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Fans of Cheryl Strayed's Wild, Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods, and Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love will enjoy author Toby Neal's road trip travel memoir of self-discovery as she and her husband journey through the national parks.I had a dream to live a "normal" life, and I attained it; but along the way, I lost myself.My story began in Freckled: a Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii, but it continued after I married the man of my dreams, completed my education with multiple degrees, had a successful career, and raised two beautiful children. I sacrificed to get to where I was. Though I didn't regret anything, flat on my back in the doctor's office on the cusp of my fiftieth birthday, my health was crumbling. I no longer recognized myself.I turned my head and saw a calendar on the wall: Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah beckoned me with its mysterious sandstone hoodoos.A road trip traveling through the national parks was just what I needed to rediscover the girl I'd been. It could help me turn a corner into my new career as a writer, and my husband would enjoy a chance to photograph the natural wonders we saw.Sometimes, a twelve-thousand-mile road trip is also a personal quest. An absorbing travel narrative about defining and facing the limitations and opportunities of midlife. KIRKUS

If Lisbeth Salander and Jack Reacher had a Black/Thai love child, she'd be Sophie, and she's a badass. BUT SOPHIE'S IN TROUBLE.✅ Her mom is an assassin who wants to kill her and take her children✅ Her cyber-vigilante ex-boyfriend is now a cult leader with a ninja army✅ There's a handsome Frenchman making eyes✅ She has a newborn, a toddler, a nanny, and two dogs to deal with while trying to move house and fight crime✅ But right now, she needs to put on a bra and get ready for a showdown, because Mama's comin' to get her.Paradise can't contain an evil that's sworn revenge.What would you do if your mother wanted you dead?Sophie has fought hard for a measure of peace and safety for her loved ones, but her assassin mother, hidden behind a beautiful new face, has other plans for the family.>"I love how this author keeps changing it up! I never know what to expect in these books." R, Goodreads

Paradise can't contain a thirst for revenge.How would you handle a sadistic stalker?Security specialist Sophie Ang returns to Maui, working alongside dynamic partner Jake Dunn to solve a series of bizarre and escalating threats against a rocker with a beach mansion. But soon, catching a crazed stalker becomes the least of Sophie's problems: a deadly enemy is hell-bent on taking her down, along with anyone she cares about. Sophie's very identity is tested as she grapples with issues of conscience and survival in a struggle that takes her to the edge of heartbreak, and beyond."One of the year's best books!" KC, Goodreads

Paradise hides a thief with an obsession.What would you do to save something priceless?Security specialist Sophie Ang has a new case: someone is looting artifacts from a royal Hawaiian archaeological site on Maui. Things get deadly fast, and Sophie's friend, Detective Lei Texeira, takes the case. The women track a killer whose tangled motives extend high into the world of Hawaiian cultural affairs, and deep into the darkest of human motivations-and all the while, Sophie walks a tightrope between new love and heartbreak.***Finalist: Best Indie Book 2017***"Neal's female leads are strong, fierce, independent and fabulous although rough around the edges. She writes with such exquisite detail...immersing you into the island surroundings as though you are there. Exhilarating, suspenseful, thrilling, fast paced, action packed, easy flow, engaging, immersive, vulnerable, and scintillating." F. Thorn, reviewer

Paradise has no protection from an insidious cult.What would you do to defeat a deadly cult?'Wired in' to her computers, tech agent Sophie Ang has been content in her clean, cool tech lab, where she chases criminals online, continuing a dance in the dark with the enigmatic vigilante known as the Ghost. Tumultuous changes from without and within eject her from her FBI agency cocoon to the front lines, where she finds herself in partnership with a brilliant, overbearing, larger-than-life ex-Special Forces operative, Jake Dunn. They climb walls, dodge bullets, kidnap children and dig up bodies for a case that might cost her life-and has already taken her badge.***Award Finalist in Thriller/Adventure, 2017 Best Book Awards***"Neal's writing is persistently riveting... Masterly." Kirkus Reviews

