Elle Adams

Bookshop assistant Aurora "Rory" Hawthorn thinks reality will never be as interesting as fiction. Content to spend her time escaping into a good book to escape her micromanaging boss, the very last thing she expects is to be cornered by a group of terrifying strangers hunting down a journal that belonged to her late father.It turns out Dad was keeping a secret or two... most importantly, that he was a wizard, and that Rory has a hidden magical family she's never met. When her witchy relatives invite her to live with them in their enchanted library, it's literally a dream come true.Until she stumbles upon a dead body hidden behind a bookshelf.Juggling a new family and job would be enough of a challenge without also having to deal with a murder mystery, cranky familiars, and the attention of the local reaper -- even if he is the hottest guy in town. It's up to Rory to embrace her new witchy powers to help catch a killer before she loses the new life she never knew she wanted.

Spells & Shelves

Kidnapped by My Fated Mate

Penniless graduate Blair Wilkes has always felt one step behind everyone else in her life. Unemployed and out of luck, with the uncanny ability to cause havoc wherever she treads, when she receives a job offer from a strange town called Fairy Falls, she's certain it's too good to be true. It turns out Fairy Falls isn't just eccentric: it's magical. And so is Blair. Learning she's a witch with a never-before-seen talent is just the first in a series of surprises that await Blair, but her new life comes with its fair share of pitfalls. From a hot ex-paranormal hunter security guard to a co-worker with an inexplicable grudge against Fairy Falls's newest witch, not to mention the mysterious death of a former client, Blair swiftly finds herself overwhelmed. After her magical skill gives her an unexpected lead on the murderer, she finds herself dragged into the investigation. Can Blair figure out her magical talents before the paranormal killer notices she's on his tail? Or will her new beginning come to an untimely end?

Witch in Progress

Welcome to Hawkwood Hollow, where the dead outnumber the living.Maura left her paranormal life behind years ago. Her ghost-hunting gift has given her nothing but trouble, and she's decided she's better off living outside of the magical world with her trusty sidekick, Mart.But after she gets fired from her job at the morgue -- turns out the living don't generally appreciate it when the dead try to micromanage their own funerals -- she receives a message from a teen blogger in need of her assistance in getting rid of a troublesome spirit. Broke enough to give ghost-hunting one last shot, she decides to take on the case.The slight problem? Hawkwood Hollow contains more ghosts than living people, and they know something isn't quite right about their visitor. Determined to leave as soon as the ghost is dealt with, Maura lands herself in hot water when she clashes with a local paranormal detective and finds herself suspecting the trouble-making spirit was murdered.Maura's not one to give up without a fight, but it'll take all her skills to outwit the detective and send the ghost packing -- preferably without anyone realising the source of her unique skills.She'll show them a ghost-hunting witch like her might be just what Hawkwood Hollow needs.

A Wild Ghost Chase

Winter Wishes

Life is good for Rory Hawthorn. She's progressing well in her magical lessons and is also finally unearthing her father's long-kept secrets. If not for the Grim Reaper trying to interfere in her love life, things would be perfect.Until the Grim Reaper goes missing, at the same time as a lethal curse is set loose in Ivory Beach which leaves even Rory's family stumped. With the local curse-breaker being as unhelpful as ever, a particularly annoying local celebrity in town and the vampires scheming, it's a wonder she has any time to uncover the secrets her father kept hidden in his journal - even if his past is linked to the present in more ways than she knows.Can Rory and Xavier put an end to the deadly curse and win themselves back into the Grim Reaper's good graces?

Curses & Cliffhangers

It's Valentine's Day in Ivory Beach, and Rory's family's magical library is ready for the occasion. Rory is hoping for a visit from a certain Reaper, but instead finds herself drawn into another mystery when the student hired to deliver Valentine's cards dressed as Cupid is found shot by one of his own arrows.On top of that, a blind dating craze goes sour, with tempers rising and curses flying left and right. Can Rory get to the bottom of the mystery in time to stop the mayhem from engulfing the library, too, or will it all end in disaster?

