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Doug Fletcher's Thanksgiving vacation is interrupted by a phone call from his Texas U.S. Park Service superintendent. A Wyoming coroner determines that a climber's fall from Devils Tower isn't the accident it first appeared to be.Doug is thrown into an investigation where he peels back the layers of rumors and lies provided by colorful Black Hills residents to find a murderer in a region where the deer hunting season is winding down and everyone has a gun in their pickup truck.
Even in the prospering colony of New South Wales, it would be far-fetched to think a convicted man could consider marrying the daughter of a wealthy property owner. But Remy has larger problems to contend with than Sara's bigoted father. Forced to leave the woman he loves behind, Remy faces overwhelming odds and an ordeal that threatens to strip him of everything; his pride, his strength, health. Sara has many struggles of her own and when Remy finally thinks he has a future with Sara within his grasp, he is sent to a place where pain and suffering are everyday occurrences. Will the lovers ever find true happiness?
When the British arrived in Winnipeg in the 1800s it was convenient for the men to take Metis wives. They were called a la vacon du pays - according to the custom of the country. These women bore the brunt of ensuring survival in the harsh environment. Without them the British army and fur traders would not have survived the brutal winters. However, as society evolved it became accepted that wives must be white, schooled in British ways, fashionable in the European sense and married by the Anglican church. The Metis wives and their 'country born' offspring were thrown out and forced to fend for themselves. The unrepentant husbands continued to live comfortably with their 'new' wives. ¿It was inevitable that some discarded wives did not accept their fate quietly and hard feelings on both sides were unavoidable. When the bodies of two discarded Metis wives, Marguerite and Marie-Anne, are found floating in the Red River, Guilliame Mousseau, sets out to get to the bottom of his sister Margueite's murder.
Grammar schoolgirls fourteen-year-old Indira Nathwani and Daisy Royston have been best friends since they were four years old. Indira lives in Southeast England with her wealthy Hindu family, an older brother, pious grandfather, parents, and aunt and uncle. In their temple room her grandfather teaches her to worship and serve God with love and devotion. Daisy lives with her mother, a single parent who works hard to provide for her. ¿Since her devout Christian grandmother's death, Daisy rarely attends church. Sometimes she and Indira agree to disagree about their cultures and religions, but it never affects their friendship. However, Indira, who is not allowed to go out alone, is envious of her best friend's freedom. Daisy's only known relative is her mother, who she loves and appreciates, but she struggles not to envy Indira for having a large, perfect family. Daisy stays at the Nathwani's house to celebrate Diwali and the Hindu new year on the next day. To reciprocate, Daisy's mother invites Indira to stay for three nights at her house to celebrate Christmas. The Nathwani family's refusal leads to tragedy, which Indira is blamed for, then a shocking revelation causes distress. Indira is distraught and Daisy realises Indira's family is not perfect. "A fascinating view of two vastly different cultures shown through these two teenage girls." Maggi Andersen.
Excitement runs high in the Whistling Pines Retirement community as the first annual Two Harbors Buccaneer Days celebration approaches. The city asks local fraternal clubs and the city band to move their summer events to the weekend of the festival. To entertain the expected throng of tourists, the city announces a Norwegian lutefisk toss, band concerts, food vendors, and a Lake Superior sailing regatta. Peter Rogers, the Whistling Pines recreation director, announces activities to mirror the town's plans including a pirate costume contest and a sea shanty singalong. A shadow is cast over the celebration when one of the regatta competitors is found dead on his boat. Peter is drawn into the murder investigation by the new police chief despite his wife's advanced pregnancy and his struggle to quash rumors about a senior citizens naturist cruise, with half the residents anticipating a bird-watching outing and the rest expecting to sunbathe on a clothing-optional cruise.
