Patti Larsen's Blog

Book five of the Fiona Fleming Cozy Mysteries is now live on Amazon. When Fee's mother, Lucy, is recruited to participate in a cooking show special, an untimely death and a dramatic sabotage forces Fiona to take charge and let nothing stop her from finding the truth!

Ganache and Fondant and Murder


















Meanwhile, please take a moment to congratulate the amazing Fee for her win at Chapter.Con London as Best Female Protagonist--how fantastic is that?



If you haven't had a chance to meet her yet, Bed and Breakfast and Murder   (along with multiple sequels!) is exclusive on Amazon--so subscribers get to visit her hometown of Reading, Vermont, for free!

Enjoy and have a fantastic Tuesday!

If you're only now finding the Hayle Coven Universe, you might want to start RIGHT HERE with the Hayle Coven Novels. The timeline for the books is chronological!
For the rest of you, here's the next book in the timeline--meet Zoe Helios!
Zoe's family are Oracles, though she
has begun to wonder if the guidance she
and her people are receiving is in her best
interest. One thing is clear, however--a
great evil exists in the world, and her
name is Sydlynn Hayle! AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS
(Two more Helios Oracles volumes are pending--they contained spoilers for the next series and thus had to be put off until the Hayle Coven Destines were complete.)

Have you wondered where Sassafras's story began? Now you can find out with his own personal history!

(PLEASE NOTE: You can read this book any time after #7 Flesh and Blood of the Hayle Coven Novels--if you choose to read before that, be warned--it contains spoilers!)

Sassafras is a powerful youngdemon with a chip on his shoulderthe size of Demonicon. When hisattitude puts him in a world of trouble, he's banished to the humanplane in the body of a silver Persian.Alone and broken, his rescue by a young witch leads to a century and a half love story between his troubledheart and the witches of the Hayle coven. AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS
Ready to move along? You can find Syd's next series RIGHT HERE in the Hayle Coven Destinies!

If this is your first visit to the Hayle Coven Universe, you might want to back up and START HERE . Or, if you've missed The First Plane Trilogy , Meira's series, it falls before this trio in the timeline.
Otherwise, welcome to Charlotte's story! The unwilling princess of the now free werenation has her own troubles to deal with and old hurts to heal, while doing her best to save the life of the man she loves.
Charlotte would rather be Syd's bodywere,
not princess of the werenation. But when
new werewolves appear, she must protect
her people and the man she loves.AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS


Sage's transformation is well underway
while Charlotte does her best to keep
him safe. But old enemies are making
her job so much harder...AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS


Charlotte must finally face the Dumonts
and convince her people that Sage's
evolution is their future...AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

When you're ready to read on, CLICK HERE for the next books in the Hayle Coven Universe timeline!

If you haven't yet read the Hayle Coven Novels, you might want to start HERE. Otherwise, welcome to Demonicon and the adventures of Syd's little sister, Meira!
She's taken her place as Ruler, but her road is far from smooth... it's time for her to make her own mark, much as her powerful sister has done. But since when is being a Hayle without more trouble than most people could handle...?
Her First Seat under constant assualt
from her Second Seat grandfather, Meira
must step up and deal with the cult trying
 to undermine everything she holds dear!AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

Meira's found her voice, but the Planeless
cult is still spreading--and their influence
is damaging the Node core that holds
Demonicon's planes together!AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

Just when she's ready for her fate after
all, the Node is dying and there's a good
chance Meira might end up Ruler of
the end of Demonicon!AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS
Enjoy your stay on Demonicon! And, when you're ready to move on, check out the next series in the Hayle Coven Universe timeline, The Lychos Cycle.

Spend three books with Charlotte RIGHT HERE!

Looking for gritty, dark urban fantasy with strong female leads? Look no further than The Nightshade Cases, a paranormal police procedural with heart! Novellas written based on a TV script model with screenwriting annotations and the fast pace of a television show, each case is its own individual mystery, but with an over arching story line that carries over the entire series.

Join Gerri, Kinsey and Ray as they uncover the truth about Silver City's dangerous underbelly, and that the weird things they're experiencing might just be real...

Sometimes friendship can be murder.

When a drag queen is murdered, Gerri, Kinsey
and Ray investigate! But this one is weird
enough to spook the toughest detective...AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

When a young woman collapses at a
popular new nightclub, the girls are on
the case!AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

The mysterious deaths of John and Emma
Sonniker lead Gerri, Kinsey and Ray
down a trail of weird...AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

A woman's tortured body is discovered,
and the girls know the weird is back...AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

When an exorcism goes horribly wrong,
it's up to the girls to find out who murdered
Father Harry!AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

Kinsey has the worst taste in men.
Especially when the charming, handsome
guy she falls for happens to be a con
artist who just can't seem to stay dead...AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

Murder hits close to home and Ray takes
the brunt of the grief. Her cruel mother's
visit isn't helping, nor the rejection of her
girlfriend when an old lover comes to call...AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

A blues singer is in trouble when the men
who admire her start dying. But, are they
the real targets, or should the woman
with the voice of gold watch her back?AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

When the new zookeeper is found dead,
Gerri is forced to face who and what she
really is. But will she turn her back on
her fate or accept the help being offered
to her all along?AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

Death hits close to home when a fellow
professor is murdered. With orders from her
boss to uncover the truth, Kinsey teams up
with Gerri and Ray to uncover who killed
the womanizing Malcolm MacIntosh!AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

 A popular congressman is dead, and Gerri
is trapped with a handful of others in his
panic room, leaving Kinsey and Ray to
investigate. But is the murderer free...
or in that room with her?AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

There are more Nightshade Cases to come, so stay tuned! They will be posted here when they release.
Join my reader club HERE if you want the next in the series direct to your inbox.

