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When you need a little murder, a little mayhem and maybe a little romance in your life, you need Do Wah Diddy Delete. And there’s a baby. A totally safe baby. But everyone else has a lot of trouble in these three short stories. Do Wah Diddy Dead If Miss Weena can put off dying to solve Miss Gracie's murder, then Luci can't play the pregnancy card to get out of playing side-kick. It's not like it will be dangerous. Miss Gracie has been dead for decades… Do Wah Diddy Die Already Luci Seymour is out of the murder business and in the mom/wife/B&B business. Until the morning she sees a body ...

These four stories are also available in Let’s Fall in Love. 
 This collection includes: 

Second Chance for the Sheik - Ellie fell in love with the son of a sheik and he broke her heart. Now he's back, but it’s not just her heart at risk this time.... (Formerly “Son of a Sheik,” Romance Collection, L&L Dreamspell)

 Give Love a Chance - A Trapini and a Maloney have as much chance of getting together as a Hatfield or McCoy. But the heart wants what the heart wants… (Formerly “Getting a Clue,” Romance Collection, L&L Dreamspell) 

Chance Encounter - What if you ...

When Sara Donovan joins Project Enterprise she finds out that what doesn't kill her makes her stronger. An Air Force pilot - the best of the best to be assigned to this mission - Sara isn't afraid to travel far beyond the Milky Way on an assignment that takes her into a galaxy torn apart by a long and bitter warfare between the Dusan and the Gadi.

She’s an interstellar spy. He’s an alien warlord. Can their love heal a rift in time and space? Delilah Oliver "Doc" Clementyne specializes in impossible missions. When relations between the Earth Expedition and the Gadi starts to turn ugly, she’s sent on a desperate mission to bring their people home before war breaks out. But Doc nearly blows her cover when she saves the life...and loses her heart...to the most hated leader in the galaxy.

The journey is not over in the Project Enterprise Series. Two complete stories that feature guest appearances that you don't want to miss are currently available. Don't miss collecting the complete set in this award-winning series!First up is “Men in Jeans.” Richard Daniels thinks life can't get any stranger then working at Area 51 until he gets assigned to find out where Houston area SF writer, Jilly Smith, gets the ideas for her books. Should be an easy assignment—if it weren't for the dead guy in Jilly’s back yard and the non-business related ideas she's giving him. And then dive...

A routine mission turns into a planetary crisis. Geologist Miles Walker travels to a remote world to inspect an old seismic sensor. He finds unexplained tremors, missing research, and Lira, an archaeologist searching for her missing father. When a major quake reveals signs of an ancient alien presence, the danger escalates fast. Systems fail, sabotage surfaces, and something powerful begins to stir beneath the planet’s crust. Lira’s loyal and very opinionated space bird, T’Korrin, is the first to sense the threat. Miles and Lira must combine science, courage, and trust to stop a ...

Arian Teraz refuses to waste her life on a loveless arranged marriage and a rocky plot of farmland. So when a mysterious ship lands in front of her and invites her to take a chance on something else, she doesn’t hesitate. Fleeing her planet, hostile forces open fire on her ship, and she has no choice but to send the ship through a wormhole. Clinging to life, she rockets out the other side…and plummets into the strong arms of a handsome soldier.

Colonel Braedon Carey thought his space-time test flight would be a cake walk. When he wakes up dazed and confused in an unfamiliar desert, he realizes he crash landed in the wrong decade. And judging by the steam-powered machine he stumbles upon, Braedon discovers that a spunky scientist already broke his space-time record…by more than a century.

Laura Baker has seen a lot during her job as a New Orleans EMT. She has responded to just about every type of emergency known to man. An unexpected act of kindness during one call puts her on the news - and her life and heart at risk. Archie Gunn receives an unexpected tip that sends him to the beautiful and mysterious city of New Orleans. His trip opens up more than he expects - and a bayou full of danger. There is a lot going on in New Orleans and it isn’t all good times and Mardi Gras.

Step aboard the spaceship of intrigue, love, and cosmic events in Cosmic Boom, the thrilling second installment of The Cyborg Chronicles, a captivating spin-off of the award-winning Project Enterprise series. USAF Captain Hedy Quinton's dream of intergalactic exploration turned into a tangled web of responsibilities, unanticipated complications, and unexpected affection. Tasked with managing a lonely AI, a handsome ex-robot deck officer, a disgruntled ally, and an array of suspicious scientists, she's got her hands full. But it's the captivating ex-robot, Boom, who complicates her life the ...

