A well-meaning young bookkeeper is recruited into a bizarre family business hunting spirits, only to find himself caught between supernatural dangers, a deadly conspiracy, and two people he desperately wants to protect.It's the year 1871, and an unlikely trio patrol the foggy, gaslit streets of London.The Professor: A brilliant, eccentric inventor who can unleash supernatural forces in pursuit of a breakthrough, then complain about the cost of the brandy needed for his recovery.Roberta Twickham: A fiercely capable mechanic and spirit-catcher who keeps her father, his business and half the supernatural world under control... usually without his help.Septimus Jones: A conscientious, inexperienced bookkeeper who stumbles into deadly supernatural dangers, falls in love, and gets blackmailed... while desperately trying to behave like a respectable gentleman. Often dead, or nearly.Now Septimus must choose which to betray before someone dies."A steampunk version of Ghostbusters with just a dash of romance and mystery" - Hidden Gems reviews

She never asked to be Guardian. He never wanted to be Sentinel. But destiny doesn’t care what either of them wants.Starting over at forty wasn’t part of Seraphina Blackthorn’s plan. Divorce papers, a ruined career, and life in limbo—that’s her reality. So when her grandmother invites her to spend the summer running a magical yarn shop in the seaside town of Havenwood Cove, Sera leaps at the chance for peace, quiet, and maybe a little healing.Peace and quiet? Not a chance.From the moment she arrives, the knitting-and-crochet shop hums with strange energy. A talking cat insists on supervising her every move, a snarky bird keeps showing up uninvited, and the locals seem far too interested in her arrival. Havenwood Cove runs on secrets and magic—and Sera has just inherited both.When shadows creep into the streets, tremors shake the town, and the annual Bloom and Moon Festival turns perilous, Sera discovers that being the Guardian of the Moondragon means more than anyone ever told her. Now she must protect a town she’s only just begun to love, or risk watching it unravel stitch by stitch. In Magic, Mirth & Mayhem you’ll find:• A magical cozy mystery yarn shop in the seaside town of Havenwood Cove.• A witch in a seaside town cozy fantasy filled with humor and heart• A midlife heroine finding her strength one spell at a time• Talking animal familiars (and plenty of snark)• Whimsy, warmth, and just enough mayhem to keep the pages turningPerfect for fans of cozy fantasy, magical cats, seaside mysteries, and midlife heroines who refuse to give up.Because once you arrive in Havenwood Cove… you may never want to leave. Read Magic, Mirth & Mayhem today. This cozy fantasy blends humor, heart, and mystery in a seaside townyou’ll never want to leave.Continue the journey in Secrets, Spells & Shadows.

A journey into the wild woods with a character who just needs a break—and the terrible things that stare back at her.When curious nomad Anna hears about Whisperwood, a town that’s not on any maps, that nobody goes to, and nobody comes from, she sees an opportunity to hide from her violent witch-hunting ex.But not everything is peaceful in the isolated community. A vanishing town, a gruesome funeral rite, an emergency field surgery—these surprises and more test Anna's resolve.Prevented from leaving the frontier settlement by folk magic she doesn’t understand, Anna lends helping hands everywhere she can, but quickly finds that investigating the forest too closely could end up being the last thing she does.FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress

"Readers will be riveted by this genuinely scary holiday phantasmagoria."– Publishers WeeklyA group of motorists become stranded on a lonely stretch of highway during a Christmas Eve blizzard and fight for survival against an unnatural force in the storm. The gathered survivors realize a tenuous connection among them means it may not be a coincidence that they all ended up on this highway. An attempt to seek help leads a few of the travelers to a house in the woods where a twisted toymaker with a mystical snow globe is hell bent on playing deadly games with a group of people just trying to get home for the holidays.FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

Winner of the Killer Nashville Conference's Silver Falchion Award for Best Supernatural Novel.Book One of a supernatural crime thriller series about a detective who hears murder victims and pays a mental price for it. Eerie and unsettling, with a paranormal police procedural, a psychiatrist pulled into the case, a sadistic killer, and clues that reach past death.Haunted by the dead. Hunted by the living. Some secrets refuse to stay buried.Carl Drozick has a rare gift—he can talk to the dead. For a detective, that should be an advantage. Instead, it's a curse. The voices of the murdered demand justice, their whispers pressing in on him, but the toll on his sanity is steep.When Carl turns to psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Loomis for help, she sees his case as a potential career breakthrough. But as their paths intertwine, they're drawn into a far more dangerous mystery—one that threatens them both.As Carl's investigations lead him into a realm where the boundary between life and death wavers, he uncovers secrets darker than the crimes he's trying to solve. A sadistic serial killer is on the loose, leaving clues that draw him deeper into a chilling game. With each new victim, Carl must piece together a puzzle that stretches beyond the grave—before it consumes him completely.Richard Rybicki's supernatural crime thriller, the first in the Corpse Whisperer series, takes readers on a haunting journey where murder, mystery and the afterlife collide, and one detective's extraordinary ability may be the key to uncovering the ultimate truth.Praise for The Corpse Whisperer Series? ? ? ? ? Great character development, good pace, explaining police procedures and acronyms was good. Good twist in the story!? ? ? ? ? I read this in 1 night! Kept my interest all the way to the end! What an amazing story line, with twists and turns and a little giggle thrown in here and there!? ? ? ? ? Absolutely loved this unique read. I thought i had it figured out halfway through but I was wrong. The dark humor was so good.? ? ? ? ? I enjoy a good ghost story and this one had a little different twist which made it a nice read.? ? ? ? ? The characters, especially the main character are completely human and are skillfully developed. The mystery was intriguing and the touch of paranormal is fascinating and intricately woven through it all.

Thirty years after they left, the Black-Eyed Children have returned to finish what they started. Only this time there is a witch in their way. A very bad witch....Meet Brittany. She's eighteen. She's a witch. And that's all she knows.Kidnapped by a shadowy group of interdimensional beings known as "the Council," Brittany's memories are erased and she is tried for a crime she can't remember.She is convicted and sentenced to be their "fixer" of problems magical and paranormal. If she completes her tasks she might one day earn her freedom - assuming she doesn't die first.Under protest and without options, Brittany agrees to investigate and "neutralize" the source of a series of demonic attacks in the suburbs west of Philly. There are witnesses, and what they've seen is terrifying: a pair of undead children with jet black eyes stalking their victims until they lose their sanity or their lives.Finding them is easy.But when Brittany halts their plans, she becomes the next target on their kill list. And to make matters worse, they aren't alone: a dangerous, giant black wolf is stalking her. That wolf is a shifter who claims he is really her friend.She doesn't want to trust him. But her heart remembers him....Discover Brittany Spellmaker the Bad Witch today and enter a world of Romantic and Urban Fantasy. And remember:Always bet on the bad witch.