Clean Romantic Mystery

Some things are unforgivable. For Brenda, it’s abandonment. Being abandoned by the person who is supposed to care about her most, and protect her, is inexcusable. Brenda’s father abandoned Brenda, her sister Martha, and their mother, leaving them to struggle on their own. He never gave so much as a reason; he just up and vanished. Brenda’s father leaving was the worst thing she had experienced. The heartbreak and pain was so strong, she vowed to never forgive him. Still, her life was great now; she was pregnant, married to the love of her life, and she was finally happy, despite her ...

What do you want most in life? Like his wife, Peter just wants peace. He just wants to be able to relax with his wife and kid and other family members and be happy. He wants a calm and peaceful life free of all needless drama And Peter is determined to find that peace He is determined to shield and protect the ones he loves from troubles and pain. So from problem to problem, worry to worry, he is everywhere trying to make everything right But Peter is about to learn another vital lesson of life and companionship. What is this lesson? And will his dreams come true? Will he finally be able to...

Wrong place, wrong time...and now she's running for her life... Audrey Parker has everything figured out. At twenty-one years old, she’s got everything she ever wanted… Well, almost everything. But, she’s on her way toward living her dream. It's 1920 and the world is changing, especially for women. Bright lights, a big city, and independence are finally within her reach. And now that she’s living in New York City, it’s all just a few steps away. With the help of some friends from her boarding house, Audrey is excited to get a taste of big city life at last. But when it’s finally...

Love's challenge yields sweet rewards... Caitlin Graham’s a lowland lass, living with her uncle. She, her sister, and her brother were orphaned at a young age and Uncle Jamie graciously took them in. When her uncle tells her she’s caught the eye of a highland laird at a wedding feast a few weeks back she agrees to secure her uncle’s position with the highland tribes by taking the laird’s hand. Connor McArthur’s land’s been stolen by a highland scoundrel who’s a distant relative, thereby relegating Connor to live among the hills, biding his time when he can get the lands and ...

Suzette and her mother, Chloe – the duo responsible for discovering Al Capone’s secret tunnel in Cocoa Capone – are pulled into another tale of mystery and danger. The Labor Day weekend crowds have packed the lakeshore in Saint Joseph, Michigan as they wait for the first leg of the Tri State Regatta – the perfect escape plan for the gunman Suzette confronts inside Kiki’s Cocoa Café and Cave. Suzette is shot at and kidnapped in a tale involving Syrian Christians, Pastor Al and his alluring friend, Brutus. Amidst the chaos, Suzette is frantically working on a Cross Stitch entry for...

Hate. Revenge. Justice. That's what I feel when I think of them. My parents. They were meant to love us. Protect us. Instead, they went along with all the punishments and abuse he caused. Arthur Cassian, our village leader. Heartless lunatic who enjoyed inflicting pain. A crazed dictator who killed innocent women for disobeying his rules. And yet, his attorney claims him to be "Not guilty". He should rot in a prison cell. Be tortured the same way he tortured so many, including me. This time, I won't let him get away with it. I’m willing to risk everything to make sure he gets what he ...

“Jacob, your mother was exiled.” Those words haunt me every time I close my eyes. Dead. My loving mother, tortured and killed. Alone, buried on a mound of dirt at the edge of the meadow. Anger runs through my blood thinking of the pain she went through. It’s all my fault. I failed to protect her. How did I leave her behind? Why didn’t I convince her to escape with us? The thought of her suffering makes me want to destroy him. Cassian, the evil leader who everyone fears in the village. I refuse to let him hurt anyone else, especially my loved ones. I’ll make sure he pays for the ...

Rowan Campbell’s not even remotely interested in being a bride. Yet her father insists that this untamed, fiery daughter of his have a husband, so Rowan devises a plan. A competition. As a competent archer she’s more than willing to put her skills against the ablest of bow hunters in the realm. Lachlan McDonald’s known—and loved—Rowan since she was a wee lass, when he first arrived at her father’s keep to be a guard. He’s watched her grown into a beautiful woman who refuses to be tamed. Now he has a chance to compete to win this woman’s heart and hand.

Emma spends her days working her magic into beautiful quilts for newlyweds and newborns. She also works protection and love spells into knitted hats, sweaters, and other items she sells in her boutique fabric and yarn store. Coming from a long line of stitch witches, she’s supposed to be love and light all the time. And she usually is… until Gavin swaggers by her front pane glass windows. The owner of the sports bar next door makes her blood boil to the point she’s done some things she’s not exactly proud of. Plus her ancestor witches might throw a little backlash her way if she ...

Wren’s fourth and final writing assignment: a haunted campground near a Florida beach. Wren and Rascal, her protective Labrador Retriever, arrive at a nearly abandoned, neglected campground. Wren discovers clues to a cold case in old letters. Are the new murders related? The ghostly pirate Captain warns Wren of danger; the killer plans Wren’s untimely demise.

