Clean Romantic Mystery

Hired to protect a witness in a murder investigation, cowboy bodyguard Jack Holden is alarmed by his unexpected attraction to the sexy woman. But no way will he allow his desires to get in the way of keeping her safe. Caterer Carly Weiss is traumatized by what she’s witnessed, plus, there’s a killer on her trail! Although with Jack Holden watching over her she feels more secure. Except now, the chemistry between her and the strapping bodyguard in her kitchen is really turning up the heat… Can Jack protect Carly and keep his feelings at bay? Or will their growing temptation put them ...

Kelsey Reed, white collar crime’s favorite forensic accountant, finds the fraud behind the false front of numbers. When she takes a job in the Pacific Northwest, she’s stalked at the Portland airport; her hotel room is ransacked; and her life is threatened by a gunman. During the snowstorm of the century, Kelsey disappears. Between Jack Hopper – the attorney that hired her and falls in love with her, and Tee Boone – PI extraordinaire, she is found. Does the insanity in the O’Doul family empire reside only in the mother, or does it run through the whole family? If only Kelsey can ...

When he believed there was little time left, there were only two people he wanted to talk to while he still could. One was the only woman he’d ever loved. And always would. Rendon was seriously wounded…in searing pain, and up until the last hour, exposed as he’d never been before. Getting himself to the little known and forgotten small town in the middle of nowhere had been a risky choice, and taken the last of his quickly dwindling strength. It was the last place anyone would think to look. He never expected to survive. After a brazen rescue, Rendon is determined to be part of the ...

Fear. Anguish. Heartbreak. Selfless love. Ultimate sacrifice. All in less than a minute. Sometimes that’s all there is. Adam Manning arrives at the crime scene and quickly sees that not everything is as it seems. Neither is he. If you enjoy clean mystery romance and inspirational women’s fiction filled with love, hope, family, new and old friendships, and a mystery to keep you guessing, Stay With Me is the series collection for you. This is Book Eight of the eight-part Stay With Me mystery romance novella series. Book 8 of 8.

Investigative reporter Honey Hallgren is on the trail of Texas Ranger Will Pierce, eager to write a story about his unusual exploits. When she finally tracks him down, he’s not the man she expected and it’s time to change the story. Especially since she’s about to take this former bull rider on the wildest ride of his life. Will awakens from a strange dream to find himself in a strange car with a strange woman. And she’s taking him to someplace called Calamity. But the real calamity is that he has a target on his back and now she’s been drawn into his web of danger too.

Only politics are more crooked than crime. When it’s election time in Bell County, Texas, the highly-coveted position of the jurisdiction’s top cop brings opponents out swinging. Sheriff Reggie Coil has become a citizen favorite, but the people used to getting away with their own vices don’t appreciate his honest and equal approach toward enforcing the law. A concerted effort to defeat the experienced lawman includes plans to use his own past against him. While still on an ethics violation probation that resulted from a tough decision made as a young undercover agent, Coil continues ...

What is Agatha Harley to do when a decades old secret about an unsolved murder is revealed to her? When the source is her dear, elderly neighbor who suffers with memory lapses, Agatha finds herself back at odds with her closest friends. Hank Davidson and Sheriff Reggie Coil are skeptical because the case had previously been investigated. Agatha’s faith in her friend pushes her towards the truth. Even if she has to go it alone this time. Hank, a champion of justice joins her, and together they reopen old wounds that appease some while hurting others. But, is there reason or even need to ...

MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE by MARILYN CLAY is book ten in the popular JULIETTE ABBOTT REGENCY MYSTERY SERIES. Whilst Lord Marley prepares for the important Derby he is hosting at his large country estate Marley Chase, located near London, his lady wife is in the midst of readying their sumptuous mansion for the onslaught of house guests set to arrive to take part in the festivities surrounding the horse races. Frantic that she’ll not be ready in time, Lady Marley has recruited Miss Abbott’s help in assembling a prestigious art gallery in her home. Whilst gathering precious artifacts to ...

Melissa’s excited. She’s got a wedding to plan. Her own. To her fiancé Jimmy, who is in a band. They have the honeymoon tickets. Venice. Woohoo! So, one night she to surprise him with cooking a nice romantic dinner. She’s even got a special gift for him. The lucky rune he told her he found in Scotland, she’s had mounted and put into a necklace that she’s going to present to him tonight. She didn’t plan on catching him in bed with a bimbo. But she still has the tickets. So, she decides to travel anyway, but she’s sure as heck not going to Venice. Plus, she’s keeping the cool...

How far would you go to save your family and a priceless heirloom? France, 1830. A young woman is facing a difficult decision about her future, when the turmoil of the July Revolution overturns her tranquil world. Her family is called upon to protect a precious heirloom for an aunt who has been forced into exile, throwing them into the path of a powerful enemy. To save her family, and fulfil a promise to her mother, she must flee her secluded life and embark on a perilous journey to England. Outwitting her adversaries will take all of her courage and ingenuity, with the help of a charming ...

