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I had three loves in my life: my daddy, him what my mama killed in cold blood; my son Henry, God rest him; and tall as an oak Riley Treadwell. I lost all of 'em, one way or t'other, 'til Riley showed up on my stoop with a monster problem and tried to wiggle his way back into my life. Only, weren't no monster bothering him; was the one bothering his ex-girlfriend what'd stirred up a hornet's nest out on Lake Burton amongst the muckity mucks. Weren't no never mind to me, see?

Sunshine Walkingstick is half mountain, half Cherokee, and 100% monster hunter. Book 1, Greenwood Cove: Sunny is challenged by a childhood friend to discover the cause behind damage done to docks along Lake Burton's Greenwood Cove, and she's never one to resist a challenge when monsters are involved. Book 2, The Deep Wood: Sunny’s search for a monster terrorizing the county leads her into a past she never knew. Book 3, Cemetery Hill: After her uncle is framed for murder, Sunny must figure out who, or what, really killed her uncle's ex-wife....

When my boy Henry was killed, I tracked a pooka through the deep wood for three days with no food in my gut and only my daddy's hunting knife for comfort. Was what got me into the monster killing business, that pooka, and I ain't regretted a single day of it since. The day I stumbled on a four-legged critter with human eyes, the rightness of my revenge begun to unravel, leading me to a clan of two-natured shifters what'd been living under my nose the whole time.

Includes four stories: "Three Rings for Alice", "Forgiven", "The Pocket Watch", and "Flames of Hope".

This is not a false hope. You can turn pain into possibility with this life-changing book that can help everyone with elusive hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)–from those newly diagnosed to those who have suffered in silence for decades. Wherever you are on your journey navigating the complexities of chronic illness, you're not alone.

Seventeen-year-old witch Desiree Campbell tries to cast a spell to go to Miami for spring break.... But she ends up in Cuba a hundred years in the past. The year is 1898. The Spanish-American War rages. Demons thrive in the city, preying on humans. Desi is caught between the war of mortals and the war of monsters.

Welcome to Cat’s Paw Cove, Florida - an enchanting seaside town and favorite tourist destination. But there’s something unusual about the locals, both human and feline. The popular Shipwreck Museum might just take you back in time, and the historic Sherwood House holds secrets, old and new. Adopt a furever friend at the Cove Cat Café, treat yourself to a psychic reading at Eye of Newt metaphysical shop, pick up a special trinket from Black Cat Antiquities. And don’t be surprised if you find your heart in the magic of Cat’s Paw Cove.

It’s been six months since El Diablo’s disappearance, but Desi Campbell still has nightmares. Still adjusting after time-traveling, Desi hunts demons with her coven in 1899 Santiago. Then she hears rumors that El Diablo is back - and he's in Manila, where Oliver is fighting in the Philippine-American War. She travels there to warn him. A heart-crushing secret is exposed. Familiar faces resurface. And Desi is faced with dark magic she's never known before.

Seventeen-year-old witch Desiree Campbell tries to cast a spell to go to Miami for spring break. But she ends up in Cuba a hundred years in the past. The year is 1898. The Spanish-American War rages. Demons thrive in the city, preying on humans. Desi is caught between the war of mortals and the war of monsters. She meets Oliver Gerrick, a handsome American soldier and warlock. He offers to help her fight off demons and find a way home.

Finally back in her own time, Desi seeks out the friends she never thought she’d see again and joins their cause to fight the unstoppable demon lord Levarret. Then, Desi learns that Levarret has more to do with her past than she realized. And he's targeting Oliver, too. Desi will do anything to protect Oliver. But when a spell is uncovered that can defeat their enemy, once and for all, Oliver may have to pay the ultimate price for them to succeed.

The day Terry Whitehead showed up on my door, I shoulda knowed trouble was hot on his heels, Terry being the feller what planted my boy Henry in my belly, then left me so fast, my head spun. Seems his daughter, Henry's half-sister, went missing and the police done give up on finding her. Much as I hated having anything to do with Terry, I couldn't hardly abandon a young'un, especially one what was close kin to my boy, God rest him. Only, little Sophie weren't the only kid missing, and whatever took her left a trail of dark magic in its wake.

After my uncle Fame run his wife off for messing around with his brother, we thought for sure we seen the last of 'em. Good riddance to bad blood, right? Only, weren't no Happy Ever After in store for any of us....

Artist Samantha Cartwright arrives in Cat’s Paw Cove for a visit with her great Aunt Emma, hoping to get clarity about Emma’s cryptic prediction. Instead, Sam finds out she must mind her aunt’s metaphysical shop while Emma is away on vacation. Lucky for her, tall, dark, and handsome help enters the shop just in the nick of time. Eli Kincaid managed to get on the bad side of a ruthless loan shark. Now his life depends upon his ability to con an innocent woman out of the only thing of value she owns. What he hadn’t counted on was falling for his mark.

Four dark tales of the holiday spirit. In "Christmas Eve Gift", Old Bill sets out on her annual Christmas Eve journey to her niece's house and encounters an unexpected darkness along the way. In "A Dark Christmas", Alice, a dark daughter of the vampire, Elizabet, turns the table on a family of hunters. In "On the 7th Day of Christmas", Sunny finally gets to throw a party, only a monster shows up and twists a small kink into her New Year's Eve festivities. In "Twelfth Night", A 13-year-old encounters the Woman with No Face for the first time.

The thing about monsters is, they show up when you least expect it. I come home from a romantic weekend with my feller and found one sitting on my couch. This'un wanted me to hunt down Athena's Gorgoneion, an ancient Greek amulet, and was willing to pay dearly for the work. Meanwhile, my friend Miss Jenny went missing, her feller Proteus, a primordial Greek god, was trapped in his house by cyclops, and a hellhole opened up out on Devil's Branch. Trouble was brewing and brewing big.

On the seventh day of Christmas, I and my buddy David Eckstrom finally got around to holding that shindig we've been talking about for so long. Only, we weren't the only bodies looking for a good time on New Year's Eve. There were monsters afoot on the lake, and the remedy for 'em was something I didn't expect at all.

Driven out of Chicago by a spiteful heiress, life coach Charly Redbird is ready for a change. She moves to Florida to be closer to her family, and vows to be more selective about future clients. With the help of Dylan Graham, a hunky real estate agent, Charly finds a perfect home across the street from a cemetery. When he shows up with a plant and two tiny balls of fluff as a housewarming present, Charly thinks she might be smitten with more than the kittens.

Veronica moves from Lisbon to Providence to escape her past and begin a new life as a research assistant at Brown University’s Portuguese Department. When she sees Victor on stage for the first time, his unnatural gaze immediately sparks an intense déjà-vu. Could the spellbinding musician be connected to her strange recurring dream of a past life in Renaissance Europe? Set between present day US and Portugal during the Age of Discoveries, The Watchers is a thrilling tale of love, humanity, and the mysteries of our universe.

Brendan Redbird is a man of science and a medical professional. When this very uptight, predictable guy is adopted by a naughty-talking cat (Tom) and his two brothers (Dick and Harry), Brendan's life makes an unpredictable turn.

Dexter Graham has no trouble making money as a financial wizard - as long as he doesn’t leave his home. He finds it nearly impossible to be with other people, because he’s a telepath who gets swamped by their thoughts. Prompted by an unexpected visitor from the past who reveals shocking family secrets, he takes a risk and visits his brother in Cat’s Paw Cove. Will the trip make things better or worse?