"Sixteen years ago, Sergeant Lei Texeira met Harriet Vierra and Malia, the infant she adopted, in a deadly encounter in Mexico. Now a detective with the Maui Police Department, Harry works with Lei, and Malia, a teen sleuth, is determined to find her lost friend Camille. But Camille is only one of many missing girls. Young women are vanishing across the islands without a trace. Lei and Harry search for answers with the FBI, as Malia secretly conducts her own dangerous investigation: but for the girls taken by traffickers, time is running out."--

Even a holiday can be darkest before dawn: this Christmas is a family kitchen mystery.She just wants to survive.The sixteen-year-old Robin Hood bandit responsible for starting an anarchy movement in Hawaii is now the target of an escape plot at a juvenile detention center, sparking FBI agent Lei Texeira to get involved with a manhunt.She just wants to find the burglar.Someone is stealing food from Aunty Rosario's restaurant kitchen, but the holiday takes an unexpected turn when she catches the thief in the act.Favorite Hawaii recipes submitted by readers and served in Aunty Rosario's Hawaiian Food Place restaurant are included!***Clipped Wings 4.5 takes place between Broken Ferns #4 and Twisted Vine #5. A portion appeared as a short story in an anthology.***

Nothing could go wrong with this scenario.I watched my family's vineyard fall under the auction hammer, holding back tears of grief and rage. What should be mine went to a stranger.I want to hate Kane McCallum and his dark blue eyes. He has everything: looks, money, even a big, lovable dog. Now he's offered me a job managing the vineyard--my vineyard.I can stay in my family's home, but only if I work for him.I'm a billionaire looking for something more.I don't want to care what happens to prickly Meg Villier, but I see hard work and courage in her calloused hands.Passion in the curve of her generous mouth.Tenderness in the way she treats my dog.I want it all: my future billions, the vineyard... and Meg."Wonderful characters, setting, and story. Toby Jane is a magical writer. I love the Somewhere Series books, and never want to leave their world!" Reviewer

He's my sister's ex.Dancing is the only thing that makes me feel good, that keeps my OCD in check--until I meet Brandon, producer of the TV dance competition that can make or break my dreams.He's gorgeous and sweet. He even seems to like me. Why, oh why, does he have to be my supermodel sister's ex?Just don't hit on the contestants.Jade is totally different from her sister Pearl, who broke my heart.She's pure passion on the dance floor... and entirely awkward off of it. She can't stop washing her hands, counting things to calm herself, and won't even look me in the eye. So why do I just want to kiss her until she forgets everything but being mine?______________________________"The Michaels Sisters are so true to life, so believable that you become involved in each of their lives as if you truly know them. Can't stop reading, and so sad when it's over!" --Reviewer

I'm the bad girl of the family.People tell me I'm beautiful, that I can be somebody now that I've been discovered as a model...but with my past, it's hard to believe I'll find anything but heartache. Until Magnus Thorne. The big guy doesn't say a lot, but he doesn't need to. Those smoldering eyes promise sin, while warning me away. I'm going to make him notice me if it's the last thing I do. I'm too dangerous for her.I'm an assassin: good with a gun, a knife, a garrote--whatever I need for the dirty work I do for our government. I can't put these bloodstained hands on a girl like Pearl.Only... she won't take no for an answer. She thinks she's a badass.She doesn't know who she's dealing with.______________________________"These books are a fun, guilty pleasure that will leave you wanting more from Toby!" Author Noelle Pierce

He's wrong for me.I'm not your typical island girl. I spent years studying for a spelling contest, trying to win a scholarship to attend college away from St. Thomas. A relationship is the furthest thing from my mind.I'm finally working towards my goals when I meet Rafe McCallum--at the worst possible time. I can't allow distractions, no matter how he affects me.Surfer, sailor, philosopher--Rafe is far more than he appears.He's a danger to my dreams, but he might be worth it.I'm wrong for her.I'm too jaded for a girl like Ruby. I'm accustomed to freedom and accountable to no one, but I can't forget the red hair...those curves. Her sass, intelligence, and ambition impress me. She's young, but I can see her at my side, running McCallum Industries.She's a princess waiting for a kiss. I'm definitely not a prince, but I want to make her mine.That's how McCallums operate: we see something we want, and we take it.I left the billionaire life behind to sail the world, but maybe it's time to come home.______________________________"Somewhere on St. Thomas is filled with heat, action, and believable characters. Toby has created a stunning world I never wanted to leave!"--Urban Reviews"By turns tender, introspective, funny, romantic, and hot!" --Author Eden Baylee

