Maria E. Schneider

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About Maria E. Schneider

I grew up in New Mexico where the desert environment inspired me to embellish the landscape with my imagination. After working in the computer industry for twelve years, I decided technology moved too slowly and again put my imagination to work, creating messes and then inventing characters to handle all the clean up. If only that worked on the dinner dishes!

I currently reside in New Mexico with my husband. My partner in crime is Leo the Cat. He can be found causing trouble any time of day or night!

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Witch Way: A Moon Shadow Novella (Moon Shadow Series) Nov 29, 2021

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Adriel is used to solving problems with earth magic, and with White Feather by her side, they can manipulate two powerful elements. But magic isn’t the only power in the world, and sometimes it pays to carry a mundane knife. Or two. Because not every witch out there plays by the same magical rules. When one spell cancels another out, she’s left with her wits and her feet. Can she run fast enough to prevent someone from stealing her birthright? Or has she relied on magic too long to survive without it?

Series order: Under Witch Moon, Under Witch Aura, Under Witch Curse, Witch Way, Ghost Shadow

Ghost Shadow (Moon Shadow Series Book 4) Jan 27, 2015

by Maria E Schneider

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Shadow is stuck In Between...dead, but not gone. Martin insists she isn’t dead and doesn’t belong here, but as far as she can tell, the trip was a one-way ticket. She can’t even remember her real name or how she ended up here.

In Between is dangerous enough without wasting time peering through the weave at the living and dreaming of what might have been. Of course, if Adriel, the witch, and Lynx, the cat, insist on trying to help her, she can hardly refuse to meet them at the edge. But if magic can’t locate her living body, how can one stubborn cat achieve the impossible? Does enough magic really exist in the world to bring her back over?

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Under Witch Curse (Moon Shadow Series Book 3) Mar 30, 2013

by Maria E Schneider

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When is a blessing a curse? What if you curse a blessing? Adriel needs the answers, and quickly, because one spell will keep vampires at bay and the other will set something far worse free. Vamps aren’t her only problem, either. Zandy, the wily coyote, is back in town, and he’s out for blood. Someone had better find him fast because the body count is rising.

With White Feather to help, Adriel expects life to get easier, but the relationship comes with new responsibilities and unpleasant surprises that put a price on friendship. This time, Adriel might just need more than solid ground beneath her feet and the wind at her back in order to survive.

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Executive Shorts: A Sedona O'Hala Short Mysteries Compilation (A Sedona O'Hala Mystery) Apr 5, 2021

by Maria E. Schneider

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Three Sedona O’Hala short cozy mysteries in one volume! Executive Affairs and Executive Gardening have been previously published, but are now joined by Executive Bagger, a new cozy adventure. Executive Affairs and Executive Gardening take place after the novel, Executive Sick Days, while Executive Bagger takes place after Executive Dirt. In these adventures, Sedona finds herself followed by a sneaky spy, investigating a possible murder and protecting a friend from a devious scammer.

Under Witch Aura (Moon Shadow Series Book 2) Dec 13, 2011

by Maria E Schneider

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There’s an ill wind blowing in Santa Fe, and it’s touching every witch Adriel knows, including White Feather, who is far more important to Adriel than just any warlock. In search of answers, she delves into ancient magic, a family secret and dangerous religious rituals. Whoever is manipulating the elements appears to be after the ultimate goal: forbidden power over life and death.

Adriel will go to the ends of the earth to keep those she loves safe, but if she lures the enemy away, will she be able to save herself? Her only hope is to use earth magic to hide from the very air she breathes as she hunts down an unseen and untenable evil.

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Tracking Magic (Max Killian Investigations Book 1) Apr 13, 2010

by Maria E. Schneider

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"Get Smart" meets "Ghostbusters!"

Five humorous case files from Max Killian Investigations:

Haunting Clues — Max is hired to expel a ghost from a mansion. To deal with the dead, though, he must first uncover the secrets of those still alive.

Curses! — Some days you curse, some days the curse gets you.

Dearly Departed — Max investigates a graveyard, but when it comes up empty, it’s his job to find the body–dead or alive.

Roadkill — Max can smell the dead long after they are gone. Of course, it’s not too hard to smell the ones that just died, but it could prove to be more dangerous.

Privy to Secrets — Some secrets are worth dying for. The trick is to know which ones make life worth living.

Newest edition contains illustrations at chapter heading and sections.

Maria Schneider has published stories in Coyote Wild Magazine, TownDrunkMag.com and Over My Dead Body. Haunting Clues was first published at TownDrunkMag.com in 2007.

