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Maureen O'Shea arrives in Devil Falls, Montana, to marry a man she's never met. When she finds out her intended had died before her arrival she is met with an uncertain future. She decides to spend the last of her funds by bringing culture to the western town in the form of a tea shop. It never occurred to her that the town preferred coffee. Not until the handsome blacksmith, Micah Webster so rudely points it out. Stagecoaches enroute to the town are being robbed and Micah is deputized to help.

A threatening letter. Hidden clues. A woman on the run. Alisa Gosling finds a piece of a letter under a desk in an office she cleans. Curiosity has her locating the other pieces. Putting the puzzle together, she discovers a threatening letter best left hidden. As danger increases after she turns the letter over to the police, she flees to Misty Hollow and the Leaning O Ranch. Trouble follows her, as the bad guys believe she has something they want. Local law enforcement can’t be trusted.

Trinity Ashford and her friends are in over their heads this time. When a man is found murdered at Trinity’s best friend’s wedding, clutching the bride’s missing diamond earrings, Trinity sets out to find out who is stealing from the people of Waterfall. Not only is she trying to solve a mystery, she’s trying to plan her own wedding and renovate the “haunted” house her fiancé purchased for them. Trinity and her friends decide to spend a night at the house to see why the neighbors believe it to be haunted and find themselves terrorized by three men in clown masks.

Stormi Nelson, best-selling romance author, moved into her huge Victorian house in the private community of Oak Meadows Estates. When her agent tells her that her characters are becoming too cardboard and that she needs to get out and mingle with people, she comes up with the idea of a neighborhood watch program. The only problem is...she’s the only member.

CJ Turley is excited to begin her new life as overseer of Heavenly Acres, a tiny house community in the Ozark mountains. As she's handed the keys to her new house by a woman who seems far too eager to leave the job to someone else, CJ is told the community is experiencing a rash of burglaries and that she should visit the nearby park ranger for help.

When her sister, the only family she had left, is murdered by a serial killer stalking the women of Misty Hollow, Madison Everton is determined to find the killer’s identity. Women are being abducted and held for three days before their bodies are dumped, and the women all hold a strong resemblance to Madison. Will she find him before he finds her?

Trinity Ashford owns the Tail Waggin’ Pet Day Care and store. Every morning, the kindly Mr. Armstrong brings her coffee. At least until his handsome son, Brad, shows up wanting to change everything. Then, Trinity finds the elderly Mr. Armstrong murdered and is determined to prove his son is the killer by using the old man’s cat, Moses, as a witness.

When Marsha Calloway's daughter is accused of a crime she didn't commit, Marsha is determined to find the real culprit. She enlists the help of her Cadillac-driving mama, the man who ditched Marsha at her high-school graduation but kept her heart, and a bumbling police officer. Folks around River Valley are having things disappear while they are sleeping with their eyes open. Seems everyone has a dream and not enough funds. Someone is determined to kill for that dream.

Amanda Samson and her sisters have inherited a surf and sandwich shop on the beautiful island of Maui. Amanda has grand plans to fixing up the joint, but life...and love get in the way. Perched on a ladder while cleaning the sign, she falls into the arms of her handsome cruise captain employee, Drake Thomas. Sparks fly as she tries to fight her attraction for a Billionaire Playboy. Knowing from experience that women are trouble, Drake tries to stay away from his feisty, opinionated, but beautiful boss. Join Amanda and Drake as things come to an explosive conclusion in Paradise and they ...

When Tarin Baker's beloved Nana dies, she is left with a letter and a plain wooden box. The letter instructs Tarin to open the box and find true love. Transported back to the year 1888, Tarin wants only to go home. How could her true love possibly be in the middle of nowhere, Texas?

On May 12, 1924, a park forest ranger notices rocks out of place near the mouth of the Kilauea Volcano. On Sunday, May 18, the ground splits open - rocks, fire, and ash fill the sky, and those who chose not to evacuate are in a fight for their lives. Lucy Dillow, daughter of the local pastor, enjoys her days of ministering to Hawaii's friendly people and teaching their young in a simple one-room schoolhouse. When the order arrives to evacuate because of the uncertainty of the volcano, she decides to stay behind with her family in case they are needed, and to keep a journal of the volcano's activity.

