Household Demons: A Cozy Witch Mystery (Small Town Psychic Sleuth)

Christine Pope

Feb 2021 · Hedgewitch for Hire Book 3 · Dark Valentine Press

About this eBook

Never get into a bidding war with a demon. Winning could be murder.

One phone call from her mother, and Selena Marx’s relatively quiet summer ends with the clang of alarm bells in her head. Mom and her husband are coming to Globe…and not just to meet Selena’s boyfriend of two months, Calvin Standingbear. They’ve also dipped a toe into the local real estate market.

By buying the most haunted Victorian mansion in town. Sight unseen.

Resigned that there’s no talking them out of their vacation rental dreams, Selena checks the place out for herself. Oddly, she senses nothing. But there’s no mistaking the unholy racket of bangs, wails, and evil laughter blasting through the walls. Something is infesting this house, and it’s not your garden-variety ghost.

This time, her arsenal of moon water, coffin nails, and rock salt isn’t going to cut it. Selena needs backup, but when it arrives, the house strikes back — hard and deadly. Now her parents are murder suspects. If Selena can’t find the true culprit, she could be the haunted mansion’s next victim.

KEYWORDS: witch, warlock, wizard, sorcerer, psychic, medium, telepath, cop hero, sheriff, detective, police, tarot, crystal ball, wicca, small town romance, small town mystery, cat mystery, magic spell, curse, fish out of water, opposites attract, cozy mystery, cozy cat mystery, cozy witch mystery

Ratings and reviews

Selena's life is full of ups and downs, especially with her mom's visit and move to Globe. Oh boy... I just can't with Selena's mom. She refuses to acknowledge Selena's magic. But it was a good book, I will admit that Sheriff Calvin drives me up a wall with how he treats Selena. I enjoyed this book and I am excited for the next one. The mystery, suspense, and slow burn romance has been great at keeping me enthralled, Christine Pope has kept me on the edge of my seat with this series. I did receive an ARC but this does not affect my thoughts or opinions.

Serena loves living in Globe, AZ. Her small shop, her "familiar" and her possible romance with Calvin are all keeping her busy. But now the parental units want to come for a visit! Even worse, they are BUYING a house in town - sight unseen. And this is no small pied-a-terre, nope it's a full-on mansion. Poor Serena. Her mum doesn't want to acknowledge all the "woo-woo" in her life until she has no recourse but to admit that there is something wrong with her new house and drafts in Serna to find out what. Oh, another dead body is just what Serena needs to cement her new reputation as a detective (or trouble magnet depending on who you ask") There are lots of layers to this series. I'm enjoying the slow-burn, off-page romance between Calvin and Serena. I must admit he handled the parents well - I just want to know why he's not so keen to reciprocate. Is it because Serena is a witch and not a shifter? Or are there further hidden nuggets to discover? Now, when Calvin and Serena go for their little trip to Jerome - will Serena learn about the McAllisters, etc. I hope so, I love a crossover LOL. Another great book in a great series. Keep 'em coming!

This is the latest installment in the Hedgewitch for Hire series and it was a very entertaining read. I really enjoyed the relationships in this book between Selena and her parents, her budding relationship with Calvin and her friendship with Josie. The mystery surrounding the demon possession was very good and a great conclusion to this book. Christine Pope does a very good job of bringing the state of Arizona and it’s wine culture to the reader….makes one want to take a road trip and experience both first hand. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

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.