Back in seventeenth century, a Grand Tour of Europe was a rite of passage for the offspring of the rich. By the 1960s and 70s, it was fast becoming one for those of lesser means too. Being of lesser means, the peasantry couldn't tour it quite as grandly, but it was definitely the 'in' thing to do, and is still a popular way for young people to assert their independence and kickstart a lifelong love of travel.Climates-both natural and political-have changed a lot since the author and her best friend made their trip, but copious notes were taken, and the resulting travel memoir reflects their impressions of that part of the world at the time they were roaming around it.Both now freely admit they were a spoiled, naïve, pair, and ill-equipped to handle even the physical rigours of such a venture, let alone all the annoying travel disruptions, communication difficulties, unexpected expenses, and various other problems that arose.Still, they managed. Albeit not always (make that, seldom) with forbearance and aplomb. With us now being so much older, wiser, and more even tempered than we were then, I trust readers will find our antics amusing rather than reprehensible. If not, I personally disavow all knowledge of them. - Ellen Blair
When a local rancher's body is discovered in Tuzigoot National Monument, Doug and Jill Fletcher are dispatched to investigate the suspicious death. Horseshoe prints where the body was found point the investigation toward the dozens of local ranches and trail ride companies. The clues lead the Fletchers into Cottonwood, a nearby tourist town with a blossoming wine tasting industry. It quickly becomes apparent that the victim was a bed-hopping cowboy, who has left behind a string of scorned women and angry husbands.While riding along the Verde River in search of clues, Doug and Jill are befriended by Gunner, a young cowboy who'd been injured in a rodeo accident. Socially inept and somewhat slow, Gunner sees things that others overlook. His daily rides around Tuzigoot made him a reluctant witness to much of what happened following the murder.Despite slowly developing confidence in his horsemanship, Doug is forced to ride "Lightning" when their prime suspect flees on horseback. He and Lightning follow, as Jill gallops off in pursuit of their murder suspect. The chase turns into a scene from a Wild West movie when the fleeing cowboy fires his six-shooter at his pursuers.
Christmas blooms in Sugarwood in the form of a brightly lit tree in town square, colourful ornaments, and a snowstorm. ¿It's just Audra Clemmings' luck that she literally stumbles over the local butcher in Miss Lavinia's shop. Then a witch doctor arrives in town. Can Audra solve the mystery before the killer turns their sights on her?
It was a dark overcast night and cold. The street was quiet; not much traffic, pedestrians or cars. The lone man walked down the street a cigarette hanging from his lips. He kept to the shadows. Suddenly a stranger stepped in front of him just as he reached the entrance to an alley between two houses. "Gotta light, mac?" he said, holding up a cigarette between his fingers. "Da," he said sounding a bit startled as he dug into his pocket for his lighter. Then he felt the icy cold tickle of a wire tighten around his throat. Too late, he tried to get his fingers under it. He felt himself being dragged backward into the alley. Then, as he stared at the face of the man who asked for a light, he realized that this would be the last thing he ever see again. This was to become the worst and most dangerous case for Detective John Robichaud and his partner, Pete Duncan. They would need all their energy and resolve to deal with the brutality this new villain brought to their city and would bring one of them to the brink of death.
The Blue Phantom glows like a beacon in black space, appears and vanishes, and never registers on scanners. Rumors say it will save the righteous, the oppressed, and the downtrodden... and slay the unworthy without mercy. The space pirates fear it. Their victims pray for it... but its help comes at a price... Desperate to save her people from the Marauders swarming her space freighter, Kefira prays for a miracle. Blake Volkov, legendary captain of the Blue Phantom hears her plea and deems her and her refugees worthy of his help. Grateful for the rescue, Kefira finds his price shocking. But despite his glowing wings, handsome looks and impressive abilities, Blake admits he is no angel... although Kefira's feline bodyguard strongly disagrees. Meanwhile, an old enemy bent on revenge unleashed an unspeakable evil on the galaxy. Time to face past mistakes... time for innocent blood to flow. Nothing prepared Kefira for the upheaval ahead. Can Blake find redemption? Can Kefira save her people? Can she ever trust and love again?
