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Murder and romance collide in Red Gorge, Dakota Territory. In The Law & Annabelle, young widow Annabelle Miles is the key witness to a crime that Marshal Luke Johnson must solve. In The Sheriff & Camille, a visiting school teacher must prove that her childhood friend didn't murder her business partner. The Marshal & Susanna brings Stanley and Susanna Washburn to Red Gorge from Philadelphia, and they soon become involved in the murder of a lecherous banker. In The Deputy & Mirabel, Nurse Mirabel Findley arrives in Red Gorge during a Christmas blizzard, but her precarious past has followed ...

These three lighthearted ghost stories unfold in the Blue Ridge Mountains. A young woman inherits her late aunt’s renovated, century-old mansion. After converting Evergreen into a bed & breakfast, evidence mounts that it may be haunted. Book 1, Inheriting Evergreen, follows Kristy Miller as she settles Aunt Leslie’s estate and uncovers surprising secrets. In Book 2, Haunting Evergreen, Kristy opens the bed & breakfast, and guests report seeing ghosts in the honeymoon suite. Book 3, Revisiting Evergreen, reunites the descendants of the original owners—possibly joined by their ancestors.

A collection of sweet, tender, poetic, beautiful, heart-wrenching, sensual love stories.

Pinkerton detective, Will Fox, trails a runaway witness to a bank robbery in Red Gorge, Dakota Territory, where he soon finds his subject brutally murdered near the Double S Tavern. The tavern manager, Charlotte Atkins, recognizes the dead man as an associate of her late former lover. As Charlotte's checkered past resurfaces, she may know more about the crime than she realizes. Uncovering the truth could endanger her, but helping Will Fox catch the killer could finally put her tainted past to rest.

In 1884, Camille Canfield arrives in the small gold mining town of Red Gorge, Dakota Territory to deliver tragic news to her childhood friend, Jane Ford. When Jane’s business partner is murdered, Jane is the prime suspect, and Sheriff Jack Findley wastes no time arresting her. Camille refuses to believe her friend is guilty and will go to any lengths to discover the truth, even if it means provoking a man she's grown to admire.

For three years, Cassie Wright has exchanged letters with a soldier serving overseas. Following his discharge, Scott Riley is determined to meet the beautiful young woman who helped him survive some of the darkest days of war. He travels to her home, a small Florida fishing village, with marriage on his mind, but Cassie has other plans for her future. She’s a talented pianist who dreams of a life on the concert stage. In fact, she’s been accepted to attend a prestigious music conservatory. Meanwhile, Scott’s former platoon leader offers him a job managing a new textile plant. Will ...

Vacation and holiday romances are the focus of this short story collection. Leading off is Love & Marry, a romantic comedy set in Puerto Rico. Overworked wedding planner Marry Markham only wants a peaceful vacation, but radio psychologist Dr. Allen Love has other plans for her. In Lead Me Home, an inspirational story set in the Blue Ridge Mountains during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, Rick and Annie are high school sweethearts reunited after a ten-year separation. The old sparks are still there, but a secret from their past must be confessed and dealt with before they can be ...

After months of Hurricane Helene recovery, Ethan Wright treats his workers to a stay at The Gran Vista Hotel. The intended weekend of rejuvenation and team-building is shattered when Ethan's SUV is discovered at the bottom of a ravine. Though his death is first ruled accidental, evidence of foul play soon emerges—someone may have wanted Ethan dead. Detective Brad Woods quickly suspects Tori Rogers, Ethan's office manager, but Gran Vista's owner, Celeste Adams, believes others may have motives. Can Celeste piece together the clues to reveal who killed Ethan Wright before the wrong person ...

In the summer of 1946, the world seemed poised to move into the future after the devastation of World War II. Gold Star wife, Janet Lewis, questions whether she’s ready to let go of the past and open her heart to new possibilities. While visiting friends at Fort Jackson, she becomes reacquainted with Major Paul Adams, an officer who once served with her late husband. An attraction sparks between them, but Janet has lingering doubts. Can she commit her life to another Army officer who could be reassigned at any moment and face the same danger that took her first husband from her? Her three...

