Clean Mystery Suspense

A Secret Identity and a Mystery that Unravels to Reveal Something Sinister. Miss Charlotte James despises being forced to search for a suitable husband, much preferring to use her wits rather than batting her eyelashes. Finding an injured gentleman in the park, she immediately goes to his aid, taking him back to her brother’s house. The injured gentleman will not tell Charlotte anything, not even his name. Despite her frustration, Charlotte cannot remove him from her mind. ******** Lord Glenister is extremely grateful for Charlotte’s kindness, but he must keep his identity unknown. ...

The temperature may be cooling down, but things in Sunny Shores are heating up. Business is booming for the Burger She Wrote food truck, but the summer season is winding down. After aiding in solving the mystery surrounding two murders already, she hoped things would get back to normal. No such luck. When a friend of Kara's is poisoned at a town fundraiser, it becomes personal. As Kara uncovers clues surrounding the case, a dark past is discovered. Blueberry Pie White Lie is book three in the Sunny Shores mystery series that is set in the fictional town of Sunny Shores, Florida. Each book ...

Lieutenant Joe Boyd takes his family on a much-needed camping trip in the beautiful lakefront woods outside of town. But a leisurely trail walk with Chance, their new dog, goes haywire when he breaks loose. When they finally reach him, he’s digging furiously. What the dog finds, turns their vacation upside down and launches Joe and his partner into a puzzling cold case homicide from the late 1980s. As they begin to unravel the evidence—aided by two women from a local writer’s group—things point to an unlikely set of culprits. Their identities—if known—would shock the entire town...

All Doreen Diller wanted was to be an A-List movie star. But after finding out her family in Florida is related to the mob, she may have to settle for Plan B—a hasty exit, stage right. Sophia, the reigning Godmother, is about to turn one hundred. But someone is determined to end her centennial celebration with a bang and grab the throne for themselves.

Duncan MacTavish might secretly be amused by his reputation as a highwayman and a rogue, despite being nothing of the sort. His preference for solitude has unintentionally sparked these rumors, and he makes no effort to refute them, finding it advantageous that they keep people at a distance, aligning with his antisocial yet not unfriendly disposition. Residing in a remote part of the moors, Duncan deals with any disturbances using either his guns or his swords, leading a life of quietude. Kenina Ross, meanwhile, is fleeing from a secret of her own. Her unexpected encounter with Duncan ...

Heartwarming Regency romances filled with mystery, intrigue, surprising twists, and of course, love! An Earl’s Agreement An arranged marriage turns dangerous when he will stop at nothing to make her his bride! Will her hero prevail? Married to a Marquess After her wedding day, Alice never saw her husband again. She must now take charge of her own life if she is to ever know happiness! A Viscount’s Second Chance Henry is thrilled to have a second chance at love, but he risks losing Eleanor again when a scandal threatens to tear them apart! A Duke for Christmas Isabella did not want to ...

Lady Marion is most displeased. Her father, Lord Audley, is determined that she should marry a gentleman of his choice. However, when his favored suitor is one Lord Haddington, Marion finds herself bitterly disappointed. Alexander, the Earl of Haddington, finds himself quite caught up with Lady Marion. Determined that he will not allow himself to feel anything for her, he seeks to court her but holds his emotions back. However, a sudden illness begins to strike Alexander down each time he draws close to Lady Marion. Weak and confused, he does his best to find a remedy but finds himself ...

Answers come at a high cost when you’re being hunted. In Hinton, West Virginia, a small community of people hold the town’s most sinister secrets. Two young girls, June and Mabel, are stuck in a bad situation; they’re fighting to get out. Megan learns of her parents’ death just before she arrives in Hinton, West Virginia. As she arrives in town to get their affairs in order, a man comes at her with a knife, trying to take her life as well. Does someone want her family business, or are there secrets that must be uncovered before the truth is revealed? Will June be able to forget her ...

Death is no time to go to pieces…Elizabeth Jensen’s cheating husband dies when he steps in front of a tour bus on the Las Vegas strip, leaving her with unanswered questions about their marriage. When packages arrive at the apartments of his mistresses – all containing a severed body part and bearing Robert’s return address, postmarked after his death – the police intervene and Elizabeth’s problems multiply. As bizarre details come to light, Elizabeth’s friendship with a childhood sweetheart deepens into something more and the accidental nature of Robert’s death is thrown ...

When six undercover FBI agents are brutally killed, former conman turned consultant, Patrick Daley, and Detective Elizabeth Shea are called in to assist the FBI. Their romantic relationship is still new, and keeping her trust is paramount, especially after they learn they'll be working with Elizabeth's ex, Agent James Finley--a man whose picture appears next to the word trustworthy in the dictionary. To keep her, Patrick needs to be an angel. But to solve this case, he must act the devil. Spying on people through the back door security feed of a five-star hotel might not be conducive to ...

