Josalyn McAllister
Cozy Magical Mystery Novelist
Books, Chocolate, Family
Josalyn McAllister is a cozy fiction author whose most recent works include Love Over Easy and Guilt is Midnight Blue. Josalyn started writing character descriptions at the tender age of seven, inspired by the works of LM Montgomery. In her teenage years, she moved on to Newsies fan fiction. Inspired by National Novel Writing Month, she wrote her first novel about a child she mentored in college. She has never stopped writing. Josalyn taught middle school history before deciding she would rather spend time with her own children rather than other people’s. A restless soul, she has moved all over the country and collected an eclectic array of hobbies. Her writing has a relatable quality that will charm and entertain you.
My Books
Longing is Violet Dusk
$4.99After a stressful foray into crime fighting, Hazel Dean is relieved to resume normality, taking care of her family and book shop–until her ability to see emotions in color pulls her into another crisis.
One night at book club, Hazel sees a swirl of jarring purple, blue and black encompass a young mother. Realizing that the woman might be in trouble, Hazel recommends a book that she hopes will provide some comfort and guidance.
To her horror, the young mother goes missing the following week. Hazel feels responsible and becomes obsessed with finding her. But the search isn’t the only thing Hazel is juggling. She’s also trying to help the missing woman’s children, evade a young reporter, and deal with the sudden reappearance of an old high school flame.
With all of Hazel’s efforts, can the missing woman be found before it’s too late?
Guilt is Midnight Blue
$4.99Hazel Dean can see others’ emotions in color.
She mostly uses it to help people find the perfect book in her shop, Books and Chocolate. But, when one of her customers is murdered, the police point to an old feud. Only Hazel can tell that the accused is innocent. She must navigate around her district attorney husband, and her surrogate uncle, the police captain, to find out what really happened.
Hazel drives, hikes and snoops all over her small Appalachian town in an attempt to bring peace to the victim’s family and prevent her community from being torn apart by old grudges.
Love Over Easy
$4.99Violet has the perfect job and the perfect boyfriend. There is just one problem: she doesn’t love either of them.
As relationship and work pressures intensify, she finds herself spending more and more time with Guy, the handsome short-order cook at her favorite breakfast place.
But, there is more to Guy than great eyebrows and delicious hash browns. Is abandoning her picture-perfect life for the unknown worth the risk?
My Life and Writing News
Best WW2 Books You Haven’t Read Yet
I love to recommend books to people. But not books that I just read and now I’m telling everyone that they should read it. I like figuring out what books people have enjoyed in the past, what genres they like and what they’re looking for in their next read before I suggest a book. For […]
Longing
My mom read Longing is Violet Dusk. She called me, concerned. She was worried that I might be feeling depressed or having regrets about past boyfriends. It made me laugh. I took it as a compliment to my writing. I am quite happily married and none of my past boyfriends evoke a stitch of longing […]
Aussie Burger
I have never actually been to Australia, so my knowledge of this burger comes completely from the internet. The internet would have you believe that this is what everyone in Australia orders on their burgers. There are a lot of toppings on this thing and it is super messy. I love inviting people over to […]
