Find out more about Broomsticks & Bad Intentions
Retirement was supposed to be peaceful. Nobody mentioned the murder.
After sixty-two-year-old witch Hazel Hartwell moves to Mystic Greens hoping for a quiet new beginning, she quickly discovers that life in a magical retirement community comes with more rules than relaxation.
There are glowing tomatoes, enchanted cupcakes, suspicious neighbors, an outrageously strict magical HOA—and Ezra, Hazel’s newly assigned talking poodle familiar, who has plenty of opinions about her rusty spellwork.
Then the formidable HOA president, Tilda Moonbeam, turns up dead in a floating birdbath.
Suddenly, almost everyone in Mystic Greens has a motive.
As Hazel begins asking questions, she uncovers magical tampering, hidden grudges, suspicious finances, closely guarded secrets, and evidence that someone in the neighborhood will do just about anything to keep the truth buried. With Ezra delivering sarcastic commentary at her side and Hazel’s long-dormant magic slowly returning, she’ll have to untangle the clues before the killer decides one murder isn’t enough.
Broomsticks & Bad Intentions is a charming paranormal cozy mystery novella filled with magical mayhem, quirky suspects, amateur sleuthing, friendship, humor, and a touch of later-in-life reinvention.
Perfect for readers who love:
🔮 Paranormal cozy mysteries
🧙♀️ Older female amateur sleuths
🐩 Talking animal familiars with attitude
🏡 Small-town and neighborhood mysteries
✨ Witches, spells, magical mishaps, and enchanted clues
🔍 Secrets, suspects, and twisty whodunits
💜 Lighthearted mysteries with humor, friendship, and heart
At Mystic Greens, the hedges must be exactly three feet tall, unapproved magic will earn you a fine…and murder definitely isn’t in the HOA bylaws.
Welcome to the neighborhood.
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Before You Move Into Mystic Greens…
Think you could survive the neighbourhood rules?
Take this quick, spoiler-free resident assessment and discover which magical Mystic Greens bylaw you would accidentally break. Five curious questions, one highly questionable violation notice—and a little taste of the magical mischief waiting inside Broomsticks & Bad Intentions.
Take the Mystic Greens Resident Assessment ↓
About 2 minutes · 5 questions · No spoilers
Want another Hazel & Ezra mystery?
The Glowing Tomato Caper is available exclusively inside the Clue & Candle Mini Library.
