Mackenzie Coven Mystery Series by Sonia Parin

Alexandra Elizabeth Mackenzie. Stop ignoring us. Speak the words. Make this right so we can be… Bright. Lexie’s birthday has caught up with her, as have her cousins, Mirabelle Louisa Mackenzie - High Chair of the British Isles and all Circumferential Domains Pertaining to the Mackenzie Coven - and Catherine Marianna Mackenzie, her down under cousin (If she has a title, she’s not telling her). They’ve been sent to remind Lexie of her family obligations and also to give her a birthday gift... moreAlexandra Elizabeth Mackenzie. Stop ignoring us. Speak the words. Make this right so we can be… Bright. Lexie’s birthday has caught up with her, as have her cousins, Mirabelle Louisa Mackenzie - High Chair of the British Isles and all Circumferential Domains Pertaining to the Mackenzie Coven - and Catherine Marianna Mackenzie, her down under cousin (If she has a title, she’s not telling her). They’ve been sent to remind Lexie of her family obligations and also to give her a birthday gift. The type she can’t return, refuse or exchange. It’s her heritage and it comes with a job she didn’t even apply for. It’s actually more a way of life than a career and it comes with a snazzy new outfit only her cousins can see. Thank goodness for that… Not surprisingly, Mirabelle and Catherine Mackenzie are short on details and time to explain. In fact, Lexie has less than two days to brush up on her skills and fly to England… at the blink of an eye. The Mackenzie Coven has been enlisted to assist with a rising concern at House St James. It comes in the shape of an inky black fog Lexie calls the menace. It might not be in corporeal form, but it’s somehow managed to murder one St James family member. Now it’s Lexie’s job to make sure it doesn’t strike again, but she’s fallen under a spell. Suddenly she’s tearing off her beloved denim jeans and Rock Hard t-shirt and donning bespoke designer dresses and sipping ‘delish’ champagne. Even her accent has changed and her cousins can’t do anything about it because a covenant prohibits all three Mackenzie Coven witches from gathering in the house together. They must somehow circumvent the seal and guide Lexie through her first official task as a Mackenzie Coven witch and find the murderer before all the heirs meet their end… Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language. less

Mackenzie Coven rule number one. Do not lose your cat. Lexie, aka Alexandra Elizabeth Mackenzie, the incoming High Chair of the American Continent and all Circumferential Domains Pertaining to the Mackenzie Coven (she really needs to come up with an acronym) has been asked to step up to the plate and attend a prestigious feline extravaganza at Chelsea Manor. The task is simple enough... moreMackenzie Coven rule number one. Do not lose your cat. Lexie, aka Alexandra Elizabeth Mackenzie, the incoming High Chair of the American Continent and all Circumferential Domains Pertaining to the Mackenzie Coven (she really needs to come up with an acronym) has been asked to step up to the plate and attend a prestigious feline extravaganza at Chelsea Manor. The task is simple enough. Represent the coven, get herself and Luna, the cat which has as yet to decide if she’ll stay with her or not, there in one piece meaning… no more crash-landing or leaving bits and pieces of Luna behind. Two out of three isn’t bad. Lexie figures the rest will be simple enough until she realizes she’s crash-landed in a room with a dead man in it - a man who’d had a fascination for stuffed cats. There are only a handful of guests attending this exclusive feline soiree and they all have their eyes on Luna, but one of them also has blood on their hands. If they killed once, they’ll kill again. Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language. less

