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 set 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 set in Coastal Carolina. Her books are similar to those written by...
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...
Ella Rowe seeks a fun-filled vacation with her best friend, Janie, in Key West, only to bump into Navy pilot Daniel Ellsworth, a man who won’t give up in his pursuit of her. A series of fateful encounters draws them together, but Ella is caught up in a mysterious past she's desperately tried to outrun – a past filled with haunting memories, a deep-seated fear of the ocean, and echoes of past lives. Drawn to the Victorian house on Lighthouse Lane that some say is haunted, Ella begins to...
In the charming coastal town of Pembroke Cove, Maine, Lily Michaels' life takes an enchanting turn when she discovers she's a witch, a secret she shares with her eccentric Aunt Mimi. But magic isn't the only surprise in store. When a shocking murder occurs at the local library, just as Lily was settling in for an Agatha Christie movie, she finds herself drawn into a real-life whodunit. Now, while juggling newfound magical abilities, Lily must also unravel the mystery surrounding the crime,...
Brace yourself for another chilling descent into the shadowy world of djinn with the sequel to "From Brick and Darkness." This installment ratchets up the tension, delivering a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat experience as we reunite with our three teenage djinn fighters (that means fighters of evil demons) as they save family, friends, and foes alike. Can’t wait for the next installment.
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