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Leader of the Underworld Halloween LaVeau is attending an award ceremony. Brothers Liam and Nicolas have been nominated for Coven Leader of the Year. Things take a strange turn when ghosts and magic collide during the ceremony. There will be no awards given out if Halloween doesn’t gain control of the event.Previously published in the Spell of the Ball anthology.

Enchanted Mermaids? More like mean girls of the sea. The extent of Rylie Cruz’s mermaid knowledge consists of watching the Little Mermaid movie. The three mermaids she encounters are far from Ariel.When Rylie heads to Miami to open up a franchise of her successful Get a Mate Dating Service, she discovers there’s been a recent murder. She’s convinced that a trio of mermaids had something to do with the horrific crime. With the help of her sexy psychiatrist/vampire boyfriend, her best friend, and her frenemy Lily Friedman, they set out to uncover the truth before they’re swept out to ...

Alabama Hargrove has a new, sure-fire, money-making scheme up her sleeve: house flipper. So what if she knows zilch about renovating homes - how hard can it be? Tougher than she thought when she discovers ghosts inhabiting the run-down mansion and the corpse of the previous owner. Oh yeah, and now the local sheriff thinks Alabama is the killer.

Alabama Hargrove is headed South to meet the family of her hunky handyman boyfriend, Reed O'Hara. On the way, she stumbles on a grand, old house and catches the renovating bug again. Reed and Alabama purchase the house, but when he discovers the lifeless body of the previous owner, Alabama must clear his name before their renovating days are over.

It's summertime in Honeysuckle, and everyone is lazing in the shade with a tall glass of lemonade. Everyone except Raelynn Pendleton. She's stuck working at the local store to make the rent while her no-good ex-husband lives it up with a floozy. When she inherits a Victorian house, Raelynn jumps at the chance to turn her life around. How can she afford the upkeep on such a huge place? Simple. She'll run it as a hotel.

There's always fun to be had on a ghoul's night out. By day, Larue Donavan is a down-to-earth bookstore owner. But by night, she's a world-renowned psychic investigator dedicated to helping lost spirits find peace. Dead people won't leave her alone and Abraham Lincoln thinks he's in charge of her lovelife. Larue can handle ghosts and undead presidents. It's the living who drive her crazy. When Callahan Weiss moves to town, the handsome newcomer opens a coffee shop right next door.

As the owner of Get a Mate Dating Service, Rylie is more than happy to step in and lend a hand to lonely lycanthropic hearts all over town. No matter how hopeless Rylie might be in finding her own soul mate, she has a knack for helping others find theirs. Convinced that she is stuck with a family curse, Rylie is positive she will never find her true love. But when drool-worthy Jack Chandler shows up at her door, Rylie wonders if maybe the curse is finally broken.

Raelynn Pendleton inherited a big Victorian house that she intends to decorate on a budget with her trash-to-treasure creations. Her plans are hindered when her no-good, cheating ex-husband Ross Perkins comes back into her life. Within hours of his return, Ross has pulled Raelynn into a murder investigation. Handsome Sheriff Kent Klein thinks Ross is guilty as charged and warns Raelynn to stay away from him.

Dating a vampire doesn't have to suck. Rylie Cruz is the owner of Get a Mate dating service. Her specialty is matching up paranormal folks. Thinking that a curse placed on her is finally broken, Rylie hopes that her love life is headed in the right direction.Not so fast. Rylie has finally convinced her hunky psychiatrist boyfriend, Jack Chandler, that she isn't crazy and is actually a werewolf. But after a little scuffle with temperamental vampires, Rylie must now convince Jack that he may be a part of the paranormal club.

Veronica Mason, lead singer of the rockabilly band The Voodoo Zombies, discovers her vampire bass player staked through the heart. A vision of the murder flashes in Veronica's mind and she wonders if she's going bonkers. Up until now her supernatural skills consisted of a few botched love spells.

Maggie Thomas likes to think she’s tough and totally into this private eye thing. She got off to a rocky start, but things aren’t so bad now. Until she discovers a couple dead guys. Plus, while at the scene of the crime her hot detective boyfriend Jake Jackson places her in handcuffs. At least she has the help of her assistant Dorothy Raye who likes to kick butt while wearing her orthopedic shoes. Wielding her knitting needles like weapons is only one of Dorothy's talents. Maggie finds herself in big trouble this time. Will she find the killer before she ends up dead in the water?

TV investigative reporter Chase Charley is tired of probing small assignments. A routine investigation leads to something major when she stumbles on what she believes is murder. Rival reporter Bill Dangerfield is interested in the case too. Chase doesn’t need him getting in the way of her solving this mystery. Marc Marquez the rookie police officer offers to help Chase, but she doesn't know how deep the New Orleans Police force are involved in the criminal activity. Chase is positive she witnessed a cop disposing of a corpse. Voodoo, suspense, dirty secrets, and the temptation of two ...

Things have changed for Halloween LaVeau now that she’s no longer the leader of the Underworld. Her witchcraft skills are seriously lacking and she’s been kicked out of LaVeau Manor. Plus, now that the groom is missing the wedding plans have come to a screeching halt. The new leader has big plans for the Underworld, but none of them involve Hallie. Will the bride and groom make it to the altar to say I do? Has Hallie lost everything she holds dear? Will the Underworld survive without her leadership? She’ll have to use every ounce of power she can find if she wants to be charmed ever ...

TV investigative reporter Chase Charley is on the case. When she receives a mysterious phone call telling her to check out a New Orleans jazz club, her instinctive sleuthing skills kick in. Once at the club, she discovers a crime scene. The owner of a voodoo tour is dead. The police find a paper with Chase's name and number in the victim's hand. Now Chase has to uncover why this man had her info. Not to mention what happened to him. Rival reporter Bill Dangerfield has been drawn into the case too. He thinks Chase should partner with him to get to the bottom of things. It's hard for Chase to...

As if Devil’s Moon, Kentucky isn’t haunted enough now a few spooky visitors have come to town. Librarian by day, Ripley Van Raden is not only in charge of the books, but she has to track down why there’s a sinister spirit hanging around the library. What’s even more terrifying is the spirit seems connected to a recent murder. At night Ripley guides tour-goers around the haunted locations of town. When a mystery man appears she has to find out if he’s the killer. Séances, ghosts, and peculiar strangers all stand in her way. At least she has the help of her hunky detective/...

National Organization of Magic Detective Tom Owenton has come back into Elly's life to ask for her help with a spell. It just happens to be Valentine's Day though. Does that mean love is in the air?

Can Ripley van Raden's life get any spookier? Apparently so. When she's not working as librarian at the haunted library in Devil's Moon, Kentucky, she's guiding people on tours of the haunted locations in town. When a mysterious man warns Ripley that she's in danger and then he is murdered hours later, she has to take his warning seriously or she might be the next victim. Is this man's death related to a ghost at the library? Ripley has to close the cover on this story before she encounters her not so happy ending.