Body on the Beach


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Just when you think you’re turning over a new leaf... surprise! It’s the old leaf. Yeah, I can't help myself. Even when I'm on vacation in the Outer Banks, if there's even a sniff of a crime... even the whiff of a murder... I can't help but get drawn into it. In another life, I should have been a cop. Instead, I'm gonna follow this tattooed guy with a gun all the way down this beachy road because he said something weird in the bakery once. It's like I'll never learn... (RECIPE INCLUDED: The Dismembered Donut!) This book used to be titled Vangie Vale and the Dismembered Donut and this is the second edition.







Vangie Vale and the Corpseless Custard


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What could be wrong with bringing a few fancy custard tarts to your Bunco group to impress a guest of honor? Nothing at all...except that guest of honor never shows up. And when her body is discovered, everyone at the Bunco group is a murder suspect. Vangie Vale finds herself in another predicament trying to solve a murder in a neighboring small town before her mugshot shows up in the local anonymous gossip blog. And just when she hoped her Sherlocking days were done. No rest for the wicked...or the clergy. Pick up your second book in The Matchbaker Mysteries today. You'll never guess whodunit. "R.L. Syme is a fresh voice in the cozy mystery genre." -Zara Keane, USA Today bestselling author of the Movie Club Mysteries series RECIPE INCLUDED: The Corpseless Custard And don't forget to check out book one, The Murdered Macaron, today!




Vangie Vale and the Murdered Macaron


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Small towns and gossip go together like flaky crust and sweet pastry cream. Between the police scanners, the coffee ladies, and the senior center, no secret is safe for long. But Vangie Vale wants nothing more than to stay under the radar...especially the police radar. So when her new bakery is linked to a murder investigation, nothing will stop the gossip mill from connecting her to the dead body. Can't have that. In order to clear her good name and keep her face off the front page, this bakery owner becomes extra nosy...with a little side of breaking-and-entering... But when she comes face-to-face with the Sheriff, Vangie can't ignore the fact that one of her macarons was involved in a murder. She has to find the real murderer.




My Brother's Roommate


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A sexy new brother's best friend romance from New York Times bestselling author Kendall Ryan. There are a few things you should know about my brother’s roommate. Wolfie Cox is . . . complicated. And incredibly sexy. Unfortunately, he has an impressive stick lodged so far up his ass, he’s about as emotionally available as a chinchilla. Actually, that might be an insult to the chinchilla community. So, naturally, I want to ride him like a bicycle. He thinks I hate him. Mostly because I’ve led him to believe this. It’s easier than admitting the truth. And while Wolfie is about as soft and cuddly as a fork, I’m the opposite. A good girl. Reliable. Conscientious. Oh, and completely panicked about an upcoming work conference. Wolfie’s usually allergic to altruism, so when my brother convinces him to help me out by escorting me to said conference where everyone else will have a plus-one . . . I say thanks, but no thanks. Surprisingly, Wolfie is unflinching about this. And that’s the story about how I got stuck in a hotel room with my brother’s hot (grouchy) roommate. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. In all seriousness, this isn’t a game to me, and hormones aside, I need to impress my boss this week so the promotion I’ve worked hard for doesn’t get handed to his worthless nephew. But with Wolfie and me sharing a hotel bed, things get confusing quickly. This is book two in the Frisky Business series, but each book can be read as a complete standalone.




Vangie Vale and the Strangled Strudel


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Just when Vangie Vale's life was getting back to normal after a murder that rocked her little Rocky Mountain tourist town, she found herself in the middle of another murder... as the chief suspect. Vangie stood shocked on the side of the curb as the sheriff stretched yellow crime scene tape around the front of her new bakery. Wouldn't this make a lovely headline in next week's paper: Local Baker Kills Parishioner With Pudding. Vangie's road back to good graces as a part-time pastor was bumpy enough already. This would be a road block. Can't have that. Just when she hoped her Sherlocking days were done. Pick up the third book in The Matchbaker Mysteries today. You'll never guess whodunit. "R.L. Syme is a fresh voice in the cozy mystery genre." -Zara Keane, USA Today bestselling author of the Movie Club Mysteries series RECIPE INCLUDED: The Corpseless Custard And don't forget to check out book one, The Murdered Macaron, today!




