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Book 11 in the Gabriel Hawke SeriesA church fire.An unconscious woman on Starvation Ridge.Gabriel Hawke, fish and wildlife officer with the Oregon State Police, helps with a fire at the Lighted Path church before heading out to check turkey hunters. He discovers a car wedged between two trees and a woman with a head injury reeking of smoke. Is she the arsonist? Hawke encounters the county midwife gloating over the burnt church and learns she and the victim in the car know one another. Two seemingly separate events lead Hawke to a serial rapist and a county full of secrets.

Book 11 in the Gabriel Hawke SeriesA church fire.An unconscious woman on Starvation Ridge.Gabriel Hawke, fish and wildlife officer with the Oregon State Police, helps with a fire at the Lighted Path church before heading out to check turkey hunters. He discovers a car wedged between two trees and a woman with a head injury reeking of smoke. Is she the arsonist? Hawke encounters the county midwife gloating over the burnt church and learns she and the victim in the car know one another. Two seemingly separate events lead Hawke to a serial rapist and a county full of secrets.

First Book in the Halsey Homecoming TrilogyJeremy Duncan commits to haul one last load across the great interior of the Yukon before heading home. However, he has to trade his pack animals for sled dogs and leave in the middle of a blizzard due to one strong-minded, umbrella-wielding beauty.Determined to find her older brother, Clara Bixbee doesn't care how she gets across the pass, as long as she does, and soon. Hiring handsome pack guide Jeremy Duncan seems to be her best choice. Especially, after she saves a young girl being beaten by the local gang leader and needs to get out of Skagway fast.

Book Three in the Halsey Homecoming TrilogyCallie MacPhearson - or Mac - is hiding from the law. When she witnesses a group of lawless thugs beating a newcomer, she drags the innocent man into the underground tunnels of Pendleton. Caring for the man, Callie discovers she hasn't become as hard-hearted as she'd feared.Donny Kimball's loss of sight didn't blind his heart. It can see far more than his eyes ever could. His heart tells him Callie MacPhearson needs him as much as he needs her. If only he can convince her of that before they both get killed.

Book Two in the Halsey Homecoming TrilogyDeceit, contradictions, and lies.On a ship bound for America, Colin Healy encounters a contradictory woman, whose beauty and grace intrigues him.Livie Leatherby boards the ship as an imposter to get the information she needs to save her family. Befriending Sir Colin Healy is easy with his chivalrous tendencies. But she soon realizes discovering his past marks him for death.Forced together to stay one step ahead of the Lord set on killing Colin for his estate, can these two get past the lies and deceit that has brought them together before one or the other meets their demise?

Book 9 in the Gabriel Hawke NovelsUnexpected snowstorm...Unfortunate accident... And a body...What started out as a favor and a leisurely trip into the mountains, soon turns State Trooper Gabriel Hawke's life upside down. The snowstorm they were trying to beat comes early, a horse accident breaks Dani Singer's leg, and Hawke finds a body in the barn at Charlie's Lodge. Hawke sets Dani's leg, then follows the bloody trail of a suspect trying to flee the snow-drifted mountains. Hawke is torn between getting the woman he loves medical care and knowing he can't leave a possible killer on the mountain.Before the killer is brought to justice, Dani and Hawke will put their relationship to the test and his job on the line.

Book 8 in the Gabriel Hawke NovelsAn abandoned vehicle...A missing man...Oregon State Trooper Gabriel Hawke discovers an abandoned vehicle at a trailhead while checking hunters. The owner of the vehicle never arrived at his destination. As Hawke follows leads, he learns the man was in the process of selling his farm over the objections of his wife who said he would only sell over her dead body.Continuing to dig for clues, Hawke turns up two bodies buried on the farm. Who killed the two, and why, keeps Hawke circling for answers, backing the killer into a corner.

