Clean Romantic Mystery

Family, friendship, sisterhood, the magic of new beginnings and angst of struggling family relationships...mothers, daughters, brothers and sisters, sons and cousins...all finding their inner strength, facing life’s unexpected challenges, and sometimes starting over after tragedy and heartbreak, and every once in a while...finding the one true love of a lifetime. Everyone has a story... Amanda’s legacy was simple and unbelievably complicated...her sons were determined to make it happen exactly as she wanted. Hannah was distraught and in a downward spiral after her father’s death...her...

This is the story of Verona Ragetti Fittipaldi, who is arrested and framed for a murder she didn't do. Worried the person who murdered her late father is after her, she also worries about her husband, Ugo Fittipaldi, who was recently paroled from prison. Can Verona figure out who murdered her father and why? Can she resolve her romance with her husband? He is the last member of his family alive for his generation. Can he keep her, him and their twin sons alive? And what about her father and his family. Can she clear her late mother and late father's names? This is a clean fast read with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Regan and Gray’s love story from the beginning!⁠ ⁠ After a heart-wrenching breakup from a boyfriend, Regan retreats into herself. She floats through life, but isn’t actually living it. Her friends are concerned and fed-up with her zombie-like behavior until ...⁠ ⁠ One man seems to bring her back from the dead. Gray Thomas. On a short trip to Chicago, his carefree attitude and dangerously handsome looks instantly draw Regan to him. While the two weeks are fun, what happens after? ⁠ ⁠ Will Regan make the leap? Will she trust herself with this stranger? Can she walk away from ...

Loretta is in a quandary. In her sixth year of Veterinarian school and an Intern at the Veterinarian Hospital, she has broken her first rule. She was not to get involved until after graduation. She had fallen for Grange, and her mind wasn’t on her studies. Luke was an excellent friend and someone she could always talk to, but was it ending up more than friendship? Life became even more complicated when drugs begin to disappear from the medication room. Cyrus, a Resident in the Emergency Room, is looking suspicious. Was he responsible? Three men have upended her life. Was Luke only a good ...

Freelance writer, Lauren Halloren pens popular magazine articles extoling the comfort and security of small town America. And Evelynton, Indiana treasures its wholesome small town values. Ask anyone. Streets are safe to walk. People look out for one another. Marriage vows are treasured. Murders are solved. In this third volume of the Evelynton Murder series, Lauren, along with friends, Clair and Anita stumble over another body. The partially mummified remains turn out to be an Evelynton resident. But how, in this close knit community, could a woman be deceased for over six months without ...

The year was 1918 and there had been a near successful attempt on Lenin’s life. He was the founder of the Russian Communist Party, better known as the Bolsheviks, and his protection was of utmost importance. This meant a promotion for Ganya to the Secret Service. He was committed to the Communist movement and it was the chance to pursue an investigation into the White Army, the confederation of anti-Communist forces fighting the Bolsheviks. The Tzar and his family were being held prisoner in Yekaterinburg and the word had reached Lenin the White Army was planning a risky rescue. Ganya, a ...

When Quincy Clark sets out to find the birth parents who gave her up for adoption, attempts are made on her life—and the parents have been missing for years. Delton Booker, the handsome detective on the case, is determined to keep Quincy safe. But can they uncover the truth before a killer buries the past for good?

He prefers giving to receiving. Saving a boy’s life pays dividends he could never have imagined. Owen Adair keeps everyone at a distance. Convinced he’s an apple with a worm in it, the publishing magnate lavishes his friends with thoughtful gifts while deflecting any praise or appreciation. But when an ambitious tabloid editor discovers he anonymously rescued a child from drowning in a freezing river, he suddenly finds himself the subject of uncomfortable and unwanted attention. Reluctantly agreeing to meet the boy’s grateful mother, Owen is deliriously ill with pneumonia when she ...

A dark, brooding mansion. A mysterious disappearance and death. Two men vying for the affections of the heroine—or are they? A troubled child in possible danger... Lyssie Daniels wanted to write a gothic novel—not become part of one. An American Gothic is a contemporary romantic suspense with an extra surprise—paragraphs of the gothic novel the lead character is writing begins each chapter, giving you a “story within a story.”

