Womby's School for Wayward Witches Series by Sarina Dorie

Imagine a bumbling character like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum told with the quirky tone of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but trying to get a job at Hogwarts. Clarissa Lawrence has been fired from multiple internships as a student teacher for reasons outside her control. Magical things keep happening to her . . . like the students turning into frogs. Her love life isn't any more normal, considering how her boyfriends keep mysteriously suffering from heart attacks... moreImagine a bumbling character like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum told with the quirky tone of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but trying to get a job at Hogwarts. Clarissa Lawrence has been fired from multiple internships as a student teacher for reasons outside her control. Magical things keep happening to her . . . like the students turning into frogs. Her love life isn't any more normal, considering how her boyfriends keep mysteriously suffering from heart attacks. Clarissa doesn't know how to explain it all. Like most twenty-one-year-olds who grew up reading the Harry Potter Series, Clarissa has always dreamed of escaping her mundane life by being invited to a magical school where good triumphs over evil, the administration is fair and kind, and schools don't suffer from budget cuts. When Clarissa learns she is descended from a powerful sorceress, she would do anything to find the magical world where she knows she belongs. Only, the witches don't want her because her mother pulled a Wicked Witch of the West move on everyone. To make matters worse, a gang of evil Fae wants to kidnap and enslave her. Clarissa must escape little old ladies in gingerbread cottages, the evil school district psychologist who has always been out to get her, and a hoard of harpies before she can prove to the Witchkin that the bad apple falls farther from the tree that they'd guessed. If she can do this, then maybe, just maybe her dreams will come true and she'll land that job teaching the dark arts and crafts. This is the second book in the WOMBY'S SCHOOL FOR WAYWARD WITCHES Series, but the first three books can be read in any order. less

You think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher's perspective at a school for at risk youth. Like any twenty-two-year-old who grew up obsessed with fantasy novels, Clarissa Lawrence expects all her Harry Potter fantasies to come true when she is invited to teach at a school for witches. Her dreams of learning magic--and being a good teacher--are complicated when she finds out her deceased mother was the equivalent of the Wicked Witch of the West... moreYou think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher's perspective at a school for at risk youth. Like any twenty-two-year-old who grew up obsessed with fantasy novels, Clarissa Lawrence expects all her Harry Potter fantasies to come true when she is invited to teach at a school for witches. Her dreams of learning magic--and being a good teacher--are complicated when she finds out her deceased mother was the equivalent of the Wicked Witch of the West. As if being the new "arts and crafts" teacher isn't hard enough at a school for juvenile delinquent witches, budget cuts are just as severe in the magic community, administrators are as unrealistic in their expectations of teachers, and the job is a hazard if the students find out you can't actually do magic. Amidst all these challenges, Clarissa must prove she's not her mother's mini-me and that she belongs at the school so she can learn to control her powers. If she fails, her powers will be drained, or worse yet, she might be enslaved by the Fae. As if this isn't enough pressure, she has to figure out why teachers are mysteriously disappearing. If she doesn't, she might be next. This is the third book in the WOMBY'S SCHOOL FOR WAYWARD WITCHES Series, but the first three books can be read in any order. less

You think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth. The series WOMBY’S SCHOOL FOR WAYWARD WITCHES is a whimsical urban fantasy set in a contemporary subculture of magical beings and monsters. Clarissa Lawrence is the daughter of the wickedest witch of all time who was also the most dangerous headmistress ever to serve at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches... moreYou think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth. The series WOMBY’S SCHOOL FOR WAYWARD WITCHES is a whimsical urban fantasy set in a contemporary subculture of magical beings and monsters. Clarissa Lawrence is the daughter of the wickedest witch of all time who was also the most dangerous headmistress ever to serve at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches. Clarissa would love to be the dark arts and crafts teacher, but until she learns to control her magic, she’s stuck being the fine arts and crafts teacher. As much as Clarissa Lawrence wants to share the joys of watercolors with her students, she knows it’s going to take more than literacy strategies and art therapy to help students survive against soul-sucking Fae after graduation. She’s going to need to learn magic ASAP if she’s going to help her students, survive her tutelage under an evil magical mentor, and figure out who’s trying to kill her this quarter. When Clarissa finds her mother’s diary outlining her experiments with the Fae Fertility Paradox, she is desperate to uncover the mysteries of her mother’s past that will help with her own magic problems of the present. She suspects this book will solve the feud between Fae and Witchkin. Either that or it will cause an all-out war. less