The Night Life series are fun, sensual, romance-filled stories set in Arizona. Rebecca, Trisha, Scarlet, and Rayna are single career women searching for their Mr. Right in local nightclubs and neighborhood bars. While each woman seeks someone to fulfill their desire for a happily ever after, they discover true happiness comes from within. And sometimes, finding out that a chance meeting can become a forever love. Each book is a stand-alone, delightfully entertaining story with a bit of humor, some heat-filled nights, and a satisfying ending.
Alone in Canada after her parents retire to Scotland, Sophie Grant is content to finish her degree without partaking in the rowdy university lifestyle. So it seems like Fate when at the single party her roommate Tessa forces her to attend, she meets the charming and chivalrous Brandon Chase. In a whirlwind, Sophie finds herself smitten and living with the man of her dreams. Everything is perfect. Until Tessa is found dead. Soon after, Sophie realizes her own studies have taken a backseat to Brandon's strange lifestyle. She decides to escape from the web she'd not even noticed was entangling her. However, it isn't until one horrific morning that she realizes how far he'd go to make her stay.
Meet Riel Brava. Attractive. Razor-sharp. Ambitious. And something much more. Riel, raised in Santa Barbara, California, has been transplanted to Nova Scotia where he is CEO of the Canadian Cannabis Corporation. It's business as usual until Riel finds his world hanging by a thread. Actually, several threads. It doesn't take the police long to determine all is not as it appears - and that includes Riel himself. Pulled into a world not of his making, Riel resists the hunt to catch a killer. Resistance is futile. Detective Lin Raynes draws the reluctant CEO into the investigation, and the seeds of an unexpected and unusual friendship are sown. Raynes and Riel concoct a scheme to draw a confession out of the killer, but that plan is never put into place. Instead, Riel finds himself on the butt end of a rifle in the ribs and a long drive to the middle of Nowhere, Nova Scotia. Why would someone want Norm dead, innocuous Norman Bedwell? A motive for murder is buried somewhere, and self-professed psychopath and cannabis production manager, Riel Brava, works with Detective Lin Raynes, aided by endless exotic coffee blends, to find it. As the noose tightens on an increasingly smaller number of suspects, who knew finding a murderer would be so simple? In the end, of course, it isn't. It is a chunderfuck. Oh, and, Riel has one helluva wife. Review Pour yourself a cup of Ethiopian yirgacheffe and savor this often humorous, fast-paced whodunit. - Rand Gaynor, author of New Old Stories
In spring 2020, the pandemic shuts down Calgary. Paula Savard's insurance adjusting firm struggles to survive. Shaken by her last encounter with murder, Paula vows to stay away from all suspicious death cases. After thieves break into a store and steal two bicycles, a psychic phones Detective Mike Vincelli and urges him to bring Paula onto the case to save someone's life. Mike offers Paula an opportunity-the new burglary claim. Paula scoffs at the psychic's prediction. She investigates the burglary, and slowly becomes aware of the psychic's hidden motive for wanting her involved. Evidence leads Paula to suspect the store is a front for illegal activities. She worries a child is at risk. A murder draws Paula in deeper. To save an innocent life, Paula abandons her plan to stay safe and she leaps into danger.
On an evening in 1846 engaged couple Meg O'Connor and Rory Quinn join in an exuberant moondance. Observing is the parish priest, Father Brian O'Malley. The moondance brings bittersweet memories of Siobhan, the long-dead love of his youth, with whom he still feels a spiritual connection. Within days of the dance, the villagers of Kelegeen awake to find their potato crops destroyed by blight. They've been through famine before. But this is an Gorta Mor, a monster the likes of which Ireland has never seen. At first Meg and Rory devise ways to help provide for their families, Meg through her sewing, Rory with his wood carving. But when tragedy and a costly mistake end those means of survival they turn to more dangerous ventures. Father O'Malley reluctantly teams up with an English doctor, Martin Parker, to alleviate Kelegeen's suffering. When Meg learns of ships carrying Irish passengers to a new life in America she is determined to go and bring Rory and their families after her. It will take all her strength and courage along with the help of her beloved priest and the English doctor to make the plan succeed.