A gunshot pierces the winter day… A sheriff finds a woman in the woods… …not a normal day in Copper Pass, Montana Investigative reporter, Jordan Evans flees Billings, Montana with an evil stranger hot on her heels. Someone wants her to stop questions. When she meets the town’s handsome sheriff, Wyatt Armstrong, she finds a strong ally, especially when a local girl disappears and he needs Jordan’s investigative skills to find her. Fearing a sex trafficking ring is hiding in Copper Pass, Jordan and Wyatt hatch a brave, dangerous plot to catch the ringleader. Will they stop the evil ...

Pelican Cove’s Favorite Resident Gunned Down! When someone close to Jenny King is found murdered on a boardwalk bench, the Magnolias are plunged into grief. Secrets from the victim's past complicate the situation. Faced with a baffling lack of suspects, Jenny has no time to mourn as she struggles to hunt for the killer. Meanwhile, Pelican Cove residents are battling a wave of mosquito infestation. Quashing the menace becomes difficult with the town ready to rebel and dwindling city funds. Muffins and Mobsters brings tragic new developments as the Magnolias must persist in the face of ...

Heartwarming historical western romances. Follow these mail order brides as they embark on adventures and reveal deep secrets. Discover mystery, hope, and love in the stories of these five strong, independent women! Love Can Wait When a mail order bride must prove her new husband’s innocence in a murder case, their love is put to the ultimate test! Rancher’s Heart Clara must face a dangerous situation with her new husband, but she is not entirely sure if she can trust him. Is her new husband a kind, genteel man, or is he one of the outlaws terrorizing their town? Broken Betrothal A mail...

Five dismembered bodies are found along the roadside, dumped in the middle of nowhere. This isn’t new to Special Agent Garrett Mann. Head of ARTEMIS, a specialized FBI task force hell-bent on hunting down cartel-related killings in the Southwest, Mann has seen this before. He and his team have been tracking similar kills along thousands of miles of rural roads running north, south, and back again. When the latest slaughter yields a key piece of evidence, Mann thinks he’s found the killer and solved the case. That’s when the nightmare begins.

In the award-winning The BC Killer, A man visits Kane’s office and reveals some strange and confusing information about the murder of a successful businessman that had recently occurred at a local country club. Before they know it, Kane, his assistant Leann, and his lifelong friend Earl find themselves enthralled in the mysterious agenda of a serial killer with unique and brutal methods of killing. What’s more, Kane fears his client might be the killer. The authorities dismiss the peculiar markings the killer is leaving on his victims’ bodies, but Kane suspects that the killer is ...

Old sins cast long shadows. Mona Vickers is forging a new life, building a safe and loving home for her girls far away from the ghosts of the past. She’ll do whatever it takes to make it work, including sending her girls to the Christian-based after school program despite her own lack of faith. Roy Strough, Director of the Unity Plenkiss Community Center, wants to help the hardworking mother who’s captured his heart, but he’s already offended her pride once. Asking Mona to teach a class at the community center in exchange for tuition seems like the perfect solution. Mona’s growing ...

A mail-order bride mystery romance to warm your heart. Nora expected to be marrying old Peter Shaw, but when she steps off the train as his mail-order bride, she’s flung headlong into a mystery. Her husband-to-be has died and his son, Joseph, has taken over the family business. Reluctantly giving her a job as his housekeeper, Nora finds herself growing closer to Joseph as he begins to open up to her. However, the presence of Mr. Arbuckle, a distant relative of Peter Shaw, throws everything into confusion when Nora discovers that there might be more to Peter Shaw’s death than just a ...

A woman awakens in a hospital room, injured and surrounded by strangers. The car accident is a blur, and her mind is nearly a blank slate. The name on her driver’s license reads Elizabeth Becket, and she’s enrolled at a local college, but none of this feels right. Her college application claims she’s a writer—are her vivid and frequent nightmares a story conjured up in her imagination or could they be memories of her former life? The only thing she knows for sure is that an urgent sense of danger casts a shadow over her entire existence. Irresistibly drawn to Fitz Darcy, the man ...

In the tranquil, upscale village of Bel Harbor, chaos lurks as burglars swipe a rare book from the local library, setting off a chain of mystery and murder that sends shockwaves through the town. Amid the turmoil, Rachel Karr, an amateur sleuth with a knack for uncovering secrets, receives a chilling call about the theft in the dead of night. Detective Luke Farley joins forces with Rachel, recognizing her keen problem-solving skills as an invaluable asset when murder enters the picture. Luke's spirited teenage daughter, Maddie, eager to prove herself, brings her puzzle-solving abilities to ...

He’s a grieving widower of three years . . . She’s undercover working his wife’s murder case. But there’s more going on in Thornfield Manor than either of them realize. Even though Detective Elizabeth Shea worked with the feds on a case a year before, the last thing she expects is to be requested on a murder case in a rural California town called Thornfield. Almost three years after Katelyn Daley was murdered in her home, without any leads, the case went cold — until a week ago when a doctor was killed in the same execution style as her. Now with new leads, the Feds need Elizabeth...