Clean Mystery Suspense

Sometimes getting everything you ever wanted, comes at a deadly price… Tessa had settled into the uncertain, yet simple life as a single, struggling artist, long disconnected from her rocky married life and estranged ex-husband. That is until his shocking death dragged her back into the aftermath of his mysterious double life. David’s death shook the small community where he had taken up residence, and even more shocking was the beneficiary of his healthy inheritance and his small vacation home: his ex-wife. Now Tessa is back in a place she never thought she would see again - their old ...

A mystery that surrounds Julianna’s family could lead her to the man that steals her heart. Miss Julianna Newton is struggling to return to a society that does not want her. A year after her brother’s death, she has been blessed with a kind sponsor, who helps her secure invitations to the most exclusive events of the London Season. Much to her surprise, she finds that one Lord Sharpe is determined to help her make the right acquaintances, due to a promise he made to her late brother, Francis. When Lord Sharpe and Miss Newton spend more time together, strange happenings occur, forcing ...

Dru has only 24 hours to save the world. It’s definitely going to be an all-nighter.Being the world’s only crystal sorceress means no vacation time, lousy pay, and zero benefits. But what’s worse? Finding out there actually is another crystal sorceress—who happens to be wickedly powerful and also dead-set on destroying the world. When she breaks into Dru’s shop, sets the place on fire, and steals an apocalyptic amulet, it’s hard not to take things personally. What’s a girl to do? Hit the road in a high-speed chase to get that amulet back before the seas boil, the stars fall ...

It’s Christmas at the Chocolate Magic Café! Magda plans on installing a model train in the café as part of the Christmas decorations. Trains seem to be a theme as Crystal, her psychic cat, keeps giving clues which include trains. When one of the customers says she hears noises in her house, naturally Magda and her friends need to investigate. Along the way, they encounter the spirit of a sad little girl and her dog. Will Magda, Sam and their friends be able to enjoy the holiday spirit of the café and the glitter of the Christmas dance at the ranch, especially when there’s a robbery, ...

Cowboy dreams, séances, painted horses, a rodeo and a mystery . . . they all happen in a new adventure for Magda Barnes and friends of The Chocolate Magic Café. Magda’s best friend Rula seems to have a cowboy spirit in her stable. Imagine the surprise when an artist paints a cowboy which he has seen in his dreams and he’s the same one. Will the friends be able to determine the connection between the two when they come together for a séance? Meanwhile, in her usual manner, Magda’s psychic cat Crystal is knocking books to the floor opening to pages providing hints about family . . . ...

She must protect the apocalypse scroll, or else the world will come to a fiery end. No pressure or anything.Crystal sorceress Dru Jasper has become the unwilling guardian of an ancient instrument of destruction. Its world-ending power is held in check by only a single wax seal. Which seems like maybe a huge design flaw, but whatever. Now insidious spirits who can kill by touch are trying to get their clutches on the apocalypse scroll and break the final seal. To stop them, Dru needs a rare crystal older than the Earth itself. But it’s hidden in a meteorite crater deep in the desert, and ...

Susan Turner wants only to run her cozy bookstore, Turn A Page. That dream is disrupted with the return of the man who skipped town ten years ago with her heart. Only, his return isn't as innocent and safe as he leads her to believe. Cade Aikin wants only to repair the damage he'd caused to Susan Turner and opens a mega bookstore, not realizing she'd opened her own store. He's taken aback by her open animosity and becomes fearful for her safety when two strangers in town appear a little too interested in Cade's life. He tries desperately to get Susan to forgive and listen...before it's too ...

Be careful what you wish for—it could lead to murder. Kindergarten teacher, Gwen McPhail, is teaching children of former students with her eyes closed, wishing something would happen… Change roars in on a tidal wave when Vance Jones dies and names her his beneficiary. A stunned Gwen comes to Candle Island to check out her inheritance, but the clannish Islanders hate her guts, the widow tags her as “the other woman,” and the dead guy who left her the mansion was a creep. Gwen's up to her neck in inconsistencies and can’t swallow the “accidental death” line. Her rugged care ...

After an ambush during a mountain hike, Zoe Pratt ends up shoved off the mountain and her friend kidnapped. Enigmatic search-and-rescue volunteer Jack Monroe tracks Zoe with the help of his K-9 partner, Romeo, but as the only witness to the attack, she’s far from safe. With Jack’s help, can she find her friend and take down her would-be killer?

