Twenty-nine-year-old Imogen Banks is hashtag struggling.

After a disaster ends her career, destroys her home and burns up all the money she’s saved to open her own bakery, she enters a baking contest for an all-or-nothing, last ditch chance at getting her life together.

But when she arrives at the mysterious island off the coast of France, she discovers all the inhabitants of the quaint town are magical and if she wins the contest, she’ll become the next royal baker at the castle on top of the hill. No worries that the last royal baker appears to have been murdered.

And one more small thing– Imogen herself is apparently a witch!

As Imogen struggles to learn new spells, wrangle a snarky magical flame into baking her desserts and try and not burn the whole white tent down in the process, a fellow contestant drops dead with all evidence making Imogen the top suspect.

But she hasn’t only caught the eye of the bumbling and pompous police inspector, who’s doing his best to pin the crime on her. With a hunky medic and a broodingly handsome baker vying for her attention, Imogen’s whipped a little romance into the mix.

But when she discovers ties between the recent murder and the previous royal baker’s death, Imogen’s out to not only clear her name, but figure out which of the cooks has a taste for killing.

Will Imogen tap into her fledgling powers in time to save herself, or will it all prove a recipe for death and disaster?

Seashells, Spells & Caramels is the first book in the complete, 10 book Spells & Caramels series. These books are fun, clean, imaginative mysteries you’ll stay up all night binging.

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“Witches, shifters, vampires, a talking flame, AND a baking competition… with a side dish of murder and mystery?! Yes, please! Adorable and lighthearted the story kept me engaged, and flipping pages like hot cakes. A delightful fantasy to escape to!” ?????

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Something crazy is going on in Crystal Cove…
Opal Mayland is at odds with her beloved police chief grandfather, and his callousness is breaking her heart. She can’t decide if he’s lost his mind, or if he hates that she’s now a full-fledged witch. She loves solving mysteries, but she’ll avoid all spells and sleuthing in her cozy, seaside town until she figures him out. It doesn’t help that Assistant Police Chief Lucas Keller hasn’t bothered to call, making her wonder if she’d imagined his interest. Maybe she’s the one losing her mind. Instead, she’ll focus on a lost little kitten and the beautiful cars that have come to town for Crystal Cove’s annual car show.

But, the universe has other plans. Before the event can begin, Opal discovers one of the participants dead in the charming Victorian inn by the sea. Lucas is first on scene and suddenly back in her life. Worse, all fingers point to a dear friend as the murderer, and as much as she wants, Opal can’t stand by and do nothing.

Now, her grandfather’s angry that she’s involved, the inn’s ghosts are ranting and sweeping down the halls, and Opal sort of snitched on the auto parts store owner, making her mad, too. But, Opal has her friends, her magic, and a crazy old psychic as a new roommate to help her solve the mystery. She hopes.

Brews and Bloodstone is the second book in the Crystal Cove Cozy Mystery series. If you enjoy lighthearted, paranormal mysteries with a fun romance, then you’ll love Cindy Stark’s magical adventures!
Grab your copy of Brews and Bloodstone today to immerse yourself in murder, magic and mayhem!
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Wicked witches have more fun—especially when crushing their enemies.
Brooms. Doom. Gloom. There’s no sweeping this wicked witch under the rug. She’s ready to solve a mystery.

While working at her first job as a teacher at Encantado Charter Academy, Vega Bloodmire crashes her broom in the Morty Realm, nearly exposing the world of magic and witches that she belongs to. Vega knows the incident isn’t her fault and someone sabotaged her—though she can’t guess why. As a result of this accident, Vega loses her license to fly.

How is a wicked witch schoolteacher supposed to focus on teaching when possessed brooms, remedial lessons in flyer-ed classes, and encounters with the Witchkin Council’s Department of Magical Violations are all getting in the way of doing her job?

As if all of this isn’t humiliating enough, Vega is unable to teach the flying class that she’d had her heart—and her wallet—set on. If she doesn’t get her license back, prove she is capable of flying, and competent enough to teach Flyer’s Education—rather than taking it—she’s out of work and going to be forced to move back in with her parents.

As far as Vega is concerned, there’s no fate worse than that. She’s going to need to track down the saboteur in order to prove her innocence and ensure she gets to teach that class she’s perfect for.

What Vega doesn’t realize is that an injustice far deeper than a single possessed broom is afoot. It’s going to take someone with cunning, skills in manipulation, and better bargaining skills than a haggler at a Black Friday Sale in order to solve her problems—and the school’s.

Unfortunately for her enemies, she possesses all those skills.

Vega is going to need to find the true criminal in order to save her reputation—and her life.

Enjoy this spin-off series from the world of Womby’s School for Wayward Witches. This book starts with Vega Bloodmire’s life before working at Womby’s when she was a new and inexperienced teacher at Encantado Charter Academy. Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun is the third book in the series of stand-alone novels. These mysteries are meant to be read in any order.

Clean, cozy, no sex or swearing, PG 13—perfectly fine for teens or grandmas who like paranormal mysteries at magical boarding academies.
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