Clone Three wakes in a post-apocalyptic world, completely different from the one she's sure she came from. Though, honestly, she can't seem to remember a thing. Except that she must find her sister clones if she's going to save the world from the Sick that's killed off most of the population and created hideous mutations in the survivors...
But is she their salvation or the cause of their downfall? Find out in this fast-paced YA post-apocalyptic series!
The fate of the world lies in the hands of a
clone who can't remember anything...AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNES
SMASHWORDS

The fate of the world lies in the hands of a
clone who's lost her mind...AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNES
SMASHWORDS

The fate of the world lies in the hands of a
clone who would remake it in her image...AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNES
SMASHWORDSHappy reading!

Fresco Conte is an ordinary teenager with an extraordinary secret that changes his entire life the moment he suffers a psychic breakout. When the men in the dark blue coveralls come and take him away, hooking him on the drug known as Wasteland and setting him loose in the streets to live or die in the arms of the blue joy, he discovers he's not alone.
There are many other kids just like him. 
You can find this dark NA urban fantasy below--but watch the blue joy. It can be a killer...
Fresco's ordinary life takes a turn to
darkness when his sleeping power wakes
and he falls under the spell of Wasteland.AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDSGOOGLE PLAY

Fresco fights the Garbagemen, but
even he can't resist the call of the
blue joy when it comes.
AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDSGOOGLE PLAY

Fresco must face his past, accept
his power and find a way to end
the experiment before it's too late.
AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDSGOOGLE PLAY

And, if you'd prefer the whole series in one, you can find the Diamond City Omnibus here: 
The full series in one volume!
AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDSGOOGLE PLAY
I hope your addiction to the blue joy treats you kindly...

Auburdeen Hayle is the sixteen-year-old daughter of the next leader of her coven. When the transition of power becomes tense, Burdie is sent from her home in America to stay with old friends in London to keep her safe.
But a handsome young man chooses to hide from the police in her hansom, drawing Burdie into an underground world of magic that challenges even her sense of adventure and puts her at odds with the very people who are meant to protect her.
If you're a Hayle Coven Universe fan already, you'll love Burdie Hayle! Or, if you're thinking about dipping your toes into the craziness, the Blood and Gold Trilogy is a great place to start.
She was sent to London to keep her safe
while her coven's power transfers to her mother.
But she's a Hayle. They should have known
trouble would find her... AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

Burdie's on the run, her family an ocean away
and her new friends using power she's never
experienced before. But there's no one else
to make things right when darkness comes...AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

She's in over her head, infected with
power she can't control and time is
running out for this Hayle witch...AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS
Have fun with Burdie!

In this YA sci-fi series, Didi Duke explores and harvests discarded treasures on Trash Heaven, the dumping ground planet of the galaxy. It provides her with everything she’s ever needed or wanted. Except, maybe, the attention of her inventor father, always busy with his next creation. Good thing he’s passed on his talents to his sixteen-year-old daughter.
When an evil Underlord kidnaps her dad, Didi resurrects a retired cyborg gunslinger to rescue him—leading her into danger that spans the galaxy.
A gunslinger of her very own. Imagine. But
Didi's excitement and optimism won't save
her father—that's up to her and her gunslinger!AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

Abandoned on a fardling desert planet, Didi
and her friends must find a way to escape, but
not before saving the world!AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

Didi's on her own without a plan, but
that's never stopped her before! When she
escapes capture and discovers her family
history, she's forced to deal with her
enemies once and for all!AMAZONKOBOBARNES&NOBLEiTUNESSMASHWORDS

I hope you enjoy Didi's adventures!

It's dark and quiet in the forest, the moon overhead the only illumination. Death stalks those who awaken here, with no idea why the hunters stalk the night.
Be ready to run in this award-winning dark YA horror/thriller! Every step counts...
Lost, alone and with no idea what's happening,
Reid must run from the hunters who are
trying to kill him--and other kids like him.AMAZONBARNES&NOBLEKOBOSMASHWORDSiTUNES

Trapped deep underground, Reid and his
new friends hide from the hunters--but
will it be their salvation--or their downfall?AMAZONBARNES&NOBLEKOBOSMASHWORDSiTUNES

Reid's had enough. He's lost too much.
Time to fight those who want him dead. AMAZONBARNES&NOBLEKOBOSMASHWORDSiTUNES

The hunted becomes the hunter. But can
Reid and his friends survive their choice
to turn the tables? AMAZONBARNES&NOBLEKOBOSMASHWORDSiTUNES
Happy Running!