It was supposed to be a relaxing trip for novelist Morgan Blake. Lazy days at a mountainside bed and breakfast in the small town of Perfect, working on her novel, trying to forget about Tyler Carson, a man she can't afford to love. But when she's inv...
Buying a gun to kill your wife: $3,000Hiring Trauma Care to clean afterward: $1,500Having that same cleaner uncover evidence that frames you: PricelessOn her way to completing a degree in forensic science, Gabby St. Claire drops out of school and sta...
Rock and roll may never die, but the King is definitely dead . . . again.To pay off some bills, crime scene cleaner Gabby St. Claire takes a job doing mold remediation, but she finds a surprise in the dilapidated home's crawlspace: Elvis, dead as ...
"YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM ME." Her anonymous stalker's threats are getting scarier and scarier. Now Kylie Summers fears for her life. She flees her home for the protection of a former military man in a small Virginia town. But her brother's handsome best...
LISTED FOR DEATH The paper found in a terrorist's pocket holds six names -- and single mom Rachel Reynolds is the only one on the list who's still alive. Private security contractor Jack Sergeant wants to ensure she stays that way, but first he must...
Gabby St. Claire knows how to clean up scum. She can get blood out of carpet, pick shattered bones from plaster, and clean up other less-than-enticing fluids from nearly any surface. St. Claire also knows how to clean up another kind of scum -- the ...
Were it not for her cop neighbor, widowed mother Madison Jacobs would be dead. Thankfully, Detective Brody Philips interrupts an attempt on her life in the nick of time. But the would-be killer hasn't given up, and each tick of the clock brings the m...
Welcome to Boring, Indiana, home to patio cookouts, homeowner dues, carpeted lawns, and neighbors so welcoming they’re dying to meet you -- literally.
City slicker turned suburbanite housewife Laura Berry isn’t taking well to life in h...
Someone is intent on destroying the true meaning of Christmas -- at least, destroying anything that hints of it. All around crime-scene cleaner Gabby St. Claire’s hometown, anything pointing to Jesus as the “reason for the season” is being sabo...
When Elle Philips witnesses an armed robbery while standing in line at the bank, she sets into motion a deadly game of cat and mouse. Mark Denton, a security contractor and former navy SEAL, also witnesses the robbery, and is hired by Elle's father t...
Tara Lancaster can sing Amazing Grace in three harmonies, two languages, and interpret it for the hearing impaired. She can list the Bible canon backward, forward, and alphabetized. And the only time she ever missed church was at seventeen because sh...
“Promise me one thing. No snooping. Just for one week.” Gabby St. Claire knows that her fiancé’s request is a simple one that she should be able to honor. After all, Riley’s law school reunion and attorneys’ conference at a hoity-toity res...
“I’ll get out, and I’ll get even.” Gabby St. Claire is back to crime-scene cleaning, at least temporarily. With her business partner on his honeymoon, she needs help after a weekend killing spree fills up her work docket. She quickly realizes...
How could God let this happen? Just when crime scene cleaner Gabby St. Claire’s life is on the right track, the unthinkable happens. Gabby’s fiancé, Riley Thomas, is shot and remains in life-threatening condition only a week before their wedding...
A CHILD'S LIFE IS AT STAKE When Christopher Jordan sees the fear in Ashley Wilson's eyes, he knows he can't let her request for help go unanswered. Despite their tumultuous history, he's the only person his ex-fiancée can trust to find her kidna...
Someone is intent on destroying the true meaning of Christmas -- at least, destroying anything that hints of it. All around crime-scene cleaner Gabby St. Claire’s hometown, anything pointing to Jesus as the “reason for the season” is being sabo...
After her last encounter with a serial killer, Gabby St. Claire feels her life is smeared with the stain of tragedy. Between the exhaustion of trying to get her fiancé back on his feet, routine night terrors, and potential changes looming on the hor...
When Holly Anna Paladin is given a year to live, she embraces her final days doing what she loves most -- random acts of kindness. But one of her extreme good deeds goes horribly wrong, implicating Holly in a string of murders. Holly is suddenly in a...
