Heidi Crolley sees ghosts. She doesn't know why, but it probably has something to do with her father, who died when she was eight. Her mother never believed her, which is 100% why Heidi lives half a continent away.After a childhood of emotional trauma, Heidi has created a quiet life where she can avoid the most demanding of the local ghosts—and any contact with her mother. But on a Sunday afternoon in May, Heidi discovers there is one ghost that can make her go home again…

Damon Simpson, corporate negotiator, has ordered his life to the smallest detail. But when a face from Damon's hidden past appears, those haunting eyes threaten to shatter his concentration—and maybe destroy his career and marriage. Can he get back on script? Or will his life fall apart?

It's a rainy night on the commuter bus. "One at a time," the bus driver says. "We're all in a hurry tonight." Office drone Kent Fleming, who rides this bus home every day, is in no rush. He will be on the bus to the end of the line. But someone new is on the bus tonight, and the trip will be anything but peaceful.

Heidi Crolley can see ghosts. She even has one living with her—in a manner of speaking. She met teenage ghost Doris on her first trip home in nine years. Now she and Doris are headed back for July the 4th.It's supposed to be a vacation, but Doris doesn't want to go—and won't say why. And as soon as they arrive, Heidi's mother insists she helps a friend haunted by the ghost of a dead husband. Her mother—finally—believes Heidi about the ghosts, but there are still lies between them, ...

One year ago, during Mardi Gras, Ash Turner was pulled from the arms of his lover, Jamie Derouen, by men working for her father. Those men drove Ash into the bayou, shot him in the back of the head, and left his corpse for the alligators. So it comes as a surprise to everyone--including Ash--when he wakes up in the muddy water of the bayou and walks back into New Orleans.Mardi Gras is once again underway, but Ash isn’t there for the parades or the parties. He’s looking for Jamie. N...

In most ways, Heidi Crolley is your typical remote IT worker. Single. Nerdy. Shy. Barely gets along with her mother. But she also sees ghosts. Which 100% makes the rest worse.After nine years, Heidi moves back to her home town. She and Doris, her live-in ghost friend, have barely settled into their new apartment when other ghosts show up. Adjusting the thermostat. Opening the blinds. Eating diner food at her table. And refusing to leave when asked. When Heidi knocks on the door of ...

Jamie Derouen's pampered life as scion of a nouveau riche New Orleans family is coming apart like the plastic beads of a Mardi Gras necklace.Ashley Turner, the man she loved, was murdered by her father, torn from her arms and taken to the swamps, the latest sacrifice to appease an angry god. A year later, Ashely has come back from the dead, horribly changed, his mind broken, and now her father has disappeared. Jamie can feel the eyes of the god looking at her, hear its laughter in ...

A Part-Time Dragon. Thara Gold’s rent is due and she needs a new job. Right now, though, she hopes she can make it home before her Episode starts. She doesn’t want to turn into a dragon on the bus.A Rookie Dragon Hunter. After 6 months living with his mother, Marcus Nelson is willing to consider any job, even joke jobs like “Dragon Hunter – No Experience Necessary!” It has to be a joke, but he needs the work, and the man with the job is expecting h...

Strange things happen when Dillon opens doors. A cold, lifeless universe waits in the bathroom. A hideous creature that looks nothing like a puppy lurks in his closet. He doesn’t remember what was in his toy box, but he still has nightmares.In his job as night manager at the Buffalo Burger Pit Dillon has found a use for his special gift: hazing the new hires. Like when he offers them a free vanilla shake. Or opens the door of the big freezer for them to see inside.Soledad h...

One year ago, Ash Turner was taken into the swamp, shot in the back of the head, and left for dead.No longer dead, Ash is now stuck in New Orleans. As the only surviving witness to the “disappearance” of local pillar-of-the-community and suspected crime boss, James Derouen, Detective Marand of the NOPD wants Ash to stay put.Detective Marand won’t listen, but Ash knows James Derouen isn’t coming back. Not from where Ash saw him “disappear”--down the gullet of an angry alliga...

Rose Bainbridge, gunwitch, would prefer her return to New Venezia were more discreet. Instead, she’s sailing into the busy port town aboard a known pirate vessel, in the company of the enigmatic orphan Janett Laxton, with the mutilated body of Lord Bernard Fuller in a coffin of ice. The assassin who killed Lord Fuller and--somehow--took his place, has already been in New Venezia for a week. Who is he? Where is he from? Who will he kill next? And how do you catch someone who can disguise th...

A new witch has come to Spring Hollow, just in time for Halloween.Halloween is Brenna Guin’s favorite time of year. With her new friends, Faye Woods and Lupe Garcia, plus her new abilities--like being able to see in the dark--this year should be the best Halloween ever. If only her mother would stop ruining it for her.Two nights before Halloween, sneaking out after dark--alone, because even Norv, her pet rat, refuses to cooperate--Brenna encounters Eve Coro...