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The shortest day of the year is anything but for C.o.P. Judith Anderson. A series of smash-and-grab robberies is threatening to derail the Christmas shopping season in the small Florida city where Judith Anderson is the new Chief of Police. Shoppers are afraid, merchants are frustrated, the mayor is furious, and Judith and her department are looking like fools. But they have little to go on. The thief is quick and is completely covered from head to toe, wearing a dark hoodie and plastic Santa mask. The situation takes a nasty turn when a shop owner shoots at the fleeing robber and hits a young teenager instead. Judith is determined to stop the mayhem before someone else is seriously hurt, or worse. But will she be able to unmask the thieving Santa before Christmas...and is she prepared for what she may find if she does?

A story ripped from real-life headlines. A police detective is found in an alley, standing over the body of an unarmed African-American boy. Groggy from a concussion, he has no memory of what happened, and he is literally holding the smoking gun. To the Baltimore County Internal Affairs division, it's a slam-dunk. But various forces push psychotherapist Kate Huntington and her P.I. husband to investigate behind the scenes, and what they find doesn't add up. Why did the boy's oldest brother disappear on the same day? And did the third brother, who's on the autism spectrum and nonverbal, witness something relevant? When seemingly unrelated events emerge as a pattern of intentional obstruction and diversion, it becomes apparent that what happened in that alley was more than just a bad shoot by a stressed-out cop. And for Kate, the case has become personal as she's connected with the grieving mother, whose dead son was the same age as her Billy. The answers may come from unexpected sources, but she and Skip better find them soon… before another life is lost.

Family can save you...or destroy you. With accusations flying between her client and the client's parents, psychotherapist Kate Huntington is caught in the middle. And when the parents sue her for planting "false memories" in her client's head, she ends up a murder suspect. Plus, someone is sending her anonymous and vaguely threatening notes. There is one bright spot though; she's falling in love. Now if she can just get her dead husband's ghost out of her head. As the romance heats up, the note sender ups the anté, threatening to "destroy" Kate's family. Her closest friend, Rob, has misgivings about her too-handsome-to-be-trusted suitor. But now the two men must work together, to help the woman they both love find a killer…and protect her baby girl. (All books in this series are designed to be read and enjoyed as stand-alones as well.)

No good deed goes unpunished… Newly widowed Kate Huntington agrees to help her closest friend's elderly aunt with a problem, but the "problem" ends up dead. And Kate finds herself embroiled in a police investigation. To clear Aunt Betty, she and her cohorts must wade through a brimming pool of suspects-some of whom have secrets they'd prefer to keep buried. As the investigation progresses, Kate finds it harder and harder to deny her attraction to the P.I. her friend Rob has hired. But it's too soon; she's still grieving for her beloved husband. Then Rob surprises everyone with his intense and negative reaction to the potential romance. Is he only concerned that Kate will get hurt, or could he be jealous? Meanwhile, the residents of Aunt Betty's retirement community continue to die off, and not from natural causes. Soon the question becomes not whether they'll find the killer, but at what cost…her friendship with Rob? Or one of their lives?

Psychotherapist Kate Huntington helps other people cope with the horrible things that have happened to them, but she herself has led a charmed life... until now. When a series of what seem like random events-a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time-takes a sinister twist, it becomes apparent that she and her lawyer friend, Rob Franklin, have a common enemy. But the lead police detective has a different theory. He's convinced Kate and Rob are lovers attempting to eliminate their spouses. And he seems determined to build a case against them. As the attacks escalate, Kate and Rob are forced to investigate on their own. Who hates them enough to want them both dead? And doesn't seem to mind if others get caught in the crossfire! (All books in this series are designed to be read and enjoyed as stand-alones as well.)

Should auld acquaintance be forgot…The last year has been eventful for Marcia and husband Will. They've successfully launched their private investigation agency and completed their family with an adorable but creatively energetic baby girl. Now, they're about to ring in the New Year with friends and neighbors, but there's something more than champagne bubbling in Mayfair, Florida.The octogenarian matriarch of the town is always looking for ways to boost the community's economy. Her latest scheme is the addition of a row of shops along Main Street. But a few of her new tenants have something more nefarious in mind than simply selling their wares.When old hostilities set off New Year's fireworks, a shopkeeper ends up dead, and two friends of Marcia's are the prime suspects. Determined to clear them, Marcia and Will-with Buddy's help, of course-set out to uncover the real Grim Reaper.