Speaking to the Unseen

Part of the Chantalene Mysteries series:

Unearthing family secrets can be a dangerous enterprise.

Diagnosed with a rare and fatal genetic disease, Chantalene is in a race against time. The maximum life expectancy of those with this particular disorder-passed down in through the maternal line-is thirty-three. With her thirtieth birthday looming, she knows the clock is ticking louder than ever.

Her last hope rests with Gamma Rose, her great grandmother. But there's a problem. A revered Romani seeress bearing the weight of uncounted secrets, Gamma Rose hasn't been seen in decades. Whispers abound that she's still among the living, but nobody knows exactly where she might be. Determined to unlock the mysteries shrouding her lineage and desperate for a chance at a full life, Chantalene embarks on a personal mission to find her and confront the shadows of her family's past. She is driven by two burning questions: Can Gamma Rose help her defy the spectre of impending and premature death? And what happened to Chantalene's missing grandmother, an enigmatic figure shrouded in whispers and mystery?

Facing loss, grief, deception, and betrayal, Chantalene makes a startling discovery-the existence of a hidden family she never knew existed. In a race against time and fate, she must confront the chilling truth that could alter her destiny forever.

Published: May 21, 2024
Publisher: Radiance
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Mystery

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About the Author

Marcia Preston

Marcia Preston writes mysteries and women’s literary fiction. Her second mystery, Song of the Bones, won the Mary Higgins Clark Award for suspense fiction and the Oklahoma Book Award. She lives beside a creek in central Oklahoma, where she feeds the birds and dodges tornadoes. Ohghma Creative Media is excited to publish Marcia's Chantalene Mystery Series beginning with Perhaps She'll Die.

Other Books By Marcia Preston

Series: Chantalene Mysteries

Perhaps She'll Die

Song of the Bones

Speaking to the Unseen

Twice Upon a Crime

When Hollywood burns you, it’s time for a rewrite.
Fiona Moore is done playing nice with Hollywood. A former screenwriting star now sidelined by ageism and a biting sarcasm problem, she finds herself jobless, friendless, and left with only her dog and an impressive stash of disdain for the industry that’s ditched her. Enter Jack Reynolds, a bright-eyed, thirty-year-old film student with a boundless love for classic cinema—and a very distracting smile that makes Fiona question if a twenty-year age gap is really such a big deal. Despite her attempts to keep him at arm’s length, Jack is determined to help Fiona reclaim her place in the spotlight, and together they embark on a passionate, if snark-filled, quest to write the next great blockbuster.

But when their hard work is stolen by a sleazy Hollywood producer, Fiona and Jack decide to go off-script. Armed with a screenplay about the perfect crime, they set out to pull off the heist of a lifetime—one that’s clever, classy, and just this side of legal. As their partnership heats up on and off the page, they’ll discover that while Hollywood may be all about illusions, their feelings just might be the real deal.

Fast-paced, funny, and full of twists, Twice Upon a Crime is a madcap caper that will leave you cheering for this unlikely duo—because revenge is sweet, but falling in love is even sweeter.

The Long Goodnight

We’re not troublemakers. We’re trouble finders.
Step into a world where shadows hold secrets and cryptids rule the night. Ruby’s dream of exhilarating adventures takes a spine-chilling twist when she becomes an apprentice at The Goodnight Agency. But the supernatural underworld she thought she knew proves far more treacherous—and thrilling—than she ever imagined.
Goodnight is a hub for all things enigmatic and bizarre, a haven for creatures straight out of tabloid tales. Yet, as Ruby soon learns, mysteries are not merely stories. When an innocent old woman narrowly escapes murder, Ruby becomes a suspect .

Amidst the chaos, Ruby finds herself entangled with the Skohlars, a clandestine race of intelligent rats, entrusted with secrets potent enough to reshape reality itself. And as if that’s not enough, a group of kidnapped Sasquatches unravels a feud among The Scene’s own Guardians, leaving the agency in a perilous struggle.

The Long Goodnight is a pulse-pounding adventure where friendships are tested, mythical creatures come to life, and the line between reality and fantasy blurs.

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A tyrannical queen. A rising rebellion. A choice that will change everything.
All Anna wants is to grieve her sister in peace. But peace is the last thing she’ll get. After the tragic accident shatters her world, her life takes an even darker turn when her father is imprisoned in the castle and her mother is summoned by the ruthless queen. Terrified of losing what’s left of her family, Anna demands to go with them, despite the dangerous path ahead. As a shapeshifter who can’t transform, she’s already a target under the queen’s brutal laws—and the castle is the last place she wants to be.

Enter Redford, her sister’s former fiancé, with an offer she can’t ignore—join the Rising, a rebel force determined to tear down the queen’s rule. Redford promises refuge, but when a ghost from Anna’s past shows up with a twisted opportunity to serve the queen, the lines between right and wrong begin to blur.

Anna faces an impossible choice—join the Rising as their poison maker or stay at the castle and create a weapon so monstrous, it could change the kingdom forever.

Roan & Weatherford