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Inheriting a sprawling mansion is a lucky break, right? Unless it comes furnished with dangerous, deadly secrets. When a snowstorm strands guests at Kelly and Jodi’s first-ever weekend pearl party in their new home, they find themselves smack dab in the center of another mystery. Events shift from fun to frantic when a guest goes missing. Add a pool of blood, a missing billiard ball, and a bloody knife, and it doesn’t take long before guests are pointing fingers Kelly and Jodi’s way.

When 27-year-old shop-owner, Maggie, receives a package from her archeologist uncle containing a valuable artifact, she’s puzzled to say the least. And there’s a cryptic note to go along with it. Uncle Ollie has never done anything like this, and when the note insinuates that he’s in trouble, Maggie knows it’s up to her to find her uncle and keep the golden scarab safe.

A missing treasure. A cursed property. Will Ellie’s bed and breakfast turn into a dead and breakfast on opening weekend? Excited to restart her life after a bitter divorce, Ellie Byrne plans to re-open her aunt’s old bed and breakfast with a murder mystery weekend. But when she finds out the property possesses a cursed treasure that has robbed all previous owners of their lives, she worries her fresh start may lead to her death. Threats abound and when a body turns up, Ellie’s convinced the curse is real.

A mother’s love faces the ultimate test against a haunting evil—and a mystery only she can solve. When Lenora Fletcher returns to Blackmoore Castle, she hopes to help her daughter fend off whatever is disturbing her baby. But instead, she finds Blackmoore Castle shrouded in dread. A ghostly figure appears, her blood-stained dress hinting at a brutal end, and she seems determined to lead Lenora into a dark mystery. As Lenora begins to investigate, sinister forces close in, threatening her daughter’s very soul.

A new resident ghost, a chilling murder and a mother-daughter duo caught in the crosshairs. Will they unmask the killer before they become the next victim? The small town of Hideaway Bay is rocked by another murder just weeks before Christmas. When they stumble upon the body, amateur sleuths Lily and Cassie are thrust into the middle of the murder investigation. To clear their names, they must search for the real culprit.

Cate knew she had seen those jewels before. As her eyes scan the newspaper article from 1925, she is shocked to read about the theft of two priceless necklaces from her family’s home. When Cate recognizes one of the stolen necklaces from when she traveled back in time to the year 1856 to solve a murder mystery, Cate knows there’s only one thing left for her to do. Despite the hectic holiday season approaching, complete with two grand holiday events, Cate must travel to 1925 and unravel the mystery surrounding the jewelry theft.

She’s got a lead to find her missing mother. But she’ll have to marry a vampire to follow it. Will it lead to happiness or death? Struggling to wade through the false leads, Paige Turner and her teacup dragon partner, Dewey, finally stumble upon information that could lead straight to her missing mom. The problem? She’ll need a magical artifact that she can only secure by marrying a vampire. As she grapples with the idea of a loveless union, a rival challenges her claim on the handsome vampire, igniting a fierce conflict that spirals into an all-out war.

She lost her parents, but gained a grandmother, but is something more sinister lurking in the shadows. Uprooted from her life, Carly Ravenspell is forced to move to Thornwood Estate with an enigmatic grandmother she never knew. When the grieving teen arrives, she finds an unexpected solace in the woman and the stories she shares. As Carly delves deeper into the tale surrounding Maple Mansion, a house where spirits roam free, she begins to forge a bond, not only with her grandmother, but with history’s mysteries and the allure of the supernatural.

Twenty-five years ago, a destructive enemy ripped his wife away from him. Now that enemy has returned. Can he thwart the evil warlocks’s deadly plans before all humanity succumbs to the darkness? Odd animal deaths. Unexplained bouts of mania. Unidentifiable illnesses. All things that leave the town’s longest living resident, Grayson Buckley, unsettled. Living for centuries has taught him when not to panic. This isn’t one of those times. With his suspicions aroused and all signs pointing to the return of a centuries-old evil, Grayson fears for his life and the lives of everyone around him.

