Phoebe Matthews

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  • Bibliography:
    73 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    December 1979
  • Latest Book:
    July 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Mudflat Magic

1 - Tyrant Trouble (May-2012)
2 - Welcome To Mudflat, Baby (Dec-2008)
3 - Barbarian Toy Boy // Mudflat Toy Boy (Jun-2009)
4 - Spice and Sorcery (May-2012)
5 - Goldilocks in Mudflat // Goldilocks Hits Town (Aug-2010)
6 - Beastly Week (Jan-2012)
7 - Jimmyed Coffin (Oct-2014)
8 - Crown Yourself Dead (Sep-2016)

Sunspinners

1 - Demonspell (Feb-2011)
2 - Demonhold (May-2011)
3 - Demonprice (Mar-2012)
4 - Demonfire: Charm of the Killing Cousin (Sep-2013)

Turning Vampire

1 - Vampire Career (Mar-2011)
2 - Vampire Disaster (Jun-2012)
3 - Vampire Escape (Jul-2013)
4 - Vampire Lust (Mar-2015)
5 - Handsome Harold (Jun-2015)
6 - Retired Vampire (Dec-2018)

Book List in Order: 73 titles

  • Honeymoon House

    LOVERS AND STRANGERS Stacy Green looked directly into the eyes of the handsomest man she had ever seen -- and the rest of the world disappeared. On a remote island in the restless Puget Sound, millionaire Avery Hamilton had come to Stacy’s i...

  • The Unsuitable Lovers

    Candlelight Romance - 682

    Her father had gambled away the very roof over their heads. Her mother was long dead. At two and twenty, Amelia Grant took charge, determined to make her sisters' fortunes, establish them in the bosom of society--and keep her independence. It was...

  • Boy on the Cover

  • Switchstance

    “Life Is Not A Sitcom…” That’s what my grandmother said when I pointed out to her that grandmothers on TV sitcoms don’t smoke. Mothers and fathers don’t go running off in opposite directions either. And their fifteen-year-old daughters...

  • Tarbaby Trouble

    BookStrand Romance

  • Deja Vu Lover

    He broke her heart in another lifetime and now he's back. April's startling visions of 1920s Hollywood include silent film stars, roadsters, glamorous people and places, plus a handsome actor who pursues her. April's best friends think she is delusio...

  • Welcome To Mudflat, Baby

    Mudflat Magic - 2
    BookStrand Romance

  • Barbarian Toy Boy // Mudflat Toy Boy

    Mudflat Magic - 3
    BookStrand Romance

  • Mudflat Spice And Sorcery

    BookStrand Romance



  • Goldilocks in Mudflat // Goldilocks Hits Town

    Mudflat Magic - 5
    BookStrand Romance

  • Rudy, Looking for Love

    Marshall Field's motto was "Give the Lady what she wants!" and God knows, Rudy tried. When the Columbia Exposition brought famous Lillian Russell home to Chicago to sing, Rudy Schillmann and thousands of other small boys fell madly in love. The rest ...

  • What I Know About Boys

    What I Know About Boys was first published by Silhouette in the First Love YA line. Because she always knew the answers, the girls in her college dorm always came to Greta for advice. She knew everything about boys, how to attract them and evaluate t...

  • When September Returns

    When September Returns is classic Matthews. First published by Silhouette, it was #1 on the national BDalton Bestseller list.“Maybe you ought to go out with other guys,” Joanne’s friends all told her. But she couldn’t. She had fallen for Tim....

  • Demonspell

    Sunspinners - 1

    Demonspell, or, Curse of the Everlasting Relatives is a suspense novel set in Seattle. Along with a big house and income, Elaine inherits five immortal relatives who need constant attention. Try keeping a husband with that set of in-laws. Yes, she ha...

  • My Deja Vu Lover

    He broke her heart in another lifetime and now he's back.  April's startling visions of 1920s Hollywood include silent film stars, roadsters, glamorous people and places, plus a handsome actor who pursues her. April's best friends think she is delus...

  • Vampire Career

    Turning Vampire - 1

    A begining vampire... A gnawing hunger... A friendly guy... Disaster...just a heartbeat away. Newly turned vampire Gerogia can deal with the "dead all day" part, but she definitely wished the rest of her new lifestyle came with a training manual. Des...

  • Demonhold, or, Blight of the Deadly Demons

    Demonhold, or Blight of the Deadly Demons, is the second book in the Sunspinners series. A new wave of demons add kidnapping, pestilence and murder to the sunspinners’ disasters. Elaine’s new man is not amused....

