Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

Welcome to Holiday Hills, where there is magic & mystery in the air...

A Holiday Hills Witch Cozy Mystery

Who's That Witch?

Welcome to Holiday Hills, where the coffee's fresh and there's magic in the air...I have a perfect life. I recently rented the most adorable little apartment on top of my favorite bookstore coffee shop on Main Street in Holiday Hills, the charmingest of charming small southern towns. I spend my days ghostwriting a cozy mystery series for a well-known author, and maybe just a minute or two crushing on the town's police chief. But of course, I'd never let that cat out of the bag. I'm still dealing with my recent divorce, and no matter what my bestie says, I'm so not ready for anything in the romance department. Speaking of cats, my little Burmese, Cooper, follows me around like he's my guard dog. Thankfully, Holiday Hills is animal friendly. Everyone's got a cat or dog, and that crazy old woman on the back end of town has the funniest talking parrot. Oh, that crazy old woman, she's a local celebrity, which can be a lot of trouble for her daughter. How do I know? Because that's me. I'm the crazy old woman's daughter. The good news is everyone loves my mother, including me. The bad news is she recently died, and when she did, she opened up a whole new world for me, one I'd always thought was fictional. The magical world. Now I have witchy powers, a talking cat, and a knack for finding dead bodies in my quaint little town. Ones that don't die on accident. My name is Abby Odell and I'm a witch. Who knew? I sure didn't. Thanks for that, Mom. There's a New Witch in Town is the first book in the Holiday Hills Witch Cozy Mystery series by bestselling author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

There's a New Witch in Town

Another Witch Bites the Dust

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Carolyn Ridder Aspenson is back with Witch This Way, book two in the Witches of Holiday Hills Cozy Mystery Series Welcome to Holiday Hills, where there is magic & mystery in the air... I wear many hats: I'm a friend. A sort-of girlfriend. A ghostwriter, and... ...oh yeah, a witch. My editor always tells me to "write what you know." Unfortunately, that's what's happening...literally. When the main character in my latest novel-a witch herself-takes a new job with the Magical Bureau of Investigators, she stumbles upon a threat so big, it could destroy everything she holds dear. Fiction, right? Nope. For reasons beyond my witchy sixth sense, everything I write is now happening to me in real life! Did I mention my character gets into BAD situations? You know what that means right? Me -> bad situations. Now I've got to figure out who's cast this awkward spell and find a way to reverse it. And if I don't do it soon, I might just wind up the dead in my deadline. If you like witches, funny familiar cats and paranormal cozies, you'll love this series!

The Witches of Holiday Hills Cozy Mystery Series

Witch This Way

USA Today–Bestselling Author: A widowed mom and animal-shelter volunteer has to put Halloween celebrations aside to hound a killer . . . It’s Halloween season, and the local animal shelter’s pooch adoption manager, Missy Kingston, is excited to show off the available dogs at her Georgia town’s Halloween festival. But when she discovers the festival’s organizer dead in a pile of pumpkins, Missy has strong suspicions that it wasn’t natural causes. When Missy sets out to investigate the murder on her own, what she discovers could solve the case—if she can elude a killer who’s gone out of their gourd . . .

A Pooch Party Cozy Mystery

Pooches, Pumpkins, and Poison

Stay-at-home mom Angela Panther is living the good life. Happily married with kids, a house in the suburbs and a fantabulous best friend - she's got it all. But hours after Angela's mother dies, her ghost pops in for a visit, leaving the door to the other side wide open. Suddenly Angela's life is filled with ghosts - ghosts who need her help. Now she must find a way to balance the needs of the living along with the unfinished business of the dead, while keeping her mother's feisty ghost in line. Hilarious and bittersweet, Unfinished Business tackles the emotional rollercoaster of mother/daughter relationships, and the desperate desire for one last chance to tell someone we've lost how we feel.

Unfinished Business

Welcome to Holiday Hills, where there is magic & mystery in the air... I wear many hats: I'm a friend. A sort-of girlfriend. A ghostwriter, and... ...oh yeah, a witch. My editor always tells me to "write what you know." Unfortunately, that's what's happening...literally. When the main character in my latest novel--a witch herself--takes a new job with the Magical Bureau of Investigators, she stumbles upon a threat so big, it could destroy everything she holds dear. Fiction, right? Nope. For reasons beyond my witchy sixth sense, everything I write is now happening to me in real life! Did I mention my character gets into REALLY bad situations? Now I've got to figure out who's cast this awkward spell and find a way to reverse it. And if I don't do it soon, I might just wind up the "dead" in my deadline. If you like paranormal cozies, you'll love this series!

LIES, SECRETS AND THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL. A FIVE STAR Readers' Favorite! "Keeps the reader hooked until the startling conclusion." Susan Sewell, Reader's Favorite When a frantic 911 call stumps a suburban Atlanta police department, psychic medium Angela Panther steps in to assist. The cops don't even know if there's a case, but Angela knows the young mother is dead. With the help of her best friend and celestial super sleuth mother, Angela sets out to find the truth but soon realizes things aren't as they appear. Now Angela must choose between trusting her instincts or following the clues. If she chooses wrong, she won't be crossing the dead over to the other side; she'll be one of them.

An Angela Panther Mystery

Unexpected Outcomes

Reluctant psychic Angela Panther never wanted to talk to the dead, but the moment she decides it's not so bad, tragedy strikes, and her new gift disappears. When best friend Mel suspects her husband is cheating, she turns to Angela for advice. They concoct the perfect trap, but to make it work, they'll need help from Angela's mother, Fran. There's just one tiny little problem... Fran's dead. With Angela's psychic radar on the fritz, can the dead find a way to help the living?

