Right Brother

SOMETHING TO PROVE...Everyone thinks life has been easy for pretty, popular Jennifer Truesdale. In reality, it' s been anything but--especially since her no-good ex-husband left her in dire financial straits with a child to raise. She' ll show them all--including her impressionable daughter--that she can stand on her own.AND EVERYTHING TO LOSEAnd then, in walks her ex-brother-in-law, Trent Stenner--a former football star whose empire was nonetheless built on brains, not brawn. He' s here to replace his brother--in the family business. And just possibly, in the heart of his lovely former wife....
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The Language of Death

You could say that Darcy Sweet's life is definitely not ordinary or boring. In fact, things have become quite complicated for her. She thought that her life was going one way only to have it go another way entirely. While trying to adjust to life without Jon, and at the same time helping to plan her mother's wedding, she receives a ghostly message that leaves her reeling. Her best friend is dead and is asking Darcy for help. What happened? Was it a suicide like everyone thinks or is there more to it? Darcy certainly thinks so. While everyone else seems to have accepted it as a suicide it's up to Darcy to uncover the truth and give her friend the peace she needs to move on. BONUS Short Story Included: A Smudge the Cat Mystery – The Circle of Life **
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Murder in Thistlecross

The emerald hills and violet valleys of Wales seem the ideal place to start over after murder—and divorce—shattered Eilidh's life in the Scottish Highlands. But within the stone walls of an ancient castle, a family's dark, violent past threatens much more than her newfound tranquility . . . For the past two years, Eilidh has called the quaint Welsh village of Thistlecross home, embracing her new life as estate manager of a restored fifteenth-century castle. But the long-anticipated arrival of her employer's three estranged sons and their wives transforms Gylfinog Castell from a welcoming haven to a place seething with dangerous secrets. When the escalating tensions culminate in murder, Eilidh must sift through a castle full of suspects both upstairs and downstairs. She can trust no one as she follows a twisting maze of greed and malice to ferret out a killer who's breaching every defense, preparing to make Eilidh the next to die....
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Deadly Intent

A gripping tale of tangled relationships and shadowy secrets, set in the dramatic surrounds of Ireland's famed Atlantic coastlineMaureen lies unconscious on a lonely track. Her husband blames a fellow holidaymaker at Nessa McDermott's country house on Ireland's enchanting Beara peninsula. Two days later, a man's body is found, strangled and dumped. Amid a frenzy of police, media and family pressures, former journalist Nessa has to find her own answers – but meanwhile, ambitious young policeman Redmond Joyce is also hellbent on identifying the murderer, and conflict between them grows as they close in on the horrifying truth.Translated from the Gaelic, this novel introduces a talented author with keen observation and detail, and marks the beginning of a series with Nessa and her ambitious policeman acquaintance.
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Skulls & Crossbones

Raise the sails! Adjust the thrusters! Prepare to embark on courageous adventures on water, land, and sky. From Viking battles of revenge and high sea betrayal, to modern-day piracy and space banditry, these twenty tales conjure up our inner pirate. Join the crews of women pirates who triumph in victory, face the gallows, and become unlikely heroes--women who follow the code of the Skull & Crossbones.
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Deadly Appraisal

osie Prescotts new life in New Hampshire is proceeding more or less as planned, despite her involvement in a murder investigation last year. Her business is thriving, her friendship with the local police chief has become something much more intimate, and shes even collected a few candidates for close friends. Not bad after completely uprooting her life as a New York City auction house expert and starting fresh. With so much suddenly to lose, Josies heart falls when another suspicious death occurs very close to her new world. The benefit shes hosting is Josies way of giving back to her new community. But when Maisy Gaylor drops dead at the gala event, and all those who had access to the prep area, including Josie herself, are on the short list of suspects, its all she can do to keep up appearances and stop herself from pulling up roots again. Can Josie ferret out the truth, keep her business running smoothly, and still find time to develop the web of social connections that just might keep her grounded in her new life?
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