"Paradise is plundered by pirates. Someone is attacking and robbing luxury yachts as they sail the Hawaiian Islands leaving their passengers missing and presumed dead. Sergeant Lei Texeira, with her typical leap first look later style, dives into a case with the Coast Guard to find answers that lie as deep as Davy Jones' locker. He's taking back what was stolen.The Pirate King has a hidden agenda that's bigger than the pillage of luxury yachts, and he'll stop at nothing to reign on the sea. Lei is back, solving crime!"--

She wants it all: to catch a murderer, find a missing formula, and blow off a little steam in a great pair of shoes.Special Agent Marcella Scott gets into sand way over her Manolos investigating the death of a prominent scientist washed up on a Waikiki beach with a bullet hole between the eyes. The victim's project, a genetically-engineered algae that could solve the world fuel crisis, has been stolen from the development lab, a hotbed of intrigue where everyone on the project has something to hide-including Marcella. It was supposed to be simple: kill the scientist and grab the formula. Now he has to stop a relentless FBI agent any way he can.He's in too deep. He's trapped. They're closing in, and he'll kill anyone he has to in order to walk away."Stolen in Paradise is a wonderful mashup between Hawaii Five O and a romantic suspense novel where the protagonist is a kick-ass FBI agent with protective Italian parents, and a dark past in relationships." Kimmy's Korner Reviews

I never realized how much I wanted to live until the choice was no longer mine.I've spent my entire life unraveling mysteries of the human mind as a police psychologist, but somehow, I've ended up here: drunk, mostly naked, and locked out of my own house in the rain. I think I might be an alcoholic.I refuse to enter rehab like my station chief wants. I'll do it my way, by hiking Haleakala on Maui and kicking the booze on my own in the crater.Only, I'm not alone.There's an unusual man on the doorstep of my cabin, and he wants his own brand of therapy. With me.Alcohol is no longer my biggest problem.Now I have to survive long enough to escape."This psychological thriller pits one woman's personal demons against those of her stalker to create a compelling, well-told dual confession." Kirkus Reviews"Toby Neal weaves a spell-binding suspense (novel) that pulls you in with breathtaking scenery, flawed characters, and brilliantly twisted psychology." Gae-Lynn Woods, author of the Cass Elliott Crime Series

