The Cottage by Jo A. Hiestand is a wonderful mystery story. Michael McLaren, a former police detective, is helping Melanie move home. But once a police detective, always a police detective. A neighbor needs McLaren to look into who murdered her parents, but McLaren doesn’t...

The Bootlegger’s Bride by Rick Skwiot is a journey back to the often lawless, uncompromising streets of St Louis during prohibition. Narrated across two time periods from two different perspectives, the story follows a young son of Polish immigrants, Jan Nowak, as he seeks to...

Kelsey James is a master personal trainer and nutrition coach in Oakville, California. She also happens to be a part-time sleuth, most likely because her father, Randy James, is the police chief. When Anna Scott, the mother of Tina Scott, one of Kelsey’s fitness clients,...

The Storm Within by Gill D. Anderson is a murder mystery set on a contemporary Mediterranean cruise ship, the Ocean Breeze. Like an Agatha Christie tale, a group of characters is in a closed setting so that when the killing occurs, we are trying to...

In The Roots of Violence by Gloria Foster, the dark side of humankind with possibilities that are dangerous to society is revealed. When Jonathan's brother, David, dies unexpectedly, investigating the mystery surrounding his arrest, imprisonment, and demise becomes a priority for Jonathan. The process evokes...

The Lost Republic by W.J. Speed follows the titular Ace Gonzalez, a passionate environmental activist who opposes the construction of the Emerald Oasis Towers, a large development project that threatens the local ecosystem. When he discovers a body in the water, he investigates further, facing...

In The Crew by Dani Donari, Reese’s close friend, Janae, had been murdered. While searching for Janae’s killer, Reese was kidnapped in the process. The kidnapper cuts both of Reese’s wrists before tossing her into the deep end of a swimming pool. Reese was rescued...

In The Curious Cat with Eight Lives and One to Die On by Timothy Neff Gocke, Tucker Glock happily lives with his four sons and his wife, Bonnie. While walking his dogs, he stumbles across an odd scene: Ben, the son of the president of...

Marty and Bo, two entrepreneurs, are back flush with money after their business, teetering on the brink of collapse, is rescued by their new business partner Natalya and her Russian oligarch investor, Dmitry Chernyshevsky. On their latest business quest, the pair flies to Rome to...

The Last County by Monty R Lemley follows Sheriff Bleu Calhoun as he seeks a fresh start in Pershing County, Nevada. Known for his unrelenting pursuit of criminals, Bleu has never been as successful in matters of the heart. Hoping to leave his past behind,...