  • Steampunk Man and More

  • That Boy on the Cover

    That Boy On the Cover is a YA romance, first published by Avon as an Avon Flare Book.When Cyndi falls madly in love with the model on the cover of a paperback, finding out who he is and where he lives becomes her obsession. And then, unbelievably, t...



  • Try A Switchstance

    Switchstance was first published as an Avon Flare Book.“Life is not a Sitcom...”. Toss in boy trouble and Elvy’s fall off her skateboard becomes more like the opening scene of a reality show.Books by YA Bestseller Phoebe Matthews include titles...

  • Demonhold

    Sunspinners - 2

    Demonhold, or, Blight of the Deadly Demons . A new batch of demons arrives with new demands. They don't want the Royals to leave, they want them to stay, preferably in cages. And all Elaine has between these mud-uglies and her family is starry-eyed C...

  • Unsuitable Suitors

    First published as a Dell Candlelight Regency, Unsuitable Suitors is a classic “Georgette Heyer style” comedy of manners Regency Romance. Amelia’s father had gambled away the very roof over their heads. Her mother was deceased. At two and twen...

  • Tippy Tree's Christmas

    99 cent special for the holidays.Tippy Tree's Christmas is 30 pages of COLOR pictures with a few words on most pages. Tippy Tree is a Christmas tree stored in its box in an attic. When December arrives Tippy faces challenges and adventure. This story...

  • Steampunk Widow and More

    Compared to handling a mother and mother-in-law through the wedding planning, facing up to Death himself seems like a piece of cake. Or not. This third collection of short stories in the Wicked Good series includes a steampunk bride, a ghost, a geni...

  • Demonprice, or, Doom of the Penultimate Husband

    Demonprice, or, Doom of the Penultimate Husband, is the third Sunspinners novel. Elaine's second ex, Nathan, has sold 4/5ths of his soul to the devil and guess who he asks for help. Help! Charley and Elaine end up in the devil's vestibule wit...

  • Beastly Week

    Mudflat Magic - 6

    Last week ghosts attacked my cousin, a sidewalk attacked me, a wild bear moved into the back yard, my boyfriend's ex moved into our house, and a funeral ended in murder. Last week was easy compared to this week. Phoebe Matthews was awarded the 2009 ...

  • Wicked Good Stories

    This edition includes the first three books of short stories in the Wicked Good series, Nine Horoscope-in-Catsup Stories, Steampunk Man and More, Steampunk Widow and More The stories are either urban fantasy, steampunk, or paranormal and include char...

  • Demonprice

    Sunspinners - 3

    As though demons aren't pesky enough, now a con man from Hell is tricking Nathan out of his soul, one fifth at a time. In an attempt to save Nathan, Elaine and Charley wind up in Hell's vestibule. By the author of the EPPIE award winning urban fantas...

  • Looking for Love

    Chicago 1890s, was a time when the Columbia Exposition opened and all the little boys in the neighborhood first saw and fell madly in love with Lillian Russell. And then they grew up and found more suitable loves. Except Rudy. He grew up but he misse...



  • Goldilocks Hits Town

    Review by Ivy for LASRWhen her boyfriend's ex-fiancée moves in, Claire has to keep a sharp eye out. Tarvik's ex comes complete with her own stalker, plus instructions to lure Tarvik back to his homeland ... And gee, the invitation doesn't incl...

  • Spice and Sorcery

    Mudflat Magic - 4

    Somebody is trying to get rid of Claire. Her scudzy cuz counts off her enemies, but he doesn't think any of them are killers. Okay, there is always a first time."Dare I say I think we should contract screenplays beginning with book one...

  • Tyrant Trouble

    Mudflat Magic - 1

    Claire flees from a Seattle extortionist to an Otherworld barbarian tyrant. Not a whole lot of improvement there. One threatens with a gun, the other swings a broadsword. This novel won the EPPIE for Best Fantasy of the year. This second edition is r...

  • Vampire Disaster

    Turning Vampire - 2

    A nice girl doesn't bite. Unless she's me. Last fall I found a kindly vampire to turn me. It was that or die of an incurable heart defect ay righteen. Personally, I thought death at eighteen was premature and unacceptable. What I wanted was a long li...

  • Guard Dog?

    Guard Dog? is a sampler. It includes 3 short stories, each originally appearing in one of the Wicked Good short stories anthologies and featuring characters in the Mudflat Magic series. They are: Guard Dog? was first published in Nine Horoscope-in-C...

