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The latest release is a sweet portal fantasy with romance called A Twist of Faerie. The main character is Cara, the librarian from the witchy mystery series. This story follows her meeting a fae guard and uncovering the secrets of his whimsical world.
Kim is writing in a group project and the first anthology is available for free from wide retailers here. The collection includes Flagons and Dragons, which is the start of Kim’s Hearth Witch series coming in 2024. Join up to the newsletter to be the first to know when new stories about Flora, Wes and the rest are coming.
The third book in the paranormal mysteries series, Musical Mayhem, will be out very soon! If you like ghosts, ghosts and more ghosts, you’ll love Treble Death!
If you’re in New Zealand or Australia, the best way to buy the books is from the direct store!
Musical Mayhem - Whimsical Witchy Mysteries
Death and a Duet: Book 2
When the lead actor of a local play is discovered dead, it’s time to step into character to find out the truth.
Between her grandmother teaching her magic, intense rehearsals and a tapestry of secrets among the cast, Esther hardly has time to wonder why Clark’s keeping it strictly professional.
On one final night, Esther must pull off a show-stopping performance and solve the case before the curtain falls.
Get it in ebook here or paperback here.
Murder for a Song: Book 1
When murder comes to the charming town of Ledstow, Esther’s friend and bandmate is the prime suspect. She has to get involved. But spooky happenings throw up more secrets that leave her questioning her town and her own family. Can Esther solve the mystery so they can sing in harmony once again?
Get it in ebook here or paperback here.
About
K M Jackways’ short fiction has been published in various magazines and anthologies, including Takahe Magazine, The Best Small Fictions 2019 and her piece about the Covid-19 lockdown was a finalist in the 2020 Micro Madness competition. Her stories expose the hidden lives of the past and the future, inspired by her background in psychology and linguistics.
A storyteller and freelance writer from New Zealand, you can normally find her among dogs, kids and empty coffee cups. She loves to travel to far-off places, mostly in her mind. After a massive earthquake, she and her family spent a year speaking French (badly) and exploring the South of France. The cobbled streets and vivid history spurred her to start writing a historical novel. She has published the Redferne Witches set of witchy fiction novellas set in Aotearoa New Zealand and is now writing paranormal cosy mysteries and cosy fantasy, where witches get their happy ending.
Short Fiction Publications
Published in 2023
‘Flagons and Dragons’, Winter Tales from Cozy Vales – Free to read
Published in 2022
‘Taken Time’, takahē magazine #105, August 2022 – Free to read
Published in 2021
‘Potions and Promotions’, Old Souls Press
‘Obi’, Memento Vitae
Published in 2020
‘The Chance of Recovery is Approaching Zero‘, takahē magazine #98, August 2020
‘Patter’, (flash fiction), Finalist in International Micro Madness competition – Free to read
‘Ordinary Sacrifice’ (flash fiction), Ancients: Dark Drabbles by Black Hare Press
‘Charybdis Smiles’ (flash fiction), Oceans: Dark Drabbles by Black Hare Press
Published in 2019
‘When I Turn Away, You Take the Baton’ (flash fiction), Flash Frontier: Speculative Fiction Issue
‘A Dying Language’ (flash fiction), The Best Small Fictions 2019 by Sonder Press
‘A Dying Language’ (flash fiction), Flash Frontier: Africa Issue