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Autographs, Abductions, and A-List Authors

Bea Emerson discovers that writing best-selling mysteries can be murder. She witnesses the murder of a famous author and is almost poisoned herself at a writer's conference. That near-death experience is nothing compared to falling in love with the detective assigned to the case. If the killer doesn't do her in, a broken heart might . . .

Bea Emerson's first MrWAR Conference (Mystery/Romance Writers And Readers) is almost her last. When a best-selling author dies while autographing a book for Bea, it puts her under suspicion of murder and under investigation by Dallas homicide detective L.J. Remarchik.

However, Bea isn't too disturbed by that since L.J. is a handsome older guy. Then another famous mystery writer is murdered and Bea almost dies with him. That convinces L.J. she might need some special protection. He decides to undertake that task personally and the sparks between them fly.

It isn't until the famous Silver Stylus award ceremony in which Bea is a contestant that the true killer is unmasked, almost costing Bea her life and her award for Best First Novel. She manages to elude that killer, but can she elude a broken heart when she returns home and leaves L.J. behind?

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