Murder, She Witches 11 By the Gemstone Turned Dark by McGee, Kat ISBN B0D2J6XML4 instant download

Murder, She Witches 11 By the Gemstone Turned Dark by McGee, Kat ISBN B0D2J6XML4 instant download

A once-dazzling gemstone turns ominously dark, setting the stage for a deadly lesson in Grimstone Grove.
Retired teacher, spell-scribing witch, and co-owner of the Three Witches Bookstore, Octavia Grimstone, rarely shrinks from a challenge. So when Violet's long-lost fiancé resurfaces after twenty years with a magnificent gem—only for a local gemologist to be found dead beside it—Octavia steps in as if handing out detention slips.
The gem's sudden darkening rattles the town and even raises the hackles of Elzadora, Octavia's snarky cat familiar, whose biting one-liners fly as sharply as any enchantment.
Armed with a sharp mind, a trusty yellow quill, and the steadfast presence of her quietly devoted boyfriend, Doctor Cassius Morgenthrall, Octavia peels away the layers of mystery clinging to the once-luminous jewel.
Old grudges and new deceptions shimmer beneath Grimstone Grove's cozy exterior, tying the fiancé's suspicious timing to the gem expert's untimely death. When the darkened gemstone begins affecting Violet's own magical abilities and her former fiancé starts behaving increasingly erratically, Octavia's investigation takes on new urgency.
Determined to protect her dear friend from both heartbreak and danger—and prove retirement from teaching doesn't mean abandoning those who need her most—Octavia vows to shine a light on every secret until the gemstone's true power is revealed and the shadow it casts over Violet's second chance at happiness is finally lifted.