Bøker av Kit Tunstall

Chayse's good intentions lead to bad, bad things...Chayse just wants everyone to be happy. Her first attempt to make that happen ends with a botched spell to bind true lovers and calls forth an unexpected visitor from Augusta's past instead of Gemini's former lover, as the girls had intended. It also weakens the membrane and brings forth a ghost Hunter and Meredith must hunt and exorcise. Someone in Crowder is harboring it, but whom? Now that her daughter knows about the necromancy magic in their line, Chayse invites Tilly to the inn, sure she can convince her grandmother Meredith isn't crazy. Meredith knows there's no changing her mother's opinion, and when Tilly arrives with Dirk, she just might lose her mind for real this time. What possible reason could he have for coming to the inn and bringing his pregnant girlfriend? It can't be good, for certain. At least the entity is still trapped far away, though he's coming closer each day. Amidst all the unpleasant surprises, can something wonderful happen?

Which is worse? Magic or menopause?Jody has started to settle into her new job as sheriff of the magical town of Harrow Bay. After two months, maybe she's figuring out this magic thing, and the town has been peaceful. Willa starts a new job and realizes something she never expected, while Isabelle continues her campaign of terror against the Senior Center tyrant and her quest to really learn magic-at least until the nightmares start. The residents of Harrow Bay are short-tempered, tired, and grumpy after a spate of nightmares haunts their dreams.Once Jody figures out the nightmares are affecting just about everyone, except for Beez, she knows something is going on in their town. They realize a Sandman is targeting Harrow Bay, but why? Jody reluctantly turns to Drake for help, since he has the right kind of magic. He's also appearing far too frequently in her dreams and nightmares for her comfort. If she's not careful, she might end up liking (or more than liking) the half-demon bounty hunter from Hell...if the lack of sleep and night sweats don't do her in first.

Planning to surprise her father, Beth Wyndam arrives at Reed Nixon's Alaskan guide facility a day earlier than the rest of her party. Terrible weather snows her in with the surly older man, but she finds herself drawn to him despite his grumpiness. Reed wants her too, but the fifteen years separating them, along with the differences in their backgrounds, are obstacles he can't bring himself to ignore. With a little luck, a lot of snow, and a power outage, Beth gets Reed in her bed. It's everything she had hoped, but the real challenge is not falling in love with a man who warned from the start there was no future for them-especially when she realizes there will be a permanent reminder of their affair.

The mystery deepens, and so does their relationship.The inn is closer to opening, so Meredith hosts an open house. It's such a success the mayor books her for another town party. Just after, all hell breaks loose as Meredith and Hunter discover a new source of trouble in a mysterious entity that might or might not be linked to the lighthouse. It brings them closer together and changes their relationship, but with the danger mounting, how can Meredith safely open the inn just yet? Add in a surprise visit from her daughter and other complications, and things are getting more mercurial than a menopausal mood swing.

Fate has offered a second chance, but there's always a price.Years ago, Claire's sister loved Bodie's brother enough to elope with him. Humans and wolf-shifters aren't allowed to mate, but they would have defied convention if a terrible car accident hadn't killed the young lovers and left Claire scarred and broken. She never confessed her crush to Bodie, but he knew and didn't act on it. She was too young and too human back then. Now, she copes by hiding from the world. When future Alpha Bodie comes back into her life, it forces her to truly live again. The attraction sparks anew, and he sees her beauty inside and out. There might finally be a chance for happiness, but old prejudices remain on both sides. The mysterious Human Purity Movement starts harassing the shifter sanctuary town of Northstar, and the pack responds. With intolerance on both sides trying to pull them apart, Claire and Bodie cling desperately to each other. She's determined not to lose him, and he swears he'll walk away from everything for her. They're committed, but the final test facing them is the worst, and it could be enough to pull them apart and destroy the entire shifter community. This is a nearly 65,000-word novel with intense, emotional themes and a more serious and in-depth plot.

Secrets and revelations...With the return of the coroner's report, Jody learns Artie was definitely magically murdered. Suspicion turns to Sally, but they need more concrete proof. When Gram claims she's seeing the ghost of Sally's dead husband, Willa dismisses it as needing glasses, but there are definitely a few apparitions hanging around Harrow Bay, and they're powering up with the book Willa hid. When she confesses to her B&E, it gives Jody and Drake a lead to follow as they deal with becoming a couple, ghosts, vandals, and perhaps a murderous old witch. Will Gram finally disrupt Sally's glamours, or is there something even more sinister than façade magic at work in Harrow Bay?

