, or Rip as everyone calls her, takes a break from guiding people on her haunted tour around Devil's Moon and tries to solve the mystery behind the spirit haunting the haunted museum. The investigation might oddly be linked to her handsome detective beau. Rip has to solve the mystery to save her hunk.

National Organization of Magic Detective Tom Owenton has come back into Elly's life to ask for her help with a spell. It just happens to be Valentine's Day though. Does that mean love is in the air?

Can Ripley van Raden's life get any spookier? Apparently so. When she's not working as librarian at the haunted library in Devil's Moon, Kentucky, she's guiding people on tours of the haunted locations in town. When a mysterious man warns Ripley that she's in danger and then he is murdered hours later, she has to take his warning seriously or she might be the next victim. Is this man's death related to a ghost at the library? Ripley has to close the cover on this story before she encounters her not so happy ending.