Skye O'Shea Cozy Mystery

She's looking for a fresh start. But with eerie noises in the night and murder most foul, can she keep from going down for a crime she didn't commit? Skye Brigid O'Shea is desperate for an escape. Losing big in a nasty divorce and taking the fall for a patient's death, the stressed-out thirty-two-year-old jumps at the chance to move to Ireland after inheriting her grandmother's B&B. But the nosy American quickly lands back in hot water when she investigates unearthly howls and discovers the disagreeable local she argued with earlier stone-cold dead. Named as the prime suspect, Skye finds herself relying on the constable's wife and the cryptic clues from her gran's talking black cat to clear her name. But when her ancestor's diary points to a supernatural culprit, the ex-nurse isn't sure if she's cracked the case or lost her mind. Can this novice detective overcome a rival pub owner, a dogged policeman, and a thick web of ancient myths to stay out of the slammer?

When a renovation turns into a crime scene, can Skye get to the bottom of a nightmare turned murder? County Cork, Ireland. Skye Brigid O'Shea is still struggling to fit in. Still branded an outsider in her adopted rural town, the ex-pat American strives to get her inherited B&B shipshape despite the flaky local help. But after waking with a fright from a dream her fae cat claims she borrowed, the discombobulated newcomer trips over a dead body in her pub. Not about to head the suspect list again, the nosy former nurse chases down clues both mundane and otherworldly. But after discovering she's not the only person having others' dreams and a band of New Age neo-druids making trouble near the standing stones, Skye is only certain that this perplexing puzzle is sheer chaos. Can she unearth the culprit before out-of-control magic, small-town secrets, and old hippies land her on the wrong side of the veil?

Everyone's getting excited for Samhain. Can this savvy ex-pat spot a harbinger of doom before destruction descends? County Cork, Ireland. Skye Brigid O'Shea remains haunted by trouble. But though her B&B renovation keeps sprouting expensive new issues, the refugee American finds the preparations for her first Hallowe'en on the Emerald Isle enchanting. And the naturally nosy former nurse assumes the worst after a mansplaining stranger seemingly fulfills a dark prophecy by turning up dead. Digging into forgotten local history, Skye fears malicious fae plan to use All Hallows' Eve to disrupt the delicate balance between worlds. But with nothing but drunken rambling and old wives' tales to work from, she's terrified that they're all about to be neck-deep in the supernatural soup. Can she manipulate the moonlight and make a mousetrap for a monster? Pranks, Poitín, and Púcas is the lighthearted third book in the Skye O'Shea paranormal cozy mystery series. If you like fae felines, amateur sleuthing, and Irish folklore, then you'll love Rowan Dillon's Celtic conundrum.