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Vigilante Justice: Librarian Style Maggie was a quiet librarian until a heartbreaking murder woke something dangerous inside her. Now she’s out for blood, not for herself, but for those who deserve justice. She survives an explosion and begins the slow process of healing with the help of her unusual team. When her world is shattered by a heart-wrenching murder, Maggie's team trains her to fight to win, whatever the cost. Her grief and rage transform her from prey to relentless hunter, and her brilliant observational talents threaten a complex criminal scheme. As Maggie closes in on the ...

The grid is down. The nation is in chaos. One man holds the key to stopping a silent war. After a devastating cyberattack cripples the U.S. power grid, Major’s quiet farm becomes a haven for those fleeing the collapse, including the local sheriff and his family. But as the terrorist network tightens its grip on the country, refuge turns into battleground. When Major’s young granddaughter reveals a chilling ability to sense threats before they strike, she saves them from a brutal ambush and exposes a traitor hiding in plain sight. Now, with a growing community depending on him and a ...

Donut Lady, an amateur senior sleuth, sifts through clues. The serial killer squirms under the heat of exposure. It’s time for Donut Lady to die. Karen O’Brien moves to her hometown in south Georgia and buys a charming, old-fashioned donut shop, complete with the owner's dog and cat. However, shadows and terrifying nightmares from her twelve years in prison disrupt her new life; or are they trying to help? Her struggle to adapt to civilian life becomes even more complicated when the boy no one cares about except her suddenly disappears from his sketchy living conditions. While Donut ...

Wren and Rascal leave Arizona for her second writing assignment: a haunted campground in Texas. A killer wants her dead. Wren has never left a project unfinished, so she reluctantly leaves Arizona and the cute town marshal for her next assignment: a haunted campground in Texas. After she and Rascal discover a body in the woods, it’s obvious who the killer is, isn’t it? Even the ghost tells her not everyone is who they seem.

She's in a race to uncover the secrets and solve the murders before the desperate killer murders her. KAREN O’BRIEN is puzzled by the secrets of a respected, longtime resident of Asbury. How many secret partners can any one person have? And when one of the partners and then another is murdered, Karen is convinced the killer must have been one of the other partners, but which one? And why? The Donut Lady asks too many questions and uncovers too many secrets. She’s in the killer’s crosshairs. A cozy culinary mystery sprinkled with a smidgen of paranormal.

Riley, vet tech and dog whisperer, races with death to save a friend’s husband, but is she racing to her own death? The killer waits: Riley must die. As Riley searches for her friend's husband after he disappears, one of his coworkers is murdered, and Ben's former girlfriend gives Riley the reports she stole from her boss before he was killed. After Riley receives a text from a previously unreliable source warning her to be careful, she is the only one who can puts together all the pieces, if she can survive. The murderer closes in for the kill.

Her Dream Gig: Write an article about a haunted campground. Pitfall: Killer wants her dead. The assignment combines her love of traveling and camping with her loyal Lab/Husky mix, Rascal, and the intrigue of investigating haunted locations. The Old West-style Arizona campground, Forgotten Oasis, has a picturesque setting, but a deadly threat looms beneath the surface. While Wren digs into the mysteries of the Forgotten Oasis, she finds herself at odds with the young, widowed county marshal, whose protective instincts both frustrate and captivate her and with the snarky resident ghost who ...

Wren and Rascal arrive at her third haunted campground writing assignment in the mountains of Tennessee and disturb the lair of a killer. Wren and Rascal check in at the Tennessee campground that has no history of being haunted except for the ghostly sounds of stock car races at night. As the feelings deepen between Wren and Justin, the town marshal who waits for her in Arizona, she’s tempted to write a quick summary then leave Tennessee until she stumbles across a body. While she pieces together fragments of old and new clues that reveal an ongoing crime, a ghost warns her of danger. The...

Donut Lady’s life depends on her memories of her conniving ex-husband. The silent stalker intends for her to die. The past haunts the Donut Lady when her dead husband’s sketchy brother arrives in town after he blocked her appeal to overturn her wrongful conviction. What’s he doing in her hometown? To add to her troubles, her self-designated protector, Jack, is arrested for assault on the taunting, no-good ex-brother-in-law who is later found dead in Jack’s yard. Where does a counterfeiter fit in the puzzle? Only the dead husband knows.

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.

Just one more haunted campground... Wren reluctantly agrees to write a bonus article for the travel magazine about a haunted campground that is on the way to Arizona. The campground is beautiful, and the people are welcoming. Is this last campground in Louisiana finally the only one with no ghosts or murderers?

