Traci
Simmons has been fired from another job and must decide if it’s
time to give up her home and start fresh in another town. But, when
her elderly neighbor dies mysteriously, she is pulled into leading a
crusade to save the neighbor’s urban farm and find the killer.
Through her new and unexpected relationship with these invisible
people, Traci faces her own insecurities to learn what home really
means.
This
is a continuation of the story of Traci Simmons. Her relationship
with Officer Randall Wells unfolds and they embark on a new life
together. As things get serious, someone from their past designs a
scheme to ruin both of their lives. The suspense heats up as Randall
becomes a target of the evil Charlotte Carter and it almost destroys
his career. And, if that were not bad enough, his love and loyalty to
Traci is put to the ultimate test.
With
Traci in his corner, Milo has surmounted every challenge to become a
rising star in Faucier County. His journey to success engenders hope
to thousands of young people throughout the community. But when a
cold case is reopened, it shatters everything he believes about
himself and threatens to dismantle his relationships and his new
life.
Barbara
Howard is a "not-so-cozy" mystery and YA author of a dozen
books, including her most recent trilogy, Finding Home Mystery
Series; Final Harvest, Charlotte's Revenge, and Milo's Journey.
Stories with drama without the trauma, crime without the grime. She
is a first generation tech geek turned master gardener with a passion
for fresh air, vegan cuisine, and tracing her roots. A big city girl
with a small town heart, she returned to her family home in the
Midwest after an extensive career as a Department of Defense Project
Manager at the Pentagon and spends most of her time treasure hunting,
spoiling her fur-babies, growing veggies and raising chickens.
She
has also published a collection of books on food-related topics, food
safety, and heirloom recipe cookbooks under the pen name, Arlene
Lee.
Memberships/Affiliations:
Mystery Writers of America (MWA), Sisters in Crime (SinC)
The
promotion of June’s dreams creates disturbing nightmares of another
world. But when those nightmares become reality, can she embrace her
destiny before their war leads to our destruction?
When
June’s boss promised her the promotion of her dreams, she knew she
would have to endure a few sleepless nights. She didn’t know it
would strain her relationship with her girlfriend or lead to
disturbing nightmares. She was focused on her career... until
her nightmares came to life and forced her to acknowledge her deeper
calling.
But
when Kida steps out of the world in her dreams to protect and guide
her, June must choose between the safe path she’s on or the
dangerous power of her higher purpose. June’s words prophesy
violent battles and a war for the throne that shapes their future and
alters ours. But wars have casualties in both worlds, and as her
family’s connection to Kida deepens, finishing her story may prove
difficult. And tragic.
The
Scribe of Shadows is a suspenseful and sexy Urban Fantasy that
will keep you up all night.
Jen
is a writer of Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy and a part-time
events coordinator. She divides her attention between books, friends,
family, and Mardi Gras.
From
a young age, Jen was an avid reader who quickly graduated from
Beverly Cleary to Judy Blume to stealing Nora Roberts and Mary
Higgins Clark books from her mother's bookshelves. It created a
longstanding passion for adding mystery, power, and real-life
struggles to a steamy romance.
When
she's not writing, Jen enjoys walking at the park, taking yoga
classes, and swinging Kettlebells around the city (although not
literally... there are too many ducks and really old Oak trees). She
loves chats at coffee shops with a good friend and insists on having
a family fun day at home once a week. Those days are for couch time,
completing puzzles, or playing video games with her husband and two
kids.
Jen
and her family, plus a variety of furry critters (and the occasional
frog), live in New Orleans, a city so close to her heart it features
prominently in her books.
Pampered
princess and daughter of a drug lord, Isabel Ramirez, is on her way
to grabbing the brass ring in the legitimate world of academia when
her boss gets in the way. Isabel’s take no prisoners approach
ensures the department chair will never expose her
deceptions.
Graduate
assistant and guy-on-the-side, Sean Richards wants Isabel to leave
her sleazy husband. He’s convinced he can bring out the better
woman beneath that tough sex siren exterior. He will do anything for
his voracious lover—except commit murder.
As
a nosy colleague follows a trail of clues that lead to her door,
Isabel is forced to make a choice. Will she kill her friend to stay
out of jail? Or will she redeem herself and become the extraordinary
woman she sees in Sean’s loving eyes?
