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With their television crime drama up for an award, Kelly Canyon and her grandmother Ruthie are smack dab in the middle of Hollywood’s social scene. Things were going great until they found a body floating facedown in their pool. As Kelly sets out to solve the crime, and write another best-selling novel in the meantime, she finds herself running for her life one step ahead of the person responsible for her father’s murder when she was a child. She won’t stop now. Not when she was so close to finding the answers she sought.

Kelly Canyon’s grandmother, Ruthie, is finally achieving her dream and receiving a lifetime achievement award for her years of acting. Unfortunately, someone wants Ruthie dead and takes a shot at her while she’s standing on stage. Pandemonium reigns as Brock Hanson, Kelly’s famous boyfriend, tackles Ruthie to the floor. Kelly finds the dead body of the theater’s janitor in a darkened hallway and clues lead to the man’s death being linked to the murder of Kelly’s father years before, and it seems Ruthie knows something she isn’t aware she knows.

Kelly Canyon still doesn't know her chosen career path, but she is paying her bills by acting and taking photographs of celebrity pets. Her first book, based on the previous murder of a Hollywood starlet, promises to be a best seller. Now, Kelly finds herself embroiled in another murder investigation rife with twists and turns, secrets, and deception.

Kelly Canyon wants to be an investigative journalist and takes photos of celebrities to pay the bills. When an actress is murdered following an interview by Kelly, she and Brock Handsome, uh, Hanson are the primary suspects. Mishap and hilarity ensue as Kelly is roped into clearing her name, helping the police catch a killer, and keep herself from being another notch in the belt of Hollywood's Golden Boy. She never intended to star in a movie. Nope. Nada. Yep.

Katherine O'Connor is in dire straits and the only thing she can think of to do is apply for a job as a caddy. The only problem is...women aren't yet allowed to play golf in America. She cuts her hair, dons boy clothing and gets the job. She didn't plan on falling for her handsome boss. Once her identity is revealed, complications of her deception seem overwhelming...Can these two repair a relationship formed under false pretenses?

Maizie Appleton dreams of a wedding to a man equal to the heroes in the books she reads and the stories she writes. She dreams of a wedding under her family's apple orchard when the blossoms are fragrant. When Cole Newton, a man from Washington, is hired by Maizie's father to help in the orchards, Maizie feels replaced in the family. Then, disaster threatens, and Cole saves the family from ruin, proving to Maizie that a living man is worth 10 of those found in her books. Still, her desire to be needed by those she loves keeps her from truly giving her emotions to Cole.

This is not like any reality show Lexi Zimmer had ever seen. Her excitement quickly fades when she realizes her time in the Ozark Mountains, along with 29 others, is complicated by a murderer set out to make sure no one reaches the end and claims the prize.

Hazel Arnold's mother has a strong sense of what is proper for a woman of the Arnolds' financial stature and is determined that Hazel marry a man she despises. This sets Hazel on a quest to prove the man is not who he appears to be. She enlists the help of her family's handsome chauffeur and her lady's maid. Her search takes her along a path of lies and deceit, resulting in death and destruction. Still, at the end of her quest, Hazel finds something worth much more than proving her mother wrong.

Kennedy Bradford returns home to come to grips with the violent death of her parents and witnesses a murder. Dylan Lockhart, best-selling mystery writer, is roped into being Kennedy's bodyguard until the killer is found. Neither one had time for romance. Both secretly yearn for love. Danger thrusts them into a fight for survival that may be the end of a future together.

Girls are disappearing from Highland Springs without a trace. Sharlene Camenetti faces her biggest challenge yet as sheriff. There's a new church in town that believes the world is coming to end and they are looking for strong people like Sheriff Camenetti and Deputy Hayes to join them. Shar and Everis enter into a diabolical community and face a formidable foe who will do anything to see his vision fulfilled - absolutely anything.

Children are disappearing from Highland Springs. Evil, once again, stalks the small Ozark town of Highland Springs. This time, Sheriff Shar Camenetti and FBI agent Everis Hayes are pitted against a damaged villain. It's a race against losing what Camenettia and Hayes hold dear. Can they protect the ones they love against a woman who seems to have help everywhere? Can no one in Highland Springs be trusted?

