From an award--winning author, Artistic License to Kill was a finalist in the 2021 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards contest.Artist Amanda Trent, accompanied by her beloved golden retriever Laddie and her persnickety calico cat Mona Lisa, is determined to start a new life after her husband divorces her to marry a younger woman, but it isn't easy.After a disastrous interview at the prestigious Roadrunner Gallery in Lonesome Valley, Arizona, far away from her pr...

From an award-winning author, this cozy mystery will "keep you guessing until the end." (Goodreads reviewer)In Death by Association, DIY Diva Laurel McMillan learns that the high walls and guarded gates of Hawkeye Haven can't protect her community. When Laurel takes her pampered chocolate Labrador retriever, Bear, for an early morning walk, she finds her friend, security guard Bessie, bleeding and unconscious at her guardhouse post. If the attack on Bessie isn't en...

Fast-paced historical mystery from award-winning author Paula Darnell:Never guessing that their very lives might be in danger, well-to-do women come from all over the country to stay at guest ranches around Reno to establish the six weeks' residency required for a quickie Nevada divorce in 1955.When a Circle E Ranch guest dies after her Cadillac plunges off Mount Rose Highway, a mountain road between Lake Tahoe and Reno, Washoe County Deputy Sheriff Ben Cam...

A vampire princess with a death wish…As the daughter of the King of Assassins, Adina knows better than to trust anyone, especially family. When her grandfather, Sujani, summons her from exile, he gives her two choices: remain an outcast and on the run from her own murderous father, or play the pawn and apprentice to the most powerful vampire in the world. But to train with him, Adina must agree to coexist with her sworn enemy, Sir Elrich, the general who helped sla...

Control the magic…Some people would kill for the kind of magic eighteen-year-old Aliya possesses. The first in line, her cunning new husband—the king. Once he steals her power, he’ll be invincible against the elves.Kill the King…Aliya must learn to control her magic, even if it means allying with her enemy—the elves. On her wedding night, she barely escapes with her life, thanks to help from elven spy, Elessan. The human queen would...

From an award--winning and USA Today bestselling author!When a flirtatious former member bursts into the Roadrunner during a members’ meeting, Amanda and her friends are startled to learn that the beautiful blonde plans to return to their cooperative art gallery. But Monique’s going to bring more than her artwork with her; she’s also about to bring trouble. On her first night back, she makes eyes at a recently married man who ignores his bride to schmooze the newco...

From an award-winning author, this is "a wonderful cozy mystery, a great follow-up to the previous installment in Paula Darnell's DIY Diva series." (Goodreads reviewer)DIY Diva Laurel McMillan rejoices when her student Jennifer's peacock pillow wins a design contest; that is, until Jennifer's husband Matt is smothered with the very same pillow. When the police confiscate her prize-winning pillow, Jennifer freaks out, and Laurel fears that Jennifer may be more upset...

With the twist of a knife, revenge is born…In a world scorched by sand and sun, twenty-four-year-old Gin’s owner trained her as a master assassin. But when he ordered her to murder her former betrothed, she refused and fled. Trapped between her furious owner and murderous ex-fiancée, Gin finds herself captured, drugged, and abandoned at the far edge of the realm with no idea which of the two men is responsible. But one thing is for certain—they’re both going to pay...

A sunny summer’s day. . .An art show in the park. . .How could something so delightful turn so deadly?When she hears a bone-chilling scream, artist Amanda Trent leaves her booth and rushes through the park to find a horrifying scene. Her friend Pamela is kneeling beside her husband’s body, her hands covered in blood. Amanda’s fear that the police will immediately peg Pamela as their chief suspect comes true when Pam...

A wedding and a murder? DIY Diva Laurel McMillan has her hands full!With preparations for her upcoming wedding to handsome Wes Wesson, a Center City police lieutenant, on track and her DIY Bridal Crafts class at Hawkeye Haven's community center wrapped up, DIY Diva Laurel McMillan looks forward to a calm pre-nuptial week to finalize her wedding plans. There's only one problem: the week turns out to be anything but calm.Laurel and Wes narrowly escape being r...

As Lonesome Valley kicks off the holiday season with its annual parade, artist Amanda Trent embraces the Christmas spirit, happy that her family will be coming to town to celebrate the season with her and her loyal pets, Laddie, a friendly golden retriever, and Mona Lisa, an independent calico cat.Amanda has just one nagging concern: her art sales have stalled, so her checking account is starting to look a bit puny. Her financial woes pale, though, in comparison to her concern when...

Who wouldn't want to make a living from her favorite pastime?Although sometimes self-doubt creeps in along the way, artist Amanda Trent has been striving to do just that, ever since her ex-husband dumped her for a younger woman and she moved to Lonesome Valley, Arizona, to start a new life. So when her friends from the Roadrunner Gallery urge her to join them and world-renown artist Ulysses Durand in a plein air paint-out, she hesitates, fearing that she might not be able to comple...