Summertime & Seances

It's a hundred and five degrees in the shade. The asphalt is melting. And the ghosts are getting cranky.

Maya Rao thought the worst thing about a Hollow's End summer would be the humidity. She was wrong.

When a record-breaking heatwave hits the town, tempers flare-and so do the spirits. The air conditioner at The Resting Place has been possessed by a diva ghost from the 1890s, the local chocolate shop is melting, and a mysterious traveling carnival has just rolled into the town square.

Enter Madame Zora's Festival of Spirits.

Zora claims she can "cleanse your aura" and "contact the beyond" for a remarkably high price. Maya knows she's a fraud. But when Zora's fake seance accidentally summons a real fire spirit named Bernadette Blaze, the town is suddenly in danger of becoming a literal barbecue.

The problem? Bernadette is an opera singer who wants to burn the town down for her grand finale.

The solution? Maya needs something colder than cold to stop her. She needs a blizzard.

Luckily, Maya has a secret weapon: Barnaby, the giant Yule Cat. He's fluffy, he's hungry, and he hates the heat even more than he hates delayed dinner.

Summertime & Seances is the fourth book in the Hollow's End Mysteries. Expect:

• A showdown between a fake psychic and a real ghost.


• A high-speed chase involving an ice cream truck.


• A magical cat who turns into a living air conditioner.


• Small-town summer vibes with a spooky twist.

Grab a cold drink and settle in. It's going to be a scorcher.