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Melissa is a professional pet sitter and an author of paranormal mysteries. There are two books out in her Riley Thomas mystery series--The Forgotten Child and Shuttered Secrets. Her Witch of Edgehill cozy paranormal mystery series is complete at five books. The first two books in her urban fantasy series, The Charm Collector, are out now. Unholy Magic and A Mythical Case of Arson are up next! She owns too many pets and lives in Northern California with her equally pet-obsessed boyfriend. For information about her books, you can join her newsletter at melissajacksonbooks.com ...more

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	Pawsitively Poisonous (Witch of Edgehill, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 3,673 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forgotten Child (Riley Thomas, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 1,248 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pawsitively Cursed (Witch of Edgehill, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 1,093 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pawsitively Secretive (Witch of Edgehill, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 847 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pawsitively Betrayed (Witch of Edgehill, #5) 4.49 avg rating — 620 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pawsitively Swindled (Witch of Edgehill, #4) 4.39 avg rating — 632 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shuttered Secrets (Riley Thomas, #2) 4.46 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hexes and Hijinks: 10 Paranormal Cozies Featuring Witches, Wizards, Ghosts, Spirits, Talking Cats, and Much More! by Melissa Erin Jackson (Goodreads Author), Christine Pope (Goodreads Author), S.E. Biglow (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 255 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diabolical Sword (The Charm Collector #1) 4.28 avg rating — 257 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pawsitively Sabotaged (Witch of Edgehill #1.5) 4.17 avg rating — 256 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Witch of Edgehill (5 books)
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Riley Thomas (2 books)
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A Mythical Pet Sitting Mystery (5 books)
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Discount Dan (Discount Dan's Backroom Bargains #1)

by James A. Hunter (Goodreads Author)

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Prelude to Foundation (Foundation #1)

by Isaac Asimov

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“A séance feels like making an introvert go to a party she doesn’t want to go to and then forcing her to make a speech to a bunch of strangers or something. I can’t explain it.”
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by Ruth Ware

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For Your Own Good

by Samantha Downing

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Razorblade Tears

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Such a Quiet Place

by Megan Miranda

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The Authenticity Project

by Clare Pooley

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Hamnet

by Maggie O'Farrell

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In the Deep

by Loreth Anne White

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The Forgotten Child

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“Yer in my blood, Saba, he says. Yer in my head. Yer in my breath, yer in my bones...gawd help me, yer everywhere. You have bin since the first moment I set eyes on you.”
― Moira Young, Blood Red Road

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“You love me. Real or not real?"
I tell him, "Real.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

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“So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.”
― John Green, Looking for Alaska

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“What is an "instant" death anyway? How long is an instant? Is it one second? Ten? The pain of those seconds must have been awful as her heart burst and her lungs collapsed and there was no air and no blood to her brain and only raw panic. What the hell is instant? Nothing is instant. Instant rice takes five minutes, instant pudding an hour. I doubt that an instant of blinding pain feels particularly instantaneous.”
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“Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
...
I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

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