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Always a Groomsman by Michel Prince

There’s no reason to let a little thing like death get in the way of a good vacation.

World travelers Serena and Conner Love have been married for years and are always up for a bit of adventure. The Loves have only two constants, their devotion to each other and their ability to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Never having put detective on their resumes, they aren’t crime fighters, at least not professionally. When Serena’s cousin decides to have a destination wedding in the Dominican Republic the stage is set for beachside romance, a little bit of family drama, and a corpse before the couple can say I do.

When a groomsman is found on the beach two days before the wedding, Serena and Conner can’t help themselves from trying to solve the mystery. The Loves believe they’ve uncovered the guilty party using deductive reasoning, a pinch of hacking into security footage, and not missing a beat. When they present their evidence to the police, they discover there might be a block at the local level. Can they find the real killer before the locals sweep the tourist’s death under the radar and blame a local teen they’ve befriended?

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Pirate Princess by JP Roth

The island of secrets, and the lover’s cave broke velvet’s heart. that’s more, the spell she needed to save her brother required the life of the duke who haunted her waking moments and disturbed her dreams. unable to kill henry, velvet ran from the temptation of him to the waiting arms of napoleon, and the french throne which came at a heavy price. 

On the high seas, velvet struggled with her desire to take back her father’s throne, and save her people from a tyrant, or find freedom for herself espionage betrayal, passion, and sacrifice teach velvet what matters on her dramatic quest to run from true love. but in the case of destiny, can one ever run fast enough?

Duke, assassin, pirate and betrayer, henry will do what he must to keep the girl he has come to adore even sacrifice his own life. difficult really when she insists on escaping his advances and spurning his ardent touch. with lines to cross, mayhem to cause and a thousand questions of magic which will never be answered, for the duke, there is only one question which truly matters—how do you get the girl who has no need of a knight, regardless of the shine in his armor. 

Locked in eternal combat, and kisses fraught with secrets and lies, velvet and henry will learn the most painful of lessons—in a world of revolution, turmoil and political unrest, love is still the bloodiest battlefield of all.

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The Grey Lady of Monarch Cove by AnneMarie Dapp

Just when they thought it was safe to start their married life, an unsolved 1906 mystery begins a new haunt...

After leaving the threat of the Hunters behind them in Scotland, newlyweds Aidan and Jade settle into their Pacific Grove cottage by the sea, intent on making up for lost time. Not surprisingly, domestic bliss gives way to another phantom in the portrait above their own fireplace. There, an Edwardian lady in grey takes center stage in the ever-changing landscape.

Once more, Jade puts her art history degree to good use combined with old-fashioned detective work and her newfound psychic gifts. But will her fledgling power be enough to save the trapped spirit in the painting, or will her attempts incur the wrath of an evil entity that feeds on living and dead souls?

With a new husband, the whisper of a family in the making, and everything they ever wanted together at stake, Jade must weave the threads of this harrowing tapestry before her bright future unravels.

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Riptide by Antonia Church

Sun, sand, surf, and sex

Nevada Noble has left behind a boring boyfriend and a suffocating family in the midwest to start a new life in Florida. Trading snow boots for sunglasses and socks for flip-flops, Neve instantly falls in love with the surf and the sand.

Her promise to stay faithful to only her love affair with the beach is soon in jeopardy as the prodigal son of the seaside town returns. He’s sexy, smart, and single—with a hint of mystery surrounding his sudden return.

Neve realizes the vow of chastity she made along the shores isn’t strong enough to withstand the tidal pull of attraction. Her heart gets caught in a riptide.

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Max - Canine Concierge of Love by Mariah Lynne

Hi! My name is Max. Yes, I'm a dog and you're probably a human reading this. Sure, I flunked out of service dog training for disobeying commands, but did get high marks for personality, tail wagging, and my specialty—making humans happy. I’m so good at those, my favorite human Nate Pierson, Innkeeper of The Two Turtles Inn, Sanibel Island Florida, named me Concierge in charge of Guest Happiness.