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...

Addie’s first Apple Festival is about to turn deadly... The Apple Festival kicks off the fall festival season in Stargaze, and that means colorful trees, cozy coats, apple cider, and fun! It also means an influx of tourists, including a stranger from Betty's past. It turns out the palm reader has a secret past, and it's coming back to haunt her. When a body turns up in Betty’s fortuneteller tent at the Apple Festival, she becomes the prime suspect in the killing. She claims she’s innocent, but her connection to the deceased only makes her appear more guilty. Addie is determined to ...

October 7, 2023. The Christian humanitarian and a Jewish-American investigative reporter arrive together in Israel. Romantic sparks fly just as the Hamas attack, atrocities, and kidnappings occur. Focused on uncovering the truth, David is thrust into unending crises as he searches through shadowy characters and situations. Rachel balances their tense housing arrangement, while giving aid to war induced trauma victims. In their search for answers, David uncovers hidden connections to Iran and other workers of antisemitic death and destruction. Their search for the evil mastermind’s ...

Everyone's afraid of something ..... Macy is convinced that she is being stalked by Balthazar, a giraffe her father killed and stuffed and who watches her every move from his perch in the family home. But when she fails to grow out of her fear, she finds herself in Chanticleer, a land of mysterious beauty. She, like all the other students gathered there, is forced to face her pesky childhood fears in a series of frightful challenges Those who succeed will reap the benefits of their courage but those who can't--or won't--will be subject to a hideous fate. Macy vows to do everything she can ...

Will the summer heat wave ignite passion’s flame between two very unlikely bedfellows? Or will the flickers of love go up in smoke when they're faced with a whole town full of trouble? My name is Katy Sinclair and the heat's on for me this summer, in more ways than one. First, my jealous ex-boyfriend has been chasing me all over the country. I’ve been pretty good at escaping his maneuvers so far, but it’s getting old fast. Especially since I’m a cat shifter, and I don’t have too many more of my nine lives left. After finding refuge with my favorite uncle Lionel in a place off the ...

Ivory has the perfect man… …from his microchip processor to his flesh-like exterior. Ivory hated that she loved her Christmas gift this year. Her sister gave her the perfect humanoid companion, but there’s a huge problem: he’ll never be able to say he loves her, no matter how much she loves him. Was her dream man a present or a curse? But when Ethan (Ivory’s Dream Droid) looks at her with those sweet blue eyes and secretly earns enough money to enter her in the city-wide bake-off offering a prize she drools over, she realizes she doesn’t care. He’s hers, and that’s the best ...

Jess Dyersen knew she had only moments to decide whether she could trust the man who was pounding on the door of her condo…a man she barely knew. But he’d done what he could to protect her daughter during a tragic time in their lives. Can she trust him to do the same for her?Quiet in the Storm continues the ongoing story of family, friends, and strangers who come together at a time when the unknown is their greatest enemy…and their hidden sanctuary is their greatest defense. One sanctuary has been traded for another after the assault on Gary Dyersen’s North Carolina home…a place ...

She’s far from normal… But being raised by a vampire will do that to a girl. He’s just like us… Only he claims souls and escorts them to the Underworld. Lily lives a perfectly normal life, working as a second-grade teacher with a handful of failed dating attempts and a father who’s recently remarried. The only difference between her and her friends is she has an in-depth knowledge of the supernatural world. That’ll happen when your dad’s a vampire and step-mother’s an angel. When Evergreen Park calls her in a way that’s far from normal—supernatural even—she fights it, ...

In Whispering Falls, love and mystery tangle together under the mistletoe. When New York Times bestselling author, Donovan Butler, retreats to the cozy town of Whispering Falls to escape his writer's block and a broken heart, he expects peace and quiet—not a meddling café owner with a penchant for solving mysteries. Tina Wilson, the spirited owner of the Whispering Willow Café, has her hands full with a secret admirer and a thriving café to run. As Christmas approaches, Donovan and Tina find themselves tangled in a web of letters, laughter, and unexpected love. Can the pull of ...