Author: Marsha

Killing Time by Suzanne Trauth

Posted June 9, 2020 by Marsha in Cozy Mystery, Series / 0 Comments

BAD BLOOD

With Halloween just around the corner, Dodie O’Dell is making preparations to transform the Windjammer Restaurant on the Jersey Shore into a haunted house, while the Etonville Little Theatre is staging Dracula. But casting the titular Transylvanian is proving challenging. The amateur actors in the company are not shy about chewing the scenery, but who among them can convincingly sink their fangs into a victim’s neck? When a mysterious newcomer with a transfixing Eastern European accent lands the part, rumors that he might be an actual vampire start to take flight—not unlike the bat who’s recently been spotted in the town park.

But everyone’s blood really runs cold when a stranger is found in the cemetery with a real stake in his heart. Dodie decides to put her Halloween theme menu on the back burner and stick her neck out to bring the killer into the light of day. She’d better keep her wits about her, though—or Dodie may be the next one to go down for the Count.

Titles in the Dodie O’Dell Mystery series include — Show Time – Time Out – Running Out of Time – Just in Time – No More Time – Killing Time –

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon

Posted June 9, 2020 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Samiah Brooks never thought she would be “that” girl. But a live tweet of a horrific date just revealed the painful truth: she’s been catfished by a three-timing jerk of a boyfriend. Suddenly Samiah, along with his two other “girlfriends,” London and Taylor, have gone viral online. Now the three new besties are making a pact to spend the next six months investing in themselves. No men, no dating, and no worrying about their relationship status.

For once Samiah is putting herself first, and that includes finally developing the app she’s always dreamed of creating. Which is the exact moment she meets the deliciously sexy, honey-eyed Daniel Collins at work. What are the chances? When it comes to love, there’s no such thing as a coincidence. But is Daniel really boyfriend material or is he maybe just a little too good to be true?

Titles in The Boyfriend Project series include — The Boyfriend Project –

A Cottage Wedding by Leigh Duncan

Posted June 9, 2020 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

It’s more than a charming small town― it’s a premier wedding destination. But will one journalist ruin Heart’s Landing forever?

Tara Stewart’s boss at Weddings Today magazine sends her to Heart’s Landing to debunk its romantic legends. This could devastate the many local businesses that cater to weddings, from Forget Me Knot Florist to Dress for a Day.

The locals convince Jason Heart, the handsome descendant of the town’s founder, to show Tara around the town. But can he persuade her to believe in the romance?

Titles in the Heart’s Landing series include — A Simple Wedding – A Cottage Wedding –

Deadly Sweet Tooth by Kaye George

Posted June 9, 2020 by Marsha in Cozy Mystery, Series / 0 Comments

In a darling tourist town like Fredericksburg, Texas, a vintage sweet shop offering delicious old-fashioned favorites is a perfect fit—until someone decides to debut a recipe that’s lusciously lethal…

With Tally’s Old Tyme Sweets finally—well, almost—turning a profit, Tally Holt is taking one busy Saturday off to host a grand party for her parents, traveling performers who spend most of their time on the road. Tally’s counting on the publicity and free treats to attract new customers. And the event is a sweet success—at least until Fran Abraham, the town’s foul-tempered theater director drops dead after a bitter confrontation with Tally’s mother.

Murder was definitely not on Tally’s menu, but it’s clear that Fran’s death wasn’t natural. The list of possible culprits includes not just Tally’s mom, but her protective dad too. Relying on Yolanda Bella, her best friend and the proprietor of Bella’s Baskets next door, for help, Tally will need to unwrap the sticky pasts and unsavory presents of everyone from her own parents to her new hires before Fran’s death sours everybody on her fledgling shop.

Titles in the Vintage Sweets Mysteries include — Revenge Is Sweet – Deadly Sweet Tooth –

Summer on Honeysuckle Ridge by Debbie Mason

Posted June 8, 2020 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Welcome to Highland Falls, a small town where love is always in the air.