You think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth.The ghosts of boyfriends past are haunting Clarissa Lawrence, the most unmagical teacher at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches.She has visions of Julian, the dead boyfriend she killed in self-defense, and worries his ghost intends to harm her. She finds a coded message from her high school sweetheart, Derrick, who has been captured by the Raven Court... moreYou think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth.The ghosts of boyfriends past are haunting Clarissa Lawrence, the most unmagical teacher at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches.She has visions of Julian, the dead boyfriend she killed in self-defense, and worries his ghost intends to harm her. She finds a coded message from her high school sweetheart, Derrick, who has been captured by the Raven Court. Clarissa must resort to drastic measures in order to break his curse and free him from the Raven Queen. To complicate matters, a virgin-obsessed unicorn is crushing hard on Clarissa and threatens to ruin her plans of saving the man she loves.When Clarissa’s problems aren’t filled with her exes, they are filled with hexes. Everything in her life revolves around letting go of her past so she can accept her future. Clarissa must save Derrick before the Raven Queen gets him for good, even if it means she must join the dark side to do so.Get cozy with this hexy mystery! less

Happily ever after is short-lived for Clarissa Lawrence while working as the arts and craft teacher at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches. After being reunited with her long-lost love, Derrick disappears mysteriously. Staff members at the school start unexpectedly dying. Right away, Clarissa sees that the wicked librarian is up to no good. Clarissa learns Thatch has been keeping secrets from her, and suspects he is more involved with the Raven Court than he has let on... moreHappily ever after is short-lived for Clarissa Lawrence while working as the arts and craft teacher at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches. After being reunited with her long-lost love, Derrick disappears mysteriously. Staff members at the school start unexpectedly dying. Right away, Clarissa sees that the wicked librarian is up to no good. Clarissa learns Thatch has been keeping secrets from her, and suspects he is more involved with the Raven Court than he has let on. When Clarissa discovers Thatch has helped the Raven Queen use Derrick as a weapon against her, she doesn’t know if she can trust him anymore. She must solve the mystery of what has happened to Derrick, who has been killing people and draining them of their magic, and if Thatch’s new girlfriend might be more than what she seems. If Clarissa doesn’t discover who the murderer is, and how to save Derrick in time, he may be lost forever. Worse yet, she might turn up dead next. less

Clarissa Lawrence’s lifelong dream of being a witch living in a magical realm came true when she learned she was descended from a powerful witch. Those dreams are shattered now that she has been drained of her magic. She doesn’t know if she will ever be able to cast spells again, let alone survive teaching juvenile delinquent students who can hex her... moreClarissa Lawrence’s lifelong dream of being a witch living in a magical realm came true when she learned she was descended from a powerful witch. Those dreams are shattered now that she has been drained of her magic. She doesn’t know if she will ever be able to cast spells again, let alone survive teaching juvenile delinquent students who can hex her. As if living without magic isn’t horrible enough, Clarissa’s job is threatened by budget cuts, teachers hate her more than ever for releasing a demon in the dungeon of the school like her mother had, and evil Fae want to kidnap her because they think she can solve their problems. Unless Clarissa can figure out how to get her magic back, return Khaba as dean of discipline of the school, and help Womby’s increase its budget, she might not have a job at all. Her situation only grows more complicated when she realizes the man she once loved wants her dead, and she must trust a Fae enemy to help her solve some of these problems. For the remaining problems, she’s going to need a lot of luck. less

You think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth. Clarissa Lawrence lives in a world of talking unicorns, djinn who grant wishes, and sirens who seduce with their voice. But not all magic is rainbows and sunshine. Magic comes with a price, every favor requires one in return, and bargaining with a Fae might cost a witch her soul... moreYou think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth. Clarissa Lawrence lives in a world of talking unicorns, djinn who grant wishes, and sirens who seduce with their voice. But not all magic is rainbows and sunshine. Magic comes with a price, every favor requires one in return, and bargaining with a Fae might cost a witch her soul. It was bad enough when the Raven Queen wanted to snatch Clarissa and use her for her unique magical powers. Now that Clarissa has been drained of magic, the Raven Court should have lost interest in her. Yet, not only do they persist, but Clarissa has attracted the attention of other Fae houses. Clarissa needs to regain her powers to protect herself and her students, but if she does, she might be leaping out of the cauldron and into the fire. When assistance comes in the form of a handsome Fae prince of the Silver Court, Clarissa doesn’t know if the favor is a blessing or a curse. If she accepts help from a Fae enemy to solve her problems, she might lose her soul in the process. If she doesn’t, Clarissa and her students might end up dead. less

