The rodeo’s in town, and a Texas bookstore owner may have to lasso a killer . . . “The conclusion proves to be as unexpected as it is satisfying.” —Kings River Life. MagazineCharli Rae Warren is back home in Hazel Rock, Texas, spending her time reading, collecting, and selling books—at least, the ones that don’t get eaten first by her father’s pet armadillo. Running the family bookstore is a demanding job, but solving murders on the si...

**The plan was to sell the family bookstore and flee Texas, not play sheriff . . . “**Joan Hess and Margaret Maron [fans] will find much to appreciate in this series.” —Kings River Life MagazineWhen kindergarten teacher Charli Rae Warren hightailed it out of Hazel Rock, Texas, as a teen, she vowed to leave her hometown in the dust. A decade later, she’s braving the frontier of big hair and bigger gossip once again . . . but this time, she’s saddled wit...

Murder takes a page from a small-town Texas bookstore owner’s latest book club pick in this cozy mystery by author of Lethal Literature.Charli takes great pride in running one of the few independent, family-owned bookstores inTexas. She vets everything carefully, with an eye to the eclectic tastes of the locals of Hazel Rock. That includes the Book Barn’s weekly book club selection. This time out it’s a mystery whose characters bear a striking rese...

In Hazel Rock, Texas, a bookstore’s promotional event becomes a hunt for a predator in this “well written, fast-paced cozy mystery” (Fresh Fiction).Charli Rae Warren doesn’t plan on striking it rich as the owner of an independent bookstore in Hazel Rock, Texas, especially one with a pink armadillo as its mascot. But when an ingenious advertising campaign puts her business on the map, it ropes in some deadly publicity . . ....

Running an independent bookstore in small-town Hazel Rock, Texas, doesn’t sound like a high-risk pursuit. But when a fundraiser reveals a story with a truly killer ending, Charli Rae Warren will need to scramble to sort out the deadly plot…Sponsoring the literacy drive to benefit the foster care system should be a feel-good endeavor, but one of Charli’s helpers is definitely on another page. Charli’s dad is distracted and keeping something secret, which Charli suspects is ...

From the award winning author of Dead Man’s Carve and Dead On Arrival comes a sexy tale of passion, mystery and suspense to delight all readers.          Recruit officer Kiley Gibbons has walked in her twin sister’s shadow her entire life—born two minutes after, she’s five inches shorter with curls gone wild and the exact opposite of her outgoing, athletic sister. But that’s exactly why she’s the one woman who caught Walt Raynham’s eye, and threatens his future in the tact...

Catch the Wave with a wild new paranormal mystery series that will leave you locked in the middle of the impact zone!Bikinis and board shorts are all in a day’s work for surf instructor Malia Fern. Life is good on the island of Kaua’i, even if her social calendar is lacking and a big surf company is droppin’ in to steal her customers. When Malia stumbles upon the body of tourist who speaks to her from his sandy grave, life as she knows it disappears in the outgoing tide.

Rilee Dust isn’t your typical wood carver, she’s young and making a go of it in the small village of Tickle Creek, Oregon. She’s also the only one in town who isn’t determined to get rid her strip club neighbor. Everyone else, however, is ready to evict the Girls, Girls, Girls.When a dog adopts her and turns her life upside down, Rilee’s not so sure it’s a good thing. Especially when he leads her to a moose, a military man and a dead body. Because the moose kicked her butt, the man...