The Otherworldly Pets of Project Enterprise What do you get when you cross intergalactic danger, swoony heroes, fearless heroines, and pets that are anything but ordinary? You get Claws & Effect—a quirky, heartfelt collection of sci-fi romance adventures from USA Today bestselling author Pauline Baird Jones! 🐾✨ These aren’t your average companion animals—they sass, slither, squawk, and occasionally save the galaxy. Buckle up for five fun-filled stories of love, laughter, and a little chaos, starring the galaxy’s most unexpected MVPs: a caticorn, a chatty parrot, a prophetic ...

A forensic surgeon in the New Orleans Coroner’s Office - and part of her dad’s baker’s dozen - Hannah Baker thought she knew where to dig, how and what to slice, and when to walk away. But when her big brother gets her involved in the exhumation of a couple of old coffins, she realizes the past can’t be ignored. Not when it’s been simmering up a big pile of trouble for longer than Hannah’s born days.

The Big Uneasy Mystery Series Humorous New Orleans mysteries where secrets emerge, bodies appear, and falling in love might be the most dangerous part for the Baker siblings. New to the Big Uneasy series? Bourre Brouhaha is a great place to start. Each mystery stands alone, so you can jump in and enjoy the chaos. A firefighter’s heart? It’s about to catch fire. Eddie Baker, a valiant firefighter and Baker’s Dozen son, battles blazes but not his own clueless heart—until fortune teller Audrey Goodheart sparks trouble in New Orleans. Audrey, daughter of an arsonist, reads futures but ...

Robert Clementyne is the only man standing between an evil doctor and a accidental time machine gone missing. When his trail of clues goes cold, he takes a long-shot gamble and visits the steampunk-themed bowling alley museum belonging to the inventor’s descendant. Emily Babcock has dedicated her life to keeping the memory of her trailblazing ancestor alive. But even she’s skeptical when a hunky stranger comes searching for an invention long lost in time…until the contraption materializes before her eyes. Hoping for a romantic detour, Emily climbs aboard.

Nell Whitby is starting over in New Orleans, getting a publisher for her children’s book, sketching tourists in the French Quarter, and leaving the tragic death of her parents behind. When a handsome detective asks her for a date, her fresh start seems perfect...until a dangerous family secret bubbles up from the past and puts her life in jeopardy.

The Big Uneasy Mystery Series Humorous New Orleans mysteries where secrets emerge, bodies appear, and falling in love might be the most dangerous part for the Baker siblings. New to the Big Uneasy series? Gumbo Ya-Ya Exit is a great place to start. Each mystery stands alone, so you can jump in and enjoy the chaos. In New Orleans, secrets simmer—and murders don’t stay cold. Madeline Baker, a Baker’s Dozen daughter, juggles the front desk at Baker Boys Investigations and her secret life as mystery author S.C. Fitz-Dankworthington. But when Quinn Ellery hunts her alter ego after his ...

The Big Uneasy Mystery Series Humorous New Orleans mysteries where secrets emerge, bodies appear, and falling in love might be the most dangerous part for the Baker siblings. New to the Big Uneasy series? Soc Au’ Lait Stiff is a great place to start. Each mystery stands alone, so you can jump in and enjoy the chaos. Mardi Gras in New Orleans? Murder’s brewing with the coffee. NOPD homicide detective Ben Baker, a Baker’s Dozen son, thinks his “just friends” vibe with data scientist MaiaHenry is safe—until a parade float death spills a deadly mystery into their laps. Maia’s ...

>An all-new short story and three previously released short romance stories. This collection includes "Let's Fall in Love", "Falling for her Alien", "Almost Over You", and "Wanting Willa".

The Big Uneasy Mystery Series Humorous New Orleans mysteries where secrets emerge, bodies appear, and falling in love might be the most dangerous part for the Baker siblings. New to the Big Uneasy series? Pirogue Wipe Out is a great place to start. Each mystery stands alone, so you can jump in and enjoy the chaos. A swampy getaway in New Orleans? Murder’s on the passenger list. Coast Guard agent Dan Baker, a son of the Baker’s Dozen, patrols Louisiana’s murky waters—until a charter boat murder pulls him into uncharted chaos and unexpected sparks with passenger Gemma Bailey. Is she ...

Nivi awakes from cryosleep plagued by guilt. The scientific genius had hoped her people would avoid war if she went into cold sleep, but she learns her sacrifice was in vain. And now a vicious enemy approaches a stranded Earth spaceship. Desperate to reactivate the technology she needs for the rescue, Nivi enlists the help of an attractive robot with a human consciousness and wisdom beyond his years...