Overture is the free prequel story to the series. The first full book in the series, the self-titled In Time to the Music, came out on Friday 28th February 2025.
oVERTURE - PREQUEL TO THE SERIES
It was only a kiss – or was it?
19-year-old Vanessa is a passionate and talented violinist, but she doesn’t have a clue about boys and matters of the heart. Her friend Lizzie thinks it’s time Vanessa experiences her first kiss, and a beach party at the imposing Augharourke Castle is the perfect opportunity. A chance encounter with a handsome stranger leads to the desired outcome, but Vanessa walks away from that kiss with a little more than she bargained for...
Overture is the opening sequence to the In Time to the Music series of cosy mysteries with a supernatural twist.
BOOK ONE - IN TIME TO THE MUSIC
Professor Vanessa Naylor has a questionable gift – musical warnings that pop into her mind ahead of significant events. When a homicide occurs on college premises, Vanessa’s unusual talent might be all that can keep her one step ahead of the killer…
It’s the start of another term at Edwardston Music College. Vanessa and her colleagues are busy assessing their first-year students, among them a multi-instrumentalist prodigy, Remmy Dunford, who creates a stir on campus, but not as much as the disappearance and subsequent murder of one of the students.
After Vanessa is first on the scene to discover the body, fate keeps throwing her and Remmy in the path of dangerous events, and both of their lives are at risk unless the police can catch the culprit.
In Time to the Music is the first book in the supernatural cosy mystery series with the same title from award-winning musical fiction author Pamela Harju.
Book two - Lone Man’s Rock
Professor Vanessa Naylor needs her questionable gift of musical warnings when a favour for a friend leaves her and Remmy stranded with an eccentric millionaire.
A friend of Vanessa's asks her to negotiate the sale of a rare violin in the possession of a reclusive collector, and her multi-talented sidekick Remmy Dunford offers the use of his father's boat to get her to the hermit's private island off the coast of Ireland. When a storm hinders their return journey and they discover their host is not who they thought he was, securing the instrument at an acceptable price becomes the least of their worries…
Lone Man's Rock is the second instalment in the In Time to the Music series of supernatural cosy mystery novels from award-winning musical fiction author Pamela Harju.
BOOK THREE - MISS TIME - COVER REVEAL COMING SOON!
Seventeen years ago, 21-year-old Gigi Gibson vanished without a trace from Augharourke Castle. In the countdown to Halloween, she returns — unchanged, unaged and carrying a secret no one can explain.
Vanessa arrives at the castle with Remmy, tasked with composing a soundtrack for a made-for-TV movie, but inspiration is scarce. Memories of the fateful night of Gigi ‘s disappearance resurface, an old flame stirs unresolved feelings, and Remmy’s sudden strange behaviour adds to Vanessa’s unease.
When Gigi crosses their path, Vanessa and Remmy are drawn into a chilling mystery that blurs the line between myth and reality. As the shadows of the castle close in, they must uncover where Gigi has been and why she has come back before they too disappear into the same darkness that claimed her.
A gothic tale of secrets, memories and the pull of the past, Miss Time is perfect for fans of eerie castles, tangled romances and mysteries that refuse to stay buried. This is the third book in the In Time to the Music series from award-winning musical fiction author Pamela Harju.