Paranormal researcher, Justin Marino and T.V. ghost hunter, Lisa Ryan each receive an email that leads them to the Evergreen Bed & Breakfast. When Justin realizes that he and Lisa are investigating the same haunting, he makes it clear that he doesn't approve of her brand of ghost hunting. Lisa tricks Justin into helping her gain entrance to Evergreen, and the two rivals end up spending the night together in the honeymoon suite where the alleged haunting took place. What they discover will take them both by surprise.

Kristy Miller inherits the bulk of her aunt's multi-million-dollar estate, including her mountain home, Evergreen, a renovated one-hundred-year-old mansion. Kristy soon discovers that Aunt Leslie kept a few secrets from her family, not the least of which is how she earned her fortune. Another of her aunt's secrets leads Kristy to the charming but stubborn Drew Stone. Each of Drew's young sons received a large inheritance from Aunt Leslie. Mr. Stone refuses the inheritance, claiming to have no connection to Kristy's aunt. The third secret might be the biggest one of all: Is Evergreen haunted...

Arnold Penny gathers his family at The Gran Vista Hotel to deliver unsettling news: an offer to purchase Granny Belle’s Apple Orchard. As he prepares to accept the bid and split the proceeds, the family is thrown into turmoil. A relative, missing and presumed dead for forty years, bursts in—met not with joy, but suspicion. Soon after, another family member dies under eerie circumstances linked to an old family curse. Was it a tragic accident, or something far more sinister?

Celeste Adams believed she and her late husband would enjoy their golden years running The Gran Vista Hotel. After his sudden, tragic death, Celeste is left alone, deep in debt, and at risk of losing the hotel. Public relations expert Bill Matthews persuades her to market the hotel as a wedding venue, but the inaugural event ends with a groom found dead. While his death is initially deemed natural, an autopsy reveals foul play. Suspicion falls on the bride, Emma Carlyle, now a two-time widow. As family secrets surface, Celeste’s investigation uncovers a shocking truth.

Needing a fresh start, Stanley Washburn and his daughter, Susanna, leave behind their heartbreak in Philadelphia and head for Red Gorge, Dakota Territory. Stanley’s nephew, Jared Hopkins, arranges for his uncle to purchase The Lucky Seven saloon, but Susanna’s doubts only deepen as she faces the harsh surroundings. When the town’s banker, Percy Benjamin, is murdered, their fragile hope for a new beginning is overshadowed when they become embroiled in the ensuing investigation. With the sheriff away, the new U.S. Territorial Marshal, Seth Davis, takes the lead in the case. Susanna has ...

Murder and romance collide in the old west gold mining town of Red Gorge, Dakota Territory. U.S. Marshal Luke Johnson has a mystery to solve involving a scheme to sell a phony diamond mine, culminating in two brutal murders. Young widow Annabelle Miles may hold the key to finding the criminals and to unlocking Luke's heart. The investigation leads Luke to Annabelle's Aunt Julia, who may have been the victim of an elaborate conspiracy. With her aunt implicated in the scheme and the murders, romance must wait while Luke and Annabelle solve the mystery and catch the killers.

Soon after joining the news team at a rival newspaper, journalist Jess McElroy's life unravels under the shadow of a stalker. With each encounter, the threat escalates: an ominous driver tails her car, a cryptic warning appears on her windshield in red lipstick, and her ex-lover is shot outside her home. After a suspicious package turns up at her new workplace, her boss, Parker Montgomery, is determined to catch the perpetrator and protect her. But Parker’s past is murky, and the stalker may be someone known to him.

The descendants of Evergreen's original owners return, but their family reunion is problematic. Stephanie Perry is hiding a terrible secret from her past that has caused her to separate from her husband, Neal. Determined to uncover her secret and win her back, Neal agrees to accompany her to Evergreen. Upon seeing the house again, Stephanie senses a strong presence and begins witnessing strange occurrences. Will the spirits of Evergreen's past give her the courage to release her pent-up emotions?

Mirabel Findley is fired from her nursing job for allegedly helping outlaw Danny McGowan escape from a clinic. During a Christmas blizzard, she flees to Red Gorge, Dakota Territory, where her cousin is the sheriff. There, Mirabel discovers Danny is also in town, trying to clear his brothers of a crime they didn’t commit. He forces Mirabel to help, trapping her and Deputy Micah Hansen in a perilous situation. Mirabel and Deputy Hansen must work together to survive and ensure justice prevails.