Deanna Oscar Paranormal Mystery Series

Psychic medium Deanna Oscar wants to be a normal psychology professor at a nice college. The universe has other ideas. When the grandmother she never knew dies and leaves her everything, Deanna enters a different world. In New Orleans anything goes and her psychic powers aren’t a secret. She doesn’t plan on staying but a psychic vision puts her on the trail of a killer. Deanna can’t turn her back on the future victims and becomes immersed in her grandmother’s world. She isn’t sure how to manage the mansion and fortune she inherited or the people who came with it. An ex-priest, a Latina drag queen and a socialite beauty queen are the living entourage. Add in a houseful of ghosts and haunted objects and Deanna needs a little help. In over her head, she struggles to catch a killer who is out to get her as well.

Deanna Oscar Paranormal Mystery Book 2 Deanna Oscar and friends are back again--having survived Hurricane Katrina, what could go wrong now? A murder, a visit from her family, and a fake psychic trying to manipulate the vulnerable citizens of New Orleans, to name a few. Add a nosy reporter who pits De against the imposter to solve the murder and De's life is as crazy as ever. She does her best to avoid publicity while trying to solve the murder and keep her family out of danger. The family wants her back in Chicago where it's safe. De is determined to set down roots in the Big Easy. Boring and average just isn’t her style! This book was originally published as I'm Okay, You're A Fake. The story has been updated/revised.

Whether it was a time warp or just a time jump, Deanna Oscar spent years in Chicago with her brother while he fought cancer and ultimately lost. But even as a ghost, he’s not making things easier on his sister. He’s refusing to cross over. De heads back to New Orleans to resume her work but her brother fails to show up in Heaven and Gran is in a tizzy. Also De’s friend, Ivy, committed our favorite medium to do a ghost hunt with one of those annoying TV shows. De wanted things to go back to normal—deal with supernatural problems and catch a murderer or two. But the location for the ghost hunt is very much haunted and she can’t say no when a man sits in jail for a murder he denies he committed while working at a bar that oozes evil. Deanna juggles angels, demons, and Death himself plus a puppy! She’ll probably solve the mystery, hopefully save her brother, and maybe even find a date to her ex-boyfriend’s wedding in time.

Someone's cursed Deanna Oscar. Bad things keep happening: a spider bite, a stripper, a doc who looks like Death…and more. An awesome Super Bowl party is ruined when someone takes a shot at her in her own club. Her powers go on the fritz. A creepy demon—or maybe a zombie?—seems to be stalking her. Three young girls go missing and De can’t find them. She needs to find the source of the curse and ditch the zombie—or maybe a demon? But first—those three girls… Join Deanna Oscar for her latest high-stakes New Orleans adventure!

Deanna Oscar Paranormal Mysteries Book 9 You're Invited to the wedding of the year! Dress is formal—Holy Water recommended… Deanna Oscar and friends are back. While De is trying to get caught up, Ivy is planning her dream wedding. The venue seems abandoned and full of ghosts, demons, and more… Getting married in a haunted warehouse is a bad idea! But Ivy has her heart set on the huge venue ripe for decoration. She's sure she can get it cheap. Ivy seems drawn to these extremely haunted locations and De has to put a stop to it before innocent people are hurt. The owner isn't worried about anything, even though he calls himself a witch doctor. De knows the homeless squatting there are in danger but she can't do much without trespassing on private property. Not that something like that will stop her. Come along for the ride while murders, kidnappings, and a hot bridesmaid dress land in the lap of New Orleans' favorite paranormal problem solver.

Who can have a personal life when an infatuated and possibly demon-infested man is luring a dear friend to the dark side? Deanna has to try but she does have a team of angels on her side to help! Problems with a creepy little church that belongs in the 1800s converge with an evil bar that keeps changing hands and names, but the darkness never fades. The vamps need to go! Mary Lou is out to prove her independence, or is she rebelling when she plays with the bad boys? A crazy ex and a murder hit way too close to home and have the gang spinning in different directions. Everyone is off their game and looking to establish their own alibis while chasing down all the bad guys and uncovering the murderer. Just another tale of Deanna Oscar and group of misfits out to fight evil and save the innocent people of New Orleans.

Everyone deserves a vacation! Unfortunately, bad guys and ghouls never rest… With a string of paranormally gifted cheaters out to foil a charity ball put on by her brother’s casino, Deanna Oscar isn’t getting a break. The group of criminals could bring down the entire casino chain if De doesn’t catch the ringleader first. Deanna is only slightly less worried about her boyfriend meeting her brother. Ivy and Brody are out to party and things get a little out of hand—or maybe it’s whatever is haunting their room?

Grave robbers? Dead bodies exposed and pieces removed… Deanna has seen a lot of wild paranormal and supernatural things in New Orleans—but that. Who would do that? Could it be cannibals? Are these hate crimes? Mentally ill criminals? Or is it an elaborate hoax staged by Walking Dead fans? The Day of the Dead and Halloween are a big deal in the Big Easy. Ghost and cemetery tours mean major business from tons of tourists. When the monsters turn out to be real and the dead are being disrespected, the supernatural balance is thrown into chaos. It’s up to Deanna and friends to lock down the paranormal crazy before the veil between the living and the dead is destroyed.

Greg is still missing and possibly possessed by demons. Everyone in New Orleans, from police to the paranormal crowd, is trying to help. Deanna is invading every convent, monastery, and hideout she can think of but she can't seem to track her old friend down. The bad guy who started it all is contained, or so Deanna believes. She's busy helping on a bizarre case on a college campus with the New Orleans PD. Tracking down Greg, she finds he's been trying to help but the supernatural forces are being whipped up instead. Trying to keep Greg safe and free from all of those infected by demons, Deanna needs a few clones of herself but her friends, brother, and new hubby will have to do! Let's just hope those demons don't open a black hole or something serious…

Deanna Oscar Paranormal Mysteries Book 10 A gator hunting bayou family all hear the cry of a banshee while on their lucky boat--who will be the next to die? Deanna Oscar and friends are back to solve the spooky and paranormal problems in the Big Easy. A banshee returns every five years and kills at least one (or as many as five) members of a particular family. The family asks Deanna to help them end the curse or stop the wrath of this vengeful spirit. Newly married and juggling a lot of upheaval in her social circles, De is happy to help but the banshee isn't cooperating or communicating. Is it a vengeful dead woman or a demon playing tricks? Tortured souls, obsessive priests, Death, and gator hunters plus a very loud banshee make up just another case in the Big Easy--if De can only avoid any dead bodies this time...

Deanna Oscar Paranormal Mysteries Book 12 A golem in the garden is the last thing Deanna needs with her other unexpected issues. Life is changing for her and Paul big time and they must do what she never imagined--they must clear out the attic and the space under the stairs. All evil ghosts, trapped demons, and haunted objects MUST go...but they're not free to roam. They must be moved on, cleansed, or contained elsewhere. When one particularly troublesome ghost rallies opposition De, her crew, her angels, and the golem must show the evil ones who is the real boss! Only this ghost has an ace up its transparent sleeve leading everyone to a gray area that Gran herself must mediate for the good of the Oscar legacy.