Amazon best-selling
author Sharon
Buchbinder’s
broad range of writing includes internationally best- selling
textbooks and award-winning novels that tell haunting tales of love,
family secrets, forgiveness, extraordinary abilities, truth, justice,
and redemption. She believes happily-ever-afters are born through
strengths developed in overcoming adversity in fiction and real life.
Sharon’s Western romance ghost stories are woven with supernatural
and Native American paranormal suspense elements. Set in small towns
in the American West with strong female heroines, sexy male heroes,
secret government agencies, undercover agents, shape- shifters,
werewolves, weretigers, ghosts, jinnis (genies), telekinesis,
teleportation, and remote viewing, these stories will make you wonder
about those bumps in the night. For more information go to:
https://www.sharonbuchbinder.com
To
become what she was made for, she must lose everything
*Urban
fantasy meets paranormal romance meets science fiction in this
nail-biting, heart-racing story of loss, love, revenge, and the
darkness that lives within us all.*
The
town of Landow, Virginia, is a tiny, quiet, suburban sort of place
where nothing ever happens, and no one ever seems to
leave.
Eighteen-year-old
Bexley Rose is quietly resigned to her ordinary life in this
infuriatingly quaint town. Aside from the car accident thirteen years
ago that killed her father, nothing interesting has ever happened to
her.
Enter
Asher, a curious newcomer who disturbs the daily monotony of Landow,
sparking whispers and rumors among the locals. A peculiar magnetism
draws them together. As she spends more time with him, the list of
unanswered questions about his past grows, and with it, Bexley’s
unease.
But
when one of Bexley’s classmates is found dead in a hotel, Bexley
finally learns what Asher is doing in Landow. He isn’t human, and
soon Bexley won’t be either. Asher’s people have lived in secret
alongside mankind for millennia, governed by an international
organization known as The Council, and now Bexley is part of their
underground world. As the body count in Landow grows, Bexley demands
answers. And when she gets them, she finds herself at the center of
an age-old prophecy and an emerging war between species.
Charlotte
Pool lives in Virginia with her husband, two daughters, and three pit
bulls. She is a Cardiac Surgery ICU nurse and is currently pursuing
her graduate degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Despite her
impressive education and professional experience, she wants nothing
more than to make s*** up for a living. Hopefully this book will be
the start of a new adventure.
Much to the chagrin of foreman Josiah, Jessie
Davidson wants a romance reduction. But the Double D Ranch hides a
secret. Since inheriting the property, Jessie kept her grandmother’s
hoard concealed, but now she’s found the courage to purge the
unwanted items: steamy novels, thousands of them. Romance has to go!
Donating the books is a good thing, right? Not when coupled with a
dare.
The dare spirals out of control. The ante is upped when
caches of the spicy books, left in barber shops, pool halls, and
pubs, challenge others to join the fad. A perverted prankster runs
amok playing on the town’s fantasies. Book clubs are formed. Plots
acted out. In a town saturated with romance, Jessie finds her love
life underdeveloped.
Keep Jessie safe. It’s the promise
Josiah Barnes made to Jessie’s dying grandmother. He aims to honor
it, even if it means protecting Jessie from himself. Failing her in
the past has him on high alert when the Double D becomes ground zero
for the arousal avalanche sweeping the town. As a full-support,
silent partner, Josiah will do anything to augment the Double D. But
when Jessie starts selling handmade lingerie, keeping his hands to
himself is easier said than done…
Will she shelve happily
ever after like a rejected novel, or open her heart and start a new
chapter?
Hired as a personal assistant to
Jessie Barnes, Piper becomes much more: friend, beta tester, and . .
. intimate apparel model? With a three-legged cat, fake news, drunken
karaoke, romance novel obsessed men, a cocky old lady, and a
perverted town prankster, Piper finds Fortuna plumb twisted.
All
Cole Dart really needs is his family and job working at the Big Deal
ranch. After surviving cancer, his life is like a pair of broken-in
boots. Comfortable. He doesn’t want the complication of a
relationship now. Or ever. But when Piper’s stalker catches up to
her, Cole’s protective instincts kick into high gear and he’s
determined to step between her and danger, no matter the cost.
When
a tornado rips through town, Cole’s home is strewn across the
county, can Piper help him pick up the pieces and find happily ever
after or will the stalker tear them apart forever?
Finally content single, second grade teacher
Kelly Greene doesn’t need a man screwing up her life, even a sexy
cop like Ben. All she needs is her rechargeable double A
batteries.
