Maureen Caudill

Stories to Delight and Entertain You!

I’ve been writing professionally for a long, LONG time, and published well over a half-dozen novels under various pen names and in a variety of genres. I’ve published even more nonfiction books in that time. Then, about 10 years ago, life caught up with me and I stopped writing novels. It happens, and we just roll with it. While I’ve always been addicted to science fiction as well as mystery and romance genres, I particularly love cozy mysteries and urban fantasy—especially those where the main characters have distinct voices and strong streaks of humor running through them.

So that’s what I write. You’ll notice that this website focuses strictly on my new cozy psychic mystery stories starring Celestina Howell. She and her large, slightly larcenous clan live in the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina, in the Asheville area. They’re funky and funny and more than a little quirky because every single one of them has some degree of psychic talent. From crystal ball readers, to palm readers, to mediums, to psychometrists, they all claim to be able to do things most of us can’t.

All of them, that is—except Celestina. She’s the oddball, the family freak who claims no psychic talent at all. Instead she went to college, got her CPA, and keeps financial tabs on the various businesses run by her clan members, the legal, mostly legal, and somewhat not-so-legal ones.

This character just enchanted me, and when I started hearing her explain her stories to me in her own unique voice…well, I just had to put them on paper!

So you’ll find those books appearing on this website. I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as I had fun writing them!

If you want to keep up with all Celestina’s antics (and get exclusive stuff that only my followers get access to!) be sure to sign up for the newsletter in the forms at the bottom of any page on this website. In return, you’ll get a free tale of Celestina’s very first Psychic Case File shortly after she opened her own accounting office. It’s a bit of a hoot, so don’t forget to check it out!

In addition, as I mentioned, I also write nonfiction books on writing skills for aspiring authors and for those who want to up their writing game. I write those under the name “Meg Leader” and you can find out all about them on my Meg Leader website.

So take a dip into the quirky world of Celestina Howell. It’s fun, I promise you!

Maureen Caudill

Meg Leader