Why am I passionate about this?

I worked as a paralegal for many years and know how little justice there is in this world. Passion is a requirement if you toil in that legal arena of wit and woe. Even if you lose your case, you must go on. That’s when I had the epiphany that there are other forms of justice. I also realized that the occult does not necessarily mean bad or evil. If I’m losing faith, I pick up a novel about the delicious and refreshing possibilities of justice with a twist. This is a kind of justice where there is not necessarily a courtroom; there are no judges, no lawyers, and no jury.


I wrote

Bloody Urn

By Raquel Zepeda Fitzgerald ,

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What is my book about?

Alexa Romani had just published I Sorceress, when cyber pirate Freddie Woodley stole it. He was not only a…

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Raquel Zepeda Fitzgerald Why I love this book

I loved this story because it opens your mind to another kind of justice, but justice nonetheless. 

Vicki Nelson is an ex-cop turned private investigator. One evening, she witnesses a horrific murder that is out of this world. 

She consults with her former partner, Mike Celluci. However, a knight in not-so-shiny armor appears, Henry Fitzroy. Henry is a vampire who will prove to be the best ally they could have hoped for. And there, in the dark streets of Toronto, a new kind of justice had been born. 

By Tanya Huff ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Blood Price as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

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Vicki Nelson, formerly of Toronto’s homicide unit and now a private detective, witnesses the first of many vicious attacks that are now plaguing the city of Toronto. As death follows unspeakable death, Vicki is forced to renew her tempestuous relationship with her former partner, Mike Celluci, to stop these forces of dark magic—along with another, unexpected ally…

Henry Fitzroy, the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII, has learned over the course of his long life how to blend with humans,…


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Raquel Zepeda Fitzgerald Why I love this book

I will never forget this story. It’s about betrayal and street justice. Sometimes, it’s the only way to regain your soul. 

When New York socialite Jo Slater meets a French countess, they become fast friends. Shortly after, bad things start to happen.

First, her husband dies under mysterious circumstances. Next, she loses everything because the beneficiary of her husband’s will is the countess. Struggling through poverty, she comes up with a brilliant plan for justice. 

Just like that, the French countess had vanished, and Jo had regained her losses. Best of all, she had regained her smile; it was a certain kind of smile, like that of a Cheshire cat

By Jane Stanton Hitchcock ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Social Crimes as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

When her husband of twenty years dies under mysterious circumstances, leaving his fortune--and Jo's position in society--to a mysterious French countess, Jo Slater, once one of New York's leading grande dames, comes up with an ingenious scheme to seek revenge designed to recoup her fortune and reclaim her "throne," with only a little murder standing in her way. 35,000 first printing.


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The High House by James Stoddard,

The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

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Raquel Zepeda Fitzgerald Why I love this book

This story made me feel that even among the monsters, there is justice.

Harry, the main character, is a very charming wizard and investigator. He helps people, including the Chicago police, with “supernatural” problems.

In this case, his task is to solve a double murder committed through black magic. Things are not always as they seem in an understatement when it comes to sorcery. While the police may not agree, Harry knows exactly where to find the perpetrator, and he does. Although Harry is quite effective, he has a lot of obstacles: local law enforcement and the not so invisible netherworld justice system

By Jim Butcher ,

Why should I read it?

26 authors picked Storm Front as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

In the first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files series, Harry Dresden’s investigation of a grisly double murder pulls him into the darkest depths of magical Chicago…

As a professional wizard, Harry Dresden knows firsthand that the “everyday” world is actually full of strange and magical things—and most of them don’t play well with humans. And those that do enjoy playing with humans far too much. He also knows he’s the best at what he does. Technically, he’s the only at what he does. But even though Harry is the only game in town, business—to put…


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Raquel Zepeda Fitzgerald Why I love this book

This story is about the best: ironic, poetic justice. I personally could not stop laughing at the end.

Villain Patrick Lanigan’s career began as a lawyer and blossomed. Sadly, this only gave him an unquenchable lust for money. He was a crafty, shifty thief. 

He thought of himself as a sort of Robin Hood when he decided to steal $90 million that was not really “kosher.”  Then, he fakes his own death, which involves a dead body, not his. On and on you might experience jet lag reading this complex plot.

In the end, the love of his life took off with the money and left him rotting in jail.

By John Grisham ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked The Partner as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A gripping legal thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author and creator of Sooley and The Judge's List.
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A man will do almost anything for ninety million dollars.
So will its rightful owners.

Patrick S. Lanigan died in a car crash in February 1992.

He left behind a mourning wife, young daughter and bright future.

Six weeks after his death, ninety million dollars disappeared from the law firm he'd worked at.

It was then that his partners knew he was still alive.

And the chase was on . . .
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'A master at the art of deft…


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Everyday Medical Miracles by Joseph S. Sanfilippo (editor),

Frontiers of Women from the healthcare perspective. A compilation of 60 true short stories written by an extensive array of healthcare providers, physicians, and advanced practice providers.

All designed to give you, the reader, a glimpse into the day-to-day activities of all of us who provide your health care. Come…

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Raquel Zepeda Fitzgerald Why I love this book

Seldom do battered women get true justice. In this book, justice is served on a very cold plate.

Two sisters, Sally and Gillian, are witches by heritage. After their parent’s deaths, they grew up with their two aunts, also witches.  

Sally was a happily married woman until her husband suddenly died. Gillian has lived a life of independence or what some might consider a wild life style. When Gillian’s boyfriend becomes a mortal threat, she gives him a potion, accidentally killing him. He comes back to haunt her from the grave. That’s when everyone in their family comes together to banish his evil spirit.

By Alice Hoffman ,

Why should I read it?

13 authors picked Practical Magic as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

*25th Anniversary Edition*-with an Introduction by the Author!

The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic, Magic Lessons, and The Book of Magic.

For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and…


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Bloody Urn

By Raquel Zepeda Fitzgerald ,

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What is my book about?

Alexa Romani had just published I Sorceress, when cyber pirate Freddie Woodley stole it. He was not only a thief, he had committed parricide. Alexa decided to get justice not only for herself, but for his parents as well. To avenge them, she devised the Curse of the Urn, the ultimate weapon for justice with a twist he would never see coming.

Underground Telegraph, a Los Angeles supernatural news magazine, starts delving into the story of Freddie Woodley’s strange death. Coincidentally, Los Angeles is now the venue for several unnatural murders. People are dropping dead from exsanguination. Is there a vampire on the loose? The pressure is on for Lieutenant Loya of the LAPD, he and the coroner share many, late nights and many nightmares.

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