A daylight burglary turns to murder when Ginger Barnes’s neighborhood friend returns home at the worst possible time. Thefts and threats and wild accusations swiftly follow, tightening tensions on previously peaceful Beech Tree Lane. When elderly eccentric Letty MacNair is mugged on her doorstep, the message is clear—anyone could be next. Gin’s discreet inquiries sped investigations along in the past, but this time crime is targeting the amateur sleuth’s safe haven. Does she have something more daring in mind?
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When a spectral pup believes in you, how can you doubt yourself?

Janelle Brighton’s psychic talents are more of a nuisance than a gift. After years of running from her abilities and her family’s tangled legacy, she returns to Wyldwood Springs seeking a fresh start. Instead, she finds a body behind her jewelry store and a target on her back.

Mr. Bixby, a resurrected dachshund with a flair for drama, insists Janelle is destined for more than mediocrity. Together, they embark on a quest to find her missing mother, restore a memory-impaired family ghost, and solve a murder that threatens to unravel their fragile peace among newfound friends.

As magical mishaps and spectral surprises pile up, Janelle must confront the truth that denying her powers won’t make them disappear. Embracing them might just save her life… and her town.

In a place where the supernatural is natural, believing in yourself is the real magic.

Love your cozies with hounds, humor, and a dash of haunt? This story offfers:
• A snarky, scene-stealing dachshund with unfinished business
• A reluctant psychic finding her power (and her people)
• Small-town secrets, witty banter, and zero gore
• A twisty, feel-good mystery with cryptic clues.

You Can’t Always Get What You Haunt kicks off the Mystic Mutt Mysteries—lighthearted paranormal cozy mysteries where the sidekicks have paws, the spirits have opinions, and justice comes with a wag. Perfect for fans who like their whodunits funny, fast-paced, and slightly spooky.

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Wicked witches. Murder. Mystery.
The ghosts of past school years are haunting Vega. Literally.

As a teacher at the most prestigious magical boarding school for witches, Ms. Vega Bloodmire is ready to finish up summer school classes and prepare for the start of the new school year. When her dreams are unexpectedly disturbed by a vision of a dead student, she wonders if there is more going on than guilt from her subconscious mind and she might be haunted by a ghost. As if being a ghoul with a craving for corpse flesh isn’t bad enough, Vega fears she might have another unforgivable proclivity that she will have to hide from the world.

When she learns other teachers are being haunted in their sleep as well, she doesn’t know if something has made the school ghosts restless or something else might be amiss. After the first staff member dies, she realizes these ghostly phantoms aren’t what they seem.

As the most brilliant teacher on staff, and the only one with experience uncovering mysterious foes, it’s up to Vega to solve the staff’s spectral problem before students arrive for the start of the school year. Can Vega discover who is behind these hauntings and why—before someone else dies?

This book starts with Vega Bloodmire’s life before working at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches when she was a new and inexperienced teacher at Lady of the Lake School for Girls. Dream Ghoul is the 15th book—a novella/short novel—in the series of mysteries. The book takes place at a magical academy, but these whodunnits are fine to be read in any order.

Clean, cozy, no sex or swearing, PG 13—perfectly fine for teens or grandmas who like mysteries with magic.
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