Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: have you been to Pajaro Bay?A lonely widow and widower are brought together by a twenty-year-old mystery.When she was young, Lacy Jasperson had been horribly hurt by an unknown assailant. In the years since, she's found healing in the little beach town of Pajaro Bay. Now she's alone, a widow living in a lovely little cottage by the sea, trying to make peace with her grief and loss, and move forward.

Can Maggie find the real killer when her teenage student threatens to strangle her mother with a jet-black necklace... hours before the woman is found dead?And what deep, dark secret is movie star Reese Stevens hiding from the world? Can Maggie help him face the truth?Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a bead shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirti...

When the movie star renting Maggie's house is accused of murder, she's the only one who believes he's innocent. Now all she has to do is prove it.Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a bead shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies….Do you like dogs, crafts, quirky friends, a slow-building ...

Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: have you been to Pajaro Bay?The dream of finding the perfect little cottage by the sea kept her going through the darkest days of her illness. But now that she's finally made it to her new home, she finds the reality is a lot more complicated, starting with the secretive—but undeniably intriguing—man next door.Get away to the little California beach town where the cottages are cute, the neighbors are ...

Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: have you been to Pajaro Bay?Hallie Reed has given up on fairy tale dreams. They only lead to pain. Now she has a new rule: stick to the safe path. But when her friend disappears from a summer job at a funky old amusement park, Hallie has to break out of her protective shell and take a chance on something bigger than herself.The Madrigal family was shattered when a fire swept through their oceanfront b...

Maggie is looking forward to a very private, low-key wedding, but the dead body in the middle of the aisle isn't part of her plan.Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a bead shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies….Do you like dogs, crafts, quirky friends, a slow-building romance between grownups who genuinely lik...

Maggie faces her most confusing case yet when she finds a treasured beaded knife–in someone's back! Can she figure out what happened before anyone else ends up dead?And when her buddy, movie star Reese Stevens, tries to make a fresh start after falling off the wagon, can Maggie keep him from going off-track?Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a bead shop, a nice circle of friends, an...

Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: Welcome to Pajaro Bay.Aspiring chef Bree Taylor thought she'd found a home at last, in the kitchen of Lassiter's restaurant. Chef Henry Lassiter was not only her mentor, but a dear friend who regaled her with stories of his childhood home in Pajaro Bay. Henry's sudden death shattered her world, leaving her as lost and grieving as his beloved old dog, Maisy. Now Bree has only one last task to complete for Henry: she wi...

Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: have you been to Pajaro Bay?Sheltered heiress Lori York runs away to the isolated island lighthouse at Pajaro Bay. But when a mysterious man washes ashore during a winter storm, she has to figure out just what he's hiding before they both end up as shark bait.Matt DiPietro is the hometown boy gone bad. He's brought shame to his family, and his childhood friends know he can't be trusted. Now he's retur...

Maggie's buddy Nora is charged with trying to murder her younger boy toy husband, and Maggie is sure it's a bum rap. But to clear her friend's name, she's going to have to break a few rules herself….Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a bead shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies….Do yo...

Maggie's dog-training buddy drops off her German Shepherd for a play date–then disappears. Soon Maggie begins to wonder if her friend could be leading a deadly double life.Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a bead shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies….Do you like dogs, crafts, quirky...

Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: have you been to Pajaro Bay?Alec O'Keeffe has made a life for himself as a successful single father and the mayor of Pajaro Bay. His days are full, but his nights are lonely. He swears he wouldn't change a thing about his life--except maybe the crazy outfit he agreed to wear as the village's Surfing Santa.But now that one woman who broke his heart is back in town, and she wants to see the child she ab...