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After everything they've survived, Gemma thought the hardest part was over. She was wrong. Spring thaw has come to the Colorado mountains, and with it, a chance at something Gemma Hartley never expected: happiness. Marco has proposed. Warren Haskell is in prison. The ghosts that drove her to Elk Creek have finally been laid to rest. But peace has a price. When a social media influencer with two million followers disappears on the mountain trails, Gemma and her K-9 partner Kira are called to search. What looks like a straightforward missing persons case quickly becomes something darker—a ...

She finds the lost. But this time, she's become the hunted. Twenty-five years ago, thru-hiker Brianna Hartley vanished on the Colorado Trail. Her body was never found. Her killer was never caught. And her sister never stopped waiting. When true-crime podcaster Megan Yates arrives in Elk Creek determined to solve the cold case, SAR handler Gemma Hartley expects complications. What she doesn't expect is to find Megan's body on a mountain trail, strangled, just like the woman she was investigating. Megan's research reveals a terrifying pattern: settlements paid to silence women, a whisper ...

She came to escape her past. She found a body instead. Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Wren Calloway has had enough—of her cheating ex-husband, her high-pressure Manhattan career, and her own terrible judgment. When she inherits her grandmother's cottage in the picturesque coastal town of Tidal Cove, Maine, she sees a chance to disappear, regroup, and figure out what comes next. But her fresh start turns deadly when her rescue dog Biscuit leads her to a body on the rocks below her new home. The victim is Ned Haskell—a beloved local lobsterman everyone insists had no enemies. The police call ...

Twenty-five years of waiting. One trial to end it all. And a wildfire that's about to change everything. Warren Haskell is finally on trial for the murder of Brianna Hartley. The evidence is overwhelming—a recorded confession, a body recovered from his family's mine, witnesses who saw him with the victim the night she disappeared. After everything Gemma and her allies have sacrificed, justice seems inevitable. But Warren Haskell didn't build an empire by losing. His defense team is ruthless. The evidence is being picked apart. And Gemma watches helplessly as the case she helped build ...

She's kept the secret for twenty-five years. Tonight, she's going to tell it. The night Brianna Hartley vanished, Dorothy Keller was working the front desk of the Elk Creek hostel. She saw Brianna come in. She saw the man who came for her. And she saw them leave together, Brianna walking into the darkness with someone who wasn't the boyfriend everyone blamed. For twenty-five years, Dot kept silent. Took the money. Looked the other way. Watched an innocent man carry the weight of suspicion while the real killer walked free. Now she's dying, and she can't take the secret with her. When Dot's ...

Some secrets are worth dying for. Others are worth killing for. One year after arriving in Tidal Cove, animal behaviorist Wren Calloway has finally found her place. She's engaged to fisherman Jonah Hartley, building a life with his daughter Bea, and helping traumatized animals heal at her seaside cottage. The past is behind her. Until Sarah Prescott arrives. Sarah never knew her father—he died before she was born. But a letter from her recently murdered grandfather, Harrison Prescott, has led her to Tidal Cove with a devastating revelation: Thomas Prescott didn't die in a car accident. He...

A decade of lies. A dinner party turned deadly. And a pet sitter who won't stop until she finds the truth. Carrie Ashford has built an unexpected life in Charleston. What started as pet sitting has evolved into something more—she's become the city's most unlikely detective, with a menagerie of rescued animals and a relationship with Detective Marcus Hale that's finally moving forward. When Marcus makes a dinner reservation at the city's most romantic restaurant and hints at "something important," Carrie dares to imagine a future she'd given up on. But murder has terrible timing. When ...

Winter in Elk Creek hides more than snow. Four months ago, Nathan Cross told everyone he was leaving town for a job in Utah. His truck was found at a rest stop near the border. His apartment was cleared out. His goodbyes were said. He never made it. When Gemma Hartley and her search-and-rescue dog Kira are called to investigate an avalanche debris field, they discover what the mountain has been hiding: Nathan's frozen body, buried since October, preserved by the cold—along with evidence that his death was no accident. Someone in Elk Creek is a murderer. And with the roads closed and the ...

