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Starting over can be murder. Darcy Ingram came to the small town of Brookhaven for a fresh start and a safe place to hone her hedge witch powers. She even landed a job at the local marijuana dispensary. But before long, a series of supernatural mysteries ensnares her. From murdered co-workers to infidelity and supernatural vendettas, Darcy faces an uphill battle against a Police Chief who doesn't trust her and townspeople who don't know her. Yet.

Darcy finally feels like she's found her place in small town Brookhaven. Her magic is blossoming and she's even worked up the courage to ask the town healer to be her date to the biggest wedding in town. But Darcy's romantic happiness takes a backseat when the groom turns up dead. Darcy knows she shouldn't get involved in yet another murder investigation, but when her date winds up as a suspect, she'll do anything to set the record straight.

S. E. Biglow's Cozy Mystery Starter Pack contains the first book in each of her cozy mystery series. From sleuthing shopkeepers and inquisitive reverends to magical mysteries, this collection has something for every cozy mystery lover.

Darcy Ingram came to the small town of Brookhaven for a fresh start and a safe place to hone her hedge witch powers. She even landed a job at the local marijuana dispensary. But when one of her co-workers turns up dead, suspicion lands on her. With a hazy memory of the events leading up to the victim's death, Darcy resolves to prove her innocence. With a police chief who doesn't like her and a town who doesn't know her, she faces an uphill climb. But when multiple suspects present themselves, she'll have to rely on more than just her spotty magic to uncover the truth.

Montagues, Magic and Murder! Life in Brookhaven has settled down for Darcy. She's gained more control over and confidence in her magic. And she's happily dating Maggie. When she discovers she has family in the area, Darcy can't imagine things going any better. But when a night out at the theater for her cousin's production of Romeo and Juliet turns deadly and Darcy 's new cousin looks like a prime suspect, she's bound up in another murder investigation. Proving her family's innocence seems simple enough but the more Darcy digs, the more she unearths a twisted obsession and dangerous magic.

Darcy Ingram's time in supernaturally-tinged Brookhaven has been anything but idyllic. She solved one murder, but now a friend is begging for help finding his missing sister. A day cruise with her co-workers sounds like just the break she needs. But when a passenger dies under unusual circumstances, she finds herself tangled up in another mystery.

Michigan. 1987. Ten-year old Tess Fleck reads rather than goes to the mall. She devours science-fiction TV rather than pizza at the food court. She’s happy living in her fictional worlds. One day on the playground, Tess discovers a strange new ability: She can raise the dead. Her ability is strange, yes, but broken. With the help of her dad, Theresa keeps her “power” secret. But secrets can only be kept so long.

Ella loves fairies. She reads books about fairies, makes fairy villages, and has a fairy door in her room. And she is sick and tired of everyone telling her that fairies aren’t real. She is determined to convince her parents, her friends, everyone at her school, and the whole world that fairies are real. When her little brother, Leo, finds a mysterious key hidden in an old barn, strange things begin to happen. The key might just unlock the secret of fairy magic and Ella might have her chance to prove to everyone that fairies are real. But someone else wants the key, too.

Ella is 10, and loves inventing new things. Leo is three, and loves playing with his big sister. But sometimes being Leo’s big sister isn’t easy, especially when he keeps getting in the way of Ella’s inventions. One day, Ella invents a time machine, and Leo is accidentally transported back to the age of the dinosaurs.

For the first time in her life, Maggie is being selfish. When she suddenly finds herself out of work and divorced, she casts aside her life as she knows it and heads north to the seaside village of Bar Harbor. Looking for a fresh start, she goes to work for her longtime friend Sparu while enjoying the single life.

Just when Thelma Bee thinks she might finish sixth grade like a semi-normal kid, supernatural activity begins to spike once again in Riverfish, MA. From reports of wandering tree monsters to a local river shifting its course, something is weaving magical chaos—and this time, it's all by deadly design. When her school's a cappella group starts acting suspicious and a classmate goes missing, Thelma learns that sometimes dark magic comes in the most unexpected packages. Now, with her hometown on the line, Thelma must harness the ancient power inside her to save the people she loves.

Eleven-year-old budding scientist Thelma Bee has adventure in her blood. But she gets more than she bargained for when a ghost kidnaps her father. Now her only clues are a strange jewelry box and the word "Return," whispered to her by the ghost. It's up to Thelma to get her dad back, and it might be more dangerous than she thought - there's someone wielding dark magic, and they're coming after her next.

21 stories to poke your fears, question reality, examine cultural idiosyncrasies, and to explore the greatest expanses of space and time.

When The Haunted Dungeon, a notorious Halloween attraction, reports an actual ghost stirring up trouble beyond the splattered walls and latex masks, Thelma and the Riverfish Valley Paranormal Society are on the case. But once she investigates, Thelma quickly learns this isn't a normal haunting. A terrifying local legend is lurching to life underground, and it's connected to a darkness that's trying to twine its way around her heart.

Living in a nursing home is all eleven-year-old Bird knows. Her grandmother turned their large Victorian house into a small, offbeat home for the elderly where the eccentric residents become Bird’s lovable and unique family. But after two of the residents pass away, Bird’s feelings of loss for her mother are reawakened. She seeks solace with Mr. Briggs, the last remaining resident, and with Pearl, an elephant Bird meets at a traveling carnival.

Like any adventurous 12-year-old, all Ella really wants to do is find aliens, get a pet dragon, and maybe explore the galaxy. But her little brother, Leo, keeps ruining everything! After Leo ruins her science fair project, Ella doesn't think things can get any worse. That is, until Ella is kidnapped by aliens, leaving it up to Leo to rescue his sister and save the planet from an alien invasion. It's a lot to ask of a five-year-old. But Leo is no ordinary five-year-old.