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  • Bibliography:
    25 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2018
  • Latest Book:
    February 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Freaky Florida

1 - SNOWBIRDS OF PREY (Jan-2020)
2 - Invasive Species (Jan-2020)
3 - Fate Is a Witch (Apr-2020)
4 - Gnome Coming (Aug-2020)
5 - Going Batty (Oct-2020)

Zeke Adams

1 - Pariah (Mar-2018)
2 - FUR (Oct-2020)

Book List in Order: 25 titles



  • Pariah, occupying a space in the great literary tradition of Hiaasen and Tim Dorsey. Somebody referred to it as, 'Southern grit lit, ' I just call it a hoot! --Tom Turner, author of the Charlie Crawford Mystery Series For Zeke Adams, identity theft ...



  • Beneath the glitter of Gilded Age Palm Beach, monsters lurk in the shadows...In 1902, the world is full of new wonders, from telephones to motorcars. It’s full of prejudice, too, particularly for people born with physical deformities. Dr. Frank Fol...



  • Gators. Pythons. Iguanas.Dragons?Why not? It’s Florida.Missy, nurse to elderly supernaturals and budding witch, has two big problems. First, she found a young, injured dragon in the Everglades that has a price on its head. Second, her vampire patie...



  • Retirement is deadly.Centuries-old vampires who play pickleball. Aging werewolves who surf naked beneath the full moon. To survive, they must keep their identities secret, but all the dead humans popping up may spell their doom. Can not-so-competent ...



  • Embrace your destiny. Even if it kills you.After a failed marriage and burnout from her hospital nursing career, Missy Mindle has started over in midlife. She's now a home-health nurse to elderly vampires and werewolves in Florida. And she's also imp...



  • They're coming for youCan you really blame garden gnomes for having a grudge? They're displayed as kitschy jokes, wounded by weed whackers, peed on by dogs. After midlife witch Missy Mindle seriously bungles a spell, gnomes throughout Jellyfish Beach...



  • BRING OUT THE ANIMAL IN YOUTeens lighting firecrackers at front doors, ringing doorbells, and running away. What could go wrong? When one of them is shot and killed by a homeowner, it looks like the shooter will get off under Florida's Stand Your Gro...



  • A vampire tale even a caveman would love.The retired vampires at Squid Tower in Jellyfish Beach, Florida, have it good. Until some ancient vampires show up in a massive yacht named The Man Cave. These guys are a bunch of Neanderthals. No, really. You...



  • Midlife manatee insanityWho's behind the plot to kill off Florida's sea cows? While midlife witch Missy Mindle tries to solve this mystery, she must nurse a rescued manatee back to health. The problem is, he's actually a human shifter, Seymour, who w...






  • Be careful what you touch.My name is Darla, and people think I'm weird. I know this because I'm a telepath.After my second husband bails without a word, I'm moving back to my hometown, San Marcos, Florida, one of the nation's oldest cities. I'm here ...



  • Psychic seeking psycho.My name is Darla, and I'm a psychometrist.When I touch objects, I pick up the memories and emotions of other people who have touched them.I was well into my midlife when I was recruited to serve on the Memory Guild, a secret so...



  • Are lizards the wizards of doom?Midlife witch Missy Mindle is busy enough as a home health nurse for elderly vampires and werewolves in Jellyfish Beach, Florida. But now she needs to solve a murder, too. Who or what killed Marvin Nutley, her vampire ...



  • Keep your hands to yourself.There I go again, touching things I shouldn't.A knife my antique-dealer mother bought at an estate sale holds the memories of a terrified young woman about to be abducted by a werewolf.You see, I'm a psychometrist. I can r...



  • Nightmare on memory lane.I'm Darla. I'm a psychometrist. I can read thoughts and emotions left upon objects. Some people call my ability a gift. Some people are idiots.You see, my ability isn't providing easy answers when I try to learn who killed on...



  • A pivotal book in the series. And it truly touches a nerve.Another guest bites the dust. It's through no fault of my own (I think), but this is really bad for my historic inn's reputation. Soon, no customers will want to check in, due to fear of invo...



  • Destined for crazinessMagic runs in my family. I even married a guy who unknowingly had latent magic. But in the Chesswick family of witches, the magic gene skipped a generation. Namely, mine. So, I can only watch from afar as my daughter learns the ...



  • I've really stepped in it this time.They say if you accept a gift from the Fae, you'll forever be in debt to them. And they always collect on their debts. I wish someone had told me this before a faerie gave me an enchanted pearl.It comes at an awkwa...



  • They are old, cranky, and dangerous. Midlife witch Missy Mindle is also a home-health nurse for vampires. You see, not all vampires are young, sexy urbanites. What happens if you were a senior citizen when you're turned? You move to Florida, of ...



  • News flash: I'm a middle-aged psychic, not a superhero.The small city of San Marcos, Florida, rarely experiences murder. But when a human is attacked by the legendary Questing Beast, it threatens to shatter the secrecy cloaking the supernaturals livi...






  • Taking the paranormal mystery from cozy to crazy.My name is Missy Mindle. I'm a witch in my forties stuck in a dead-end job. What else would you call being a home-health nurse for ancient vampires? So, when a mysterious organization offers a huge gra...



  • The vampires want to turn us all. I just want to turn the channel.I never expected Mr. Jubbles of Yeehaw Junction, Florida, to return to my inn. After all, the last time he stayed here, he witnessed a monster invasion and was scolded for stealing tow...



  • A high-stakes vampire murder mystery.I'm just your typical witch who owns an occult shop and catalogs monsters for a mysterious society. But now, I must play witchy private detective for a young woman trying to free herself from a vampire who mesmeri...



  • There's a new monster in town.I'm so grateful Jellyfish Beach has preserved its small-town charm, despite the new residents who constantly arrive here. Especially when many of them aren't human.Case in point: a species of ogre from Venezuela and ...



  • Even goddesses can't catch a break.Ever since the Goddess awoke in me, she's been a pain in the butt. The powers she gave me came with too many responsibilities. And now I face the greatest challenge of all: repairing the rift in the Veil that allows...



  • A monstrous murder.I'm Missy Mindle, middle-aged witch, sometimes nurse, and woman up to her eyeballs in monsters. Now, I must solve the murder of a voodoo sorcerer. The victim, along with a fantastically wealthy vampire, had been using magic and alc...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ward Parker has published 25 books.

Ward Parker does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, My Funny Frankenstein, was published in February 2024.

The first book by Ward Parker, Pariah, was published in March 2018.

Yes. Ward Parker has 2 series.