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Choosing to settle in Miami once the war ends because of his buddy Pete, and a brief but enchanting encounter with Veronica Lake, newspaper reporter Ed Sanderson can't believe his eyes when on a rainy night in the land where flamingos fly, he spots the Mystery Girl. She was the only witness to a mob boss's murder which took place before the war. Ed calls his gal-pal in Chicago, Anne Jeffries, whose photo he carried in his wallet on every flight over the Pacific. Soon Ed, Anne, Pete and his hot little debutante wife, Kelly, are onto a story that might get them all killed.

Two 1940s romantic noir stories of suspense! In I WON'T FORGET YOU, a young woman is left rudderless when the local soldier boy she'd planned to marry sends her a Dear Jane letter. Spring returns to her heart when a second chance at love unexpectedly comes her way. She soon finds herself in a nightmare, however, when he disappears just as they are to be married. The police are convinced the man existed only in the woman's mind. Vowing to never forget him, she finds herself in a sanitarium, where only one man can help her. In THE UNLOCKED WINDOW, a woman who lost her husband during the war ...

The third entry in the Noir Shots series of short noir stories is a deeply moving and emotionally powerful tale of big city despair. Two children growing up together are at the whims of a father who might be far more than just a mean drunkard. As they grow closer, forming a bond borne of circumstance and desperation, their lives spiral toward an act of violence that almost seems fated. Beginning at the end, and then revealing how it got there through the haunted memories of the young man, a heartbreaking story emerges. * This ceaselessly somber noir contains mature themes and sensitive ...

A lovely young woman must finally leave the orphanage which has been the only home, and family she has ever known. Traveling to Palm Beach, Florida by train, Anne meets the man of her innocent dreams, and is quickly drawn into an old-fashioned noir vortex of love, wealth, and murder. Reminiscent of black and white noir melodramas of yesteryear, I Died Twice is a romantic and involving tale of noir suspense set during the 1940s. Re-proofed, Edited and Revised 9-30-2022

Haunted by what happened in a leafy glade outside a small town in Indiana, a paroled man returns by train nine years later to discover who killed the girl of his youthful dreams, then framed him for her murder. A small town, a baseball hero and his sister, and a secret no one knows leads to a shattering conclusion in this atmospheric, old-fashioned Noir Shot entry set during the 1940s.

A darkly sensual and deeply romantic mystery set in the latter half of the 22nd century. New Chicago's Civil Regulator Matt Ransom begins an investigation into the brutal murder of a bio-organic Cherry 6. The clues will lead Matt and his Cherry 6 wife, LeAnn, from New Chicago to Paris as a conspiracy affecting all mankind is unraveled. The sensual love between Matt and LeAnn is intertwined with the case more than either of them realize, and once the reason for the murder is discovered, this inaugural entry in a spectacular series becomes an exploration of what it truly means to be human. ...

A tragic accident in the distant past that led to a heartbreaking decision, a great love Matt can’t remember, and a girl about to die who will use her final days to give Matt the life that was stolen from him, collide with two unsolved murders in the present in The Romantic Shore. Sprawling across worlds, aching with romantic longing and sensuality, and filled with some of the most beautiful moments of the entire series, The Romantic Shore begins Act II for Matt Ransom, when the truth is finally revealed, and Heaven sets right Matt’s destiny…

A WWII soldier returns to his small town in Upstate New York with no memory of his past. Someone is following him and he doesn't know why. Once he arrives at a home he can't remember, he discovers two very different women appear to have designs on him. Shadowed by a mysterious stranger, and romantically confused, he must make his way through the dark corridors in his mind and remember, before it's too late...

The tender interlude in Monaco between Matt and Andrea alluded to in the epilog of The Dreamless Sea, is finally told in this beautiful and poignant ode to love, and the end of spring.

In GYPSY SUMMER, a young man working in a fabled San Francisco movie house meets a lovely gypsy girl in the park. She claims she is living under a gypsy curse. Observing firsthand the effects of the spell, he falls deeply in love with her. But when the final facet of the spell rips the young lovers apart, he must decide what price is too high for love. In NIGHT CRY, a struggling young writer in San Francisco thinks his luck has changed when he meets a sensual girl named Calina. But after meeting her, the old-fashioned horror story he's writing begins to intrude on reality, as a sleek black ...

