Author: Christine DeSmet Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing ISBN: 1922548138 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 277
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Candy shop owner Ava Oosterling has her hands full when her best friend Pauline Mertens takes a summer job as a wedding coordinator--with the nuptials and reception scheduled in mere days in the back yard of Ava's Blue Heron Inn. Then the sheriff informs Ava that a band of thieves storming the country may have targeted this wedding. And that's because there's proof Pauline's mother is associated with the thieves... When the sheriff asks Ava to go undercover, she finds herself in an emotional quagmire. Pauline's mother only recently returned to Fishers' Harbor after years of estrangement from her daughter. And, Coletta Mertens now works as the housekeeper at Ava's inn. Has Ava's fudge-and-wine hospitality provided a hideout for a criminal?
Author: John Schembra Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing ISBN: 1922548405 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 198
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When his uncle, a Superior Court Judge in Georgia, is killed in a hit-and-run accident, San Francisco PD Homicide Inspector Vince Torelli travels to Augusta for the funeral. While there, it is discovered the judge's death was no accident, and Vince gets caught up in a deadly vendetta against his family. Unofficially working with Detective Sergeant Louisa "Louie" Princeton, Richmond County Sheriff's Department, several suspects are eventually identified. Louie and Vince are determined to bring them to justice, but someone is frustrating their attempts with deadly results.
Author: Frank Altobelli Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing ISBN: 1921636009 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 174
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Hidden beneath desert sands and cleverly written as an intriguing story in the pages of the Bible wasn't a miracle that would bring clean water to the world's thirsty poor, as Rene idealistically believed. Instead, Eleanor recognized that what was concealed was a weapon capable of humbling the world's industrial powers if discovered. Eleanor couldn't have guessed influence the handsome, idealistic archaeologist, Rene, would have on her. She gave him her heart...yet kept her secrets. Trapped between the longings of her heart and the danger she's unwittingly unleashed, Eleanor finds herself on the run and separated from the man she loves. In order to do the impossible, she must overcome her mentor and former CIA boss, Steve Clarkson, as well as corrupt men plotting to destroy the strategic oil reserve by poisoning the United States economy's lifeblood. Steve believes she's a traitor to the nation's enemies even as the terrorists see her as the one person capable of thwarting them--and the threat they have to remove at any cost.
Author: Christine DeSmet Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing ISBN: 1925191931 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 97
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This delightful series focuses on the humorous mystery and romantic adventures of the kind folks who live in the environs of a small village nestled on Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. Along the way in the series, silkie chickens, a giant prehistoric beaver skeleton, a kidnapped reindeer, and other flora and fauna contribute to the amusing mischief and mayhem. When her pet reindeer, Rudolph, is stolen from the live animal holiday display, first-grade teacher Crystal Hagan has a big problem on her hands. Her students fear that Christmas will be canceled. Ironically, the prime suspect is a man who lives in a mansion known as the "North Pole". And to her shock, Peter LeBarron admits to kidnapping Rudolph and he won't give him back without some romantic "negotiations".
Author: Christine DeSmet Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing ISBN: 1925574245 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 92
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Three days before Halloween, Alyssa Swain finds a man dead in his car but, once she gets help, the body is gone. When scruffy, tall, dead man John Christopherson shows up alive on her doorstep, he insists she called him to help her get ready for a party. Now the crazy man won't leave her house or her heart. How can she keep him from crossing over into the afterlife at midnight on Halloween?
Author: Christine DeSmet Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing ISBN: 1925574105 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 90
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When the men of Moonstone suddenly seem to be off fishing a lot in the evenings, thus cutting down on her new restaurant's business, chef Kirsten Peplinski becomes suspicious. She discovers a topless touring boat has set up business in Lake Superior, just outside the jurisdiction of Moonstone. She sets out to give a "dressing down" to the boat's owner, but Jonathon VanBrocklin kidnaps her, having "undressing" and marrying her on his mind.
Author: John Schembra Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing ISBN: 1922233676 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 180
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San Francisco Homicide Investigator and Vietnam veteran Vince Torelli strives to clean up the violence in San Francisco but, after a suspect in a double murder is killed during an attempted arrest, he finds himself also protecting the police officers of the city he considers family. His efforts put him in the line of fire when he's targeted. The brother of the suspect victim wants revenge on the officers responsible and he'll stop at nothing. He kidnaps Vince, a man obsessively loyal to his job as well as those he works alongside, a man as smart and committed to his principles as the criminals he catches almost without fail. Vince knows best, though, a blood debt always demands payment...
Author: Patricia Bernard Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing ISBN: 1925191710 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 250
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When the heart is destroyed, the mind is capable of unspeakable things in the name of love... Stevie loves his little sister Lily and will always protect her. As children, he was the one who looked after her. If anyone threatened her, she could always depend on him. Protecting her from Roy was the most difficult of all. He had too much power over both of them... Stevie wonders why his sister isn't turning to him for help now. Where is she? Who's stopping her from contacting him? Determined to find her, Stevie won't be distracted from his single-minded purpose. He and Lily have to be together for always. As for the other bodies? When Stevie is crossed, people don't live long...
Author: John Schembra Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing ISBN: 1922548111 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 194
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A recently mutilated, naked corpse is found in an early 19th-century tunnel under San Francisco. With no forensic evidence, solving the crime seems impossible. After San Francisco Homicide Inspector Vince Torelli begins investigating, notes from the killer, addressed to him, start showing up. Vince realizes this murder may be the first of several, leading Vince on a deadly multi-state investigation.
Author: Christine DeSmet
Author: John Schembra
Author: Frank Altobelli
Author: Christine DeSmet
Author: Christine DeSmet
Author: Christine DeSmet
Author: Christine DeSmet
Author: John Schembra
Author: Patricia Bernard
Author: John Schembra