Charlie Kingsley Mysteries Series by Michele Pariza Wacek

A Charlie Kingsley Mysteries standalone prequel novella.There's no such thing as gargoyles... right?Charlie Kingsley is NOT a doctor. She is very clear about this to all her customers who purchase her teas and tinctures.But, somehow that doesn't stop her customers from treating her like a doctor. Including calling her in the middle of the night to help with an emergency.What's the emergency? Her customer's daughter, Cyndi, was attacked by a .. moreA Charlie Kingsley Mysteries standalone prequel novella.There's no such thing as gargoyles... right?Charlie Kingsley is NOT a doctor. She is very clear about this to all her customers who purchase her teas and tinctures.But, somehow that doesn't stop her customers from treating her like a doctor. Including calling her in the middle of the night to help with an emergency.What's the emergency? Her customer's daughter, Cyndi, was attacked by a ... gargoyle?But gargoyles aren't real!Right?So, who attacked Cyndi? And who's next?Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin. less

If you've got a problem, Charlie Kingsley probably has a tea that’ll help make it right.EXCEPT when it comes to love. She does NOT do love potions.Not even for Courtney, her pregnant new client who showed up three weeks before Christmas seeking a love potion because her husband was cheating on her.So, Courtney asked about poison, instead.She said she was joking. That's what happens between wives and husbands. They get angry and talk about killing each other. They don't really mean it... moreIf you've got a problem, Charlie Kingsley probably has a tea that’ll help make it right.EXCEPT when it comes to love. She does NOT do love potions.Not even for Courtney, her pregnant new client who showed up three weeks before Christmas seeking a love potion because her husband was cheating on her.So, Courtney asked about poison, instead.She said she was joking. That's what happens between wives and husbands. They get angry and talk about killing each other. They don't really mean it.It seems to make sense ... until Courtney’s husband turns up dead on Christmas Eve.He was poisoned, of course.And who is the number one suspect? Courtney. Of course.But did she actually do it? Or is she being set up?It's up to Charlie to sort through all the twists and turns in a case that gets more complicated the deeper she digs.Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin. less

When Charlie agrees to accompany her friend Claire to her late grandmother's reading of the will, she assumes she is simply there for moral support.She doesn't expect things to get so ... strange.It’s odd enough that it takes place over a weekend, but that’s just the beginning ...They also need to stay in Claire's grandma's supposedly haunted house with Claire's estranged family.Things get even worse when a huge storm snows them in. No electricity, no phone, and no way out... moreWhen Charlie agrees to accompany her friend Claire to her late grandmother's reading of the will, she assumes she is simply there for moral support.She doesn't expect things to get so ... strange.It’s odd enough that it takes place over a weekend, but that’s just the beginning ...They also need to stay in Claire's grandma's supposedly haunted house with Claire's estranged family.Things get even worse when a huge storm snows them in. No electricity, no phone, and no way out.Throw a dead body into the mix, and there’s no question it’s now the world’s worst family gathering. Ever.At least Charlie brought lots of tea, which she's going to need as she races to solve this closed-circle mystery before her friend’s dysfunctional family get-together results in anyone else being murdered.Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin. less