Wolves of Wisteria


Book Description

Zinnia Riddle doesn't use her witch powers much these days. She works as a clerk at the Wisteria Permits Department, where there hasn't been much need for spells and potions... until now. When a beloved coworker is found dead next to her desk, the whole office gets paranoid. Is one of them a killer? Did the victim leave behind clues in the book she was writing? Is there a town-wide conspiracy, or is some lone serial predator on the loose? The police are always two steps behind the evil that's threatening the peaceful town. Now it's up to Zinnia Riddle and the witches in her coven to uncover the secrets hiding in plain sight. Will Zinnia's rusty magic hold up against a powerful enemy? Series note: WOLVES OF WISTERIA is the sixth book set in the Wisteria Witches Mysteries series, and the first book featuring Zinnia Riddle. The time frame covers a period previous to the first book in the series, WISTERIA WITCHES, and overlaps with the events of that book, from a different perspective.




Winter in Wisteria


Book Description

Something evil has been unleashed and is heading toward Wisteria. With its lawyer.Meanwhile, Zara Riddle is picking winter snowberries when an old friend makes a surprise appearance. Zara is led to a remote log cabin, where she finds a zookeeper in trouble.No good deed goes unpunished, and Zara gets caught up in a mysterious conspiracy involving something called Activator X.Zara learns the hard way that some people will do anything to get their hands on Activator X.Can Zara and her supernatural friends save the day and still get home in time to welcome a new family member?Trouble has been unsealed, and it's coming to town!




Wisteria Witches


Book Description

Zara Riddle moved to a charming new house in a small town so her life could be simple. But now that her witch powers have kicked in, life is anything but. Long-lost relatives are coming out of the woodwork, and it turns out the family tree is riddled with magic. When a ghost shows up, Zara finds out her powers come with a cost. She must solve the woman's murder. Zara teams up with her handsome neighbor, a wolf shifter who's both mysterious and perfect. Maybe too perfect? He did save her life during an attack, but he's definitely hiding something behind that sly smile. The town of Wisteria may be quaint on the surface, but danger lurks around every corner. To protect her family, Zara must risk her heart and her life. Forces of good and evil will face off in a battle where one side has a secret advantage. One thing's for sure. Zara Riddle is keeping these new powers, blue lightning balls and all. Once you go witch, you never switch.




Wisteria Warned


Book Description

Zara Riddle is another year older, and busier than ever. She's a powerful witch, a skilled librarian, and the World's Best Mom-according to her coffee mug. It's no wonder the town's detective keeps seeking her help. If you want something done, ask a busy person!Zara partners again with Detective Bentley to investigate a call about a missing person. The caller, a sweet little old lady named Temperance Krinkle, claims to have psychic abilities. Zara and Bentley have to laugh when it turns out the missing "person" is a tiny figurine from a dollhouse. But then a local resident disappears for real, and the so-called psychic with the attic full of creepy dollhouses doesn't seem so funny anymore. Now Zara and Bentley, witch librarian and vampire detective, must use their skills to unravel a mystifying crime. That is, when they aren't using their skills to drive each other crazy.Getting to the bottom of this case is going to take every resource in Wisteria, from Zara's coworkers at the library, to the police department, plus City Hall, and the supernatural agents at the Department of Water and Magic. This conspiracy runs deep. Miles deep. When the entity behind all the scheming is revealed, there will be justice. And it won't be pretty.WISTERIA WARNED is book 2 of the DAYBREAK mini-series featuring Zara Riddle and Detective Bentley working together, solving local crimes. It is the 9th novel set in the world of the Wisteria Witches Mysteries and, as of publication, the latest on the Wisteria timeline. This book is centered on Zara Riddle's point of view, with some bonus chapters featuring other favorite characters. Fans will love all the series questions that get answered, not to mention the juicy secrets revealed in this book. Never before has so much trouble been unsealed!




Wisteria Wyverns


Book Description

Zara Riddle went out for ice cream and ran into her mother, who was last seen... dead. But the woman is not a ghost. She's flesh and blood, and ready to pick up their relationship right where they left it. Zara is catching up with her mother at Castle Wyvern when a new ghost and a dead body turn up. The victim is someone Zara has tangled with before. All signs point to a supernatural killer. An old enemy is back to settle the score. Now Zara is racing against time to solve her biggest mystery yet. She must survive the lies, backstabbing, and betrayal, so she can face the one person from her past who's hurt her the most. There will be pain, and there will be payback.




Wicked Wisteria


Book Description

Zara Riddle moved to Wisteria for a quiet, simple, safe life. Instead, she got ghosts, demon birds, shifters, and even gorgons. Yes, gorgons. The snake-haired ladies you don't want to cross. Luckily for Zara, her family tree is riddled with witchcraft. She may be a late bloomer, but this witch is crafty! When mysterious forces erase words from the town's books, Zara conjures a magical creature to restore the text. But magic has a mind of its own, and magical creatures love trouble. Pretty soon, the bodies start piling up. Now Zara must face whoever (or whatever) is behind a dark plot to destroy everything she loves. This time the fight will be tougher than ever. After all, it's hard to battle the forces of evil when you're dead.




Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf


Book Description

The dream team of David Almond and Dave McKean bring us a complete story set in an incomplete world.The gods have created a world - they've built mountains, a sea and a sky - and now their days are filled with long naps in the clouds (and tea and cake). That's until Harry, Sue and little Ben begin to fill the gaps of the world: with a mousy thing, a chirpy thing and a twisty legless thing. As the children's ideas take shape, the power of their visions proves to be greater than they, or the gods, could ever have imagined.




Wolves of Wisteria


Book Description

Zinnia Riddle doesn't use her witch powers much these days. She works as a clerk at the Wisteria Permits Department, where there hasn't been much need for spells and potions... until now.When a beloved coworker is found dead next to her desk, the whole office gets paranoid. Is one of them a killer? Did the victim leave behind clues in the book she was writing? Is there a town-wide conspiracy, or is some lone serial predator on the loose?The police are always two steps behind the evil that's threatening the peaceful town. Now it's up to Zinnia Riddle and the witches in her coven to uncover the secrets hiding in plain sight.Will Zinnia's rusty magic hold up against a powerful enemy?WOLVES OF WISTERIA is the sixth book set in Angela Pepper's Wisteria Witches universe, and the first book featuring Zinnia Riddle in her own thrilling mystery!FAQs about Wolves of Wisteria:I've read the Wisteria Witches series by Angela Pepper. I see this book is called City Hall #1. Where does this fit in? And who's Zinnia?Zinnia Riddle is the character you've come to know and love in the other books as Aunt Zinnia. This is Zinnia's first book as the featured character. The events in Wolves of Wisteria take place in the months leading up to Zinnia's niece Zara arriving in Wisteria. You can think of this book as a prequel, or a spin-off, or the start of a mini-series. In this book, you'll find out about Zinnia's workplace and witch friends, plus there's a thrilling mystery to solve.I haven't read any other Wisteria Witches books. Can I start here?Absolutely! Wolves of Wisteria can be read as a stand-alone novel without spoiling the other books if you decide to read them next.What's a witch cozy mystery?Witch cozies are similar to contemporary cozies in that they revolve around a mystery and feature an amateur or unconventional sleuth. The tone is humorous and breezy with a few good thrills, too. Witch cozies come with the added bonus of paranormal elements. The town of Wisteria is full of many supernaturals, including gorgons, vampires, shifters, mages, and more!About the Series:Angela Pepper's Wisteria Witches series features a wise-cracking mother and daughter witch duo, Zara and Zoey Riddle, and their aunt, Zinnia. This urban fantasy series has plenty of magic and supernatural elements.New to Wisteria? You can start reading with any book 1. The books are listed below in their release order, but not necessarily their chronological order.Wisteria Witches Mysteries (Zara Riddle)#1 - Wisteria Witches#2 - Wicked Wisteria#3 - Wisteria Wonders#4 - Watchful Wisteria#5 - Wisteria WyvernsWisteria Witches Mysteries - City Hall (Zinnia Riddle)#1 - Wolves of Wisteria#2 - Wisteria WrinkleWisteria Witches Mysteries - Daybreak (Zara Riddle)#1 - Wardens of Wisteria... and more to be announced




Wisteria and the Pirate Werewolf


Book Description

Wisteria couldn't have known her simple act of kindness to a lost witch would lead to the possession of a magical blue cloak. She couldn't have known that the greatest tragedy of her life would lead to her first kiss with a carnivorous werewolf. And there was certainly no way she could have expected chasing a man hidden by a cloak of darkness would lead her and her 'red riding hood' sister to join a pack of pirate werewolves on an impossible quest to find a potion that would make them human, or that it would reunite her with the were-man who took her first kiss and with it her heart over a decade before. Luckily, it's exactly the sort of adventure Wisteria's always dreamt of.




Mystactral


Book Description

Long ago, the dragons were at peace with the rest of the island. When the dragons learned of a power they did not possess, wielded by a great dragon-like beast, they sought out the forest elves. The forest elves were the only creatures to know how to locate this beast and its power. The elves sealed the beast away in a sacred realm so he could never devour the world into darkness. When they didnt share what they knew with the dragons, most were destroyed. The only known survivor is a young elf named Thersel, who was abandoned at an orphanage and left with little. One thing he inherited was the realm key, which can unseal the beast. When a dragon is seen in the night sky, Thersel embarks on an adventure with his friends to prevent the key from ending up in the dragons talons. Will Thersel survive? The dragons already know where he is.