Cirrus@Austlit

'As a private investigator and ghost whisperer, I ask myself many questions—why can I see dead people? Can I wear purple to my own wedding? How do you get peanut butter out of a raccoon’s fur? But ‘who killed Gianna Tate’ was never among them. Until now.

'The cut-throat attorney’s death puts a crimp in my plans, for here I am, all dressed up and ready for the Scarecrow Ball, when she turns up, un-living, riding shotgun in my SUV. Usually an optimist, I’m finding my beloved cup o’ joe less than half full as I set about finding her killer while deflecting questions from my family about my impending wedding to Detective Kade Galloway. Smokin’ hot, lustworthy, mine. Right? I can’t believe it either!

'But here we are, knee-deep in vampires, zombies, and scarecrows, hunting a murderer, bathing raccoons, stumbling from one crisis to another, asking myself, red wine or white at the reception?

'Join Audrey Fitzgerald in the Ghost Detective mysteries, a romantic paranormal cozy mystery featuring a talking cat, a ghost, and a murder to solve.'(Publication summary)

'When Cody Pendant, a black market occult dealer, is murdered, no-one is surprised. Cody was a fraud and a conman who had ripped off almost everyone he’d ever done business with. When her address is found on his body, Holly is convinced the killer is closing in. On her.

'Deciding life is better if you’re living, she makes plans. Big plans. Plans such as renovating her house. Baking bread. And exploring exactly why her heart skips more than a beat whenever the sexiest lawman she’s ever seen is near.

'But first she needs to figure out if Cody’s killer is the same supernatural assassin out to get her. Easy, right?' (Publication summary)

'Holly Day isn’t who she thinks she is.

'Forced into hiding in the small town of Gravestone, she’s under strict instructions not to use her magic. If only it were that easy.

'When her rat familiar unearths a human bone—in Holly’s backyard—she’s on the case. Only Holly has another problem… her memory is like swiss cheese—full of holes. Is she really the SIA Agent she thinks she is? Or is something more sinister at play?

'Trying to keep a low profile and stay under the radar of the local police is easier said than done when she teams up with super senior, Doris Shutt, the pair of them determined to get to the bottom of the mysterious remains before the Sheriff throws Holly in jail, for good.' (Publication summary)

'No matter how fast you are, you can’t outrun your past.

'I lost everything when a tragic accident stole my family away. Not caring whether I lived or died, I signed on for the most dangerous job possible, hoping to do some good in the world before I met my maker.

'Flash forward three years, and I’m still at it, protecting our fractured world from the cruelest and most corrupt paranormal entities. But when a band of powerful magical villains team up threatening a supernatural war that could destroy humanity, it shatters the delicate balance between good and evil.

'It’s up to me to stop this apocalyptic nightmare before it can destroy everything good that’s left in the world… no pressure, right?' (Publication summary)

'I don’t use the word ghoulish a lot, but…

'By day, I’m an ordinary girl. At night, though, I moonlight as a vampire hunter, a vigilante hell-bent on ridding my Texas hometown of the fanged menace once and for all. Until I learn that there are far worse things that go bump in the night.

'Unfortunately, a new supernatural evil has come to town, and it doesn’t just want people’s blood. It aims to devour them body and soul, and then to wear the skins and take possession of the lives they snuffed out in the process.

'Dark stuff.

'I never thought I’d find myself working beside my lifelong enemy, but when there are no good choices, you take the lesser of the two evils and pray he doesn’t stab you when your back is turned.' (Publication summary)

'You can run from your demons, but you can’t hide.

'I killed my first vampire at the age of five. They locked me away for years, said I was crazy, that I’d made it all up. But I know what really happened and what could happen again if I don’t play it safe.

'Something dark lives within me, and it’s clawing to get out. I’ve exiled myself to the Alaskan tundra, knowing that as long as I stay out of the heat, there won’t be any wildfires.

