N. E. Conneely

Most witches don’t work for police departments, but Michelle isn’t your average witch. She’s clanless, looking for a warlock who isn’t offended by her lack of family connections, and in danger of losing her job if she can’t find the eight escaped trolls before they start eating the local residents. Trolls, angry police, and misbehaving spells are the least of her problems. Statues attacking homeowners might be problematic for your average witch, but to Michelle it’s another day at the office. Her real concern is the wizard suddenly interested in dating her and an old elf set on pestering her. When her happy family is rocked by a long kept secret her stable life falls apart faster than she can pick up the pieces. And she still hasn’t found those trolls. Witch for Hire is a fun, humorous, urban fantasy novel featuring a strong female main character who's a sassy ass-kicking witch with an elf love interest. This modern witch stars in a coming of age story in a magical realism world. Readers of contemporary fiction, contemporary fantasy, supernatural mystery, women private investigators, supernatural sleuths, women detectives, dragons and mythical creatures, and action and adventure will love this story.

An Urban Fantasy Procedural

Witch for Hire

For months Michelle has known another demon would come after her. What she doesn't know is that it's already stalking her friends, hunting her colleagues. Instead, her attention has been focused on learning all she can about witch clans, the engagement ring on her finger, and why Elron won't set a wedding date. Elron has a secret, one he's afraid could ruin his relationship with Michelle. He knows the demon has arrived. He knows it's only a matter of time before it strikes. When a detective from a neighboring town calls Michelle, some secrets will be revealed, but will she discover the demon in time to protect the people she loves? Will she survive a fight not just for her life but for her very identity, the core of what makes her a witch?

A Witch's Demons

From the world of the Witch’s Path series, Michelle’s Case Files presents three short stories of mayhem that require a witch’s help to combat magical problems. In “Trouble in the Neighborhood,” Rodriguez calls Michelle when he gets reports of a creature frightening children. Together they must neutralize the monster before it does more than scare someone. In “Leather and Fire,” what starts as a normal day gets strange when Michelle is called out to a farm in Pickens. It turns out you never know what magical creatures are living just down the road. In “Vacation Magic,” Michelle faces wildlife that found themselves at the wrong end of a spell and discovers that not everything is what it seems.

Michelle's Case Files

When Michelle pulls an old book out of a fire, she finds answers and heartbreak. Armed with the identity of her enemy, Michelle goes after an evil that had vanished into lore. Meanwhile, Elron has succumbed to depression and the clans have declared war on Michelle.

A Witch's Trial

Werepear pies: delicious pun or terrifying truth? On the first harvest of the season, I finally get my chance to run a crew picking werepears. This would be enough excitement for one night, but under the full moon, I see something in Josh’s eyes I hadn’t seen before. It’s one of those pesky L words. One I’m not sure I’m ready to say. Not when life will force him to leave for college next year. Those L words are everywhere. And the pies won’t pick themselves.

It's all in the WerePears

After a near death experience, Michelle has vowed to do her job, magical assistance for the police, and leave the heroics to someone else. Besides, life should be settling down for her since the trolls have been captured and the sorceress was neutralized. Unfortunately, the power behind the sorceress wants her dead, Elron starts acting funny, a magical creature wreaks havoc on a town, and there’s trouble with the werewolves. As if that wasn’t enough, the clans have started to notice her power and she has more reasons than ever to fear the clans. Things go from bad to worse when Michelle’s best friend is abducted, and she must decide between her friend and her vow to stay out of dangerous situations.

A Witch's Path

Halloween: full of tricks, treats, and the occasional magical homicide. All Michelle Oaks wanted was some rest and relaxation with her fiancé, Elron, away from the chaos and stress of planning her wedding. No such luck. Not when the bride is the future premier of the witch clans, the groom is an elf, and the in-laws haven’t officially acknowledged the 21st century. It’s nearly Samhain, the time of year when the veil between the living and the dead is thinnest. Magical fixers in northern Georgia are in short supply, and the local authorities are unable to combat the rising number of otherworldly incidents and ask her to assist. By the time Michelle has a chance to mourn her lost vacation, she’s already working with the police in pursuit of a supernatural killer with no discernible pattern of attack. Its damage, however, is widespread. The dead are resting in pieces, not in peace. Bystanders wander around in a drunken haze, unable to speak of the crimes they witnessed. Michelle faces a strange, powerful magic she’s never encountered before. It’s up to her to understand its origins and to end the mayhem before the perpetrator strikes again. Because if this case messes with her Halloween party, there will be hell to pay.

A Witch's Halloween

I hate it when the dead don’t stay dead. I hate it even more when they don’t realize they’ve died in the first place. Let’s be honest: my first week on the job as the on-staff witch for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation hasn’t gone as well as I’d hoped. To start, my supervisor punched me in the face on day one, so that doesn’t bode well for our relationship. A bunch of mutilated bodies have turned up across Nashville with magic signatures like nothing I’ve ever seen before, and there’s a good chance my skills alone aren’t enough to stop the carnage. What’s more, the mysterious stalker I’ve had since high school has decided now is the perfect time to rekindle his affections. All of this would be bad enough if I were a normal witch—but I’m not. I’m a necromancer. Necromancy is forbidden, and it’s an automatic death sentence for me if anyone finds out. The trouble is, I can’t control my powers yet, and my secret may be the only way to catch the magical killer loose in town before the body count climbs even higher. I’m Special Agent Kelsey Pine. Witch. Necromancer. Any other problem needs to take a number and sit down. Accidental Necromancer is an urban fantasy book featuring a strong female lead, necromancy, magic, witches, and werewolves!

Accidental Necromancer

Michelle has been figuring out what her life is like now that the demon has been killed, and Sylvia and Varro are dead. Even the clans of witches trying to attract her to their way of life have backed off and given her a chance to grieve. Her relationship with Elron is stronger than ever, but there are things left unsaid. On the way to her parents’ wedding, the delicate calm she’d been living in is broken. Witches are out for her blood, her family is caught in the crossfire, and friendships are threatened. Work doesn’t let up either, and she partners up with Elron to deal with magic gone wild. Michelle finds that her problems are larger than one clan of witches, and is forced to choose between the people she holds dear and the way of life she loves.

A Witch's Concern

For months Michelle has known another demon would come after her. What she doesn’t know is that it’s already stalking her friends, hunting her colleagues. Instead, her attention has been focused on learning all she can about witch clans, the engagement ring on her finger, and why Elron won’t set a wedding date. Elron has a secret, one he’s afraid could ruin his relationship with Michelle. He knows the demon has arrived. He knows it’s only a matter of time before it strikes. When a detective from a neighboring town calls Michelle, some secrets will be revealed, but will she discover the demon in time to protect the people she loves? Will she survive a fight not just for her life but for her very identity, the core of what makes her a witch?

Michelle is getting used to her new life, one with clans, parents, a loving grandmother, and a boyfriend. But her old responsibilities are still around. The police still need her help, and balancing all her obligations is becoming more difficult, but police cases won’t wait for anyone, and when the police call, she has to answer. It starts out like any other case. Suspicious magic has been reported, and the police need Michelle to help them check it out. When it turns out that the magic is deep in the Cohutta Wilderness Area, Michelle asks Elron to accompany her. It isn’t long before she’s learning just how much she doesn’t know about the woods. When that small problem turns into a really big problem, spells are flying, danger is everywhere, and only one question remains. Will they escape alive?

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