Lance is a foolHe should've stayed home. He should've prioritized family, instead of running off to Europe to be a studio musician.But it's too late. His sister is deadAfter the funeral, he learns what pushed Hannah down the spiral of drug abuse. A year ago, she'd been gang-raped by a local band. At that moment, Lance's priorities shift. He can't save Hannah. But avenge her death...that's something he can do. All goes according to plan when he's hired, under an alias, as a guitarist for the band. But his focus is shifted when, after a gig one night, he meets Tessa. Her striking beauty and wild character consume him, pushing aside his obsession with vengeance. For a moment, Lance feels a spark of peace...until one night, he realizes just how foolish he's been to let his guard downEditorial Review¿¿One Take Jake is a heroic tale that ends in tragedy. The ancient stoics believed in Amor Fati, a Latin phrase that means, love one's fate. Good or bad we must embrace it and suffer the consequences of our actions. Read this fascinating story and reserve judgment for yourself. Only you can make that decision. Joe Lynn Turner
Bri Lancaster and Kyle Benton (SPI ghost detectives) investigate an 1870s rundown, haunted mansion in the middle of nowhere during one of the harshest winters remembered. The SPI team uncovers that the evil entity bound to the mansion has trapped innocent spirits into an endless loop of abuse, sorrow, and the ultimate...death. In order to rescue the captives, the team discovers they must first defeat the crazed, abusive ghost. But what happens when SPI team member, Kyle, goes missing and the only way to find him is to extract the information from the horrifying evil entity?
Adam Norcross is not in a good place. He recently buried his mother and now he needs something more than a power struggle between him and his mother's cat to distract him from his grief. That something comes in the form of an assignment from his boss, Walter Shapiro, who is not a patient man. Not surprising since he reports directly to the prime minister. Shapiro interrupts Norcross' bereavement leave to give him an assignment. Norcross' task is to find out how the country's most eminent climate scientist ended up dead off the highway in a mountain ravine. Was it an accident or suicide? As soon as he speaks to Shapiro, Norcross' unique precognitive ability tells him it is something else, something darker.Sergeant Bethany Leith is not thrilled to have Norcross stepping on her toes. Even though Constable Bighetty is willing to give Norcross the benefit of the doubt. Once he inserts himself into Leith's suspicious death inquiry, Norcross will use his investigative knowledge and unusual talents to help her uncover who wanted Doctor Flete dead and why.Salish University is ground zero for the investigation. Among those involved are Flete's dean, his wife, and his new girlfriend. Then there are his colleagues, some of whom denounced Doctor Flete's important work, including a woman from Adam Norcross' past.
Adam Norcross has many talents he employes in his clandestine job working for Walter Shapiro. On his business cards it should read international troubleshooter. Instead, people think he's a dull analyst. Sergeant Bethany Leith knows who he really is and has no problem involving Norcross in her murder investigations. The trouble is, where Norcross goes, political intrigue seems to follow.Digging up the past can be murder. Adam Norcross has recently returned from a foreign assignment. Bent on settling his mother's estate, Norcross is interrupted by his boss for a new task. Find RCMP Sergeant Bethany Leith. He also wants to know how her career has gone so wrong she is suspended. When Adam tracks Beth to her parent's farm in Saskatchewan they are drawn into a suspicious death investigation on her family's land. Norcross knows it's murder. The victim is someone Nick Leith, Beth's father, has a troubled history with. What about the archaeologist team digging on the same property, are they involved? Norcross will use every tool at his disposal to solve the murder and help Bethany Leith. Including navigating his way through the political intrigue surrounding the case against her.
