Autumn has arrived in Darkly Island, and Windsor Ebonwood is ready for gumbo, caramel apples, and cozy nights with her wolf-shifter beau. But when a local farmer is found smothered by a prize pumpkin and a visiting magistrate drops dead soon after, the town’s fall festivities turn deadly. Win vows to keep out of it—until her half-sister Elspeth is arrested for murder. As secrets rot beneath the surface, Win digs into her own family’s tangled past. In a town where even pumpkins have a dark side, can she uncover the truth before another soul is lost to the harvest.

If you enjoy paranormal mysteries seasoned with pumpkin-spiced, crisp mornings, don’t miss Falling Leaves & Vile Deeds, Book Two in A Darkly Southern Mystery series.

Windsor Ebonwood is ready for a magical Christmas in Darkly—carols, cocoa, and cozy nights with her swoony shifter beau. But when a body is found at the Cold Moon Gala, murdered in a chilling echo of the Christmas Witch Perchta’s legend, Win’s holiday turns grim. As rumors of Perchta’s return swirl and a second victim—one of Win’s closest friends—is discovered, festive cheer gives way to fear. With magic thick as mist and old grudges rising, Win must unravel the truth before the killer strikes again. In Darkly, the carols may be sweet, but this Christmas, the perils are deadly.

If you enjoy mysteries sprinkled with frost-kissed, magical nights, don't miss Christmas Carols & Yuletide Perils, Book Three in A Darkly Southern Mystery series.

Release Date: December 13, 2025

Turns out, not every crime smells like one.