FRAMED FOR MURDER Accused of murdering her estranged husband, widowed mother Samantha Rogers panics and flees. But the real killer is now after her and her son. She's desperate to find a safe haven where her past is secret. So when John Wagner of...
Gabby St. Claire is determined to get back in the saddle again.While in Oklahoma for a forensic conference, she meets her soon-to-be stepbrother Trace Ryan, an up-and-coming country singer. Trace shares that a woman he was dating went missing a month...
Nothing good ever happens after dark. Those were the words country singer Daleigh McDermott’s father always repeated. Now her father is dead, and Daleigh fears she’s returned home too late to make things right. As she’s about to flee back to Na...
Riley Thomas is trying to come to terms with life after a traumatic brain injury turned his world upside down. Away from everything familiar in his life -- including his crime-scene cleaning ex-fiancée and his career as a social rights attorney -- h...
TO CATCH A KILLER Trusting the wrong person had gotten his father killed. CIA agent Ed Carter isn't about to repeat the mistake. Pulling a gun on nurse Bailey Williams may not have been the smartest idea, but the beautiful caretaker is Ed's only ...
Charity White can’t forget the horrific crime that happened ten years ago when she and her best friend, Andrea, spontaneously cut through the woods on their way home from high school. In the middle of their trek, a man abducted Andrea, who hasn’t...
“Break up with Chase Dexter, or I’ll kill him.” Holly Anna Paladin never expected such a gut-wrenching ultimatum. But the man threatening her makes it clear he’s dead serious. With home invasions, hidden cameras, and bomb threats, Holly must ...
When Gabby St. Claire’s ex-fiancé, Riley Thomas, asks for her help in investigating a possible murder at a couples retreat, she knows she should say no. She knows she should run far, far away from the danger of both being around Riley and the crim...
When Holly Anna Paladin’s boyfriend, police detective Chase Dexter, says he’s leaving for two weeks and can’t give any details, she wants to trust him. But when she discovers Chase may be involved in some unwise and dangerous pursuits, she’s ...
NO SAFE HAVEN After being caught collecting evidence on her ex-boyfriend's criminal dealings, Tessa Jones has no choice but to go into hiding. She feels safe in her mountain refuge, right up until private investigator Trent McCabe comes knocking ...
An abandoned theme park. An unsolved murder. A decision that will change Gabby’s life forever. Restoring an old amusement park and turning it into a destination resort seems like a fun idea for former crime-scene cleaner Gabby St. Claire. The side ...
Finding the perfect place for a honeymoon, away from any potential danger or mystery, is challenging. But Gabby’s longtime love and newly minted husband, Riley Thomas, has done it. He has found a location with a nonexistent crime rate, a mostly ret...
A woman grieving broken dreams. A man struggling to regain memories. A secret entrenched in folklore dating back two centuries. Antiquarian Felicity French has no clue the trouble she’s inviting in when she rescues a man outside her grandma’s old...
THREAT OF EXPOSURE Someone wants reporter Madelyn Sawyer to leave the small coastal town she's just arrived in -- even if it takes hurting her. But she won't give up her goal of investigating Waterman's Reach's new police chief that easily. Madel...
Nikki Wright is desperate to help her brother, Bobby, who hasn’t been the same since escaping from a detainment camp run by terrorists in Colombia. Rumor has it that he betrayed his navy brothers and conspired with those who held him hostage, and b...
Politics. Love. Murder. Radio talk show host Bill McCormick is in his prime. He’s dating a supermodel, his book is a bestseller, and his ratings have skyrocketed during the heated election season. But when Bill’s ex-wife, Emma Jean, turns up dead...
Nine months pregnant, Hope Solomon is on the run and fearing for her life. Desperate for warmth, food, and shelter, she finds what looks like an abandoned house. Inside, she discovers a Christmas that’s been left behind -- complete with faded decor...
Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but a real-life Scrooge is threatening to ruin the season’s good will. Holly Anna Paladin can’t wait to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. She loves everything about the s...
I'm not really a private detective. I just play one on TV. Joey Darling, better known to the world as Raven Remington, detective extraordinaire, is trying to separate herself from her invincible alter ego. She played the spunky character for five yea...
Sometimes in life, you just want to yell “Take two!” When a Polar Plunge goes terribly wrong and someone dies in the icy water, former TV detective Joey Darling wants nothing to do with subsequent investigation. But when her picture is found in t...
FRAMED First, computer specialist Laney Ryan's accused of kidnapping her neighbor's daughter -- and now someone's trying to kill her. The police don't believe Laney's story…except for Detective Mark James, whose instincts say Laney isn't guilty...
Hollywood sweetheart Joey Darling's adventures and mishaps continue in the third book of the charming mystery series set in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. My name is Joey Darling, and I’m a disgrace to imaginary detectives everywhere. When actr...
Gabby St. Claire Thomas has been given the opportunity of a lifetime: heading up a privately funded Cold Case Squad and handpicking the team members. Persnickety Evie Manson and nerdy Sherman Gilbert join forces with Gabby to bring justice and solace...
There’s no business like show business . . . especially when a killer is involved. Joey Darling’s local movie premiere was supposed to be a win-win for everyone involved. All the proceeds would go to the children’s wing at a local hospital, and...
Real life is nothing like TV. Joey Darling, actress and detective by default, is reminded of this point daily. If only problems could be solved in sixty minutes, complete with commercial breaks, closing credits, and a catchy theme song. Joey accompan...
Where’s the director when you need him to call “cut”? Just when Joey thinks she’s closer to answers about her father’s mysterious disappearance, more questions surface. The starlet is determined to find her dad and to put an end to the craz...
You can take the detective out of the investigation, but you can't take the investigator out of the detective. A notorious gang puts a bounty on Detective Cady Matthews's head after she takes down their leader, leaving her no choice but to hide ...
BABY IN JEOPARDY Tasked with figuring out who left a baby girl at the Houston FBI office, Special Agent Tanner Wilson has only one hint -- his ex-girlfriend’s name written on a scrap of paper. But child psychologist Macy Mills doesn’t recognize ...
The only survivor of a vicious serial killer's rampage, Samantha White has fought her way back to some semblance of normalcy.The killer, dubbed the Grim Wrecker by the media, has gone dormant, taking no new victims and leaving the FBI cold on his tra...
Gabby St. Claire Thomas and her Cold Case Squad reunite to solve a missing person’s case. A friend of Gabby’s husband needs help. His wife, Brooke, went to work one day and never returned home. No one has seen or heard from the woman in four mont...
When Holly Anna Paladin's fourteen-year-old foster daughter, Sarah, disappears, Holly senses something is terribly wrong. The teen has a life-threatening disease, and if circumstances don't harm Sarah, running out of her medication will. Holly turns ...
For her entire life, Lisa Garth has felt like a supporting character in the drama of life. The designation never bothered her-until now. Lantern Beach, where she's settled and runs a popular restaurant, has boarded up for the season. The slower pace ...
When evil descends like fog on a mountain community, no one feels safe.After hearing about a string of murders in a Smoky Mountain town, journalist Harper Jennings realizes a startling truth. She knows who may be responsible-the same person who tried...
A pastor who's lost faith in God. A romance writer who's lost faith in love. A faceless man with a deadly obsession. Nothing has felt right in Pastor Jack Wilson's world since his wife died two years ago. He hoped coming to Lantern Beach might help s...
Actress Joey Darling is beginning a new season . . . of her TV show and her life.Joey Darling's life is finally on track. Her hit series has been picked up by a new network, her relationship with Detective Jackson Sullivan couldn't be better, and she...
Wes O'Neill is perfectly content to hang with his friends and enjoy island life on Lantern Beach. Something begins to change inside him when Paige Henderson sweeps into his life. But the beautiful newcomer is hiding painful secrets beneath her cheerf...