  • Valentine Vampire

    Valentine Vampire takes place in Chicago on the night of the St. Valentine's Daymassacre, mixing history with a vampire romance. The second short story in this book is Retired Vampire, and who knew vampires retire? Originally published in the Steam...

  • Watch Dog?

    Rock's new dog is as well trained as most his dogs. This book contains three new short stories about Claire's Mudflat friends and their undependable magic. Or lack of. The novels of Phoebe Matthews have been published by Avon, Dell, Holt, LostLoves...

  • Vampire Escape

    Turning Vampire - 3

    An undead vampire... A lively boyfriend... A deadly future... Why does trying to do what's right always turn out going so wrong? Newly turned vampire Georgia wishes her romance could imitate novels and end with an HEA. But she knows it is more likely...

  • Demonfire, or, Charm of the Killing Cousin

    Demonfire, or, Charm of the Killing Cousin, is Sunspinners novel 4. As though Elaine doesn't have enough relatives at home, a cousin arrives who is willing to sell out to anyone, including demons....

  • Demonfire: Charm of the Killing Cousin

    Sunspinners - 4

    Sunspinners book 4Reviews from readers: I hate to copy other reviews, but readers are spot on with the word 'fun.' ...can't wait to see what happens next.Ms Matthews - when is the next book coming out? :) More, please! Demonfire, or, Charm of the Ki...



  • Barbarian Toy Boy

    - ...Mudflat series is a supernatural comic romp full of non-stop action, fantastic characters and a hero you'll love... RT Book ReviewsAnything called a deathwalker can't be good. Add thieves and dead bodies, and a girl REALLY needs a barbarian....T...

  • Welcome to Mayhem, Baby

     I escaped a Seattle killer and landed in an Otherworld of worse disasters, plus a guy. Well, there is always a guy, isn't there? Now he has left his world to follow me back to Seattle where my neighbors have disappeared and a killer stalks me....

  • Demonspell, or Curse of the Everlasting Relatives

    Along with a big house and income, I inherited five immortal relatives. Try keeping a husband with that set of in-laws. Yes, I have tried. Twice. And failed. Now, just when I meet a great new guy, I  get attacked by a trespasser, trip over a dea...

  • Romance Past

    This volume includes two complete novels: Looking for Love, is set in Chicago in the 1890s, when the Columbia Exposition opened and all the little boys in the neighborhood first saw and fell madly in love with Lillian Russell. And then they grew up ...

  • Sunspinners 1, 2

    This BookClub edition includes the first two Sunspinners novels.Demonspell, or Curse of the Everlasting Relatives. Book 1.Along with a big house and income, Elaine inherits five immortal relatives who need constant attention. Try keeping a husband wi...

  • Jimmyed Coffin

    Mudflat Magic - 7

    Knock Claire on the head and her boyfriend starts polishing his sword. But how can he fight an unknown enemy? And do any of the bride magazines explain how to cover black eyes with makeup, or what to do when the troll is missing? Toss in a series of...

  • Rock's Dogs

    This volume includes three previously published collections: Guard Dog?, Watch Dog?, Vegan Dog?, and the new Kitchen Dog?, with a total of twelve stories involving characters in the Mudflat Magic series. The Mudflat neighborhood is made up of people ...

  • Vampire Lust

    Turning Vampire - 4

    Who’s been sleeping under the vampire’s bed? A vampire in a tux, an ex girlfriend in a snit, and a secret in Georgia’s life complicate her undead existence. Now a crossbow-carrying vampire hunter schemes to remove the ‘un’ from ‘undead....

  • Handsome Harold

    Turning Vampire - 5

    Harold has it all, looks, personality, and money, making him the perfect catch. He also has fangs.This short story is about a character in the Turning Vampire series.From the author:"I wasn't going to explain this, but, oh well, here goes. The openin...

  • Rock's Bad Night

    Rock Decko, Mudflat’s smash wizard, takes on a job that sounded easy. All he has to do is break the law. Yeah, well, that approach to employment can have its complications.This short story is about a character in the Mudflat Magic series, and the s...



  • Summer of the Cricket

  • Lorna Doomed

    Lorna wakes in her coffin and remembers where she must go.This is a short story to read on a dark night when you are home alone. This book also contains a sci/fi fantasy titled Mushroom Cloud and the first two chapters of the novel Vampire Caree...