Paradise has dark parallels.A child's skull, washed up on a beach, calls out for justice.The last thing detective Lei Texeira wants to do while her husband is deployed overseas is deal with a cold case involving child homicide, and rescuing a group of foster kids takes her beyond her personal limits.He just wants to live long enough to get home.Michael Stevens lands in a jungle hell filled with every kind of threat from crocodiles to kidnappers. Somehow he must get himself and his men to the rescue point, and defeat his inner demons along the way."Persistently riveting...Neal's writing is tenacious, highlighted by the masterly crosscutting of two exhilarating storylines." Kirkus ReviewsGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise holds a feast of motives for murder.He wants it all...and ends up with a knife in the back.Michael Stevens investigates the murder of a chef in a fine dining restaurant on Maui that's a buffet of possible motives where jealousy, passion, and revenge top the menu. A host of familiar characters, from Jared Stevens to Dr. Wilson, chime in from their perspectives, each contributing essential information to one of the most complex cases Stevens has ever encountered.A hurricane is no place for a baby.Nothing ever goes as planned for Lei and Stevens, and that includes the arrival of their first child. Lei is fully occupied with this personal project as her world is torn apart by powerful forces."Neal's writing is persistently riveting... masterly." Kirkus ReviewsGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise holds deep secrets.She just wants to save the reefs...and it gets her killed.Five years after the events of Rip Tides, Lei Texeira gets into hot water investigating a crime scene ninety feet down off of the tiny atoll of Molokini, where the death of a beautiful marine biologist is anything but an accident.He'll do anything to beat his demons.Lei's husband, Michael Stevens, is desperate to kill an enemy from within, and it drives him to make a choice his wife will never sanction.Can Lei and Stevens find the answers they need before their different directions tear them apart?"Bone Hook is a masterful, gripping story, destined to become a favorite journey into the darkness of selfishly deceitful human machinations set in the paradise of Hawaii." R.S. Guthrie, author of Blood LandGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise swirls with deadly currents.She has to avenge a champion.Surfing star Makoa Simmons washes up after tragically drowning on Maui, and Detective Lei Texeira plunges into a high-profile case whose dark and tangled motives reach deep into the elite world of professional surfing on the North Shore of Oahu.He'll kill to come out on top.The darkest of motives drive a murderer with multiple axes to grind, and Lei must follow her instincts into new territory even as her husband, Michael Stevens, struggles with heartbreak of another kind."Another fantastic mystery featuring Lei Texeira and the wonderful, deftly drawn characters populating the Lei Crime Series." Emily Kimelman, author of the Sydney Rye Mystery SeriesGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is burning.She's going after the Shroud Killer--by herself.Detective Lei Texeira has had enough of an elusive enemy that strikes at her by hitting the ones she loves. Taking matters into her own hands, she stalks a killer to the Big Island, uncovering old vendettas and new tragedies.Meanwhile... he just loves fire.Fire is cleansing. Fire is beauty. Fire is pure power, and a pyromaniac tangles with Michael Stevens in a case that catches the innocent in raging flames."Toby Neal's series is a wonderful achievement in consistency and style, introducing us to a rich landscape filled with memorable characters." Detective (Ret) David Swinson, author of The Second GirlGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is threatened by a fight for sacred artifacts.She just wants to disarm the IED.Newly assigned to the bomb squad, Detective Lei Texeira struggles with skills that may be dangerously out of reach, even as a heinous crime strikes close to home and catches her husband in the crossfire.The woman is his. And if he can't have her, she'll have to die.An investigation into heiau desecrations must take a back seat to the emergence of an enemy who leaves shrouds as a calling card, targeting those closest to Lei and Stevens."Neal is a powerful writer, and her prose is often effortless and elegant." Kirkus ReviewsGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is filled with dead men walking.He had everything ahead of him.The handsome son of a Senator lay posed on his bed, drug paraphernalia on the side table, along with a goodbye note...but something doesn't add up to suicide for Special Agent Lei Texeira and tech agent Sophie Ang.An angel of death is still an angel.Even dying people need a little help taking that last step to die with dignity, and Lightbody is the one to push them over the edge.Can Lei and Sophie stop a criminal who's sure he's doing the right thing?"Toby Neal scores a royal flush in this fifth of an unmissable crime series for mystery fans!" J.C. Martin, author of OracleGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is fighting a battle of extinction.Someone is hunting the hunters.A poacher's death in the cloud forest on Maui draws Detective Lei Texeira into a bizarre case in a rare setting highlighting the peril of Hawaii's native birds.They deserve to die for what they've done.A killer with a conscience will stop at nothing to save the lives of birds on the brink of extinction.Lei pursues the case with her usual leap-first, look-later style, but can she catch a killer and still make it to her own wedding?"Toby Neal creates a captivating balance between the beauty of the islands contrasted with the ugliness of murder, and complicated by the trials of Detective Lei's personal life. A must-read!" Thomas K. Matthews, author of RejectionGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise can be merciless.Does she really want to bring down the bandit? Lei made a difficult transition from detective on Maui to the FBI on Oahu. Her first big case as an agent draws national media attention as a teenage Robin Hood robs from the rich and gives to the poor, hopping from island to island in a stolen airplane.Someone has to make things right.Impoverished and orphaned, the Smiley Bandit isn't going to take it anymore. The angry teen steals a private plane and sets off on a crime spree fueled by social media and designed to draw attention to the income gap in Hawaii...but things soon spiral out of control, and lives are at stake."Crisp, well-written and full of local color - Broken Ferns is another page-turner from Toby Neal." Greta Van der Rol, author of Morgan's ChoiceGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise hides darkness behind a beautiful face.The teen in the car at the base of the cliff is no suicide.When a nameless young girl is found in a crashed vehicle on the rocks of one of Maui's black lava cliffs, Detective Lei Texeira can't rest until she finds out what really happened. She blazes through all the wealth and poverty of Maui island society in her quest for justice even as she faces the personal demons of commitment and revenge that threaten the only real love she's ever known.That girl should never have crossed me.I know who I am--a procurer of beautiful things for people who can afford them. Men and women for pleasure, fine art for collectors, and money for the mob. Lei Texeira is nothing but an annoyance. I'll take everything she loves, burn down her house, and take her life, too...just because I can."Toby Neal's stories have a relentless, charged energy that heat up every page." Holly Robinson, author of Sleeping TigersGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is full of missing people.She's the only one who realizes they're gone.Detective Lei Texeira and her dog, Keiki, transfer to the lush, tropical island of Kaua`i where she uncovers a pattern of disappearances that may be related to a bizarre cult--or is it just one madman at work?He knows what he does is wrong... but he has to silence the voices.He thought he'd finally find peace with this latest sacrifice, but there's someone coming for him... and she's getting way too close."Lei is both tough detective and vulnerable woman in this second winning novel in the popular Hawaii mystery series created by Toby Neal." David Bishop, author of The WomanGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise has no protection from a hacker with a hidden agenda.Do you love a woman sleuth with a dark past, a great dog, and a complicated romantic life?Meet tech agent Sophie Ang.Sophie's emotions are battered by a child kidnapping case, and in tracking the criminal ring, her rogue data analysis program D.A.V.I.D. identifies an anomaly that leads her into a cat-and-mouse game online with a deadly enemy whose motives are unclear. The chase lures her through dark corridors of cyberspace into a confrontation with the violence from her past that sent her fleeing to the United States. She'll need every skill she's learned to defeat her worst nightmare-and the stakes couldn't be higher.**Top 100 Notable Indie Book 2016, Shelf Unbound Magazine**"Toby Neal has created a wonderfully rounded action heroine with everything: looks, brains, mixed martial arts prowess, and the ability to swear proficiently in Thai." Russell Blake, NYT and USA Today Bestselling Thriller Author

