I’d planned to spend the rest of my life in the witch military, with its pink berets, dramatic drumming, and black ops missions. Now I’m living with a high priestess mother who disapproves of me and three witch sisters who barely know me.

I didn’t think they’d dismantle the paranormal military with a wave of their bureaucratic magic wand, but they did. Everything I’d spent the previous fifteen years of my life doing and being was ripped away from me in an instant, out of my reach—and now that the paranormal military’s gone, I’ve got nothing left to fight for.

So here I am, thirty-three years old, in cutesy Forkbridge, Florida, living in my childhood home and once again being manipulated by my magical mother. She conjured a talking owl “sent by the goddess Athena.” This “divine” owl, Archie, claims I’ve been chosen to unravel a mystery unfolding in Forkbridge—I must solve a murder planned but not destined, stop a crime before it can occur.

For fifteen years, I chased down paranormal fugitives. For fifteen years, I served with the toughest witches in the world. For fifteen years, I commanded decorated soldiers and changed the course of paranormal history.

Now I take orders from an owl.

The Owl Star Witch Mysteries are novel-length paranormal cozy mysteries full of twists, turns, and clues written for adults—but are free of intimate scenes, gore, and swearing.

The book’s blurb is not quite ready yet, but this will be Book #11 in the Owl Star Witch Mysteries!

This series stars Astra Arden, a witch who’s life is turned upside down when she returns to her small hometown fifteen years after she made the calculated decision to leave her Mother’s coven and join the paranormal military. In this clever, modern mystery full of humor, heartbreak, family ties and lots and lots of magic, Astra must face down criminals, ghosts, and more than one irksome Greek deity with her sarcastic, flying, foul-tempered owl sidekick Archie.

They are novel-length paranormal cozy mysteries full of twists, turns, and clues written for adults—but are free of intimate scenes, gore, and swearing for younger readers.

When the star card glows in the direction of a vampire, I wonder how we're supposed to stop him from dying—since, you know, he's already dead.

Forkbridge's local dance club/underground vampire lair Sanguine hasn't caused too many problems since Rex opened it. Sure, the blood bank seems to always run low and the town's budget to replace lights that mysteriously go out is always high, but those are small problems considering the population size.

When Ami reads her tarot cards at a fundraiser and the star card glows for a particularly rude vampire—one who's committed some terrible crimes of his own—I wonder if the rude undead is truly threatened, or if the goddess is pointing us to a larger undead threat in Central Florida that we're not seeing. When another vampire's found dead outside the club that very same night, it only makes things more convoluted.

And if things weren't bad enough, my partner Emma is keeping secrets—secrets that will bring a werewolf pack into town. As if I didn't have enough to deal with.

It's gonna be a long night.

The Owl Star Witch Mysteries are novel-length easy reads full of twists, turns, and clues—but are free of intimate scenes, gore, and swearing.

I get the divine talking owl bit. I understand the part about star magic. But if the “goddess” knows someone’s going to die, couldn’t she send a file with information on how to stop it instead of a sparkly card?

As a witch who was used to being told where to go and what to do for the greater good—after all, that’s how the witch military worked—being told what to do with the rest of my life by a goddess I didn’t believe in and a talking owl with a chip on his shoulder wasn’t all that far-fetched. The military prepared me to accept all sorts of things that make no sense.

But at least in the military, I had a manual.

During Alice Windrow’s card reading with my sister Ami, the glowing star card announces she is marked for death by someone and marked for rescue by the “goddess Athena.” Mom tells me the cheerful girl is known throughout Forkbridge for her philanthropy (funded by a distant relative’s substantial inheritance.) Alice claims she only wanted assurance that the marathon she sponsored will come off without a hitch. Nothing crazy going on in her life.

And yet someone wants her dead.

Can we unravel the plot in time to stop Alice’s murder? Or will the generous girl find that her marathon is officially over—for good?

