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Two New Book Releases!

I’ve been living in two very different worlds lately.

One involves secrets, lies, and bodies showing up in places they absolutely shouldn’t be.

The other involves magic, gossip, and a town that can’t keep a secret if it tried.

I love them both for completely different reasons, which is probably why writing them at the same time has been so much fun.

Before the Next One Falls drops you straight into the danger. There’s no slow build here. A body turns up, then another, and it becomes clear very quickly that this isn’t random. Someone is sending a message, and it’s not a subtle one.

Jenna starts pulling at threads that shouldn’t connect but do, and every answer leads somewhere worse than the last. The closer she gets, the more personal it feels. The kind of case that doesn’t stay contained. The kind that follows you home whether you want it to or not.

This is one of those stories where nobody is completely clean, nobody is telling the full truth, and even the people you want to trust come with questions attached. If you like tension that keeps building and twists that don’t let you settle, this one will do it.

You can take a look here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLTVTD5G

Witches Just Want to Cast Spells is a completely different kind of problem, but no less messy.

Holiday Hills is dealing with a newspaper that has no business existing and even less business knowing what it knows. The Hex Herald has started printing people’s secrets, and it doesn’t get anything wrong. Once something shows up in those pages, it’s out. There’s no spinning it, no hiding it, no pretending it didn’t happen.

That kind of thing doesn’t sit well in a town where everyone already knows each other a little too well.

Abby ends up right in the middle of it, trying to figure out how a paper like that is even possible and how to stop it before it tears through every relationship in town. Secrets start coming out, people start turning on each other, and the situation gets out of hand faster than anyone expects.

And yes, Cooper has opinions about all of it.

If you like small-town mysteries with magic woven through them, a little humor, and a cast of characters who all have something they’d rather keep hidden, this one is a good time.

You can find it here:
https://www.amazon.com/Witches-Spells-Holiday-Hills-Mystery-ebook/dp/B0GF2WVGT9

If you’re trying to decide between them, it really comes down to what you’re in the mood for. One leans into danger and pressure and the sense that something is closing in. The other leans into charm, chaos, and secrets unraveling in a town that was never as simple as it looked.

Or you can do what I tend to do and move between both, depending on the day.

And if you like getting early looks at what I’m working on, along with the scenes and ideas that don’t always make it to social media, that’s the kind of thing I share in my newsletters first.

CAROLYN RIDDER ASPENSON

USA Today Bestselling Author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson writes contemporary cozy mysteries, paranormal cozy mysteries, thrillers, and paranormal women's fiction featuring strong and snarky female leads.
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