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Creel Creek, Virginia, is the last place either of her ex-husbands would ever think to look for Constance. What better place to hide from her humiliations than a town too small to warrant a mention on a map? Laid off, and recently divorced from husband number two, this former workaholic moves in with her estranged - and very strange - grandmother. A grandmother who informs Constance that she comes from a long line of powerful witches. And on the day she hits the big 4-0, she'll come into her powers.

Tessa Randolph has been dumped. She's jobless and on the borderline of moving in with her overbearing mother. Turns out, her mom doesn’t want that either. She offers Tessa a job. Only Cooper’s Life Insurance, where Tessa’s mom has worked for years, isn’t what it seems to be. Turns out, Cheryl Randolph has been working undercover--under the cover of a hooded grim reaper cloak.

Constance Campbell learned on her 40th birthday that she comes from a long line of witches. Now, struggling to learn her magic, Constance dives deeper into her family's sordid past. Constance vows to find the truth behind her mother's disappearance. She's determined to seek out the Faction, an order of witches and warlocks vying for power in the supernatural world. But when Constance's father shows up looking a little ghostly pale and see-through, she has other problems to solve.

When the Faction returns to Creel Creek, Constance thinks it's to help solve the mystery surrounding her missing mother. But they have other priorities . . . like the spike in attacks coming from the shadow realm. It doesn't help that Constance has her own demons to face—the kind from hell. Can they work together to rid the world of these threats? And will Constance finally find out what happened to her mother?

When Dave's monthly visitor—the man who howls at the moon—stops visiting, Constance knows something has gone horribly wrong. But Dave seems to relish his newfound freedom from the curse. Still, something about him has changed and not for the better. Allie is forced to make her first shift without her father. When she's found the next morning beside a body, her wolf form becomes suspect number one. But did the teenage werewolf do it? The search for the true killer dredges up a secret from Dave's past. Something he's been hiding from Constance for a long long time.

Constance has her mother back, but it came at a high price. Her familiar lied to her. Her grandmother's gone. And her boyfriend has given her space—space she isn't sure she needs. She concedes by taking her first official mission for the Faction, hoping to solve a few questions of her own. While she's gone, there's a string of mysterious crimes in Creel Creek, ultimately leading to a botched burglary and a murder. The perpetrators of which share the same curious trait—they don't remember committing these crimes.

When the Faction shows up in Creel Creek, it may mean Constance will finally find out the truth about her mother's disappearance. But the secretive magical organization has a long history of covering up the facts. She won't get them so easily. When murders begin popping up all over the country with ties to the supernatural, a hunter sets his sights on the small town. He kills three shifters with his sword. And he's not the only thing that's putting the paranormal community in danger. The Creel Creek After Dark podcast convention has its own surprise in store.

When two bodies are found on the vineyard property, Constance and Dave make a startling discovery. The timeline of the two deaths is off...by a few decades. The first died a whole lot more recently than the other. Dave unearths - literally - a cold case from decades past, which only brings more questions.

When Willow Brown was seven, she had her first vision. Her death played out like a movie. Her second vision came along shortly after that, when she predicted her father’s cancer diagnosis. Her mother always wanted her to hide her gift away. That’s what she called it, a gift. In one of Willow’s more recent visions, she saw her great aunt dying peacefully. What she couldn’t predicate was that Aunt Cora would leave her a house in Florida and a cat, forcing Willow to go back to her hometown to sort out affairs. But it turns out Aunt Cora is a little less dead than anyone thought.

At Kapow Koffee, business is brewing with cats, comic books, and triple iced upside-down caramel macchiatos. Oh, and there’s a dapple dachshund in the mix, too. Turns out, being a successful entrepreneur is exhausting! Owner Kirby Jackson is in desperate need of a break from routine. Part of that routine includes serving his favorite patron detective Felicia Strong every morning. But Kirby’s positive that she’s dating the wrong guy.