Love Spells & Late Fees

It's the new year in Ivory Beach, and Rory is nursing a broken heart after the Reaper's abrupt departure from town. A distraction comes in the form of a batch of new tourists visiting the library, but when a holidaying stranger returns a rare book to her family and is then found dead, Rory finds herself in hot water again.Handling rare books is second nature to Rory's family, but this one has a little more personality than Rory is used to. Not only is it refusing to divulge its secrets, the killer might still be lurking among the hotel's other guests. When Rory meets fellow witch Blair Wilkes, visiting from the town of Fairy Falls with her boyfriend Nathan, Blair offers to use her unusual magical talent to help Rory to get to the bottom of the mystery.Complicating matters, the Reaper returns to town along with his terrifying boss. Working with the Reaper again might be the only way for Rory to solve the murder, but more than her heart is in danger this time.Can Rory solve the mystery, repair her relationship with Xavier and stop the killer before he strikes again?

Witches & Words

It's been several months since Rory left her old life behind to move to her family's magical library in the coastal town of Ivory Beach. When her best friend from back home gets in touch, she can't wait to introduce her to her new family -- even if she can't share the truth of the magical world with an outsider.When a vampire shows up dead near her home while she's gone, however, Rory finds herself staring down a more unwelcome part of her history -- the group of sinister vampires who've made it their goal to get their hands on Rory's late father's journal.Did one of the vampires commit murder, or is there a new enemy about to enter Rory's life? If she wants the truth, she's going to have to face her fears... or her loved ones might well be the ones to suffer the consequences.

Fangs & Fiction

When Nathan is arrested as the prime suspect for a werewolf's death, Blair knows for certain he's innocent. The problem is, his sister is in town looking for a job, bringing her to Blair's workplace at the worst possible time. The town is in the grip of holiday festivities, and then there's the upcoming visit from the region's witch inspectors, who've grown suspicious about Blair's role in helping the new Head Witch rise to power. Blair determines to help Nathan, but when the murder case is revealed to be linked to his family, the truth tests their relationship to its limits. Can Blair solve the murder and prove Nathan's innocence without losing the town she's come to love?

Witch on a Mission

In the aftermath of their last mission, Perry's team is given another assignment: to track down several missing children who disappeared into a forest near their village. At first glance, the case seems simpler than their last one, despite the lack of evidence of any monsters in the area... with the exception of the annoying paranormal hunter lurking in the forest and getting in their way. Until Tam vanishes, too. Perry refuses to let anything stop her from getting her team leader back, but it won't be long before she discovers the depth of the secrets surrounding the village and the forest - and the enemy might be closer to home than she realises.

Blessing and Curse

Halloween is on the way, but Maura has other things on her mind than celebrations when the coven leader unexpectedly hires her to find a missing book that's been stolen by one of her old enemies. Before long, Maura is navigating her way between coven members concealing ugly secrets, police officers who've had enough of Reapers interfering in their business, and an unexpected phone call from a family member who Maura hasn't spoken to in years. Soon it becomes clear that the secret she's helped the local Reaper keep from the outside world is under threat of exposure - along with Hawkwood Hollow itself. Maura has no intention of betraying all the ghosts she's befriended to the Reaper Council, but with her enemies multiplying and her loved ones under threat, she finds herself struggling to fight the battle alone. Can Maura get the book back into the right hands before Hawkwood Hollow's tragic history repeats itself?

Anything Ghost

Rory Hawthorn knows her family's magical library contains an endless array of secrets, but even her fellow biblio-witches little expect a corridor that's been missing for over two decades to suddenly materialise again. They don't expect it to put a curse upon Rory's aunt Candace, either. With the library once again at the centre of a potential disaster, can Rory help her family unravel the mysteries of the lost corridor and break the curse, or will she be the next to succumb?

Bewitchments & Bookworms

It's Valentine's Day in Ivory Beach, and Rory's family's magical library is ready for the occasion. Rory is hoping for a visit from a certain Reaper, but instead finds herself drawn into another mystery when the person hired to play Cupid and deliver Valentine's cards to the town's citizens is found shot by one of his own arrows. On top of that, a blind dating craze goes sour, with tempers rising and curses flying left and right. Can Rory get to the truth in time to stop the mayhem from engulfing the library, too, or will it all end in disaster?