The Owl Star Witch Mysteries are novel-length easy reads full of twists, turns, and clues—but are free of intimate scenes, gore, and swearing.

I’m a witch, so I have to ask the tough questions. Is it a bad omen to finally agree to go out on a date with someone only to have him land in jail, suspected of murder? I think that’s probably a bad omen.

With the star card dim and the goddess Athena seemingly otherwise occupied, I was enjoying the chance to work on regular old boring human police cases. Humans are far less complicated than witches. Far less complicated.

Or so I thought.

Everything seemed to be going well—Mom and I were getting along, my sisters were doing good, and I’d agreed to go out with Jason Bishop on Valentine’s Day. Everything seemed to be coming up roses (and chocolates, and maybe even a little champagne) until Unity Priestpoint, a retired local teacher, was discovered shot dead and stuffed in a trunk covered in magical symbols.

Worse? Jason Bishop was the last person to see her alive, and quickly becomes a suspect—putting me on the other side of the investigation from Detective Emma Sullivan

Can I clear his name before our first date, or will I spend Valentine’s Day eating takeout at the Forkbridge Jail?

The Owl Star Witch Mysteries are novel-length easy reads full of twists, turns, and clues—but are free of intimate scenes, gore, and swearing.

I assumed that everyone the “goddess” wanted saved was worth saving. But then the glowing star card flashes in the direction of a sleazy alcoholic insurance salesman, and I’m left wondering what the divine logic is behind this one.

I didn't want to return to Forkbridge, Florida, but I had to. And it hasn't turned out too bad. Mom, the high priestess, is beginning to relax. My four sisters are becoming more at ease with me. My divine owl Archie is still a pain in the neck, but I didn't return for him. I've even made friends with Detective Emma Sullivan of the Forkbridge Police Department.

Things seem to be going well.

I don’t give Gloria Fisher much thought when she comes in for a reading with Ami at Mom’s New Age shop. She suspects Will, her alcoholic husband, is cheating on her. It’s basically the same reading as half of Ami’s readings. But when the star card drops and glows pointing toward her husband’s danger and the goddess’s demand he be saved, I realize the gods really might be crazy.

My investigation further devolves into chaos when a painting Will Fisher insured goes missing. What’s even worse? Detective Emma Sullivan thinks he might’ve been in on the scheme.

Can I find the painting, clear the man, and keep his whole life policy in force? Or will William Fisher’s accidental death insurance pay out?

The Owl Star Witch Mysteries are novel-length easy reads full of twists, turns, and clues—but are free of intimate scenes, gore, and swearing.

Do you remember the Christmas story about the chain-rattling ghosts who taught life lessons? Well, how about a Yule tale involving a beachfront mansion, multiple Greek gods, an Orphic priest, and a kidnapped divine panther?

It’s my first Yule at Mom’s in fifteen years, and she can’t stop complaining about that. (That I hadn’t shown up for fifteen years, not that I was there.) It doesn’t make much of an impact, though—I have a great job as a psychic consultant with the Forkbridge Police Department, the “goddess” has been leaving me alone with no sparkly star cards in sight, and my family—including the persnickety owl, Archie—and I are getting along.

For the most part.

It appears that my holiday vacation will be uneventful until a Dionysian priest arrives on the Arden doorstep to report that the Greek god's favorite panther has vanished. Worse, the god accuses his sister, Athena, of the prank—and blames the priest for assisting her. Their divine argument threatens to derail our holiday festivities—and even the Orphic's life.

The absolute worst?

I don’t believe in any of this “gods” bunk, but Detective Emma Sullivan never met a mystery she didn’t want to solve—unfortunately, this one may be far more than she bargained for.

The Owl Star Witch Mysteries are novel-length easy reads full of twists, turns, and clues—but are free of intimate scenes, gore, and swearing.

Four witches, a beachfront condo, and spring break in Florida. I thought this vacation would be a relaxing holiday from work—that is, until my cousin Amelia washed up on the beach.

