Ward Parker

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  • Bibliography:
    30 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2018
  • Latest Book:
    July 2025
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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)

Books in Order: 30 titles

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  • Of Valor and Vampires

    The climax of The Goddess's Daughter trilogyLife isn't easy for supernaturals now that we've been unmasked. But we're finally fighting back. Against mobs of vigilantes. Against hate groups. And against a militia reporting to the governor.At the foref...

  • Of Fear and Fae

    It's open season for supernaturals. After The Great Unmasking, the state has passed a bill outlawing supernatural creatures and magical activity. Vigilantism is on the rise. A militia roams the streets committing violence.I'm a witch, an empath, and ...

  • Of Envy and Empaths

    Sophie: No one ever said supernatural creatures were beloved. But for the last few centuries, people didn't believe we existed. We more or less behaved ourselves under the radar, and things were fine.Until the Great Unmasking. Thanks to viral videos,...

  • In Sprite of Herself

    Extracting a tooth fairy.The crested mouth sprite, better known as the tooth fairy to non-cryptozoologists, has almost never been spotted by humans. The exchange of cash for a baby tooth beneath a sleeping child's pillow is the primary evidence we ha...

  • Werewolf Art Thou?

    The Biggest Bad WolfWhen a city commissioner dies in a suspicious house fire, the Friends of Cryptids Society orders me to investigate his death. Why? Because it turns out he was a werewolf-but not just any werewolf. He was a loup-garou, a monster sh...

  • My Funny Frankenstein

    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...

  • An Angel's Touch

    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...

  • Fiends With Benefits

    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...

  • Get Ogre Yourself

    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 Colo...



  • The Golden Ghouls

    Welcome to Jellyfish Beach, a fishing town with a monster problem.My name is Missy Mindle. I'm a witch in my forties stuck in a dead-end job: home-health nurse for elderly vampires. So, when a mysterious organization offers a huge grant to an occult ...

  • The Vampire's Touch

    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...

  • The Goddess's Touch

    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...

  • Hangry as Hell

    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 ...

  • A Faerie's Touch

    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...

  • A Witchy Touch

    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 ...

  • The Wizard's Touch

    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...

  • A Haunting Touch

    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...

  • Gazillions of Reptilians

    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 ...

  • A Wicked Touch

    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...



  • The Psychic Touch

    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...

  • A Magic Touch

    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 ...

  • Dirty Old Manatee

    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...

  • FUR

    Zeke Adams - 2

    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...

  • Going Batty

    Freaky Florida - 5

    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...

  • Gnome Coming

    Freaky Florida - 4

    They're coming for you.Can 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 Beac...

  • Fate Is a Witch

    Freaky Florida - 3

    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...

  • Invasive Species

    Freaky Florida - 2

    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...

  • SNOWBIRDS OF PREY

    Freaky Florida - 1

    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 ...

  • The Teratologist

    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...



  • Pariah

    Zeke Adams - 1

    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 ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ward Parker has published 30 books.

Ward Parker does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Of Valor and Vampires, was published in July 2025.

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

Yes. Ward Parker has 2 series.
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