is the award-winning author of three cozy mystery series. The Dinner Club Mysteries features Jane Marsh, an empty nester who hosts a gourmet dinner club. The Tow Truck Mysteries stars Delaney Morran, a super feminine shoe-a-holic who drives a tow truck. Both are about strong friendships and family ties set in Colorado. The Sea Oats Beach series is a cozy mystery – beach read based loosely on Sunset Beach in Coastal Carolina. Her books are similar to those written by authors Jessica Beck, Joanne Fluke, Leslie Meier, Cindy Bell, and Laura Childs.
The first in the Dinner Club series, Everything Bundt the Truth, tied for FIRST PLACE in the Suspense Novel category of the 2017 IDA Contest. The third in the Tow Truck series, Eyes on the Road, was a SECOND PLACE winner of the 2023 Firebird Book Awards in the Cozy Mystery category. The first in the Sea Oats Beach Mysteries, Murder at Sea Oats Beach, won the 2024 Firebird Book Awards in the Summer Beach Read category.
She worked for many years as a paralegal at a law firm in Denver and had been a columnist and regular contributor to The National Paralegal Reporter magazine. She loves to host dinner clubs, ride bicycles, hike in the mountains, walk on the beach, and read cozy murder mysteries.
is the award-winning author of three cozy mystery series. The Dinner Club Mysteries features Jane Marsh, an empty nester who hosts a gourmet dinner club. The Tow Truck Mysteries stars Delaney Morran, a super feminine shoe-a-holic who drives a tow truck. Both are about strong friendships and family ties set in Colorado. The Sea Oats Beach series is a cozy mystery – beach read based loosely on Sunset Beach in Coastal Carolina. Her books are...
Breanna Hart is volunteering at the animal shelter and living her best life in a North Carolina beach town, but that changes when the police chief is found dead under mysterious circumstances inside the cage of her favorite dog. Everyone has the dog tagged as the murderer, even the handsome police officer in charge of the...
One sun-drenched morning at Sea Oats Beach, Breanna Hart stumbles on the dead body of a surfer washed ashore. As the reality of her grim find sinks in, a movement in the water catches her eye—a chocolate Lab perched on a surfboard. Did the dog belong to the surfer or someone else? With no answer to that question, Breanna...
Getting accepted into the dinner club can be murder...
“Take one feisty widow and her appealing friends, add a gourmet dinner club, sprinkle with murder and you have a recipe for a delightful read!” ~Laura DiSilverio, author of the Readaholics Book Club mysteries
“EVERYTHING BUNDT THE TRUTH is a culinary cozy mystery that dishes up a serving of...
For those who love an adventure story, especially when the journey is as much about family bonds as nautical miles, Greg's humorous account of his family's almost-year-long sea voyage is an absolute treasure. Imagine this: two parents, their three children, and two pets, all packed onto a 15-year-old sailboat, sailing along the East Coast all the way to the Bahamas. What happens is a hilarious series of mishaps—broken navigation devices, unexpected storms, and even hitting a rock—that would...
Based on a true story, Lori Hayes’ Saving Nevada is a powerful, heart-pounding journey that introduces readers to Haley Wilson, a woman embarking on the 100-day challenge of training a wild Mustang named Nevada. With the ultimate goal of preparing the mare for a public performance and then auction, the stakes couldn't be higher: failure means the mare’s return to the lonely holding pen, while success promises a chance at a forever home. But this particular Mustang is a formidable, dominant...
In Lori Hayes' heart-warming, small-town romance, Dog-Tired Christmas, readers are invited to trade sun-drenched Coastal Carolina for the wintery peaks of Snow Valley three hundred miles away as antique store owner Brittany Adams embarks on a mission to forgo her own responsibilities and help out a family member. Called to duty when her cousin Ashley breaks her shoulder, Brittany must now manage Snow Valley's highly anticipated Christmas Home Tour. Her biggest challenge? Convincing Chris Hart...
This spring art festival is scheduled for two days, Friday and Saturday, May 22-23, 2026 at the Brunswick Community College Arts Lawn. Come out to this charming historical port town, which is not just a beautiful destination but a vibrant cultural scene of local artists and writers.
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