Welcome to Blackwood Bay, where both magic and murder have come out to play.

Okay, if that had been on the sign when I drove into town, I probably would’ve thrown it in reverse and kept the gas pedal to the floor until I made it safely back to Las Vegas. Probably.

Instead, I'd been lured in by the cute little beach town, a handful of instant friends, and a hunky local.

In my defense, my life had pretty much just fallen apart. So, after learning that I'd inherited a bookstore from a grandmother that I never even knew existed, I was desperate to make this my fresh start. I daydreamed of being a successful business owner and spending my weekends wandering through Saturday Markets and reading on the beach. It was exactly what I needed. And what could possibly go wrong?

Turns out, everything. The bodies start piling up along with my arrival in town and as a former private investigator, I really can't help but find myself drawn into doing a little investigating of my own. It also helps that the Police Sergeant is super hot… cliché, I know, but what's a girl to do?

Things are much more complicated than they appeared at first blush, and being new in town certainly has its disadvantages. No one is who they seem to be. Even me.

The only ones I can trust are the dead. Well, and my cat. But none of them are talking. Or are they?