Bøger af Heather Ormsby

Meet Rye Gannon, a private detective who knows her craft and doesn't blink, even when she discovers that magic is real - and that she has the unusual ability to find it.Rye is hired by the Harpocrates Society, a secret organization, to use her newly discovered talent to find and secure magical items, and she is drawn into a world of adventure and intrigue she hadn't known was possible.When a magical object is stolen from a curio shop in Omaha, Nebraska, Rye is called in to find the item. When she learns the artifact has the power to bring and control rain, the knowledge leads to a trail that winds through farmlands in drought and desert landscapes, as well as to the kidnapping of a young woman.Her search reveals the power of desperation and hope - and of sacrifice.Rye must pull on every skill she has, new and old, to save a life and to restore ecological balance. The journey will also reveal long-hidden secrets and a family connection within the Harpocrates Society she never knew existed.The Water in Our Blood is an action-packed mystery full of magic, dangerous secrets, curious history, and adventure!

Rowan O'Donnell is nervous about being the center of attention at the gallery opening for her photography, but also excited for her future - until she is forced to endure the sight of gallery owner, Harry Lowe, meeting a fiery death in Heather Ormsby's fourth short novel of this amateur sleuth series.In the year since she found and rescued an abducted student from her class at a local college, Rowan has built up her own online teaching website and devoted the rest of her time to creating fine art photography for her first ever gallery show.She wishes that the gallery show, her career, and her concern about inviting her boyfriend, Stone Marks, to live with her was all that preoccupied her time, but a stalker has recently begun emailing her creepy letters and sending images of her taken without her knowledge.Harry's death and the temporary closure of her show have forced Rowan to find out if it was her stalker who brought death to the gallery, or something else altogether.While she deals with her relationship, her future in the fine arts, and fear about her stalker, Rowan searches for answers to why someone would murder Harry - and threaten her own life.

The Rocky Mountain region can be full of mystery, portent, and conflict. While often associated with the 'wild west', there are many layers of stories to be found. This is a collection of contemporary tales and one speculative future story, that explores man's relationship to the natural and supernatural world to be found in the mountain states.

The image of panhandlers is a common sight in many cities, but one that Rowan has avoided looking at any closer. Her brother's special request leads professional photographer, Rowan O'Donnell, to begin a photo essay on the men living on the streets of Denver. While she is aiming her camera lens at the homeless, someone else is taking aim at their lives. Rowan discovers that the recent violent deaths are the act of one person, and her work with them has drawn his attention, putting her own life in danger. Can she find the person responsible in time to save herself?

Professional photographer Rowan O'Donnell doesn't want to find dead bodies, but for the second time she has stumbled across one. With her boyfriend, Rob, and Twist, her loyal dog, Rowan becomes involved in a murder case in the mountains of Colorado in order to help out a friend, but soon finds that this is much more than it seems. Her investigations lead her to knowledge that an entire community is in danger, not to mention her own life.

Rowan O'Donnell is a professional photographer who can't turn away from a mystery if her friends or family are in peril - even if it means her own life becomes endangered.In Ambient Light, she has temporarily taken on a teaching position at a local Denver college. She is enjoying the challenge, until one of her students disappears, and the kidnapper sends out emails with pictures and video of the victim.Suddenly, her hands are full with a missing person, a classroom full of students, a nasty co-worker, testimony in a terrorism trial, a possible new love interest, ... and murder.Is Rowan's missing student still alive? And what new dangers will her involvement bring? Join Rowan as she tries to find her missing student before it's too late.