Howling Creek Paranormal Cozy Mysteries Books

Howling Creek's favorite local forest ranger is no ordinary human, but she still masquerades as one. Just because she was born a witch doesn't exactly make Lexie all that powerful. After all, most witches have magic they can actually control, but Lexie's powers have been broken for as long as she can remember. Her gifts only show up on their own terms—usually unannounced—at the most inconvenient of times. Things have gotten so bad that Lexie's new familiar was compelled to take all her magic away. Temporarily, of course. Fortunately for Lexie, her day job doesn't require much supernatural skill. Working at The Ancients Agency doing forest patrol means she just has to watch for signs that the resident shifters are misbehaving. Keeping the wolf packs and leopard pride under control is well above her pay grade. Which is honestly for the best considering that one of the wolf shifters just turned up dead. When Lexie's supervisor tasks her with leading in the murder investigation, this would-be-witch finds herself face-to-face with Kellen Rich. As the Alpha of the Howlers Wolf Pack, he wants vengeance for his fallen pack member, and the crime is jeopardizing his attempts to forge a peace treaty with the rival wolf pack, the Dark Fangs. Irresistibly handsome but extremely aloof, Kellen gives Lexie a few leads and a lot of interesting feelings. But she can't afford to worry about a crush when she's working to get her magic back all while hunting a killer. As the most cursed member of the coven, does she have what it takes to administer justice and keep the wolves from going to war?

My magic is still on the fritz, which means my training with Octavia is a slow and downright embarrassing process. One I don’t really have time for, what with the brand new investigation I’ve been assigned. Anyone want to help an Ancients Agency detective figure out how to get rid of pink hair? Uncovering a potential poaching ring is the last thing I expected my boss to task me with, but I might as well get to the bottom of whatever is or isn't going on with the shifters. After all, this investigation means I get to work directly with Kellen Rich. And even if the gorgeous wolf Alpha refuses to take a new mate, I’m not afraid to admit that he's nice to look at and strangely comforting to be around. And for whatever reason, my misbehaving magic seems to agree.

I’m in a funk. The agency closed and my future has never been more uncertain. Considering I’m someone who has struggled with taming my own broken magic - and fixing my own wacky hair colors - I think that’s saying something. To pass the time, I recently started working at The Elder Tree Day Spa with my mom and Gigi. But Octavia, my familiar, thinks that hospitality and relaxation aren't nearly as much fun as investigations. It might be the first time we’ve ever agreed. Speaking of, someone really needs to look into the disappearance of my old boss, Joyce. Might as well be me. With Octavia hot on my heels as always, I get to work trying to find the missing owner of the Ancients Agency. But soon it becomes clear that we desperately need help, and not just because a mysterious man in black is now chasing them. I enlist some assistance from my best friend, Jamie, and together we get closer to the truth. It seems a military plot to control the local wolves might be to blame, but an unexpected connection to my own past really complicates matters too. But the biggest complication of all might just be Kellen, whose destiny now appears to be irrevocably intertwined with my own. At least he’s fun to look at.

When I unexpectedly inherit the Ancients Agency, it gives new meaning to fish out of water. I'm determined to bring the company back from the shadows that surround it, though. Not an easy task since the agency had a traitor on the inside. Rebuilding trust with my coworkers - I mean employees - as well as our small town will be my biggest challenge. And given what Kellen and I recently discovered, that's saying something. Forgetting your fated mate is easy. Getting to know your fated mate all over again is a truly surreal experience. Neither Kellen nor I remember the time before, but we were determined to find a way to break the memory spell. You'd think it was time for a happily ever after, but then another pack member is murdered. Now I must dive into one of my toughest cases yet, and secrets will be revealed that no one sees coming. I've caught killers before, but it turns out this one has been hiding in plain sight.