Crime and Publishing: a steamy cozy fantasy

The pen is deadlier than the sword, especially when it's filled with poison.

Mina Wilde is thrilled to be invited to a prestigious writers' retreat at Meddleworth House. Heathcliff, Morrie, and Quoth decide to come along to keep her company and indulge in some of the estate's many activities.

Mina is excited to get feedback on her first novel, but her dreams of writing stardom are shattered when the other writers tear her work to pieces. A little criticism never hurt anyone, right?

Wrong.

Their...