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Can she save her daughter from a dastardly demon? Oh, and solve a murder in her spare time? Newly divorced and forty, Milly’s life takes a magical turn for the better. She has a fabulous London pad, a hunky boyfriend and a hip new cafe on King’s Road, Chelsea. She even counts royalty among her customers. What could go wrong? Everything. Someone murders her landlord, and Milly turns amateur sleuth to avert a miscarriage of justice. Then, customers disappear into a time tunnel, lured by a vengeful, greedy demon. When he threatens Milly’s daughter’s life, the gloves are off. And her ...

As witch Layney Grimoire reads a Regency novel in bed with her fiance, she couldn’t be happier... Until a cry for help from a damsel in distress screams from its pages. Soon, she, her teenage daughter and their cheeky talking cat travel from modern-day Scotland to 1818 England to rescue a young lady trapped in an arranged marriage to an old, smelly and nasty duke. It’s written on the wind that if the rescue mission fails, Layney’s daughter will wed the duke’s demonic descendant. With a touch of romance and a dash of mystery, The Grimoire Girls' Regency Adventure is a lighthearted ...

Life's a Gamble—Especially in Vegas! Izzie Firecracker is used to picking up life's pieces—but when her latest self-help gig lands her in glittering Las Vegas, she's in over her head. After losing her mother and facing eviction from her swanky Mayfair penthouse, Izzie grabs a risky lifeline: stepping in for a famous guru at a Vegas self-help seminar. What could go wrong? Enter Bobby, a dangerously attractive hotel owner embroiled in mob trouble, and Doris, Izzie’s cleaner-turned-best-friend, who's determined to turn Vegas upside-down. As threats pile up faster than casino chips, Izzie...

An Ex-Witch. A Hunky Horror Writer. A Horrid Husband. Stripped of her magic by her greedy husband many Halloweens ago, Hattie has been living a miserable life. With the help of sympathetic witches Angela and her aunt, hope arrives via a hunky horror writer Hattie has secretly loved since he rescued a Dobermann from Waggy Tails Dogs' Home where she once worked. Can this master plotter help Hattie regain her magic? Is the attraction mutual? Will her greedy and evil husband get his just desserts? All will be revealed at a carefully planned Halloween party. But if Hattie has to continue as ...

She nips to modern-day London for a spot of Christmas shopping.... ...and ends up in 1958. Scarlett visits London’s Oxford Street to soak up the festive atmosphere, buy gifts, drink coffee and eat pastries. There, she meets Maisie, an elderly homeless woman who regales the tragic tale of how she was imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit. And lost the love of her life. Soon, Scarlett and her hunky husband are in December 1958 to avert a tragedy, armed only with mince pies and Christmas cake. If they fail, Maisie will spend thirty years in prison and miss out on marriage. Don't miss the...

At last, she’s pregnant. But there’s a tiny snag… She must give birth in 1959 - and there’s a BIG chance she won’t return to 2020. Scarlett hopes her time-travel days are behind her. She wants to cosy up with her gorgeous husband and look forward to their first baby. But fate has other plans, and she soon finds herself in 1959 -- alone. Worried she may never see her husband again, she keeps busy with vintage shopping sprees. And eating for two. While buying a coat, she meets a pregnant teenager whose mum’s horrid boyfriend wants her to have the baby adopted. Scarlett invites the...

Emily is bored, bored, bored with her middle-class marriage. She dreams of smashing down the walls of convention — or at the very least, breaking a window. Her husband doesn’t understand. After all, she has her thrilling At Homes to preside over. Who wouldn’t be thrilled with deadly dull gossip over cucumber sandwiches? When Emily receives two exciting and tempting offers in a single afternoon, she doesn’t know which to choose. Both could lead to freedom. Both come with a dash of danger. What’s a respectable married lady to do? Find out today in this lively, witty novelette about ...

Ordered to save the world, Angela might lose out on love. Newbie witch Angela is flying high. Her London business is going well, and she's engaged to be married. But the Enchanted Oval Council throws a spanner in the works. They order her to seduce Epoch Thrasher, a power-crazy politician. Mission -- to stop him becoming Prime Minister and unleashing his evil powers upon innocent people. With help from her magical and glam aunt, can Angela save the world? And more importantly, her relationship? If you enjoy quirky and fast-paced reads you'll love The Lie, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Don't ...

Magic got them into this mess. Now it’s their only way out... Layney’s life looks picture-perfect—respectable husband, sweet teenage daughter, and a five-bedroom home in Cheshire. But when her daughter acts possessed and long-buried memories resurface, Layney realises something is very wrong. Years ago, Gran cast a spell to keep them safe. Now it’s wearing off. When Layney remembers her long-lost Highland heartthrob, one blazing row with her husband is all it takes to set her escape plan in motion. She’s heading to the wilds of Scotland—specifically, the remote Isle of Whye, ...

Previously published as Venice or Bust: A Second-Chance Romantic Comedy by Butler Male, Janet (AUTHOR) She married the wrong man. Now she’s in the right city—with the one who got away. Mary married Nigel on the rebound. Uptight, penny-pinching Nigel—with his polyester pyjamas and weekly meal plan from his mum. For years, she’s pretended that love would grow. It hasn’t. In a last-ditch attempt to save their lukewarm marriage, they take a trip to Venice. But when Nigel starts tallying gondola costs and rationing gelato, Mary begins to wonder: what if this is as good as it gets? Then...