Have you ever reached a breaking point? Brenda has. She is tired; she’s tired of the drama and the pain. All the decisions and sacrifices she has made have worn her out. She doesn’t think she can keep up with it anymore. After a near-death situation put everything into perspective, Brenda decided that all she wanted in life was peace. The problem, though, was that her loved ones resisted. Instead of peace, she was met with even more conflict. Her husband, Peter, was at a breaking point of his own. He was juggling taking care of his wife, fatherhood, and two jobs. One of those jobs was ...

What do you want most in life? Like his wife, Peter just wants peace. He just wants to be able to relax with his wife and kid and other family members and be happy. He wants a calm and peaceful life free of all needless drama And Peter is determined to find that peace He is determined to shield and protect the ones he loves from troubles and pain. So from problem to problem, worry to worry, he is everywhere trying to make everything right But Peter is about to learn another vital lesson of life and companionship. What is this lesson? And will his dreams come true? Will he finally be able to...

Arya Furlough of Dunrobin has been betrothed to Laird Jared Stewart against her wishes. With her faithful maid and companion she begrudgingly embarks on a voyage to new lands to marry the laird her father has determined will prove a fruitful alliance with her their clan. Alas, the ship she is on does not weather a storm well, leaving her cast upon the sea. Laird Duncan McAbee of Duffus is mourning his father on the shore when he notices a body bobbing among the waves. Little does he know, the body he pulls forth is a raven-haired spitfire of a lass with a steel will of determination not to ...

Broke and willing to take any mission, private investigator Hannah Smith has been called to the home of mafia boss Nicholas Marchetti. She’s tasked with finding his missing grandson. Calum MacNeill’s sole purpose is to protect his son Braden from his ex’s mafia family. The last thing he wants is his son being raised by mobsters. Living that life. No way. What’s a dad to do? He flees the country and goes back to his roots. Scotland. Except it’s not today’s Scotland. Nae, it’s the Scotland of his ancestors. Hannah’s hot on Cal’s trail. Until he vanishes. Then she finds ...

A too handsome for his own good private investigator. A stalker who claims she is his. A new job turns deadly. Stalked by a mysterious man, Lana Bailey is hoping her new job at Brothers Steele Private Investigators will convince the man to go away. Instead, his obsession with her increases. Her new boss takes her on pro bono as a client in order to keep her safe. Lance Steele is determined to keep Lana safe and capture her stalker. He has no plans on falling in love. Romance has no part in his business. Yet, matters of the heart are not as easily shoved aside as he thinks. Danger escalates....

Do you believe in destiny? Do you believe in fate? Destiny and fate are what most people believe shapes their lives. Peter Lodge certainly wasn't like most people. He was wealthy, powerful, and in control. Unfortunately, one night changed everything for him. When he finally had a new beginning, and a chance at a fresh start, he was about to lose it all again. After leaving his life of luxury for a quaint, private life, Peter Lodge met someone who knew nothing of his past. Brenda came into his life and gave him hope for his future. When Brenda walked out of his life, he thought that ...

Some things are unforgivable. For Brenda, it’s abandonment. Being abandoned by the person who is supposed to care about her most, and protect her, is inexcusable. Brenda’s father abandoned Brenda, her sister Martha, and their mother, leaving them to struggle on their own. He never gave so much as a reason; he just up and vanished. Brenda’s father leaving was the worst thing she had experienced. The heartbreak and pain was so strong, she vowed to never forgive him. Still, her life was great now; she was pregnant, married to the love of her life, and she was finally happy, despite her ...

She doesn’t want to carry a gun. Why would someone want her dead? Amy Oaks is content to sit behind a desk at Wife for Hire and do her investigating on a computer. When a man pursues her for nefarious means, the cozy little world she's created for herself is turned into something unrecognizable, a world she never sought or wanted. Rookie police officer Mark Fields rescues a pretty woman from being hit by a bus. When she says she didn't fall, but was pushed, he doesn't believe her until he finds out she's also been receiving threatening notes. Assigned as Amy's protection until the culprit...

The tables have turned. Rather than Lainie Marks accepting a job to hunt down a crimina,l she finds herself being the one protected from a past evil that now wants her dead. New police officer Seth Wyatt finds the frightened woman running for her life after a traffic accident and teams up with her to stop a madman. Only, Seth isn't sure Lainie can hold it together when she comes face-to-face with the man who terrorized her in the past. Neither wants romance. Both want to focus on their careers. Can these two learn the valuable lesson that life isn't meant to be lived alone even with the ...

MURDER IN MARTINDALE by MARILYN CLAY is book nine in the popular JULIETTE ABBOTT REGENCY MYSTERY SERIES. When clever young sleuth Miss Juliette Abbott is invited to spend a fortnight at Martindale Manor as companion to a young blind girl whose father suddenly passed away, she believes she has been offered the perfect respite from murder and mayhem in the tiny hamlet of Martindale in England’s North Country. Told that the girl’s brother and heir, Sir James Martindale, is even now on his way home, Miss Abbott and her trusted maid Tilda set out in high spirits for their four-day journey ...