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Ophelia’s coworker and best friend Darci is distraught when her cousin is implicated in the small Iowa town of Summerset’s most recent murder—the violent death of a biker. Unfortunately for Darci’s cousin, her fingerprints are all over the murder weapon. She claims she’s innocent, but it’ll take Ophelia and Abby more than a good incantation or two to get to the bottom of this crime— what with ghosts, crooked cops, secret identities, and a small army of outlaw bikers thrown into this devil’s brew.

 

THE WITCH IS DEAD

Life is busier than ever for witch Ophelia Jensen. In addition to her day job at the library, she—with the help of her grandmother Abby—is preparing to officially adopt Tink, the young medium she has taken under her wing. So when Ophelia’s elderly Aunt Dot, eager for adventure, wants to investigate the murder of a funeral director in the neighboring town, Ophelia tries to say no. But then Tink’s dog pulls a skull out of the woods—a skull that may belong to a murder victim.

Finding mysterious bones in the woods isn’t the only strange thing that has happened to Tink lately. She’s been having visions of ghastly ghosts imploring her for help. But before Ophelia can connect the apparitions with the murder, Tink is kidnapped! Ophelia and Abby will have to battle a creepy crematorium owner and an invasion from some modern-day body snatchers to find their protégé . . . or else they’ll have to hold a séance just to speak to her again.

 

THE WITCH’S GRAVE

Cupid has cast his spell on good witch Ophelia Jensen. The practical, pragmatic, law-abiding librarian has just begun letting down her hair with Stephen Larsen, the author of some of the most scandalous crime exposés ever written. It’s a match made in the stacks—until the would-be lovers take a quiet countryside stroll and shots ring out.

A murderer, not magick, made Stephen disappear—and Ophelia might be next. The sheriff warns her and her grandmother Abby not to meddle, but after another shooting leaves them shaken, the women can’t help but get involved. A sinister stalker is trailing Ophelia, and she’ll have to summon all her powers to prevent herself from ending up six feet under.

 

THE SEVENTH WITCH

Small-town librarian and psychic Ophelia Jensen hails from a long line of wise and wonderfully gifted women. There’s her grandmother Abby, a talented witch, along with her great- aunt Mary, who’s about to celebrate her hundredth birthday. But as Ophelia learns, when she and Abby travel to North Carolina for the centennial celebration, their family secrets aren’t just magickal—they’re murderous as well.

Someone in the sweet Southern town wants Abby dead. Could it be a rogue witch in Ophelia’s own family? A vengeful local witch desperate to settle a bitter feud decades in the making? Ophelia must use all her talents to save her loved ones—before the witching hour comes upon them, and bad blood turns deadly.

 

 

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Cover design by Mumtaz Mustafa

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This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used fictitiously. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.

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FIRST EDITION

ISBN 978-0-06-218826-7

EPub Edition AUGUST 2013 ISBN 9780062188274

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