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All Rita wants is to abandon dreary Blackpool and start over somewhere new. But when she triggers a magical hex that renders her invisible and traps her in her hometown, escape seems impossible. Rita soon finds that Blackpool has some hidden secrets: a fallen angel buried beneath the sea in a glass prison, bloodthirsty werewolves, and living nightmares dressed in fine suits and animal masks that can turn your mind to soup.

Detective Rita Hobbes’ life has been mysteriously erased, and her day isn’t about to get any better. All Rita wants is to abandon dreary Blackpool and start over somewhere new. But when she triggers a magical hex that renders her invisible and traps her in her hometown, escape seems impossible. Rita soon finds that Blackpool has some hidden secrets: magical artifacts fashioned in heaven, a fallen angel buried beneath the sea in a glass prison, and living nightmares in fine suits and animal masks that can turn your mind to soup.

Wizards are being murdered. Picked off and torn to shreds. It’s up to a hexed detective to crack the case. Detective Rita Hobbes has been cursed; erased from everyday reality and cast adrift in a world of magic and monsters. To the workaday world, Rita is a forgotten memory, which raises the question, what will she do with the rest of her life now? It’s only when the savaged body of a dead wizard is wheeled into the local morgue that Rita gets the answer to her question. She’s going to do what she always does. She’s going to be a detective.

Detective Rita Hobbes thought she had put an end to Mr. Cotton and Mr. Spike’s reign of terror, but they’re back and more dangerous than ever. With Carlisle missing and a dark angel waiting to strike, can the hexed detective put a stop to the masked brothers once and for all, or will their evil spread beyond Blackpool and consume the whole of the Uncanny Kingdom?

In 1066, the Normans brutally defeated the Saxons and William the Conqueror was crowned the King of England. Even though their country now belonged to William, the Saxons continued to rebel against his rule. But they were no match for the seasoned Norman knights who ruthlessly put down the rebellions. Against his wishes, Calder Wyndym, one of the king’s most valued knights, becomes Overlord of a small village in the North.

Whilst in his field one day, Humphrey notices an elderly neighbor is not in her garden as she usually is. He thinks she is in trouble and raises the alarm. He attracts the attention of Henry, his owner and his dad who discover the neighbor is unwell. She is rushed to hospital with a diagnosis of Coronavirus. Humphrey and his friends decide they want to raise funds to help the local hospital and they arrange a Dance All Night event. With some help from techie friends, the event is live-streamed and a donations page is set up.

Beorn Wyndym is more than ready to don his armour and pick up his broadsword once again, this time to help protect the Pope from King Henry V. Until that challenge comes in the form of a beautiful gypsy that completely enchants and captivates him. Struggling to deny his feelings for her, Beorn finds himself fighting a losing battle where she is concerned. If he survives his adversaries, will Beorn have the courage to let the spirited gypsy into his heart? Or will he turn her away and settle for a life that is as barren and bleak as the winter landscape that surrounds them?

Almost two decades have passed since Regan and Calder’s saga began in If Not for the Knight. The Normans and the Saxons now co-exist, if not happily, at least peacefully. But dark clouds are forming and danger is coming for them once again. The Wyndym children are fast becoming adults and are following their own paths towards the future, some of those destinations will take them far from home and from the loving arms of their family.