Hopeless Pocus (Hex Falls, 1)(A Witch Cozy Paranormal Mystery)(Paranormal Women's Midlife Fiction)

A mortal born to a paranormal family. A strange new client with a creepy old mansion. An age-old family secret linked to a cold case murder. What could go wrong, right? Belonging to a zany paranormal family is tough when you're not magical. Even tougher when you're born a plain old mortal. Violet can't conduct a lick of magic. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Or so she thinks... Could it be Violet was born with a secret? On the eve of her 33rd birthday Violet's fingers begin to twitch, and her nose to itch, and she's tailed by a strange talking fox who claims to be her familiar. But the slime really hits the cauldron when Violet gets a call from an odd new business client who wants her to restore an ancient estate. Should she be worried that he's the owner of—Murder Manor? Violet takes the job—because, you know, money—and all goes well ... until it doesn't. In the form of a ghostly head rolling out onto the carpet in the study. As Violet sees it she has two choices; run from the building screaming, or stay and investigate. She chooses the latter, and her world will never be the same. I ask you, how can an ex-homicide-investigator-turned-interior decorator let a perfect good murder go unsolved? WARNING: This series contains zany, slightly-outrageous, over-the-top scenes of slapstick-style madcap adventurous laughs. Do not enter without a sense of humor. (In other words, if you're looking for a serious witch read, this is not it.) But if you're in the mood for pure amusing escapism, then come along for the wild ride, with Violet Vance and her well-meaning but over-protective relatives, the long-lost vampire uncle Harold, her nutty aunts Kit and Kat, and snarky cousin Viv. Oh, and lest we forget, her strange ghostly client, Sotherby, and the always struggling-with-his-body image—while obsessing over chocolate—talking fox familiar, Reggie. A failed crime investigator turned interior decorator. A strange new client who smells like rotting corpse. A creepy old house known as Murder Manor. What could go wrong? Failed crime investigator, turned interior decorator, Violet Vance, moves to a new town, where she gets a big surprise. Well... several of them. Okay, so things arent going so well for Violet Vance, the one whod just lost her dream job, and yeah, she has been called the worst investigator to ever live, but thats all about to change. Born into a family of witches, Violet is not onethe only mortal member of her magical family to be conceived in last one-hundred years. Yeah, thats right, no special powers, no magical abilities, not even any cool vampire fangs. Nothing. Or so she thinks. The move to Hex Falls changes all thatfrom the picturesque waterfall outside her new home that appears to be haunted, to the winds of change that suddenly rise. But the slime really hits the cauldron when her fingers begin to spark, and an overweight talking fox shows up claiming to be her familiar. Then a head rolls out onto the carpet of her first-ever decorating job, and Violet knows shes in trouble. But honestly, whats an ex-crime investigator turned interior decorator to dojust let a perfectly good murder lie there unsolved? . Hopeless Pocus (Hex Falls Cozy Mystery Series, Book 1 ) is a humorous full-length paranormal cozy mystery. Hex Falls Cozy Hopeless Pocus, Book 1 Bedknobs & BroomHilda Sticks, Book 2 Witchity, Glitchy, Boo, Book 3 Abracastabra, Book 4 In Charms Way, Book 5 Witchity, Glitchity, Glamour, Book 6 Pre Order Today. For readers of Adele Abbott, Belinda White, Constance Barker, Amy Boyles and Annabel Chase.