Mystery writer Susan Foret's decision to clear her twin brother of murder creates marital discord with her New Orleans homicide detective husband and leads to threatening phone calls, another murder, and an attack that lands her in the hospital. Can she solve this real life mystery? Or will she end up divorced …or dead?

When Tim Boyd is asked to pick up Indy Kent a few days before Christmas, his interest in his brother Liam's best friend is all tied up in knots. And for once in his life he's unwilling to deny himself for the sake of his family.Indy Kent comes home for the holidays heartbroken at the knowledge that her best friend, Liam, is finally serious about another woman. But she finds comfort and a spark with Tim.To Tim's surprise, Indy seems to welcome the chance to spend time with him...

It's almost Christmas, but all is not merry for Oak Pointe, Louisiana homicide detective Caleb Bourque. Someone is killing prostitutes who frequent a women's outreach center called Magdalen House. On each body the killer leaves a calling card—a sprig of mistletoe.After Joanna Chatelaine, one of the center's founders, is killed, her sister Jamie starts receiving phone calls and messages, threatening her life if she doesn't close Magdalen House.Can Caleb unravel this complica...

Susan Foret is thrust into a murder scene when one of the town's wealthiest citizens dies near her as the local Krewe's parade is ending. A gris-gris bag containing tarot cards and several other fetish items is left dangling from the knife in his chest.

Cypress Lake Chief of Police Jim Foret is found critically wounded near the place his father committed suicide and dies later at the hospital. Evidence at the scene suggests his gunshot wound is also self-inflicted. His widow, Susan believes he has been murdered. Will she end up a victim herself before the killer is brought to justice?

The unearthing of a family's secrets, including a story about a stolen Burmese ruby, place Susan Foret and others in danger.Susan Foret becomes involved in a cold case murder investigation after she comes across an article about the wealthy Haydel family, whose history revolves around suspicious deaths duringtheir longtime residency in Allemand Parish.The unearthing of Haydel family secrets, including the story about a stolen Burmese ruby, places Su...

Exactly one year after her husband's murder, mystery writer Susan Foret and her neighbor Rachel Marchand discover the body of Celina Baum. The encounter only adds to Susan's struggles as she learns to be a single mother to her eight-year-old twins, her loneliness after Jim's death and her insatiable curiosity about who killed Celina. Can she solve the mystery without losing her own life?

Avariety of short fiction stories taking place in the rural U.S., particularly Vermont, between the colonial days and early 2000's. Fighting hunger, clearing the land to make suitable for the plow, log drives, collecting maple sap, and harvesting crops for livestock, and being sustainable through all this and hunting game to provide a necessary supplement to everyday life was the focus of those who came before us and a staple which has held on in modern life for some. Ian Ogden, Phil Frazi...

In 1890s London, young Simone Baden is left with responsibility of her two brothers. Being a woman of color with very little experience, she cannot provide for them through honest means and is soon desperate. From the women at the boarding house, she hears of a brothel that caters to the unusual—supernaturals. With the ache of hunger growing in her brothers' bellies and the threat of eviction looming, she has no choice but to barter her body and freedom.Eravas Lilu is an ancient sp...

Will the battle for aequitas freedom cost the balance between good and evil?Aequitas—part angel and demon, fight for their freedom and march to heaven's doorstep.Rebel leader Etienne Grant kidnaps his wife and vows to punish her disobedience. Once retribution is paid, Auria will command his army in a most ambitious venture—defeating all the angels in heaven.Auria can do nothing but surrender for the safety of her sons. Once in Grant's clutches, she realizes he wield...

To save the President, Vaihan must trust the woman who betrayed him.Vaihan Louchian, Ancient Zombie and Special Advisor to the President, dabbles in contracts for Homeland Security in Washington DC, the only remaining demilitarized zone. His latest mission: to seduce delectable Leera Waltz so he can take down her boyfriend Rowley, leader of the anti-zombie terrorist movement. Vaihan and the President work the Bill of Undead Rights through the Senate, but terrorist attacks rise. The...

Can she save his immortal soul. . . and help him find heaven on earth?Touching Sephora may cost Kieran his soul. . . Kieran has always been a good Catholic, even studying for the priesthood. But there are complications. A few weeks before his ordination into the priesthood, he was made a vampire. And then there's Sephora, the beautiful, independent American student who draws him to her. His "blackbird", she seems to hold all the secrets to life and happiness, like the mythological ...