Lachlan's Revenge


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Lachlan MacLeod survived an English dungeon. He held his own under torture and brutality. He survived the death of his wife and alienation from his family. He managed to take back his ancestral home and restore his son's inheritance. But the English threat has never truly abated. According to his nephew, invasion is immanent. Tired of being subject to the whims of the English, Lachlan will take control of his own destiny. By any means necessary. Lady Evangeline, daughter of an invading English earl, has been raised to privilege and the expectation of an advantageous foreign marriage. She is as eager to escape her father's control as Lachlan is eager to kidnap her, though the wilds of the Scottish Highlands could be a tad more welcoming.The secret she holds could have deadly consequences--not only for Lachlan, but for his entire clan, not to mention the proud English lady and her companions. But this is one secret she cannot wait to spill...




Vangie Vale and the Dismembered Donut


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Just when you think you're turning over a new leaf... surprise! It's the old leaf.Yeah, I can't help myself. Even when I'm on vacation in the Outer Banks, if there's even a sniff of a crime... even the whiff of a murder... I can't help but get drawn into it. In another life, I should have been a cop.Instead, I'm gonna follow this tattooed guy with a gun all the way down this beachy road because he said something weird in the bakery once. Yeah, it's like I'll never learn...(RECIPE INCLUDED: The Dismembered Donut!)




Fire Fight


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Book Two in the Line of Fire Series, set in the Somewhere, Texas saga... Tande Walker is swimming in love. Her brother met his soul mate, her best friend is engaged, and to top it all off, Tande has the town's biggest wedding to plan for. All she can focus on is the job she has to do to get Brent & DJ across the marital finish line. But someone does not want this wedding to take place. They've been getting veiled threats for weeks, but when a creepy gift shows up and shakes up everyone's nerves, Tande takes matters into her own hands. She's going to get the police to take her seriously if she has to take hostages to do it. Marcus Edison has spent his whole adult life getting over Tande. She broke his heart, walked away from Somewhere, and put him in her rear-view. And for the brief moments he's allowed himself to hope she might come back, all she wants is a quick fling. But he's not interested in flings anymore. And he's over Tande. Completely. At least, that's what he's told his family, friends, and coworkers. Not that they believe him. All it takes is one look at her, ready to mow down the whole Sheriff's Department, for him to get crazy on whoever is threatening her. He'll do what he can to protect her, if she'll even let him, but when some of the threats start getting personal, he doesn't care if they're friends, benefits, or frenemies. He's sure he can let her walk away again, as long as she is alive... From the Somewhere, TX Volume II boxed set, TEXAS STRAIGHT UP.




The Pirate Highlander


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Two love stories, two countries, two pirates... now ONE BOOK! The Pirate Highlander now includes the follow-up novella, MALCOLM'S RETURN. Book Three in the Highland Renegades Series! Malcolm Sinclair left home a haunted man, looking for redemption, for a new life. When he finds acceptance with a band of Dutch privateers, he leaves Scotland for good, never to look back. Until his Captain's daughter is kidnapped by Scottish brigands and he must save her. But his responsibility to this captured woman goes far beyond that of a rescuer, for he has promised to protect her with his name, with his heart, with his life. Lilian Mason wants only one thing. Revenge. She sneaks aboard the Dutch pirate ship, captained by her mortal enemy, her knife and courage at the ready. But when she is unwrapped by a bewitching Highlander instead of a giant blond pirate, Lilian fears her plan has gone very wrong. If she waits to exact her revenge, she risks being discovered for the fraud she is, but even more dangerous, she risks losing her heart to the man closest to her enemy... an unexpected Pirate Highlander. with MALCOLM'S RETURN (Conclusion to PIRATE HIGHLANDER) When mistaken identity leaves her captive, he has no choice but to return for her... Malcolm Sinclair returns home to find Kees Rademacher and his pirate friends waiting for him. Malcolm's plans to free Josephine de Witt from her enemy captors can only go as far as Kees will allow. Kees would like nothing more than to grab the girl and be done with it. Until he lays eyes on her. Josephine de Witt is an unexpected complication. She is beautiful and willful and has plans of her own. And while Malcolm would love nothing more than to return to his wife and family, Kees only has eyes for Josephine. But when her pirate captors discover who they have snared, no one is getting out alive.