Unbreakable Bonds

IN A SMALL TOWN, EVERYONE IS IN YOUR BUSINESS When Bramblett County Realtor Lily Sprayberry puts her deceased client's townhome, the last in a sought after mixed-use development community, on the market, she winds up in the throes of a bidding war. Knowing a portion of the money will go to a scholarship in her client's name, Lily schedules a realtor only open house to raise the bids even higher. But on the day of the event, she discovers the home's been vandalized, and every potential offer is taken off the table. Someone is out to stop the sale, and ruin Lily in the process. With her reputation hanging by a thread and the community up in arms, Lily sets out to fix things, and lands right in the middle of a hot mess of vandalism, lies, theft, and cheating. Lily soon discovers that some people don't want their secrets known, and they'll do whatever it takes to keep them under wraps.

Bidding War Break-In: A Lily Sprayberry Realtor Cozy Mystery

Meet Lily Sprayberry. Selling homes is her career. Solving crimes, her calling. Now get the first three books of the Southern mystery series in one volume! Deal Gone Dead When Bramblett County, Georgia's number one realtor, Lily Sprayberry, finds her cantankerous older client dead on the kitchen floor, she lands herself smack dab in the middle of a long-running property battle and a one-hundred-year-old rumor. Decluttered and Dead When a member of Lily’s decluttering and staging class winds up dead, the small-town realtor takes it personally and sets out to find the killer. But the truth isn’t always pretty, and when she discovers a friend from her past may be the murderer, she vows to find out. Signed, Sealed and Dead As realtor Lily preps for the annual community yard sale fundraiser, she discovers the body of the newly hired lacrosse coach lying in the high school gym. As she searches for answers, she’s dragged deeper into an angry mob of high school sports parents all seeking revenge and gunning for their kids to sign with the most elite schools offering the best scholarships. Praise for the mysteries of Carolyn Ridder Aspenson “I love the charming Southern small-town dynamic and all the drama it brings. And the supporting characters are a hoot!” —Caroline Fardig, USA Today–bestselling author “If you like southern charm and laughter with deadly mysteries, this is your series.” —Wulfwyn Reads Excessively “Has all the earmarks I look for in an engrossing whodunnit.” —Roxx Is Reading

Deal Gone Dead; Decluttered and Dead; and Signed, Sealed and Dead

The Lily Sprayberry Cozy Mystery Series Books 1–3

Meet Lily Sprayberry. Selling homes is her career. Solving murders, her calling. There's money buried somewhere on Myrtle Redbecker's property, and people are dying to find out where. Literally. When Bramblett County, Georgia's number one realtor Lily Sprayberry finds her cantankerous older client dead on the kitchen floor, she lands herself smack dab in the middle of a long-running property battle and a one-hundred-year-old rumor. Lily made a promise to sell Myrtle's land whether her client's alive or not. But whoever wants that money doesn't want the property to sell and will do whatever's necessary to stop her. Can Lily keep her promise, or will she wind up another victim in this deal gone dead?

A Lily Sprayberry Realtor Cozy Mystery

Deal Gone Dead

USA Today–Bestselling Author: A house on the market becomes the scene of a homicide—and one realtor is listing all the suspects . . . Bramblett County, Georgia realtor Lily Sprayberry’s brand new listing is a hit, just not the kind she expected. When she stops by the staged home, she finds the dead body of another realtor lying on the living room floor. With only a week until her destination wedding, and no leads, no potential suspects, and no possibility to leave the state until the murder is solved, Lily’s sheriff fiancé thinks they should postpone their nuptials. But that doesn't work for the soon-to-be bride. Determined to find the killer in time to say “I do,” she does a little investigating herself. But with knowledge of Lily's knack for solving crimes, the killer is homing in . . .

Realtor Rub Out

A Georgia realtor is selling a townhouse—but there are perils hidden in the property—in this witty mystery by the USA Today–Bestselling author. Being a realtor is a lot like being a bartender: Sometimes you get an up-close and personal view of things you’d rather not. Lily Sprayberry has been asked to list and sell a deceased friend’s townhouse, and a portion of the profit will go to a scholarship fund in that friend’s name. The problem is, someone doesn’t want the place to sell. And they’ll do whatever’s necessary to make sure it doesn’t—including ruin Lily’s reputation. That just doesn’t sit well with this Southern gal. It’s her job to sell the house—even if that means taking down a crook in the process . . .

Bidding War Break-In

A dead elf and stolen gifts put a damper on the Christmas season in this spirited whodunit from the author of the Pooch Party Cozy Mysteries. It’s the most magical time of the year, and Bramblett County is swept up in preparations for the annual Christmas parade. Gifts for the children have been wrapped with care, the parade route is set, and Lily joins her friends to bake at Millie’s Cafe, churning out cookies like there’s no tomorrow. The baking party is all fun, laughter, and flour fights . . . until a dead elf is discovered in the cafe’s walk-in freezer. When the gifts for the town children turn up missing, the bakers realize that someone is trying to rain on their Christmas parade! Join Lily and her crew of sassy southern ladies as they strike out to track down the culprit and save Christmas. Praise for the mysteries of Carolyn Ridder Aspenson “I love the charming Southern small-town dynamic and all the drama it brings. And the supporting characters are a hoot!” —Caroline Fardig, USA Today bestselling author “If you like southern charm and laughter with deadly mysteries, this is your series.” —Wulfwyn Reads Excessively “Has all the earmarks I look for in an engrossing whodunnit; a couple of plausible red herrings, a few rescue dogs for interest, and a budding romantic interest that will keep at least this avid reader coming back with each new installment. An excellent read, I am highly recommending!” —Roxx Is Reading

Santa's Little Thief

A 200 page, lined journal. A portion of the proceeds for the sales of this journal will go to help rescue dogs.

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