Betwixt

Betwixt is a paranormal women's fiction novel with a humorous voice, aimed at readers who believe age is just a number. Its heroine is Defiance Dayne, known as Dephne, a former restaurateur who is divorced, broke and at a low point in her life. Out of the blue she learns that a complete stranger has left her a house.

Curious, she leaves her beloved Phoenix for Salem, Massachusetts, one of the most notorious towns in America. She only wants to learn why a woman she never met would leave her anything. The house is a castle that has seen better days, and the lawyer handling the estate nearly pleads with her to take it, mostly because the lawyer is afraid of the place. As far as Dephne can tell, the building has never harmed anyone.

The inheritance does come with extras: a neighbor who wants her gone, a scruffy and rather rude cat, and a handyman covered in ink who could pass for a GQ model. Dephne agrees to stay three days, and she insists the handyman has nothing to do with it. Salem feels like home to her, and safe. Then people start knocking on her door at all hours, begging her to help them find lost belongings, because they believe she is a witch. After a few unexplained incidents, Dephne starts to wonder whether they might be right.