A society scandal. A convenient marriage. A love that could set her free. 1936. Ginny Dunbar, a debutante yearning for love and freedom, finds herself ostracized from London society. The exhibition of a nude portrait, painted by her manipulative older lover, leaves her reputation in tatters and her dreams of a grand wedding shattered. Desperate […]

The puzzlement is a puzzle or at least pieces of one. A whole list of people want a piece of the puzzle, but anyone who has one dies. The novel is well plotted and twisted. I had a hard time putting it down so I could do my writing. It reads similarly to the works […]

Natural wildfires are raging out of control. Years of fire prevention programs have left huge stores of timberland which fuel massive burns. Brave teams of wilderness firefighters assemble to combat the infernos from land and air. Among them are the skilled pilots, flying military surplus airplanes, converted to water-bombers. With newer technology and the phasing […]

One man against an army. The kind of odds Bob likes. When Bob hires on as a bodyguard to pay for his friend’s medical bills, he expects routine security work in rural Washington State. Instead, he walks into a deadly conspiracy that stretches from vegan commune Jericho to the highest floors of Seattle’s Space Needle. […]

Four friends start a monthly potluck brunch when their lives begin to unravel. Lifelong friends Joanna, Debbie and Gwen, grew up on Bribie Island together, in the quaint little hamlet of Sunshine. Now that they’re on the cusp of retirement, they hold a regular potluck brunch to catch up. Joanna is a retired chef who […]

A compassionate memoir of younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease with thoughtful guidelines for caregivers. On a family vacation in 2009, Dr. Renée Brown Harmon felt the first jolt of fear that something might be wrong. How could her husband, Harvey, a highly intelligent physician, marathon runner, and devoted father, be struggling to keep up with their guide’s […]

Dogs, danger, and a dash of romance. It’s Thanksgiving in Dorset Hills. Bridget Linsmore’s annual Thanksgiving Rescue Pageant is the highlight of the season in dog-crazy Dorset Hills. With Beau, the calm, elegant and intuitive mutt, by her side she’s matched countless rescue dogs with their perfect humans and built a shelter all of “Dog […]

“Sometimes the most beautiful roses grow wild in a beast’s garden…” When Miss Persephone Wentworth risks her reputation by writing to the infamous Beastly Duke of Burenwood, she expects rejection, not a proposal of convenience. Determined to save her family from ruin, she offers her hand in a union built on practicality, not affection. Philip […]

My husband’s girlfriend is dead. He says he didn’t kill her. But he’s been lying about everything else. Eight years of marriage. A beautiful home in Connecticut. A sweet, affectionate four-year-old son. Now, it’s 6 a.m., and the police are knocking at our door. They found a dead girl floating in the university pool. My […]