Shelby Jenkins, former bad girl of Springdale, left town at 18 when her boyfriend's best friend attacked her. Now, seven years later, she's returned with her daughter to run the diner left to her by her late grandmother. Can Shelby and the town let bygones be bygones? Can Shelby trust that God knows what is best for her as she is drawn back into caring for her first love?

In the heart-stopping thriller "Cowboy Hazard," Blair Oakley, an indomitable search and rescue worker, and her faithful companion, Diamond embark on a perilous mission to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of teenage girls in the eerie woods surrounding a small town. As Blair delves deeper into the chilling mystery, she unearths sinister secrets lurking beneath the town's tranquil facade. With the reluctant help of Maverick, a rugged cowboy renowned for his tracking skills, Blair races against time to follow cryptic clues and unearth the whereabouts of the missing girls. But as ...

Kayla Denton wants only to make a success of the new upscale resort her grandfather put in her charge of. Detective Chase Mitchell goes undercover as Kayla's maintenance man to catch a hired killer after the resorts important guest. A hurricane threatens to ruin both of their plans. When Kayla's life is put in danger, and Chase's identity revealed, their future together starts to crumble on the sandy beach of Maui. Can these two survive a mad man and a storm to realize what they need is right in front of them?

Small-Town Candy-Making Christmas Romances Noelle Landon and her sisters are seeing the fulfillment of a dream with the opening of their candy store, Chocolate Bliss, and right in time for Christmas. SNOWFLAKE KISSES Noelle's grand plans are turned upside down when the mayor of Bridgeton requests that she show their famous celebrity, the handsome, award-winning author, Scott Conrad, around town and get him to help draw tourists to their fair town for the holidays. Scott Conrad craves the laid-back lifestyle of small-town life. When he meets the lovely Noelle Landon, he realizes how shallow ...

The final installment. It's six weeks later and Cassidy is with Draco, forced to watch as he kills an innocent man. Drugged and wounded, she is determined to bring down this man and save the life of Colin, the man she loves. When a beautiful detective faces the dragon, who will be the victor? The third installment of The Pretty Must Die is the most intense yet. Dig into this suspenseful thriller. Don't hold your breath! By a best-selling, award-winning author.

Ozark Mountains, 1932 Small Town teacher Mary Jo Stevens yearns to make a difference in her community and starts with giving her shoes to a young mother in need. The rest of the town thinks she's lost her mind. As a Demonstration Agent for the Arkansas Welfare Department, Bill Wright travels to every hill and hollow in the Ozarks to teach men and women how to make the best of their situations. But he needs the assistance of someone like Mary Jo to gain the community’s trust. Can she trust an outsider who thinks he knows best?

When Maegan Larson finds a box of 50-year-old love letters written to her grandmother from a soldier in Vietnam, everything changes. Maegan starts a search to find out what happened to the soldier and meets the handsome Chase Dixon. Together, the two formulate a plan to rekindle a love and find romance of their own. This delightful Christmas story will bring back the magic of love letters.

Now released with all three romance novellas in one: Maui Magic - Amanda Samson and her sisters have inherited a surf and sandwich shop on the beautiful island of Maui - , Sunset Kisses - Bethany Samson is knocked into the ocean by a seeing-eye dog. When she emerges, wet and angry, she doesn't expect to fall for the dog's handsome master, and Deep Sea Love - Nate is more than happy to play along with the Samson sisters attempts at matchmaking. What he didn't count on was falling in love with Cassie.

Kelly Canyon’s grandmother is finally getting married and has one wish...that no one dies during the reception. Unfortunately, wishes don’t always come true and a top Hollywood agent is murdered. Kelly and her crew are thrust into the midst of a murder that ties very strongly into the death of Kelly’s father years before. From the glitz of Hollywood to the blitz of Las Vegas, Kelly is thrust into a dark danger that threatens to take away everything she holds dear.