'And then a death in the family summons me to the town I fled long ago. Maxxan, Texas. I have memories here—some of them good, most of them bad.

'Now I’m being told I must stay for one whole year to satisfy the conditions of my late grandmother’s will. I’m just about to give up on learning my family’s long-kept secrets and obtaining my sizeable inheritance when I’m found out.

'The Enforcers know who I am; they also know what happened all those years ago.

'And now they want my help…' (Publication summary)

'When it takes everything you've got just to survive, failure is not an option. Abandoned as a baby, I grew up in an orphanage and a slew of foster homes, my strange magical abilities a magnet for trouble until the government plucked me up and turned me into a weapon working on their behalf. I was to hunt down others like me-paranormals who had gone rogue-and I had no choice but to comply...

'For years, they never cared about what I could do, they just needed me to get the job done. But now they're asking lots of questions, and I don't have any of the answers.

'The truth is: nobody knows who or what I am. Not even me.

'If I can't figure it out soon, I'll not only lose my job but possibly end up in prison... or the morgue.' (Publication summary)

'Running a private eye firm in Firefly Bay would be so much easier if I didn't have a dozen elderly ghosts dogging my every step.

'All I really want is to solve my cases, enjoy my coffee in peace, date super-hot cop Captain Cowboy Hot Pants, or, as he likes to be called, Detective Kade Galloway, and keep my annoyingly loveable family from discovering my ghost whispering secret.

'But before I can say café au lait, I have a dead nurse on my hands whose death was no accident, a house overrun with supernatural seniors, a talking cat who has zero appreciation that the diet I put him on is in his own best interests (his furball presents inside my shoes are totally uncalled for), and an intriguing new neighbor who has busted me (more than once) talking to ghosts.

'Fingers crossed, I can solve the mystery of why I am suddenly a ghost magnet and convince the dearly departed to move on before I'm carted off in a straight jacket.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'How can any self-respecting, slightly clumsy, highly caffeinated private eye pass up a dare? Short answer, she can’t. Now up I’m a certain creek trying to figure out how to live without coffee for an entire week!

'With my mood sour, my temper frazzled, and my patience long gone, how am I meant to deal with this? And by this, I mean the dead body on my front lawn.

'Before I can say double espresso, I've got a ghost whose transition to the afterlife is far from smooth, an overweight cat who is annoyingly vocal about his new (definitely called for) diet, and a mystery to solve that involves multiple visits to the local brewery. Can anyone say silver lining?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Running a private investigation business in the seaside town of Firefly Bay should be a pretty easy job. One where I call the shots—figuratively speaking because to put clumsy little ole me in charge of a firearm is just asking for trouble. After a hectic few months all I’m after is an easy day, where my cases add up to nothing more strenuous than deciding if tonight’s takeout is pizza or tacos (or both).

'Should have known my day was going to go to hell in a handbasket when someone switched out my coffee order for decaf (seriously, who does that?) and my main squeeze, Captain Cowboy Hot Pants, aka Detective Kade Galloway’s ex-girlfriend and internal affairs investigator, Savannah Mcintosh, turns up to work a case.

'Before I can say café latte, Galloway’s dodging my calls, I’ve got a raccoon on my hands who’s decided mi casa es su casa, my ghostly best friend has a crush to die for, and local teenager Kira Melendez has turned up missing.

'So much for an easy day. I have a sneaking suspicion my life is about to become a whole new level of crazy.'

Source : publisher's blurb

A collection of Christmas stories connected to various cosy mystery series.

'Once she was human. Now she's something else altogether.

'Indigo Delta is an assassin for hire. Half human, half android, she’s an elite fighting machine. She follows orders without question, kills without emotion, and gets the job done with minimal fuss.

'Then she meets him: Ryker Victor. Her next target.

