[The Maid, Mother, and Crone 02] • The Empty Cradle

Natalie Taylor, high priestess of the local coven, can be one crusty old curmudgeon. Even so, she doesn't like to throw cold water on happy events in the quirky town of Giles. But when mysterious triplets are born to a magical family, she's wary of the role the previous high priestess played in their births.

When a local resident is killed, one of the triplets goes missing, and rumors fly about a monster in Corey Woods, it all points to one conclusion; her old foe has a hold on the town from beyond the grave. With magic involved in the crime, it's her duty to find the missing child and bring the murderer to justice.

But how can she keep Police Chief Karl Denton from getting in her way? That man couldn't see a magical event if if kissed him on the lips and waltzed him around the room backwards. Still, even if she does manage to sneak in under his radar, it's going to take help from both the living and the dead to fill the town's empty cradle.