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  Publication Date:  March 23, 2021 Format:  Paperback Genre:   Coming of Age Publisher:  Ecco Length:  298  pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback  Synopsis When Eva's husband is arrested for the murder of a friend, she must confront her murky past and embrace her magick to find out what really happened that night on the river. Eva Santos Moon is a burgeoning Chicana artist who practices the ancient, spiritual ways of brujería and curanderisma, but she's at one of her lowest points--suffering from disorienting blackouts, creative stagnation, and a feeling of disconnect from her magickal roots. When her husband, a beloved university professor and the glue that holds their family together, is taken into custody for the shocking murder of their friend, Eva doesn't know whom to trust--least of all, herself. She soon falls under suspicion as a potential suspect, and her past rises to the surface, dredging up the truth about an eer...

Title:   Rituals: A Faye Longchamp Mystery (Faye Longchamp Series) by Mary Anna Evans Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press 250 pages Genre: Mystery I received this book as an e-galley from netgalley.com it is to be released November 2013 Synopsis:  Faye Longchamp doesn’t believe in ghosts. But she’s an archaeologist—dead people are her life. While working in Rosebower, a rural New York town founded by Spiritualists, Faye is surrounded by people who talk to the dead on a regular basis. When the most influential Spiritualist in town, Tilda Armistead, invites Faye and her project assistant to commune with the dead, she can’t say no. Curiosity is also a cherished part of an archaeologist’s life.  An hour after her crystal ball shows Faye things no rational mind can explain, Tilda is dead. The evidence says that someone trapped Tilda in a small room, nailing its one door shut before setting Tilda’s Victorian home afire. There is no possible way for Tilda to have escaped...