A Curse, A Key, & A Corkscrew
A Curse, A Key, & A Corkscrew

Author: Anna McCluskey

Publisher: Anna McCluskey

Published: 2020-02-05

Total Pages: 137

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Enjoy this witty paranormal comedy series-starter by fantasy author Anna McCluskey... She's cursed, surrounded by idiots, and can't find the corkscrew. Something's got to give. Twenty-nine years ago, Joan's first grade teacher, suffering from a migraine, put a curse on her entire class, giving them an electric jolt and taking away their sight and voices. The symptoms faded the next day, but there’s reason to believe it’ll be back soon – and it’s already starting for some. As adults, Joan and a core group of her classmates have been racing against the clock, sifting through any info they can find on the supernatural, with no success. So when Joan comes across a skeleton key that gives her that same jolt, she hopes this may be their first real lead. She calls in reinforcements and they all descend on her house - a stuffy neuroscientist, a yoga teacher to the stars, a pot-smoking ghost hunter, and her sexy on-again-off-again boyfriend. Will Joan be able to find the antidote to the curse before it takes over their lives – and before these wackos drive her completely bonkers? And what'll happen when her boyfriend's witchy ex comes back into the picture? Find out in A Curse, A Key, & A Corkscrew, the first installment of the hilarious Rhymes with Witch series. Great for readers who love found family, crazy shenanigans, witches, snarky heroines, and characters in their thirties. If you enjoy books by K. F. Breene, Maggie M Lily, Robyn Peterman, Annette Marie, and Helen Harper, you'll love this funny series!

Rhymes With Witch Books 1 - 3: A Quirky Paranormal Comedy Series
Rhymes With Witch Books 1 - 3: A Quirky Paranormal Comedy Series

Author: Anna McCluskey

Publisher: Anna McCluskey

Published: 2023-09-17

Total Pages: 268

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She's cursed, surrounded by idiots, and can't find the corkscrew. Something's got to give. Twenty-nine years ago, Joan's first grade teacher, suffering from a migraine, put a curse on her entire class, giving them an electric jolt and taking away their sight and voices. The symptoms faded the next day, but there's reason to believe it'll be back soon – and it's already starting for some. As adults, Joan and a core group of her classmates have been racing against the clock, sifting through any info they can find on the supernatural, with no success. So when Joan comes across a skeleton key that gives her that same jolt, she hopes this may be their first real lead. She calls in reinforcements and they all descend on her house – a stuffy neuroscientist, a yoga teacher to the stars, a pot-smoking ghost hunter, and her sexy on-again-off-again boyfriend. Will Joan be able to find the antidote to the curse before it takes over their lives – and before these wackos drive her completely bonkers? And what'll happen when her boyfriend's witchy ex comes back into the picture? Enjoy Books 1-3 of this hilarious shenanigan-filled series of quick reads by fantasy author Anna McCluskey! These books comprise a full story arc, but the series will continue with a second arc in 2025. This series is great for readers who love found family, crazy shenanigans, witches, snarky heroines, and diverse characters in their thirties, including neurodivergent and non-binary characters. If you enjoy books by K. F. Breene, Maggie M Lily, Robyn Peterman, Annette Marie, and Helen Harper, you'll love this funny series!

Brick by Brick
Brick by Brick

Author: Anna McCluskey

Publisher: Anna McCluskey

Published: 2022-07-01

Total Pages: 193

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Enjoy this fast-paced, action-packed urban fantasy thriller with a strong female lead and a good dose of humor by fantasy author Anna McCluskey… A handful of mages against an ancient international secret society – what could go wrong? Twin sisters Mattie and Tillie Holiday and their mishmash of rebel agents have been through hell and back, but they’re still fighting. Reeling from the loss of two of their own, the group gathers to mourn, more determined than ever that the organization will fall at last. But the organization is hitting them with obscure spell after obscure spell, and agents are falling or defecting left and right. It’s becoming increasingly clear that the organization has gathered some pretty heavy magics over the centuries it’s been around – magics that aren’t available to most other mages. Everything is hitting the fan all at once. Will their tiny army be able to muster enough force to take down the Pontiff and his goons once and for all? Or will they be squashed, like everyone else who has tried to take down the organization? Brick by Brick is the fourth installment of the fast-paced Mathilda Holiday urban fantasy series. Great for readers who love books with diverse casts – including lgbt+, disabled, neurodivergent, and older characters – plus plenty of intrigue and humor. If you enjoy books by Nicholas Woode-Smith, Emma Shelford, Kim Richardson, and Lisa Edmonds, you’ll love this suspenseful, supernatural series.

