Opal Fire: A Stacy Justice Mystery - Softcover

Annino, Barbra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1463609337 ISBN 13: 9781463609337

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Synopsis

An unexplained fire.A secret buried behind a wall.And murder.
Stacy Justice is just your average green-eyed, redheaded, twenty-something witch who would rather focus on her job as a reporter than practice the crazy magic her grandmother and great-aunts are into. She's perfectly content to spend her free time hanging with her cop boyfriend and her gassy Great Dane and helping her cousin Cinnamon run the Black Opal bar. But when the Opal goes up in flames, Stacy may need that magic after all.
 
The blaze was arson--and Cinnamon is the prime suspect. Determined to clear her cousin's name, Stacy digs deep into the crime and makes a shocking discovery amid the rubble. It's clear someone wants her dead--and she'll have to dodge everything from angry motorists to exploding chickens to survive. It's time to dust off her so-called magic skills. But will they be there when she needs them? With its strong, sexy heroine and her razor-sharp wit, and its collection of eccentric small-town characters, Opal Fire introduces a bewitching new mystery series.

• OPAL FIRE, Stacy Justice Book One.   How far would you go to keep a secret?
• BLOODSTONE, Stacy Justice Book Two.   What if your whole life was a lie?
• TIGER'S EYE, Stacy Justice Book Three.   This time, it's personal. December 2012

TIGER'S EYE,  Stacy Justice Book Three. This time, it's personal. December 2012

About this title

From the Author:

 I spent a great deal of time with my Irish grandmother and her sisters when I was young. Anyone familiar with the culture of the Emerald Isle knows it is steeped in superstition, supernatural phenomenon and women who can lift bicycles over the heads without breaking a sweat. (My grandmother worked in a Schwinn factory).  Often I would imagine--listening to them wax on about the prom date that disappeared through the cemetery bars--that they were witches implementing spells into the food the were cooking--and perhaps they were. Because I believe there's a little bit of witch in every woman. Although the potions may only be as exotic as a Cabernet and the spell may come in the form of a kind ear and chocolate layer cake, still, there is strength within us that can transcend any problem. There's something magical about that. I wanted to create a character who had that kind of strength and that special form of magic. Stacy Justice, the protagonist in my gemstone series, is a strong woman who worries more about her family than her boyfriend. She's more interested in excelling at work than the latest shoe sale and above all, she tries to do the right thing. Which isn't always easy when your family is driving you crazy, your grandmother insists you are witch with a high calling and oh yeah, someone is trying to kill you. 

About the Author:

Barbra Annino is a Chicago native, a book junkie and Springsteen addict. A former bartender and humor columnist, she finds the funny in just about everything. Except those Humane Society commercials, which she holds personally responsible for the reason she has three Great Danes. She is currently working on TIGER'S EYE, the third book in the Stacy Justice series. For more information, visit barbraannino.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1463609337
• ISBN 13: 9781463609337
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312