BOOK 1: A Spirited Swindler
Haunted, swindled, and questioned about a murder!
Empty nested and eager to start a new chapter in life, Quinn Delaney is almost ready to open her new lakeside café in the small town of Bookend Bay.
Everything seems perfect until she realizes she’s being followed.
Confronting the ghostly stranger sets Quinn on a course where her problems no longer revolve around selecting a feature scone. She's suddenly questioning everything she thought she knew about her marriage and her sanity.
Midlife isn’t supposed to bring a change like this!
When police question her about a murder, Quinn realizes they'll never believe a conniving ghost holds the key to the mystery.
But things deteriorate when the ghost demands an exchange of favors that could either save or sink Quinn’s cafe before she serves her first spiced latte.
As she delves deeper into the truth, she grows increasingly fearful of a scheme that could ruin her life.
Now, she’s wondering if some secrets should rest in peace.
If you like savvy, sleuthing best friends, midlife reinvention, and ghostly con artists, you’ll love A Spirited Swindler.
BOOK 1.5: A Spirited Debacle (A Novella)
One good deed puts Quinn Delaney in the middle of a scheming widow, a thwarted daughter, and a pushy ghost crying murder.
After a rough summer, Quinn Delaney is finally feeling good about her life. Her new cafe is bustling, and she’s gotten rid of her cheating husband.
Then a mysterious box shows up with surprising contents.
Quinn always does the honorable thing, so she and her best friend deliver the box to the rightful owner—a family who’s suffered a tragic loss—bringing happiness to everyone, right?
Wrong.
Everything falls apart when she inadvertently starts a family feud. As tempers flare and family members tell stories that don’t add up, Quinn digs deeper to uncover the sticky truth behind an ‘accidental death.’
Things go from bad to worse when she meets a troubled ghost who insists Quinn has put a woman in mortal danger.
They say no good deed goes unpunished, but surely Quinn couldn’t have given a killer a reason to strike again.
If you like sleuthing best friends, midlife debacles, and ghosts seeking justice, you’ll love this paranormal, cozy mystery.
BOOK 2: A Spirited Double
An exorcism gone wrong. An unfathomable otherworldly encounter. And a web of corruption only she can stop.
Recently divorced, Quinn Delaney has enough on her hands trying to win a culinary contest to put her new café on the map. One cordial short of an entry, she doesn’t have time to help her new renter exorcise an evil spirit from her house.
And then she finds the woman’s body face down in her kitchen.
As Quinn begins to unravel the mystery behind her tenant’s murder and her brother’s sudden avoidance, she suspects something far more sinister is at play in Bookend Bay.
With her best friend Toni by her side, Quinn discovers murder isn’t the only ill deed happening in the small town. She soon fears the truth may destroy the people she loves most.
And just when she thinks her life can’t get any stranger, she encounters a look-alike visitor with a shocking allegation that turns both their worlds sideways.
Get ready for an adventure where the unexpected will keep you guessing until the very end!
Get your copy of this fun and fast-paced paranormal, cozy mystery today! Because no one expects midlife to be murder.
BOOK 3: A Spirited Vengeance
An OCD twin from a parallel universe. A meddling ghost. A desperate plea for help.
With her new café thriving, Quinn is trying to keep up with the bizarre twist her life has taken.
But when her best friend Toni’s cousin shows up with a suitcase, a mysterious man, and a risky request, Quinn makes a decision that lands her in hot water.
Things take a turn for the worse when the police arrest the cousin for murder.
Faced with a slack sheriff, a growing list of suspects, and a missing fortune, the two midlife friends dive into the investigation while Quinn grapples with the moral implications of enlisting her unpredictable paranormal companions to uncover the truth.
Will Quinn go to any lengths to deliver justice to those in need? And is she prepared to face the repercussions of crossing the line between the living, the dead, and the mysterious in-between?
If you’re a fan of fast-paced, humorous, light-hearted stories that keep you guessing, you’ll love A Spirited Vengeance.
BOOK 4: A Spirited Betrayal
A missing neighbor. A suspicious break-in. And a family visit that goes wildly off-script.
When midlife amateur sleuth Quinn Delaney heads back to her hometown for what’s supposed to be a relaxing visit with her kids and best friend, she doesn’t expect to become tangled in the disappearance of an eccentric local with a flair for trouble.
