Dead & Breakfast Series by Gabrielle Keyes

Fans of Practical Magic and Hocus Pocus will love this new series!" - Gaby Triana, bestselling author of the Haunted Florida seriesAn ex who won't leave her alone. A house on a haunted island. A woman needing a fresh start. Lily Blanchett, restaurant owner and ex-wife of celebrity chef, Derek Blanchett, has had enough... moreFans of Practical Magic and Hocus Pocus will love this new series!" - Gaby Triana, bestselling author of the Haunted Florida seriesAn ex who won't leave her alone. A house on a haunted island. A woman needing a fresh start. Lily Blanchett, restaurant owner and ex-wife of celebrity chef, Derek Blanchett, has had enough. After publicly setting fire to the last of his things (and making headlines for it), she needs a break from the divorce, and her Aunt Sylvie’s cottage in the Florida Keys seems just the thing. The twins are halfway through college, her mother insists she’ll go crazy if she doesn’t leave NYC for a bit, and nobody seems to need her middle-aged butt around anymore.So, why not break away for a while? It'll only be temporary.But the little Victorian at the end of Key Lime Lane is a strange place where doors open and close as they please, a mermaid fountain watches her, a strange cat appears when Lily least expects it, and her witchy neighbors hold “moon parties” on the beach. Throw in a woke ol’ sea dog and a hot captain with a boat named the “Sea Witch” and Lily is soon surrounded by an eccentric motley crew.Can big-city, fast-paced Lily get a fresh start on a sleepy little island with a name like Skeleton Key? At forty-five with nowhere else to go, she’s about to find out.WITCH OF KEY LIME LANE, a story about starting over in midlife, harnessing the magic within, and friendships after divorce, is Book #1 in the Dead & Breakfast series by Gabrielle Keyes. less

A middle-aged mom at rock bottom. The ex who took it all. A Victorian cottage awaiting new life.For 22 years, Katja Miller was a good wife to her husband, an excellent mother to two daughters (now in college), and a volunteer at her church’s community bookshop. But even in a small town, life throws you curveballs. So, when her ex takes off with another woman, leaving nothing but $68 in their account, Katja must figure out what's next... moreA middle-aged mom at rock bottom. The ex who took it all. A Victorian cottage awaiting new life.For 22 years, Katja Miller was a good wife to her husband, an excellent mother to two daughters (now in college), and a volunteer at her church’s community bookshop. But even in a small town, life throws you curveballs. So, when her ex takes off with another woman, leaving nothing but $68 in their account, Katja must figure out what's next.After watching a show called Witch of Key Lime Lane, Katja takes her biggest risk yet and applies for a temporary assistant job to the show's gothic hostess, Lily Autumn. Never thinking she'd actually get hired, Katja finally leaves the Midwest for a sleepy little island called Skeleton Key.But the old house on the beach is a creepy place where locked trunks open at will, dolls show up in the most random places, and ghost lights lure her deeper into the house. With her ex threatening to show up again, Katja must find the courage to bind him forever. Throw in an ol’ fatherly fisherman, a devilish, handsome carpenter, and her witchy boss who invites her to something called “moon parties,” Katja soon has the divorce support group of dreams.But can a Midwestern empty-nester with few skills to call her own reinvent herself in an eccentric island town? With 44 years behind her and nothing left to lose, Katja is about to find out.CRONE OF COCONUT COURT, a Paranormal Women's Fiction novel about starting over in midlife, harnessing the magic within, and friendships after divorce, is Book #2 in the Dead & Breakfast series by Gabrielle Keyes. less

A middle-aged widow haunted by loss. A crumbling plantation on the beach. The island witches who take her in.Regina Serra has lost her son, husband, and now her sense of purpose. At 47, her other grown children lead their own lives, her late husband’s legacy of mediocrity weighs her down, and now she’s back to cleaning houses for the privileged... moreA middle-aged widow haunted by loss. A crumbling plantation on the beach. The island witches who take her in.Regina Serra has lost her son, husband, and now her sense of purpose. At 47, her other grown children lead their own lives, her late husband’s legacy of mediocrity weighs her down, and now she’s back to cleaning houses for the privileged. This time, it’s for Lily Autumn, the owner of the Dead & Breakfast resort in the Florida Keys, an island chain she always swore she’d never return to. Having fled communist Cuba as a child, northward meant success—southward meant back towards the place she left behind. Taking a job in the Keys feels like a slap in the face, but it pays well, Lily and her witchy neighbors are kind to her, and she gets to live in a beautiful old house.But the crumbling plantation is a haunted place steeped in paranormal energy, where cigar smells waft in the halls, a woman in a flowing nightgown leaves her flowers, and a capuchin monkey watches her from every corner. Still, the house reminds Regina of wealth she could never have. With the help of the resort’s supportive staff, the island’s watchdog fisherman, and a hotter-than-hell ice cream vendor for a neighbor, Regina knows the only way out of her pain is onward.But can a woman riddled with guilt and fear, used to serving others, carve out a slice of happiness for herself on quirky Skeleton Key? At 47 with nowhere left to turn, Regina will soon find out. MAGE OF MANGO ROAD, a Paranormal Women's Fiction novel about starting over in midlife, harnessing the magic within, and love and friendships after loss, is Book #3 in the Dead & Breakfast series by Gabrielle Keyes. less