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Cozy up with contemporary and historical mysteries featuring fiery heroines and heart-stopping heroes ...

NEW RELEASES!

From the Widows & Shadows series

Where Jane Austen meets Agatha Christie ...

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​​​​In a world of secrets and scandal, one woman must unravel the truth before it destroys her.

 

Lady Ravenna Birchfield fears for her niece’s safety when the young woman vanishes along with the family’s priceless jewels. A chilling ransom note from a group known as The Unity thrusts her into a perilous search that spans the shadowed inns and bustling cities of 19th-century Britain.

 

Joined by the enigmatic Lord Braedon and her ever-watchful brother, Niall, they chase clues from London to Edinburgh, uncovering rebellion, assassination plots, and a hidden underground city.

 

But danger isn't only in the streets. As a guest at Edinburgh’s Iverloch Hall, Ravenna discovers secrets simmering beneath polished manners and political ambitions while her own growing affection for Braedon makes her question everything she thought she knew.

 

With enemies closing in, riots erupting, and conspiracies about to collide, Ravenna faces the ultimate choice: protect the ones she loves or expose the truth that could destroy them all.

 

A sweeping tale of intrigue, romance, and resilience, this historical mystery will keep you turning pages long into the night.

If you want to get caught up on the story, Widow's Blush launches Ravenna's adventures, followed by Widow's Fire in the Widows & Shadows series! 

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In audio too!
With Courtney Patterson

From the Hazardous Hoarding Series

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Henny Wiley isn’t just a collector, she’s a hoarder. And her collection, er, hoard, keeps growing—and attracting all the wrong attention. Her nosy neighbor, her family, the sheriff, and Adult Services are all putting on the pressure for her to clean up her property—but she ain’t cleaning without a fight!

 

However, her dumpster cache is the least of her concerns when her no-good rotten-to-the-core brother, Cash Cooper, shows up on her crowded doorstep. Wherever Cash appears, trouble is sure to follow. Within days of his arrival, Henny's friend dies, jewels go missing, a gun store is robbed, and Henny’s own collection is threatened.

 

Most people in the small town of Plumridge, Kentucky, are certain Cash is to blame, but Henny isn't convinced. Cash may have always had sticky fingers, but there's no way he’s a murderer! Worse, the sheriff begins to think Henny may be assisting her brother's criminal activities.

 

With the help of her husband, Walter—rather, his ghost—and her sister, Ida Mae, Henny aims to clear her and her brother’s names. That is, if she isn’t killed first!

If you want to get caught up on the story, Dumpster Dying launches Henny's adventures in the Hazardous Hoarding series! 

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In audio too! With Waverley Manson

Contemporary Series

Small Batch Mysteries

Follow the loves and adventures of Rook Campbell as she chases down criminals in the bourbon community and brings them to justice in small town Rothdale, Kentucky.

Hazardous Hoarding Mysteries

Henny Wiley is a hoarder who lives with her husband's ghost. She gets caught up in solving crimes in the tiny town of Plumridge, Kentucky in this cozy series with hints of Southern Gothic.

Dumpster Dying

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Killer Cache

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Buried Treasure (in 2026)

Historical Series

Widows & Shadows Mysteries

1803 England is a dangerous time to be alive for the former actress and spy Lady Ravenna Birchfield. Follow her as she catches criminals among the glittering ballrooms and lush parlors of late Georgian high society.

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