Gertie Goodspell's Midlife Mysteries

Newly divorced Gertie Goodspell inherits crumbling (and possibly sentient) Margrave Manor—complete with ley lines, botanical drama and a cat who insists she’s a countess.

She’s barely unpacked when a pompous actor drops dead during a village play rehearsal. Poisoned. In her ballroom. With her teacup.

The house seems cursed, the locals are a bit murdery, and the detective is annoyingly handsome and full of himself.

Armed only with sarcasm and a deeply judgmental cat, Gertie must untangle a mystery soaked in secrets… and rediscover the magic she left behind as a child.

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Gertie Goodspell is settling into village life: mild magic, an intermittently enchanted manor, and a talking cat with aristocratic opinions. She's even hoping for a peaceful week involving scones – and maybe a hint of romance.

But when Maud Stibbons drops dead at the summer fete – face-first in a gooey gateau – everything changes.

A cryptic note found in her handbag points, rather pointedly, to Margrave Manor – and by extension, to Gertie. Now the villagers are whispering, Maud's terrifying twin is staging an inquest, and even the cat seems quietly thrilled by the drama.

Gertie never asked to be Warden of a magical house with secrets – but she is. And as Margrave begins to stir, so do the past, the truth – and the suspects.

Witchy, witty and just the right amount of weird –

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Best friends Gertie and Marigold dreamed their new cafe would be all tea, scones and harmless chatter. But when a festive pudding hides a deadly surprise, their grand opening curdles from cosy to catastrophic.

Now someone in Margrave has murder on their hands – and the sixpence at the heart of it hums with secrets. With the cafe’s future at stake, Gertie must team up with Inspector Leo Ward – dependable, nobly exasperating and impossible to ignore – while Marigold juggles ovens, customers and pre-Christmas chaos.

Luckily, Lady Clawdia is on the case too. Sort of. Because Margrave Manor’s sleek silver feline has claws as sharp as her tongue – and no patience for human foolishness.

Can Gertie and Leo solve the mystery before the sixpence claims another victim – or will Lady Clawdia have the last, scathing word?

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The Christmas tree in Grounds for Gossip is missing one very important bauble – magical, Venetian and stolen by someone who should have known better. Lady Clawdia takes theft very personally. Especially when the thief's poor timing threatens a perfectly good bit of destiny.

Gertie Goodspell insists she isn't ready for romance. Detective Inspector Leo Ward – steady, quietly dazzling and the man she once kissed and then politely avoided thinking about – is a dangerous exception. He hasn't forgotten either, but they've both become experts at hesitating with great professionalism.

Clawdia has had quite enough of this. Someone must retrieve the bauble, restore the magic and give fate a firm, well-aimed shove. Preferably, before humans overcomplicate matters as they always do.

With snow falling, old feelings stirring and one determined cat orchestrating events from above eye level, this cosy Christmas short story is about gentle beginnings, quiet courage and a familiar who refuses to let love (or common sense) go to waste.

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