Book 4 in the Spotted Pony Casino MysteriesLies, deceit, blackmail. Murder ends it all.Or does it?When an employee at the Spotted Pony Casino is caught leaving early, Dela Alvaro, head of security confronts the woman. The lies the woman tells only piques Dela's curiosity. After witnessing the employee threatening a man, she is found murdered in her car parked in the driveway of her home.Upon learning the woman used her job at the casino to blackmail men, Dela feels compelled to solve the woman's murder and teams up with Tribal Officer Heath Seaver. Not only does the duo have a death to solve, but there is also a mystery behind Dela's dead father. Not to mention, her mom just announced she's marrying a man Dela has never met.

Gabriel Hawke Novel #7Missing or MurderedWhen the local authorities tell State Trooper Gabriel Hawke's mother to wait 72 hours before reporting a missing Umatilla woman, she calls her son and rallies members of the community to search. Hawke arrives at the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation and learns the single mother of a boy his mom watches would never leave her son. Angered over how the local officials respond to his investigating, Hawke teams up with a security guard at the Indian casino and an FBI agent. Following the leads, they discover the woman was targeted by a human trafficking ring at the Spotted Pony Casino.Hawke, Dela Alvaro, and FBI Special Agent Quinn Pierce join forces to bring the woman home and close down the trafficking operation before someone else goes missing.

Book 10 in the Gabriel Hawke SeriesGreed, Misdirection, and MurderOregon State Trooper Gabriel Hawke's sister, Marion, is on a corporate retreat in Montana when she becomes a murder suspect. Running for her life from the real killer, she contacts Hawke for help. Hawke heads to Montana to find his sister and prove she isn't a murderer. He hasn't seen Marion in over twenty years but he knows she wouldn't kill the man she was about to marry.As they dig into possible embezzlement, two more murders, and find themselves trying to outsmart a wilderness-wise kidnapper, Hawke realizes his sister needs to return home and immerse herself in their heritage. Grief is a journey that must be traveled and knowing her fiancé had wanted Marion to dance again, Hawke believes their culture would help her heal.

Book five of the Halsey Brothers historical western series.Hank Halsey believes he's found the perfect logging crew-complete with cooks-until he discovers Kelda Nielson would rather swing an axe than flip eggs.Strong and stubborn, Kelda Nielsen grew up falling trees, and resents any man who believes she's not capable, until Hank.

Book four of the Halsey Brothers historical western romance seriesDr. Rachel Tarkiel gave up on love after a devastating accident and settled for a life healing others. Blinded by a person he considered a friend, Clay curses his circumstances and his limitations. Can their love overcome their internal fears and the obstacles life throws at them or will a mysterious man keep them apart forever?

Book three of the Halsey Brothers historical western romance series.Ethan Halsey is determined to fulfill his father's wishes to provide for his brothers. The only drawback is a feisty woman who refuses to part with the land he needs.Aileen Miller has had two husbands. She isn't about to allow another man to dictate her life or the lives of her two children.

Book two of the Halsey Brothers historical western romance series. Maeve Loman accepts Zeke Halsey's offer to help her discover the truth behind her father's disappearance even though she hasn't met a man who can keep his promise.Zeke Halsey has wanted Maeve Loman since he first set eyes on the prickly schoolteacher. Offering to help her find her father, he hopes to prove he's not going anywhere.

Book one of the Halsey Brothers historical western romance series.After accidentally shooting a bank robber, Darcy Duncan becomes marshal of a town as accident prone as herself. And she's not about to take orders from a corrupt mayor or a handsome drifter.Gil Halsey discovers the new marshal is a passionate woman hell bent on proving the mayor is corrupt and dodging outlaws to clear her name.

Book ten in the Shandra Higheagle Mystery SeriesSecrets… Scandal… Murder…An autistic boy and his brother need potter Shandra Higheagle's help when a teacher's body is found after a confrontation with the older brother. Shandra knows the boy is innocent. Digging into the teacher's life, she and Ryan turn up scandal.Detective Ryan Greer has believed in Shandra's dreams in the past, but she can't always be right. When his investigation uncovers a principal on the take, females being harassed, and parents kept in the dark, he discovers more suspects than the brothers. Shandra's time at the school is coming to an end, and the killer has struck again.