🪄 ***She must save a strange world with a gift she hates.***🪄 Alex has felt like an alien long before she was sent to this academy. All she can do is stay silent and separate, inside her bubble of numbness. Then a weird storm whips up and the grown-ups are acting even weirder. She can’t even get her bearings before the storm seems to pick her up and transport her into a truly alien world. If she’s ever to get back – to get home? – she must accept another part of her and learn to use the gift of magic she’s always hated and hidden. The Sheila Mackey Collection Lattimore Mountain (small town romance) Alex in Search (young adult fantasy) Make Believe (romantic suspense) What is The Sheila Mackey Collection? Sheila Mackey is the main character and lead sleuth in Patricia McLinn's cozy mystery series Secret Sleuth. Under another name, Sheila once was known as the author of a megabestseller book/cultural phenomenon . . . which was actually written by her great aunt. Now, her great aunt has retired from those books and booted Sheila out of the nest (for her own good.) In Book 1 -- Death on the Diversion -- Sheila searches for a new path. And inadvertently finds it after finding a fellow cruise passenger murdered in a deck chair. Starting with Book 2 -- Death on Torrid Avenue -- Sheila is in small-town Kentucky, building a new life, including a rescue collie dog named Gracie, a new best friend named Clara, and an ex police detective name Teague O'Donnell, who's clearly interested in Sheila . . . or in her secrets? As she builds her new life, Sheila recognizes an urge to write novels. But what kind? Her experiments in genres and styles are brought together for your reading pleasure here in The Sheila Mackey Collection. (Okay, okay, a fictional character can't write novels on her own. Though if there were a way to pull that off . . . But nope, these were written by Patricia McLinn with Sheila Mackey as a fictional / always in the back of the head collaborator. Some stemmed from manuscripts that didn't fit the rest of Patricia's catalog or from one-off forays into projects with other authors that also didn't fit the brand. All were extensively rewritten and none are AI.) And if you haven't read it yet. be sure to check out the Secret Sleuth mystery series. About the author Patricia McLinn is the USA Today bestselling author of more than 65 published novels cited by readers and reviewers for their wit and vivid characterization. Her books include mysteries, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, historical romance, and women’s fiction. They have topped bestseller lists and won numerous awards. She has spoken about writing from London to Melbourne, Australia, to Washington, D.C., including being a guest speaker at the Smithsonian Institution. McLinn spent more than 20 years as an editor at The Washington Post after stints as a sports writer (Rockford, Ill.) and assistant sports editor (Charlotte, N.C.). She received BA and MSJ degrees from Northwestern University. Now living in northern Kentucky, McLinn loves to hear from readers through her website and social media.