The List of Five

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Publication Date: September 28, 2013

Young teen Richie Lyons is having an uneventful summer, playing games with his friends. He even has a birthday on the way. However, his uneventful life is shattered when he wakes up, on the morning of his thirteenth birthday, with a list of names pounding through his brain. A list that contains the names of those he cares about most. As if that wasn’t enough, he keeps having a recurring waking dream of a fire that is threatening to take the life of his mom and sister.
Richie must fight to understand this recurring list and the visions he is having. Are they prophetic, foretelling an actual occurrence, or a waking nightmare threatening his sanity? In addition, what does the list have to do with the newest local ministry and the strange pastor who came to Richie’s door?
The more Richie discovers, the less he understands.
When Richie finally begins to understand, it may be too late for himself and everyone else that he cares about.

There is one thing Richie knows for certain.
He may have to grow up much faster than he ever wanted to grow, because there is something very wrong with his visions, and there is something frightening about the list of five.

Cover Design by Rebecca Hamilton

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Love, Lies and Murder

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Publication Date: May 28, 2013

Amazon Bestselling Regency Romance

An unusual proposal and an intriguing whodunit set in the sumptuous Regency period, with a passionate love story at its centre.

Under the terms of his father's Will, widower Alexander Cavendish must remarry before he turns 30, but the suspicions which surround his first wife's death mean that his choices are limited. On impulse, he picks a stranger, offering her security and protection in return for marriage.

Helen Norton has few options in life and accepts the proposal, but she quickly comes to realise that everything in Alex's home is not as it seems. When attempts are made on her life, Helen realises that if she is to stand a chance of surviving, she must solve the riddle of his first wife's murder.

Is Alex a killer, or is he Helen's devoted husband? Was his first wife an adulteress or simply a loving mother? And if not Alex, then who among this family of aristocrats had the motive to kill?

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Murder Once Removed

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Publication Date: September 14, 2013

A reporter’s mentor is killed while investigating a murder and she is quickly put on the trail to break the story open. When she finds herself over her head in a dangerous world of treachery, greed, power, and revenge, it is going to take all of her ingenuity—and a lot of help—if she’s going to solve the case and make it out alive. A first-rate page-turner filled with mounting, almost unbearable suspense, Roz Russell’s debut looks deep into the inner dimensions of the artistic mind to ask: is murder a form of art?

Joe Taylor, the leading investigative reporter for the Albuquerque Post, has mentored Jessica Curtis for the past six years. But now Joe's dead—murdered—and the only thing Jessica knows about the story he’d been working on, the Michael Lange murder, is that it happened three years ago and the killer has never been found. Now the investigation is hers and she’s about to realize she was a lot safer when she knew a lot less.

A high profile art dealer and construction entrepreneur in Santa Fe, Lange had dirt on every friend and foe in the tawny northern New Mexico city—and he wasn’t afraid to use it to his advantage. And when the body count rises and the danger escalates, Jessica is no closer to finding the murderer and everyone remains a suspect—including the enigmatic artist she has begun an affair with. As she scrambles to stay alive and break the story open, Jessica must answer the ultimate question: can she do so before the killer adds her to the list of victims?

A mystery novel that explores the power of art, Russell delivers a captivating meditation on fate, the inevitability of certain life events, and the cascading consequences of one act as it influences everything that happens afterwards. Perfectly paced with engaging characters, razor sharp turns and surprising twists, Murder Once Removed is a taut, suspenseful mystery that will keep you guessing until the final, explosive revelation.

 

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Lie or Die

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Publication Date: July 29, 2012

Shelby has her hands full managing her new agency where she hopes to put her mind-reading skills to good use. Her first case to track down money stolen from a bank leads her into the lingerie business where nothing is as it appears. She also finds plenty to keep her busy with the police department and Detective Harris. But all that pales in comparison to what she must do to help Uncle Joey, the local mob boss. He knows her secret and is determined to make her use it for his own purposes. When her husband, Chris, receives threatening notes, and his former client, Hodges, turns up dead, it is up to Shelby to determine what is going on and who is behind it all. It seems the past has a way of catching up with her. Soon, Shelby must use all her wits to stay alive, and her only option? Lie or Die.

