Mystic Mountain Wildlife Rescue Cozy Mysteries

Fox Cubs and Felonies

Book 1

When the law believes your friend is a killer, you take matters into your own hands.

Local witch and wildlife rescuer, Autumn, stumbles upon a body while trying to catch an orphaned fox cub. The evidence implicates one of her friends, but she knows he’s innocent. Simon, her raven familiar, would rather cause trouble than be helpful, but his love for his witch—and treats—has him trying to assist her in finding the clue she’s desperate to find.

As the fox cub’s health declines, they race to save the cub’s life while searching for the clues the police have missed to keep her friend from being locked up for the rest of his days.

Turtles and Terrible People

Short Story

Rescue is her life.

After rescuing a sea turtle from its kidnappers, Rune thinks that she’ll have a leisurely dinner and head to the hotel. The threads of fate aren’t done with her, though, and she soon meets a pair of grandmothers who let her in on a little secret. She’s needed to rescue one more animal, this time a human.

Cauldrons and Capers

Short Story

A Halloween Prank, or a magical mishap?

Autumn, witch and wildlife rescuer, is called on by her cousin Rowan to help with a case that looks very much like a Halloween prank. The local candy maker’s cauldron has gone missing, and the only evidence left behind are odd animal tracks.

When they find the cauldron, will the thief get a punishment, or a sweet reward?

This story is also published under the name Cauldron Caper in the Cozy Mystery Tribe anthology A Cauldron of Deceptions.

Sweet Treats and a Stiff

Short Story

All Simon wants is a deep fried twinkie.

Simon is preparing to steal the exquisite treat he wants when he smells something that shouldn’t be there. A body. Will he be able to work with his witch’s cousin, the sheriff’s deputy, to find the killer while avoiding the sheriff? And if he can, will he still get his twinkie?

Big Birds and Burglary

Short Story

When a music producer is killed, it’ll take the witness statement of a flamingo to tie the killer to the crime.

Beaches and Bloody Hands

Short Story

Autumn’s raven, Simon, is up to his old tricks again, this time stealing treats from tiny dogs on leashes.

But when the woman who owns the dog goes missing, what will Autumn and Simon find when they go searching for her?

Raccoons and Revenge

Book 4

Mystic Meadows has another murder on its hands.

Autumn, a Mystic Meadows witch, has a chaotic life. Her wildlife rescue has been growing, and so have the vet bills. She spends every penny she earns and every spare moment feeding and caring for the animals she loves.

While she’s picking up two baby raccoons who lost their mama, she witnesses an argument between two men. When one of those men disappears, even Simon, her raven familiar, believes the other man might’ve been responsible. After they find one man dead, she finds the other sick in his motel room and wonders if something darker is going on.

As the rescue’s residents multiply, Autumn tries to balance working, a struggling romance, and puzzling out the mystery of why people in her motel are dying. And who might be next.

Hellbenders and Haunted Mills

Short Story

Beast witch, Autumn, heads out to investigate a supposedly haunted old mill with her cousin, Ivy. When they get there, however, they’re met not by a ghost, but by a fugitive holding a gun.

Can Autumn and Ivy stay alive long enough for Ivy’s deputy brother to rescue them? Or will they have to rescue themselves and him?

Marshmallows and Missing Hounds

Short Story

Autumn and her raven familiar, Simon, are camping when a call for help comes in.

They head into the woods to help an old friend find a missing pet. Of course, Simon uses the opportunity to earn extra marshmallows, his new favorite treat.

Armadillos and Arson

Book 3

Finding bodies is easy. Keeping the wrong person out of jail is more difficult.

When Autumn’s raven familiar alerts her to a fire at her neighbor’s home, she races to help. But at the scene, she finds more than a fire. One of the homeowners has been killed.

After the smoke clears, Autumn finds a second body. She calls her cousin Rowan for help because of his investigative background. But because he’s going up against the sheriff in local elections, his involvement in the case casts a cloud of suspicion around him.

Soon the sheriff accuses Rowan of the murder. Can Autumn clear his name and find the actual killer before her favorite cousin’s reputation is ruined or worse?

Rats and Rapscallions

Short Story

When Autumn is called to humanely remove some rodents from the witches and wizards magical book repository, the alarms sound and the entire building is shut down. 

Now, not only does she have to catch the little family of rats, but when she witnesses the criminals who broke in, she feels it necessary to get involved.

Can she rescue both the rats and the lawbreakers without being injured herself?

Groundhogs and Greed

Book 4

The family is in town for Gran’s birthday. Unfortunately, so is a killer.

Autumn takes Phoenix with her to fix vandalism damage in Gran’s campground, but a vision troubles the psychic child. Someone is going to die.

Even before the vision comes true, trouble keeps piling on when Rowan rushes Phoenix’s mother to the emergency room. While Autumn focuses on taking care of the anxious child, the vandal continues causing damage, Oscar keeps breaking out of his cage, a local groundhog gets attacked by a dog, and the sheriff is on the warpath.

Despite trying to stay far from the murder investigation, will Autumn again end up catching the killer, or will the sheriff get his man this time?

Creepy Ghosts and Crazy Customers

Short Story

Ivy’s got an uncooperative customer on her ghost tour. When he deliberately disappears, she’ll bring in a werewolf search party and her sheriff brother to help. Unfortunately, the angry ghost inside the old mansion has killed more than once. Will they get to him before the ghost does?