Posts by MELISSA COFFMAN
Mistress of Herself, by Evelyn Richardson
Daughter of parents obsessively in love with one another, Grace Owen has seen how love destroyed her widowed father and resolves to avoid it at all costs…
Read MoreStorms in the Cotswolds, by Emma Dakin
Storms in the Cotswolds, by Emma Dakin Claire Barclay, tour guide of The British Mystery Book Tours, shepherds her tourists to Cirencester in the heart of the Cotswolds. They take all the rooms at the Queen Bess Hotel in the center of Cirencester and go on forays, visiting the haunts of characters from mystery novels.…
Read MorePrivate License, by Kevin R. Doyle
Private License, by Kevin R. Doyle All Lorie Jones wants is a little help with her divorce. Some extra information, a bit of ammunition to take into court against her no-good husband. And when she hires the biggest and best investigation firm Kansas City has to offer, that’s exactly what she gets. But after their…
Read MoreRoom Tone, by Clive Rosengren
Room Tone, by Clive Rosengren Eddie Collins and Carla Rizzoli, his significant other, are involved in a drive-by shooting on Hollywood Boulevard. Subsequent investigation leads to the suspicion that the incident may have been an attempt to prevent him from testifying against four pornographers, whose arrest several months prior was the result of Eddie’s investigation.…
Read MoreWrestling with Death, by Randee Green
Wrestling with Death, by Randee Green Twenty-eight-year-old Carmen Karlaff, owner of a native grass and wildflower seed farm in northwestern Minnesota, finds herself involved in another murder. Marcy, an old friend, moves home along with her husband, Brian. In the few short weeks Brian has been back he has angered everyone he comes into contact…
Read MoreThe Moth Wasn’t Harmless, by Tara Ratzlaff
The Moth Wasn’t Harmless, by Tara Ratzlaff Twenty-eight-year-old Carmen Karlaff, owner of a native grass and wildflower seed farm in northwestern Minnesota, finds herself involved in another murder. Marcy, an old friend, moves home along with her husband, Brian. In the few short weeks Brian has been back he has angered everyone he comes into…
Read MoreThe Dead Sang Off Key, by J. L. Buck
The Dead Sang Off Key, by J. L. Buck England, summer of 1813. Lady Anne Ashburn and her father are at Seaford, a seaside resort, recovering from her mother’s death. When the earl is called to Parliament in London, Anne becomes bored and explores nearby Singing Cave. Her maid is telling her tales of smugglers…
Read MoreLucky Lady, by Paulla Hunter
Lucky Lady, by Paulla Hunter In this third book of Darcy Moreland Mysteries, intrepid TV investigative reporter, Darcy Moreland exposes a long-standing corruption scheme involving both city and state officials that causes murders, protests, a kidnapping, and the arrest of two members of the American Indian Movement. A bloody bison head was placed in front…
Read MoreHome Is the Sailor, by Lillian Marek
Home Is the Sailor, by Lillian Marek The naval Battle of Copenhagen cost Captain Will Dormer an eye and a leg. The battle to establish himself as Viscount Claremont of Belford Park could cost him his life. He feels completely at sea as owner of an estate, but his father and two brothers managed to…
Read MoreThe Wedding Journey, by Carla Kelly
The Wedding Journey, by Carla Kelly A shy surgeon, Captain Jesse Randall has long been secretly in love with Elinore Mason, the daughter of a drunken officer deep in debt to Major Bones, who is determined to seduce Elinore. The British Army has begun its winter retreat from Spain, controlled by Napoleon, back to the…
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