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Something Borrowed Something Booed - A cozy mystery novel by Gwen Gardner

Something Borrowed, Something Booed (Scheduled to release January 2022)

The ghost at Indigo Eady’s doorstep refused to go away.

Given Josh was a womanizer—something Indigo knew all too well after taking eight weeks of dance lessons for her friend’s wedding and enduring his wandering hands—she figured anyone could have pulled the plug on him.

Indigo was tempted to ignore his presence, except the entire wedding party witnessed their heated argument before he disappeared. Now her gang must scramble to find a killer before his body surfaces, and she becomes suspect number one.

But how to keep the illicit investigation from the cop she’s dating?

Ascandal in Boohemia book cover - silhouette and theater marquee

A Scandal In Boohemia

Indigo Eady can’t live on ramen noodles forever…

 She jumps on the first job offered. All she has to do is work undercover at Sabrina Shores Theatre, find a ghost thief, and cross him over. Easy peasy, right? Until an actor is murdered and Indigo’s fingerprints are all over the pistol like ink on a Rorschach test.

Forced to dust off her rusty sleuthing skills to clear herself, Indigo enlists the help of her ghost friend Franny and her hunky ex-boyfriend Badger to help solve the crime. Now, how to keep her investigation from the handsome inspector?

Indigo Eady is a reluctant ghost whisperer, but she’s grown quite attached to Franny Bishop, a former Victorian ghost madam of some repute. Franny’s afterlife makes Indigo’s life look like she has one foot in the grave. Much to Indigo’s chagrin, Franny is determined to find her a man. After all, there are plenty of handsome men around ripe for the picking, and Franny’s an expert. In the meantime, Indigo and Franny have murders to solve.

Lady Sings the Boos book cover - night time taxi, silhouette and blues club

Lady Sings the Boos

A jazz club without jazz?

Franny, the lovable ghost of a Victorian madam of some repute, has taken to hanging out at a new club called the Blue Note, a 1940s retro WWII era jazz club. She’s crushing hard on the previous owner, a ghost named Eddie, who won’t let the new owner play live music on stage. Any attempt ends up in chaos, blown amps and shorted microphones. Franny’s plans to cozy up to the gangster proves impossible when his gang closes ranks.

What’s a ghost gal to do? Franny calls in her very much alive roommate, Indigo Eady, a seasoned ghost whisperer with a proven track record. She’s got a way with spooks.

But how is she to solve this mystery when she can’t get near Eddie?

A Stitch in Crime book cover - silhouette with shop window and Christmas tree

A Stitch in Crime

Winner and feature story of the 2017 Insecure Writer’s Support Group short story anthology contest published by Dancing Lemur Press.

Featuring ghost whisperer Indigo Eady and her sidekick, the irrepressible Franny Bishop, a ghost who really knows how to live.

When ex-boyfriend Badger interrupts her Friday night cross-stitch lesson with ghost pal Franny, Indigo Eady is not sorry—she was on the verge of conceding defeat anyway. She wants to decline the ghostbusting job he offers—it tends to upset her equilibrium—until he reveals how much it pays. When the cupboard is bare and the coffee pot empty, it’s hard to say no.

While not the crime of the century, Indigo and Franny must stop a candy store ghostie with a sweet tooth from dumping valuable merchandise on the floor. Sounds simple enough. Until they discover, not a mischievous spirit with a wanton disregard for inventory, but a little ghost girl on a mission to save the nun who raised her.

They soon realize more is at stake…

Can the dead child’s cross-stitch pendant be the clue to help Indigo and Franny find the missing nun before it’s too late?

Young Adult Fiction

Hunkered down in the hidden snug at the Blind Badger pub, Indigo and her friends have a talent for getting at the truth. Who says teens can’t solve murders? Just add a few ghosties and a dash of psychic goosebumps and you’re ready to go.

Indigo Eady Series

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Givin’ Up The Ghost.

A modern day medieval village teeming with spirit activity is no place for sixteen-year-old psychic and ghost whisperer Indigo Eady. Not when all she wants is to forget about these supposed gifts. After all, when needed most, it didn’t help save her father.

After her father’s death, Indigo moves to Sabrina Shores, a modern day medieval village, and has the chance to start over where nobody knows about her psychic abilities. Hiding her secret is easy until the ghost of Bart Bagley ruins everything by barging in and begging her to solve his murder. Tempted to ignore him, she only relents because he was the father of her new friend, Badger. That and the survivor’s guilt she feels over her own father’s death.

A murder investigation is hard enough without the disruption of interfering ghosts and a mysterious soul collector with her name topping its list. But when Indigo’s psychic abilities short-circuit, sparks start to fly in more than one direction. The resulting mishaps compromise the success of the investigation and put the budding but fragile attraction between Indigo and Badger at risk.

When the body count mounts and a suspect ends up dead, Badger becomes a “person of interest” and they must surge ahead to solve the murders before they become the next victims.

Gwen Gardner book - Guilty Ghost

Guilty Ghost Surprised.

An Angel Among Us

Paranormal happenings at the Eady household is the norm. Recently, things have become downright peculiar. Childish giggles at odd hours of the night lead Indigo Eady to her little cousin, Bryan, a guileless cherub spirit, complete with Spider Man pajamas and a set of faux angel wings. The problem is that Bryan died nearly three years ago in a hit and run that killed him and his mum. The driver was never found. Now the gang must solve the mystery of his death in order to send him back to heaven. But where to start when the trail is three years cold?

Indigo Eady

Indigo Eady is not clumsy. At least, that’s what she keeps telling everyone. Can she help that the overactive spirit community of Sabrina Shores causes her psychic abilities to short-circuit? It’s unfortunate that her cute friend Badger is often on the receiving end of her mishaps. At times, she is positively hazardous to his health. Even so, sparks fly in more than one direction.

