Mysteries/Romantic Suspense

Shadow of Doubt

FBI agent Nathan Stokes planned to propose to Margaret Dalton on Valentine’s Day in the Bahamas. But the best laid plans of mice and men and FBI agents often go awry. When Margaret’s uncle dies on a remote Minnesota Indian reservation, Margaret was made executor of his estate. She and Nathan find themselves in Possum Bottom, Minnesota during a brutal cold snap to talk to her lawyer — a lawyer whom they find dead, frozen to the pavement outside his office.

When another murder occurs, this time on reservation property, it becomes a matter for the FBI. Minnesota isn’t Nathan’s jurisdiction but it is the district for an ex-lover of his who is called in to work the case. To further complicate matters, Margaret is considered a suspect when it’s found she stands to inherit several valuable parcels of land. But then another will surfaces and when the two versions are compared, discrepancies rise which cast new light on an old buried scandal.

During a confrontation set in the middle of a raging blizzard, Margaret is forced to defend her family and her lover against a murderer no one suspected. That’s when she and Nathan discover how strong their bond truly is…and how easily it might be severed.


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PhDs, Pornography, and Premeditated Murder

Professor Jane Renard's estranged husband was murdered in front of a thousand Z.Z. Top fans at the Minnesota State Fair -- while Jane sat in the crowd. Marcus Sloan, a security guard, is her alibi and is soon her ally when she’s briefly suspected of murder.

That's not her only problem. Jane has a ‘secret’ life as an erotic author and she’s up for a job promotion at college. If they find out about her novels, she's sunk. Plus her best friend is being threatened by a vengeful ex, Jane’s getting disturbing fan mail to her alter ego and a guy keeps calling and talking dirty on the phone.

Jane’s biggest problem, though, is her inexperience with men. Marcus might be the man to help her add some interesting firsthand facts to her novels. Maybe she can also discover if happily ever after only happens in books.

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Homicide, Hostages, and Hot Rod Restorations

Mary Margaret Madison (“Threemie”) stopped at a bar on her way home from visiting a friend at the hospital, and look what happened – she met Bill, the man of her dreams. There’s only one problem. Threemie also met a murderer that night. Now she and Bill are in double crosshairs, targeted by a killer and a disgruntled ex-employee who wants revenge on Bill. If Threemie and Bill can dodge the traps laid for them – and if they can each learn to trust each other -- maybe they can find out if a life of classic cars and computers is the life for them.

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Nowhere To Run

M.C. ('Mac') Shefflington thought she finally escaped Tom Donaldson and her terrible past. But when the hang-up calls and tailgating started again, Mac knew Tom was back. Retired Sheriff Harry Mortonson is willing to help her because that might alleviate the guilt he feels about his own past.

In the end, it's up to Mac to lure Tom into a trap on one of Minnesota's frozen lakes where she, Harry, and Tom have one final confrontation. If she can succeed, she’ll save Harry and they’ll have a chance for a new life together. But if she fails, Tom wins and Mac will have to live her past—again.

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Mayhem, Marriage, and Murderous Mystery Manuscripts

Bea Emerson has finally married the cowboy of her dreams, but her honeymoon with L.J. Remarchik is cut short when Bea finds the body of an aspiring writer on Halloween, killed by a trick-or-treater. She and L.J. are soon pulled into a deadly search for a killer who is hiding among authors, agents, and publishers at a writing conference in a remote resort in Minnesota’s North Woods. Will their dreams of a life together be cut short before it can begin?

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Sun, Surf, and Sandy Strangulation

Best-selling author Bea Emerson finds love -- and murder -- at the Clue Con Writer’s Conference. Was it Miss Scarlett with the gun in the Library or Colonel Mustard with the wrench in the billiard room? But more importantly — can Bea and L.J. rescue their faltering love affair before someone makes her a victim?

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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 . . .

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Brilliant Disguise

An undercover FBI agent in a tiny Iowa town finds you can't hide anything from a woman who's determined to find out the truth.

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Brownies, Bodies, and Breaking the Code

Jessie's brownies at the potluck appear to have poisoned a co-worker, but in the course of the investigation, she uncovers more than a simple murder. If she's not careful, a plate of suspicious brownies might be the least of her worries.

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If Not For You

A letter gone astray throws Layla Whitford into Max Lerner's path, a path that includes a kidnapping, stock manipulation, and love. Will they both survive the encounter?

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Candy, Corpses, and Classified Ads

Author and small town news reporter Molly Lawson tries to find who killed her husband and buried him outside her house while her ex-lover JT McCord —the cop who's investigating the murder—closes in on her.

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Your Saving Grace

A wounded detective facing forced retirement has one last assignment, to protect a woman from her murderous past—and from a murderous future.

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