 

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Corpse Flower - Part 1

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Publication Date: October 14, 2013

From country club to trailer park ...
Swindled out of a fair divorce settlement, former socialite Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall works a number of part-time jobs to pay the rent on a rundown trailer and keep her motorcycle on the road. House cleaner, yoga teacher, library assistant, cemetery groundskeeper, drudge for her agoraphobic cousin -- the work never ends. But Bliss still can't save enough money for another day in court. So, when her cousin offers her a generous fee to find a pollinating mate for his giant jungle plant, she agrees to help. How hard can it be?

That's when she discovers that her neighbours, her employers, and even her cousin are involved in a string of illegal activities -- including grow-ops and suspicious deaths. Police Chief Neil Redfern's persistent scrutiny is interfering with her goal, and Bliss suspects he may be up to his badge in the crimes he's supposed to be investigating. With no one to back her up, Bliss must make a decision. She can give up on her dream, or she can start fighting dirty. Either way, she risks becoming another murder victim.

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The Fox and The Thistle

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Publication Date: October 21, 2013

This book is for all crime thriller and mystery enthusiasts that appreciate the hard boiled Glasgow culture and their twisted Scottish sense of humour.

Jamie Fox is a Glasgow policeman and Mixed Martial Arts expert who's Dad disappeared 15 years ago. He is drawn into a vigilante world when The Thistle, a Glasgow drugs lord, floods the streets with bad drugs and Jamie's younger brother dies after trying cocaine for the first time.

The rage in Fox builds when he discovers The Thistle is behind the drugs that killed his brother and as The Thistle targets Fox, his family and friends repeatedly and The Fox sets out to put an end to The Thistle's drugs empire and The Thistle himself. Along the way he finds out more about the mysterious disappearance of his Dad and more about his own character in the process.

All does not go to plan for Jamie as those close to him become embroiled in a series of events that result in murder, kidnap and a showdown with a cruel and nasty twist.

Can rough justice prevail in this Glasgow mystery crime thriller that sees adventure in Scotland, Spain and Morocco? Can you handle the brutal justice?

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Souls Set Free

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Publication Date: July 2, 2013

Emma has a life most people would love to trade for: a beautiful home on the beach, a loving husband, two wonderful daughters. But most nights, she goes to bed hoping to not wake up the next morning. Pills and alcohol are the only ways she can cope with a childhood filled with abuse, ending the day she left at fifteen after her mother held her at gunpoint.

Now, the woman who caused her so much pain is dead.

Emma returns to her childhood home and finds her mother's journal. As she reads, her anger slowly begins to melt away as the years of abuse finally begin to make sense...

 

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Significance

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Publication Date: June 12, 2011

An Amazon Bestseller - SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

                                                                                         

From NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Shelly Crane

                                                                                                                                    

Maggie is a seventeen year old girl who's had a bad year. She was smart and on track, but her mom left, her dad is depressed, she's graduating, barely, and her boyfriend of almost three years dumped her for a college football scholarship. Lately she thinks life is all about hanging on by a thread and is gripping tight with everything she has.                                                                                                            

Then she meets Caleb. 

                                                                                                             

She saves his life and instantly knows there's something about him that's intriguing, but she's supposed to be on her way to a date with his cousin. Things change when they touch, sparks ignite. Literally. 

                                                                                            

They imprint with each other and she sees their future life together flash before her eyes. She learns that not only is she his soul mate, and can feel his heartbeat in her chest, but there is a whole other world of people with gifts and abilities that she never knew existed. She herself is experiencing supernatural changes unlike anything she's ever felt before and she needs the touch of his skin to survive. Now, not only has her dad come out of his depression to be a father again, and a pain as well, but Caleb's enemies know he's imprinted and are after Maggie to stop them both from gaining their abilities and take her from him. 