Is Paradise Worth Dying For? Therapist Izzie Firecracker’s life has been a rollercoaster lately, but meeting charming Hugo Littlebottom in a London café feels like fate—especially when he invites her to his family’s castle in the remote Scottish Highlands. Expecting romance and relaxation, Izzie finds instead a tangled web of secrets, eccentric relatives and ominous whispers that Hugo’s troubled family friend is being poisoned. As threats pile up and sinister events unfold—including a ghostly encounter and blood-curdling warnings—Izzie realizes she’s stumbled into something ...

As Izzie Firecracker dreams of Christmas in skimpy bikinis, her new husband changes the plan. The family business, a castle hotel on the Isle of Scree, is short of funds and can't refuse a wealthy American family who wants the 'Full Scottish Castle Experience' – complete with a resident ghost. But there is no ghost. Or is there? And no guest has murder in mind. Or do they? What Izzie presumed would be a quiet Christmas is anything but, and she's soon in a race against time to save the hotel, a guest's life - and a marriage! The Christmas Castle Ghost is the fourth and final book in the ...

Layney Grimoire’s new life is off to a magical start—until a customer drops dead at the grand opening of her bookshop café. Also, her daughter’s boyfriend may be a vampire, her Highland hunk is acting suspiciously perfect, and something—or someone—is clearly trying to sabotage her happy-ever-after. To solve the mystery, Layney must travel back to 1970s Liverpool, confront a long-buried secret at a rock concert, and accept help from a ghost in flares. With her magic growing stronger and a sarcastic talking cat by her side, Layney is determined to uncover the truth. But time is ...

A buried and dark secret. A vampire who faints at the sight of blood. A murder. Newly remarried and happy, Milly is a tad bored and wishes for more excitement. But surrounded by a talking cat, witches and ghosts, she should be careful what she wishes for. After she meets an engaged young couple in a cafe, the fiance drops dead minutes later. And Milly is reluctantly in the middle of a murder investigation - and a vampire hunt. If that's not enough, a deep secret from her teenage years is back to bite her. Soon Milly is in a race against time to save someone she loves and redeem some ...

Ava's life might look perfect from the outside—married to a wealthy man, living in a beautiful home—but she's secretly miserable. Stuck in a marriage that's all style and no substance, she's at her wit's end. But when a quirky new therapist, a suspiciously delicious brownie, and a mysterious black cat with a message shake things up, Ava finds herself on a surprising journey of self-discovery. Suddenly, she's questioning everything: her marriage, her friendships, and even reality itself. When an old Morris Minor unexpectedly becomes her ticket to an adventure through time, Ava begins to ...

She must outwit her fiancé's nasty mum or lose the perfect man. Beauty-consultant Angela and posh Bertie fall in love in a supermarket aisle... ...And soon plan to walk down a wedding aisle. But Bertie's snobby mother blackmails Angela into ending the relationship. Worried her beloved dad could go to prison, she complies. But a long-lost magical aunt appears and has a surprise… Angela is a witch. Together, can they out-witch Bertie's mum and save Angela's relationship? Get your copy of Angela's Lashes now and find out.

Zany therapist Izzie Firecracker thought today would be ordinary... Then three new clients walk into her posh London pad—and sanity goes out the window... One wants her bossy husband six feet under. Another needs her lentil-loving boyfriend evicted before he takes root. The third just caught her husband in bed with the chauffeur. Confidence coaching? Forget it. These women need a full-scale intervention—and Izzie’s just reckless enough to deliver it. Armed with a cheeky private eye, a sultry seductress and a healthy dose of retail therapy, she’s about to teach a few bad boys a ...

A warm, witty tale of midlife mayhem, meddling and mother-daughter mischief. Since my bossy husband retired, I’ve been on tranquillisers to avoid killing him. But when my daughter marries a much older man with money and mystery to spare, I’m too worried to focus on my midlife crisis. There’s something not right about their marriage—and when she hints that she’s trapped, my maternal instincts go into overdrive. Enter a blast from the past: a sultry seductress I met on holiday in St Lucia—who just might be the key to saving my daughter… and setting us both free. Throw in a few ...

Lady Adelia lives a repressed life, ruled by a strict father and a prim governess — but she is a sunny soul who rises above the gloom, helped by a secret stash of scandalous romance novels. One afternoon, she overhears her parents plotting her future — an arranged marriage to a man named Cyril. 'Cyril' sounds dreadfully unromantic to starry-eyed Adelia. So she pours her hopes into a handsome gipsy she meets one day in the woods. But when Adelia comes out in London society, dreams collide with duty. Will she succumb to her parents' plans — or find the courage to follow her heart? If ...

A sassy-mouthed cat. A vengeful witch. And a mystery that could turn a recent divorcée into the next victim… In 1987, forty-year-old Milly Miller’s life is as dull as her orthopaedic sandals. Her marriage is passion-free, her job in a shoe shop is sole-destroying, and excitement is nowhere to be found. But on divorce day, everything changes when Milly inherits a fortune and a swanky London pad. Goodbye boredom, hello glamour, adventure… Milly’s fresh start takes a paranormal turn when she discovers her new home comes with a resident ghost—her no-nonsense ex-boss who insists ...