Witch and Cozy Mysteries
Magic is real. Murder leaves traces.
Cozy mysteries set in small towns where the Tarot tells hard truths, the museum cases rattle after closing, and the woman pouring your tea has been wrong about a lot of things — but never about a murder.
My heroines aren't twenty-five and they aren't perfect. They've got jobs they've outgrown, families who don't get it, and magic they're still learning to point at themselves. When a body turns up, they're already at capacity. That's where the fun starts.
Not your average cozy because the village is quirky, but because the magic is subtle. It costs something. It changes people. And when it's used right, it changes the person using it.
You're not here for the puzzle alone. You're here because a good mystery is really a story about someone finally facing the thing they've been avoiding.
So are mine.
Start with the Paranormal Museum.
Or start with Tea.
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New Release! Winter of the Witch
A solstice ritual, a body in the koi pond… and one 75-year-old scholar forced to practice what she’s only ever preached.
Beatrix Marzanna has spent a lifetime keeping magic safely theoretical and people at a careful distance—especially the niece she raised and the handful of friends she still claims.
Visiting a quiet wine-country town for a winter solstice rite at her friend Elaine’s house, she expects nothing more than candlelight and company. Instead, a fellow modern witch is found dead in the koi pond.
The police call it a tragic slip. Beatrix knows better. When a second woman is killed, Beatrix must risk the fragile connection she still has to catch a killer.
As the hours tick down to Christmas, she’s left with one stark truth: at seventy-five, she may be running out of time to open herself to the divine, to real power… and to the people who matter the most.
Step into the cold, the crows, and the quiet magic of the novella Winter of the Witch—book four in the Mystery School series—and discover whether Beatrix will finally answer the call.
Books in Progress
A super secret mystery: Winter of the Witch. Solve the puzzle to unlock it!
Ellie & the Secret Staircase!
Ellie Drew is 80-something, sharp as ever, and already in over her head. A Surreal Modern Ode to Nancy Drew. Free Serialization on Substack.
Refuge of the Witch: The next book in the Mystery School series.
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