Under Witch Moon (Moon Shadow Series Book 1) Oct 10, 2010

by Maria E. Schneider

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Adriel should have known that with a werewolf, it never stopped with just one body. She would have gone to the police after witnessing Dolores' death, but she wasn't certain the killer she saw was responsible for the other murders. Besides, the police didn't believe in werewolves, and they weren't going to believe she was a witch either so what could she tell them?

She kept her eyes and ears open while she tried to help her latest client escape the clutches of a voodoo witch, but things went from bad to worse when more bodies turned up. She was greatly relieved when she met White Feather, an undercover cop. Unfortunately, he wasn't convinced she was innocent of all wrong-doing.

It was going to take every spell she knew and a few she hadn't tried to solve the murders and stay alive.

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Sage: Tales from a Magical Kingdom Jul 17, 2009

by Maria E. Schneider

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Sword and Sorcery meets Agatha Christie. Three novellas introduce the Kingdom of Sage and those who protect its boundaries. Sometimes it takes a more experienced hand to save an entire Kingdom.

The first of these stories, "Toil, Trouble and Rot," was published in "Coyote Wild Magazine." The other two are all new, original stories.

"Toil, Trouble and Rot" finds the Kingdom of Sage under attack from a deadly and mysterious enemy.

In "Dungeons and Decay" find out just how far a mother will go when her child is in danger--and how much magic it takes to keep him safe.

In "Call to Arms" every hand is needed when a ghost invades the kingdom demanding old wrongs be righted.

Each story includes an illustration. A bonus story for children has been added to the end: Dylan and the Leprechaun.

Maria Schneider has published stories in Coyote Wild Magazine, Dunesteef.com, TownDrunkMag.com and ClonePod.org. Her latest short story, "Top Secret," was published at "Over My Dead Body" in August 2009.

Dragon's Egg (Dragons of Wendal Book 4) Nov 1, 2018

by Maria E Schneider

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Thieves aren’t known for doing other people favors, but a unicorn is a treasure of a whole different color. Winter was on her way out of town anyway, so what’s a little baggage? Never mind that fleeing Anton with a barely weaned unicorn could get her killed or thrown in prison if she is caught.

Winter is a skilled thief. It should have been an easy job. She wasn’t counting on a dragon with postpartum depression, the dragon’s unhatched egg or the injured wizard with a shakier past than her own.

The plan was to depart town for greener pastures and easier purses to snatch. Too bad leaving requires pulling off the biggest heist of all.

Fairy Bite (Dragons of Wendal Book 3) Apr 18, 2017

by Maria E. Schneider

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Shunned and ridiculed ever since a fairy mistakenly bit her, Ally leaves her village knowing it's the only way her family can resume their normal lives. She heads to Wendal, hoping the shifters there won’t care about the little problems associated with a fairy bite.

Before she is even halfway there, she discovers that the fairies may not be finished ruining her life. If she wants to leave Birk, she’ll first have to contend with the little people, a very ornery gargoyle, more than one prince and, of all things, an enraged dragon.

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Executive Lunch (A Sedona O'Hala Mystery Book 1) Nov 9, 2009

by Maria E. Schneider

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Sedona is given the opportunity of a lifetime: play an up-and-coming executive with all the trappings of wealth with someone else footing the bill. The catch: find out who is stealing company funds before the criminals find out that their program is being debugged.

Sedona runs into danger, the corporate glass ceiling, and an occasional chance at romance in her quest to figure out who is stealing money from Strandfrost. Unfortunately, Sedona is better at writing computer code than deciphering political vitriol, and if she doesn’t find a way to wade through the red tape and red herrings, she could lose both her job and her quarry!

Maria Schneider has published stories in Coyote Wild Magazine, TownDrunkMag.com and "Over My Dead Body."

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There's a Road Here Somewhere: A Companion Book to Soul of the Desert Sep 6, 2021

by Maria E Schneider

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I’ve been blogging slice of life misadventures for thirty years. Even though I left the rural New Mexico ranch where I grew up, it followed me around, advising me against stepping in cow patties usually after I had just done so. The star of the show in these tales is mostly my dad, recalcitrant cats, rogue cows...and maybe me, the reluctant cowgirl, trying to find that elusive road through life and hoping to find even one driveable road out on the ranch.

"There's a Road Here Somewhere" is a compilation of the real life adventures that were the inspiration behind the fictional crime novel, "Soul of the Desert."

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