Donuts and Handcuffs


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A budding baker. A caring cop. A sweet and spicy romance of opposites.Daniel: When this sweet girl literally tumbled into my life, so did my heart.I want nothing more than to protect her from the haunted shadows in her beautiful eyes.Yet clearly she isn't ready to share her past.To trust me.My uniform should be enough for her to know I'm a good guy. Bailey: I could see myself with Daniel.But he's a cop.And I have too many things to keep hidden. Besides, I'm busy running a new bakery, starting a new life. No time for daydreams of the way he touches me, the way he truly listens. Being with me could ruin his reputation, a risk I couldn't take. No matter that he melts me like butter across hot bread.***A standalone romance novel. No cliffhangers, no cheating, and a sweet HEA.Please look to the left for the "Follow This Author" button for updates!




Donuts


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Acclaimed food writer and cultural historian John T. Edge conjures nostalgia by revealing portions of our history through our most cherished foods. Donuts is the cap on a scrumptious series toting comfort food, belying calorie-counting, and embracing those cornerstone, iconic dishes that have come to define American cuisine and customs over the years. In Donuts, Edge walks us though the donut's inception as Dutch fare, the Salvation Army's wartime donuts, the invention of the donut machine, the 1950s donut-shop craze, the Krispy Kreme revolution, the appropriation by other ethnicities, and the fanatical chefs that take donuts to a new art form. Nothing encourages our sweet-tooth cravings like the donut. It is honest. It is satisfying. It is a national symbol that has survived the low carb-diet dogma and the death of the local donut shop, and it is making a comeback into the hearts of Americans.




Mind Scrambler


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John Ceepak and Danny Boyle are making the rounds in Atlantic City when Danny runs into his former crush, Katie. She's working for a magician named Rock, and her life seems to be in better order than Boyle could have hoped for. But Ceepak and Boyle soon find themselves on another case when Katie is found strangled to death. It is up to Ceepak and Boyle to find out who killed her. Their lives and the lives of others depend on it. "Grabenstein's sharply arch prose and steady plotting makes Ceepak's fifth compulsively readable." - Kirkus Reviews




Donut Detectives


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Motorcycle policeman Officer Parker and a young boy, Leon, become close friends. Officer Parker comes into the Donut Shop every day to say hi to Leon and get his donuts. One day something unusual happened to Officer Parker, Leon and the “Donut Detectives.”




Submission Impossible


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He loves the sweet life Greg Hutchins is reluctantly adulting these days. He’s settled in his job, recently bought his first house, and has a network of friends he can call family. But there’s something missing in his life, and he can’t quite put his finger on it. When he’s assigned to a case that involves investigating a biochemical company, he meets a woman who’s sweeter than any candy. Maybe she’s just the thing to make him feel complete. She’s ready for the future Noelle LaVigne has faced plenty of tragedy in her life, but she’s on the right path now. Between her new job and settling into a new city, she’s got no time for dating or relationships. She’s worked hard to get where she is, and no man is going to push her off track. Except the minute Hutch crosses her path she can’t seem to think about anything but the handsome security expert. He’s there to find a corporate spy, but late-night work sessions make her think they’ve both found something much more meaningful. A twist they never saw coming When the case becomes dangerous, both of their futures are on the line. And when the bullets start flying, they will have to learn to trust in each other if they hope to survive.




Been There, Donut That


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Maddie Baker, disgraced celebrity food critic, is forced to return to the small town she couldn't wait to leave. James is an ex-con looking for a new start in her family's bakery. While working together to keep the bakery going amid the staff's personal setbacks and a rival business's threats, the two grow close, but James has been told to keep his past secret so Maddie, still healing from wounds caused by the last man she'd made a mistake in trusting, won't send him packing without giving him the second chance he desperately needs. Both have been burned, but together they might just create something beautiful...if they can let go of the past.




Jealousy Filled Donuts


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When a firecracker becomes a murder weapon, Emily Westhill pursues a killer with a short fuse in the third installment of this series.




Blueseed Prodigy


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This intricate action, thriller novel takes place in a futuristic United States. Foreign start ups and workers are outlawed; the protagonists Victor, Mario and Kira employ an ingenious cover to circumvent the law, a floating casino-resort called Blueseed, located in International waters off the coast of California. However, they are soon in peril because of the powerful United States Immigration and Business (I & B) department, headed by Maurice, a religious fanatic who is hell-bent on transforming America into a fascist country. Acting on behalf of the US President and his policies, Maurice joins a major UN coalition to advance his agenda but unknown to him they have their own agenda. He orders repeated militia attacks on the Blueseed Prodigy partners (across the United States and into Canada) who threaten his vision. As the stakes become higher and more dangerous, the protagonists enlist other allies including Lawrence, the CEO of the private Space Agency, Alpha Centura. The Blueseed Prodigy battle on two fronts: to enlist support to foil the UN conspiracy, and to defend against the assaults on their lives. Our protagonists are outnumbered! Can they succeed? The fate of the Free World is at stake!




Goodbye Cruller World


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Named after her beloved tabby, Deputy Donut, Emily Westhill's donut shop in small-town Fallingbrook, Wisconsin, is doing so well, she's expanding into catering weddings. But a killer is about to crash the reception . . . Normally, Emily's eyes tend to glaze over when prospective brides go on about their wedding plans. But when the owner of the clothing shop, Dressed to Kill, asks Emily to design a donut wall for her reception, she’s immediately sweet on the idea. With the help of her father-in-law and business partner—the former police chief of Fallingbrook—she hangs the treats from dowels on the wall so guests can help themselves. But that night, when the groom ends up on the floor with signs of poisoning, Emily suspects someone has tampered with her treats. When the groom dies, there's no way to sugarcoat it: she’s got a murder on her hands. Despite a list of suspects as long as the guest list, Emily vows to find out who created the killer confection to save her shop’s reputation and keep the bride out of handcuffs. She’ll have to move fast . . . before the poisoner takes a powder.




Passing the Badge


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From rural Oregon to the frozen streets of Anchorage, ride along with a police K9 handler and live adventures through his eyes. These stories offer an immersive glimpse into the world of policing, inviting you to feel the raw emotions, humor, and adrenaline that pulse through the lives of police officers. Written by a veteran police officer who not only shares his own stories but weaves in the captivating stories of his father, a former K9 handler. “Passing the Badge” is a rare and authentic glimpse behind the scenes, revealing the human behind the uniform.