                                                                                                                          

Can Caleb save her or will they be forced to live without each other after just finding one another?

 

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The Riddles of Hillgate

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Publication Date: October 18, 2011

Zoey Kane is known around Riverside for making risky purchases. When her daughter Claire learns a most recent investment is eighty acres on the haunted side of town, she is simply flabbergasted. Amazement takes over the whole community, however, when an old mansion is discovered deep within trees. After the estate is turned into a popular hotel, no one could have expected just how risky this purchase would be.

 

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Taking Care of Business

Estelle Watkins has no intention of becoming a detective. Her one stint as an elderly, female Magnum P.I. was enough for her. But when her husband’s co-worker is murdered in their office and the victim’s wife asks for help, Estelle can’t turn her away. (She always has been a sucker for puppy-dog eyes.) Investigating a murder in a Jackson-Hewitt office is taxing...which Estelle learns the hard way.

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War Torn Boxset: Three Thrilling Reads

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Publication Date: October 17, 2013

“In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.” – Winston Churchill

Bestselling author Luis Samways presents the “War-torn Boxset.”

A collection of dramatic action and unforgettable characters.

In this collection you will find two of Luis Samways’s bestselling series.

This boxset includes two episodes from the Post-Apocalyptic mega series, Beacon of Light and the first instalment in the alternate history series, Das Death.


One thing’s for sure with the War Torn Boxset….You’ll be torn on when to put it down!

Included in this collection:

Beacon Of Light:
(Episodes 1 & 2)


When people in New York City start to self-combust, a non-stop battle for survival has awoken. A group of Survivors race underground to escape the Beacons: This is their story.
Follow the turmoil of the survivors as they fight against the mysterious invisible killer that is tearing New York apart.

Das Death:
(The first instalment)


The Germans are coming....and they want blood!

The year is 2013. It’s been sixty eight years since the end of World War two, or how it is known now, as the day the German’s came.

To this day, the German’s rule the world. They are the only superpower that remains. Blonde hair and blues eyes are the only people that matter. For the non-Germans, change is needed. But how can they change the world in such small numbers? And can they succeed?

In a universe where Germany was victorious, and Hitler was spared, the last Jew on earth, Abel Brewer, has to stay alive and stay ahead. He has to fight for his survival and outwit the hostile world he lives in. Who can he trust? Where can he go? Is he alone, or is he really the last hope for freedom?

This is his story. This is Das Death.


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Halloween Night

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Publication Date: October 12, 2013

Trick Or Treaters and the light of an orange moon. Black Cats and Joggers running for the sanctity of a halloween dream. Have a batch of halloween cookies and a glass of fresh blood, top it off with the love for the holiday and you will discover gibbering fear, the caste of souls and ghoulie goblins that go bump in the night. A fearful excursion into the unknown and the night we all look forward to.

 

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Raines of Fire: The Alexa Raines Chronicles

Alexa Raines: Has gotten herself into and out of more sticky situations than most people even know exist. She’s made herself over and over again—literally—in the four-thousand years she’s been alive, and these days, she’s a private-detective-sometimes-bounty-hunter, who specializes in recovering kidnapping victims—at least, on paper. She sometimes works with the police to bring down serial killers, but mostly her business, which employs four others, “takes care” of things the law can’t—or won’t. She’s a hard worker, driving herself into exhaustion and her four employees crazy, but they all love what they do, and it helps that she pays them well.

THEN:
4000 years ago she was sold by her parents to serve as a temple maiden. The priests forced her into a sacred ritual which painfully transformed her into a human phoenix. A creature that cannot ever die.

After rebirth, she was furious and murdered the priests with her new powers and ran away. Wandering for years, she was found by a “wizard”, someone well versed in the arcane magical arts, and she taught her what she truly was, gave her a secret name, and taught her magic over the course of decades.