The Viper's Head
The Viper's Head

Author: Anna McCluskey

Publisher: Anna McCluskey

Published: 2021-04-02

Total Pages: 215

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Enjoy this fast-paced, action-packed urban fantasy thriller with a strong female lead and a good dose of humor by fantasy author Anna McCluskey… Everyone thinks she's dead. So why are they still coming after her? Tillie's world was shattered when a dangerous secret society of mages targeted her last month. She thought she'd tricked them into believing they'd succeeded, but when one of their agents starts stalking her, she and her twin sister, Mattie are shocked and terrified -- again. It looks like taking herself out of the picture won't work. They're going to have to take down the entire organization. But how can a handful of novice mages destroy an international cabal of cunning magic-users that's been around for centuries? The Viper's Head is the second book in the fast-paced Mathilda Holiday series. Great for readers who love books with diverse casts – including lgbt+, disabled, neurodivergent, and older characters – plus plenty of intrigue and humor. If you enjoy books by Nicholas Woode-Smith, Emma Shelford, Kim Richardson, and Lisa Edmonds, you’ll love this suspenseful, supernatural series.

Time's Up
Time's Up

Author: Anna McCluskey

Publisher: Anna McCluskey

Published: 2023-01-15

Total Pages: 229

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Enjoy this fast-paced, action-packed urban fantasy thriller with a strong female lead and a good dose of humor by fantasy author Anna McCluskey… Special agents, a secret bunker, and ancient magic that nobody was prepared for…. Recovering from injuries, Mattie is chomping at the bit to go and rescue her sister, Tillie, and her friend, Trevor. Especially after a new ally reveals that they’re most likely being held in the same super secret underground headquarters where the leader of the entire organization is holing up. Meanwhile, inside the bunker, Tillie and Trevor are trapped in cells with no doors or windows, and their mage powers aren’t working. Escape seems impossible, but then again . . . impossible has never stopped them before. Will Mattie, Tillie, Trevor, and their friends be able to defeat the Auditors once and for all, or will they be crushed under the relentless heels of an ancient power? Find out in the final installment of the Mathilda Holiday series. Great for readers who love books with diverse casts – including lgbt+, disabled, neurodivergent, and older characters – plus plenty of intrigue and humor. If you enjoy books by Nicholas Woode-Smith, Emma Shelford, Kim Richardson, and Lisa Edmonds, you’ll love this suspenseful, supernatural series.

Magic, Mayhem, & A Martini
Magic, Mayhem, & A Martini

Author: Anna McCluskey

Publisher: Anna McCluskey

Published: 2020-08-15

Total Pages: 137

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Enjoy this witty paranormal comedy series-starter by fantasy author Anna McCluskey... Ugh. That moment when your curse gets sort of lifted, but you just know it’s going to come back soon, and now the Council of Matriarchs is after you…. Joan’s had a rough week. When she was six, she and her entire class were placed under a curse by a teacher suffering from a migraine. It faded pretty quickly, but a few days ago it came back with a vengeance. Now she and a few friends have managed to get the symptoms under control, and they’ve befriended a witch who may be able to help them buck it once and for all. But their teacher has chased them down, and she’s pissed. Plus there’s a bunch of catty old witches who just happen to be super powerful and have taken a distinct dislike to Joan. Can Joan, Brandon, and the gang break the curse and finally move on with their lives? Or will they be forever cursed, caught in the tangled web of witchy politics? Magic, Mayhem, & A Martini is the third installment of Anna McCluskey’s hilarious Rhymes with Witch series. Great for readers who love found family, crazy shenanigans, witches, snarky heroines, and characters in their thirties. If you enjoy books by K. F. Breene, Maggie M Lily, Robyn Peterman, Annette Marie, and Helen Harper, you'll love this funny series!