In just a few months Abby Everhart has gone from being a top LA media influencer to an unemployed divorcée living out of her car. So inheriting her great-aunt’s homestead comes at the perfect time. Abby heads to Highland Falls, North Carolina, to spruce up Honeysuckle Farm before putting it on the market for some much-needed cash. But instead of finding a charming getaway, she discovers a serious fixer-upper, complete with a leaky roof, overgrown yard, and a reclusive — albeit sexy — man living on the property.

Ex-Delta Force soldier Hunter MacKenzie has faced war and loss, but nothing has quite prepared him for an outgoing redhead who’s determined to turn his life upside down. Hunter doesn’t want to get involved with anyone, especially a city girl who plans to sell the only place he’s ever felt at home. But the sparks between them are undeniable. Spending time with Abby is easy. Convincing her to stay for good is another matter entirely.

Titles in the Highland Falls series include — Summer on Honeysuckle Ridge – Christmas on Reindeer Road –

Broken by Rebecca Zanetti

Posted June 8, 2020 by Marsha in Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

Dangerous: Former Navy SEAL Clarence Wolfe’s unit was taken out with a land mine. Injured and devastated, he hasn’t been quite right since. Worse, the tragedy was no accident. All Wolfe wants now is to take down the man responsible. In the meantime, he’s good with being the muscle for the Deep Ops team–and leading a steamy no-strings-attached personal life. Until one intriguing woman changes everything.

Determined: Reporter Dana Mulberry is on a mission to avenge the death of a fellow journalist. She’s finally hot on a trail–right to a sex club–where she runs into . . . Wolfe? It seems both their leads have led to the same spot. To keep from blowing their covers, they’ll have to at least pretend to have a little fun. Trouble is, they genuinely like each other. And that’s way too risky for Wolfe, especially when, to his surprise, Dana agrees.

Complicated: Drawn to each other in ways they can’t understand, Wolfe and Dana keep it professional–until they’re shot at one night. And when their adventures land them both at the heart of corruption in D.C.–and at odds in their missions–they’ll have to dig deeper than ever to succeed in their quests–and with each other.

Titles in the Deep Ops series include — Hidden – Taken (#1.5) – Fallen – Broken –

Montana Son by Juanita Kees

Posted June 7, 2020 by Marsha in Modern Western Romance, Series, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments

Can he forgive himself, move on, and let love in?

Mason Calhoun is still trying to shrug off the label of bad boy, even though he’s proved his worth to the town. But his penchant for fast cars and Harleys makes it difficult for the town to forget the accident that killed his youngest brother, Mitch. It’s hard for him to forget when the girl responsible for him losing his head is back in town, hotter than ever, swinging spanners at his father’s garage, Calhoun Customs.

When Paige Drew loses her job at the track, she takes it as a sign to come home to Bigfork and make peace with the past before she takes the next step in her life. She’s been on Trinity Calhoun’s pit crew ever since that fatal night that changed her life forever. She’s hidden behind the scenes at the racetrack for too long, ignored by her family for causing a scandal in their otherwise perfect lives.

But coming home means confronting Mason Calhoun, the reason she ran in the first place.

Titles in The Calhouns of Montana series include — Montana Baby – Montana Daughter – Montana Son –

Last Girl Standing by Lisa Jackson & Nancy Bush

Posted June 6, 2020 by Marsha in Mystery, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

First they were five. Then they were four.

Whose turn will it be next?

At Bristol High, they were an elite clique known as the Five Firsts: Amanda, Bailey, Carmen, Delta, and Zora . . . ABCD & Z. They could have accepted their classmate, Emmy, as “E”, but with her bookish disposition and her embarrassing status of a scholarship student to boot, they rejected her and chose wealthy Zora instead.

At a pre-graduation party just before the end of senior year, Lance Ventura, the hottest guy in school, falls down an embankment toward the river and is barely rescued in time to save his life. One of the Five Firsts, Carman, rushes to save him but isn’t so lucky. Her sudden death causes a community to mourn and rumors of foul play to swirl, but the tragedy is ruled an accident.

