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When Olivia Furie, the Fire Crone, accepts an invitation to a secluded island retreat, her fastidious house-piskie, Hamish Mackenzie, smells a mystery. Glamour magic runs high, rivalries simmer beneath the surface, and the solstice ritual promises spectacle—and danger—in equal measure.
When the ceremony goes catastrophically wrong, the retreat becomes a closed circle of suspects, cut off from the mainland by storm, magnetics, and an unstable Veil.
With his sharp-tongued feline partner, Magnus, at his side, Hamish must untangle illusion from intention to expose a killer hiding in plain sight—before the island claims another victim.
A cozy fantasy murder mystery set in the world of Rowanswood, featuring ritual magic, theatrical misdirection, and a cat who would very much like to go home.
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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.