Three identical sisters: Ginger the writer, Naomi the computer programmer and Alexandra the actress, are beautiful, accomplished and spirited. Raised by a single parent and still guided by the no-nonsense hand of Grandmother Bridger, these sisters face life ... and love ... with courage and pizazz.The Summer Vale Ranch once flourished with old Duke Barlowe at the helm, persevering despite his troublemaking neighbours, the Sutherlyns. And then circumstances, age and stubborn pride took their toll. Duke's grandson, Hayden Barlowe, was the ranch's heir apparent. Hayden had been set to wed the lovely Naomi Martel, both families delighted with the match, when he balked and called off the wedding. Naomi was brokenhearted when he took Mary Rae Sutherlyn for his wife instead. Hayden was banished from the ranch when he chose a bride from the enemy camp, but now, twelve years later he's back, divorced and ready for a fight. And a fight is waiting.
"Where do I belong?" In 1912, Mary Louisa Appleton is 27 years old and a domestic servant in Cornwall, England. She sees no future there, so she accepts employment with a family returning to Alberta, Canada. It is the land of unlimited opportunity, or so she has heard.Once in Canada, Mary faces the dilemma of all immigrants - where does she belong? She is conflicted: her body is in Canada but her heart is in England. She longs to return to England but wars, marriage, children, the Dirty Thirties, and economic circumstances conspire to keep her in Canada. Then Mary faces a crisis, and she has to decide where she belongs. Searching for Home is the story of the author's maternal grandmother and her journey to learn that home is as much a place in the heart as it is a place on the landscape
Teen-aged Linda Tassel is a bridge person, straddling the worlds of her white father and the Eastern Cherokee nation of her mother's people. Linda has a friend in Tad Gist, who honors both cultures with mutual respect. A good thing, since they have a knack for finding trouble in both. It's the 1990s, and big business is lending support to growing animal and environmental conservation movements. First year college students Tad Gist and Linda Tassel are invited to a party celebrating industrial giant Garmon Chemicals commitment to preserve wildlife. Things go well until Dr. Kent Milton, a university professor who has been working with Linda on the project, makes unwanted advances. Suddenly, there's a blackout. When the lights come on, one of the guests discovers her famous emerald necklace is missing. Dr. Milton has disappeared and may have been murdered. And Linda is the prime suspect. "well-paced, engaging... with likable characters."- Goodreads Review"Recommended for anyone who is interested in mysteries and learning more about Native culture."- Long and Short Reviews
Freelance reporter Ginger Martel loves the thrill of chasing down edgy human-interest stories for her popular newspaper column, People Unlimited. Now, hot on the trail of a story that could well earn her a second media award, Ginger undertakes her latest adventure with characteristic pluck, but she is unprepared for the sudden turn that awaits her.Hostage negotiator Shane Elliott, handsome and self-possessed, has his own share of challenges, a dead wife and a difficult past. When the frantic 9-1-1 call comes in that stormy Saturday night, he must try to unravel yet another potentially deadly situation. Sudden turns are at the top of his job description, and they're what he was born to expect.Can he save the day yet again, or does fate have something else in store this time around?
US Park Service investigators Doug and Jill Fletcher are dispatched to Hawaii when the bodies of two hikers are discovered near the K¿lauea volcano. Initially reluctant to accept the assignment, Doug becomes intrigued when he learns that the investigating ranger's report of lost hikers overcome by volcanic gasses disagrees with the autopsy findings. As the investigation progresses, the Fletchers find themselves entangled in more than the investigation of the death of two park visitors. Praise for Doug Fletcher mysteriesDean Honey manages to write a terrific mystery filled with humor and good character development. I can't wait to see what is in store next for Doug and Jill. - Linda Johnson
It's 1913. The move to Cumberland is he brother Billy's idea, and it's a good one. Th little mining community on Vancouver Island is quiet, and it's a change - exactly what nineteen-year-old Heather Foster needs after her mother's death. It isn't long however, before Billy's gambling pushes them both into poverty. Soon after, a freak accident threatens to take his life.Desperate and alone, Heather journeys to Union Bay. There, she finds a job at a local store. More importantly, she finds Henry. Over the passing months, Heather falls for the handsome stranger.After a string of burglaries on the coast Henry provides a sense of security. For the first time since her brother's accident Heather feels hope for the future - a hope that's shattered when she is working late one evening, and out of the shadow appears an evil truth. In a desperate attempt to save her own life, Heather must outwit the man who is intent on killing her.
