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A Prickly Predicament
(2026)(The first book in the Fossick Lane Mysteries series)
A Story by Wynn Valentine
Magic is real. Mysteries are deadly. Familiars tell no lies.
Welcome to Crabapple Bend, Oregon—a charming coastal town where ward-stones hum beneath the streets, harbor tides carry magic, and everyone practices witchcraft.
When forty-eight-year-old Teddy Vane inherits her aunt’s seaside cottage, she expects paperwork and probate—not a rare psychometric gift and a sharp-tongued hedgehog familiar with strong opinions about everything.
On her first day in town, Teddy bonds with Quill.
On her second day, someone is murdered.
The police call it an accident. Teddy’s new ability—the power to read the history embedded in objects—tells her otherwise. Something valuable was stolen. Something dangerous.
And the town’s 200-year-old magical Binding may be unraveling.
With a harbor master who makes her pulse race, a sarcastic familiar who misses nothing, and secrets buried deep beneath the docks, Teddy must uncover the truth before stolen magic tears Crabapple Bend apart.
A Prickly Predicament is the first book in The Fossick Lane Mysteries, a paranormal cozy mystery series featuring:
• A capable midlife heroine
• A grumpy hedgehog familiar
• Slow-burn, closed-door romance
• Small-town magic with real stakes
• A series-long mystery woven through every book
Perfect for readers who love paranormal cozy mysteries, talking animal companions, and layered magical world-building.
The complete 5-book arc releases weekly—start your next binge today. 🦔✨
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Welcome to Crabapple Bend, Oregon—a charming coastal town where ward-stones hum beneath the streets, harbor tides carry magic, and everyone practices witchcraft.
When forty-eight-year-old Teddy Vane inherits her aunt’s seaside cottage, she expects paperwork and probate—not a rare psychometric gift and a sharp-tongued hedgehog familiar with strong opinions about everything.
On her first day in town, Teddy bonds with Quill.
On her second day, someone is murdered.
The police call it an accident. Teddy’s new ability—the power to read the history embedded in objects—tells her otherwise. Something valuable was stolen. Something dangerous.
And the town’s 200-year-old magical Binding may be unraveling.
With a harbor master who makes her pulse race, a sarcastic familiar who misses nothing, and secrets buried deep beneath the docks, Teddy must uncover the truth before stolen magic tears Crabapple Bend apart.
A Prickly Predicament is the first book in The Fossick Lane Mysteries, a paranormal cozy mystery series featuring:
• A capable midlife heroine
• A grumpy hedgehog familiar
• Slow-burn, closed-door romance
• Small-town magic with real stakes
• A series-long mystery woven through every book
Perfect for readers who love paranormal cozy mysteries, talking animal companions, and layered magical world-building.
The complete 5-book arc releases weekly—start your next binge today. 🦔✨
Genre: Urban Fantasy
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