  • Tippy Tree's Christmas Adventure

    This BookClub edition includes both of the Tippy Tree picture books:Tippy Tree's Christmas is 30 pages of colorful illustrations with a few words on most pages. Tippy Tree is a Christmas tree stored in its box in an attic. When December arrives Tippy...

  • Tales of Lovers and Liars

  • Campus Couples

    Campus Couples contains two complete novels: When September Returns and What I Know About Boys, both first published by Silhouette. When September Returns was #1 on the national BDalton Bestseller list the week of its publication. “Maybe you ought ...

  • Crown Yourself Dead

    Mudflat Magic - 8

    A museum in Mudflat is a last straw in the battle to avoid attention and it brings out the worst in the residents. Claire knows the dangers of swords and guns and black magic, but is there really such a thing as death by digital? The paperback additi...

  • Cast Down the Stars

    When spies are caught in the borderlands, Glory joins an army of workers to repair a breach in the protective wall around their country. What begins as an adventure ends as a full scale disaster and Glory is called on to find answers in the stars to ...

  • Demonbred or Decay in the Family Tree

    My mind stopped at the sound of a demon hissing at me but my body didn't. It had enough instinct to keep moving. I dove through the open door of my car into the seat, and banged the door closed. I reached for the lock on the inside of the door at the...

  • Demonbred, or, Decay in the Family Tree

  • Steampunk Widow

  • Looking for Love Chicago 1890s

    Chicago 1890s, was a time when the Columbia Exposition opened and all the little boys in the neighborhood first saw and fell madly in love with Lillian Russell. And then they grew up and found more suitable loves. Except Rudy. He grew up but he misse...

  • Retired Vampire

    Turning Vampire - 6

    Dominic first appears in the novel Vampire Career, first novel in the Turning Vampire series, and then with Eleanore in the story Valentine Vampire. This story, told by Eleanore, takes place more than eighty years later, and who knew vampires could ...

  • Vampaccino Dancing Classes

    Out of pity the owner of a teenage hangout agrees to help a frail zombie learn yoga. It never occurs to him he is opening the door to a variety of  paranormals, some nice, some downright evil. Here is another story in the Turning Vampire list.60...

  • Tarvik and the Trebuchet

  • Layoff

    Sometimes avoiding a job is more work than finding one, as Claire, the heroine of the Mudflat Magic series, discovers."...Mudflat series is a supernatural comic romp full of non-stop action, fantastic characters and a hero you'll love..." RT Book Rev...

  • Charley Lucky, Romance Writer

    My name is Charley and I write westerns for the short story market, always about action, violence, and a tough guy hero. I was happily rolling along in my version of the west until one of my editors suggested I expand. She's a smart cookie. Knows the...

  • Weathering Magic

  • Genii in a Box

          She wanted to find the perfect gift for their twentieth anniversary. So when the local department store did a special on an item called Genii in a Box, and guaranteed the genii's authenticity, it sounded like a can't fa...

  • Xavier's Crown

    In the 8th novel of the Mudflat Magic series a game player enters an online game in search of a gold crown and disappears from Seattle.  Xavier is now unable to leave the game, possibly caught forever in a magical world unless he can find his wa...

  • DemonOut, or, Gift from a Bodysnatcher

    When Makala Gilver makes the mistake of befriending bodysnatcher demons, her body is snatched and a demon becomes a clumsy version of Makala. That qualifies it as a human, which is what bodysnatcher demons want. It can now live above ground, move int...

  • The Mage and the Museum

  • Vampire in the Attic

    It has been a surprise to me to discover how rapidly an interest in something expands from a hobby to a profession. I am now an unpaid detective. Self employed. I don't need more income. I need excitement, a career, a business to run, anything to sto...

  • Mindreader and Murder

    Evie Cranford considered ending a marriage difficult enough until her soon to be EX, Morgan Galle, arrived on her doorstep with a larger problem. A man who was a close friend of both Evie and Morgan was found dead on his front yard. Shot to death. Mu...

  • Mindreader or Not

    For two years Evie Cranford has a perfect marriage. And then she discovers her husband, Morgan, can read her mind. Having a husband who loves her is heaven. Having one who knows her every thought is hell. She makes Morgan move out and insists on a di...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Phoebe Matthews has published 73 books.

Phoebe Matthews does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Mindreader or Not, was published in July 2023.

The first book by Phoebe Matthews, Honeymoon House, was published in December 1979.

Yes. Phoebe Matthews has 3 series.
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