Robin Wildwood might know the reason she was chosen as Head Witch, but is she ready to rise to the challenge? Her grandmother's cranky ghost thinks not - and so do Robin's living family members - but at least she has the support of her squirrel familiar Tansy, her friends, and her new boyfriend, Harvey. Demons aside, life is good. At least until the leader of the local flower club dies in suspicious circumstances, and a bizarre curse is unleashed on the town, causing monstrous slugs to wreak havoc in the gardens of Araminta's enemies. There seems to be a clear link between the curse and the murdered witch, but how can a dead woman have cursed half the town? And why is there another red squirrel running around spying on her family? With demons knocking at her door, Robin has to pick her battles wisely, but even the Head Witch has little choice over her fate. If she doesn't solve the murder and stop the curse, she might lose her title before she ever gets the chance to prove herself against the demons.

A Sluggish Murder

It's the holiday season in the town of Ivory Beach, and Rory Hawthorn and her new magical family are preparing for the festivities. But when a group of strange werewolves materialises in the library, it kicks off a series of bizarre events which appear to be lifted directly from her aunt's bestselling novels. Not only is Rory left to hold the fort when her family falls under the effects of the spell, her growing relationship with Xavier, the local reaper, lands her in hot water with his boss -- the terrifying Grim Reaper. Can Rory fix the damage, stop the rampaging spell and find the culprit before her life turns into a horror story?

Sorcery & Stories

Rory Hawthorn is adjusting to her new life as a witch working at her family's enchanted library in the coastal town of Ivory Beach. Between the library's bewildering magic and her eccentric new family, life is never dull. When Rory and her cousin find the body of a local wizard on the beach, all the signs suggest he was killed by a vampire. Rory already has very good reason to fear the undead... even if she is developing inconvenient feelings for the local reaper. But it's not long before her friendship with Xavier draws them both into the investigation, and this time, even the all-knowing library might not have the answers. Can Rory face her fears and figure out the truth, or will she be the next to fall victim to the killer?

Charms & Chapters

Penniless graduate Blair Wilkes has always felt one step behind everyone else in her life. Her uncanny ability to cause havoc wherever she treads has landed her in unemployment for the dozenth time when she receives a job offer from a strange town called Fairy Falls in the north of England. Even stranger is the fact that she has no memory of applying for the position. Blair is certain her sudden change in fortunes is too good to be true... and she's right, in a way. It turns out Fairy Falls isn't just eccentric. It's magical, and so is Blair. Learning she's a witch with a never-before-seen talent is just the first in a series of surprises that await Blair, but her new life comes with its fair share of pitfalls. From a hot ex-paranormal hunter security guard to a co-worker with an inexplicable grudge against Fairy Falls's newest witch, not to mention the mysterious death of a former client, Blair swiftly finds herself overwhelmed. After her magical skill gives her an unexpected lead on the murderer, she finds herself dragged into the investigation. Can Blair figure out her magical talents before the paranormal killer notices she's on his tail? Or will her new beginning come to an untimely end? This fun paranormal mystery from author Elle Adams contains a cast of quirky characters, a small English town brimming with secrets, and the unlikeliest witch ever to stumble into her magical powers.

Welcome to Hawkwood Hollow, where the dead outnumber the living.When a local witch shows up in an apparent drowning, everyone thinks it's a tragic accident. New witch in town Maura would, too, except her Reaper senses are telling her there's something not quite right about the woman's death.When the victim's ghost vanishes, she knows her instincts were right. Unfortunately, her attempt to find the truth is derailed by an annoying spirit who's moved into her room and an obstructionist coven leader. And then there's the detective she might be interested in romantically... assuming she doesn't ruin things by bringing out her terrifying Reaper powers.What could possibly go wrong?

Let Sleeping Ghosts Lie

After her latest batch of magical examinations, Blair is ready for a holiday. Sitting in on a meeting of the most powerful witches in the country isn't exactly a relaxing break, but it's an even bigger test for Blair's tween witch mentee, Rebecca, who has to meet her fellow Head Witches for the first time. Not an easy task for an eleven-year-old. And that's before another Head Witch is murdered and Rebecca is blamed for her death. To protect Rebecca from the wrath of the other Head Witches, Blair has to join forces with Blythe, Rebecca's older sister and her own former nemesis, to find the real killer. But the home of the Knotgrass Coven is awash in trickery, and the paranormal hunters complicate the situation when they show up to take charge of the murder investigation themselves. Worse, Nathan is forced to infiltrate the hunters' ranks to stand a chance of uncovering their true motives. With an old enemy stirring in the background, can Blair solve the murder before Rebecca finds her bright future replaced by a life behind bars?

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