Paradise is a hotbed of deadly motives.Is it wrong to steal from the rich and give to the poor?Sophie and her team delve into a new case involving missing funds from a prestigious private school with connections to Hawaii's royalty--but the online grifter might have justice on their sideWould you choose poison or a knife to kill someone you cared about?> .

Paradise is stalked by a relentless evil.What would you do if your family was threatened?Sophie just wants to settle down with her unusual family--but a powerful presence sweeps in to steal her joy. At her most vulnerable physically and emotionally, Sophie must rise up to hunt down those who would take what's most precious to her. The boundaries of love and friendship are tested as the men in her life grapple with their roles, each trying to help--but in the end, it's Sophie who must face the darkness from her past and vanquish it."The Paradise Crime books really should be picked up as a film script...they're that good!" Nancy S., Reviewer

Paradise is filled with deadly secrets.What would you do if you were a killer's loose end?Palm trees, volcanoes, and black sand beaches are the backdrop for murder as security specialist Sophie Ang, and her dog Ginger, are swept up in a multi-layered case on the Big Island of Hawaii working with a US Marshal to protect an important witness. A ghost from Sophie's past returns to haunt her, and a love triangle tears at her heart. Sophie will need all of her friends, lovers, tech-savvy, and skills to stay alive...and that's just her day job."Toby Neal has an amazing talent for weaving a complex and exciting plot together with fascinating descriptions of the characters' emotions and fears. I can't wait for the next book!" Walt, Advance Reader