Posts by MELISSA COFFMAN
Lucky 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…
Read MoreOutlaw Mountain, by Cindy Keen Reynders
Outlaw Mountain, by Cindy Keen Reynders As autumn colors brighten the town of Meadowlark Valley, Wyoming, and the surrounding mountains, the brutal murder of a local woman upsets the locals, along with the mysterious disappearance of a rancher’s daughter. Private investigator Reese Golden, along with local detective Jeremy Savage, seek to uncover the truth. Despite…
Read MoreA Thirst For Murder, by C. R. Koons
A Thirst For Murder, by C. R. Koons Ulysses Walker, Sheriff of Taos County, is facing a tough re-election campaign against a well-funded opponent when a respected historian and acequiero. The murder looks like a dispute over shared irrigation water at first. But after two more murders the sheriff uncovers a web of corruption born…
Read MoreThe Unlikely Gunwharf Rats, by Carla Kelly
The Unlikely Gunwharf Rats, by Carla Kelly The year is 1808. Davey Ten, a promising Gunwharf Rat, has finished a year of medical school at the renowned University of Edinburgh. It’s been a tough year for Davey. Students and faculty alike have been informed of Davey’s early workhouse years, his questionable parentage, and his lowly…
Read MoreThe Family Man, by Lyn Farrell
The Family Man, by Lyn Farrell A woman approaches Rosedale Investigations to report her husband missing. Then another woman arrives to report her husband is missing. When the team sees the photographs of James Browning, they realize it’s the same guy; they have a bigamist on their hands. Detective Wayne Nichols locates Browning’s car at the…
Read MoreNever Touch a Dead Body, by J. W. Hodge
Never Touch a Dead Body, by J. W. Hodge Mercedes Harrigan, novice landlord, is a pro at cleaning up messy apartments but cleaning up after an elderly tenant dies presents a different dilemma. It’s not the dead body lying on the kitchen floor that has Sadie freaked out, she grew up playing among the caskets…
Read MoreSpiked Punch, by Lesley A. Diehl
Spiked Punch, by Lesley A. Diehl On the other side of seventy, Maddie Sparks decides to spice up her life by changing her writing interests from cozy mysteries to romance. She also determines her appearance should reflect this transformation in her writing career. A sassy new haircut and more fashionable clothes complete the newer Maddie…
Read MoreOne Good Turn, by Carla Kelly
One Good Turn, by Carla Kelly In this sequel to Libby’s London Merchant, Benedict Nesbitt, Duke of Knaresborough, becomes a reluctant Good Samaritan. Under duress from his butler, he offers a ride to a Spanish woman and child trudging in the rain. She does him a good turn, and he feels obligated to return the…
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