I love every human I meet like Dr. Aaron Swift who stayed here after his fiancée, Beth, dumped him for his best man right before their wedding. Aaron cancelled his honeymoon too late to get his deposit back so he stayed here for his “non-honeymoon.”

As Concierge, I took him for walks and listened to his feelings before putting my own plan into action to mend his broken heart. I just happen to know a beautiful divorcee who might want to stroll with us. My friend Mariah wrote about Aaron and my 'other adventures.' She says I have a lot of complications to solve like Beth who keeps trying to make Aaron unhappy.

Nate says I have a talent for this concierge business. So if you want to walk on the beach and chat, I’m the best dog for the job. You'll see when you read my story!

As Nate says, 'Always Bet on Fur!'

Thanks for listening. I'll see you at the Two Turtles Inn!

Your Friend,
Max - Canine Concierge of Love

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Nightmares by Victoria Staat

Merrick is a leader and a man of battle. His friend and brother, Cole, is worried about an attack from an old enemy, so he sends Merrick to gather information.

In an attempt to fetch the information, Merrick is terribly injured. A crossbow through the thigh does serious damage. Merrick’s second in command is in a hurry to find safe haven. They came across a farm house where an older woman agrees to care for him. Once there, Merrick finds a young woman, a tough one, determined to get her way to care for him. Her name is Dory. Truth is, he doesn’t trust women. He’s learned many hard lessons about trusting, from women.

Yet, because of the horrible pain he suffered from the crossbow. He has no choice but to let the woman tend to his injury. He’s surprised at how well she takes care of him. She’s awfully attractive too. Merrick even thinks that maybe she could be trusted. However, on the day of Merrick’s departure. He discovers that Dory is betrothed to the very enemy who tried to kill him. His anger explodes. Which causes him to make a decision that will change his life. He takes her home with him.

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Time Will Tell by Stephanie Schwartz

Is this God’s will for her?"

Phoebe Schwartz had tried her best to remain faithful while resigned to living a single life within her Amish community, surrounded by friends and family, many of whom have large families and seemingly endless babies. She had accepted that this was all part of God’s plan for her, at least until Fate or Divine Wisdom deemed otherwise. Her friends at the nursing program, Susanna, Leah and Hilda—also members of the Plain churches in the area—are seeking to live holy lives too, ‘while in the world, but not of it.’

Phoebe’s life changes forever when the district’s Amish bishops ask the seemingly impossible of her. Never in a thousand years could she have imagined this would be required of her. Does she have the faith to follow through on their request? Could she ever have imagined the blessings this fiat, this Yes to God’s will brings with it?

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To Tame a Gambler by Nancy Pirri

In 1880, college Professor John O’Connell arrives in Bozeman, Montana. He meets seemingly shy Grace Morgan but discovers this 'Penny Dreadful' writer is anything but proper.

For Grace, gambling is a way to make a living, if one were good at it, which she was. With most of her family gone, except for her aunt and fourteen-year-old brother, she wants a better life than they’d had.

Publisher Note: This story appears, also, in the Western Ways Anthology.

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Moon Water by Linda Phillips

Hagan Bennett didn’t believe in a “feeling.” Facts and evidence. No compromise. After finding his best friend and girlfriend together and because of the long, long hours that goes into his profession, a relationship is out of the question. To deal with his heartbreak, he takes a cruise and a woman of unusual beauty and mannerisms literally falls into his arms.

She has turned his world upside down. Now, believing in a feeling and the thought of being in a lasting relationship fight against any rational explanation. His life would change in every way; even physically. Is he ready to make that drastic of a change in his life?

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Passionate Desire by Barbara Donlon Bradley

Kuarto hates getting sucked into the passionate releases of a couple with whom he has suddenly developed a mindlink. The only time the three of them merge is when the couple is climaxing. They can’t stay away from each other and it’s interfering with his work.

