Cate Lawley

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  • Bibliography:
    50 Books (9 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2016
  • Latest Book:
    March 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Cursed Candy Mystery

1 - Cutthroat Cupcakes (Jul-2020)
1.5 - Tea with a Demon (Sep-2020)
2 - Twisted Treats (Sep-2020)
2.5 - Brunch with a Scurry of Squirrels (Oct-2020)
3 - Fatal Fudge (Oct-2020)

A Death Retired Mystery

1 - Death Retires (Oct-2017)
2 - A Date With Death (Jul-2018)
3 - On the Street Where Death Lives (Jan-2021)
4 - With a Little Bit of Death (Jan-2022)

A Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery

1 - Fairmont Finds a Body (Feb-2019)
2 - The Scent of a Poet's Past (May-2019)
3 - Sniffing Out Sweet Secrets (Jun-2020)
4 - On the Trail of a Killer (Aug-2020)
5 - Tracking a Poison Pen (Jul-2021)
6 - Hunting the Traveler's Tragedy (Sep-2022)

Furry Fairy Holiday Hijinks

1 - Candy Cane Conspiracy (Oct-2021)
2 - Sugar Plum Ploy (Nov-2022)

The Goode Witch Matchmaker

1 - Timely Love (Mar-2016)
2 - Ghostly Love (Apr-2016)
3 - Deathly Love (May-2016)
4 - Forgotten Love (Jul-2016)

Love Ever After

1 - Heartache in Heels (Aug-2019)
2 - Skeptic in a Skirt (Dec-2019)
3 - Pretty in Peep-Toes (Feb-2020)

Lucky Magic

1 - Lucky Magic (Sep-2018)
2 - Luck of the Devil (Aug-2018)
3 - Luck of the Draw (Oct-2018)
4 - Wicked Bad Luck (Jun-2019)

Night Shift Witch

1 - Night Shift Witch (Aug-2017)
2 - Star of the Party (Dec-2017)
3 - Tickle the Dragon's Tail (May-2018)
4 - Twinkles Takes a Holiday (Mar-2019)

A Vegan Vamp Mystery

1 - Adventures of a Vegan Vamp (Oct-2016)
2 - The Client's Conundrum (Nov-2016)
2.5 - Makin' the List (Nov-2017)
3 - The Elvis Enigma (Dec-2017)
4 - The Nefarious Necklace (Dec-2017)
5 - The Halloween Haunting (Mar-2018)
5.5 - A Vegan Vamp Christmas (Dec-2019)
6 - The Selection Shenanigans (Apr-2020)
7 - The Cupid Caper (Mar-2021)
8 - The Reluctant Renfield (Apr-2022)

Multi-Author Series List

Magic and Mayhem Universe

Luck of the Devil (Aug-2018)
Lucky Magic (Sep-2018)
Luck of the Draw (Oct-2018)
A Lucky Magic Collection (Apr-2019)
Wicked Bad Luck (Jun-2019)

Book List in Order: 50 titles

  • Timely Love

    The Goode Witch Matchmaker - 1

    Welcome to The Goode Witch Shoppe, where improbable matches are made!Glenda Goode meddles, but only for the good of others. She can't resist using her witchy talents to crunch the magical numbers and make matches she's certain will conquer even the m...

  • Ghostly Love

    The Goode Witch Matchmaker - 2

    A wicked curse, a friendly ghost, and a family dilemma...how's a girl to find time for love?Glenda Goode, matchmaking witch extraordinaire, uses math to predict the future--and brew romance! She's found the perfect match for Hillary, but the wily wit...

  • Deathly Love

    The Goode Witch Matchmaker - 3

    Will love elude the Grim Reaper's daughter forever?Zelda had long ago determined she wasn't datable. She'd been seventeen, dressed in a gorgeous black strapless, and ready to party. But then her dad had waved around his scythe, turned on the gl...

  • Forgotten Love

    The Goode Witch Matchmaker - 4

    “Retired reaper seeks long lost love as lifetime companion.” Unfortunately, an ad in the personals isn’t going to help Devlin reconnect with his high school sweetheart"not while she has no memory of him. Felicity might still have feelings for...

  • Adventures of a Vegan Vamp

    A Vegan Vamp Mystery - 1

    Everyone dies eventually, but undead and vegan? Not the undead-afterlife this girl had planned. Waking up thin is one thing. But waking up gaunt, hangry,and undead makes for a very bad day. That's only the beginning. Mallory's killer better hide, bec...

