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Marco and the Devil’s Bargain, by Carla Kelly
Marco and the Devil’s Bargain, by Carla Kelly The year is 1782. Marco Mondragón, brand inspector in Spanish New Mexico, and his wife Paloma Vega have settled happily into married life on the Double Cross. And yet Paloma is convinced their joy will not be complete until she has a child. She longs to give…
Read MoreDead in the Water, by Lesley A. Diehl
Dead in the Water, by Lesley A. Diehl Sabal Bay consignment shop owner Eve Appel is fit to be tied—family tied. Just as she is basking in the warmth of a renewed relationship with her long-lost Uncle Winston, disaster strikes. He and his less welcome companion, Darlene, have come for a visit, and their request…
Read MoreDancing with Eternity, the Audio book, Read by Author John Patrick Lowrie and Ellen McLain
Dancing with Eternity, by Author John Patrick Lowrie The audio book version of John Patrick Lowrie’s sci fi novel about the perils of immortality, Dancing with Eternity, is available for download on Amazon.com, iTunes, and Audible.com. What would happen if Odysseus met Captain Ahab in the Fortieth Century? Only Captain Ahab is a beautiful woman named…
Read MoreMrs. McVinnie’s London Season, by Carla Kelly
Mrs. McVinnie’s London Season, by Carla Kelly Widowed at 24 by war, Jeannie McVinnie wishes to free her father-in-law to join his old regiment for a Highlands fishing trip. She practices a small deception by accepting an invitation issued to another Jeannie McVinnie: a plea for help from Captain William Summers to his former nursemaid…
Read MoreTwo Dogs Lie Sleeping, by Lia Farrell
Two Dogs Lie Sleeping,by Lia Farrell It’s early August in Rosedale, Tennessee, and July December Powell is alone at the historic Booth Mansion, putting the finishing touches on the Showhouse room she designed for tomorrow’s grand opening. A loud noise draws her to the nursery, where a man lies dying. Not just any man, but…
Read MoreSticks & Stones, by R. Franklin James
Sticks & Stones, by R. Franklin James “Sticks and Stones can break my bones ….” Despite what the old children’s rhyme says, words can cause grievous harm. A lesson ex-con Hollis Morgan, a casualty of her deceased ex-husband’s white collar crimes, knows all too well. Now she hopes to clear the name of a friend accused…
Read MoreMiss Milton Speaks Her Mind, by Carla Kelly
Miss Milton Speaks Her Mind, by Carla Kelly Orphaned as a child, Miss Jane Milton lives to serve her Stover cousins, tending to their every need. Her beloved cousin Blair suffered a slow and painful death from wounds received at the Battle of Waterloo, and now, ten months later, Miss Milton feels utterly forlorn. Her…
Read MoreChicago, The Windigo City, by Mark Everett Stone
Chicago, the Windigo City, by Mark Everett Stone Kal Hakala is the Bureau of Supernatural Investigation’s best agent, but even he needs a break after his last case, which brought him a hair’s breadth from death and killed the fiancée of his best friend, a Mescalero Apache agent named Canton Asate. Kal’s temporary desk-job is…
Read MoreMiss Billings Treads The Boards, by Carla Kelly
Miss Billings Treads the Boards, by Carla Kelly Cynical, lazy Lord Grayson is coerced into delivering a message to lovely Katherine Billings, whose late father frittered away a fortune on artwork. All his purchases were forgeries, save one, which—if sold—would offer Kate a modest living. Meanwhile, Kate has bowed to necessity and set off for…
Read MoreOne Dog Too Many, by Lia Farrell
One Dog Too Many, by Lia Farrell Mae December runs a successful dog boarding business in Tennessee. When her neighbor, Ruby Mead-Allison, fails to pick up her unruly Pomeranian from Mae’s kennel, Mae pokes around and discovers the woman’s body. It is clad in one red boot, and there is a vehicle counting cord wrapped…
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