Major and Aimee Louise set a trap for a human trafficking ringleader; their enemy plans an ambush. If Aimee Louise doesn’t stop the killer, Major will die. Major’s old enemy is the mastermind behind the entire conspiracy: the electrical system’s imminent destruction, the scam to steal farms, and kidnapping children of law enforcement officers to force the parents into compliance with his schemes. Major and Aimee Louise set a trap for the egotistical criminal with Major as the bait; his enemy plans a deadly ambush. If Aimee Louise doesn’t stop the criminal, Major will walk into the ...

Only Riley, vet tech and dog whisperer, can stop the mastermind who murders farmers for their land; killer’s plan: Riley dies. Riley is offered a part time position with a vet who visits farms. Her dream job! But a killer turns her dream into a nightmare when farmers who are desperate to use their equity to save their farms are murdered, and friends are left for dead. Riley’s on the killer’s list: next to die.

Someone wants Maggie dead. Maggie Sloan, former librarian with the fierce spirit of a warrior, accepts an assignment to find a missing spy who trusts only her. Simple enough, until she is shot and friends are murdered. Maggie and her partner, Larry, a police officer from her hometown, reel as the shockingly vicious attacks escalate. They struggle with the disturbing clues that point to the guilt of everyone they meet, and their trust and reliance on each other grows deeper than Maggie realizes. (He falls first.) How many more will die before Maggie and Larry expose the ruthless enemy’s ...

Extortion. Murder. Arrest. Case (not) Closed. KAREN O’BRIEN, retired teacher, convicted felon, and donut shop owner, has an enemy who also happens to be the killer. Donut Lady is not convinced the right person was arrested in the death of a decorator and furniture store owner, but after she reviews the documents and files that the victim’s parents gave her, Donut Lady still doesn’t know who murdered the decorator. She has four and possibly five highly suspicious suspects, and one of them is a dear friend. As she closes in on the truth, the killer sends her a clear, chilling message: ...

Karen is threatened by a violent man. After he is murdered, the killer stalks her. Karen has to stop the murderer, or she’ll be next to die. Karen O’Brien—retired teacher, convicted felon, and donut shop owner. The terror of nightmares and shadows from her years in prison haunts her. After a violent man who threatened Karen is murdered, her nightmares foretell of a tragic, second murder. The killer stalks the Donut Lady; she does not intend to become victim number three, but can the Donut Lady and her shadows expose what the murderer has concealed for years? She’s fierce, but the ...

Young widow. Innkeeper. Accidental Crimebuster. Jenna inherits a charming but failing bed-and-breakfast, but for a talented accountant, running an inn that is nearly bankrupt doesn’t fit into the tidiness of a balance sheet. Her fresh start is overcome by an avalanche of details that she’s powerless to stop. And nothing in her accounting background prepared her for a surly landscaper who challenges her every decision and still somehow ends up in her thoughts. Her psychic, sensitive nature, a quiet, uncanny pull she could never explain, extends to the portrait of Nettie Wyndham, her ...

Only Riley hears what the animals say. They’re warning her about murder. After a sudden job loss, Riley and her very good boy, Toby, return to her hometown to work at a new vet clinic, hoping for a fresh start and a quiet life. But peace is short-lived. A local murder shocks the town, and Riley’s strange but reliable gift tugs at her. The animals know more than anyone suspects, and so does Riley. As one murder follows another, she discovers her unique connection with the seemingly unrelated deaths can lead her to expose the murderer’s scheme. When she gets too close, the desperate ...

Donut Lady has a knack for being at the wrong place at the right time. After two murders, the killer targets her. It’s personal. Donut Lady witnesses a friend’s estranged husband in a sketchy incident, then he’s found dead. After a second murder, she falls under suspicion, but is she the target? Donut Lady’s nightmares saved her once, but the murderer takes it to a personal level. She’s on her own. The killer intends to watch her die.

Riley Malloy, vet tech and dog whisperer, stands in the way of a desperate criminal. Easy fix. Kill Riley. After a former coworker dumps a feral cat inside a carrier on Riley’s porch with only a cryptic note attached, the coworker is murdered. Riley is the last person alive who can identify the criminal. Riley is attacked, kidnapped, and left for dead. Ben, the cute deputy, and Toby, her rescued German Shepherd, are desperate to find her. Riley clings to life: she does not intend to die.