Eventually civilization found them and burned them both at the stake. She recovered, and began wandering again.

NOW:
Alexa is on the trail of someone killing Wicca in the mid-west. Little does she know that she will encounter a lover from years past that will complicate her assignment and her love life. 

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Corpse Flower - Part 1

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Publication Date: October 14, 2013

From country club to trailer park ...
Swindled out of a fair divorce settlement, former socialite Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall works a number of part-time jobs to pay the rent on a rundown trailer and keep her motorcycle on the road. House cleaner, yoga teacher, library assistant, cemetery groundskeeper, drudge for her agoraphobic cousin -- the work never ends. But Bliss still can't save enough money for another day in court. So, when her cousin offers her a generous fee to find a pollinating mate for his giant jungle plant, she agrees to help. How hard can it be?
That's when she discovers that her neighbours, her employers, and even her cousin are involved in a string of illegal activities -- including grow-ops and suspicious deaths. Police Chief Neil Redfern's persistent scrutiny is interfering with her goal, and Bliss suspects he may be up to his badge in the crimes he's supposed to be investigating. With no one to back her up, Bliss must make a decision. She can give up on her dream, or she can start fighting dirty. Either way, she risks becoming another murder victim.

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Nobody's Killer

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Publication Date: September 10, 2013

After the mysterious deaths of three teenage girls within a ten mile radius, a hunt begins for clues to explain why they died. The police are completely baffled but Joanne, the sister of one of the girls, and her boyfriend, Matt, determined to find some answers, unearth chilling coincidences that seem to link all the cases together. Their search leads them to a strangely elusive man who appears to have a connection to all three girls. After following a labyrinth of exciting twists and turns, one disastrous event finally reveals the truth.

 

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Dirty Sixth Street, Austin

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Publication Date: October 4, 2013

7864 words.

Part of a series of short stories, Texas Shorts.

“Dirty Sixth Street, Austin”

This short story is a first of several sorts.

My first story that takes six of my cast of characters in my fiction, the young cousins traveling and hanging around with each other, down into one of Austin’s most well known party streets.

Another first, is their involvement in a minor, but nevertheless, scary crime.

And a mystery, also of a sorts.

Besides the six children, Antone, Cherise, Simone, Tabitha, Buzz, and Zilker, two new characters, from Vermont, are introduced. Sam (Samantha) and her brother Matt. They're adults. :-)

It was great fun to write and reread.

With all best wishes, sincerely,

Adan

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This Corporation of Ours

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Publication Date: October 8, 2013

This Corporation of Ours details the chronicles of different lives within the mafia syndicate known as The Corporation.

2013- Michael Smith is a specialist, he handles his business like his lifestyle, cleanly, efficiently, and only for high dollar amounts. Michael knows the dirty business behind The Corporation, but someone wants him dead, and he doesn't know why.

1918- Serafina Cella is the daughter of Alessio Cella. The mafiosi boss of her town of Syracuse, Sicily. She yearns for an escape from her planned destiny. Her ticket out becomes a beautiful man from Naples. To the both of them it's an everlasting love at first sight, but can she escape the grips of her father and be with her true love?

 

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The Enemy We Know

Psychotherapist Letty Whittaker, a professional secret keeper, has a secret of her own. When one of her clients slips free from an abusive boyfriend, Letty becomes the target of his violent rage. Wayne invades Letty's life, slithering his way past the barriers erected between her personal and professional lives, leaving gifts of dead rats, mutilated dolls, and freaky Shakespearian sonnets.

Worst of all, Wayne uncovers Letty's deepest shame, infiltrating her AA group and threatening to expose her to the state licensing board. And then--good news--Wayne is murdered. The bad news? The police suspect Letty. Worse yet, the sonnets and bloody souvenirs keep coming. Someone else has been watching Letty. Someone eager to drop bodies at her feet like a cat offering dead mole trophies to his mistress.

Someone willing to kill again.

