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Cryptids and Campers is a standalone cozy fantasy novel set in the same world as the popular Nightmare, Arizona paranormal cozy mysteries. Readers will enjoy meeting new friends and seeing familiar faces in this lighthearted, low-stakes fantasy story.
Themes of found family, acceptance, and second chances make Camp Nightmare a welcoming place for everyone. Perfect for fans of books like Legends & Lattes and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.
Alaida Seaton doesn’t know what inspired her to buy a summer camp for supernatural kids. Her own supernatural lineage is a mystery she’s been trying to solve for twenty-five years, and now that she’s in her mid-forties, she figures she’ll never know. All she has to do, at the moment, is get through her first week as the new director of Camp Nightmare.
Eleven-year-old Lucy Dalton only recently learned about the supernatural world, and that she’s a part of it. The budding psychic medium is usually fearless, but going to camp with vampires, werewolves, witches, and other things she once thought were just legends is a daunting adventure. She’s having an easier time making friends with the Camp Nightmare ghosts than the other girls in her cabin.
As Alaida and Lucy both try to find their place in the supernatural world, they’ll have to face a cryptid infestation, ghosts desperate to communicate, and a troubled camper who refuses to follow the rules. Can they work together to keep Camp Nightmare safe, before summer camp becomes a real nightmare…?
Tropes:
Found family
Starting over at midlife
Celebrating each other’s differences
Learning to love yourself
Acceptance
Teamwork
Kindness
Second chances
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Themes of found family, acceptance, and second chances make Camp Nightmare a welcoming place for everyone. Perfect for fans of books like Legends & Lattes and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.
Alaida Seaton doesn’t know what inspired her to buy a summer camp for supernatural kids. Her own supernatural lineage is a mystery she’s been trying to solve for twenty-five years, and now that she’s in her mid-forties, she figures she’ll never know. All she has to do, at the moment, is get through her first week as the new director of Camp Nightmare.
Eleven-year-old Lucy Dalton only recently learned about the supernatural world, and that she’s a part of it. The budding psychic medium is usually fearless, but going to camp with vampires, werewolves, witches, and other things she once thought were just legends is a daunting adventure. She’s having an easier time making friends with the Camp Nightmare ghosts than the other girls in her cabin.
As Alaida and Lucy both try to find their place in the supernatural world, they’ll have to face a cryptid infestation, ghosts desperate to communicate, and a troubled camper who refuses to follow the rules. Can they work together to keep Camp Nightmare safe, before summer camp becomes a real nightmare…?
Tropes:
Found family
Starting over at midlife
Celebrating each other’s differences
Learning to love yourself
Acceptance
Teamwork
Kindness
Second chances
Genre: Cozy Mystery