Clean Romantic Mystery

Brynleigh Tavish, a small bookstore owner and community activist, is thrust into a large land development corporation when her mother, the President and owner, becomes ill. Although she’s not cunning and cut-throat like her mother, Brynleigh finds herself manipulated into the boardroom, negotiating properties for ritzy resorts, glamorous hotels, and glittery casinos around the Dallas area. Colton Bruens, recently discharged from the military due to an injury, is laying low at his boyhood home where his brother has created a safe haven for juvenile boys. When plans for a new casino ...

The hunt for a savage serial killer is on in this gripping female protagonist crime thriller by LJ Bourne. In dark alleyways of the city, a ruthless serial killer is on the loose. Young women, plucked from the streets, are murdered in cold blood and arranged like fairytale princesses. The killer leaves behind no trace, only nightmares and a city in fear. Investigative journalist Eva Lah and US Military Special Investigator Mark Novak team up with the local authorities trying to catch him. It is a race against the clock, but all their skill, intuition and cunning might not prevent another ...

A ruined wedding, mobsters, and an ex who’s stalking her. Will Tess and Beau ever tie the knot? A voice cries out, stopping Beau and Tess’ wedding. Surprised by this wedding crasher’s announcement, the reverend ends the ceremony. The uninvited guest insists Beau is already married and must come to Las Vegas if he wishes to end their marriage. Beau and Tess reluctantly agree but not before consulting their friends. But they’re not just friends. They are the Initiative, a secret covert operation created to help those in need. The team agrees they must go Vegas with Beau and Tess. Upon...

In The Poetry of Second Chances, grieving widow Violet Brennan retreats to a quiet town, believing her best days are behind her—until poetry, and a kindhearted single father, rekindle her spark. Daniel Harper, also healing from loss, sees in Violet a chance at hope and love again. Their connection is gentle, yet profound. As they confront old wounds and new dreams, Violet and Daniel must decide if the heart truly has room for a second forever.

What would you do if you had knowledge that one of the most powerful men in the world was guilty of unspeakable crimes, but lacked the evidence to prove it? Some might be able to let it go, but Max Henry's sense of justice won't let him walk away. It's another football season in Lakeside, Arkansas and Max Henry would like nothing more than to focus on coaching and rebuilding his marriage. Unexpectedly though, he's presented with an opportunity to make an earth-shattering accusation and jumps at the chance. But revealing what he knows endangers his own life and the lives of his wife and baby...

The tables have turned. Rather than Lainie Marks accepting a job to hunt down a crimina,l she finds herself being the one protected from a past evil that now wants her dead. New police officer Seth Wyatt finds the frightened woman running for her life after a traffic accident and teams up with her to stop a madman. Only, Seth isn't sure Lainie can hold it together when she comes face-to-face with the man who terrorized her in the past. Neither wants romance. Both want to focus on their careers. Can these two learn the valuable lesson that life isn't meant to be lived alone even with the ...

Happy ever after is just a fantasy ... isn't it? After no luck in the true love department by age 32, sweet, unassuming school teacher, Emory Dockins, has pretty much given up on ever finding the right guy. Someone to love her and cherish her loyalty and traditional values, not mock her for them and then break her heart. Never in a million years does she expect to catch the eye of the intimidating, but swoon-worthy Secret Service agent, Vince Murano, who comes to question her about death threats against an aunt she never knew existed. Yep, life's funny like that. And maybe Emory shouldn't ...

How can one board of director’s seat be worth murder? A marriage clause. A fake fiancé. A deadly inheritance. Sharon Donavan isn't interested in outdated traditions-especially not the one requiring her to marry just to claim her rightful seat on her family's board. She's smart, accomplished, and more than capable of earning her place without a husband. But the company's legacy comes with strings-and powerful people who want her out. Her only reprieve? The charming contractor tearing up her bathroom. Danny Stanley's only plan is to finish this job and move on, but the warm and caring ...

One teacher’s missing. Another’s found dead. Jenny Mitchell and her fellow teachers used to enjoy hiking the trails at Deep Creek, but now they’re terrified to go back. Jenny’s best friend since childhood vanished without a trace, and Jenny’s life changed forever. Not even her faith comforts her now. Ranger Flint Stockman’s niece, Cassie, is in Jenny Mitchell’s first grade class. Not only does Flint find himself in the middle of a murder investigation, but he soon finds himself falling for Cassie’s teacher. That wasn’t in his plans, but neither are the bodies the rangers ...

When he believed there was little time left, there were only two people he wanted to talk to while he still could. One was the only woman he’d ever loved. And always would. Rendon was seriously wounded…in searing pain, and up until the last hour, exposed as he’d never been before. Getting himself to the little known and forgotten small town in the middle of nowhere had been a risky choice, and taken the last of his quickly dwindling strength. It was the last place anyone would think to look. He never expected to survive. After a brazen rescue, Rendon is determined to be part of the ...