If things weren’t bad enough, a beautiful woman crash lands in his backyard. He goes to the site to rant and rave, but learns her memory is gone. Until he can release her memory, he has to explain her presence so has her pretend to be his mail-order bride. Passion flares between them as he does his best to figure out who she is.

Toki was sent to speak to Heather’s brother but loses her memory when her ship crash lands near his house. Memory or not, he is a handsome man, and she is drawn to him. They quickly become intimate, and she can’t get enough.

By the time her brother and his mate come to find her, she knows her feelings for Kuarto are real, and she has to choose between a job she has been groomed for all her life or the man who is her destiny.

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Fill Your Cup, Valentine by Rachel Anne Jones

Big-city girl Ali Post returns to her sleepy hometown to run mom’s café for a week, bringing her Vegas-girl touch with her; leaving her broken engagement behind. It isn’t long, and she’s shaking things up. She instantly clashes with Alex Cirillo, her mom’s upstairs renter and Ali’s temporary restaurant assistant. He’s unavoidable as she ducks and dodges, only to find him at every corner. Somewhere in the middle of their ongoing battle, Ali is legitimately shook, but she’s only in town for a week. Is seven days long enough to find true love? Ali's resistance is a challenge, but Alex knows he’s got what it takes to sweep her off her signature 4-inch stilettos. Ali’s not so sure.

Meanwhile, Maggie Post flies off to the big city, leaving her smalltown life behind. She’s reeling from the loss of her best friend and confidant, Natalie, younger sister to Joshua Porter. Joshua was Maggie’s secret crush from her high school days, but that was years ago. Maggie has one goal in mind, pack up Natalie’s things, get closure on her feelings for Joshua, and return to work at her dream job, running the café. When Maggie and Joshua meet, sparks fly. They only have a few days, but Joshua is determined to make them memorable.

Ali and Maggie are reluctant to trust in something so new; but one thing is certain, love is in the air.

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Dominated by Desire by Barbara Donlon Bradley

Wounded Marine veteran, MSgt Misty Heather can’t believe she is the only person on Earth who can protect Storm, the ambassador from Vespia. It has something to do with pheromone the Vespian male exudes. Although everyone tells her she is immune, she doesn’t agree. There is something about the man that makes her desire skyrocket whenever she is around him.

Storm finds Heather fascinating. Her bright violet eyes that hold a world of emotions in them and spunky attitude draws him to her. He wants her with a depth he never experienced before.

When Heather becomes the focal point of several kidnapping attempts, he realizes she’s going to need his protection more than him needing hers. The closer they get the harder it will be to walk away when the danger passes.

♥ Pink Satin ♥

Ghost of the Past by Josie Malone

What happens when love isn’t enough?

Former Marine, Durango Hawke, never thought he’d spend years trekking through the jungles of South America looking for his missing brother, or that duty to his family would cost him the love of his life.

Heather McElroy grew up dreaming of a country music career but followed her childhood sweetheart into the military instead. Now, back in civilian life, it’s finally time to put herself first.

When Durango leaves on his latest rescue mission, he assumes she’ll be waiting when he returns.

Will chasing her dreams cost Heather the love of her life?

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The Making of Her by Anna Aysgarth

When forced to leave school to become a parlourmaid to the Groves, the richest family in the Yorkshire mining town of Hope, Lily has little idea of how her life is about to change.

When war breaks out in 1914, Jonathon Grove, Lily’s employer’s dashing son, joins the newly formed Royal Flying Corps and while on leave, seduces Lily and leaves without knowing that she is pregnant. Neither her father nor the Groves want anything to do with her, but with the help of a friend, Lily’s able to travel to the Yorkshire Dales to stay with Annis Clayton.

Lily begins to help Annis in making creams and lotions and sees the potential for selling them to a wider market than the local farmers’ wives.

When they team up with Ian Steele, the local pharmacist, they establish a business that expands beyond Lily’s dreams.

Everything looks set for a happy ending when she and Ian admit their attraction to each other, but Jonathon’s return into Lily’s life complicates matters.

