A short story featuring characters from The Belinda & Bennett Mysteries. In this short, Jonas gets some help with his wardrobe. Includes a sample of book four in the series, Overkill.Other Titles in This Series:Cliffhanger (Book One)Auf'd (Book Two)Drive-Bye (Book Three)Overkill (Book Four)Unexpected (A Short Story)

There's nothing like losing valuable beach time to investigate an alleged theft. Especially when the client is Madame Russo–Belinda's grandmother–and Belinda's unsure the theft actually happened. But she and Bennett persist until they get to the bottom of her grandmother's suspicions, even if that means a few misadventures along the way…Also In The Belinda & Bennett Mysteries:Cliffhanger (Book One)Auf'd (Book Two)Drive-Bye (Book Three)Overkill (Book Four...

Imogen Bell dishes publicity for a team of explorers, and she just can't resist a good pirate tale. So when her boss is murdered, Imogen dares to defy her anti-lore boyfriend and joins forces with his nemesis in a hunt to find treasure worth killing for. If she doesn't want to end up in Davy Jones' Locker, Imogen must trust the clues of a dead man and crack open a centuries-old mystery.

Accidents happen. And so do murders…Belinda and Bennett know this all too well by now. But it doesn't stop them from taking on a risky job from a woman who believes her father was murdered – despite evidence to the contrary.However, taking on the investigation puts in a wrench in Bennett's plans to pop the all-important question. And when they stumble onto a legit murder victim, the odds of a romantic rendezvous plummet.As Belinda and Bennett, with help from their t...

Rosamund Brandt knows she's an heir, but an heir to what? So far, the only thing she seems to have inherited are powers she can't control and flashes of what seem like memories–memories that belong to someone else.Tensions grow as secrets within her family multiply and a new creature who can dissolve into shadow stalks her. But out of the chaos also emerge new friends–one who may know more about what Rosamund's inherited than she does.As the memories become clearer, Rosamun...

Summer in Portside: The beach! The gelato! The murder...Belinda's peace from scandal and her grandmother is short-lived when a painting - and then a body - wash up on her favorite beach. As she and Bennett team with Det. Jonas Parker to figure out how the two connect, a possible art forgery comes to light - and another victim.Belinda continues to grow into her new role as a part-time amateur detective, swimming through suspects and broken connections, while Bennett starts t...

Rosamund Brandt has had a semi-normal life for sixteen years. Well, semi-normal for a family descended from aliens. Sure, she could create portals and her family had a secret basement. But she went to school, had a best friend, and got her driving permit like every other teen.However, her definition of "normal" unravels when a killer with multiple powers and an agenda steps into town. When Rosamund herself becomes a target, she has a choice between playing the killer's game and sav...

What do an old recluse, a new heiress, and an obsession with Egypt have in common? Portside, of course. And Belinda Kittridge.In an attempt to help a woman who inherited a fortune from a total stranger, Belinda and Bennett get caught in the middle of a deadly struggle. The matter is complicated by a new detective who doesn't play well with amateur sleuths. And Belinda's visiting cousin wants in on the action–and danger.Battling self-doubt, and fear that death threats will b...

Belinda's recent blunders have come back to bite her - and Bennett - in the monster cupcake. But they're not the only ones with problems.A car crash uncovers the body of an unlikely murder victim. But the more they learn about her, the more the answer to her death seems to lie in issues that reach far beyond Portside.As the truth comes out, and Belinda's personal life teeters on the breaking point, she takes life by the maraschino cherries, and finds help in very unexpected...

A short story featuring characters from The Birthright series. Being a descendent of aliens seemed complicated enough to Rosamund Brandt, but after events in Inborn, she's left with plenty of questions and concerns about her family history–and their future. But after another trip to the Lockewood mansion, she may have more to add to the list.More in This Series:Inborn (Book 1)Marked (Book 2)Descent (Book 3)

The voluntary sector plays a crucial role in shaping place, and is in turn shaped by that context, yet this ‘place leadership’ role has been underexplored in research. This interdisciplinary book brings together leading scholars and practitioners to examine this intriguing phenomenon in different political and cultural contexts.Using case studies from the UK, the US, China and Europe, the book provides fresh insights into the dynamic relationship between place, leadership and volun...

Lending a hand to a charity fashion show sounded like such fun. Now if only Belinda's idea of a good time included a smothered designer and trouble with Bennett.While Belinda balances opening a business and a house reno, haute couture Portside-style lands her in one hot mess of runway intrigue and man drama.It seems not everyone at this show is what they claim to be - or even who.Also in this series:Cliffhanger (Book One)Drive-Bye (Book Three)Ov...