There S A New Witch In Town Christmas Edition

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Carolyn Ridder Aspenson's Witches of Holiday Hills Cozy Mystery Series is a world of wonder and magic, but Cooper, her Burmese familiar cat, steals the show! RECIPES INCLUDED! Welcome to Holiday Hills, where the festive season is wrapped in magic and mystery, and my first Christmas as a witch is as enchanting as it is haunting without my mother's presence. I'm Abby Odell, a cozy mystery ghost writer, and while I'm decking the halls with boughs of holly, I'm also burying my mother, and discovering my own bewitching talents. A triple play of spectacular sorts if you will. As the snowflakes dance and the scent of peppermint and mocha fills the air, Holiday Hills transforms into a winter wonderland full of quirky and magical characters, characters I thought only existed in fiction. From mystical shapeshifters to the ever-curious folks next door, everyone brings their own brand of holiday spirit to the Enchanted, the local bookstore and coffee shop where I've made my home for my writing and my witchcraft. This yuletide, the festive joy is tinged with a twist of fate, a murderous twist where not only have two family members I didn't know existed are killed, but I'm targeted by the murderer as well. With my mother's best friend stirring hot cocoa and spells alike, and the sexy police chief too swamped with holiday crimes to notice me, it's up to me to unravel the tinsel-tangled mysteries. How I wish my best friend, Stella could help, but she's human, and as I've been told repeatedly, magicals aren't allowed to share their secrets. You read that right. I can't share my biggest secret with my best friend. I hope I can keep that promise. And let's not forget my sidekick, a sassy talking cat named Cooper, who's traded his usual cynicism for a Santa hat and a sleigh-load of sass. He may prefer his Christmas tuna to crime-solving, but together we're an unstoppable force. With the ghost of Christmas past guiding me through a special long-lost memory and the town's lights glowing warm against the chill, I'm ready to write my own story of magic, mayhem, and mistletoe kisses. After all, in Holiday Hills, miracles may just come with a witch's broom. Okay, maybe not the kisses. I'll save that for my next book.

Murder and sparring seniors stir up trouble for a spunky, small-town Georgia realtor in this cozy mystery by the author of Realtor Rub Out. I made a promise, multiple times actually, to my husband, the Bramblett County Sheriff. I promised I wouldn’t put my life at risk doing his job. But… when I find my potential client’s son standing over her dead body, all bets are off. I just can’t let it go, no matter how hard I try. Truth be told, I’d put myself up against a murderer any day if it kept me from taking sides between Henrietta and Bonnie, besties currently on the outs. Risking my life is one thing, but getting between those two is something no person in their right mind should do. Who am I kidding? I can’t stop myself from trying to help them too. I just hope I come out of this alive. “The supporting characters are a hoot!” —Caroline Fardig, USA Today–bestselling author

Meet Lily Sprayberry. Selling homes is her career. Solving crimes, her calling. Now get the first three books of the Southern mystery series in one volume! Deal Gone Dead When Bramblett County, Georgia's number one realtor, Lily Sprayberry, finds her cantankerous older client dead on the kitchen floor, she lands herself smack dab in the middle of a long-running property battle and a one-hundred-year-old rumor. Decluttered and Dead When a member of Lily’s decluttering and staging class winds up dead, the small-town realtor takes it personally and sets out to find the killer. But the truth isn’t always pretty, and when she discovers a friend from her past may be the murderer, she vows to find out. Signed, Sealed and Dead As realtor Lily preps for the annual community yard sale fundraiser, she discovers the body of the newly hired lacrosse coach lying in the high school gym. As she searches for answers, she’s dragged deeper into an angry mob of high school sports parents all seeking revenge and gunning for their kids to sign with the most elite schools offering the best scholarships. Praise for the mysteries of Carolyn Ridder Aspenson “I love the charming Southern small-town dynamic and all the drama it brings. And the supporting characters are a hoot!” —Caroline Fardig, USA Today–bestselling author “If you like southern charm and laughter with deadly mysteries, this is your series.” —Wulfwyn Reads Excessively “Has all the earmarks I look for in an engrossing whodunnit.” —Roxx Is Reading

Books 4 through 6 of the Lily Sprayberry Realtor Cozy Mystery series, featuring a spunky, small-town Georgia real estate agent turned amateur sleuth. Meet Lily Sprayberry. Selling homes is her career. Solving crimes, her calling. Book 4: Bidding War Break-In When Bramblett County realtor Lily Sprayberry lists her deceased client’s townhome, the last in a sought-after mixed-use development community, she winds up in the throes of a bidding war and must contend with a criminal willing to do whatever it takes to keep her from selling… Book 5: Open House Heist The theft of a valuable coin collection, one that Lily had promised would remain safe, and a taunting note left by the thief, spur Lily to action. Determined to solve a thirty-six-year-old murder, Lily discovers clues that lead her to a possible killer she’d never suspect—someone near and dear to her heart…. Book 6: Realtor Rub Out When Lily stops by a staged home, she finds the dead body of a fellow realtor lying on the living room floor. With only a week until her destination wedding, and no leads, no potential suspects, and no possibility to leave the state until the murder is solved, Lily’s sheriff fiancé thinks they should postpone their nuptials. But that doesn’t work for the soon-to-be bride. If you like charming Southern cozy mysteries, you’ll love the Lily Sprayberry series.