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Hope & Hopelessness by Ney Mitch

That is what Mr. Jason Whitfield is feeling when he has asked Georgiana to be his wife and waits eagerly for her response. Yet that is not the only anxiety that rules over the circles of the Bennets, Darcys, Fitzwilliams, de Bourghs…and even the Lucases. For there is trouble at Hunsford Parsonage, and a great tragedy strikes over the Collins household. Thus, Charlotte and Elizabeth, who have had a strained relationship after Charlotte married parson Mr. Collins, now soon find themselves bound to each other.

Elizabeth must come to the aid of her friend, yet it is not so simple, for a secret becomes revealed. Charlotte has a ghost from her past that has returned to her present and has shown her the errors of her history, that leaves her altogether unsettled. Therefore, it makes her question all that she had done and if she could undo the mistakes from her past and start anew. Follow the next part of the journey of the beloved characters of Pride and Prejudice, as they embark on Book Six of this varied tale.

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Worry Ends Where Faith Begins by Stephanie Schwartz

"Intelligent and authentic writing. A daring new look at Amish romance."

Can Phoebe find happiness as a single Amish woman? Is this God’s will for her?

Phoebe Schwartz tries her best to remain thankful while resigned to living a single life within her midwest Amish community, surrounded by friends and family, many of whom have large families and seemingly endless babies.

Is this all part of God’s plan for her? Is this His will? Is loneliness just another part of her fate? Does she have the faith to believe this simple life is everything and she will find happiness, too?

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An Unconventional Christmas by Tara Fox Hall

When Endless Love CEO Viola Bohannon hires Cyprus Kennedy, a.k.a. Miss Romance, in early December to arrange a dozen “perfect” romantic moments leading up to a Christmas finale to save her failing marriage, she adds the next to impossible challenge: base the moments on the Twelve Days of Christmas.

Cyprus comes up with creative, unconventional romantic events in record time which seem to draw Viola and her husband, Kendrick, back together, even as Cyprus finds herself the focus of not one but two new beaus who couldn’t be more different men.

Each successive holiday event unfolds surprisingly well under Cyprus’s close supervision, yet also sparks reflection on her own estranged family, lack of close friends, and unthought-of dreams of the future.

Pressure mounts as the countdown to Christmas Eve nears, necessitating a choice between rural craftsman Tucker and police detective Mike, both of whom ask Cyprus for the date.

Can Cyprus fashion not only a perfect Christmas for the Bohannons, but also devise her own perfect Christmas romance, possibly her own happily ever after?

Avoiding My Merry Birthday by Sonja Gunter

What would life be like to share your birthday with millions of people?

Gloria White was born on December 24th, Christmas Eve and is celebrating her 35th birthday when things go terribly wrong. Single ane with no love interest in sight, she leaves work only to find her car won’t start. The arrival of the tow truck brings Nick Klaaws, who she has known since grade school, as the driver.

Shocked at seeing him, she loses her balance, falls and hits her head. This brings on a visit of a ghost resembling her boss, Mr. SC Rouge. They travel back in time, where he shows her that her soulmate has been in front of her the whole time and takes her to two possible futures.

Once back in real time, will fate allow Gloria to make the right choices for love?

American Nightingale by Debra Scacciaferro

Widowed and penniless, Bella Gale Smith and her young daughter face a bleak future in 1865 New York City, until Zach Smith knocks on her door. She knows her late-husband’s estranged stepbrother as “the black sheep” of his family. The handsome bandleader hoped to visit his younger brother before joining his former musicians in Smith’s Cornet Band, a favorite of New York society before the war. Battle-weary from fighting on the Confederate side, Zach is certainly not looking t o take on his brother’s family. But Bella and her daughter tag along, buying a ticket on a steamboat north to the opulent Catskill Mountain House, where his band is booked for the summer season.