Paul Harwood landed in a small town in Mexico when he escaped a powerful father in Miami. Years have passed, and he has found happiness living the simple life. A chance encounter with a beautiful woman running from her past, however, soon becomes fraught with danger for both Paul and the woman he loves. Romantic yet gritty, and with the kind of ending dreams are made of, this soft and romantically tender variation on modern noir pays homage to the past, while being firmly entrenched in the present. A twelve-chapter novelette which kicks off a new series of soft noir novelettes blending ...

Brooke Lonesome is a Missouri legend who disappeared into the mountains long ago. Katie Wells is a slightly past her prime saloon girl with a young boy to raise. Haunted by the past, a chance meeting in Sonora with a kindly Mexican grape grower offers a second chance for both. The second sprawling and emotional story in the Wild Country saga gives readers a chance to revisit their favorite characters from the first novel, while making friends with new ones. The Trail to Santa Rosa is an intimate and emotional portrait of two damaged people looking for a second chance in an often unforgiving...

Best chums Nancy and Beverly get a surprise trip to the city for graduation. Excitement at being on their own, free to watch Tyrone Power and Loretta Young at the movies, soon becomes tempered by a huge storm moving in, and a killer on the loose called the Creeper. Not about to let the storm dampen their weekend, they decide to make their own fun with some phone calls. But what they don't know, is they may be dialing up murder...

Book one in the exciting new Noir Shots series concerns a hot office affair turning sour. Set during the 1940s, laced with spice and a sense of impending doom, and featuring an old-fashioned femme fatale, this homage to the darker side of noir hits all the right notes. An unforgettable noir short dripping with atmosphere.

Laura Langdon is a woman whose only escape from her humdrum existence is the romantic pulp magazines she hides from her unimaginative and penny-pinching husband. Then a flat tire leads to her being picked up by a charismatic gangster on the lam. Appalled initially at his brazen manner, she is soon forced to acknowledge how his attentions and praise make her feel. When things take a dangerous turn, she has to choose between safety and home, or living a life she's only read about in the pulps. A story set during the 1930s, and harkening back to pulp stories of yesteryear.

One good thing is all Jack has going for him as he awaits execution. When he begins recalling the events which led him to Death Row, a tale of a man trying to redeem himself through one selfless act emerges. But in a noir world where fate has the last laugh, whether his one good thing will be enough to save him is unclear. The second in the Noir Shots series is a homage to the great Cornell Woolrich, in both its soft-boiled sentimentality, and its acceptance that fate will always have the final word.

Sheriff Jace Wilkinson must deal with a quirky rural community, an adorable deputy who resembles a preteen idol, a mysterious Air Force base not on any map, and a town which has a predilection towards the very strange. Filled with rural and conservative humor, join Jace and his deputy, Janie, as they solve some very strange cases in Crystal Falls, Idaho, a town you'll quickly grow to love.

Riding through the Dakotas toward a town where a killer turned bounty hunter lives, Wyn encounters trouble sooner than expected, in this thrilling Wyn Witcomb short story which takes place prior to the events in the Wild Country trilogy.

Matt and LeAnn are in Hawaii for Maria's wedding to Lucas. Matt has been having dreams about the day he rescued LeAnn as they arrive in Kauai, while great changes have been taking place in the lives of those he loves. Leaving Hawaii briefly to fly with Meagan to Paris, and share in her exciting news, Matt discovers that not all is as it seems with someone very dear to him. Once he discovers the reason, his world will never be the same. Meanwhile in Portugal, a beautiful Italian girl with whom Matt has only a passing acquaintance is having one last fling at living while she still can. When ...

Nautica City is an idyllic beachfront town along the California coast during the 1960s. The laid-back lifestyle of surfing, fast cars, girls in bikinis and music leads Sheriff Jack Riker to believe he has the best job in the world. With no crime to speak of and a girl he's just met on the beach who may be the love of his life, life couldn't be sweeter. But then the owner of the Nautica Beach Gazette is murdered. With no official deputies in the small seaside town, Jack enlists the aid of locals Boogie, Davy, Mike and Cassie to help search for a supposedly dead hot-rodder. But Jack and the ...