Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty


Book Description

Sixteen-year-olds Geena, Hero, and Amber spend the summer working at a Sonoma, California coffee shop, where they experience romance, identity crises, and newfound friendships.




The Perfect Brew Collection


Book Description

When the clumsy young witch Cassie Black inherits a sentient coffeehouse in a small town, she finds herself in a hot cauldron of trouble. Her new home is a haven for supernaturals and the primal forces of good and evil battle on her turf for domination. If the darkness wins, it will spread further into the earthen world. It is up to her to stop it. Cassie wonders why she couldn’t inherit a moth-eaten, old grimoire like other witches. All she had wanted to do was impress her family by handling the final affairs of her aunt. She planned to sign a few papers and be done. But fate had other ideas. A rogue warlock, blue-eyed human cop, and dead-sexy vampire offer their assistance, but the forces of evil are strong and it’s questionable whether her little band of warriors can hold them off. Will Cassie survive her inheritance and protect the town? This is the first trilogy in The Mystic Keep Box Sets Collection. They are urban fantasy stories about powerful women. Witches, warlocks, wizards, and vampires fill the pages with adventure, love, and magic.




A Double Shot of Magic


Book Description

When evil rises, one witch must save the world. Cassie Black is a sorceress struggling with her growing powers and chaotic love life. As the guardian of a portal, she must stop a dark force spreading its influence in her small Pacific Northwest town. Cassie's friend Larry is shot twice in an alley. Clenched in his hand is a note, which reads, "BEWARE BLACK WITCH." The note could mean many things, and none of them are good. As Cassie unravels the mystery of his death, someone tries to murder her. Being a beautiful enchantress, Cassie attracts interesting men, who complicate her life. The very human detective, Gavin McGregor, suspects Cassie is the cause of all the unusual happenings in his own and watches her every move. Her former boyfriend, Alessandro, the vampire, wants her back in his life, alive or dead. Sanjay Kahn, a wickedly handsome, rogue warlock, vies for her attention and her heart. A murder to solve, a force of darkness to wrestle with, and a full dance card … what more could a good witch want? A Double Shot of Magic is the second book in the critically acclaimed Perfect Brew trilogy. It can be read as a stand-alone or as part of the series. If you like magical cozies with strong characters, romance, and humor, you'll love this novel. It has a happy ending. Buy A Double Shot of Magic today and enjoy a fun, heart-warming story filled with intrigue and sweet romance.




Triple Shot, Double Pump, No Whip Zits


Book Description

Zits is the perfect comic portrayal of life, with an eye-rolling teenager and perplexed but connected parents. Sixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is a high school sophomore and an aspiring musician. He daydreams about the day when his band records its first monster hit single and he and his bandmates all pile into his van for their cross-country, sold-out concert tour. Between naps, study hall, and band practice, Jeremy still manages to find time to be the star of this hugely popular comic strip. Jeremy is a good kid. He is intelligent and kind, yet he still has the attitude that one would expect from a teenager. His unpredictable mood swings and monosyllabic answers to his parents’ mild-mannered questions often leave them baffled and bemused. Zits was created in 1997 by Pulitzer Prize– and Reuben Award–winning editorial cartoonist Jim Borgman and Reuben Award–winning cartoonist/writer Jerry Scott. The creators, who are parents themselves, have a keen insight into the many physical and emotional changes that teens go through during adolescence, and they have the gift of addressing these common dilemmas with compassion and humor.




Trouble Me


Book Description

TROUBLE ISN’T THE ONLY THING ON HER MIND. The youngest and wildest of the Radcliffe sisters, Jade is the last to return home to her family’s sprawling Virginia horse farm and its unsettling memories. She never planned on a night of passion with a stranger before starting her new life as a teacher and riding instructor—or the shock of recognizing the man who gave her so much pleasure standing right there in her classroom. Officer Rob Cooper is stunned. Not only is the woman who rocked his world his daughter’s second grade teacher, but she’s the troubled teen whom he blames for his wife’s death years ago. Worse, now that he sees her in the light of day, he wants her more than ever. Time has softened Jade’s hard, rebellious edge—she’s spirited, honest, and sexy to distraction. But will the feelings ignited in the heat of desire be enough to heal a past that needs forgiving?