  • The Client's Conundrum

    A Vegan Vamp Mystery - 2

    Or do they? Mallory is about to find out, because she's got a client relying on her to solve an inconvenient murder--and her stomach won't stop grumbling. Thankfully, she's got a team of both magical and human friends to help her solve the murder...a...

  • Night Shift Witch

    Night Shift Witch - 1

    A witch, a wizard, and a human walk into a funeral home... But it's no joke when murder is the punchline. Less than a day on the job at the funeral home, and Star discovers one of their accidental death clients didn't die accidentally. Before she kno...

  • Death Retires

    A Death Retired Mystery - 1

    Death's not taking a holiday. He's retired. Geoff hadn't planned on sunshine, margaritas, and women in skimpy bikinis. After hanging up his (metaphorical) hood, he had hoped to spend his afternoons reading at the local libr...

  • Makin' the List

    A Vegan Vamp Mystery - 2.5

    Not everyone makes Santa's nice list.Mallory's having nightmares, except they feature a kindly bearded man in a red velvet suit. That's right, Mallory is dreaming about Santa Claus, and it's giving her the willies.Everyone loves Santa! What can it po...



  • The Elvis Enigma

    A Vegan Vamp Mystery - 3

    Elvis is alive and he's missing! Except he's not exactly Elvis. And he's not alive...in the traditional sense. But the man with a personal connection to the King and currently known as Patrick is definitely missing. Mallory won't let the confusing na...

  • The Nefarious Necklace

    A Vegan Vamp Mystery - 4

    Shiny, sparkly...deadly? The gems from a necklace owned long ago by a notorious woman are killing people in the here and now. But where has the necklace been for the last several hundred years? Why has it surfaced now? And most importantly, who would...

  • Star of the Party

    Night Shift Witch - 2

    How to ruin a date. Murder kills the mood faster than a cold shower. All Star wanted was a little Halloween fun with her hunky boss, not a murder mystery filled with witches, ghosts, and too many suspects. But she can har...

  • The Halloween Haunting

    A Vegan Vamp Mystery - 5

    It's bingo night at the retirement center!It sounds tame enough to Mallory, except that the residents of this particular community include a grandmotherly hacker, a retired witch, and, once upon a time, Mallory's Great-Auntie Lula. Visiting her dead ...

  • Tickle the Dragon's Tail

    Night Shift Witch - 3

    Death by dragon fire.An influential vampire's been fried. Who's blamed when the corpse turns up crispy? Naturally, the only dragon in town. Marge is a giant puppy of a reptile and not at all the murderous type, but she's the prime suspect. When Star ...

  • A Date With Death

    A Death Retired Mystery - 2

    First dates are killer. Retired soul collector Geoff knows little of modern courting customs. Sadly, his best resource for dating tips is a possessed bobcat with suspect views of women. Will Geoff's natural charm be enough to win Sylvie? Hard to say,...

  • Luck of the Devil

    Lucky Magic - 2
    Magic and Mayhem Universe

    Can the devil's daughter learn to just say no?

    Annabeth wants no part of her arranged marriage, her determined fiance, or her dastardly father's plans for underworld domination.

    But can she dump her fiance, the Prince of Darkness and D...

  • Lucky Magic

    Lucky Magic - 1
    Magic and Mayhem Universe

    Sometimes love needs a little luck. Jackson offends one powerful witch, and suddenly he finds himself stripped of his magic. No warlock power, no magical metabolism, and no cash. Talk about rotten luck. But...

  • Luck of the Draw

    Lucky Magic - 3
    Magic and Mayhem Universe

    Woken with a kiss.It wasn't exactly a kiss that woke Don...more like a tourist copping a feel.And he wasn't exactly asleep...more like turned to bronze by a vengeful demon.But unbronzed with the squeeze of an ass-cheek didn't seem a fitting tale ...

  • Fairmont Finds a Body

    A Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery - 1

    A hound with a nose for trouble and a heart for romance stirs up both in this small-town cozy mystery.Fairmont loves his new lady, Zella, with all the exuberance of a once abandoned dog. A fluffy dog bed, delicious meals, and exceptional company - wh...



