Magic & Midnight — Annabel Chase

Everything's coming up Roses in Starry Hollow. Ember is thriving both personally and professionally, along with the other descendants of the One True Witch, and life has never smelled sweeter-until the bloom is off the rose, of course.When a resident known as the Midnight Surfer is found dead on Balefire Beach, the community is shaken. The aging surfer was a fixture in Starry Hollow, albeit an ornery one, and the whole town is eager for Sheriff Nash to solve the case. With more suspects than grains of sand, the sheriff needs all the help he can get, and Ember is more than happy to offer her services. Meanwhile, Marley falls under the influence of an older friend and begins to test boundaries at home and school, much to Ember's dismay. The broomstick mama isn't used to challenging behavior and it seems the only way to hold on is to let go.Will the gathering dark clouds have a silver lining or will Ember succumb to the dead of night?Magic & Midnight is book 16 in the Starry Hollow Witches series.