Hello, Darkness
Hello, Darkness

Author: Anna McCluskey

Publisher: Anna McCluskey

Published: 2021-10-04

Total Pages: 186

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Enjoy this fast-paced, action-packed urban fantasy thriller with a strong female lead and a good dose of humor by fantasy author Anna McCluskey… Who can you trust when your allies’ minds are not their own? Mattie and Tillie’s plan to take down the shadowy secret society of mages known as the Auditors seemed to be on track. Until their newfound friends, a group of former Auditor agents, start randomly attacking them. They appear to be under a spell — but it’s like no spell anyone has seen before. Will they be able to trace and undo it before the former agents return to the bosom of the organization? Or will Mattie, Tillie, and Trevor be on their own again — and forced to destroy their friends alongside their enemies? ​​​​​​​Find out in Book 3 of the fast-paced Mathilda Holiday urban fantasy series! Great for readers who love books with diverse casts – including lgbt+, disabled, neurodivergent, and older characters – plus plenty of intrigue and humor. If you enjoy books by Nicholas Woode-Smith, Emma Shelford, Kim Richardson, and Lisa Edmonds, you’ll love this suspenseful, supernatural series.

Witches & Weed
Witches & Weed

Author: Anna McCluskey

Publisher: Anna McCluskey

Published: 2020-05-08

Total Pages: 143

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Enjoy this witty paranormal comedy series-starter by fantasy author Anna McCluskey... Childhood curses make for bizarre adulthoods. And Joan’s is getting weirder by the day…. Joan suffers from occasional bouts of being under a curse. Just this morning, she and her friends managed to almost break it, and almost get the witch responsible arrested. But the villain got away, and now it turns out that in order to stave off the symptoms of their curse, they’re going to have to get baked – and stay that way. That’s going to make it really difficult to track down the witch and somehow convince her to lift the damn thing. At least they live in Oregon, where weed is legal. But will they be able to stay there? And how are they going to get this curse reversed before it gets worse? Witches & Weed is the second installment in Anna McCluskey’s Rhymes with Witch paranormal comedy series. Great for readers who love found family, crazy shenanigans, witches, snarky heroines, and characters in their thirties. If you enjoy books by K. F. Breene, Maggie M Lily, Robyn Peterman, Annette Marie, and Helen Harper, you'll love this funny series!

Wine Science
Wine Science

Author: Jamie Goode

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley

Published: 2014-04-03

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 1845339819

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This revolutionary book is the only indepth reference to detail the processes, developments, and factors affecting the science of winemaking. Jamie Goode, a highly regarded expert on the subject, skilfully opens up this complex subject and explains the background to the various processes involved and the range of issues surrounding their uses. He reports on the vital progress in winemaking research that has been made in the last decade and explains the practical application of science with reference to the range of winemaking techniques used around the world, as well as viticultural practices, organics and ecology, and lifestyle influences. Written in a uniquely accessible style, the book is divided into three sections covering the vineyard, the winery and human interaction with wine. It also features over 80 illustrations and photographs to help make even the most complex topics clear, straightforward and easy to understand.

Corkscrew and Other Stories
Corkscrew and Other Stories

Author: Dashiell Hammett

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2016-06-14

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 150403600X

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From the sands of Arizona to the alleys of the Tenderloin, the Continental Op deals out rough justice, in this collection of short stories from master of noir fiction Dashiell Hammett In the Arizona desert, the sun’s high, the heat’s relentless, and there’s murder in the air. Across this long stretch of sunbaked hell, one town stands out as the worst of all. Someone is killing the cowboys of Corkscrew, and Continental Op has been hired to stop the slaughter. From the moment he rides into town, he tastes dust on his teeth and blood in the wind. The locals have no respect for this hardboiled San Francisco detective, so it’s up to the Op to show them he deserves his badge. But before peace can come to Corkscrew, more men will die. A portrait of a tough man in a rough town, “Corkscrew” offers a taste of Dashiell Hammett’s first novel, the legendary epic of hardboiled violence Red Harvest. Along with the other stories in this volume—“Dead Yellow Women” and “The Gutting of Couffignal”—it shows Hammett and his infamous Continental Op at the top of their forms.