FULL LIST OF TITLES (Currently Available)
Books have shaped my life since childhood, thanks to a family of avid readers. After a long career in newspapers, I launched a freelance ebook formatting business. Working in the publishing industry inspired my writing. My books span genres from historical romance to contemporary mysteries. I hope you enjoy reading my stories as much as I enjoyed writing them.
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GRAN VISTA COZY MYSTERIES—Contemporary, cozy mysteries set at a small hotel in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Celeste Adams is a 60-something widow who owns The Gran Vista Hotel. The series begins with MRS. CARLYLE'S SECOND HONEYMOON, where public relations guru Bill Matthews convinces Celeste to advertise the hotel as a wedding venue. However, the very first event she hosts ends with a dead groom and a suspect bride. In the next installment, AUNT EVE'S LAST BITE, The Gran Vista welcomes the Penny family, owners of the popular tourist destination Granny Belle's Apples. This time, the untimely death of one family member raises suspicions of murder—are they victims of an old family curse, or is it a matter of greed and revenge? In MR. WRIGHT'S WRONG TURN, Ethan Wright brings his employees to The Gran Vista Hotel for a rejuvenating weekend of hiking on Grandfather Mountain. The group is stunned when Ethan’s car is found wrecked at the bottom of a ravine. While Ethan’s death is initially dismissed as a tragic accident, new evidence soon points toward foul play. The series is available in eBook, paperback, and audiobook formats.
DAKOTA LAWMEN MYSTERIES—Murder and romance collide in Red Gorge, Dakota Territory, a gold mining town in the 1880s. The five murder mysteries in this series are a wild ride through the Old West. Book 1: The Law & Annabelle finds young widow, Annabelle Miles the key witness to a brutal murder. In Book 2: The Sheriff & Camille, Camille Canfield must prove that her childhood friend isn't guilty of murdering her business partner. Book 3: The Marshal & Susanna involves the murder of a lecherous banker. In Book 4: The Deputy & Mirabel, Mirabel Findley might be an angel of mercy or an outlaw's accomplice. In Book 5: The Detective & Charlotte, the murder of a runaway witness to a bank robbery opens old wounds for tavern manager, Charlotte Atkins. Available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook.
GHOSTS OF EVERGREEN—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.
REVENGE WORE LIPSTICK is a contemporary suspense novel. Soon after leaving her hometown newspaper, journalist Jess McElroy's life is disrupted by a stalker. With each incident, the danger increases. A cryptic message is scrawled onto her car's windshield in red lipstick. Later, her ex-lover is the victim of a drive-by shooting at her home. Her new boss, Parker Montgomery is determined to find the perpetrator and keep her safe by any means necessary. (This novel was first-published in 2009 under the title, Front Page News. It underwent extensive rewrites in 2020 and was republished as Revenge Wore Lipstick.) Available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook.
Re-Issues: GOLD STAR 
WIFE and A DIFFERENT TUNE are two romance novels set in the aftermath of World War II and focus on soldiers coming home and military families rebuilding their lives after four years of separation. First published between 2005 and 2007, these books were updated and re-issued. Available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook.
SHORT STORY COMPILATION—COMFY SHORTS contains four, holiday-themed, romance short stories written for and published by various publications between 2009 to 2012. It also includes a bonus short story written especially for the compilation. Available in ebook and audiobook.