Archivist

A 2020 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Award finalist for New Fiction. The 2020 Royal Palm Literary Award Gold Medal for Published Mystery Novel. No one believes her. Yet. When Archivist Andrea Kelley scores a sweet rental in Charleston, WV, she discovers it's already occupied. But the early rising, bacon-loving ghost of six-year-old Billie Mae makes for a tolerable roommate. Until two bodies turn up nearby and Billie Mae launches a full-fledged haunting offensive. Scared, but determined to find the truth behind the little ghost's murder, Andrea uses her considerable research skills and position at a powerful repository to investigate the strange circumstances surrounding Billie Mae's death-and her mother's confession of murder. But will Billie Mae's antics be enough to convert her biggest skeptic to her cause? Detective William Taka is pretty sure Andrea is losing her sanity and dragging him down with her, but he has his own troubles. He's pissed off his superiors, relit an old feud with a formidable ex-ally, and now someone's tracking his every move. Caught between an increasing phantom fury and the consequences of Taka's actions, Andrea confronts the local crime boss, the cops, the dead, and her own past to find a way forward for all of them. Can she unearth a long-hidden secret before both she and Taka end up six feet under?

Not all dragons breathe fire and horde treasure, some have a real thing for artifacts, rare books, and magical creatures. I'd given myself and Sisu twelve days to get settled into our new life before tackling my first official day as the head archivist of the magical archives at the National Museum of Ireland. Our new kitchen was under construction, with the electrical and plumbing upgrades in the main rooms of the estate well on the way. I knew how and where to buy groceries, and had arranged a tutor for Sisu. Totally under control. Perfectly planned and executed, my to-do list had held strong through our transition into living among the Adepts of Dublin. With our secret identities firmly in place. And then someone started releasing magical artifacts into the city, wreaking havoc on the witches and the werewolves. With me stuck in the middle, trying to sort it out with as few fatalities as possible. All while neutralizing the misused artifacts in question. Thankfully, I was a quick learner. And pretty damn indestructible. Though the guardian dragons weren't going to be pleased by a few of my more creative choices when it came to the care and keeping of magical … well, magical anything. But that was my job. Even, as some might say, my vocation. I was the Archivist of the Modern World, after all. Invoking Infinity is the first novel in the Archivist series, which is set in the same universe as the Dowser, Oracle, Reconstructionist, Amplifier, and Misfits of the Adept Universe series. Reading order of the Archivist Series: • Awakening Infinity (Archivist 0) • Invoking Infinity (Archivist 1) • Compelling Infinity (Archivist 2)

The restless ghost of a Virginia plantation slave lands archivist Andrea Kelley and her detective BFF smack in the middle of a modern-day human trafficking ring and a century old family mystery. Aaron, the ghost haunting Louie's Gastropub, has become the bane of archivist Andrea Kelley's existence. She's been blocked at every turn by the inability to communicate with him, the glacial pace of historical research just to find a starting place to look for him, and her BFF Detective William Taka's refusal to have anything more to do with ghosts. But when Aaron leads her to a murder victim outside Louie's, her desperation reaches new heights. Following a lead based on the tattered uniform Aaron sometimes wears, Andrea attracts the attention of the police, shady, finger-in-every-till-in-town businessman Dewey Sanderson, and an even larger shark cruising Charleston, WV's underground. With his job on the line, Taka agrees to help Andrea discover what Aaron needs from her-and what he knows about the murder. Their bond opens the door to Aaron's past too wide, though, and Andrea suffers the sins of the past. Can she find the grit she needs to ignore the suspicions being cast at her? How about enough to survive the attentions of a killer?

I was a dragon. Dragons didn't run from any situation. Not even a dragon disguised as a witch. Well … at least not from any situation that involved the archive or my duty, because apparently I fled before anything even remotely personal. Including surprise double dates. A masked gala. A solstice celebration with the werewolves. Broken relics and doorways leading not only to other realms, other mythical and magical creatures, but to other possible futures. For me. And maybe even for Kellan. And, well … that's all just another day at the office for me. Though my witch disguise really wasn't going to hold up for much longer. Because even though I'd accepted my role as head curator at the magical archive of the National Museum of Ireland, and all the duties that came with being the Archivist of the Modern World, apparently I didn't like the restrictions that came along with that. Because I couldn't build the life I truly wanted - the dream unfurling in the dark chambers of my heart - on lies and half-truths. Which meant that a moment was looming when I'd be faced with a choice that I couldn't bear to walk away from. A choice that I might be willing to lose everything else to obtain. Compelling Infinity is the second book in the Archivist series, which is set in the same universe as the Dowser, Oracle, Reconstructionist, Amplifier, and Misfits of the Adept Universe series. While it is not necessary to read all the series, in order to avoid spoilers the ideal reading order of the Adept Universe begins with Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1). Archivist Series reading order: • Awakening Infinity (Archivist 0) • Invoking Infinity (Archivist 1) • Compelling Infinity (Archivist 2)

The plan was to hop a train to Oslo, hang out at a coffee shop, and connect my personal archive, Infinity, to the Internet. Yes, completely disregarding the well-established fact that magic and technology didn't mix. At all. I was also hoping to browse as many bookstores as I could before my younger brother's patience ran out. Unfortunately, the five-year-old fledgling dragon was better known for his exuberant - and ultimately destructive - tendencies rather than his attention span. I almost pulled it all off. Almost proved that my position as Archivist of the Modern World wasn't just an empty title. Then I got summoned - by the most powerful beings in the magical world. And when the guardian dragons made a request, no one denied them. Not even a lesser dragon. Not even if it tore me away from everything I'd ever known - and the one person I couldn't leave behind. Awakening Infinity is a prequel novel in the Archivist series, which is set in the same universe as the Dowser, Oracle, Reconstructionist, Amplifier, and Misfits of the Adept Universe series. Reading order of the Archivist Series • Awakening Infinity (Archivist 0) • Invoking Infinity (Archivist 1) • Compelling Infinity (Archivist 2)