Fish Town

Welcome to Travers Corners, a dusty Montana town, where nothing much has happened since Herbert Hoover stopped for gas. Travers Corners, like most small towns, has no newspaper, no radio station; but here, large trout - no better than large trout, fictitious trout - await the angler. And apart from spreading gossip outside the McCraken’s General Store, the residents of Travers Corners love nothing more than fly fishing. Scott Waldie’s delightful cast of characters breathes life into this tiny, out-of-the-way town.

Romaine Wilder, big-city medical examiner with a small-town past, has been downsized and evicted. With few other options, she’s forced to return to her hometown of Roble in East Texas, leaving behind the man she’s dating and the life she’s worked hard to build. Suzanne Babet Derbinay, Romaine’s Auntie Zanne and proprietor of the Ball Funeral Home, has long since traded her French Creole upbringing for Big Texas attitude. She’s a member in a number of ladies’ auxiliaries and clubs, including being in charge of the Tri-County Annual Crawfish Boil and Music Festival. Hanging on to ...

Join Chelsea, Francois, Ash, Dustin, Kelsi, and Jason as they return for their most daring expedition yet: tracking down the elusive Nantiinaq in the haunted ghost town of Portlock, Alaska. Legend has it that this desolate place was abandoned when the townsfolk fled in fear of the mysterious Nantiinaq, also known as Bigfoot. The Chugach Corporation has enlisted the expertise of Dr. Chelsea Buckley for a high-stakes mission. Their objective? To ensure Portlock's safety for redevelopment into a luxurious resort, complete with prime real estate plots for sale. Armed with state-of-the-art ...

Sinister secrets hidden by the tranquil waters of an Ozarks lake. Can married amateur sleuths bait and capture a killer before the truth slips away? Kirkus Reviews—“A fine whodunit featuring a delightful cast whom readers will love—or love to hate.” After newlyweds Elizabeth and Jonas Trout arrive to settle her grandmother's estate, they quickly find themselves embroiled in a treacherous mystery when Elizabeth is implicated in the murder of the property manager. With mounting evidence and the Southern small-town sheriff convinced of her guilt, Elizabeth and Jonas must fish for clues...

In the merriest town on earth, my plot to win back my ex has run into a serious problem. The plan is simple. All I have to do is stalk my ex-fiancé, ‘accidentally’ bump into him in this Christmas-obsessed town he’s moved to, and – bam! - he’ll regret dumping me and beg me to take him back. Problem number 1: He’s got a girlfriend. A sweet, adorable woman. New plan: Find someone to lure my ex’s girlfriend away so I can step in and win him back. Problem number 2: The gorgeous, grumpy man I’ve just asked to distract the girlfriend is storming over to my ex with a murderous ...

A heart-pounding tale of danger and devotion, the riveting second installment of the Wright Heroes of Maine series by a USA Today bestselling author. CIA agent Michael Wright's world crumbles when his girlfriend, Leila, is snatched off the street and later seen in the grasp of a terrorist he’s been tracking, Michael blames himself. Keeping his identity secret from her clearly didn’t protect her. Now he must defy the Agency and fly to Iraq to rescue her. Leila Amato escaped Iraq a decade earlier, only returning in her worst nightmares. But those nightmares have come true when she finds ...

Lottery winner and ex-journalist Donal Fitzgerald joins forces with his girlfriend, DNR conservation officer Mercy Virdon, to solve the mysterious death of a beloved angler, Charlie, who was murdered in his tent in a state campground and who was known by all - and who may have known too much. Set in the engaging small town of Ossning on the Borchard River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula - an angler’s dream, filled with eccentric, believable, sympathetic, and unforgettable characters - Riverwatcher is a classic whodunit.

From #1 Amazon bestselling author, J.R. Rain, and New York Times bestselling author, H.P. Mallory, comes the “Midlife Mermaid” series! THE MERMAID NEXT DOOR (Book 1) Being a mermaid isn’t all it’s cracked up to be... In the underwater kingdom of Corsica, mermaids are the property of mermen. We’re considered valuable as breeders until we reach our mid-thirties, at which time we’re deemed no longer useful. Good thing for me I’m forty, never had any children and I’m a widow. So, I can basically live my life as I see fit. Until my husband’s younger brother, Cullen, decides to ...

He needs a wife to inherit his grandmother’s estate. She needs cash to save her family’s lodge. Will a fake marriage solve their problems, or uncover hidden emotions? Carter Haines is declared the heir to his grandmother’s estate, provided he satisfy one requirement--stay married for two years. He can fulfill the request if he can find a woman as anxious as he is to enter a temporary marriage. When Emma Waite’s grandmother dies, she’s stunned to learn the family lodge is on the verge of ruin. Her disappointment increases when the bank refuses her a loan. Carter, the bank president...

She’s settling into a new life. But when a fishing trip totally capsizes, can she get a friend off the hook for murder? Elizabeth Trout still feels awkward living back home. Discovering a BFF from her raucous high-school days has become the perfect mom is as weird as staying with her mother while awaiting construction of her new home. But she’s shaken to her core when her newlywed husband and beloved dog are nearly blown out of the water in a dockside explosion which leaves another woman dead … and her bestie is arrested for the crime. To clear her friend, Elizabeth and her spouse set...

