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ALCHEMY OF SPIRIT
Shadow Archives Book One
A dead medium.
A mysterious mansion.
A determined alchemist.
Ghosts cannot kill.
Every mediumship manual swears by it, and yet, Delilah Gray, alchemist for the Shadow Archives, is summoned to Ebonhurst Manor to investigate a séance that has ended with a dead medium and babbling witnesses. The evidence is contradictory, pointing to both spectral and alchemical means.
Was this woman killed by a poltergeist? Or merely made to look like she was?
Ebonhurst itself is a mystery, a once-grand estate now crumbling under the weight of its own secrets. Its master, Victor Davenhart, blames his father’s ghost—an apparition who has been haunting the halls for years—claiming the patriarch has finally turned lethal.
But the deeper Delilah digs, the more she suspects the danger lurking inside Ebonhurst is very much alive.
And now, she must work side by side with the one man guaranteed to complicate her life: Mr. Thorne, a covert agent for the Archives. His charm (and her vexing reactions to him) unsettle her far more than any ghost.
Something strange is going on at Ebonhurst, and Delilah refuses to back down from discovering the truth, but her encyclopedic knowledge of alchemy may not save her if she strays too far behind those ivy-covered walls.
Because something is watching Delilah.
And it’s waiting for her to make a mistake…
Alchemy of Spirit is a gaslamp fantasy mystery, the first book in the alchemy-laced world of the Shadow Archives series, where The X-Files meets the Victorian era with magic.
Content Warnings (if you need them)
A flashback with the protagonist who experienced psychological abuse as a child, implied domestic abuse of another character, some violence (nothing graphic), and occasional profanity. This is definitely more intense than a cozy mystery but not dark either.
Book One Releases August 28
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ALCHEMY OF TIME
Shadow Archives Prequel Novella
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A strange clock.
An impossible spell.
A desperate alchemist.
Delilah Gray is stuck at a dead-end factory job, mixing glass healing potions and dreaming of a bigger life where she’s a master alchemist with a well-stocked lab and professional respect, a life that doesn’t reek of ash and boredom.
When her father, a curator at a prestigious museum, falls into a coma after winding an enigmatic clock, Delilah is shaken. She warned him something was wrong with the clock, and he didn’t listen.
A team from the Shadow Archives–the division that investigates supernatural incidents and alchemical crimes–arrives to investigate, but Delilah’s conversation with them reveals a devastating truth. They don’t have the expertise to decipher this clock and break the spell.
Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of alchemy, a stubborn streak, and a willingness to break the law, Delilah risks everything to unravel this mystery herself before the next clock chime kills her father.
Alchemy of Time is a gaslamp fantasy mystery, the first glimpse into the alchemy-laced world of the Shadow Archives series, where The X-Files meets CSI in a Victorian setting.
Download this FREE prequel novella today and step into the ticking heart of the case that starts it all!
NOTE: You don’t need to read the prequel to understand and enjoy the first book. If you don’t like novellas, feel free to skip it.
About the Author
CHERYL LYNN BEECH has always been fascinated by the magic of science, but reality has never lived up to her overactive imagination. Her experiments never sparked enchantments, and her chemistry textbooks sadly lacked the esoteric knowledge she hoped for.
To bring the fantasy world in her head to life, she turned to fiction, exploring magical science through her new series, the Shadow Archives, where alchemy is real, ghosts leave evidence, and the truth is buried in musty old tomes. Exactly the way the world should be.
Cheryl lives in Florida with her husband, soaking up the sunshine and making friends with the lizards that patrol her patio.
