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The Tycoon Murderer

by Maureen Driscoll

THE TYCOON MURDERER is the first book in a new time-travel romance/cozy mystery series set in the Pacific Northwest. When Josie Matthews buys a Victorian mansion with a notorious past, she hopes to turn it into a successful inn. While she expects all the headaches of renovating an old house, she isn't prepared to be sent back in time to the site of a double-murder which occurred at the mansion in 1929. While the murders were never solved, they were believed to have been committed by Wall Stre... more

The O'Leary Entanglement

by Bob Purssell

In the Barbara O’Leary series, Barbara pursues her career as a navy officer while battling her own personal demons. While not a woman endowed with super skills and physical wherewithal, she nonetheless prevails by employing her intelligence, subduing her fears, and exploiting luck when it comes her way. The O’Leary Entanglement begins with Lt. Barbara O'Leary attending the Advanced Naval Communications School (ANCS intent on developing her professional skills and casting aside her 'Plain Jane' ... more

A Most Welcome Change

by Douglass Mann

The O'Leary Enigma

by Bob Purssell

Secrets pervade Barbara O’Leary’s life. Who is her biological father? What caused her beautiful and troubled birth mother’s death? Is the terrorist Ahmed her half-brother? How did Barbara consort with her mentor to outmaneuver a corpo-rate rival? Why did she accept the assignment to Chad and that subsequent peri-lous journey followed by the international political intrigue? These personal and professional secrets, buried throughout her life, collide as Barbara pursues person-al fulfillment and h... more

Lily Torrence

by Fred Andersen

This is a tale of classic Hollywood told with 21st Century perspective. Therefore call girl-turned -starlet Lily Torrence shoots pimp-turned-talent agent Marty Nuco not because she’s crazed and vindictive, but because she’s fighting for her freedom, standing up for herself . . . and vindictive. Nuco, the blackmailer and exploiter, is not a heartless Zachary Scott cad but a family man involved in a hopeless love triangle with a married woman. And the sleuth of the piece, Lyman Wilbur, is not a re... more

Sailing the Gates of Hell

by R.H. Johnson

Elissa Bancroft is kidnapped from a luxury cruise ship while sailing Alaska’s Inside Passage. She’s at the mercy of ruthless human traffickers, and the odds of rescuing her grow worse by the minute. Pete Nazareth and Tara Gimble, now working as special agents for U.S. President Roland Armstrong, will do whatever it takes to keep the young woman from joining the ranks of the world’s thirty-five million slaves. This sixth adventure in the series includes war with North Korea, spies in high places,... more

The Big Job: A Stella Reynolds Mystery (The Stella Reynolds Mystery Book 5)

by Libby Kirsch

A high-profile murder case. A resourceful reporter. And a story nobody else can get. TV reporter Stella Reynolds lands in Palm Springs, California to cover the trial of a man accused of killing his business partner in cold blood. He’s adamant he didn’t do it, and Stella gets a credible tip, off the record, that he’s telling the truth. Now she’s on the clock to unmask the real killer before the jury returns a verdict. A new source is pumping Stella full of exclusive information, can she tru... more

Untraceable (Nature of Grace Book 1)

by S.R. Johannes

Nature girl, Grace, has lived in the Smoky Mountains all her life, patrolling the wilderness with her father who taught her about wildlife, tracking, and survival. When her forest ranger father goes missing on a routine patrol, Grace refuses to believe he's dead and fights the town authorities, tribal officials, and nature to find him. One day, while out tracking clues, Grace is rescued from danger by Mo, a hot guy with an intoxicating accent and a secret. As her feelings between him and ... more

The Redhead is Dead

by Chris Ingram

Think of a female Sherlock Holmes, but instead of Dr. Watson, Donna Rand depends on her platonic friend and neighbor, a painter named Charles, for feedback and support. Instead of Scotland Yard, she has the manpower of a major market TV news department to further her investigations. Her cat, Boomer, and transsexual neighbor, Dolores, round out her family. Instead of a seven-percent solution, she takes the edge off with a couple of hits from a joint and a glass of Chilean Chardonnay on the roofto... more

The Staircase of Fire

by Ben Woodard

A quiet town in Kentucky explodes from a racial incident and fourteen-year-old Tom Wallace is in the thick of it. As if dealing with the problem of his past wasn’t enough, now he’s witness to a horrific event leaving him devastated and afraid. Along with his cousin, Will, he searches for lost gold he believes can help him escape his town and its memories. But leaving has consequences, too. He will lose his friends and his new love. Tom finally realizes that he cannot escape himself and has to d... more

Me, the World, and a Dog Named Steve: The Mini-Expeditions

by Wayne Cotes

After a 27-year career in law enforcement and a 30-year military career, Jerod Grey was looking forward to retirement, just after this next adventure. Jerod and his dog, Steve, join members of the Adventurers' Club as they hunt for the lost treasure of Spanish Conquistador Juan Julio De Sonya Ramirez, protect an original Salvador Dali painting, track down an ancient Sumerian tome, and try and figure out how to turn the Adventurers' Club into a Non-profit Organization.

Deadly Voyage: Waking up Dead: from the Foothills of Bad to the Forest of Worse

by Doug Wilson

Sam, a 12-year-old boy, is the sole survivor of the Pirates attack on a yacht in the Indonesian archipelago. He knows the attack was driven by his father's business partner and vows to track him down. Storms, crocodiles, patents, challenge him before he finds an isolated village. There seems no escape, until some priests from occult on the island, kidnap his new girlfriend and himself. The two young people face horrible options, until Sam suddenly rescues Aladdin's lamp. The friendly but naughty... more

Gone Viral (A Miles Stevens Novel Book 3)

by D.R. Shoultz

It has been months since Miles Stevens, a time traveling CIA agent for the Department of Historic Intervention (DHI), has seen his former partner, Terri King.

Upon returning from his most recent assignment, Miles learns Terri and her new partner, Dr. James Brock, have been transported from 2050 and their offices in Langley, Virginia to thwart a bioterrorist assault on the 2032 Olympic Games in Sydney. A genetically altered chimera virus was used in the devastating September 1st attack, ... more

A Reflection of Sophie Beaumont

by L M Barrett

An easy reading, guilty pleasure book with a twist. Set across Bristol, London and Birmingham (UK). A highly entertaining, racy, fast paced book that you won't be able to put down. When a devastated Richard Beaumont returns home one evening to find out that his beautiful, happy wife Sophie has committed suicide it sends him on a journey to unravel the mystery of why someone with a seemingly perfect life would do such a thing. He discovers deep and dark secrets from her past and present tha... more

Fallen Five

by Erica Spindler

Descended from an ancient race, Earth’s few remaining Lightkeepers battle the forces of darkness that threaten humanity... Detectives Micki Dare and Zach Harris are called in to investigate when a millionaire developer leaps from atop his luxury hotel on the night of its grand opening. After Micki receives a mysterious package from her long-dead mentor, and Zach suspects something supernatural working against them, they realize this is no ordinary case. A dark force is once again threateni... more

Isabella's Painting

by Ellen Butler

Peeling back layers of lies could save a masterpiece…or reveal a killer. After a long week lobbying on Capitol Hill, all Karina Cardinal wants to do is chill with Netflix and her boyfriend, Patrick Dunne. Instead, she’s slipping her aching feet into red stilettos for his parents’ annual holiday bash. When she accidentally interrupts Patrick’s father in his study, her embarrassment is tempered by suspicion that Martin Dunne and his dapper, secretive guest are hiding something. Maybe the pa... more

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