Fool her once... fool her twice... This will be the third time... Lexie can't believe she's been roped into performing her coven duty. Literally. She'll be on the stage, the one place she's been avoiding all her life. If her abysmal acting skills don't get her killed, surely mentioning the name Macbeth inside the revamped Garland Theater will. There's a killer on the loose intent on becoming a serial killer, doing away with anyone playing Lady Macbeth. Just her luck, she's landed the lead role... moreFool her once... fool her twice... This will be the third time... Lexie can't believe she's been roped into performing her coven duty. Literally. She'll be on the stage, the one place she's been avoiding all her life. If her abysmal acting skills don't get her killed, surely mentioning the name Macbeth inside the revamped Garland Theater will. There's a killer on the loose intent on becoming a serial killer, doing away with anyone playing Lady Macbeth. Just her luck, she's landed the lead role. As the incoming High Chair of the American Continent and all Circumferential Domains Pertaining to the Mackenzie Coven, Lexie is still wearing her training wheels, and while her gifts are awakening they are useless against the threat lurking in the shadows. Something... someone has charmed her and she's unable to detect danger. It looks as if she is one performance away from playing host to a menacing shadow. It's already killed once. Somehow, she must figure out a way to capture it. If only she could see it... Helping her deal with a ghost in denial, a shadow living vicariously, and a rogue witch is her new assistant, a super efficient Mackenzie Coven intern, but not everything is as it seems with her... less

The Lauriston Academy for Ladies & their Feline Companions dress code: White dress with puffy sleeves. Feline Companions: non-optional white. Lexie is off to the Lauriston Academy, her cousins’ alma mater, to investigate a case of theft. To her dismay, there is no way around the school’s dress code. To her even greater dismay, soon after she arrives, she and her feline companion, Luna, come across a dead body... moreThe Lauriston Academy for Ladies & their Feline Companions dress code: White dress with puffy sleeves. Feline Companions: non-optional white. Lexie is off to the Lauriston Academy, her cousins’ alma mater, to investigate a case of theft. To her dismay, there is no way around the school’s dress code. To her even greater dismay, soon after she arrives, she and her feline companion, Luna, come across a dead body. Lexie has to live off contraband food, spout tongue twisters every hour on the hour, and avoid classes at all costs. Add to that her feline companion’s existential crisis and Lexie is ready to start pointing the finger of blame at just about anyone. If she doesn’t find the killer soon, she risks ending up in a roasting pit… less

A complaint has been lodged against Lexie and her feline companion, Luna and they are forced to attend a therapy session. The powers that be have laid down the law. Now, Lexie and Luna are on their way to Gainsborough Mansion to participate in a team-building program. In no time, they are both wishing someone would turn up dead…and in no time, their wish comes true. Someone has been compelled to commit murder... moreA complaint has been lodged against Lexie and her feline companion, Luna and they are forced to attend a therapy session. The powers that be have laid down the law. Now, Lexie and Luna are on their way to Gainsborough Mansion to participate in a team-building program. In no time, they are both wishing someone would turn up dead…and in no time, their wish comes true. Someone has been compelled to commit murder. What if magic had something to do with it? In particular, the fabled Hensley magic… They enlist the assistance of one of the O’Rourke detectives. To date, they’ve all been pleasant, but now… their luck has run out. Lexie has her work cut out for her. She must prove herself capable of unmasking the killer before any more guests turn up dead... and definitely before Luna takes a bite out of Gerard O’Rourke. Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language but lots of fun, quirky dialogue & characters. less

Lexie - a threat to the Coven? Lexie thinks she’s on a quest to rescue her fairy, Rebel. In reality, she’s been tricked… Literally, led up the garden path, and imprisoned after being found guilty without a trial. Everyone she thought she could trust has turned against her. She never asked to become a witch and she still wishes she could lead a normal life, but she has come to accept her responsibilities... moreLexie - a threat to the Coven? Lexie thinks she’s on a quest to rescue her fairy, Rebel. In reality, she’s been tricked… Literally, led up the garden path, and imprisoned after being found guilty without a trial. Everyone she thought she could trust has turned against her. She never asked to become a witch and she still wishes she could lead a normal life, but she has come to accept her responsibilities. Now that she’s come into her powers, everyone is afraid of her and of what she could become. In the past, her support group has come through with assistance. Is anyone trying to help her or have they all given her up for lost and turned their backs on her? When her greatest foe becomes her strongest ally, Lexie knows the rules of the game have changed. Life will definitely never be the same for her again. Lighthearted Paranormal Mystery Clean read. less