Operation: Win Kelly. For Officer Ben Moore
repairing a creepy Victorian house, a workplace dalliance, and
camping au naturel are beyond his comfort zone. Ben schemes to bring
Kelly’s fantasies alive, but in Fortuna, Texas, where men read
romance and cosplay is second nature, it’s hard to keep their
rendezvous hidden from gossipmongers and, more importantly, her
match-making momma.
When danger threatens Fortuna Elementary,
Ben is assigned a case that keeps thrusting them together, Kelly has
a helluva time ignoring her heart—let alone her girly bits.
Ben
holds the key to the handcuffs but Kelly must decide if he also holds
the key to her heart.
Book
4 in the romantic comedy Fortuna, Texas series.
She aspired to
renew the town; he desired to revive her love life…
Who’d
have thought Michaela Arschfick would like Texas? Particularly some
Podunk town with the mighty Fire Ant as its mascot. But from first
glance, Fortuna captivates Michaela.
With most of the
residents, primarily men, keeping their noses glued to the pages of
romance novels, they don’t notice Fortuna needs a makeover.
Michaela takes on the challenge of opening the eyes of City Hall to
Fortuna’s potential. The longer she stays in the cozy town the more
it feels like home, especially with the sexy, young mayor giving her
VIP treatment.
After his wife died in a flash flood, the mayor
of Fortuna, Texas, Jasen Delay, delved into work. Two years later,
he’s still wearing the placating smile, but when a vanload of unban
consultants visit the town... a beauty catches his eye.
Determined
to keep their relationship professional, Jasen and Michaela must
stymie their blossoming feelings and focus on revitalizing Fortuna's
downtown. A nosy newspaper reporter, a perverted prankster, and
sightings of Jasen's wife's ghost have Michaela second guessing her
choice to stay. Jasen will do anything to keep Michaela in town.
Fortuna needs her but, more importantly, Jasen needs her.
With
Jasen's help, can Michaela wade through small town bureaucracy, solve
the mystery of the canyon ghost, and learn to trust to her heart?
Welcome
to Fortuna, Texas where the men read romance novels. This sweet,
heartwarming second chance romance is set in the small town of
Fortuna and can be read as a standalone or as part of the Fortuna,
Texas series.
Lynette
Dart had no intention to see her first love again. There are too many
painful memories and a secret. But when Les returns to Fortuna, her
heart aches to rekindle the relationship.
Les
Moore hadn't planned on bumping into his ex let alone rescuing her.
Yet holding her once more feels right, even if seven years ago she'd
abandoned him in his hour of need.
Can
Lynette and Les put the past behind them and find their happily ever
after?
Here
We Go Again was originally released in Take Two: A
Collection of Second Chance Stories published July 17, 2020 by
Writers
on the River to benefit Thistle
Farms.
Welcome
to Fortuna, Texas where the men read romance novels. This sweet,
heartwarming romantic comedy is set in the small town of Fortuna and
can be read as a standalone or as part of the Fortuna, Texas series.
When
elderly Aunt Wanda announces she has cancer, Sawyer must wed in order
to fulfill her dying wish and to receive his inheritance.
Stephanie
accepts the playboy's proposal hoping to bring his aunt peace, but
soon reality blurs and pretend feels real.
Can
they keep appearances up while keeping their feelings at bay and will
Wanda figure out it's a ruse?
Rochelle
puts an artistic spin on everything she does but there are two things
she fails at miserably:
1.
Cooking (seriously, she can burn water)
2.
Sewing (buttons immediately fall back off)
But
she loves baking and makes a mean BTS (Better than Sex) cake. When in
observation mode she is quiet, however, her mouth is usually open
with an encouraging glass-is-half-full pun or, quite possibly, her
foot.
She
is a Bearcat, a Buckeye, an interior decorator, and fluent in
sarcasm.
In
2008 she decided to get the stories out of her head. Midway through
her first novel, hurricane Ike (yes, a hurricane in Ohio) rendered
the laptop useless with a nine-day power outage. She didn't give up,
but continued to pursue her dream.
Every
November Rochelle takes on the challenge of National Novel Writing
Month (NaNoWriMo.org) where she endeavors to write 50,000 words in
thirty days. You can often hear her cheering the Dayton, Ohio area
Wrimos (those who join her in this crazy pursuit).
Rochelle
shares her home with a big black cat, an itty-bitty orange tiger
kitty, her daughter, her son, and her Prince.