Determined to keep out of Zach’s way, Bella is hired as a hotel maid, struggling to care for her daughter despite her grueling schedule and a tyrannical boss. The hotel manager, meanwhile, pressures Zach to update the band’s image and hire a female singer in the style of the popular Swedish Nightingale. It’s only when Zach overhears Bella singing a lullaby to her daughter that he realizes her clear soprano voice and good looks could be the answer to both their problems.

A sweeping saga of passions and new ambitions at the beginnings of the Gilded Age in old New York.

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A Christmas Charm by Gretchen Rose

Olivia Barone is running away from a toxic relationship. As fate would have it, this hastily planned flight lands her in picturesque Crystal Falls, a village as idyllic as a Thomas Kinkade painting. There, she is championed by lawyer and gentleman farmer, Lance Crawford, who ensconces her in his aunt’s inn, Mrs. Bow’s Charming Manor.

The townsfolk soon embrace her, and Olivia is enlisted to direct their annual Christmas pageant. Settling into this comfortable, slow-paced life, Olivia gradually lets down her guard—even believing that she might forge a new beginning and dare to love again.

But, as it turns out, it is impossible to run from one’s past, and Olivia is forced to confront her abuser or lose the man who holds the key to her future happiness.

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The Tale of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet by Ney Mitch

The Bennet sisters of Longbourn have experienced many Christmases. However, many Christmas Pasts before them, their parents were young, single, and had their own happily ever after to find. But they are not alone. For there are three Gardiner children, and each have a part to play at one significant Christmas where their lives change forever. Here is the love story of Mrs. Bennet, Mr. Bennet, Aunt Philips, and Uncle Gardiner, when they were young, and everything was just beginning!

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On The Air by T. D. Jones

Ten years ago, Radio Personality Samantha Summers had her heart broken. Now, her former co-host and heartbreaker, Joe Conrad, has returned to Morgan, Texas and Samantha is forced to work with him once more. As the radio station manager points out, Samantha doesn’t have a choice in the matter. KPXJ needs the change. It’s either go along with the decision or she could possibly be looking for another job.

Single father Joe Conrad wants to raise his daughter in a small town. He has enough to deal with concerning five-year-old Charlie and her diabetes, but now he’s faced with the fact that Samantha is not happy about him returning.

Can Samantha and Joe set aside their past and make peace?

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Vision of Love by Stacy J. Rose

After suffering from a strange pressure-like sensation in her head since childhood, Monica Cunningham finally learns the reason—she has special powers that have been trying to emerge for years, but she had no way of knowing this was occurring.

Soon she discovers one power after another, and one even lands her on a beautiful and mysterious planet where she meets and falls in love with Kenneth Donaldson, a handsome museum curator.

Once people find out about Monica’s powers, everyone has a different reaction. Some are in awe, while others are afraid and begin behaving strangely whenever they’re around her. Some are extremely grateful for Monica’s powers, because without them they might not even be alive. Monica also realizes that people want to use her for her powers as well, and after meeting a strange man from Helia, the beautiful, mysterious planet, she soon finds herself in a perilous predicament as she’s forced to use her powers to help him evade the authorities.

With one obstacle after another jeopardizing both her life as well as her relationship with Kenneth, Monica is not sure if learning to perfect her powers is enough to keep her alive and happy with the man of her dreams.

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Chances End by Ney Mitch

Lydia and Mr. Wickham have eloped, and Elizabeth and Darcy rush into the situation to solve the problem. However, while that is the first elopement, it is not the last. Also, Jane Bennet still must choose between her love for Mr. Bingley and Colonel Fitzwilliam, Kitty is writing her book and accepting that Sir Aleck prefers Elena to her, Longbourn still hangs in the balance, and Colonel Fitzwilliam suffers a tragedy that will change his life forever.

Here comes the conclusion of the Chance Encounter Series!

