Crossed, Cursed, & Nearly Dead

MIDLIFE, MURDER, MAGIC, & A GHOST WITH DEMANDS

Three fifty-something women discover they are triplets, abandoned by a dark goddess and raised by a Druid priestess to fight the impossible. Now, as the Triple-D Detectives, they juggle midlife reinvention, a missing magical gem, and the ghost of a GBI agent seeking justice for Atlanta’s most vulnerable. This urban fantasy thriller blends witchcraft, dragons, and detective grit with stakes that feel heartbreakingly real.

Read the first book in the new Urban Fantasy Thriller Series - a spinoff from the Awen Trilogy.

Three 50-something women, all bad asses in their own right, recently learned a colossal secret — they are triplets, borne, birthed, and left for dead by the evil witch-goddess Bé Chuille. Luckily, Awen, an ancient Druid priestess who incarnates when needed, rescued and raised them until age 4. Then they were placed with Druid families to train as Druids of the Awen Order. Now, it’s 54 years later, and they are starting over.

Elise Hester Johnson takes forced early retirement from the AIA(Alien Intelligence Agency) after going against orders to help save the world in Awen Tide. Since childhood, Elise has had the gift of sight. She sees and hears ghosts. To Elise, it’s a curse.

Rona Wainwright is double-crossed by her famous trauma surgeon husband. He is bonking an intern, wants a divorce, and plans to take away the estate Rona transformed over their 35-year marriage. She can see into the past, present, and future and has a special affinity with plants.

Alexis Mayhall Hester is dead. Well, nearly dead. Her spirit is hitchhiking with Honey Dewars, a 30-something hottie she met in the Bahamas while saving Rona’s son (well, her son) from a Reptilian attack. She was supposed to return to the Underworld, but after helping Talav the Earth Dragon save her daughter (well, Rona’s daughter) in Awen Rising, Alexis was allowed to remain on the earthly plane. Oh, and she may be the most powerful witch alive.

Now, the three are coming together in Crossed, CURSED, & Nearly Dead to form the Triple-D Detective Agency. As the triplets search for a missing magical gem and the murderess who stole it (the previous Head of Security for the Awen Order), they encounter the ghost of a GBI agent. Sean O’Leary was killed while investigating the disappearance of Atlanta’s children and street people. With Triple-D’s help, he is determined to discover who is behind the continuing disappearances and bring them to justice.

Can the sisters overcome their differences and midlife crises to help Sean save Atlanta’s most vulnerable? Or will their original case, a missing magical gem and the murderess who stole it, get in the way?