She came to the mountains to escape death. It followed her. Former Minneapolis paramedic Gemma Hartley thought she'd left tragedy behind when she fled to the remote mountain town of Elk Creek, Colorado. With her search-and-rescue dog Kira by her side, she's built a quiet life finding lost hikers and learning to breathe again. Then a routine search for a missing woman leads Gemma and Kira to a body and evidence of murder. The deeper she digs, the darker the secrets become. Someone in this picture-perfect town has been hiding the truth about what happened twenty-five years ago, when another ...

The gala was glittering. The hostess was charming. By morning, she was dead. Dr. Wren Calloway is finally settling into her new life in Tidal Cove, Maine. She has a cozy cottage, a budding romance with the local veterinarian, and a found family that feels like home. When she's invited to the legendary Thorne Christmas Gala, she expects an evening of champagne and society drama—not a front-row seat to murder. Margot Thorne was the undisputed queen of Tidal Cove's elite. Generous philanthropist. Gracious hostess. And, as Wren quickly discovers, a woman with more enemies than friends. When ...

The thrilling conclusion to the Paws & Probable Cause series... Three days before her wedding, Dr. Wren Calloway should be celebrating. Instead, a massive nor'easter traps fifty people in Tidal Cove—and when FBI Agent Marcus Webb is found murdered in the lighthouse, Wren realizes the killer is trapped among them. Webb came to investigate one final case: the identity of "The Accountant," a shadowy figure who managed the Beacon Society's finances for decades. Now he's dead, and his loyal service dog Justice guards the body with fierce devotion—along with evidence that could expose the ...

The past is calling. And this time, Wren must answer. Summer has arrived in Tidal Cove, and with it comes regatta season—when the harbor fills with sailboats, tourists flood the streets, and the town's oldest families gather for the annual competition that defines their legacy. At the center of it all is the Calloway Cup, a prestigious sailing race established by Wren's own great-great-grandfather over a century ago. But the trophy has been missing for forty years. And no one will tell Wren why. When Commodore Harrison Prescott is found dead in his study—apparently of heart failure—...

A murdered developer. A feral cat colony. And secrets that refuse to stay buried. Spring has finally arrived in Tidal Cove, Maine—but mud season brings more than melting snow and returning birds. Veterinary behaviorist Wren Calloway is settling into her new life with veterinarian Jonah Ridley and his daughter Bea when a call from feral cat advocate Iris Holloway pulls her into a battle between preservation and progress at the historic Lighthouse Point. Raymond Cross, the ruthless developer behind the luxury condominiums threatening an established feral cat colony, has made enemies ...

Starting over is hard. Finding dead bodies is harder. Carrie Ashford had it all figured out—until her husband left her for his CrossFit instructor. Now forty-two, recently divorced, and desperate for a fresh start, she's traded her Atlanta event-planning career for a new life in Charleston, South Carolina. Armed with her judgmental British Shorthair cat, Margot, and a fledgling pet-sitting business, Carrie is ready to reinvent herself. Her biggest client yet? The prestigious Worthington family, one of Charleston's oldest names. All Carrie has to do is care for two elderly Cavalier King ...

Sophie Lyons was a “thief from the cradle”, as one Chief of Police said; at the early age of six years she had already been trained by her stepmother to be a pickpocket and a shoplifter. A beautiful child with engaging manners, she was sent out every day into the stores and among the crowds of shoppers, and was soundly whipped if she came out of a shop with less than three pocketbooks. “I did not know it was wrong to steal; nobody ever taught me that,” Sophie Lyons writes.

Whilst they’re not the most domestic of women, if there’s one house Clara and Sophie can manage, it’s the House of Gossip - a weekly dose of pop culture nourishment. Resident Creative Directors Clara and Sophie are in the gossip closet serving up the latest juicy topics worthy of their carefully curated analysis. Every Tuesday, they sashay onto the factory floor of entertainment and cover breaking scandals, give general celebrity commentary and everything in between. Welcome to House of Gossip, their new collection is out now! Follow these gossip girls on insta: @soph_lyons (https://...

In this captivating exploration, the authors present a vivid portrait of a life shaped by crime, akin to the mastery of figures like Edison, Morgan, and Rockefeller in their respective fields. At the center of this narrative is Sophie Lyons, an extraordinary woman who stands out as one of the most remarkable criminals of modern times. Her life serves as a compelling testament to the truth that crime does not pay, illustrating how the same intellect and drive, when applied to honest pursuits, can lead to lasting wealth and respect. (From the Introduction)