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Semi-finalist in the 2019 Chanticleer International Book Awards The bullets changed everything for me. Sometimes I wished I'd taken a bullet too because I lost the most important men in my life. My dad still fought every day to reclaim his confidence, mobility, and wit from the bullet that creased his brain. But my husband of seventeen days took our dreams with him when he died. They never caught the shooter. After losing everything, Katie Wilk is starting life over in Columbia, Minnesota, with a new career-giving up cryptanalysis in favor of teaching school-and a canine companion, Maverick, a black Labrador retriever. But on one of their first outings, Katie and Maverick discover a dead body in a nearby marshland. Doctor Pete Erickson enters her life. As the county coroner, he's one of the first on the scene; as the doctor that day in the ER, he's the one who stitches up Katie's head; as the son of the police chief, Pete is also in on the investigation. Meanwhile, the locals are gearing up for the premier of a new docudrama film called Titanic: One Story, which would be the cornerstone piece of a new Titanic exhibit, to open Labor Day weekend at the Midwest Minnesota History Center. The director selected their town as the location for some of the scenes, and many local residents are featured as extras in the movie. There will be a huge gala dinner and celebration for the grand opening. Tragedy strikes when the director dies suddenly, and there are a number of suspects. Katie finds herself in the midst of it all, and doesn't know anyone in town well enough to know who she can trust. Praise for the Katie and Maverick Cozy Mysteries:"Immediately captivating! Katie and Maverick are destined to become a notable amateur sleuth team in the mystery world." -Connie Shelton, USA Today bestselling author

Ford Bellamy never planned to leave his wife, never expected she'd leave him. But death is merciless and it's time to make a new life for himself and his little girl. New Mexico, where his sister and her husband have made their home, calls to him. After five years in Boston, Maria Cordova travels home, excited to return to the beauty of New Mexico but less so to an arranged marriage. The handsome cowboy with a baby in his arms catches her interest and tugs at her heart but he's surely married, and she's betrothed to a man she's never met. Fate has ideas of its own as the stage coach journey north proves more perilous with each passing mile. Ford turns to Maria to keep his daughter safe while he adds his skill and his gun to the protection of the coach and passengers. Meanwhile, Katherine watches the New Mexico horizon for her brother and worries over the danger that threatens the ranch she and Slade have built together with Jeb and Hannah. They don't believe that the band of Indians who coexist peacefully at their boundary are behind the murder of their vaquero or the slaughter of their cattle. The stagecoach trip is coming to an end, but Ford hasn't found love only to lose it again and Maria is a woman worth fighting for. Praise for Susan Yawn Tanner's Bellamys of Texas series: "Non-stop Western action combined with a passionate love story. Five breathless stars!!" -Sue's Reviews online "I love the story line of this book. Very well written. Author does a great job making you feel like you are in the book!" - Lisa Armand, 5 stars, Amazon "Great book! This book is about love; love for family, love for your child, first "love," lost love, and true love." - SKM, 5 stars, online review "A journey to the past ... fast paced, intriguing, action packed and romantic!" - Carol LaGatta, 5 stars, online review "So happy Book 2 of The Bellamys of Texas was released. The story of Jeb, a Texas Ranger, and Hannah, a preacher's young widow who wants to avenge her husband and her unborn child's death, is an awesome read." - Janice, 5 stars on Amazon "Wonderful! This book has it all -- action, romance, lawmen, outlaws, and vivid character descriptions, all woven together in a believable story." - 5 stars on Amazon (for Fire Across Texas)