After several years in the military, Kirby Jackson just moved back to his coastal hometown to open up his dream coffee shop. But his best friend and co-owner, Ryan, just had to add his own flair: Comic books. And the business isn't off to a good start. On the cusp of telling Ryan the grim news, he finds his friend with a knife in his back. The shop’s mascot, a stubborn dachshund named Gambit, might hold the keys to solving the case. But he ain't talking. His woofs are only for treats...Or are they?

The only suspect to his best friend’s murder.... When Kirby Jackson’s friend Ryan is found dead in the comics and coffee shop the two co-own, Kirby quickly becomes suspect number one. Perhaps things wouldn't look so bad had Kirby not been planning to cut Ryan out of the business. The only witness to the crime, Ryan’s stubborn dachshund, might hold the keys to solving the case. But his attitude toward anything and everything that isn’t his warm doggy bed is less than helpful.

This box set includes the first three books from Christine Zane Thomas' Foodie File mysteries starring Allie Treadwell. It also includes several recipes mentioned in the audiobooks. Includes: The Salty Taste of Murder, A Choice Cocktail of Death, and A Juicy Morsel of Jealousy.

It's all fun in the sun, until other reapers start to die.... Tessa Randolph is a reaper, one of the few endowed with the abilities of the real grim reaper. And now, she's been offered a spot to attend the annual reaper conference in Miami. But things get off to a rocky start when another reaper dies on the plane. And none of the other reapers saw his soul depart for the hereafter. Tessa takes it upon herself to figure out why.

The perfect poison.... Kirby Jackson is excited when Memaw’s book club plays host to his favorite mystery author. But the night ends on a sour note with the death of Memaw’s friend, Barb. The only secrets Barb Simone ever kept were those about herself. No one knew she had cancer. No one knew she had a boyfriend. And no one knew she was the basis for a character in a best-selling mystery series. But it wasn’t cancer that killed Barb. Kirby suspects foul play. Can the sleuth and his dog solve another case? Find out today!

Tessa Randolph is feeling defeated. On the outs with her boyfriend and suddenly without a job, she's scrambling to pay the rent. She doesn’t exactly have the kind of life she wants. Tessa needs a change. And the ability to afford the wet food her cat Pepper thinks she deserves at every meal. Against her better judgment, but without a better offer, Tessa takes a job from one of the scariest of bosses: her mother, who has a deadly sharp tongue. And just like that, she learns that the life insurance agency at the edge of Mist River isn’t what it seems to be.

After taking part in two murder investigations, Kirby Jackson feels like his sleuthing days are over. His plate is full. He has his comic book and coffee shop to tend to, a stubborn dachshund to perk up, and a new cat who thinks she owns the place. Gambit, the dachshund, can’t get used to the idea of sharing anything - let alone an apartment - with Rogue, the feline wonder. The cat always slips away just when he thinks he’s got her cornered.

Thirty-year-old Allie Treadwell is a singleton. She's a foodie and a runner. A restaurant reviewer by day, and a Netflix aficionado by night. Even if it doesn’t make her the most popular dinner guest in the charming southern town of Lanai, Georgia, Allie’s reviews are always honest. And her latest is no different from any other. But Allie’s review isn’t the only thing to hit the newsstand. The restaurant’s owner, Jessica Hayes, was found murdered. When Jessica’s husband, Miller, is labeled the prime suspect, Allie’s convinced the police are mistaken.

Tessa's finally getting the hang of her career as a grim reaper. She’s returned home from the reaper conference feeling confident in all things job-related. She even has a new special ability - the power of the scythe. What she isn't so confident about is her budding relationship with Silas St. Onge. He's onto her secret double life, and Tessa can't decide whether to keep putting him off or come clean with the truth.

Allie Treadwell has feelings. Lots of them. And they all center around her friend, Javi - that is, Detective Javier Portillo. But does he feel the same way about her? Allie isn't sure. And she's even less sure she wants to risk ruining things to find out. Their friendship is put to the test when while on a morning jog, the two stumble across a body. And what seems a simple hit and run is anything but as motives are revealed. Lanai is a town full of suspects.