Second Death  

The Sabrina Shores spirit community is in crisis.

Ghosties are mysteriously disappearing at an alarming rate.

They’re simply…gone. A second death.

The clues are limited, but it’s clear that the one common factor is Gertrude’s Garden, the nightclub social center of the spirit community which just happens to adjoin the Sabrina Shores cemetery: the one place Indigo makes a point of not going. Ever. She has her reasons.

Indigo Eady:

Much to her chagrin, Indigo Eady is a celebrity among spirits. She’s the girl who can see and speak with them. She has a proven track record in helping spirits find their murderers, so it’s no surprise when she’s drafted onto the Missing Paranormal Committee. Who better to help them than the experienced teenage ghost whisperer- investigator and her friends?

Ghostly Gallows - book by Gwen Gardner

Ghostly Gallows.

The case of missing paranormals is far from solved.
Hundreds of Sabrina Shores’ spirits are still missing.
In Second Death, Indigo and her friends escape an eternity underground in evil clutches. Back aboveground with a few missing ghosties happily in tow, one truth is painfully clear: the size of their problem is bigger than the village cemetery itself.

Now in Ghostly Gallows, new information leads Indigo and her fellow investigators to the ruins of Gallowsgate Prison, long abandoned by everyone and everything except malevolent spirits. It’s not called Gallowsgate for nothing when the noose swings a little too close to home.

Indigo Eady:

Much to her chagrin, Indigo Eady is a celebrity among spirits. She’s the girl who can see and speak with them. She has a proven track record in helping spirits find their murderers, so it’s no surprise when she’s drafted onto the Missing Paranormal Committee. Who better to help them than the experienced teenage ghost whisperer- investigator and her friends?

Secret Keepers.

In Second Death, Indigo and her team of sleuths escape the clutches of underground evil.
In Ghostly Gallows, Indigo and the gang managed to dodge the falling ruins and free those spirits trapped by the evil spell that bound them to Gallowsgate Prison. 


Now in Secret Keepers, even though Indigo speaks to ghosties, there is so much about the afterlife she doesn’t understand. Such as…how can spirits be sick? They’re dead, for goodness sake! But once again Indigo is forced to go where she made it a point to never go: the hospital. There, the mystery of the sick and missing spirits explodes into a frenzied battle for souls where dawn may bring life or final death.

Indigo Eady:
Much to her chagrin, Indigo Eady is a celebrity among spirits. She’s the girl who can see and speak with them. She has a proven track record in helping spirits find their murderers, so it’s no surprise when she’s drafted onto the Missing Paranormal Committee. Who better to help them than the experienced teenage ghost whisperer- investigator and her friends?

Afterlife Series.

About Indigo Eady:

 

Much to her chagrin, Indigo Eady is a celebrity among spirits. She has a proven track record in helping spirits find their murderers, so it’s no surprise when she’s drafted onto the Missing Paranormal Committee. Who better to help them than the experienced teenage ghost whisperer- investigator and her friends?

 

In Second Death, the Sabrina Shores spirit community is in crisis. Ghosties are mysteriously disappearing at an alarming rate. They’re simply…gone. A second death.

 

In Ghostly Gallows, new information leads Indigo and her fellow investigators to the ruins of Gallowsgate Prison, long abandoned by everyone and everything except malevolent spirits. It’s not called Gallowsgate for nothing when the noose swings a little too close to home.

 

In Secret Keepers, even though Indigo speaks to ghosties, there is so much about the afterlife she doesn’t understand. Such as…how can spirits be sick? They’re dead, for goodness sake! At the paranormal hospital, the mystery of the sick and missing spirits explodes into a frenzied battle for souls where dawn may bring life or final death.

The Paranormal Case Files of Indigo Eady.

A Free Guidebook to the Indigo Eady novels and novellas.

 

Spooks and spirits abound in this A to Z compilation based on the paranormal case files of Indigo Eady. They may be dead, but the ghosties are irresistibly human. The traits carried in life are carried over to the afterlife. We all know what ghosts are, but have you ever heard of jinn and kitsune? How about quintemancer? From A to Z, you’ll find it all here. Less

 

The A – Z Paranormal Case Files of Indigo Eady grew from the A – Z Blogging Challenge of 2013. The character host, Indigo Eady, shares her experiences of the paranormal world. Through stories and excerpts pulled from the pages of the books where she lives, the stories are sometimes funny and sometimes sad, but always irresistibly Indigo-style. If you enjoy these excerpts, you’ll enjoy the Indigo Eady “Cozy” Paranormal Mystery series and the Indigo Eady Afterlife series.

 

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Anthologies

If you’re an Indigo Eady fan, read Ghostly Guardian in this Twisted Earths short story anthology. All the stories are as varied and rich as the types of soil on this and other planets–sandy loam, clay, knotted with roots and vines, dreaded paths through unexplored planets, and in enchanted forests, lit by candlelight and two moons.

From Amazon bestselling and popular science fiction and fantasy authors comes Mayhem in the Air, a supernatural anthology of ten thrilling tales. Meet hot robots, hungry winds and the goddess of chaos. Explore alien planets, purgatorial realms, and a shocking place where people bury the living with their dead. Mayhem in the Air is the second, long-awaited story collection from the dynamic and inventive Untethered Realms group.

Over 150 5-starred reviews throughout the books in this boxed set!

A collection of nine fantastic, spine-tingling stories. Magic. Mystery. Murder. Heartbreak and hope. Defeat and victory. The incredible and horrific. Fantasy Uprising delivers a heaping serving of the best in fantasy.