"It's never too late to make your dreams come true.
Hope Venerable's life took a detour, then a left turn, and before she knew it her dream to own a restaurant hit a dead end. Raising kids, paying bills, and being a wife became her life. Add to that her husband putting his own schemes before her dreams made owning a restaurant about as likely as winning the lottery. A food-inspired life is Hope's joy, her gift, and she never stopped working to make at least a small part of her dreams come true. When her husband betrays her and tries to crush her ideas again, she knows she needs a change.
It's at that moment her old friend, Libby Quinn, steps in and offers her a chance of a lifetime.
Libby aims to bring Hope back to Irish Hills and remind her what it means to have Sandbar Sisters, BFFs. Libby shows Hope that you can find a new life on an old beach. Plus Libby has an offer for Hope that she can't refuse.
Return to Irish Hills where sun-soaked memories, cherished friendships, sisterhood, and sweet possibilities for second-chance romance are around every corner.
Sandbar Season is the second book in the Summer Cottage Series that follows the heartwarming stories of Libby Quinn, her friends, family, and summer visitors to the beaches of Irish Hills. If you like a touch of sweet romance, flip-flops, and sun on your shoulders, you'll love Sandbar Season. Pick a spot on the pontoon boat and spend the summer with old friends and gentle laughs. Fans of Elin Hildebrand will love this second chance at the beach women's fiction."
"The beach of her childhood may hold the keys to the second chance of her dreams.
On the cusp of her fiftieth birthday, Libby Quinn's Pinterest-perfect life has turned into a disaster. When her husband leaves with all her money, Libby is left broke, alone, and unemployable. A surprise invitation from her aunt to enjoy a retreat at the family's old summer beach house could be the balm she needs.
The first moment the warm breeze blows in her hair, sun-soaked memories, cherished friendships, and an old flame begin to remind Libby of who she used to be. The best times of her life were at the beach house, but the past also holds a secret that Libby has buried for decades. Libby will have to combine the fearless girl she once was with the woman she's become to fight for her piece of paradise.
Warm sand, sun, and a second chance are there for the taking if Libby can repair her shattered confidence enough to see it.
Sandbar Sisters is the first book in the Summer Cottage series that follows the heartwarming stories of Libby Quinn, her friends, family, and summer visitors to the beaches of Irish Hills. If you like sweet romance, flip flops, and sun on your shoulders, you'll love Sandbar Sisters. Pick a spot on the pontoon boat, and spend the summer with old friends and gentle laughs. Fans of Elin Hilderbrand will love this second chance at the beach women's fiction."
"In Widow's Bay, when someone calls you a crone it's a compliment.
Menopausal witch, Marzie Nowak, is waiting for someone, anyone, to say she looks too young to be a grandma. But looks aside, her brand new grandbaby is rocking her world. Too bad everything else in Widow's Bay is upside down. There's a dead body, a haywire wand, and her beloved magical cat has been hexed! Between that and an ex-husband who's decided to move in on her turf, Marzie's feeling very much the crone.
Plus some new faces have moved into Widow's Bay and they're giving the Distinguished Ladies Club a run for their money. With a possible killer on the loose and everyone around her acting strangely, the pressure is on Marzie to sort things out. Big changes are afoot in Widow's Bay and in Marzie's family.
Don't miss the epic finale as empty nest witches team up with handsome vampires and flirty shifters in the most magical town in Michigan.
If you like clever heroines, snarky humor, and supernatural small towns, then you'll love Rebecca Regnier's bewitching mystery. Paranormal women's fiction fans will want to move to Widow's Bay. Where a hot flash means a witch is just getting warmed up!"
"Marzie Nowak, is forced to contend with several major dilemmas in Spell Like Hotcakes. The most vexing? She has to find a stylish mother of the groom dress! Luckily the latest dead body in Widow's Bay appears to have died of natural causes. But in this enchanted small town things are never as they seem. Not only does intrepid reporter, and hot flashing witch, Marzie Nowak, have a dead body to investigate, she's also trying to cover traffic reports aloft, on her broom. That ends with a bang and nearly ends with a witch splat!
Amidst the chaos Widow's Bay is home to its first-ever bake off. To make matters more hectic, Marzie's son announces he's about to get married to a complete stranger. Local delicacies are flying off the shelves while Marzie's new enemies are flying off the handle in every direction. She'll have to stop a vampire attack, intercept cheating at the bake off competition, and somehow find a mother of the groom dress that doesn't make her look like her three-hundred-year-old aunt. Marzie will need to deploy every magical skill she's acquired to keep her town on track, a killer from striking again, and her potential daughter in law from bringing down a curse on the entire clan.
An untimely death, a high stakes baking competition, and evil inlaws clash during one hot Northern Michigan summer."
"The shift has hit the fan!