  • Twinkles Takes a Holiday

    Night Shift Witch - 4

    An evil genius threatens Christmas.His name is Twinkles.Furry and full of himself, Twinkles the cat takes self-interest to a new level. Not a huge problem…until he disappears, turns himself into a human, and maybe kills a few of Santa’s reindeer....

  • The Scent of a Poet's Past

    A Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery - 2

    Fairmont's sniffed out another body: a poet with a past.When the wrong man is arrested for Pablo the poet's murder, Zella's friends convince her to lend a hand in finding the real killer. Zella and her gang of elderly White Sage residents team up to ...

  • Wicked Bad Luck

    Lucky Magic - 4
    Magic and Mayhem Universe

    Seven years bad luck?

    Not if Cricket has anything to say about it. She may have broken her Fae grandmother's magic mirror, and she may be suffering the worst luck of her life, but no mirror (magic or not) controls her fate. She'll prove luck...

  • Heartache in Heels

    Love Ever After - 1

    Every girl wants a fairy godmother!But not the kind with a misfiring wand.Hillary’s been hit by a wonky bit of magic that was supposed to introduce her to her soul mate. That doesn’t happen.Instead she meets…Brad.Brad’s been waiting for someo...

  • Skeptic in a Skirt

    Love Ever After - 2

    Fairy tales are for suckers...aren't they?Beth hasn't believed in magic since she was a small child. Meeting her very own wand-wielding fairy godmother doesn't change her mind. While she's always hoped for a special someone, she's p...

  • A Vegan Vamp Christmas

    A Vegan Vamp Mystery - 5.5

    Two Christmas stories in the Vegan Vamp world and a bonus story from Kate Baray's Lost Library world!MAKIN' THE LISTNot everyone makes Santa's nice list.Mallory's having nightmares, except they feature a kindly bearded man in a red velvet suit. That'...

  • Pretty in Peep-Toes

    Love Ever After - 3

    When second chances are sprinkled with magic... Madeleine's had her wings clipped. She's been demoted from general fairy godmothering to patching up mortals' love lives. After scoring two happily-ever-afters, she's hopeful her sentence might be reduc...

  • The Selection Shenanigans

    A Vegan Vamp Mystery - 6

    Fairy farts and dragon tearsNot everything sparkles like it should, or so Mallory is beginning to suspect. Fairy godmothers should be all about light and love, not rule-breaking and political intrigue.And dragons? Since when are dragons real? And who...

  • Sniffing Out Sweet Secrets

    A Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery - 3

    No more award-winning cupcakes in White Sage, Texas Not when the baker behind the delicious treats is discovered dead by Zella and Fairmont. Unfortunately, the baker's death was no accident. Did her killer have a personal motive, a professional one? ...

  • Cutthroat Cupcakes

    A Cursed Candy Mystery - 1

    Killer cupcakesSeems improbable to Lina, but when an attractive detective snaps cuffs on her and accuses her of witchy crimes she's forced to reconsider. The murder weapon? A cupcake topper sold in Lina's shop, Sticky, Tricky Treats.The method? A kil...



  • On the Trail of a Killer

    A Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery - 4

    On the Trail of a Killer (Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mysteries #1) LARGE PRINT edition. A hound with a nose for trouble and a heart for romance stirs up both in this small-town cozy mystery. Fairmont loves his new lady, Zella, with all the exuberance...

  • Tea with a Demon

    A Cursed Candy Mystery - 1.5

    Case Study: Demon What starts as the first of several planned case studies of magical creatures becomes an afternoon of tea with a demon.  This story takes place in the Cursed Candy Mysteries world, featuring Trixie and Griselda, autho...

  • Twisted Treats

    A Cursed Candy Mystery - 2

    It's murder when family come to visit.Great Aunt Sophia's in town to teach Lina all of her witchy ways.No great surprise, her eccentric great aunt's teaching methods are just as unorthodox as the lady herself. Certainly not approved by the Internatio...

  • Brunch with a Scurry of Squirrels

    A Cursed Candy Mystery - 2.5

    Lina, a new witch taking a much-needed day off, has her first magical creature encounter (outside of those pesky demons she met in Twisted Treats).Brunch with a Scurry of Squirrels takes place within the Cursed Candy Mysteries world. Disclaimer! Ther...

  • Fatal Fudge

    A Cursed Candy Mystery - 3

    Magical mind controlLina accidentally gave a batch of her fudge an extra wallop. Anyone who eats it becomes suggestible. Very suggestible.Is it mind control?First a nun robs a liquor store, then a kindergarten teacher punches a pedestrian. The Intern...

