Juliet Blackwell
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Abruptly leaving her lucrative job in Chicago, Claire returns home to care for her ailing grandmother. There, she unearths a beautiful sculpture that her great-grandfather sent home from Paris after World War II. At her grandmother's urging, Claire travels to Paris to track down the centuries-old mask-making atelier where the sculpture, known only as "L'inconnue"--or the Unknown Woman--was created. With the help of a surly sculptor, Claire discovers...
Author
Series
Witchcraft mystery volume 8
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Even the most skilled sorceress can't ward off a lawsuit, and Lily is not at her enchanting best with her hands full as the temporary leader of San Francisco's magical community. So after her potbellied pig Oscar head-butts rival clothier Autumn Jennings, Lily tries to make peace without a costly personal injury case. But any hope of a quiet resolution is shattered when Autumn turns up dead.
Author
Series
Haunted home renovation mystery volume 6
Publisher
Obsidian Mystery
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
San Francisco millionaire Andrew Flynt wants to sell his Victorian mansion, but ghostly music, the squeaking of a long-disappeared weathervane, and an angry ghost keep running off potential buyers. After a famous psychic is called in, she informs the Flynts that their multi-million-dollar renovations to "update" the home have left its resident ghost extremely agitated. So contractor Mel Turner is engaged to track down and replace some of the original...
Author
Series
Witchcraft mystery volume 1
Publisher
Obsidian/New American Library
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Author
Series
Haunted home renovation mystery volume 7
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When her friend Alicia hires Turner Construction to renovate a historic lighthouse in the San Francisco Bay, Mel Turner can't wait to get her hands dirty. Alicia plans to transform the island property into a welcoming inn, and while Mel has never attempted a project so ambitious--or so tall--before, she's definitely up for the challenge. But trouble soon arises when Alicia's abusive ex-husband shows up to threaten both her and Mel, and later turns...
Author
Series
Witchcraft mystery volume 10
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When Lily Ivory stumbles on the uniform of a former prisoner from Alcatraz and SFPD inspector Carlos Romero's cousin is kidnapped, Lily suspects something dangerous has been unleashed on the ghost-ridden island of Alcatraz. She'll have to sleuth out the culprit -- when she's not busy entertaining her visiting relatives and resolving romantic conflicts as her wedding date approaches. Could recent omens be pointing to the magical threat in her adopted...
Author
Series
Witchcraft mystery volume 7
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Lily would like nothing better than to relax, enjoy her friends, and take care of business at her store, which is booming thanks to San Francisco's upcoming Summer of Love Festival. But as the unofficial witchy consultant to the SFPD, she is pulled into yet another case... As Lily searches for the truth, she finds herself confronted with a confounding mystery and some very powerful magic.
Author
Series
Witchcraft mystery volume 5
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A crime that hits close to home turns into an unwelcome flash from the past when the police bring in their lead suspect, Lily's estranged father. Though he may not deserve her help, Lily is determined to clear her father's name and solve a murder that's anything but crystal clear.
Author
Series
Haunted home renovation mystery volume 1
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
At her newest project, a run-down Pacific Heights mansion, Mel is visited by the ghost of a colleague who recently met a bad end with power tools. Mel hopes that by nailing the killer, she can rid herself of the ghostly presence of the murdered man, and not end up a construction casualty herself.
Author
Series
Witchcraft mystery volume 9
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
While planning a 1950s-themed brunch to benefit the local women's shelter, witch and vintage-store owner Lily Ivory, after her fiancé stands accused of murder, begins to suspect that one of her magical enemies is targeting her loved ones in an attempt to weaken her
Author
Series
Witchcraft mystery volume 6
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
As soon as Lily opens her recently purchased trunk of old clothes, she feels strange vibrations emanating from a mysterious velvet cloak. When she tries it on, Lily sees awful visions from the past. And when the antiques dealer who sold her the cape is killed, Lily suspects a supernatural force might be behind his death.
Author
Series
Haunted home renovation mystery volume 3
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Bed-and-breakfast--with a side of ghosts. Word has spread that contractor Mel Turner can communicate with the spirits of the dead, and she's having a hard time maintaining a low profile. She decides to embrace her reputation for the chance to restore a historic house that calls to her. The new owners, who hope to run a haunted bed-and-breakfast, want Mel to encourage the ghosts that supposedly roam the halls to enhance the house's paranormal charm....
Author
Series
Haunted home renovation mystery volume 5
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Lately, Mel has been worried about finding enough historic renovation work to pay the bills. But while Turner Construction is in need of a project, Mel's boyfriend, Graham, has his hands full managing the reconstruction of an ancient building shipped over from Scotland. With the job plagued by rumors that the stones are cursed, Graham brings in Mel to look for paranormal activity. And while the ghost of a charming Scottish clansman does seem to be...
Author
Series
Witchcraft mystery volume 4
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Lily Ivory is living her dream of owning a vintage clothing store and practicing magic on the side. But when she encounters a sinister sleeping spell, Lily comes face-to-face with a nightmarish evil.
Author
Series
Witchcraft mystery volume 11
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Strange things are happening in Lily Ivory's San Francisco. First, she finds a vintage mermaid costume which dates from the 1939 San Francisco's Treasure Island World's Fair - and which gives off distinctly peculiar vibrations. Next, she stumbles upon a dead man in the office of her predecessor, and as the community's new leader, she feels compelled to track down the culprit. Just when Lily thinks things can't get any stranger, a man appears claiming...
Author
Series
Haunted home renovation mystery volume 8
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Mel Turner can't resist the chance to bring the Crockett Theatre, a decrepit San Francisco Art Deco movie palace, back to life. But there's a catch for Turner Construction: Several artists are currently squatting in the building, and they aren't the only ones haunting the once-grand halls of the historic theater. When Mel discovers that the former owner of the Crockett Theatre died under mysterious circumstances, and that there just might be a connection...
Author
Series
Haunted home renovation mystery volume 4
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
San Francisco contractor Mel Turner is leading a volunteer home renovation project, and while she expects lots of questions from her inexperienced crew, she can't help asking a few of her own--especially about the haunted house next door, the place local kids call the Murder House. But when volunteers discover a body while cleaning out a shed, questions pile up faster than discarded lumber. Mel notices signs of ghostly activity next door and she wonders:...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Beneath the cover of France's most exquisite vineyards, a city of women defy an army during World War I.... Deep within the labyrinth of caves that lies below the lush, rolling vineyards of the Champagne region, an underground city of women and children hums with life. Forced to take shelter from the unrelenting onslaught of German shellfire above, the bravest and most defiant women venture out to pluck sweet grapes for the harvest. But wine is not...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An unforgettable story of resilience and resistance set during WWII and present-day France on a secluded island off the coast of Brittany. Natalie Morgen made a name for herself with a memoir about overcoming her harsh childhood after finding a new life in Paris. After falling in love with a classically trained chef, they moved together to his ancestral home, a tiny fishing village off the coast of Brittany. But then Francois-Xavier breaks things...
20) The Paris key
Author
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
An American woman in Paris navigates her family's secret past and unlocks her own future.