Lorelei Clay has never fit in—not with humans, and not with supernaturals either.
She’s a nightmare weaver, a ghost whisperer, and an expert at frying the perfect crispy bacon—no magic required. Six months ago, she escaped to Fairhaven, Pennsylvania, settling into a crumbling Gilded Age mansion perched beside the local cemetery. Her plan? Hide from the world, renovate her haunted fixer-upper, and enjoy a peaceful life of solitude.
But when a teenage girl goes missing, Lorelei's quiet life is shattered. Finding the girl means stepping out of the shadows and into the tangled web of Fairhaven’s supernatural underworld—where she’ll face off against a wary police chief, a powerful coven, a cursed vampire, the local werewolf pack, the assassins guild, and the dangerously charming owner of The Devil’s Playground, the town’s most exclusive paranormal nightclub.
Lorelei intends to solve the mystery fast and retreat behind her walls before anyone gets too close to her—and her secrets. But in a town like Fairhaven, nothing ever goes according to plan.
Dead to the World is the sharp, witty first book in the Crossroads Queen urban fantasy series—perfect for readers who love magic, mystery, and a heroine who plays by her own rules.