USA Today–Bestselling Author: There’s money buried in Bramblett County, Georgia, and people are dying to find it—literally . . . . Lily Sprayberry made a promise to her cranky client, Myrtle Redbecker, swearing to sell her house to the highest commercial bidder no matter what. And when she found Myrtle dead on her kitchen floor, she vowed to keep that promise—and to find the killer. But there’s a catch—or two. The new sheriff in town is Lily’s ex-boyfriend, and the last thing she wants to do is deal with him. She’s also not big on putting herself in dangerous situations, but a girl’s got to do what a girl’s got to do. Now she’s stuck in the middle of a murder investigation, and if she’s not careful, she just might end up the next victim . . .

Welcome to Holiday Hills, where the coffee's fresh and there's magic in the air...I have a perfect life. I recently rented the most adorable little apartment on top of my favorite bookstore coffee shop on Main Street in Holiday Hills, the charmingest of charming small southern towns. I spend my days ghostwriting a cozy mystery series for a well-known author, and maybe just a minute or two crushing on the town's police chief. But of course, I'd never let that cat out of the bag. I'm still dealing with my recent divorce, and no matter what my bestie says, I'm so not ready for anything in the romance department. Speaking of cats, my little Burmese, Cooper, follows me around like he's my guard dog. Thankfully, Holiday Hills is animal friendly. Everyone's got a cat or dog, and that crazy old woman on the back end of town has the funniest talking parrot. Oh, that crazy old woman, she's a local celebrity, which can be a lot of trouble for her daughter. How do I know? Because that's me. I'm the crazy old woman's daughter. The good news is everyone loves my mother, including me. The bad news is she recently died, and when she did, she opened up a whole new world for me, one I'd always thought was fictional. The magical world. Now I have witchy powers, a talking cat, and a knack for finding dead bodies in my quaint little town. Ones that don't die on accident. My name is Abby Odell and I'm a witch. Who knew? I sure didn't. Thanks for that, Mom. There's a New Witch in Town is the first book in the Holiday Hills Witch Cozy Mystery series by bestselling author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

e-artnow presents to you the L. Frank Baum Christmas collection with the greatest stories author dedicated to this most beloved holiday season. _x000D_ Content:_x000D_ "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" – This children's book classic tells the tale about the boyhood of Santa Claus. In a world full of immortals and mortals, the forest of Burzee received an abandoned infant which is found by the nymphs. And Necile, who wishes, even though it is against the law, to spare the child and raise it as her own. Ak, the Master Woodsman reluctantly allows Necile to take in the baby and name him Claus. As he grows older Claus befriends the creatures of the forest and Ak shows him the children of the world who he has sympathy for. When Claus reaches adulthood he leaves the forest of Burzee and travels to the country called the Laughing Valley…_x000D_ "A Kidnapped Santa Claus" – The Daemons of the Caves resent Santa Claus because children under the influence of his gifts rarely visit their caves. They decide to frustrate his efforts and counter his influence. The Daemons first try to tempt Santa Claus to their own vices; they visit him one by one, and attempt to lure him into selfishness, envy, and hatred. Santa Claus merely laughs at their clumsy efforts. Failing at temptation, the Daemons instead kidnap Santa Claus; they lasso him as he is riding in his sleigh on Christmas Eve, and bind him in their caverns…_x000D_ "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" chronicles the adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz, after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas home by a cyclone._x000D_

Bay Winchester has battled ghosts, shades, poltergeists ... and sometimes her own family. It's the latter giving her fits now. Well, and Hemlock Cove's younger set of course.Bay thought the worst was behind her when she modified the memories of four tempestuous teenagers bent on stealing magic and wielding it in a tyrannical manner. Unfortunately for her, when one of those teenagers ends up dead behind the inn her father owns, things start to spiral.The girl's death is ritual in fashion, bloody runes painted on the trees, and Bay can't wrap her head around exactly what has happened. Then things get worse when dark figures start appearing in windows, black ghosts threatening Bay and her family at every turn.Between the horror haunting Hemlock Cove and the annoying presence of Bay's former boss and his current fiancée, who just so happens to be a distant relative, Bay has her hands full ... and that's before her cousin Clove's baby starts displaying a rather interesting skillset that is going to force accommodations within the family.All Bay wants is a little break to plan her wedding and look forward to happily ever after with her fiancé Landon Michaels. What's she's going to get is a whole lot of trouble.Bay's growing powers are drawing in a new element of evil. It's going to take everything she has - and a little help from Aunt Tillie - to fight the ultimate battle. Survival isn't a given but Bay is determined to make it to her big day.No matter what.