Stolen Bride for Sale by Lois Carroll

In 1670, Lady Elizabeth and other women were kidnapped from the streets of London and shipped to Virginia Colony. The women who survived the voyage were sold to colonists seeking wives or unpaid household workers. Each one was given a piece of paper saying they were married to the man who bought them, but no ceremony was performed. Lady Elizabeth certainly never agreed to any marriage as she was engaged to a Lord back home. Unable to escape, she is auctioned to widower, Glen Maclean, who promises to send her home to England in the spring if she'll stay on his farm for the winter to cook and care for his young daughter. The fact that Liz's mother died young and Liz spent her childhood years playing in the kitchen where she learned to cook means she can do what he asks. She wants only to return home to England, but she has no option but to accept Glen's offer and pray he keeps his word to send her home in the spring.

Arriving at the farm, she is shocked to see the farmhouse has only two rooms…a kitchen and one bedroom. Given no choice, she must live in the sparse conditions so unlike living in her rich father's manor. She can only hope Glen will return her to England in the spring, or that her father will send someone to rescue her.

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Magical Quest by Barbara Donlon Bradley

Grinnell is sent to find the barou master to help someone he considers family. What he finds is a beautiful woman he can’t ignore.

Mehanna has magic in her blood but she doesn’t know how to control it. The one time she tried went horribly wrong. She blames it on the fact she had no one to train her. She had been dumped on the planet as a child, with no memories, and left to her own devises. The only thing she can create without an issue is a piece of fruit.

Grinnell learns she has trapped the woman he needs in a mirror. In order to complete his mission he offers to help her find out where she came from and find someone to free the barou master. They find someone who helps Mehanna free the barou master and unlock her memories which reveals she has a real problem. She has a wizard coming for her. He wants her power and sent her to that planet on purpose.

Grinnell and Mehanna have to defeat this wizard before he destroys everything they hold dear.

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A Promise in the Moonlight by Maxzell Lerm

When you love someone so much that you can’t possibly imagine leaving them behind, you do the unthinkable and make sure they don’t spend their life alone...

When Cathy-Lee discovers that she has months to live, she ignores her health, hides her secret, and decides to spend her remaining days finding a woman to replace her when she’s gone. The idea that the man she has loved her entire life will grow old alone breaks her heart and spurs her into action. Cathy-Lee sets out on a life-altering journey, meeting a variety of women and trying to imagine them taking care of her children and husband – all the while never revealing the true nature of her friendship. In the process, two strangers become the unlikeliest of friends during the saddest time of their lives — while both loving the same man.

Inspired by Nicholas Sparks and his great love for romance. He has a way with words, which captivates even the most unromantic souls.

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Once a Marine by Patty Campbell

BD James is on an upward career path. She works for a tyrant who has already cost her one fiancé, so the last thing she needs is another manipulatiing man. She’s tired, angry, and ready for a meltdown. What she isn’t ready for is Rafael Cruz – a retired Marine who lives a secret and dangerous double life.

Rafi Cruz is a man who makes things happen, but his timing couldn’t be worse. He’s leaving on a hostage rescue mission in two days, which means he won’t have time for a long, slow seduction. He’ll have to work fast, or hot little BD will slip right through his fingers. She’s the only woman in a long time who’s been strong enough to challenge him – a quality he values highly. He’s reluctant to change his footloose life, but he’ll do whatever it takes not to lose her. She’ll understand. Eventually...

But when BD learns Rafi has deliberately kept her in the dark about his black ops missions, she questions whether he’s a man she can trust, and if he can be as faithful to her as he is to the Corps...

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Justice For Lizzie by  Kari H. Sayers

Mystery writer and amateur sleuth Megan Viets once again becomes embroiled in a real-life mystery when she finds her good friend Lizzie Khazin dead in a bloody mess on her bathroom floor. The medical examiner determines that Lizzie died from an accidental fall, but Megan suspects foul play. She convinces her fiancé, the local sheriff, to investigate, but, as usual, Megan, now a single mother, does most of the sleuthing Eventually, the FBI has to be called in, and Megan finds herself in some dangerous situations.

Set in an idyllic resort town nestled deep in the San Bernardino Mountains, Justice for Lizzie is the third novel in the series about the intrepid female detective Megan Viets. Will Megan be able to help solve this case too?