Wandering Monsters: A Cozy Witch Mystery (Small Town Psychic Sleuth)

Christine Pope

Oct 2021 · Hedgewitch for Hire Book 6 · Dark Valentine Press

About this ebook

To save her wedding date, Selena must prove her fiancé’s innocence…and find a murderer.

Wedding bells are ringing soon for Selena Marx and Calvin Standingbear, so with her plate already overloaded, a reality-show film crew tumbling into Globe, Arizona, barely registers on her radar, psychic or otherwise. The only thing Selena wishes she had is an extra hand to keep the show’s aggressively flirty host, Dillon James, at arm’s length.

Her bestie, Josie Woodrow, is over the full moon, sure that Monster Hunt will put sleepy little Globe on the map. But the show’s search for the legendary Mogollon Monster — this region’s version of Bigfoot — isn’t what makes headlines.

No, it’s the blood-spattered crime scene, starring Dillon James’ very dead body. The fact that something with huge claws ripped out his throat. And a strand of flimsy evidence that points a DNA finger squarely at Calvin.

Selena leaves no Tarot card unturned in her desperation to save her fiancé — and her wedding date. But all her cards and her pendulum can tell her is that the real murderer is close enough to breathe down her neck…and this monster won’t hesitate to kill again.

Ratings and reviews

Why does it feel like Selena or Calvin can just never really catch a break? Poor Selena to the rescue once again. Book six in the Hedgewitch for Hire series was amazing. Selena and Calvin are busy with wedding planning, more one Selena's end, when a production company shows up in search of the Arizona's Bigfoot equivalent. What an adventure, I have to say that I really enjoyed Archie in this one. I mean who knew that he could be sensitive? Anyway, it was a nice read, with a quick pace to it. For sure it felt like I read through it faster than some other books. I think this is my favorite of the books in the series so far, but we'll have to see how I feel after the series is complete. I did receive an ARC to review but this in no way has any affect on my thoughts or opinions.

Once Calvin and Selena got engaged I really hoped that things in Globe would calm down. No such luck! Now it's Calvin's turn to have the Sheriff glowering at him. Globe is in a spin when a cable monster-hunting programme comes to town. There have been sightings of a "Nessie" in the nearby area and they have come to town to disprove the sightings. Most folks are just happy for the extra business but someone is out to make a killing! An obnoxious and handsy host meets a grizzly end and now Calvin is in the frame. Most of the town knows he's not involved but that doesn't stop him from becoming the prime suspect! Another great book in the series. We're creeping ever closer to the wedding and poor Archie is still stuck as a cat! There is a great scene with Selena, Archie and her laptop. I appreciated my love for local oddball sightings being fulfilled too! Plenty of twists to keep you guessing and as usual the MC chemistry is amazing.

Wandering Monsters Book 6 Hedgewitch for Hire Amid the activities of a Southern California, a filming crew recently based in Globe, is shooting scenes for made for TV production, Arizona’s answer to Big Foot. Selena is well into her “let’s get married mode,” although very concerned about her relationship with her future in-laws. Then the show’s host, Dillan, makes a rude about Calvin and then has the audacity to put his arm on Selena. Thus we have the foundation for this typically enchanting Pope witchy romance. Dillion get murdered by what looks like the Mogollon Monster. Unfortunately, the gruesome crime scene just happens to contain a speck of evidence tat points directly to Calvin. Of course, Selena has to save her handsome fiancé and again become involved in solving a murder mystery. On top of that she still has not figured out how to remove the curse that made Archie feline! A fast moving and fun read Pope ties up some of the loose ends, namely the issue of Calvin’s parents, as their response to their future daughter-in-law’s witchy involvement. You will love this second to the last installment of the Hedgewitch For Hire Series and likely find yourself as impatient as I am to read “Uninvited Ghosts” and the long awaited nuptials of our pretty witch to the glorious hunk of a man who also happens to be the Native American cop from the nearby tribe. We know all the new clothes Archie purchase have arrived, but will he be a man in time to wear them to Selena’s wedding? This book is definitely a cliff hanger, but typical of Pope she makes sure you are really ready for the next book.

About the author

USA Today bestselling author Christine Pope has been writing stories ever since she commandeered her family’s Smith-Corona typewriter back in grade school. Her work includes paranormal romance, fantasy romance, and science fiction/space opera romance. She makes her home in New Mexico.