Familiars

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Novel

Witchcraft Mysteries 6

A Vision in Velvet

  • by Juliet Blackwell
  • (Obsidian Mystery, July 2014) [print · e-book] [Publisher—Goodreads lists the e-book edition with ISBN 9781101627983 as being published by Signet/Penguin, but a preview on Amazon shows the publication under the Kindle edition with that exact ISBN as bering published as An Obsidian Mystery, which is an imprint of the Penguin Group. The preview also notes that the first printing was by Obsidian, an imprint of New American Library, a dividsion of Penguin Group. For now, we'll go with the preview info and list both the print and the e-book as being Obsidian Mysteries, both published in July 2014.]
To save her pet pig/gargoyle/familiar, shopkeeper and fabric whisperer Lily Ivory must solve a mystery using clues picked up via a traveling cloak that spirits her off to the Salem witch trials. —Inmate Jan
The cape was in the trunk. When I put it on . . . It’s hard to explain, but it was as though I had been transported to another time and place.
A colorful drawing of a young woman with long, unruly hair wearing a cape near a purple tree with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery and Crime
  • Definite Time Travel
Novel

Time Witch 1

So You Think You’ve Married a Warlock?

Essie lives with her Uncle Rick, who took her in when her parents died, when she was about four. He owns a clock and watch shop and she works for him, doing almost everything needed to run the shop except dealing with the watches and clocks. The shop is losing money, so she goes to look for another job. Normal enough, right? But . . . she gets the job almost instantly, time stops when she is rescued from almost falling into a canal, one of her neighbors is murdered, she sees someone that no one else does, and she is off on a business trip with her handsome boss—to Las Vegas. And then things start to get really weird. —Tandy Ringoringo
And this kind of uncontrolled reaction we’re having right here, two strong time-stopping powers together—if we keep kissing, we won’t just create creepy frozen mannequins out of everyone around us. And I shouldn’t have used the word ripples, either, because we won’t create mere ripples, Essie. We’ll create tsunamis. People will lose time, gain time, grow older, grow younger . . . timelines will get all mixed up. The past and the present will collide. It’ll be . . . messy.
A young woman wearing a witch hat and holding purple tulips.
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
  • Mystery and Crime
  • Definite Time Travel
Novel

Time Witch 2

So You Think You’re a Sleuth?

Essie’s husband Julian and his brothers have been arrested and imprisoned. With the removal of spells that had blocked memories of other family members, Essie learns that she has an identical twin sister (in looks at least) and an aunt. Some mysteries are solved, but new ones appear. Magical devices that can assist with or impede the abilities of Time Witches appear. Essie works with (and without) the Wayfarers (magical society's police force) to solve murders. And . . . is Julian really a bad guy? —Tandy Ringoringo
And I would tell you that you need to be careful when you go back in time—make sure you don’t change a thing, no matter how tempting that might be.
A contemplative young woman, dressed in red and wearing a witch hat, stands beside a black cat.
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
  • Mystery and Crime
  • Definite Time Travel
Novel

Time Witch 3

So You Think You Can Dance?

Essie is missing Julian, who’s in witness protection, and she’s caught a chill that simply will not go away, even though it’s summer. The Wayfarers (magical police) are avoiding her, which only makes her suspicious that they’re using him for bait. So, when her boss needs to go undercover at a dance class to investigate a possibly fraudulant insurance claim, Essie demands to join him to distract herself from her woes. —Tandy Ringoringo
‘You know if I could stop what happened to Vince, I would,’ I told her. ‘But Time Witches can’t really change things without bringing a crapstorm down on their heads. If I thought there wouldn’t be consequences, I’d do it in a heartbeat.’
A young witch in a black hat sits cross-legged beside a black cat.
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
  • Mystery and Crime
  • Definite Time Travel
Novel

Time Witch 4

So You Think You Can Dance?

Essie is missing Julian, who’s in witness protection, and she’s caught a chill that simply will not go away, even though it’s summer. The Wayfarers (magical police) are avoiding her, which only makes her suspicious that they’re using him for bait. So, when her boss needs to go undercover at a dance class to investigate a possibly fraudulant insurance claim, Essie demands to join him to distract herself from her woes. —Tandy Ringoringo
‘You know if I could stop what happened to Vince, I would,’ I told her. ‘But Time Witches can’t really change things without bringing a crapstorm down on their heads. If I thought there wouldn’t be consequences, I’d do it in a heartbeat.’
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  • Fantasy
  • Romance
  • Mystery and Crime
  • Definite Time Travel
Novel

Time Witch 4

So You Think You Can Turn Back Time?

Belinda, Essie's identical twin, is still in love with Vince, who is dealing with PTSD from when Julian’s brothers kidnapped him. Vince is refusing to get any help for his PTSD, and he is in a temporary assignment in Dublin, forcing Belinda to go to Dublin if she wants to keep their relationship alive. It is a very lopsided relationship. —Tandy Ringoringo
[. . .] it can be kind of mind-blowing and a little bit nauseating to jump through time, so trying to hold an invisibility spell of your own at the same time could be hard. Hey.’ She gave me a quick hug. ‘Don’t worry, okay? If Bill and Ted can handle time travel, then so can we.’
A white cat sits behind a young woman with red lipstick and a crown of flowers on her head.
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
  • Mystery and Crime
  • Definite Time Travel