But when clues suggest the neighbor may not have simply wandered off, Quinn finds herself knee-deep in small-town gossip, long-buried grudges, and more unanswered questions than a town hall meeting.
As if hunting for a possible murderer weren’t enough, Quinn’s already strange life takes another turn.
Her aunt suddenly develops a mysterious fear.
Her daughter-in-law starts acting wildly out of character.
And the supernatural refuses to stay politely in the background.
Add in a meddling ghost with opinions, a parallel-life twin with unpredictable abilities, and Quinn’s talent for stumbling into trouble, and solving this mystery becomes anything but straightforward.
With secrets piling up, suspects multiplying, and time running out, Quinn and her best friend Toni must untangle the truth before the culprit disappears for good—or strikes again.
If you love cozy mystery books featuring quirky small towns, paranormal twists, amateur sleuths, strong female leads, and laugh-out-loud moments mixed with heartfelt friendships, you’ll love A Spirited Betrayal.
BOOK 5: A Spirited Delusion
A dream she can’t shake. A ghost with a mischievous streak. And a matchmaking retreat where everyone’s hiding something.
Quinn Delaney thought she finally had her life under control—good coffee, good friends, and her cozy café Break Thyme keeping her grounded in Bookend Bay.
But when an old high school friend brings news of a suspicious drowning, Quinn’s peaceful routine shatters fast.
The victim? A matchmaker whose boat looks exactly like the one from Quinn’s unsettling dream.
Determined—or maybe just desperate—to make sense of it, Quinn agrees to join a luxurious matchmaker retreat with her best friend Toni.
Between two competing matchmakers at war with each other, a prankster ghost stirring up trouble, and a jilted boyfriend suddenly dripping charm, the sleuths have their hands full. So why is Toni so distracted?
Meanwhile, Quinn’s own confusion is growing almost as quickly as her topsy-turvy love life.
Is she ready to face the truth behind her dream? Or will she retreat to her café, where life is cozy, predictable, and blissfully safe?
Get your copy of A Spirited Delusion now because who doesn’t love crime-fighting best friends killing it when romance is in the air?
BOOK 6: A Spirited Accusation
Ghosts. Secrets. A friendship on the line.
Quinn Delaney is doing her best to hide her chaotic paranormal midlife. Thankfully, she can share everything with her best friend, Toni Miller. Secrets have no place between them.
Until now.
A strict non-disclosure agreement keeps Toni silent about what happened during a wild reality show—events that ended with a life-changing question about marriage that Toni refuses to share with Quinn.
And the secret is driving Quinn crazy.
Quinn wants to support Toni’s whirlwind romance . . . until she discovers a Bookend Bay baker dead. Then the baker’s ghost appears with a chilling accusation—Toni’s new love is the killer.
Quinn doesn’t believe it. But can she risk ignoring the ghost’s warning?
As she chases clues, dodges ghosts, and tries to protect her best friend, things only get stranger when the ghost of Toni’s late husband shows up. And he’s not the nearly perfect man Quinn remembers.
Now, Quinn is the one keeping secrets.
Can their friendship survive the truth behind this spirited accusation?
A warm, funny, twisty midlife cozy mystery filled with small-town charm, paranormal chaos, and the unbreakable bond between two best friends.
BOOK 7: A Spirited Reckoning
When truth isn't always the best strategy. Because this time, everything she's built is at stake…
Wedding bells are about to chime for Quinn Delaney’s best friend, but for Quinn, the only thing ringing is the spectral voice of a true-crime podcaster haunting her cafe.
This egocentric ghost has a bone to pick, and it involves the untimely demise of Bookend Bay's chauvinistic bookstore manager.
As cryptic riddles appear mysteriously around her cafe, and with a team of spectral sleuths eager to solve the case, Quinn's life becomes a paranormal punchline.
Now she must rely on her wits and courage to uncover the truth behind the murder and banish the ghosts for good.
Throw in her obsessive otherworldly twin whose good intentions backfire, and it's a recipe for a hilarious cozy caper!
Can Quinn unravel the riddles, save the wedding reception, and reclaim her cafe before the caffeine runs dry and her sanity snaps? Dive into A Spirited Reckoning and find out!