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A Dream of Death

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Publication Date: February 14, 2012

Ontario Provincial Police Detective Lincoln Munroe is coming up empty. As a serial killer terrorizes the area surrounding London, Ontario, Canada, Lincoln finds himself at a standstill waiting for the perfect killer to make his first mistake.

While the body count rises without any leads, Lincoln finds himself haunted by dreams of discovering skeletal remains in the forest beneath a bloody knife. The dreams seem to come true when Lincoln is called to Algonquin Park to assist an old colleague. There he is tasked with overseeing the excavation of human remains buried more than twenty-five years earlier; remains that will bring to the surface cold cases, a painful past and memories Lincoln had long since forgotten.

'A Dream of Death' is the first in a series of character-driven police procedurals written by a Canadian police officer.

 

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Breakthrough

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Publication Date: September 10, 2013

"If you like Clive Cussler you will love this book!" - Gail Ward
"I just read your book, Breakthrough, and I must say it ranks up there with those of Vince Flynn, David Baldacci, Brad Thor and others! A great read!" - Tony Diaz

Deep in the Caribbean Sea, a nuclear submarine is forced to suddenly abort its mission under mysterious circumstances. Strange facts begin to emerge that lead naval investigator John Clay to a small group of marine biologists who are quietly on the verge of making history.

Alison Shaw and her team are preparing to translate the first two-way conversation with another animal species, but they are about to discover much more than they ever expected.

When a mysterious object is found on the ocean floor and an unknown group suddenly becomes interested in her work, Alison learns that Clay may be the only person she can really trust. Together they find themselves embroiled in a desperate attempt to stop a catastrophe that spans the Atlantic Ocean and reaches all the way to Antarctica.

 

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Justice

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Publication Date: May 31, 2013

A novel about mid-20th century Italy: Miri, a Jewish girl from London marries an Italian communist nobleman, but her safety is threatened when Mussolini's Fascist government begins deporting Jews to the death camps. Miri escapes to England, leaving her son in her husband's hands. Local politics takes a hand in their fate, however, with terrible consequences. When the war ends, Miri returns to a devastated Italy, seeking a reckoning. If needs be, revenge.

 

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Redemption

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Publication Date: September 26, 2011

*Nominated for Best Hero at the 2013 UtopYA awards

If you love paranormal romance with action, adventure, drama, angels, demons, and all kinds of supernatural things going on, this is one series you will most definitely want to read. ~Always YA at Heart

With swoon-worthy demons and snarky heroines, what's not to love? Ms. Ryals takes a very popular genre and makes it her own. Redemption is unlike anything I have ever read and I am officially a fan for life! ~Pyxi Rose


A fateful car accident, a strange Abbey ruled by an even stranger Abbess, an insane Demon, a world where right and wrong becomes dangerously twisted, and a confident, rebellious teenager . . . .

Dayton Blainey is a foul-mouthed, grief-stricken young woman forced to live with a religiously eccentric aunt who favors her moral older sister. But when Dayton's life becomes intertwined with a dangerous stranger, she suddenly finds herself at the center of a war fought since the beginning of time.

Trapped between what she believes is right, and a forbidden attraction, Dayton must come to terms with betrayal and her surprising lineage to stop a war before it even begins.

 

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The Honeymoon Cottage

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Publication Date: March 12, 2012

InD'tale Magazine gives The Honeymoon Cottage 4 stars: "This first novel in the Pajaro Bay romance series promises great things to come! It is written well, with interesting characters that are easy to like. The novel holds the reader's interest with romance, intrigue, danger and murder. The author's theme of redemption and forgiveness is well thought out. One will love getting to know the characters in this story where everyone has a secret! Also, the author has 10% of all profits going to charities. With all that, what's not to love?" You can read the entire review at indtale.com/reviews/honeymoon-cottage

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Camilla Stewart desperately needs to make a fresh start: her despicable ex-fiancé stole her life savings, embezzled from her job, and then disappeared without a trace--leaving behind nothing but his eight-year-old son, Oliver.
But when she arrives in the little beach town of Pajaro Bay, she immediately runs into local sheriff's captain Ryan Knight, and finds escaping her past won't be as easy as she planned.
Because Ryan soon realizes that Camilla and little Oliver may be the only souls on earth who can identify a serial killer... and they are next on his hit list.

