Emerald City Paranormal Women's Fiction
Welcome to the Emerald City Paranormal Cozy Mystery series.
A magical space where midlife heroines, supernatural secrets, talking animals, and clever mysteries come together. From Murder, Mystics, and Menopause to Whales, Witches & Wait…What?, Theresa Crater delivers witty, lighthearted whodunits filled with suspense, sass, found family, and paranormal mischief.
Murder, Mystics, and Menopause (Emerald City Paranormal Women's Fiction: 1)
Welcome to Laurie Olson's worst week ever.
Wrongly accused of murder. Under house arrest. Taking crime-solving advice from a talking Havanese named Rosa.
One minute, Dr. Laurie Olson is enjoying her high school reunion in Seattle. The next, she’s arrested for murdering her old flame’s wife—a woman she barely knew and definitely didn’t kill. Oh, and now she can talk to animals.
Out on bail and desperate to clear her name, Laurie joins forces with her two best friends to uncover the truth. But amateur sleuthing gets complicated when one friend sees ghosts, the other practices magic, and Laurie’s newest advisor is a talking Havanese named Rosa who has strong opinions about suspects, snacks, and crime-solving.
As the investigation twists through Seattle’s hidden corners, Laurie discovers that someone is willing to do whatever it takes to keep the truth buried. And when her old flame reappears, unresolved feelings threaten to distract her from a killer who may be far closer than anyone suspects.
Can Laurie catch the real murderer before she becomes the next victim? Or will her newfound powers lead her straight into danger? If you love sassy heroines, talking animals, found family, and mysteries with a magical twist, you’ll devour this paranormal cozy mystery. Start the Emerald City Paranormal Women’s Fiction series today.
🏆 Winner of the Colorado Authors League Award for Best Cozy Mystery
Ghosts, Garters, and Grimoires (Emerald City Paranormal Women's Fiction: 2)
Divorce papers. A dead campaign manager
Divorce papers. A dead campaign manager. And a ghost who thinks Dana Preston is his only hope for justice.
Now Dana’s stuck investigating a murder while navigating campaign fundraisers in heels that could double as torture devices. With her two best friends and a ghost who won’t take “I’m not a detective” for an answer, she starts digging.
What she uncovers goes far beyond one murder. There’s a conspiracy worth billions. And her soon-to-be-ex-husband is right in the middle of it.
Can three midlife women, one persistent ghost, and a talking dog with no filters expose the truth before Dana becomes the next victim?
Ghosts, Garters, and Grimoires is book two in the Emerald City Paranormal Women’s Fiction series. If you like sharp-witted heroines, supernatural sleuthing, and fighting the system with a side of sass, you’ll love Theresa Crater’s latest.
Standalone mystery. Series magic.
Crystals, Crooks, and Chaos (Emerald City Paranormal Women's Fiction: 3)
One midlife witch who just wanted to survive the holiday rush.
A talking crystal skull. A pack of power-hungry sorcerers. And one midlife witch who just wanted to survive the holiday rush.
Skye Yarrow’s Yule season is already a disaster—her witchy shop is hemorrhaging cash, her espresso machine is possessed, and her psychic abilities are on the fritz. The last thing she needs is a mysterious package containing a wisecracking crystal skull with secrets darker than her cold brew.
But when the skull vanishes from her shop—stolen by a cabal of sorcerers who’ll stop at nothing to harness its ancient power—Skye’s quiet life explodes into chaos.
Now she’s racing against the clock with her mismatched crew: a ghost with boundary issues, a dog who won’t stop backseat-detecting, and friends who think “subtle” is a type of cheese.
If they don’t recover the relic before the winter solstice, the sorcerers will unleash magic that could shatter the veil between worlds.
No pressure.
If you like snarky heroines, talking animals, and cozy mysteries with a paranormal twist, you’ll devour this witchy whodunit—Book 3 in the Emerald City Paranormal Cozy Mystery series.
Whales, Witches, and Wait…What? (Emerald City Paranormal Women's Fiction: 4)
Uncover what lurks beneath the surface!
A dead councilwoman. A billion-dollar cover-up. And a pod of orcas who won’t stop talking.
Laurie Olson thought her new psychic gift—communicating with animals—would help save Puget Sound’s threatened whales. She didn’t expect them to lead her straight to a murder scene.
When the body of an environmental reformer is found beside a salmon creek, Laurie knows it’s no accident. With her ghost-whispering friend and a take-no-prisoners witch by her side, she’s determined to find the killer.
But corporate corruption runs deep, her magic is wildly unpredictable, and the opinionated dogs “helping” with the case have their own agenda. The closer Laurie gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes: someone will do anything to keep their secrets submerged.
Even if it means silencing her for good.
Whales, Witches & Wait…What? is the fourth book in the Emerald City Paranormal Cozy Mystery series. Perfect for fans of talking animals, found family, and midlife heroines who refuse to play it safe.
The Antique Shop (Emerald City Paranormal Women's Fiction: Short Story)
A little paranormal mischief to your day!
A haunted antique. A ghost with attitude. And three midlife women who just wanted a peaceful afternoon.
Laurie, Skye, and Dana were just out for a nice post-lunch stroll—until an antique shop with weird vibes and an even weirder cat lured them inside.
Naturally, Dana couldn’t resist poking around. (She is the one who sees ghosts, after all.)
The shop is full of vintage treasures and strange energy… and one very stubborn spirit who hitched a ride with a recent artifact.
She’s loud, she’s cranky, and she has no intention of “crossing over.”
Now it’s up to the trio—plus a mildly magical feline and a shop owner who did not sign up for this—to send the ghost packing before things get out of hand.