Cat Miranda returns to her childhood home in Bisbee, Arizona, to take over her brother’s art gallery following his untimely death. On her first night home, an intruder breaks in. Cat quickly realizes that she is being targeted by a murderer with links to an 8-foot tall painting in the gallery titled “Kissed.” In her struggle to stay safe, Cat finds an ally in Miles Trevelyan, a charming visiting British scholar. The heat rises with more assaults on Cat and between Cat and Miles, too, as th...

Desert Jade was a finalist for Best Thriller-Suspense, 2018 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards. Tucson Chicana/Native American private investigator and Iraq War veteran Letty Valdez joins forces with an unlikely ally, Chinese police Detective Inspector Zhou, to stop crime on the U.S.-Mexico border. This stand-alone mystery-suspense thriller is #1 in the Letty Valdez Mystery series followed by Dragon's Revenge #2, Daemon Waters #3 and Direct Evidence #4.

Logan Reid, apartment manager in the Iron Horse neighborhood of Tucson, joins forces with visiting Canadian Gwilym Havard to protect jazz pianist Nina Perry and her band members, all of whom have become targets of a criminal. The heat rises when the shooter goes after each band member, and when Gwilym and Nina discover they have a growing attraction for each other. This cozy mystery, with a touch of romance and a love of jazz, is a fast and intriguing read, and #1 in the Iron Horse Mystery...

Residents of Casa Pacifica apartments are enjoying their Sunday potluck when newly-arrived Xochi Navarro discovers that her apartment has been ransacked. David Li Liang comes to her aid and quickly finds himself in the middle of a mystery. Who is harassing Xochi and why? Her half-brother who wants to force her return to Mexico? Or some some unidentified culprit? And what can Li do about these unexpected protective feelings he has for Xochi? Li is aided by Logan Reid, manager of Casa Pacifi...

Mexican-American art gallerist Cat Miranda and visiting Englishman Miles Trevelyan solve mysteries in this Arizona-Sonora Borderlands cozy mystery series with a spoonful of romance.In “Kissed,” Cat Miranda quickly realizes that she is being targeted by a murderer with links to an 8-foot tall painting in her art gallery titled “Kissed.” Cat finds an ally in Miles Trevelyan, a charming visiting British scholar. Finalist for Best Cozy Mystery. New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards.In...

Marc Tomassone is home in Tucson after grueling months working as a war photojournalist. He brought with him a racing dog he rescued, and when he calls for a veterinarian, Dr. Angela Brooks arrives. Sparks fly because these two are immediately drawn to each other. When it becomes apparent that Angela is being targeted by an unknown assailant, Marc is determined to keep her safe. In the Slips is a stand-alone story with suspense and mystery, as well as romance, and #3 in the Iron Horse Myst...

Take Four: Logan Reid, resident of Tucson’s Iron Horse neighborhood, joins forces with visiting Canadian Gwilym Havard to stop assaults on jazz pianist Nina Perry and her band members, all of whom have become targets of a gun-toting killer. The heat rises when the shooter goes after each band member, and when Gwilym and Nina discover they have a growing attraction for each other. This cozy mystery that includes a real love of jazz is a captivating read, and #1 in the Iron Horse Mystery ser...

Tucson private detective and Army veteran Letty Valdez finds the Iraq War has come home to haunt her. She is hired to investigate the murder of an environmentalist, ferret out a cheating husband, and find two missing U.S. Army veterans. Letty discovers a sinister web of interconnected crimes, including a car bombing and two long-distance sniper assassinations. What about that special veteran, the one with the lop-sided grin that her dog Teddy found up in a tree? Can Letty keep him safe fro...

Cat Miranda’s art gallery exhibition in Bisbee, Arizona, is going well until events suddenly take a dark turn. Jeremy Flores, Cat’s childhood friend and personal attorney, has disappeared. Cat and her favorite Englishman, Miles Trevelyan, quickly find Jeremy only to learn that he has been brutally assaulted. Cat and Miles begin a quest to identify and stop the assailant, as well as to seek links to two murders. Miles’s father, retired Sussex police detective Ian Trevelyan, and Cat’s best f...

A broken ceramic pot and a dead woman’s body on Tombstone Canyon Road pull Cat Miranda into a mystery that must be solved before anyone else gets hurt. Cat learns that there is a threat to a visiting travel writer from England; to a local musician; to one of her clients; and ultimately, to Cat herself. She’s helped in her efforts to uncover a criminal plot by her favorite man, Miles Trevelyan, her friends, and two Great Danes, Tito and Greta. The Broken Pot is a stand-alone cozy m...

Private detective Letty Valdez agrees to take on a missing person investigation, but within minutes, her new client is shot and killed just outside Letty’s office. This sets Letty off on an intense search to find the client’s missing teenage son. At the same time, she works to find a lost infant, stop a serial rapist, and deal with a vengeful criminal who wants to do her harm. During their investigation, she and her trainee-assistant, Frankie Miranda, take a dive into cybercrime – that is,...

American community colleges are a great choice for international students seeking higher education in the United States. This book will guide you through the process of becoming a community college student, help you to achieve your academic and career goals, and save a lot of money! Topics covered are: • how community colleges fit into the U.S. system of higher education • the advantages of starting your American education at a community college • the steps you must go through to study at ...