Library Witch Mystery

Bookshop assistant Aurora "Rory" Hawthorn thinks reality will never be as interesting as fiction. Content to spend her time escaping into a good book to avoid her micromanaging boss, the very last thing she expects is to be cornered by a group of terrifying strangers hunting down a journal that belonged to her late father.It turns out Dad was keeping a secret or two… most importantly, that he was a wizard, and that Rory has a hidden magical family she's never met. When her witchy relatives invite her to live with them in their enchanted library on the south coast of England, it's literally a dream come true.Until she stumbles upon a dead body concealed behind a bookshelf.Juggling a new family and job would be enough of a challenge without also having to deal with a murder mystery, cranky familiars, and the attention of the local reaper -- even if he is the hottest guy in town.It's up to Rory to embrace her new witchy powers to help catch a killer before she loses the new life she never knew she wanted.This fun paranormal mystery from author Elle Adams contains an eccentric family of British witches, a magical library of endless possibilities, and plenty of snark and adventure.

It's Valentine's Day in Ivory Beach, and Rory's family's magical library is ready for the occasion. Rory is hoping for a visit from a certain Reaper, but instead finds herself drawn into another mystery when the person hired to play Cupid and deliver Valentine's cards to the town's citizens is found shot by one of his own arrows.On top of that, a blind dating craze goes sour, with tempers rising and curses flying left and right. Can Rory get to the truth in time to stop the mayhem from engulfing the library, too, or will it all end in disaster?

It's been several months since Rory left her old life behind to move to her family's magical library in the coastal town of Ivory Beach. When her best friend from back home gets in touch, she can't wait to introduce her to her new family -- even if she can't share the truth of the magical world with an outsider.When a vampire shows up dead, however, Rory finds herself revisiting a more unwelcome part of her history, and the scheming vampires who've made it their goal to get their hands on Rory's late father's journal.Did one of the vampires commit murder, or is there a new enemy about to enter Rory's life? If she wants the truth, she's going to have to face her fears… or her loved ones might well be the ones to suffer the consequences.

The summer carnival has arrived at Ivory Beach, and Rory and her magical family are ready to enjoy the festivities.At least until a vampire shows up dead, a stake in his back, and a furious Evangeline sweeps in to take over the murder investigation. Edwin, head of the police, pleads with Rory to make her see reason, but the fearsome leader of the local vampires refuses to be taken for a fool. Regardless, the murder brings to mind Rory's terrifying induction to the magical world, and the group of deadly vampires set on getting their hands on the library's deepest secrets.The recent death might have nothing to do with the Founders, but Rory refuses to take that chance. To protect her family and her newly turned vampire best friend Laney, she is determined to find answers.Can Rory manage to cooperate with Evangeline and catch a killer, or will she find herself in an early grave?

Rory and her magical family are deep in preparing for the holiday celebrations, but the local Grim Reaper throws a spanner-or scythe-in the works when the town of Ivory Beach is chosen to host the Reapers' annual summit. Not only is the town swarming with angels of death instead of Santa's elves, but the situation gets even less cheery when a Reaper apprentice is found to have been murdered.Now Rory and Xavier must unmask a killer among a group of people who reap the souls of the dead for a living - not to mention capture someone without a physical body to put behind bars. As the threat of the Reaper Council hangs over the town like a scythe, they have no choice but to race against the clock to unveil the culprit before the year's end.And if the head Reapers do show up in town, will their relationship survive the fallout?