A Fatal Autumnal Stew

by Dahlia Donovan

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Part of the The Skeleton Crew Paranormal Cozy Series series:

A Curse for Samhain
A Fatal Autumnal Stew

Editions:Kindle: $ 3.99

ISBN: 9781923252127
Pages: 132

Welcome back to the Skeleton Crew. Keep your knitting needles sharp and have a strong brew in hand for their next adventure.

Life for gender-fluid, autistic vampire Hyde Snodgrass has never been better. Her cosy village bookshop is thriving as is their new relationship with witch and taco bus owner, Teresa Vega. Autumn is in full magical tilt in their corner of the Scottish Highlands.

Everything is beautifully perfect right up until a tainted meal ends with Hyde sick and someone dead.

The police immediately suspect the restaurant owners. Hyde and Teresa find themselves drawn into yet another investigation, trying to save their friends from arrest and themselves from a murderer. The situation becomes even more complex when family feuds become tangled in the midst.

Can they find the killer?

Or will everything Hyde loves go up in flames?

Published: November 27, 2024
Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing
Editors:

Hot Tree Editing

Cover Artists:

Booksmith Design

Genres:

Mystery & Thriller, Paranormal

Tags:

author - american, format - kindle, format - novella 15k-40K, what - concept - acceptance, what - condition - disability, what - emotion - anxiety, what - topic - family, what - topic - friendship, where - country - scotland

Pairings: F-NB
Heat Level: 1
Romantic Content: 2
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Genderfluid, Lesbian
Protagonist 1 Age: Ageless/Immortal
Protagonist 2 Age: 26-35
Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Hurt / Comfort, Pets Are 'Portant
Word Count: 30000
Setting: Scottish Highlands
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters

Excerpt:

About the Author

Dahlia Donovan wrote her first romance series after a crazy dream about shifters and damsels in distress. She prefers irreverent humour and unconventional characters. An autistic and occasional hermit, her life wouldn’t be complete without her husband and her massive collection of books and video games.

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