Kim Douglas’ life is in the pits when she loses her corporate job and unfaithful husband at the same time. On a lark, she accepts an instructor position at Good Acres summer camp, where she was both a camper and a counselor in her youth. Good Acres holds wonderful memories for her. The thought of being back in nature away from her current problems is appealing as is re-connecting with the handsome Camp Director and high-school friend, Paul. Little does she suspect that this summer will create different memories that center around a disturbed camper’s revenge and the murders of former ...

Someone has been abducting women with long dark hair across Virginia. When the FBI is called in to help, Alex Donovan, a behavioral analyst, is tasked with putting together a profile. She's aided by her friend and colleague Logan Hart, but he has been acting strangely and won't say why. When the kidnapper demands that Alex meet him at an abandoned amusement park in exchange for the location of all his captives, she takes the bait. But the meeting proves to be a trap, and the building she's in explodes.

Ready for some rest and relaxation at the end of the school year, seventh grade teacher Autumn Spencer gets on a cruise ship, hoping it’ll whisk her away to Paradise so she can clear her mind. Instead, she encounters nosy fellow passengers who won’t leave her alone, more drama than she sees in her hormonal students … and a couple of attempted murders. No matter what she does to avoid the crazies, she keeps getting thrown right smack dab into the middle of all the action.

Archaeologist Lainey Shea has built her reputation by finding what others can't. Except her latest quest comes with a complication she never expected: Officer Declan Donovan. His protective instincts clash with her need to prove herself, but things heat up when their childhood rivalry reignites into something more romantically intriguing. Declan wants Lainey to validate a two-century old family legend by locating a collection of silver tokens. Unfortunately, the stigma of his bad boy youth still follows him today, hiding his true good nature. When a bullet ricochets through their worksite, ...

Susanna is keeping a secret. Can she risk telling the truth? Benedict, the Earl of Knightsbridge is something of a recluse. His mother is insistent that he find a wife, but marriage is the last thing on his mind. Threatening notes arrive at his home every few days, which is why he continues to avoid society. However, when his mother insists that they throw a house party to find him a bride, Benedict has no other choice but to do so. He soon discovers that all is not as terrible as he feared, especially when he finds himself quite taken with one particular young lady. Miss Susanna Millerton ...

Special Agent Bella Jordan is assigned to investigate a series of murders in West Texas that are linked to the Spider Rock Treasure. Since she spent the first 15 years of her life in this area, FBI authorities believe she can get the job done. What they don't know is that one of their prime suspects - a man who's been on their wanted list for years - is deeply connected to Bella's past. The other prime suspect is Carr Sullivan, the man who owns the ranch where the murders occurred. Carr was once one of the wealthiest businessmen in Dallas and has a shady past a mile long.

Matthew Worth is a mess. Somewhere between a good cop and a bad screwup, he botched a marriage and a career. His fellow officers think he’s a joke. His commanders are tired of cutting him breaks. Even his wife has left him for a flashy homicide detective. Busted to night patrol at a robbery-prone Omaha supermarket, Worth is doing time, wearing his uniform and asking shoppers if they want paper or plastic. If that isn’t enough, he suspects he might be falling for Gwen, the shy checkout girl who may be an even bigger mess than he is. It couldn’t get any worse. Until it does.

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happens to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

Escape to Clare Harbor…a page turning series filled with strong heroes and heroines, unbreakable family ties, life-long friendships, second chances in life and love, new beginnings, and fresh starts even in the midst of a deadly storm that turns out to be far worse than they all first believed. Inspirational and clean women’s fiction that will touch your heart.It doesn’t take long for a small group made up of family, friends, and strangers who have been drawn together by forces over which they have no control, to realize that their first priority is to survive the storm. Before the ...

Blanche White is working as a temporary cook and housekeeper for a right-wing Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate, Alistair Brindle, when someone tries to blackmail him. It's an ugly mess that Brindle's political team is eager to sweep under the carpet and that Blanche can't resist cleaning up herself...especially after a young black man is killed who knew too much about Brindle's dirty laundry. Her investigation raises dark secrets involving sex, environmental contamination, and political corruption, difficult stains that someone is trying to remove with murder.

For high school counselor Kinley McMillan, being born beautiful was more of a curse. Put on a pedestal as a child and expected to be a perfect show piece as a teen only led to being the target of an obsessed stalker. For over six years, he’s haunted her, so in a desperate attempt to escape him once and for all, Kinley finds herself in a small community where, for the first time in her life, she found her place and a man who might just love her for her. It doesn’t take long for Sheriff Quinn York to see that there is something special about the spunky, loving woman who has dedicated her ...