Strange things are happening in the village of Hero. First it was the sheep—found drained of blood. Then village girls began to disappear, returning days later with no memory of where they'd been. Sunny, a sharp-minded farm girl with no patience for nonsense, is sure something unnatural is behind it. But when Raphael shows up—a traveling monster hunter whose last case involved a mouse spirit stealing cheese—she realizes help might not be as heroic as she’d hoped. Raphael does have a few advantages: a talking silver sword named Cutter, a fire imp named Iggy who only ever says “Burn...

It’s a hot August in Houston, Texas – there’s a redundant phrase – and Nadine Debenheim is settling in to her role as CEO of the prestigious Williams Agency. Before she can get too complacent, a madman storms her office demanding her help in locating a female P.I. on the loose shooting up cheating spouses. Robert Bellamy, U.S. Federal Marshal and Nadine’s best friend, has been keeping tabs on Tessa – Nadine’s mother. Tessa was arrested for murder but managed to beat the rap. Now she’s in Texas, working as a private investigator. Coincidence? And do Robert and Nadine discover...

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happened to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

Royalty...it was more than just a word to her. It was her life. But not for long. Marlie loved her family dearly, even when she didn’t like them very much, but their life wasn’t the life she wanted for herself. Maggie had always fulfilled her responsibilities, exactly as she was expected to...she knew no other way. Until now...until after reading a letter from her father suggesting she visit her niece, to learn how to do as she pleased every once in a while, including eating pizza at her slightest whim. The last thing Maggie expected when she showed up at her niece’s front door, was ...

A Historical Romantic mystery novella When her father is killed in a train crash, twenty-one-year-old Marian Jamison is left to care for herself and her mother. She admires Thomas Hawthorn, who enters her life by design. Mysterious occurrences and a voice in the night make Marian question her mother’s sanity. She is left not knowing whom to trust, including her own heart. Love and intrigue are woven into an intricate design, fitting perfectly inside the walls of her dress shop, but a loose thread could unravel her entire world.

Hiding is no longer acceptable…she needed answers…but answers alone might not be enough… What did Jackson see…and how does he tell Simon… Mick Johnson might be dead but his killer is unknown and the clues leading to them are non-existent. Completely non-existent…which according to Jackson never ever happens…then he finds one but how does he tell Simon…But Elijah Sullivan, the father she adored all her life left clues…she just has to unravel them even as she comes to terms with her feelings about Harper…and his for her. It’s the middle of the twenty-third century and ...

Drug Dealers… Criminals… Stalkers… Faithe Beiler opens her restaurant to the lonely and hungry every holiday, but when she mistakes Crist Petersheim for a homeless man and gives him a free breakfast, he's offended. Yet he can't help being intrigued by this pretty waitress with a giving heart. Crist blames God for the tragedies in his life, so the last thing he wants is to get involved with an Amish girl, who trusts God in all circumstances. Still, he fears for Faithe’s safety when she invites every homeless person in the neighborhood, including drug dealers and criminals, to a free ...

In the middle of the twenty-first century Jeremy Delahass came from out of nowhere much as history decreed that his ancestor did some two hundred years before him. It was his legacy, that of a man counted among those who fought in some of the harshest battles of the Revolutionary War for Independence, that Jeremy waved like a beacon and eventually reached the pinnacle as his ancestor before him had been unable to. Now…200 years later…Family Promise is the sixth book in the Delahass Legacy series, the continuing saga of one family’s search for answers to questions rooted in events that...

He longs for peace. She stirs things up. When the past comes calling, will he risk it all to come to her rescue? JT Whitloch can’t close his eyes without seeing the body of the woman who drowned in his swimming pool two years ago. Though he doesn’t remember that night, he blames himself for her death and walks away from a life that gave him everything he ever wanted…almost everything. His move to Crystal Creek gives him the solitude he longs for, but still he can’t find peace. Then Gretchen Moore moves to town, and she doesn’t just stir up his desire. She stirs up his past, a past...

When you’re a trainee sleuth things rarely go to plan... Which is why Amber Reed and on-again-off-again special agent ex-boyfriend Charlie find themselves in deepest and darkest Cornwall when they were expecting to be cracking the case on a television dance show. So, now it’s down to Plan B... Melrose Morgan is landscape garden designer to the stars and has TV shows and numerous books to his name. When he inherits the gorgeous Treganwy House and Country Estate in Cornwall he soon discovers someone wants him off the scene – and they’re not pulling any punches in their campaign to ...