Ellie Byrne’s pending divorce from her cheating husband threatens to leave her broke and homeless. But when she inherits a bed and breakfast in the unique town of Salem Falls, her prayers may be answered. That is, until she finds out her aunt didn’t just die on the property, she was murdered. And shortly after Ellie arrives, she finds herself the target of threatening messages and hostile attitudes from almost everyone in town.

Lenora Fletcher brims with joy. Embracing motherhood, the young woman is determined to give her child the love and attention she never received. But a chance meeting with her presumed-dead father rips away her happiness and plunges her into roiling confusion. Learning of her mother’s whereabouts in a sanitarium, Lenora visits her, hoping for closure after being abandoned as a child. But during the tumultuous trip, the distraught duchess is taken by surprise when a wayward spirit begs for her help.

When paranormal librarian Reed Moore received a strange note hinting at a problem within the world’s supernatural library network, she’s concerned. And when a routine asset retrieval goes wrong, she’s not only frightened for her life, but convinced something nefarious is pervading every library in the world. Tracking down the thief will take all her wits and threatens to rob her of everything. With a ticking clock and threats from all sides, will Reed track down the culprit or will this be her last investigation?

When Carly embarks on a mysterious road trip with her grandmother, she gets to experience the location from her grandmother's first story and to unravel the secrets of a centuries-old English manor and the ghostly whispers of the Blackthorn Bride in a new haunting tale.

Months after solving two mysteries involving her ancestors, time-traveling, castle-dwelling Countess, Lady Catherine Kensie, still suffers from haunting nightmares. Chased by a mysterious man, Cate ponders who could be haunting her dreams and disturbing her sleep. She’s also smack dab in the middle of a brand-new research project, having found journals belonging to the Scottish castle’s original owner. As Cate digs into the castle’s history, not only do her nightmares become more frequent and more frightening, but Cate also finds time portals enclosed in the castle walls.

Lenora Fletcher is settling into her new role as Duchess of Blackmoore, after having put the ghost of her husband’s first wife to rest. But when her ne-er-do-well brother-in-law is accused of murder, only Lenora can help him. Using her ability to communicate with the dead, Lenora must contact the deceased sailor and determine who his real killer is in order to clear Edwin’s name. But will her involvement cause the killer to end another life? And will that life be her own?

Lenora expected her unique ability would condemn her to a life of solitude, shunned by society. But when she receives an unexpected marriage proposal hinging on it, Lenora is shocked. All she must do in exchange for the life of a duchess is use her communicative skills to determine the reason for the former Duchess of Blackmoore’s suicide. Beyond the strange blackening on the stones of Blackmoore Castle, Lenora discovers another darkness lurks in her new Scottish Highlands home.

As Lenora struggles to decipher the eerie happenings surrounding her daughter and strives to free her friend’s trapped spirit, a new puzzle emerges—one that hits too close to home. When her father is brutally murdered, Lenora must plunge into the dark depths of his past, unearthing secrets that sends shivers down her spine. With her life hanging in the balance and a treacherous fate looming, Lenora must unravel a sinister web of connections or risk becoming the next victim.

Lily and Cassie are desperate to be welcomed into their new town. But their back-breaking work constructing a Halloween maze keeps getting waylaid by odd events. And when haunting events continue at their new home, the mother and daughter duo suspect they may be facing a mischievous spirit.

Shrunk to six inches, Paige Turner, along with her teacup dragon partner, Dewey, are still on a desperate mission to find her mother. With a lead on the horizon, she takes her tiny self to the location, hoping to find at least a whisper of her mom. What she discovers is almost more shocking than the magic she shelves. But her hope is short-lived, and soon, her services are soon required elsewhere.

When human remains turn up in Cate’s garden, she’s itching to solve the crime. But this time she’ll face more than just a murderer. Fresh off her illuminating time travel trip to the late 1700s, Cate is in desperate need of downtime. But when her dogs dig up a skeleton in her garden and rumors begin to fly, Cate’s determined to unearth the truth.