A child in jeopardy A heart-racing The Baby Protectors story When the mother of the toddler Sienna Thompson is babysitting never returns for him -- and then the child’s nearly abducted -- Sienna knows their lives are in danger. Sienna’s nei...
A heartwarming, small-town Christmas story about restoring broken hearts and remembering those you love.
When Faith Winters returns to Chestnut Grove, Virginia, for the community’s annual Christmas celebration, she’s determined to make a...
Someone has flipped the script, and chaos abounds.Joey Darling thought she'd take a quick acting gig between filming her hit TV show, Relentless, and prepping for an upcoming movie. The peaceful island of Lantern Beach seemed like a perfect getaway, ...
Deck the halls with boughs of . . . danger.Joey Darling and her friend, Starla McKnight, are all set to host a new TV Christmas light special. But, before filming even begins, things go awry. Legs-with a human body attached-are sticking out of the fa...
Gabby and the Cold Case Squad tackle their most personal case yet. Evie Manson's foster mom vanished six weeks ago on a trip to Pennsylvania. The mystery surrounding her disappearance haunts Evie. Was it a blind date gone bad? Is she injured somewher...
A stranger invades her home, leaving Rebecca Jarvis terrified. Above all, she must protect the baby growing inside her. Since her estranged husband died suspiciously six months earlier, Rebecca has been determined to depend on no one but herself.Her ...
“Take Buzz and run. Far away. …and don’t trust the police.” Framed for her boss’s murder, Sarah Peterson is on the run -- with only her boss’s loyal husky, Buzz, for protection. To clear her name and keep her safe, she must rely on ...
A JOB AS EASY AS SUNDAY MORNINGGuilt over past mistakes haunts former Navy SEAL Dez Rodriguez. When he's asked to guard a pop star during a music festival on Lantern Beach, he's all set for what he hopes is a breezy assignment.UNTIL HE MEETS BREE JOR...
A CHOICE THAT HAUNTS HIMGriff McIntyre never expected his ex-wife and three-year-old daughter to come to Lantern Beach. After an abduction attempt, they're desperate for safety. Now Griff's not letting either of them out of his sight.A DESPERATION TH...
The thrilling conclusion to the Lantern Beach Blackout series is here!A FORMER SEAL UNDER SCRUTINYBenjamin James knows there's a traitor within his former command. The rest of his team might even think it's him. As danger closes in, he must clear him...
When ice cream lady Serena Lavinia's best customer doesn't show up to buy his daily treats, she has no choice but to find out if he's okay.She didn't expect to find him lying dead amid the wrappers of her wares.As an investigation begins and all the ...
Something deadly is bursting in air . . .An explosion rattles Serena Lavinia from her morning ice cream route. When she catches a friend abruptly leaving Lantern Beach, her suspicions rise. Could there be any connection between his departure and the ...
Strawberry sauce. That's what Serena Lavinia tells herself when something red is found splattered on the front of her ice cream truck. As much as Serena wants to believe the liquid is from one of the banana splits served at a local children's festiva...
The thrilling conclusion to the beloved Squeaky Clean Mystery series is finally here--and Gabby faces her biggest nemesis yet!This is one walk down memory lane Gabby doesn't want to take.Just because the crime scene seems eerily familiar doesn't mean...
Someone is determined to cancel Joey's friend . . . permanently.TV detective Joey Darling is back at her beach home after wrapping up filming on her latest show, and she's ready to plan her wedding with real-life leading man, Jackson Sullivan. With a...
During a turbulent storm, a child is found on the beach, washed up from the ocean. Making matters worse-the girl can't speak.Lantern Beach Police Chief Cassidy Chambers can feel the danger lurking around them. As more mysterious incidents happen on t...
They thought the worst was over-but they were wrong.When Police Chief Cassidy Chambers arrives at a grisly crime scene, she's shocked at where the evidence leads. Then the threats start coming. Threats against her. Threats that could upend her life.A...