Revenge isn't always sweet. Can her captive heart be freed to dream, to dare, to love? A quest for revenge ends in a marriage of convenience and a feisty Irish lass discovers that not everything is as it seems as family secrets are revealed. An Irish cop, bent on saving the fallen women of Five Points, New York, finds himself thrust into the role of husband with a woman determined to break down a notorious crime boss. Can these two pull together and find a love bigger than they are?

When Cindy Lou Hopkins turns 25, life will get better. She knows it. She'll no longer be under the thumb of her stepmother, Geneva, or tormented by her stepsisters. She just has to stay alive that long. The only kink in her plan for independence is the handsome Lance Moore, whom she jokingly calls the town prince. A man who wants to get to know her better. A man Cindy isn't worthy to be in the same room as. When Lance throws a barn dance, Cindy is determined to have one night with him that will carry her through the rest of her life.

A boy in trouble... A dare gone wrong... Years of guilt... Sadie Hutchins accepted a dare from her best friend Dallas Armstrong and her life was never the same. Now, years later, they are thrust together again to save a child from a madman who wants Sadie for his own. Can Sadie and Dallas overcome a past of unforgiveness and guilt to stop a man crazed with grief before one of them dies? Can they overcome their past pain and see the gift they'd had all along?

Seth Armstrong made a mistake... One that could cost him his life. Sally Jo Moore has returned to Copper Pass to become the new veterinarian. She had no intention of spending time with the man she'd left behind, but when a crazed woman stalks not only Sally Jo but Seth, things are turned upside down on the Rocking 7 Ranch. Danger creeps ever closer and Sally and Seth are thrust together in order to keep those they care about safe. Now, Seth must sacrifice the one thing he holds most precious. Can they mend their broken hearts and stand united against the person who wants them dead?

Christmas is no time for a mystery...or is it? Celebrate two Christmas's with kooky best-selling author and Private Investigator, Stormi Nelson as she discovers the true meaning of the season despite her family's mishaps and misadventures! Indulge in this Christmas holiday small town cozy mystery by a best-selling, award-winning author. Warning: These stories are not in any chronological order with rest of the series. You may see someone who had died or gone to jail in one of the other books.

An unconscious man. No memory of who he is. When Meghan Miller finds an unconscious man in the alley, nothing in her life is the same again. Especially when he wakes up with amnesia and her business card is all he has in his pocket. With no money and no name, John Davidson, known as John Doe from the moment he opened his eyes, calls on the beautiful woman who saved his life. When he finds out she's a private investigator, he asks her to help him discover who he is. As bits and pieces of his memory returns, John realizes things are far more dangerous than he could have imagined. The two are ...

She wished all she had to worry about was a phantom. Living people are far more dangerous. When Isabella Harper returns to the small-town of Misty Hollow to inherit her grandmother’s beloved bed and breakfast, Willow Ridge Inn, she hopes for a fresh start. But her dreams of a quiet life are shattered when she uncovers a chilling secret: her grandmother, Meredith, didn’t die peacefully—she may have been murdered. As whispers of foul play spread through the town, Isabella stumbles upon a decades-old conspiracy that her grandmother was investigating before her untimely death. At the ...

Three brothers. Three cases. Three chances to love...or die. In the Steele Brothers trilogy you'll find danger, intrigue, mystery, and suspense as the brothers tackle cases that could very well kill them. Three stories, three romances, three brave men with hearts as big as they are handsome. From high society functions to stalkers to cold-blooded killers, these stories will keep the listener awake, listening to the end.

While transplanting the rosebush her church's handsome greeter, Ethan Banning, inadvertently killed, Summer and Ethan discover a hidden stash of diamonds, a rusty can full of cash, and a bloody gardening glove. This discovery sets Summer and her candy-making aunt on a search for a killer. As Summer gets closer to the truth - not only of the theft but of her true feelings for Ethan - the diamond thief hatches a plan to hush the feisty sleuth.