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December 5th, 2025
When a faun collapses mid-sip at the magical Tree of Life Café, all eyes turn to the tea—and to the Earth Crone behind the counter. With rumours steeping faster than the chamomile, it’s up to Hamish the technicolour house piskie and Magnus the cat familiar to sniff out the truth. Their hunt for the truth winds through cursed gardens, gossiping dryads, and influencer hedge-witches with dangerous ambitions.
Can this unlikely detective duo clear their friend’s name before the Council shuts the café for good? A cozy fantasy mystery packed with snark, spellcraft, and suspicious cheese.
Steeped in Suspicion launches the Hamish & Magnus Investigate series: cozy, clever, and brimming with charm, magic, and misbehaving tea.
A Rowanswood Cozy Fantasy Mystery
Who you are born isn’t who you have to be.
A young vampire fights to break free from her dark destiny and forge her own path in a world of monsters and magic.
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December Reads for When You’re Peopled Out
December is the perfect month to slip away from the holiday bustle with a warm drink, a soft blanket, and a magical story. Here are three cosy fantasy and paranormal reads to help you unwind when you’re feeling thoroughly peopled out.
Familiars with Attitude
In many fantasy stories, familiars are mysterious, silent creatures—always present, but rarely heard. That’s … not how it works in Rowanswood. Here, familiars have personalities as big as their Crones’, and plenty of attitude.
What Does It Mean to Be a Crone?
I’ll admit it: when I first heard the word crone as a child, it wasn’t flattering. It conjured up images of bent old women with crooked noses, muttering curses over cauldrons. It was a word meant to diminish, to make invisible. Not exactly a flattering image.
About the Author
I’m a recovering corporate executive writing paranormal women’s fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels age is just a number. My books explores what happens when midlife meets magic, and when ordinary women discover extraordinary power just when life expects them to shrink.
When I’m not writing, I can be found walking beside the sea, reading a book, or enthusiastically, if inexpertly, crocheting.