Marzie is in crisis! This witch is unsure about what to do or how to do it. Every flick of the wand could lead to a disaster for the people she loves. Marzie is heading into hiding with her favorite werewolf. But the pull of Widow's Bay and her responsibilities to her coven and her family are strong. Marzie will learn the reason why intermittent casting is a very bad idea.
Join Marzie and her town of Yooper Naturals, snarky cats, and handsome vampires in this book that takes a page from the ancient history of Widow's Bay to save the vampires and shifters she loves."
"A dead body, a vampire with a dad bod, a beauty pageant, a blizzard, and getting back into the dating pool after twenty years? Just a typical week in Widow's Bay.
After a judge for the inaugural Miss (Or Mister) Vernal Equinox Pageant is found murdered, town reporter, Marzie Nowak, is pressed into service to judge the event. It's the last place she wants to be, not only is the murder unsolved, but there's also a vampire with a dad bod trying to suck the life out of patrons of the local microbrewery. Marzie's magic plate is spilling over. It seems Marzie and the Widow's Bay Witches have to figure out how to use wands, fast, if they want to protect their town from evil.
Then there's the ancient undead but still handsome as sin billionaire with a crush on her. Dating a supernatural being at her age? What would she even wear for that? Marzie just wants to do her job and report the news of Widow's Bay. And now there's trouble on that front too, Marzie's getting scooped on every story she covers. With a blizzard bearing down on the town, an unsolved murder, and wand making 101, Marzie just might melt down. Thank goodness her cat Agnes and her sister witches in the coven are there to pick up the pieces!"
"Her birds had flown the coop. Her nest was empty but her life was full! Her job, her friends, even her dating life was magical for this witch. Then overnight her nest is about to get very crowded and a new murder will turn this witch every which way!
Things seemed in place for local reporter and empty nest witch Marzie Nowak. Broom, check. Wand, check. Coven, check. Vampire boyfriend? Checkity check check! But things aren't what they appear. Everything about her life is about to turn upside down. From a surprise visit from her boss to the re-upping of her mom duties, Marzie is just trying to keep it together. But then murder and a betrayal force Marzie to make a terrible choice and catch a killer before she loses everything.
A coven will be put to the test and so will Marzie's washing machine in the next installment of Widow's Bay. Murder, spells, hot werewolves, a bossy cat, and a town festival that literally drops the ball on this magical town will keep you laughing, guessing, and wishing you could move in!"
"The balance is off in Widow's Bay. The once powerful vampire in charge is no longer at the top of the food chain. It's a broomstick race to find out why before reporter Marzie Nowak and her friends become the latest bat snack! Plus a murder on Main Street is making it quite a challenge to lure tourists to this haunted resort town in Michigan.
Learning to pilot a broom is only one of the items on the to-do list for the witches of Widow's Bay. The coven learns they can't swap Swiffers for brooms and that texting while flying is hazardous to their health. On top of that, a firebug seems bent on scaring tourists and sabotaging the Ice Festival. Small town reporter, and brand new witch, Marzie Nowak has to figure out what's weakening the powers of her vampire BFF and catch a murderer before it's too late!
Marzie navigates rude Facebook comments, her pushy cat, an expanding troll population, local politics, and peri-menopause in the latest installment of the Widow's Bay series."
"An icy stretch of farmland becomes one hot property after its owner turns up murdered. Reporter Marzie Nowak must dodge a hungry vampire, face off with a sexy gypsy king, and rely on her new coven of witches to catch the killer!
Between her job as the only reporter in town, her werewolf home renovation contractor, and her new coven of empty nested witches, Marzie Nowak has her hands full. When a farmer is found dead, the suspects start piling up.
Meanwhile, the population of Widow's Bay is getting more fang filled by the minute, with a wild vampire on the loose. Marzie and her friends want to ban together to save the town, but they don't quite know how! That's when The Crones step in to teach the new witches some old tricks and how to cast a few snazzy spells.
Marzie and her snarky cat Agnes face mayhem, murder, and fifty shades of gray paint swatches in this follow up to Resting Witch Face."
"Between her cheating husband and her on-air meltdown, Marzie Nowak is going through a bit of a bad spell and a heck of a midlife crisis. Her kids have flown the coop to college and her husband has opted to trade her in for a younger model. With nowhere else to turn, the ex-big-city journalist crawls back to her superstitious hometown of Widow's Bay just in time for their annual pagan festival. Her new, much less glamorous gig has her reporting for a local news website. It doesn't take long for her to realize the legends surrounding Widow's Bay may be more practical magic than fanciful myth.
Soon Marzie is forced to contend with an invasion of flirty furry tourists, a sun-shy billionaire, and her suddenly chatty cat's fashion advice. When an unsolved murder sparks her own mystical powers Marzie comes face to face with the fact menopause is a real witch and so is she!
With a killer on the loose and magical mysteries around every corner, can Marzie crack the case before her next meltdown? Or hot flash? Because in Widow's Bay a hot flash means your magic is just getting warmed up!"
