Author, Auntie, Asshole

Airie Avant is a Chicago-born, Mississippi-raised international trade expert and Gulf Coast enthusiast. She spends her days ghostwriting logistics news and opinions for C-suite executives. A writer from the start, she launched the creative side of her career as a live concert photographer but pivoted away from visual media when her concert recaps got more attention than her pictures.

Since the pandemic, she’s been working from home alongside her husband and an eighty-pound Bernese Mountain Dog, who try desperately to climb into her lap. She’s obsessed with the color aqua, summertime, roasting the people she loves to show affection, and she’s not above burning her baby sister’s hair off in a book to deal with her real-life attitude.

  • The subtle art of spellcasting and sarcasm
  • The subtle art of spellcasting and sarcasm back

Release Date: March 2025
Subgenre(s): Paranormal
Trope: Self Discovery

Callie Aigean drove thirty-six hours, carrying thirty-six extra pounds on her plus-sizes frame, staring down her 36th birthday- in less than thirty-six weeks. That’s the day she’s due to make her magical ascension into a full witch and take her place among the elite spellcasting community of Blue Crab Bay. Callie expects a cakewalk until the Source throws her a boulder instead of a buoy. It’s out of the cauldron and into the pyre when Callie learns failure doesn’t mean banishment but instead she will see her whole family stripped of power and exiled.

With the help of her beloved grandpa, Callie’s determined to learn three decades worth of spells and charms in under nine months, but when an attack takes the only family member who believed in her, Callie wants to give up and let her family drown her. Fortunately, she’s got a rambunctious familiar who swears she’s not a puppy and a cast of clever witches to help her succeed. Callie is determined to master the Harkness Hat Trick – crushing her ascension, smiting the killer, and trying not to drown in a cauldron of her own crap.

Will Callie have a magical meltdown, or can she pull up her big witch panties and stop a madman with a maniacal mission before the Frost Moon rises?

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Release Date: Coming in November 2025!

Witch. Reporter. Occasional rooftop climber. Callie Aigean thought covering her friends’ seaside wedding would be simple—until the balcony caught fire, three guests ended up dead, and her sunshine-perfect little sister became the prime suspect.

Determined to clear her name, Callie dives headfirst into Blue Crab Bay’s secrets, uncovering a plot that smells deliciously like potato chips and corruption. Armed with a harpy’s talons, a jar of enchanted icicle powder, and the world’s sassiest shapeshifting familiar, she navigates cursed romances, inconvenient rescues by her maddeningly attractive ex, and a mayor with a price tag.

From magical archives to midnight poisonings, Callie’s investigation will test her courage, her questionable climbing skills, and her patience for authority figures. Because in a town where history bites back, family comes first—and these witches don’t burn quietly.

Cozy? Sure—if your idea of cozy is small-town gossip, magical conspiracy, and crawling through crime scenes in your underwear.

  • the high priestess & the Harpy

Book Reviews

“Think Practical Magic meets Knives Out, but your sleuth is Nancy Drew with a head injury and zero respect for crime scene tape.”

Cindi GlassReader

"Airie Avant has conjured a spellbinding tale in Callie Aigean’s magical journey, and I couldn’t put it down. With a delightful mix of humor, heart, and a touch of the supernatural, Avant weaves a story that keeps you turning the pages. As Callie faces the challenges of her impending ascension, you’ll find yourself rooting for her every step of the way. Avant’s storytelling is enchanting, and she brings a fresh and captivating voice to the world of witchcraft and spellcasting. If you’re looking for a charming and whimsical read, look no further. Airie Avant is a rising star in the realm of magical storytelling, and I can’t wait to see what she conjures up next!“

Saranna DeWyldeAcclaimed author of Fairy Godmothers Inc.

“No one banters with themselves while pretending to be two witches simultaneously better than you, Airie! Pro.”

J.K. RaymondAuthor of Infinite Mass

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