A game of seduction...It's obvious to Jason that his son's girlfriend is only after the Masters' money. He figures it will be an expensive lesson for the young man, but tries to ignore the situation despite the way Lanie makes him feel. It's only when Josh announces their engagement that Jason decides to do something to get rid of the gold-digger. Something cold and calculating, like seduce her away from her younger mark before scorning her. It's a straightforward plan, so why does she make him feel things he hasn't since his wife died years ago? Could the infallible Masters have misjudged Lanie? Or is she simply playing him in return? Just who is seducing whom?

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Love is spreading like a virus...Love is in the air in Harrow Bay, and it's spreading like a contagion. Between the canoodling couples practically stripping in the street and the swift escalation of her own newly developing relationship with Drake, Jody becomes suspicious. There seems to be more to this love than natural causes. It's making people desperate and obsessed to be with the objects of their affection. It brings out the best-and worst-in the residents of Harrow Bay.As Jody tries to figure out who has cast a love spell on the town, Beez has an unexpected visitor, and Willa finds her feelings for her friend escalating so rapidly she can't ignore them. Isabel is focused on bringing down Sally, and she's willing to turn to desperate means to do it. Cupid's arrow has struck the town, but Jody fears it's more like a missile, and she worries about the impending explosion if they can't get the raging hormones and loving desperation under control.

Wedding bells are ringing, and The Entity is in stealth mode.Meredith and Hunter are about to get married when she can no longer feel the Entity. It's frightening, but they have to keep living. They take a brief honeymoon and meet a new ghost before Brett frantically calls them back. The Entity has taken Chayse. Meredith has no choice but to face off with The Entity now. With old friends and new allies, maybe they stand a chance against the Entity. Maybe. Or maybe they'll all be trapped inside Purgatory forever. It could go either way. This novella wraps up Meredith's arc, though it's possible new adventures might await her in the future.

Another Jolly Hell-iday in Harrow Bay.Join the sheriff of Harrow Bay as she celebrates Christmas with her half-demon husband, daughter, mother, grandmother, and expected-and unexpected-guests. Return to Harrow Bay for a short and sweet holiday experience. This is a short story of around 3,500 words plus an excerpt of the original book in the series.

From socialite to innkeeper, she didn't expect to trade cocktail spirits for another kind entirely.Divorcee Meredith Sullivan is starting over in rural Maine, leaving behind her glamorous NYC lifestyle and cheating husband. The inn she inherits, dubbed Three Crones Inn by the locals, comes with three unexpected ghostly residents. Lottie was the first mistress of Three Crowns, but her cheating husband murdered her. Augusta came to the inn to write, and her spirit never left. Gemini was a '20s flapper on the wrong side of Prohibition.Together, they're enough to drive Meredith insane even as they help her find her way in this new adventure. Hunter, the sexy handyman, is a bonus and a complication she's not sure she's ready to face after ending her 20-year marriage, but if she wants to restore the inn to its former glory, she has to put on her big girl panties and deal with all the challenges coming her way. The mystery of what's happening in the lighthouse must be solved, and she has to keep living. Life's no longer about cocktail parties, but there are still plenty of spirits.

Too many men, not enough time.Jody isn't used to juggling men and has no interest in it. When a coven of warlocks turn up in Harrow Bay, she doesn't like their leader's interest in her any more than she likes having them in her town. The mayor is persistent with his attempts to get better acquainted, and she's clinging to her determination to make Drake believe there's nothing between them. Willa is struggling to come to terms with her unexpected attraction, and Isabel has more of a love life than she wants when Artie pops the question. Love is in the air, no matter how unwanted.When Aoife's daughter discovers a mysterious runaway and helps her, Jody and the department are drawn in. Maven wants to avoid the arranged marriage the warlocks plan for her, and Jody is determined to help her. When she continues to thwart the head warlock, he curses her. Time is suddenly precious and dwindling as she fights for Maven's future, her own, and the fate of Harrow Bay.

Thirteen months after a solar event and government sabotage crippled most of the world's electronics, Mina and her family endure on their farm. At first, the return of her brother-in-law and the remaining members of his Army platoon is cause for celebration, but it doesn't take Mina long to discover he has brought a dangerous man into their midst. Determined to claim Mina for his own, Shane's pursuit is relentless. She finds solace in Cooper, but knows she can't act on her attraction if she wants to keep everyone safe from Shane. When Coop discovers Shane's true nature, a violent confrontation ensues that splits the group and brings more danger to the farm, leaving the group fighting not just to survive, but to keep their haven intact.==================================================================This is a full-length genre-blending novel, approx. 95,000 words. It contains some romance, a lot of action, a postapocalyptic theme, and violence.

Chris Hanna didn't expect to provide blood and sex for vampire Hugh Klein when he became his assistant. He also didn't plan to fall in love with the other man. And he most definitely didn't think he would end up torn between his new lover and the woman who had captured his heart. He wants both of them, and the magic of Christmas just might make it possible.