  • On the Street Where Death Lives

    A Death Retired Mystery - 3

    Skeletons in the closetThe living have them, but what about ghosts? Geoff's about to find out! He's convinced his ghostly neighbor Ginny was murdered. When he starts digging for answers, he unearths more than facts. Join Geoff, his favorite bobcat Cl...

  • Pippa & the Boot

    A Realm portal fantasy short talePippa's crashing in the Realm, but only until she can buy a real home in the human world where she works.Or that's the plan.But maybe this half-brownie needs a little help understanding what exactly makes a real home....

  • The Cupid Caper

    A Vegan Vamp Mystery - 7

    When cupids aren't cuddly...Post-Valentine's High: A state of euphoria experienced by cupids. This state typically occurs in late February, but extreme cases can persist into March.One euphoric cupid in March is bad enough, but three? And when they b...

  • Tracking a Poison Pen

    A Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery - 5

    Nasty notes and deadly deeds Zella's had enough of the horrid letters she's been receiving since she moved to White Sage. Each of the notes shares the same theme: go home.Except White Sage is Zella's home. No one is making her feel unwelcome in her a...

  • Minion 452

    A devilishly humorous paranormal tale.Think you have the job from hell? Meet Minion 452, one of Abaddon's many administrative drudges. 452 cringes at the ease of his job and finds his boss entirely lacking in the torture department, though he is fien...



  • Candy Cane Conspiracy

    Furry Fairy Holiday Hijinks - 1

    Trixie had a problem. Furred, feathered, and scaled. Fine, she had more than one problem.At one point in her life, she'd feared her special variety of magic had cursed her to become a demon hunter. Nope. Instead, she was the anti-demon hunter. She ...

  • Bewitched Christmas

    Witch-napped from a Florida vacation!Camille's been unwillingly drafted to help prevent a Christmas catastrophe in snowy Hidden Haven. Magic from the annual Spirit of Christmas Ball keeps the town hidden from humans for the rest of the year, but the ...

  • With a Little Bit of Death

    A Death Retired Mystery - 4

    Spelled into SilenceBefore Clarence was a man possessing a bob cat, he was a murder victim. Now that he's beginning to trust Geoff, he's revealed a little of his background...and asked Geoff to find his murderer.Geoff can either do the legwork himsel...

  • The Reluctant Renfield

    A Vegan Vamp Mystery - 8

    Sleep tight. Don't let the nightmares bite.Bitsy, an old acquaintance of Mallory's, is having dreams featuring everyone's favorite vegan vampire. Odd, uncomfortable dreams. Nightmares, even. Those dreams? They're real. Visions of the fu...

  • The Sleuthing Granny Gang and the Summer Scandal

    Death visits the unlikeliest of locales: White Sage's lavender festival.When the jam contest favorite ends up dead, the Sleuthing Granny Gang ladies are on the case. Former cadaver dog Fairmont helps them sniff out clues, while the group's leader Zel...

  • Hunting the Traveler's Tragedy

    A Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery - 6

    What's at the theater? A deadly production!A murdered actor in a traveling production sparks a new Sleuthing Granny Gang investigation. Zella, Fairmont, and the nosy ladies of White Sage have to find the killer before their friend Monique or her boyf...

  • Sugar Plum Ploy

    Furry Fairy Holiday Hijinks - 2

    Sugar plum shortages cause gnome naughtiness.The gnomes are demanding sugar plums from Sticky Tricky Treats, a popular local witch-owned candy store. With the store owner Lina on her honeymoon, her business partner Sabrina turns to Trixie for help ha...

  • The Hexed Hunt

    The Wild Hunt has come to town!A freak snowstorm blows more than winter weather into Austin, Texas. The ghostly Wild Hunt rides the cold winds to land in Mallory's hometown.Except...the Wild Hunt isn't supposed to land at all. They ride the night sky...

  • Mistletoe Machinations

    A Christmas love potion gone wrong or premeditated murder?There's a new witch in town, and she's peddling potions. Specifically, the love variety: cure your heartache, find your one true love.As long as no one get hurts, the International Criminal Wi...

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Cate Lawley has published 50 books.

Cate Lawley does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mysteries, was published in March 2024.

The first book by Cate Lawley, Timely Love, was published in March 2016.

Yes. Cate Lawley has 9 series.
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