The police say she drowned suspiciously, but I know there’s even more to the story. I can't trust the cops to solve the murder, not with shape-shifting fish around every corner and secrets churning beneath every pier.

And that mermaid? What’s her deal?

When one of the investigators looking into Amelia's death claims my sisters and I were with Amelia when she died, I have no choice but to jump in, protect my sisters, and piece together Amelia's mysterious life—and death.

But I can’t help but wonder what else is hiding in these waters waiting to bite me in the rear.

The Owl Star Witch Mysteries are novel-length easy reads full of twists, turns, and clues—but are free of intimate scenes, gore, and swearing.

You thought Forkbridge, Florida was odd. Cassandra, Florida? It’s even odder. And just my luck, Emma and I have to go investigate arson in the psychic medium capital of the world. During Halloween.

The glowing star card doesn't turn over as frequently as I expected—I guess the "goddess" doesn't want to keep too many people alive. The Forkbridge Police Department, on the other hand, wants to keep everyone alive, including Cassandra's mayor.

Of course, that may have something to do with Mayor Thornton dating the Forkbridge Police Department captain.

But you didn’t hear that from me.

Houses of psychics are catching fire in Cassandra, and Mayor Thornton suspects a plot that even the town's spectral inhabitants can't solve—because they've all vanished. The town is overrun with Halloween tourists looking for communication with the dead that Cassandra's mediums can't provide, and the Mayor is concerned that her town—and her life—may be in danger.

Is there a conspiracy wafting through the homes of Cassandra like a poisonous incense? Or is it just filled with super weird people that need to take their heads out of their…sage smoke?

The Owl Star Witch Mysteries are novel-length easy reads full of twists, turns, and clues—but are free of intimate scenes, gore, and swearing.

I should have known that the gifts Athena sent always carry a price. I just didn’t expect the toy soldier’s arrival to be a test of Archie’s loyalty—and of our family.

The toy soldier wasted no time in starting. He strode up to my owl, Archie, ignoring that it was Yule, ignoring that we were gathered for a family party, and said, “I am here to give you a test. If you can pass it, you will be allowed to stay with Astra. But if you fail, you will have to leave.”

The goddess Athena gave nothing without expecting something in return. But what did she really want?

As my magical owl set out on several increasingly tough challenges, my three sisters and I set out to solve the mystery of why Athena had sent the toy—but with the stakes getting higher and higher, can we uncover what's going on before one sarcastic owl is exiled from his home, his family, and the human world with which he has become enmeshed?

The Owl Star Witch Mysteries are novel-length easy reads full of twists, turns, and clues—but are free of intimate scenes, gore, and swearing.

1. Mystic Guests - A new beginning in an old town. A punk ghost raging in the middle of the night. She wanted to get away from the paranormal—but did she wake it up instead?
2. Angel in Demise - An electrocuted millionaire at a garden party. One witch under suspicion. Can Fortuna Delphi clear her name before they shut her art gallery down?
3. Sketchy Charms - A body in the woodlands near the crystal field. Smoky quartz that smoked the local mailman. Can Fortuna unearth the truth the authorities won’t?
4. The Art of Scrying - A fake ancient urn. A suitor with a lot of secrets. Can Fortuna bring the truth into focus before her world cracks?
5. The Greyt Escape - A champion greyhound gone. A sleazy detective out to get her student. Can Fortuna find the hound before the inept Mystic’s End Police hound an innocent teen straight into prison?
6. Boozehounds and Ball Drops - A bright and festive holiday season. A non-stop bacchanal in the streets. Can Fortuna discover why the citizens of Mystic’s End are acting so strange?
7. Scry Harder - A new year, a new crime. The charred remains of a brand new coffee shop. Can Fortuna uncover the spark that set off new drama in Mystic’s End?
8. Captive Magic - A witch bottle in a dead man’s hand. A Mystic’s End councilman shot dead. Can Fortuna solve the case and free the spirit, or will the bottle disappear into evidence forever?