'Ryker falls for Indigo the moment he lays eyes on her. Granted, she is trying to kill him, but he’s ready for her. After all, he’s also a creation of the Institute—one they desperately want to silence. Now he has to convince Indigo that he’s telling the truth and that the Institute was founded on lies they will do anything to hide.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'To protect the townsfolk of Assjacket, West Virginia, from my out of control, wonky magic, I'm unceremoniously thrown in the magic pokey. Until Baba Yaga herself offers me a lifeline. With conditions. Accept the role of magic bounty hunter or remain in the pokey indefinitely.

'My first assignment? Track down a witch suspected of practicing blood magic. Armed with rusty investigative skills and a shaky handle on my magic, I'm determined to bring the rogue witch to justice and prove everyone in Assjacket wrong.

'The trail takes me to New Orleans, and just when the witch is within reach, she slips away, leaving a dead body at my feet. Fortunately for me, smokin' hot local cop Jax Lincoln is on the case. Unfortunately for me, I'm his number one suspect.

'Now I not only need to find the rogue witch but clear my name and prove to everyone back home that I'm not the disaster they think I am.

'With All Hallows Eve fast approaching, I'm determined to one: get a handle on my magic before I blow up another building, two: apprehend the dark witch before she releases any more of her doodoo with the voodoo, and three: convince Jax that setting his pants on fire was purely accidental and that I'm not that bad a witch, I promise.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Tiny the giant fairy is intent on making life difficult for the residents of Whitefall Cove. But what happens when the cranky mechanic turns up dead in her garage?

'Tiny and I have something in common. We share a birthday. So when a mysterious gift turns up on my doorstep that could have had me joining Tiny in the ever-after, I'm immediately suspicious. Add to that Tiny's death was staged to look like an accident and I'm convinced foul play was involved.

'While I'm busy searching for clues, Gran is busy creating havoc at her new role as Advanced Potion's teacher at Drixworths Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She's already on her third warning and I fear the powers that be will not be embracing her unorthodox teaching methods anytime soon.

'When another body drops, coincidentally sharing a birthday with Tiny and me, I have a sneaking suspicion the killer will not quit until I'm dead. With my birthday celebrations on hold, I call the murder club to order—we have a mystery to solve and a killer to catch.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Amateur sleuth, PI in training, ghost whisperer.

'That's me. Audrey Fitzgerald, ghost detective. I'm finally coming to terms with the fact that I can not only communicate with ghosts, but animals too. Well, one in particular, my big gray teddy bear of a cat, Thor. What I haven't worked out yet is how to keep my newfound abilities a secret from the townsfolk of Firefly Bay.

'When I'm hired by the president of the local historical society to find a missing necklace, I figured I finally had a case that didn't require ghostly interference. After all, how hard could it be to find a missing piece of jewelry? Things turn complicated real fast when the necklace turns up in the most unexpected of places and my client turns up dead.

'Now I'm up to my neck in ghostly chatter, I have a murder to solve, my PI exams are looming, I'm worried I may have to put Thor on a diet, and I think I've accidentally fallen for Captain Cowboy Hot Pants—aka, Detective Kade Galloway. But worst of all? What on earth do I put on my business card without scaring off the townsfolk? Amateur sleuth, PI in training, ghost whisperer, or ghost detective?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Never in my almost thirty years did I think my new normal would be talking to ghosts, yet here we are.

'After inheriting a PI business, I find my clients are more incorporeal than not and are relying on me to solve their untimely deaths. Unfortunately, being a magnet for ghosts has its downside. Hello? Lack of privacy, for starters. Not to mention looking like a looney tune for holding animated conversations with myself. But the biggest problem? Their killers don't want me on the case.

'Now I have a new mystery to solve. Local psychic Myra Hansen woke up dead and she's none too happy about it. Seems she didn't see that one coming! Together with my ghostly best friend, a talking cat, and Captain Cowboy Hot Pants—or, as he likes to be called, Detective Kade Galloway—I'm in yet another race against time.

'Catch a killer before the killer catches me.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.