Spells Like Teen Spirit A Suburban Witches Short Story

Love is in the air...erm, water...in this short, lighthearted Suburban Witch story! When teen witch Holly Watkins decides to use a love potion to get the guy of her dreams, all spell breaks loose. It’s up to her mother, Ellie, and Ellie’s coven to reverse the damage done by the potion before the Council of Magical Creatures discovers Holly’s misdeed and punishes her severely. Can Ellie keep her daughter out of trouble and return order to the love-crazed high school? With a little help from her friends, anything is possible, even a little romance with a handsome high school math teacher... This fun short story first appeared in the anthology 'Hexes and Ohs'.

A roadside murder...an abandoned infant...and a family's dark secrets revealed... When a young mother is murdered in cold blood, Annie and her family must help the police figure out who killed her and why. They must also keep her baby safe, which is easier said than done. If she doesn't know who to trust, can she keep the baby out of harm's way? Can Annie pick through the lies and secrets kept by those who knew the young woman before Annie or someone she loves becomes the killer's next victim?

The final installment in the hilarious, action-packed Babysitters Coven series that Refinery29 calls "candy for 90's girls and Gen Z'ers alike," featuring a coven of witchy babysitters sworn to protect the innocent and defend the world from an onslaught of evil--all before bedtime. Ever since Esme met Cassandra Heaven and discovered the truth about their shared legacy--that they're Sitters, supernaturally gifted teens tasked with protecting the innocent from evil--her life has been moving at 90 mph. During the day, she chases wild toddlers, and at night, she employs a different skill set for a different kind of demon. Like, literal ones. And sometimes it's almost fun. Her spells are getting better, her telekinesis is on point, and now that Esme's dad and her best friend Janis know the truth, she's no longer lying to the people she loves. She's also learned that there's a way to undo her mother's curse, and with the Synod out of the picture, she might even have a chance to do it. If she could just figure out how. But she can't, and even with her mom living at home again, Esme can't shake the feeling that she's failing. Throw in the fact that Pig is still gone, Esme's crush is MIA, and it's cold, slushy February, and she's in bummer city. Esme needs a serious pick-me-up, and Janis has a plan: a Galentine's stay-cation, with the Sitter friends Esme and Cassandra made at the Summit. Except things are getting weird in Spring River again. Esme and Cassandra just discovered a new band, and not in a good way: these guys reek of Red Magic, and their music sucks. Trouble is brewing, and if Esme's not careful, this show might be her last--and no one likes a one-hit wonder.

When Annie Richards finds a dead man floating in her pond, she knows it could be the kiss of death for her brand new business. After all, who's going to stay at a B&B where finding dead bodies seems to be an everyday happening? Surprisingly, Annie's eccentric guests are quite happy to stay, though one of them has an ulterior motive for remaining at the historic plantation-turned-cozy-inn. One of Annie's guests is a cold-blooded killer, but neither Annie nor the police can seem to surmise exactly who wanted conman Lou Ross dead. Two of her guests were victims of a con artist prior to visiting her inn--could they have had something to do with the dead man? Is the pretty young actress as innocent as she seem? Does the strange Mr. George have anything to do with the dead man's past? Can Marie, the self-proclaimed medium, really communicate with the dead man to find out who killed him? And can Annie lure the killer out using a mysterious package that belonged to the dead man, or is she putting her guests' lives at risk by letting them stay? Annie's willing to risk her own life to stop a killer, but is she risking the lives of everyone around her, too? Corpses & Conmen is the second book in the Rosewood Place Mysteries--read the first book, Bodies & Buried Secrets, to find out how Annie came to Rosewood Place plantation and find out how she almost lost her life trying to uncover its secrets...

Being a witch is a lot harder than it looks. When single mom Twyla Hedgewood is told that she's one of three very powerful witches, she's pretty doubtful. After all, she can barely balance her checkbook, nevermind tackle complicated spells and magic. Her sisters seem to be handling the witchy stuff much better than she is, but her grandmother is convinced that the three of them are somehow the most powerful witches their sleepy little town has ever seen. After all, they're not just witches, but they're half faery, too. When her lousy ex-husband winds up murdered in her bed, Twyla has to prove that she's innocent, but that won't be easy. The Sheriff hates her entire family and would like nothing more than to see Twyla get locked up forever for the murder. With the help of her two sisters and a few quirky supernatural friends, can Twyla figure out who really killed her ex so she can clear her name and possibly nab a date with the cute shifter cop investigating her? Welcome to Frog Hollow, Mississippi, where paranormal and normal are pretty much the same thing. Family, friends, and freaks... Meet the residents of a town with a very special link to the 'Other Side,' a town whose residents include vampires, shapeshifters, demons, angels, and the occasional drunk faery. It's a town with many secrets and shames, and it's up to Twyla and her sisters to sort through them all and figure out just who they can trust.

FREE SHORT PREQUEL Meet the witches of Country Acres Coven, Kensleigh Landing East, where the suburbs and the supernatural just happen to overlap. Mischa, Ellie, and Poe are more than just best friends and neighbors—they also form a coven of witches living right in the middle of a sleepy suburban town in North Carolina. They make the perfect neighborhood watch and always have an eye on what’s going on in their town. So, when a blonde bombshell with a mysterious past moves in, they’re understandably curious. Especially when, hours later, another neighbor drops dead. Did their new neighbor murder their old one? Or did someone else want grumpy Edith Whitlow dead? It’s up to the witches to solve Edith’s murder, but with PTA meetings, full-time jobs, and two talking cats underfoot, can they catch the culprit in time for their annual Christmas party? If you're a fan of funny witches and (sometimes) desperate housewives, you'll love this! This is a short, fun read that introduces the characters in the Suburban Witch series. This short origin story originally appeared in the anthology, 'Spells and Jinglebells'. Suburban Witch Series reading order: Magic, Mistletoe, & Murder Demons Don't Play Fair Spells Like Teen Spirit (Short story) Date With Death Spellbound & Starcrossed Once Upon A Coven

Three suburban friends had normal and routine lives. They each had their challenges, but overall things were normal. The one thing they had to look forward to each week was their wine night. One night every week they would get together, drink wine, and gossip about the other women in the neighborhood. This all changed when one of the women decided to shake things up and brought a mysterious book of spells and magic to their wine night. She had a terrible, wonderful confession. She had been using magic to improve her life and it was working. Now she wants to share this gift with her two best friends. It seemed harmless enough at the time and when their wishes started to come true, the three friends didn't see the harm in trying more and more dangerous spells. Suddenly things changed and a death rocked their harmless world of witchcraft. Was it too late? Were they in too deep? Was this just the beginning of their suburban nightmare? As the stakes get higher and higher these three women fight for their sanity, their lives, and each other. For the witches of Lancaster Street things will never be the same again. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.