Zara Whispers's Pet Psychic Mysteries

Zara Whispers is the most cheerful pet sitter in town, which is good, because her clients include witches, fae, and a whole host of beings that require more than just a walk in the park.When Zara arrives for a routine sitting job, she finds her client-a powerful local witch-deep in a magically induced sleep. Worse, her ancient, spell-reciting familiar, a highly-valued parrot holding centuries of magical secrets, has been bird-napped. With only ten days until the witch's life is at risk, Zara has to crack a paranormal case the police wouldn't touch.Unfortunately, her gift for talking to the deceased is as unreliable as a cheap leash.Forced to rely on a nervous dog next door and the reluctant, sassy ghost of a deceased goldfish, Zara must combine her failing mediumship with sharp observation to uncover the suspect's tracks-a suspect who has already stolen a spell and used it to frame a rival sitter. With the help of an underestimated Fae ally, Zara must listen closely to the mind of a frightened pet and race against the clock to find the parrot before the toe of Book of Shadows falls into the wrong hands.The clues are all in the bark, the sass, and the soul. If Zara can just learn to listen. Shari Malin is an author, screenwriter, and film and theatre journalist based in Marietta, Georgia. She holds a master's degree in English Education and has dedicated much of her life to teaching. Her love for writing began in elementary school and has continued throughout her adult life. She lives in Perry, Georgia, with her husband and chihuahua.

Zara Whispers is no longer just a pet sitter; she's the magical community's official liaison to the animal world. But her new status comes with a terrifying cost: higher stakes and no room for error.Hired to care for the Sphynx Cat of a recently murdered young witch, Zara finds herself deep inside protected Fae territory, a world ruled by suspicion and ancient law. The Cat, secretive and fiercely protective of a Fae path, refuses to open up to Zara's mediumship-and there's no trusty toy to serve as an anchor.Forced to rely on the banished Fae ally, Lyra, Zara must anchor her unstable power to a single drop of Fae water. When she discovers the Cat is violently averse to a specific, nefarious incense, she realizes the Cat's secret is the key to exposing Malachi-the rogue bird-napper from her last case-who is now collaborating with a dark coven to transcribe stolen spells and stage a hostile takeover of the local magical world.Isolated and racing against time, Zara must use her evolved mediumship and her most mundane pet-sitter tools to follow the Cat's secret, jumping path and disrupt a powerful spell before the entire Fae community is plunged into chaos.The secret to solving a magical murder isn't always magic-sometimes, it's just knowing where a cat will land. Shari Malin is an author, screenwriter, and film and theatre journalist based in Marietta, Georgia. She holds a master's degree in English Education and has dedicated much of her life to teaching. Her love for writing began in elementary school and has continued throughout her adult life. She lives in Perry, Georgia, with her husband and chihuahua.