The Call of the Grim
Nariah encounters her first Vampire
Nariah is in high school, plays tennis, is learning how to navigate friendships, and hunts zombies. In every graveyard, a large black dog, a Grim, is buried to protect the dead. But when the dead rise, the Grim rises with them to protect the living. And when the Grim rises, Nariah goes to work. If her mom says it’s ok, that is.
young adult, vampire, zombies, magic
How Not To Raise The Dead
Nariah interrupts a ritual
Nariah is a bone witch, capable of seeing dead spirits and channeling their power in the mortal world. But she’s not the only thing with power in the world and sometimes those things need killing. A grim wakes up in his graveyard to a necromancer disturbing the spirits and he calls on Nariah to help fix the problem. But at least the necromancer is human. It’s the inhuman Nariah’s afraid of.
vampire, ritual, magic
Taco’s Tuesday
Nariah solves a spirit mystery
Nariah Boyd is a Bone Witch, able to see spirits that haven’t passed on. Her work requires specialty supplies, which she finds at a local apothecary shop downtown. But today, the shop is beset by a wild spirit and the shop’s owner is at her wit’s end. It’s up to Nariah to save the shop—and her evening!
spirits, magic, ritual
Playground Monitor
Nariah solves a spirit mystery
Nariah Boyd is a Bone Witch, able to see spirits that haven’t passed on. Her work requires specialty supplies, which she finds at a local apothecary shop downtown. But today, the shop is beset by a wild spirit and the shop’s owner is at her wit’s end. It’s up to Nariah to save the shop—and her evening!
spirits, magic, ritual
Summoning Trouble
Nariah vs the Warlock
Nariah Boyd has enough going on between her client’s memorial jewelry requests and the spirits attached to the bones she works with. Getting involved with a resistance force against the vampire overlords isn’t on her to-do list.
But her mother has a new recruit for the resistance that Nariah doesn’t like the sound of. He claims spirits can do the fighting–and dying–for them.
Nariah won’t let him destroy a spirit’s afterlife.
spirits, magic, ritual
Blind Date With A Hellhound
Nariah escapes a dinner party
Nariah doesn’t do romance or dates, which is why her best friend has gone through the trouble of setting her up on this one. On Valentine’s day. Elidee is a romantic, but Nariah just wants to stay at home with a book. That is, until a hellhound crashes the party.
spirits, magic, ritual
Spirits At Liberty
Nariah solves a spirit mystery
Nariah Boyd, the Bone Witch, has been lured away from her cozy cabin in the woods by her best friend Elidee to attend a Summer Solstice party. She’s not a party person, and she’s feeling less charitable when Elidee sets her up with a rich werewolf Nariah has met once before. This is feeling more like a date and less like a party every minute.
But Nariah doesn’t go on dates.
And the solstice is about to peak.
Would a spirit emergency make this better? Probably not, but Nariah will take any excuse to leave the party early.
spirits, magic, ritual
The Werewolf Curse
Nariah Boyd finds a pile of bones in the forest
Nariah has found a disturbing pile of bones in the woods. But who is the bone witch supposed to call for backup when the bones are stacked overhead? She reluctantly recruits Varrien, the local wolf pack prince, to help her investigate
magic, skeletons, spirits
Someone Else’s Luck
Nariah negotiates the rich and famous
Nariah accepted Varrien’s invite to an exclusive gathering on his promise that the connections here will expand her bone-jewlery business. The host has a fossil collection Nariah can’t pass up.
He failed to mention the host was a vampire.
magic, skeletons, spirits
The Weight of A Spirit
Nariah vs the Necromancer
Elidee has been kidnapped. It happened right under Nariah’s nose and now she’s running after the villain deep into the forest behind her house.
There’s no time to call for help, but Nariah’s never alone.
magic, skeletons, spirits
The Bone Nest
Nariah and the Crocodile
Nariah has been called to the scene by the vampires that protect her city. A body has been found, and the spiritual energy of the place has driven them off.
It’s up to Nariah to solve the murder.
magic, skeletons, spirits
The Tethered Wish
Nariah and the Lantern Festival
Nariah, Elidee, and Varrien attend the local lantern festival for a well-earned party night. But Nariah’s spiritual sense never rests and there’s a ghost in need.
magic, skeletons, spirits
The Feather Cage
Nariah in the Ballroom with the Vampires
Nariah went all out on her costume for Carnival–and it’s a good thing, too. She’s been selected for a costume contest. Her competition are immortally beautiful vampires. The crowd–more vampires.
The judge–he’s a vampire too, but he’s trapped a spirit in his mask to make him even more irresistible. Nariah needs to rescue that spirit!
magic, skeletons, spirits