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Book 5 in the Spotted Pony Casino Mystery series. Dela Alvaro, head of security for the Spotted Pony Casino, is asked to do a security check of a casino on the Oregon Coast. She no sooner starts her rounds at the casino and a child of a dubious couple is kidnapped. Special Agent Quinn Pierce of the FBI has been out to get the father for some time. One of Dela's best friends from the Army is also at the casino and they catch up. The next morning, Dela finds her friend strangled. As Dela struggles with the violent death of yet another best friend, Tribal Officer Heath Seaver arrives and the two begin untangling the lies, kidnapping, and murder. As Heath carries the kidnapped child to safety, Dela must face a cunning killer alone.

Check out a super-special Christmas surprise- a continuation of the Shandra Higheagle Mystery series. Ten years later the twins are at college but there's trouble brewing.Shandra Higheagle Greer is anxiously awaiting a visit from her twins as they head home from college for Christmas break. After a ten-year absence, her deceased grandmother is back in her dreams and the message seems clear. The twins are in trouble. After giving a young woman a ride to a nearby town, they become suspects in her murder.Even though he's been removed from the case, Shandra and her husband, Weippe County Sheriff Ryan Greer, continue to investigate, determined to dig up proof that the twins had nothing to do with the homicide. Even if that means putting one of the twins in danger to uncover the truth.

Book three of the Shandra Higheagle Native American Mystery SeriesPassion... Secrets... Murder...The dead body of an illicit neighbor and an old necklace sends potter Shandra Higheagle on a chase to find a murderer. Visions from her dead grandmother reveal Shandra is on the right path, but the woods are full of obstacles-deadly ones. Detective Ryan Greer believes Shandra's dreams will help solve the mystery, but he also knows the curious potter could get herself killed. He's determined that won't happen. Until he's blind-sided. Are Shandra's powers strong enough to save them both, or will the murderer strike again?

Book 11 in the Gabriel Hawke SeriesA church fire.An unconscious woman on Starvation Ridge.Gabriel Hawke, fish and wildlife officer with the Oregon State Police, helps with a fire at the Lighted Path church before heading out to check turkey hunters. He discovers a car wedged between two trees and a woman with a head injury reeking of smoke. Is she the arsonist? Hawke encounters the county midwife gloating over the burnt church and learns she and the victim in the car know one another. Two seemingly separate events lead Hawke to a serial rapist and a county full of secrets.

Book 11 in the Gabriel Hawke SeriesA church fire.An unconscious woman on Starvation Ridge.Gabriel Hawke, fish and wildlife officer with the Oregon State Police, helps with a fire at the Lighted Path church before heading out to check turkey hunters. He discovers a car wedged between two trees and a woman with a head injury reeking of smoke. Is she the arsonist? Hawke encounters the county midwife gloating over the burnt church and learns she and the victim in the car know one another. Two seemingly separate events lead Hawke to a serial rapist and a county full of secrets.

Evil spirits, star-crossed lovers, and duty...which will prevail? Wren, the daughter of a Nimiipuu chief, loves the mountain and her people-the Lake Nimmipuu. When a warrior from the enemy Blackleg tribe asks for her hand in marriage to bring peace between the tribes, she knows it is how she must fulfill her vision quest. But she is torn between duty and her breaking heart. Himiin, as spirit of the mountain, watches over all the creatures on his mountain, including the Nimiipuu. When Wren shows no fear of him as a white wolf, he listens to her secret fears and loses his heart to the mortal maiden. Respecting her people's beliefs, he must watch her leave the mountain with the Blackleg warrior. When an evil spirit threatens Wren's life, Himiin rushes to save her. But to leave the mountain means he'll turn to smoke...

New Cover! The only thing Bas Slocum cares about is his saloon-until he meets an angel wearing a Temperance ribbon. Letha Harrison and her younger sister are fulfilling their mother's dying request to reunite a family torn apart by the violence of an abusive, alcoholic father. Now they must survive in a lawless town as they search for their brother. Bas Slocum keeps everyone at a distance. A lonely childhood and later scrapes with the law have hardened his heart to love. Letha Harrison touches his soul in a way he never thought possible, but now he must hide the one thing he's proud of-or lose his angel.

First Book in the Halsey Homecoming TrilogyJeremy Duncan commits to haul one last load across the great interior of the Yukon before heading home. However, he has to trade his pack animals for sled dogs and leave in the middle of a blizzard due to one strong-minded, umbrella-wielding beauty.Determined to find her older brother, Clara Bixbee doesn't care how she gets across the pass, as long as she does, and soon. Hiring handsome pack guide Jeremy Duncan seems to be her best choice. Especially, after she saves a young girl being beaten by the local gang leader and needs to get out of Skagway fast.

Book Three in the Halsey Homecoming TrilogyCallie MacPhearson - or Mac - is hiding from the law. When she witnesses a group of lawless thugs beating a newcomer, she drags the innocent man into the underground tunnels of Pendleton. Caring for the man, Callie discovers she hasn't become as hard-hearted as she'd feared.Donny Kimball's loss of sight didn't blind his heart. It can see far more than his eyes ever could. His heart tells him Callie MacPhearson needs him as much as he needs her. If only he can convince her of that before they both get killed.

Book Two in the Halsey Homecoming TrilogyDeceit, contradictions, and lies.On a ship bound for America, Colin Healy encounters a contradictory woman, whose beauty and grace intrigues him.Livie Leatherby boards the ship as an imposter to get the information she needs to save her family. Befriending Sir Colin Healy is easy with his chivalrous tendencies. But she soon realizes discovering his past marks him for death.Forced together to stay one step ahead of the Lord set on killing Colin for his estate, can these two get past the lies and deceit that has brought them together before one or the other meets their demise?

