Amanda M. Lee

Scout Randall is on the verge of getting information about her past. Patience has never been one of her virtues, though. As she's waiting for her source to get settled, a new problem arises ... and it has fangs.When she was a kid, a chance encounter in a park left Scout questioning the existence of monsters. Now, one of those potential monsters is back ... and he's taken up residence in Hawthorne Hollow. He isn't alone either.Vampires are on the prowl and it's up to the Spell's Angels to figure out what they want and eradicate them through any means necessary. That's easier said than done, though.Scout can't shake the feeling that something bigger than the obvious is happening, and when her boyfriend's close friend is infected, she realizes she has to increase her efforts if she wants to save as many people as possible.One vampire is deadly. A nest, though? That can be catastrophic. In this particular case, the head vampire trying to infiltrate Hawthorne Hollow has a plan ... and it involves turning as many people as possible.It's a race against time. Scout has to keep those closest to her safe while expanding her search for answers. In the end, she might get more than she bargained for on both fronts ... if she can survive long enough to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Avery Shaw likes to win. Unfortunately, her single-minded focus on being declared victor tends to get her into trouble. That's never more true than when she decides to take on her archnemesis Tad Ludington.With an election coming up, Avery is ready to let her freak flag fly in an attempt to get Tad to show his true colors on television ... thus sabotaging his chance at getting into office. That backfires when, after a truly epic meltdown, Tad is shot and left for dead in his own home.Sheriff Jake Farrell knows Avery isn't guilty but his belief doesn't matter when the case is taken away from him and given to the Michigan State Police. The incoming investigator zeroes in on Avery almost instantly ... and makes her life a living hell.In addition to Tad, who is fighting for his life in the hospital, Avery also has to grapple with Eliot's former employee Fawn, a woman who won't stop flapping her lips about Avery's probable guilt ... all because she holds a grudge and finally has a platform to express it.Avery is in a bind. She's been banned from covering Tad's attack and the election, and she's being called a "suspect" on every television station in the state. If she wants to clear her name, she's going to need help.There's little more she loathes than asking for help. She has no choice this time.Avery has always attracted weirdos. This go-around, those weirdos are going to come to her defense. It's going to take a motley band of colorful characters to save Macomb County's favorite intrepid reporter.Will they be up for the challenge?

Hadley Hunter is feeling on top of the world.She's embracing her new home on Moonstone Bay and coming into her own as a witch. Her boyfriend Galen Blackwood, who happens to be sheriff, is even involving her in his investigations.Unfortunately, the peace on Moonstone Bay is about to be threatened.A local millionaire and a one-hit-wonder songstress are hosting the Skyclad Festival, a paranormal beach extravaganza that features a bevy of famous faces in paranormal circles ... and those who want to hobnob with them. There's only one little problem ... .One of the local influencers, a woman whose only job is to rave about things on the internet, ends up dead. Then, in short order, the organizer himself goes missing. That means Galen is on the case ... and Hadley insists on serving as his sidekick.There are a lot of witches on the island. The question is: Is magic to blame for murder or is something more insidious happening?It's going to take everyone working together to find the correct answers - and keep each other safe - as the problem on the beach deteriorates.Someone has murder on the mind and Hadley is determined to find the culprit. All she has to do is survive long enough to uncover a mystery that has roots in a past long since forgotten ... well, and not step on the wrong witchy toes.The odds of doing both seem long but where there's a witch, there's a way.

Sometimes fun comes in smaller packages.Join five fun friends from five different series as they embark on five different adventures.This collection includes: Wolf on the Job (A Covenant College Short): Spend time with Aric as he navigates life with his tempestuous wife and magical daughter.Luke on the Loose (A Mystic Caravan Mystery Short): Hang out with Luke as he investigates an incubus in Ohio ... and maybe finds a love connection all his own.Cupid in Crisis (A Moonstone Bay Cozy Mystery Short): Join in the fun as Booker helps an old friend ... with a little help from Hadley and Galen, and a lot of trouble from a cadre of demanding models.Millie on a Mission (A Charlie Rhodes Cozy Mystery Short): Millie likes being in charge, especially when she gets to mess with an old enemy. Jack and Charlie are along for the ride.Jerry Takes Charge (An Aisling Grimlock Short): Hang out with Jerry as he runs an important party ... and tries to keep his best friend Aisling from running off the rails