Johnny Morocco is a Private Investigator whose office is in a pool room in Atlanta, GA in the early 1950's. His clients range from deadbeat pool hustlers, and loan sharks to some of the wealthiest and most influential people in the city.:Once again, Johnny is working for a prominent Atlanta attorney when his path crosses with that of Atlanta Police Detective Sergeant Jack Brewer. The friendly advisories must work together to solve not one but two high profile cases that could make or break both of them.
One of the series of mysteries that represent the spirit of the Canadian people who have sought justice over the centuries. The Canadian Historical Mysteries will feature one book set in every Province/Territory in Canada.The year is 1924 and Prohibition is spawning a new breed of criminal. Rum runners. Jerome Conway is the undercover investigation officer whose job it is to uncover the ringleaders behind the illegal importation of liquor from St. Pierre, Miquolon, and the Caribbean destined for distribution to the US based mob. His task is a complicated and dangerous one which leads him into the dark corners of illegal activities and the underbelly of society. If he is to be successful in his quest and emerge unscathed, Conway will need to be smarter and quicker than the felons he is chasing.
Canadian Historical Mysteries are a series of fictional mysteries that represent the spirit of the people of Canada who have sought justice over the centuries. Each of these novels are based on a factual mystery set in one of the 10 Provinces/Territories of Canada. David Gastrell is a remittance man in Canada and he is missing. His last telegram home said he was headed to Dawson City, Yukon. His sister Helen and her lady's maid, Mattie Lewis, arrive in Victoria, British Columbia, from England. Helen hires Detective Baxter Davenport to go with her to Dawson City, Yukon, and help her locate David for their father.Baxter Davenport has his doubts about travelling north with two women. He will have a job to do and can't be looking after them. Mattie has worked for the family for years and remembers David better than Helen does. She also has her own motive for wanting to find him.The three head north armed with an old photograph. They arrive in Dawson City where the gold rush is in full swing. There they are challenged by deceit, fraud, and danger in their quest to find David.
Fields Farm lies in a forgotten little town in the middle of the wide-open spaces of North Dakota prairie land. The eclectic people who call this place home get by humbly caring for and rehoming retired horses, as well as nurturing a small herd of preservation bred Nokota® horses. On this farm everyone has a purpose - animals and humans alike. Sometimes, it just takes a little time to find out what that is.What do you do when you want to contribute to something so much bigger than yourself? How do you discover something you know is inside you, but it sits deep and unreachable? How do you get this special part of you to the surface so you can offer it to others? You strike out on your own with your faithful dog and beloved horses and drive across the stretches of North Dakota to find the true meaning of family in a place that's been waiting for you - a humble horse farm where Nokota® horses fly across the prairie. And then, you let the horses show you. Come ride the Nokota® wave with this story of self-discovery, inner magic, and heritage as seventeen-year-old Paisley Noon discovers her eclectic extended family living in a forgotten little town in North Dakota. On these open plains pound the hoofbeats of a rare and magnificent horse breed. The Nokota®. Narrowly escaping extinction twice, these descendants of Sitting Bull's war ponies relentlessly call for their families - their people. When the Lakota neighbor sweeps into Paisley's life like the prairie winds through the manes of his small herd of preservation-bred Nokota® horses, Paisley soon discovers her purpose lies with them. The enchanting voices these horses carry have whispered to her for some time. She hears their call. She just needs to know what they're saying.
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