Fast forward ten years and the classmates all meet again at the high school reunion. Some of them have had good fortune in their lives. Others, not so much.

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Breakfast at the Honey Creek Café by Jodi Thomas

Posted June 6, 2020 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Piper Jane Mackenzie, mayor of Honey Creek, won’t let a major scandal rip her quirky hometown apart, or jeopardize her dream of one day running for higher office. So she’s willing to welcome undercover detective Colby McBride, hired to help solve the mystery behind her wannabe fiancé’s disappearance. Colby’s cover? That he is an old boyfriend now begging Piper for a second chance—always when there are plenty of townsfolk around to witness his shenanigans.

Piper hardly knows whether to laugh or cry, especially when she finds herself drawn to the handsome rascal. He’s not the only newcomer she has to deal with. There’s a new interim preacher in town, Sam Cassidy. Drifting from one assignment to another since his one love died, Sam isn’t sure he’s the right fit for Honey Creek. But as Piper knows, this is a place chock-full of surprises. And if she can keep her town—and her heart—from going completely off the rails, there may be a sweet, unexpected future in store.

Titles in the Honey Creek series include — Breakfast at the Honey Creek Café –

The Outlaw’s Daughter by Margaret Brownley

Posted June 5, 2020 by Marsha in Historical Romance, Series, Western Historical Romance / 0 Comments

He may be a Texas Ranger
But he only has eyes for the outlaw’s beautiful daughter…

Texas Ranger Matt Taggert is on the trail of a wanted man. He has good reason to believe that Ellie-May’s late husband was involved in a stagecoach robbery, and he’s here to see justice done. But when he arrives in town, he discovers the thief has become a local hero…and his beautiful, young widow isn’t too happy to see some lawman out to tarnish her family’s newly spotless reputation.

Ellie-May’s shaken by her encounter with the Ranger. Having grown up an outlaw’s daughter, she’ll do anything to keep her children safe―and if that means hardening her heart against the handsome lawman’s smiles, then so be it. Because she knows Matt isn’t about to give up his search. He’s out to redeem himself and find proof that Ellie-May’s husband wasn’t the saint everyone claims…even if it means losing the love neither expected to discover along the way.

Titles in The Haywire Brides include – Cowboy Charm School – The Cowboy Meets His Match – The Outlaw’s Daughter –

Wolf Under Fire by Paige Tyler

Posted June 5, 2020 by Marsha in Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

For the cases no one else can solve, they send in the Special Threat Assessment Team

Supernatural creatures are no longer keeping their existence secret from humans, causing panic around the globe. To investigate, monitor, and ― when necessary ― take down dangerous supernatural offenders, an international task force was established: The Special Threat Assessment Team.

STAT agent Jestina Ridley is in London with her team investigating a suspicious kidnapping. Over her radio, Jes hears her teammates being savagely attacked. She runs to help, but she’s too late. The only survivor, Jes calls for backup and gets former Navy SEAL and alpha werewolf Jake Huang and his new pack. Convinced that the creature who butchered her teammates was a werewolf, Jes doesn’t trust them. But if they’re going to uncover the facts and make it back home alive, she’ll need Jake’s help. And with everything on the line, Jes will have to accept Jake for who he is or lose the partner she never expected to find.

Titles in the STAT: Special Threat Assessment Team series include — Wolf Under Fire –

*STAT is a spin-off of the SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team series*

Brewing Trouble by Christine Gael

Posted June 5, 2020 by Marsha in Paranormal Women's Fiction, Series / 0 Comments

After barely escaping the business end of the hangman’s noose, Cricket Hawthorne wants nothing more than to forget it all…Maude the magical typewriter, Zoe’s stolen cauldron, Patrick the betrayer, and definitely the witch-hating, robe-wearing cult who tried to end her.

Unfortunately, pressing the reboot button isn’t an option. Bringing The Crow’s Feet Coven back to their former glory is her destiny, whether she likes it or not. Too bad the powers that be will do whatever it takes to stop them.