A call for help draws Police Chief Cassidy Chambers deep into a wooded, isolated area on Lantern Beach. What she finds shakes her to the core-a friend is bleeding out, and his last words before dying are: They know.Figuring out who killed her friend ...
An injured victim has disappeared… Can a park ranger and her K-9 find him? When search-and-rescue park ranger Autumn Mercer and her K-9 partner, Sherlock, meet a stranger in the mountains whose brother is injured, they drop everything to help...
A yachtie fears for her life when she's the only witness to a murder . . .Kenzie Anderson knows what she saw at the harbor-a woman strangled and pushed overboard. But there's no proof of a crime . . . only her word.Jimmy James Gamble believes Kenzie,...
Finding a missing girl depends on a K-9 and his handler. Erin Lansing will search every inch of the mountains to find her missing teen daughter -- even with someone dead-set on stopping her. Teaming up with search-and-rescue K-9 handler Dillon Wal...
A blown tire on a lonely desert road leads to Christmas Eve trouble.Vanishing Ranch chef Dean Burns just needed to pick up a few things for Christmas dinner. When his tire blows on the way home, he assures coworker Kota Perez that they'll be back on ...
She never thought she'd have to fight for the leading role in her own life . . . Actress Joey Darling enjoys playing the part of Detective Raven Remington on her TV show Relentless. But for now, she's enjoying some downtime with her new husband, Jac...
She thought she left trouble behind. But trouble has become her shadow.Abby Mendez wants a new start doing what she loves: acting. But when she stumbles upon a dead body backstage in her theater, she's drawn into a dangerous plot-with a script she di...
Some things are best left buried . . .Gunner Mathias is trying to come to terms with a life-changing injury that ended his career as a Navy SEAL. While at a retreat at Hope House on Lantern Beach, he hopes to heal so he can move forward with his life...
Turbulence has come ashore. Now the whole island is on shaky ground.Former Navy SEAL Ty Chambers never thought the fallout from one of his past covert missions would reach him in Lantern Beach. But when a sinister plot is exposed, Ty realizes everyth...
He lost her once. He won't lose her again . . .After waiting for years, Brandon Hale is finally about to marry Finley Cooper, the woman of his dreams. But when things start to go haywire on their wedding day, Brandon can't shake the feeling that some...
Strangers-each with their own secrets-are thrown together after the murder of a beloved true crime podcaster.Disgraced attorney Andi Slade is seeking justice for the killer who destroyed her reputation and her career. But going undercover as an ice r...
Lantern Beach harbors a deadly secret.With the remote North Carolina island thrown into chaos, scientist Rachel Atwood must use her expertise to find answers and try to stop a savage plot.When Rachel is drawn into the danger, Jonah Gray-the man who s...
Even the best opportunities come at a price . . .When Melinda Marx receives a mysterious invitation to visit the quaint, historic oceanfront inn in Carova, NC, where she spent her childhood summers, it seems like the perfect opportunity to regroup af...
When the ending of Joey's upcoming movie leaves her unsettled, she's determined to rewrite the script.Actress Joey Darling has a new role. She's starring as one-hit wonder Emma Jean Gibbons in an upcoming biopic. But the more she learns about the sin...
A woman disappears in the dead of night as a haunting crime from the past comes to life again.When a mysterious email leads true crime podcaster Mariella Boucher to southeast Alaska on a quest for the truth about her past, she never expects to plunge...
With a killer walking among them, no one is safe . . .When the newly formed Arctic Circle Murder Club meets in Fairbanks, Alaska, to investigate the mystery of the Missing Women of Dalton Highway, their plans take a gruesome turn.Upon the group's arr...
Crime is something that happens to strangers. Until it's not.As women continue to vanish in Alaska's Far North, the Arctic Circle Murder Club meets again to combine their skills and search for the truth. Only the evidence isn't adding up. The case of...
Hunted by a killer… with a K-9 standing guard. After witnessing several murders, Natalie Pearson narrowly dodges death but knows the killer is still out there -- searching for her. And even her sister’s remote cabin in the Smoky Mountains c...