You think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher's perspective at a school for at-risk youth. Clarissa Lawrence knew there would be a price to pay for accepting the assistance of a Fae’s magic, though she never thought it would cost her heart. . . . Clarissa has finally let go of the ghosts of boyfriends past and learned to love again. Forget all those dating disasters with boyfriends who turned evil or who weren’t what they appeared. She’s past that... moreYou think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher's perspective at a school for at-risk youth. Clarissa Lawrence knew there would be a price to pay for accepting the assistance of a Fae’s magic, though she never thought it would cost her heart. . . . Clarissa has finally let go of the ghosts of boyfriends past and learned to love again. Forget all those dating disasters with boyfriends who turned evil or who weren’t what they appeared. She’s past that. She's a new witch. Now she has fallen in love with Prince Elric of the Silver Court, who is kind and selfless, fulfills her Tolkien fantasies of Legolas, and would do anything to protect her from the Raven Queen. Plus, unlike Felix Thatch, her magical mentor, Elric is emotionally available. If she trusts Elric, she might be able to regain her magic and become a powerful witch once again. If he is like other Fae and learns what her magic is, he might force her to bear his heirs—or worse yet—enslave her and force her to build an army of powerful warriors to suppress her own people. When Clarissa is forced to choose between regaining her magic and the man she loves, she doesn’t know which is more difficult to give up. less

A Hexy Mystery. You think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth. Clarissa now understands how deeply her magic rules over her—and why she cannot trust herself or her magic. She would like nothing more than an easy year of teaching, sharing a dorm room with a roommate who isn’t a wicked witch, and for Fae to stop attacking her, but fate has other plans for her. . . moreA Hexy Mystery. You think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth. Clarissa now understands how deeply her magic rules over her—and why she cannot trust herself or her magic. She would like nothing more than an easy year of teaching, sharing a dorm room with a roommate who isn’t a wicked witch, and for Fae to stop attacking her, but fate has other plans for her. . . . The Raven Court and the Silver Court know what Clarissa is and understand she is the key to solving the Fae Fertility Paradox. They will stop at nothing to renew their numbers and enslave anyone who can bear their heirs. With no one she can trust, friends keeping mysteries of their own from her, and no one to turn to, Clarissa has to hide her forbidden magic—as well as her student’s magic—a difficult task when Clarissa uncovers a plot to expose their secret powers. less

Roses are red. Corpses are blue. I want you dead. And your boyfriend too. —Your Secret Enemy Having a clandestine romance in a realm of witches, Fae, and monsters is dangerous, especially when Prince Charming’s curse complicates one’s sex-life—and could result in death. Clarissa Lawrence’s powers have returned... moreRoses are red. Corpses are blue. I want you dead. And your boyfriend too. —Your Secret Enemy Having a clandestine romance in a realm of witches, Fae, and monsters is dangerous, especially when Prince Charming’s curse complicates one’s sex-life—and could result in death. Clarissa Lawrence’s powers have returned. Just when everything seems to be going so well that Clarissa no longer wishes to live in a fantasy realm where she could be teaching good students at a fictional school like Hogwarts, her perfect world collapses around her. Clarissa’s best friend wants nothing to do with her. Her wicked roommate is back to her nefarious ways. Felix Thatch, her magical mentor, withdraws after becoming intimate with her. Worse yet, a mysterious presence haunts the school and threatens Clarissa and those closest to her. Clarissa doesn’t know how to explain it all. She must figure out who is behind these threats before anyone else gets hurt. less

Roses are red. Corpses are blue. I want you dead. And your boyfriend too.—Your Secret Enemy Clarissa Lawrence finally has broken through the emotional fortress of her magical mentor and proven her love to him—and he has reciprocated in return. She would like nothing more to bask in their new love. Yet mysterious forces are at work, trying to keep them apart... moreRoses are red. Corpses are blue. I want you dead. And your boyfriend too.—Your Secret Enemy Clarissa Lawrence finally has broken through the emotional fortress of her magical mentor and proven her love to him—and he has reciprocated in return. She would like nothing more to bask in their new love. Yet mysterious forces are at work, trying to keep them apart.If trouble doesn’t come in the form of Clarissa’s wicked roommate, or the school’s new principal hell-bent on upholding the no-dating policy, it’s her own friends, and finally the mysterious spy known as the Princess of Lies and Truth, a.k.a. her secret Fae enemy who threatens to ruin Clarissa’s happy ending. When Thatch is accused of murder, Clarissa must prove that Thatch has been framed, a difficult task considering all evidence points in his direction. Yet if she uses her forbidden skills of necromancy, she risks exposure of her affinity and her job in the process. less

YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE WORLD OF MAGICAL BOARDING SCHOOLS? NOT FROM A TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE AT A SCHOOL FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. Roses are red. Corpses are blue. I want you dead. And your boyfriend too.—Your Secret EnemyAs the arts and craft teacher at a magical boarding school, Clarissa Lawrence has defeated budget cuts, battled juvenile delinquent witches, and nipped curses in the bud. Now she must defeat her enemy, the mysterious Fae who has been threatening—and succeeding—at killing her friends... moreYOU THINK YOU KNOW THE WORLD OF MAGICAL BOARDING SCHOOLS? NOT FROM A TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE AT A SCHOOL FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. Roses are red. Corpses are blue. I want you dead. And your boyfriend too.—Your Secret EnemyAs the arts and craft teacher at a magical boarding school, Clarissa Lawrence has defeated budget cuts, battled juvenile delinquent witches, and nipped curses in the bud. Now she must defeat her enemy, the mysterious Fae who has been threatening—and succeeding—at killing her friends.Clarissa must reveal the identity of Princess of Lies and Truth before this evil fairy princess harms anyone else. Too bad the Raven Queen has plans for Clarissa of her own, involving a kidnapping and exploitation of her magic.As if all this isn’t enough, Felix Thatch has his unorthodox remedy for the situation. If he’s successful, it’s going to take more than necromancy to put the romance back into their relationship.Adult Get a little more cozy with this hexy mystery. less

YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE WORLD OF MAGICAL BOARDING SCHOOLS? NOT FROM A TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE AT A SCHOOL FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. Clarissa Lawrence wishes that for once in her life everything would go smoothly and according to plan. She would like a fairy tale wedding—minus an uninvited Fae and a unicorn stampede running amok... moreYOU THINK YOU KNOW THE WORLD OF MAGICAL BOARDING SCHOOLS? NOT FROM A TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE AT A SCHOOL FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. Clarissa Lawrence wishes that for once in her life everything would go smoothly and according to plan. She would like a fairy tale wedding—minus an uninvited Fae and a unicorn stampede running amok. A smooth wedding might be a wish even a djinn can’t grant considering the Raven Queen is set on abducting Clarissa, an ex with a hex has found out about her plans to marry and has vowed to kill the groom, and the wickedest witch in all the land insists on being her maid of honor.There’s nothing like a prophecy predicting the groom’s death to put a damper on a wedding. If it isn’t an evil fairy godmother crashing a wedding, it’s steampunk pirates with a crazy hex-boyfriend trying to ruin her special day.Clarissa really would like to be good and not kill anyone on her wedding day, but who she sides with—and against—may depend on the man she chooses to be with in the end.Adult Get a little more cozy with this hexy mystery. less

YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE WORLD OF MAGICAL BOARDING SCHOOLS? NOT FROM A TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE AT A SCHOOL FOR AT-RISK YOUTH.The day Clarissa Lawrence got married, she didn’t just gain a husband, but she lost a fairy godmother—to the Raven Queen.While Clarissa desperately searches for a magical solution to rescue the woman who raised her and kept her safe from the evil Fae, she finds herself immersed in other problems... moreYOU THINK YOU KNOW THE WORLD OF MAGICAL BOARDING SCHOOLS? NOT FROM A TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE AT A SCHOOL FOR AT-RISK YOUTH.The day Clarissa Lawrence got married, she didn’t just gain a husband, but she lost a fairy godmother—to the Raven Queen.While Clarissa desperately searches for a magical solution to rescue the woman who raised her and kept her safe from the evil Fae, she finds herself immersed in other problems. Students come to her for help with their morally questionable choices, the principal is bent on firing Clarissa, and her new husband is resistant to teaching her the defensive magic she needs to defeat their enemies.Meanwhile, time is running out for her fairy godmother. Only if Clarissa delivers the answers of the Fae Fertility Paradox, is there a chance she might be reunited with her mom. Yet if the Raven Queen knows how to produce heirs and populate the Fae race again, she will also produce an army of invincible Red affinities who will serve as her slaves and wipe out other Fae and Witchkin.Can Clarissa bargain with the devil and survive?Adult Get a little more cozy with this hexy mystery. less