Whines & Whiskeys

Ghosts, gossip, and a cursed penny.

Wanda Atkins never expected her small-town pub to become ground zero for murder and mayhem. To save Atkinsville, she'll need every ounce of potion, patience, and paranormal sass she can muster.

She thought she had life in Atkinsville figured out. She inherited enough Prohibition-era whiskey to fund her cozy pub, she sells potions on the side to curious locals, and her ability to talk to ghosts—though awkward at times—keeps her useful, not infamous.

But when flashy developer Marshall Ward asks for a reading and turns up gruesomely dismembered, Wanda's comfortable world collapses. His death unleashes more than small-town gossip. Ghosts are rattled, tempers flare, and a cursed penny seems to be stirring up violence everywhere it lands. The police want answers, neighbors air generations-old feuds in public, and Wanda's already-fragile relationship with Jack begins to crack under the strain.

To restore peace in Atkinsville, Wanda will need the help of her found family for a showdown of equal parts exorcism and block party. If she can banish the demon, expose the poison, and survive small-town politics, Wanda might just save Atkinsville…and maybe her love life, too.

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