It’s fight or flight, and she’s never been a quitter. Now, it’s up to her and her ragtag team to bring down the organization hell-bent on ridding the world of witches. But at what price?

Titles in the Crow’s Feet Coven series include – Writing Wrongs – Brewing Trouble –

Cowboy Wilde by Michelle Beattie

Posted June 4, 2020 by Marsha in Modern Western Romance, Series, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments

She’s trading in city life for open-air and wide-open spaces

Kara Montgomery didn’t plan on being a runaway bride but even years of bowing to her parents’ expectations can’t bring her to marry a man she doesn’t love. Choosing to take her planned vacation doing things she’s always dreamed of, Kara heads to the closest rodeo.

Finding a woman in his stock trailer isn’t uncommon for tie-down roper Cam Granger. Finding one holding a wedding dress is. When Cam learns of Kara’s desire to experience life on a ranch, he does something he’s never done before; he takes a woman home.

Working with Cam feeds her soul in the way her career never did; Kara feels like she truly belongs.

Hot kisses and passionate lovemaking dispel the doubts crowding in Cam’s head, but, when their worlds collide, he wonders if a woman of her class and means could ever be happy with a cowboy. While Cam fears tying Kara down might not be a possibility after all, when Kara is faced with a heart-wrenching ultimatum that is sure to leave her shattered.

Titles in the Tangled up in Texas series include — Cowboy Up – Cowboy True – Cowboy Wild –

(This series is part of the Last Stand, Texas group of connecting series. (think Marietta, Montana– Tule Publishing’s other large set of somewhat connecting series set in a fictional town. A listing of the connecting series and their stories can be found on our Last Stand, Texas page)

Time Masters: First Assignment by Geralyn Beauchamp

Posted June 2, 2020 by Marsha in Connection to another series, Paranormal Romance, Series, Time Slip Romance, Western Historical Romance / 0 Comments

Cozette Duprie is mute, in hiding, and not of this world.

Duncan Cooke must marry to inherit a family estate, but marriage is the last thing on his mind …

Dallan and Shona MacDonald almost died when brought together, now the Muiraran Elders want them to be responsible for bringing together two individuals that want nothing to do with each other? How are they going to do that?

For one, they must travel to the mid-1800s to a little town called Clear Creek, make sure the couple bonds, marries, and joins. There’s only one problem, she’s Muiraran, he’s Human.

They had enough trouble themselves in the mid-1990s. How much more so bringing a Muiraran and Human together in 1859? But there are other forces at work and an old enemy at hand.

Can the Time Master get the job done before it’s too late?

Titles in the Time Masters series include — The Call – The Prophecy – The Legacy – First Assignment –

There is a connection to the Western Historical Romance series by Kit Morgan (alter ego) entitled, Prairie Brides. Duncan and Cozette’s story is the third, ‘His Prairie Duchess‘.

You can also find more lighthearted adventures with Dallan and Shona in the Matchmakers in Time series, those titles include — Christmas with the Cookes – Teatime with a Knight – Dancing with a Prince –

Night of the Billionaire Wolf by Terry Spear

Posted June 1, 2020 by Marsha in Connection to another series, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

It’s not easy being a billionaire, a wolf shifter, and a woman…

Lexi Summerfield built her business from the ground up. But with great wealth comes great responsibility, and some drawbacks Lexi could not have anticipated. Lexi never knows who she can trust… Even on vacation, Lexi has a hard time trying to relax. And for good reason―the paparazzi are dogging her, and so is someone else with evil intent.

Then Lexi meets bodyguard and gray wolf shifter Ryder Gallagher, who’s also vacationing at Redwood National Park. When the two run into each other on the hiking trails, and then serendipitously rescue two bear cubs, Lexi feels safe for the first time in she can’t remember when. But secrets have a way of surfacing. With the danger around Lexi escalating, Ryder will do whatever it takes to stay by her side.

Titles in the BIllionaire Wolf series (which is a sub-series within the Heart of the Wolf series) include — Billionaire in Wolf’s Clothing – A Billionaire for Christmas – Night of the Billionaire Wolf –