Charlie Rhodes is at a crossroads in her life. Her big secret is out - at least with the most important person in her life Jack Hanson - and now they have to deal with a whole new reality.Things are going relatively well when the Legacy Foundation is sent on a mission to Charleston. It seems women are dying under strange circumstances: open windows, no immediate sign of violence, locked doors. The leader of their group is convinced it's an incubus, and even though he was the chief naysayer before, Jack has no idea what to believe given the reality of his magical girlfriend.It's a new world and Charlie is excited to embrace it. Jack wants to keep her close while exploring her abilities. They make a fearsome twosome ... although there's danger at every turn.It seems Charlie resembles the dead women, and even though local police thought they had nothing in common ... it seems they actually did. They were bucking for a reality television show and it appears someone in that business may be a murderer.Charleston is a new environment and Charlie and Jack are embracing a brand new world. Things are going to be fine ... as long as they live to tell the tale.A murderer is stalking Charleston, death is close, and only Charlie can save the day. She's going to need those closest to her to do it. Luckily, they're up for the challenge.

Halloween is Avery Shaw's favorite time of year. What's not to love? Slasher movies, hot chocolate and corn mazes. She's addicted to them all.During a visit to one of those mazes, she runs across several men trying to kidnap a teenage girl. In true Avery fashion, she intervenes ... resulting in a severe injury. While she's on the mend, she starts tracking information on a group of people working in the area.Avery can't decide if she's on to something or imagining things. The attack leaves her weaker than she would like, something she refuses to acknowledge, and questioning her investigative mind.Eliot Kane, her live-in love, decides to help. As much as he wants her safe, he understands she needs to take control. Together, they're going to dig until they find the information they need. Unfortunately for both of them, the deeper they get, the more they start to wonder just how big of an operation they're dealing with.Information pours in, leading to questions about missing girls from years before ... and an odd woman serving as an oracle for the Halloween fans in the present. She's keeping a secret, too, and Avery is determined to figure out what it is.As she's proven her entire life, Avery won't quit until she wins. This time, however, the battle is going to be long, dark and deadly.She won't ever give up ... even if the search for the truth ultimately kills her.

Witches are descending on Hemlock Cove and the town is gearing up for mayhem. Bay Winchester is ready to cover the event for her newspaper, and is excited to see faces she hasn't interacted with in more than a decade.Then the unthinkable happens.The local blacksmith shop catches fire and Bay and her cousin Thistle risk death to try and rescue the owner. Unfortunately, they're too late, and the man is unable to be resuscitated. Not only that, but it wasn't the fire that killed him. No, he was murdered.Bay can't shake the feeling that something bad is about to happen. Harbingers of the feathered variety are filling the sky ... and threatening attack. Dark magic is at work, and someone is plotting multiple deaths.It's up to Bay and her family to save the day, and they have to do it before cousin Clove gets married on the summer solstice. It's a big day for the family, and a big moment for Bay. She's the center of attention as the clock ticks down, the weight of the world on her shoulders.The Winchesters won't sit back and wait for a fight to come to them, they'll go after the fight ... and this is no exception. As death comes calling, they will answer.Sit back and enjoy the ride. Love, marriage, death, and destruction are about to collide. You won't want to miss a thing.

Izzy Sage is settling into her new job, enjoying her new romance, and only has one thing on her mind: Choosing a new assistant to help her at Belle Isle's death gate. All of that changes when the gate malfunctions. Instead of dragging someone over, though, it sends five people back.Years ago, a group of trainees disappeared while on a tour of the facility. There was no rhyme or reason to what happened and the higher-ups assumed they died during the malfunction. Five of them have returned though, and they haven't aged a day.Naturally, the reaper world is buzzing with the news. Izzy, however, thinks something bigger might be going on. Her belief only becomes stronger when another creature shows up in the middle of the night and attacks.The malfunctioning gate is hiding a sinister secret, and it might just have something to do with what happened to Izzy's parents so many years ago. Oliver has ties to the initial incident, too, and even though he knew the men way back then, he's discombobulated by what's happening now. When you add to that the arrival of Paris Princeton, Izzy has her hands full.Thankfully she's not alone on the job. She has the Grimlocks to back her play ... and serve as emotional sounding boards. Together, Izzy and the Grimlocks are neck deep in trouble and searching for answers. They need to find them before the unthinkable happens and they lose one of their own, because when the gate starts acting weird again, someone is going to have to cross over to the other side - face death itself - and reclaim the most valuable prize imaginable.Izzy's life is about to take a turn. Somehow, she needs to stay on her feet to see it through. That's easier said than done when death is your business but if anyone can make it to the other side and live to tell the tale, it's Izzy.It's going to be a bumpy ride.