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Designer Dirty Laundry

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Publication Date: June 2, 2012

In the seamy world of designer clothing, you're bound to find dirty laundry...

Samantha Kidd, ex-buyer turned Trend Specialist, designed her future with couture precision, but finding the Fashion Director's corpse on day one leaves her hanging by a thread. When the killer fabricates evidence that puts the cops on her hemline, her new life begins to unravel--with humorous results. She trades high fashion for dirty laundry and reveals a cast of designers out for blood. Now this flatfoot in heels must keep pace with a diabolical designer before she gets marked down for murder.

Praise for the humorous STYLE & ERROR MYSTERY SERIES

"...the book is enriched by the author's cleverly phrased prose and convincing characterization. The surprise ending will satisfy and delight many mystery fans. A diverting mystery that offers laughs and chills." -Kirkus Reviews
"Overall, an impressive cozy mystery from a promising author." -Mystery Tribune
"...even the toughest crime is no match for a sleuth in fishnet stockings who knows her way around the designer department. A delightful debut." -Kris Neri, Lefty Award-Nominated Author of REVENGE FOR OLD TIMES’ SAKE
"DESIGNER DIRTY LAUNDRY is a sleek and stylish read." -Ellen Byerrum, Author of the Crime of Fashion Mysteries
"In DESIGNER DIRTY LAUNDRY, author Diane Vallere stitches together a seamless mystery. The story will have you on pins and needles." -Avery Aames, Agatha Award Winner of Nationally Bestselling A Cheese Shop Mystery Series and the new Cookbook Nook Mysteries
"A captivating new mystery voice, Vallere has stitched together haute couture and murder in a stylish mystery. Dirty Laundry has never been so engrossing!" -Krista Davis, Author of The Domestic Diva Mysteries
“Designer Dirty Laundry is a light, cozy-style mystery written in a breezy manner. The murder plot is nicely set up, the suspects all credibly drawn, and Samantha Kidd an engaging amateur sleuth."-Mysterious Reviews
"The way the story unravels isn’t exactly what you might expect and there are some interesting twists to how the end finally pans out. It keeps you at the edge of your seat. I love the description of clothes in this book, like I said to begin with, if you love fashion, pick this up!" -Los Angeles Mamma Blog
"Diane Vallere takes the reader through this cozy mystery with her signature wit and humor."-Mary Marks, NY Journal of Books
"Designer Dirty Laundry is a fast-paced book that kept me entertained with  mystery, drama, fashion, and romance throughout. Samantha is such a fun heroine, a woman who stumbles upon a mystery when all she is trying to do is make a few  changes in her life." -ChickLit Plus
"There is lots of fun in this series and it was a very enjoyable read. Samantha “The Kidd” is a funny character that keeps the book moving along at a fast pace." -Cozy Mystery Book Reviews

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Blood for Ink

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Publication Date: September 18, 2013

If he unmasks her, she's as good as dead...

As the mysterious writer who exposes gentlemen's secrets, it is not the first time The Scarlet Plumiere has been hunted. But this time it’s different. This time, she interferes with one of the Four Kings, and the brotherhood will not rest until they marry her off and place her securely under a man’s thumb. Only they have to catch her first.

The Earl of Northwick is falling for this writer, sight unseen. Will she be pretty? Will she have all her teeth? In his rush to claim her for himself, regardless of who she might ultimately be, he places her in grave danger--her desperate enemies are watching closely for the moment her mask is removed.

Blood for Ink is a full-length Regency romance of 350 pages and is the first of four novels in The Scarlet Plumiere Series. The sequel is Bones for Bread and an excerpt is included at the end of Blood for Ink.

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