In 1868, Lydia Blaise is visiting her cousin Edith Miller in the picturesque town of Colorado City at the base of the majestic Pike’s Peak. Upon arriving she is given the facts of strange mishaps and of recent threats to Albert, Edith’s husband. With her inquisitive mind she attempts to uncover the culprit. One burning question—just who is the handsome Josiah Chandler? There is definitely more to the man with the gun strapped on his belt than he wants her to believe. Josiah Chandler is trying to keep a low profile and has been hired on to discover who is trying to kill Mr. Albert ...

How far would you go to save your family and a priceless heirloom? France, 1830. A young woman is facing a difficult decision about her future, when the turmoil of the July Revolution overturns her tranquil world. Her family is called upon to protect a precious heirloom for an aunt who has been forced into exile, throwing them into the path of a powerful enemy. To save her family, and fulfil a promise to her mother, she must flee her secluded life and embark on a perilous journey to England. Outwitting her adversaries will take all of her courage and ingenuity, with the help of a charming ...

Rancher Cade Holden refuses to let his matchmaking grandmother rope him into marriage with the wrong woman. He's got his own plan for finding the perfect wife—and he is determined to see it through until Chloe Galetti shows up at his door. The fiery interior designer is nothing but trouble, and soon Cade finds himself branded a fugitive. Now he must go on the run with Chloe to clear his name, but the real danger for this cowboy outlaw is that she'll steal his heart along the way....

A Highlander loves forever... This book in the Highland Heartbeats brings us a wonderful love story for Padraig Anderson, Rodric’s younger brother who now heads the Anderson clan and has seen his brother and all of his friends find his happily ever after while he’s stayed the course and run the family business. Margaret is an assassin with the Order. Until she can’t perform her last assignment. Now she’s on the run, disguised as a lad, and facing down scoundrels outside brothels. Until she’s rescued by Sorcha and Moira and brought to the Clan Anderson homestead. Who said life ...

Lady Anna and Lord Bolton had been friends for as long as they could recall and had been one another’s companions their entire lives. When Lady Anna asks Lord Bolton to accompany her to a lavish ball hosted by the Duchess of Rochester, Lord Bolton meets the lovely Lady Isabella. As Lord Bolton spends more time with Lady Isabella, Lady Anna feels abandoned and falls into the arms of the handsome Duke of Colsley. Lady Anna soon realizes that no matter how charming or handsome the duke is, he will never be Lord Bolton, but will it be too late for Lady Anna to tell Lord Bolton how she feels? ...

Hired to protect a witness in a murder investigation, cowboy bodyguard Jack Holden is alarmed by his unexpected attraction to the sexy woman. But no way will he allow his desires to get in the way of keeping her safe. Caterer Carly Weiss is traumatized by what she’s witnessed, plus, there’s a killer on her trail! Although with Jack Holden watching over her she feels more secure. Except now, the chemistry between her and the strapping bodyguard in her kitchen is really turning up the heat… Can Jack protect Carly and keep his feelings at bay? Or will their growing temptation put them ...

Kelsey Reed, white collar crime’s favorite forensic accountant, finds the fraud behind the false front of numbers. When she takes a job in the Pacific Northwest, she’s stalked at the Portland airport; her hotel room is ransacked; and her life is threatened by a gunman. During the snowstorm of the century, Kelsey disappears. Between Jack Hopper – the attorney that hired her and falls in love with her, and Tee Boone – PI extraordinaire, she is found. Does the insanity in the O’Doul family empire reside only in the mother, or does it run through the whole family? If only Kelsey can ...

Kelsey Reed, forensic accountant extraordinaire, spent months in Portland recovering from the drugs her kidnappers shot into her system. Finally ready to resume her life in Houston, a forgotten memory consumes her and she flees to the Kemah Boardwalk where she meets Aengus Kavanagh – Irishman, FBI Agent, and consultant to Ireland’s Directorate of Military Intelligence. In an attempt to resolve a quarrel over who gets ownership of Abba-daba, a kitten the GAAWP agency has put up for adoption, Aengus and Kelsey discover the body of GAAWP’s director. As Kelsey tries to find out who ...

Welcome to Calamity, Texas—a small town big on charm, secrets, and romance. In this heartwarming collection of sweet romantic mysteries, three couples find love while unraveling danger, heartbreak, and second chances in the dusty roads and wide-open skies of Texas. Book One: Noah Rancher Noah Tanner has sworn off love, but when fiery Josie Reid barges into his life, she turns his quiet world upside down. With a daring plan that throws them together, sparks fly, but will their growing feelings survive the trouble hot on Josie’s heels? Book Two: Ben Sheriff Ben Kane thought his heartache ...

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 ...