Bliss, Texas will never be the same. A murder will make sure of that.The town Sheriff is fat, happy, and useless. Just like his daddy before him and his dad before that.Ethel and Velma Harmon should know. They've been around for all three.These two seventy-something sisters-in-law refuse to let their ages slow them down. Especially when there's a mystery to get tangled up in.The only thing that takes their time away from the whole ball of ya...

Velma and Ethel are at it again.After her generous, and unintentional, donation for splinter-free park benches, Velma Harmon gets invited to a charity dinner hosted by the Beautification Committee of Bliss at the home of Everett Gaines, one of the wealthiest widowers in town.With no interest in going, she hopes to find adventure elsewhere, much to the dismay of Ethel and Chief Rayne. Ethel has always wanted to see Gaines Manor up close, and Chief Rayne just...

Watch what you wish for… Some inheritances are literally death.My life has been turned upside down by my inheritance, but my only complaint is the cat that came along with the new house.I swear he's judging me as I settle in and try to make new friends in my new small-town Louisiana neighborhood.And just when I start to settle into my new job and get back to reading my classic novels, I'm pulled chapters deep into a mystery.The Beauty Queen ...

Bodies are piling up, and I'm in charge of figuring out why.I can't help it! There are innocent people being accused.And don't get me started on the heat and humidity in Beulah.The thick cloud of death is only surpassed by the constant hot flashes induced by the weather.I could keep going. I should actually.After almost being killed by a history-obsessed realtor that wanted my inherited house for herself, I'm ready to get out of Dodg...

Just when I thought things in my New Orleans suburb were starting to settle down, a crazymayoral election throws a wrench into the works.Mayor Travis was used to applause from his days as a high school football star, but he’s morelikely to hear boos nowadays, since his rival is painting him as soft on crime.Beulah’s recent uptick in crime has the mayor losing the case for re-election, and it doesn’t helpwhen the other c...

She was already dying. So why does something feel so very wrong?When the Carolan Springs garden club president is found dead, nobody questions it. She had a terminal diagnosis. Caring for her beloved plants may have caused her tragic demise. It was, everyone agrees, simply a horrible accident.Everyone except Anne Freemont.Anne can't explain her feelings. At least not yet. But something about the circumstances pricks at her conscience like a thorn sh...

Book 3 of the Prairie Crocus Cozy Mystery Series.Clean, wholesome fun (& murder) for all ages!Holidays: a time to gather, spend time with loved ones and...stress over hosting? Claudia Porter's parents are visiting for the first time since she abruptly quit her job and fled to Prairie Crocus. She's determined to impress them with her hospitality and everything the picturesque small town has to offer. But when Claudia and her folks discover a dead body, it see...

Mabel Aphrodite Brown has quickly learned that motherhood can sometimes be a real skirmish. But when death visits a Civil War reenactment, it's murder that's a battlefield . . .In the thick of a hot, muggy Atlanta summer, all Ditie Brown wants to do is keep her kids occupied and get them ready for school in the fall. When her ex-boyfriend, Phil Brockton, shows up for a Civil War reenactment, she thinks it might be fun and educational for the kids. Plus, her best friend Lurleen want...

Book 2 of the Prairie Crocus Cozy Mystery Series.Clean, wholesome fun (& murder) for all ages!Moving to quiet, scenic Prairie Crocus is the best decision Claudia Porter ever made. She's settling in nicely - until someone from her past shows up unannounced. Suddenly, unresolved issues can no longer be ignored. The next thing Claudia knows, there's been a murder - and she's at the center of the scandal. Is her idyllic new life about to be destroyed?

When the town doctor dies at the Farmers Market, it is quickly discovered he was poisoned.The gossip vine turns its sights on Sam because she was one of the last people to see the man alive, and if anyone wanted him dead, it was her.As Sam fights to maintain her reputation as well as find the real killer, she discovers that once again, her future is going to be deeply affected by her past.Will Sam find the murderer before her life is left in tatters?

A freak storm rages……in the middle of nowhere.She's snowed in and alone.Penny Nicols left her bad ju-ju behind her. Or so she thought. Coasting into a small-town garage, she wants only one thing - to get in and out before the Raven can find her.Will a shift in the weather spell doom?It can when omens crash like lightning.Then a young waitress and her friends are marked for death.Choosing not to call in support, Penny untangles the clu...

They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but in my world, jewelry is a cat’s best friend.I like many things, but talking cats isn’t one of them. Especially talking cats. Not even the Himalayan cat who thinks I’m for hire.Some might call me delusional. Others might say I’m eccentric. Whatever the case, I’m not interested. Nothing will make me change my mind… until the home I’m housesitting is burglarized.I can’t just walk away. Despite my reluctan...