Sun, sand, tropical breezes... and murder. Is there a better backdrop for a new job gone wrong?When Harriet Monroe seizes the chance to escape her controlling beau by accepting a dream position at the exclusive Island Resort, she imagines a paradise filled with relaxation and sun-soaked days. But paradise quickly turns into a nightmare when she stumbles over a body within hours of her arrival — and becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation.As Harriet scrambles to ...

The Upheaval Trilogy contains all three volumes: Slow Walk, Edge of Reality, and Solstice MoonSLOW WALKCourage is the mastery of fear. Mark TwainThree quarters of the earth’s people wiped out. No power. No phones. No fuel for trucks to move food into the cities. Panic and anarchy rule.Her family gone, young Sydney Waters faces the greatest challenge of her life when she sets off to find a family friend she hopes will help her. A man who may or may not still ...

The Island Resort is a dream come true . . . except for the bodies that keep turning up.Working in public relations means Harriet needs to experience everything the resort has to offer. She takes her closest friend with her to check out the resort’s amazing spa – only to have a woman collapse and die at their feet before they even make it past the reception area.According to the granddaughter, the dead woman had no known enemies. So who wanted her dead? Harriet needs to hel...

Secrets, lies, and murder. All a destination wedding should be.Harriet Monroe thought landing the PR director job at the exclusive Island Resort was her dream come true. Five-star guests, ocean views, and nothing but smooth sailing. That is, until the notorious Pelookie family checks in for a week-long retreat—with demands as oversized as their reputations.Juggling their egos is exhausting enough, but things take a chilling turn when Harriet discovers a dead body locked in ...

Bounced through an asteroid field like a pinball, Major Rita King crashes her damaged star cruiser on a lifeless planet. Her troubles are just beginning.Rita loves her ship.Loves the feel of deep space between the stars.Loves being a galaxy cop. But holding the spot of top pilot in the elite Red Barons leaves little time for anything else in her life. Maybe that’s why she missed the signs that all was not well in her world. Someone she trusted tampered with...

Bounced through an asteroid field like a pinball, Major Rita King crashes her damaged star cruiser on a lifeless planet. Her troubles are just beginning.Rita loves her ship.Loves the feel of deep space between the stars.Loves being a galaxy cop. But holding the spot of top pilot in the elite Red Barons leaves little time for anything else in her life. Maybe that’s why she missed the signs that all was not well in her world. Someone she trusted tampered with...

At the world’s most exclusive tropical resort, famous guests, luxurious views—and the occasional murder—are all part of the package.PR Director Harriet Monroe juggles high-profile ad campaigns, VIP visitors, and the Island Resort’s newest honor: #1 on Pampered Magazine’s must-visit list. But when the resort’s icy CFO moves in next door and a famous action star’s assistant goes missing, Harriet’s picture-perfect paradise once again takes a darker turn.While the reso...

Sun. Sand. Secrets. And one amateur sleuth who won’t quit.The Island Resort’s Director of Public Relations Harriet Monroe is on a roll. Her pilot program for orphaned girls is a runaway hit, bringing praise, press, and powerful new sponsors to the world’s most exclusive vacation spot. But when her newest group of girls stumbles upon a body in the waterslide, paradise turns deadly—yet again.Desperate to keep the murder quiet and the program alive, Harriet joins forces with t...

Not everybody gets a return ticket from paradise.Harriet Monroe barely gets settled in after her shattering trip to the mainland when a female guest disappears. No ransom note. No obvious motive. Runaway or kidnapped?Running on empty both emotionally and physically, Harriet’s long-buried childhood memories slowly begin to return as she helps look for their missing guest. The situation turns from bad to worse when a second guest disappears and Harriet’s distant past clashes ...

Sun Li’s dream of becoming a marine biologist falls by the wayside when she has to give it up to care for her sister and ailing mother. When their needs grow beyond what she can provide, Sun Li agrees to transfer her intelligence into a cyborg body in return for their lifetime care.Now she works in one of the west coast’s best known aquariums caring for the bad-tempered giant Pacific octopus named Rod. What happens when a powerful earthquake strikes the aquarium and Rod’s life is t...

A week-long family reunion turns into something more sinister.Two blissful, murder-free months have passed at The Island Resort. Fingers crossed, Harriet hopes this becomes a new trend. No scandals, no disappearances, no dead bodies. Just sunshine, celebrities, and world-class service.Then comes the family reunion from hell.With every available room filled and the demands on the staff already beyond reasonable, the matriarch’s daughter decides to throw a wedding int...

Clones.A step above droids in the humanoid hierarchy.Guided by the matrix, a set of rules and responses all clones must follow or perish.Emotionless as droids, highly specialized translator clones mediate negotiations galaxy-wide. Failure to close the deal means a certain–and immediate–termination. Whisked from assignment to assignment, few survive more than a few years.When clone T564 cannot break the impasse between two parties who refuse to compromise, he...