Book Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery

The Paranormal Cozy Mystery genre blends the charming, small-town atmosphere of cozy mysteries with elements of the supernatural and paranormal. In these stories, amateur sleuths often possess psychic abilities, interact with ghosts, or encounter otherworldly beings while solving lighthearted whodunits. The genre maintains the traditional cozy mystery’s focus on community, interpersonal relationships, and lack of explicit content, while introducing an intriguing and magical twist to the narrative, making it a delightful escape for readers seeking a blend of mystery and fantasy.

Angel in Demise

An electrocuted millionaire at a garden party.
One witch under suspicion.
Can Fortuna Delphi clear her name before they shut her art gallery down?

Fortuna Delphi’s is starting to feel like a part of Mystic’s End. Sure, she still doesn’t know who she’s related to, the town’s two most eligible bachelors won’t stop dropping by, and the town clergy seems to think she’s the spawn of Satan—but at least millionaires Hubert and Della Maddox adored the angel statue she created for their patio. They even made it’s unveiling the climax of their once a year Spring Fling garden party.

But when the statue zaps millionaire Hubert Maddox lifeless in front of his guests, the town’s rich and powerful turn toward the artisan witch with suspicion.

After the county rules the death accidental and threatens to yank her art studio’s occupancy permit for negligence, Reporter Pepper Stanford believes that Fortuna is being framed to take the fall for a covered up murder—and Fortuna’s not sure that Pepper’s mistaken.

Will Fortuna be able to find out who brought about the electrifying end to Hubert Maddox and why? Or is Fortuna’s new life in Mystic’s End toast?

Honey, Hairballs, and Murder

A beekeeper with a sting.
A cat with a secret.
A cat rescue in the middle of it all.

In the small town of Tablerock, Texas, life is as sweet as honey. Fifty-year-old Ellie Rockwell’s Silver Circle Cat Rescue is settling in to the shelter’s inherited mansion on the edge of town, and only a few people know about the magical platter that came with it—the one that allows cats to speak to humans.

But life takes a sour turn when local beekeeper and honey entrepreneur Ben Tyson is found dead, leaving his beloved cat, Honey, as the only witness to the crime.

As Ellie and Evie work to help Honey piece together what happened to her former owner, the investigation puts the rescued cats (and the cat rescuers) in a heap of sticky trouble. Not everyone in town was as sweet on Ben as they appeared, and they definitely didn’t want anyone buzzing about it.

Can Ellie, Evie and their furry friends solve the crime before the killer strikes again? Find out in “Honey, Hairballs, and Murder”, the second book in a purr-fectly paranormal midlife cozy mystery series.

Kittens, Crafts, and Killers

Kitten season in Tablerock, Texas.
A crafty killer on the loose.
A small town’s annual arts and crafts festival turned deadly.

Fresh off her engagement and still basking in the glow of new love, Ellie Rockwell should be focused on wedding plans. Instead, she and daughter Evie find themselves knee-deep in adorable kittens as Silver Circle tackles kitten season in Tablerock, Texas. But wedding catalogs and bottle-feeding schedules take a back seat when local artisan Penelope Periwinkle is discovered murdered among her handcrafted items at the town's annual Crafts and Creations Festival.

With TPI's corruption barely in their rearview mirror, the last thing Tablerock needs is another criminal threatening to unravel the fabric of their close-knit community. As Ellie and Evie navigate a labyrinth of arts, crafts, and secrets, they discover that beneath the festival's vibrant exterior lies a shadowy underbelly of rivalry and resentment.

Between planning the purr-fect wedding and managing dozens of sharp-witted young kittens, can Ellie and Evie tie together the clues and catch the killer before the final stitch is knit? Find out in "Kittens, Crafts, and Killers," the tenth installment of the Silver Circle Cat Rescue Mysteries, where every cat has a tale to tell through a little touch of magic—and where wedding bells might have to wait until justice is served.

Sketchy Charms

A body in the woodlands near the crystal field.
Smoky quartz that smoked the local mailman.
Can Fortuna unearth the truth the authorities won’t?

When reporter and Mystic’s End busybody Pepper Stanford discovers a sketched map that professes to reveal what the heck the deal is with mystics in Mystic’s End, Fortuna reluctantly follows her out to the thick forest to hunt for clues. The two women encounter more than they bargain for when they stumble over a body on the way back to their car, the bloody smoky quartz crystal near him replaying the man’s last few flashes of life straight into Fortuna’s mind.

After the county determines the death accidental (because of course they did), Fortuna works to forget about postman Tom Wilson’s death and refocus on the obscure text she discovered in the woods. That is, until she recognizes Tom Wilson’s resentful soul captured in the sparkling stone that killed him—and if she wants to get him out, she must get him justice for his murder.

Will Fortuna be able to unmask who cracked Tom Wilson with a crystal? Or does the witch now have two spectral roommates?

Nugget, Coins, and Murder

A cat with a gold chip on his shoulder.
A coin collector dead in the night.
Can they uncover the killer before the truth—and the collector—is buried forever?

With Silver Circle Rescue moved into Wardwell Manor, Ellie Rockwell and daughter Evie (and the dozens of cats) couldn’t be happier in their new home. The pair are getting familiar with all their cats using the magical crystal plate that allows the cats to speak to them and are able to match cats with perfect forever homes.

Their idyllic life screeches to a halt when a mysterious woman abandons the recently deceased Harold Goldfinch’s cat Nugget on the shelter’s doorstep. The sullen cat insists the police have got it all wrong—Harold didn’t die naturally. He was murdered.

As Ellie and Evie look into Harold’s death, they come to realize that while suspects are plentiful, the clues are few and hidden well. Someone doesn’t want them to uncover the killer’s identity and will stop at nothing to keep Harold’s secrets from being brought to the surface.

Can Ellie and Evie unravel the mystery before it’s too late?