Book 9 in the Gabriel Hawke NovelsUnexpected snowstorm...Unfortunate accident... And a body...What started out as a favor and a leisurely trip into the mountains, soon turns State Trooper Gabriel Hawke's life upside down. The snowstorm they were trying to beat comes early, a horse accident breaks Dani Singer's leg, and Hawke finds a body in the barn at Charlie's Lodge. Hawke sets Dani's leg, then follows the bloody trail of a suspect trying to flee the snow-drifted mountains. Hawke is torn between getting the woman he loves medical care and knowing he can't leave a possible killer on the mountain.Before the killer is brought to justice, Dani and Hawke will put their relationship to the test and his job on the line.

Book 8 in the Gabriel Hawke NovelsAn abandoned vehicle...A missing man...Oregon State Trooper Gabriel Hawke discovers an abandoned vehicle at a trailhead while checking hunters. The owner of the vehicle never arrived at his destination. As Hawke follows leads, he learns the man was in the process of selling his farm over the objections of his wife who said he would only sell over her dead body.Continuing to dig for clues, Hawke turns up two bodies buried on the farm. Who killed the two, and why, keeps Hawke circling for answers, backing the killer into a corner.

Book 4 in the Spotted Pony Casino MysteriesLies, deceit, blackmail. Murder ends it all.Or does it?When an employee at the Spotted Pony Casino is caught leaving early, Dela Alvaro, head of security confronts the woman. The lies the woman tells only piques Dela's curiosity. After witnessing the employee threatening a man, she is found murdered in her car parked in the driveway of her home.Upon learning the woman used her job at the casino to blackmail men, Dela feels compelled to solve the woman's murder and teams up with Tribal Officer Heath Seaver. Not only does the duo have a death to solve, but there is also a mystery behind Dela's dead father. Not to mention, her mom just announced she's marrying a man Dela has never met.

Gabriel Hawke Novel #7Missing or MurderedWhen the local authorities tell State Trooper Gabriel Hawke's mother to wait 72 hours before reporting a missing Umatilla woman, she calls her son and rallies members of the community to search. Hawke arrives at the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation and learns the single mother of a boy his mom watches would never leave her son. Angered over how the local officials respond to his investigating, Hawke teams up with a security guard at the Indian casino and an FBI agent. Following the leads, they discover the woman was targeted by a human trafficking ring at the Spotted Pony Casino.Hawke, Dela Alvaro, and FBI Special Agent Quinn Pierce join forces to bring the woman home and close down the trafficking operation before someone else goes missing.

Book 10 in the Gabriel Hawke SeriesGreed, Misdirection, and MurderOregon State Trooper Gabriel Hawke's sister, Marion, is on a corporate retreat in Montana when she becomes a murder suspect. Running for her life from the real killer, she contacts Hawke for help. Hawke heads to Montana to find his sister and prove she isn't a murderer. He hasn't seen Marion in over twenty years but he knows she wouldn't kill the man she was about to marry.As they dig into possible embezzlement, two more murders, and find themselves trying to outsmart a wilderness-wise kidnapper, Hawke realizes his sister needs to return home and immerse herself in their heritage. Grief is a journey that must be traveled and knowing her fiancé had wanted Marion to dance again, Hawke believes their culture would help her heal.

Book five of the Halsey Brothers historical western series.Hank Halsey believes he's found the perfect logging crew-complete with cooks-until he discovers Kelda Nielson would rather swing an axe than flip eggs.Strong and stubborn, Kelda Nielsen grew up falling trees, and resents any man who believes she's not capable, until Hank.

Book four of the Halsey Brothers historical western romance seriesDr. Rachel Tarkiel gave up on love after a devastating accident and settled for a life healing others. Blinded by a person he considered a friend, Clay curses his circumstances and his limitations. Can their love overcome their internal fears and the obstacles life throws at them or will a mysterious man keep them apart forever?

Book three of the Halsey Brothers historical western romance series.Ethan Halsey is determined to fulfill his father's wishes to provide for his brothers. The only drawback is a feisty woman who refuses to part with the land he needs.Aileen Miller has had two husbands. She isn't about to allow another man to dictate her life or the lives of her two children.

Book two of the Halsey Brothers historical western romance series. Maeve Loman accepts Zeke Halsey's offer to help her discover the truth behind her father's disappearance even though she hasn't met a man who can keep his promise.Zeke Halsey has wanted Maeve Loman since he first set eyes on the prickly schoolteacher. Offering to help her find her father, he hopes to prove he's not going anywhere.

Book one of the Halsey Brothers historical western romance series.After accidentally shooting a bank robber, Darcy Duncan becomes marshal of a town as accident prone as herself. And she's not about to take orders from a corrupt mayor or a handsome drifter.Gil Halsey discovers the new marshal is a passionate woman hell bent on proving the mayor is corrupt and dodging outlaws to clear her name.

Historical western filled with steamy romance and the rawness of a growing country. Widowed with two small children and a ranch to run, Mariella Swanson knows she needs help, but isn't sure her heart, or neighbors, will accept her marrying a stranger. When the greenhorn shows up, smoking a pipe and wearing a derby hat, she can't help but wonder if agreeing to this marriage may prove to be her biggest mistake. When Davis Weston receives a letter from his sister asking him to marry a friend, he scoffs at the idea. However, losing his wife and son has left him a lonely man, and the whispers from others that he didn't do enough to save his family has gone on long enough. His arrival in Oregon may be worse-these neighbors are doing more than whispering. Guns and horses aren't his forte. He's willing to learn, but is he willing to love again?