Fangsters, a novel


Book Description

Fangsters, a novel Gangsters with bite. I should have known better than to sign a deal with a blood-sucking blackmailer. But what choice did I have? Alessandro, one of the most powerful vampires in all the realms, holds my deepest, darkest secret in the palm of his hand. Within fourteen days, I must start an academy for delinquent teenage vampires, or he’ll expose me. If my skeleton ever fell out of the closet, I would be ruined. My family would disown me, my friends would abandon me, and I would be left totally alone. I’ve never taught vampires, or delinquents, or teenagers for that matter, but I will risk everything to establish a school for the undead. On the plus side, I have a PhD in Education and am a talented witch capable of all sorts of sorcery. Getting my brooms in a row, I’ve already scribbled a few lessons on the seven undeadly sins. I am determined that within fourteen days, I will have an institution of enlightenment for the most shadowy creatures on earth. What could go wrong? Onyx, a drop-dead-gorgeous night stalker with an extensive knowledge of blood sorcery, has offered his assistance, but you know what they say about deals that appear too good to be true. Should I accept a sidekick with fangs or go it alone? Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in my small Pacific Northwest town called Mystic Keep. Someone is killing witches.While I expect many bumps in the night await me, I swear no bloody mess will deter me from my goal—to get the academy for naughty vampires functioning on time. Will I succeed, or will I be exposed? Or worse, will I be murdered? My name is Rebel Black, and this is my story. Fangsters, the novel, is the first book in Fangsters, an urban fantasy with bite series, set in the Mystic Keep world. A fast-paced mystery with a slow burn romance, it features powerful witches, stubborn warlocks, and sexy vampires, and can easily be read as a standalone.




Mulroney & Others


Book Description

A fifth collection by this fiction writer in a poet's body.




Dial Magic


Book Description

The witch, the warlock, and the dreamwalker … When the enchantress Jane Black attempts to free a local Casanova warlock from the clutches of an evil dreamwalker, trouble brews in Mystic Keep. Metus stalks the warlock Slade Derringer in his dreams stealing from him cherished memories from his past and hopes for his future. Jane fears that when the dream stalker finishes with Slade, he’ll begin devouring the dreams of everyone else in town. No matter the cost, she must stop the beast. Jane’s friends and family rally to assist her, each in their unique way. The men in her life keep things hot and spicy. There is Gavin McGee, the white wolf intent on claiming her, Leos, the smoldering dragon enforcer who turns her blood into estrogen jelly, and Alessandro, the blackmailing vampire who makes her do things she doesn’t want to do. Then there’s her loving family of witches and warlocks who swish their brooms and swords in her business whenever they can. Last, but never least, Vixen—her snarky cat familiar—is always by her side. Jane, true to her personal code, is determined to make things better for everyone—or die trying. Can Jane spin a dream catcher strong enough to entrap the evil night prowler? Will Jane choose to play with the forbidden fire of a dragon, or wrestle with a powerful wolf, or … both? All good questions. Dial Magic is the final book in the Dial Witch trilogy, set in the Mystic Keep world. It’s an urban fantasy featuring witches, warlocks, werewolves, and vampires, and it’s filled with humorous adventure and heart-warming romance.




Problems Solved


Book Description

TWO LEGENDS! Today, Bill Pronzini is famed for his private-eye stories about the “Nameless Detective” and for his Shamus-award winning short stories, and Barry N. Malzberg is one of America’s premier science-fiction writers, but back in their salad days they collaborated on a number of stories, which have now become legendary. Many fans have heard of them, but very few have had the privilege of reading them — until now. Problems Solved collects all their crime and mystery collaborations, mostly written during the 1970’s and early 1980’s, and a few recent collaborations (including two new stories written especially for this volume). The stories range from suspense (“Night Rider”) to irony (“What Kind of Person Are You?”) to twists-in-the-tale (“Problems Solved”) to science-fictional detection, including three stories about an unnamed Luna Immigration Inspector. Others emphasize sports (“What’s a Chicago Cub?” asks an entrepreneur of the future), and one, “Another Burnt-Out Case,” is in Bill Pronzini’s words, “a weird comic Hitchcockian crime fantasy with a carnival setting, whose last two lines elicit gleeful chortles from both of us to this day.”




Dial Sorcery


Book Description

Dial Sorcery Trouble brews when a powerful enchantress fights a curse. When Grigoire the gargoyle asks the enchantress Jane Black to break a curse, her successful storefront for all-things witchy runs into trouble. Using arcane scripts, Jane casts intricate spells to shatter the web of black magic entrapping Grig, but as they work through the process together, Jane’s sorcery creates unexpected consequences in town. While the local wizards, shifters, and mages turn against her, her usual allies offer their assistance. There is Leos a drool-worthy dragon enforcer who is too hot to handle, Alessandro a blackmailing vampire with his own agenda, and her loving family of witches and warlocks who take great delight in swishing their brooms and swords in her business whenever they can. Adding to this pandemonium, her snarky familiar, isn’t talking to her. Jane, true to her personal code, is determined to make things better for everyone, or die trying. Is Jane’s magic strong enough to crack the curse, and mend the town’s mojo? Will her full-service sorcery, survive this scandal? Read the Dial Sorcery to find out. Dial Sorcery is the second book in the Dial Witch trilogy, set in the Mystic Keep world, which chronologically follows The Perfect Brew trilogy. It can easily be read as a standalone story.