Carol Shenold
The monster under the bed might be real.
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Books By Carol Shenold
When Tali agrees to help her friends with the Love County Museum opening, she is expecting a pleasant time with familiar faces-just maybe not as familiar as her former lover, Aiden Courtland. To add to her worries, there has also been a murder. Things start to really heat up when Aiden reveals that a demon wants to cart Tali away to another world-permanently. Now she must face her own powers as well as a were wolf and a demon in order to keep her family safe.
Event planner Tali Cates's psychic gifts have brought her more than enough trouble in the past. She wants those irksome gifts to leave her in peace so she can support her family and lead a normal life in the small town of Love, Texas.
But when not one, but two beauty contestants in the pageant she's running turn up dead, Tali is again drawn into murder and mayhem. Toss in some witchcraft and kidnapping, and she has no choice but to protect her kids by hunting down the killer. Life gets even more complicated when her son accuses her new boyfriend of being a vampire, which is just plain ridiculous.
Or is it?
But when not one, but two beauty contestants in the pageant she's running turn up dead, Tali is again drawn into murder and mayhem. Toss in some witchcraft and kidnapping, and she has no choice but to protect her kids by hunting down the killer. Life gets even more complicated when her son accuses her new boyfriend of being a vampire, which is just plain ridiculous.
Or is it?
Fairy Dust The thing coming at me barreled out of the trees, leaping from shadow to shadow. Its rotten-meat smell drove me back. It didn't hesitate before it threw itself at the circle shield. Sparks flew off, crackling in the air and weakening the shield. It kept coming, like the crazy it was, slamming itself into the circle, weakening it more and more until one of the impacts threw me back, into my own circle and through it. Okay, out of protection here. I threw myself over to land on my knees and came up in a crouch.
The ghoul looked around as if it couldn't figure out where I went. When it saw me, it let out a snarl and flew toward me. I sent a stream of earth fire at his sorry ass but missed because I levitated at the precise moment I let the stream of fire loose. Ahhhhh. It always happens at the wrong time.
If I ever get control of the flying thing, it will be so great.
The ghoul looked around as if it couldn't figure out where I went. When it saw me, it let out a snarl and flew toward me. I sent a stream of earth fire at his sorry ass but missed because I levitated at the precise moment I let the stream of fire loose. Ahhhhh. It always happens at the wrong time.
If I ever get control of the flying thing, it will be so great.
Moving back to her childhood home in Love, Texas shouldn't have been end of the world. But Tali Cates can't see the good things with her eyes clouded by murder and mayhem. The first party for her event planning business is marred when she finds the hostess's dead body in the outhouse-and the woman's ghost hovering above.
Ever since her paranormal abilities ruined her marriage, Tali has tried to suppress them. Now, faced with a vengeful ghost intent on ruining her life unless she solves her murder, Tali must come to terms with those very gifts-not to mention some very human elements with violent intent. Writing Credits
Ever since her paranormal abilities ruined her marriage, Tali has tried to suppress them. Now, faced with a vengeful ghost intent on ruining her life unless she solves her murder, Tali must come to terms with those very gifts-not to mention some very human elements with violent intent. Writing Credits
Privy to Murder won honorable mention in the "Frontiers in Writing " contest in 2007, and has placed in the OWFI contest.
