Half Moon Mystery
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest Moon Murder | 2021 | Buy |
Magical Sleuth Mystery Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Improbable Magic | 2021 | Buy |
| Magical Decisions | 2021 | Buy |
| Magical Practice | 2021 | Buy |
May Stenmark writes in collaboration with J.A. Whiting, a USA Today bestselling author known for multiple indie cozy mystery series. Their joint work fits the paranormal women’s fiction cozy subgenre that found a significant readership through Kindle and ebook platforms in the 2020s. Both the Magical Sleuth Mystery and Half Moon Mystery series were published in 2021 as ebook and print-on-demand paperback titles.
The two series share a structure common to the subgenre: a female protagonist whose ordinary life has been disrupted (widowhood, job loss, personal crisis) discovers that she has paranormal abilities — visions, prophetic dreams, latent magic — just as she becomes entangled in a murder investigation. The cozy mystery format keeps violence off-page and the tone warm despite the supernatural elements.
Both series are self-published through Amazon’s KDP platform, placing them in the large and growing indie cozy mystery market rather than the traditional publishing world.