Garrick Evergreen is the most annoying person on the planet but tormenting him is becoming my favorite part of my day. Everyone in this small, Christmas-themed town hates me. Even my sister. No one else wants to be mayor, but I do them all a favor by taking on the job and suddenly, I’m the outsider who wants to destroy their town. My ideas are really good, but no one can see it. Especially not Garrick, the gorgeous outdoor guide who thinks I’m the one blocking his attempts to get the permits he needs to grow his business. I’m actually the only one fighting for him to get those permits...

There is the Cornwall Lamorna Ash knew as a child – the idyllic, folklore-rich place where she spent her summer holidays. Then there is the Cornwall she discovers when, feeling increasingly dislocated in London, she moves to Newlyn, a fishing town near Land’s End. This Cornwall is messier and harder; it doesn’t seem like a place that would welcome strangers. Before long, however, Lamorna finds herself on a week-long trawler trip with a crew of local fishermen, afforded a rare glimpse into their world, their warmth and their humour.

A Scoop of Murder In the quaint Alaskan town of Shelter Mountain, ice cream shop owner Abigail Stone's quiet fishing trip turns chilling when she reels in more than she bargained for—a dreadful corpse. Armed with her pet ferret Flick and an insatiable appetite for solving mysteries, Abigail dives headfirst into the investigation. But as she uncovers long-buried secrets and stirs up a hornet's nest of suspects, she realizes this small town's placid surface conceals dangerous undercurrents. With the help of Tucker, her handsome childhood friend turned local officer, Abigail must navigate ...

One photographer, one wedding dress, one bride by mistake… Famous actress Fliss Rivers returns to her childhood home in the Bay of Islands after a scandal, hoping to hide from the press for a few weeks. Oblivious to the celebrity gossip on the internet, Dominic is captivated by her, and soon they’re in love. And then a photographer sees her modelling a wedding dress, and suddenly the whole world thinks they’re getting married… * Fans of Catherine Bybee’s Weekday Brides series are sure to love these small-town romances with plenty of sizzle!

The broad-shouldered Adonis standing on Stephanie Bryant’s front porch cannot fathom why the sassy beauty failed to evacuate along with the other residents of Cocoa Beach, but she has her reasons. With a big promotion at stake, the approaching storm doesn’t figure into Stephanie’s plans any more than falling for the hunkiest cop in Florida. But more than the landscape changes when a hurricane practically blows Florida’s newest resident into the arms of disillusioned cop Brett Lincoln. While the last thing he wants in his life is another self-centered woman, the keys to his emotional...

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something...askew? Sophie has just received her first advance check for her delectable dog biscuits. With the extra cash, she hires another employee, freeing up some time to try her hand at baking cakes, just like her grandmother. Her skills are put to the test when an out-of-town bride asks her to make a stunning cake and other delicious pastries for her destination wedding since her fiance' was just diagnosed as celiac. There’s a catch, though. The wedding is in a week and Sophie has to be on-site for several days. Right before she ...

“This book had me hooked right from the start. Ended up reading in one sitting (uh oh - no sleep for me). I loved every character, human and animal.” ~ Amazon 5-star review Ex-champion bull rider, TJ, has zero time for romance and even less faith in love. Fish-out-of-water Paige needs time to heal her broken heart and a safe space to start over. Neither anticipates the powerful bond that comes from saving the life of a pregnant and abused little donkey named Miss Valentine. Paige’s fresh start goes from bad to redonkulous— Paige Jackson lost two years of her life to grief. Finally ...

When Sawyer learns what I am—a mermaid—he isn’t sure what to make of the fact. Worse, it seems distance is what he needs most. Even though things might be less than ideal between Sawyer and me, at least I still have a friend in Wendy. But, soon, even that relationship will see its own crisis when posters appear throughout town proclaiming I’m a criminal on the run. Although the rumors are a hoax, I feel the whole town is turning against me, Wendy included—and I can only wonder who’s to blame for the lies. Luckily for me, there’s a new man in my life named Marshall. Having just...

Can a yellow throat toucan, and lyrics from Neil Diamond songs, help Joy solve the murder of a local woman competing in the annual fishing derby? The phone rings at the butt-crack of dawn. Life for Joy, Whitney, and Anna rapidly spirals out of control. Within hours, the only fisher-woman at the derby is found crammed in her ex-husband’s smoker. Even though Ronnie’s less-than-sparkling personality offers up a voluminous number of suspects, her on-again-off-again relationship with the ex makes him the leading suspect. But was it possible for the 110-pounds-soaking-wet man to lift the 180-...

More than a decade after returning home from Afghanistan, Jake Freeman is still tormented by the emotional consequences of war. Desperate for a better life, he enlists the help of a VA doctor who prescribes a motorcycle tour of the Western States. Jake hopes an adventure like this can quiet the chaos in his mind, so he leaves his familiar world behind and rides his Harley north toward Bend, Oregon. On his journey, he realizes it may take more than fishing in majestic rivers and dancing at great honkytonks to free him from the trauma locked inside his vault of memories.