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A winter wonderland. A honeymoon gone wrong. And a missing nutcracker waiting to be found... Rebecca Orange is finally living her fairytale—newlywed, newly crowned Duchess, and off on a dream honeymoon with the Duke of Atwood himself. Their destination? A snow-dusted château in the mountains, a village straight out of a Christmas card, and front-row seats to the legendary Glacial Games, Monrovia’s most celebrated winter event. But when a priceless, charity-bound nutcracker vanishes and the château’s owner is attacked in his own library, Rebecca’s honeymoon takes a sharp turn into ...

Escape to Monrovia, where the lavender lattes are blooming, the Duke might just steal your heart—and murder lurks behind every turret! A #1 Amazon Bestseller in Animal Cozy Mystery, Culinary Cozy Mystery, and Cozy Books, Bookstores, & Libraries Mysteries!!! When Rebecca Orange is dumped by her boyfriend and fired from her job in the same breath, she thinks she’s hit rock bottom. But fate has other plans. A surprise job offer whisks Rebecca-- and her Tibetan Mastiff dog, Joe-- to the storybook country of Monrovia. There, in a centuries-old castle straight out of a dream, she’s tasked ...

Rebecca Orange is back—and so is murder! After solving the shocking death of the castle’s head architect, Rebecca is settling into her new life as the animal trainer at Monrovia Castle. But life in the charming Village of Atwood is far from peaceful when Rodrigo, the editor of the local gossip magazine, turns up dead. For Rebecca, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The villagers are wary of newcomers like her, and the castle’s annual Foundation Festival, celebrating the legendary founder of Monrovia, hangs in the balance. To make matters worse, Rodrigo’s death points suspicion at the ...

Poison, a play, and a murder to solve—can Rebecca untangle a crime when the line between theatrics and real life blurs? Now officially the Duchess of Atwood, Rebecca Orange thought her greatest challenge after the wedding would be surviving etiquette lessons from Mrs. Trechon—an exacting “special instructor” sent by the Queen to tame her into a proper Duchess. But Rebecca’s chosen social cause, the delightfully unruly Atwood Village Playhouse, comes with a challenge of its own: staging Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Opening night brings more than drama on stage. When one...

Quirky Private Investigator Annie Hudson and her partner FBI Agent Ethan Becket are called to Sunray, Virginia where they must solve a murder that occurred in a corner store that sits on the edge of a farm with a unique history. Only a limited number of suspects had access to the corner store. Who could have killed the victim, and why?

Private Investigator Annie Hudson doesn't see the world like everyone else. Brought on as a special crime consultant by her childhood friend—FBI Agent Ethan Beckett—Annie Hudson can solve any case that's put in front of her. Except for the case from her childhood that made her who she is. But when Annie is summoned to Aspen Lane to solve a murder, the past breaks wide open.

"Rowling Heights" is the most luxurious apartment building in San Diego, its opulent units overlooking the bay. Living in the building is an exquisite experience... although, the owner's son Tony might disagree, considering he was thrown over the side of his penthouse's balcony just mere hours ago. But never fear! Private Investigator Annie Hudson is on the case. She'll root through the residents' secrets, getting to the bottom of the case in this exclusive apartment building where everyone has something to hide, but nobody's talking.

Murder, masquerades, and monarchy— what else would you expect from Rebecca Orange? With her engagement to the Duke finally official, exotic animal trainer turned amateur sleuth Rebecca Orange thought the hardest part would be picking a dress. But in Monrovia, royal engagements mean one thing: an elaborate castle masquerade, packed with foreign dignitaries, curious villagers, and enough political tension to make even the castle’s pasta-eating giraffe nervous. When the lights suddenly go out and an ambassador is found murdered mid-soirée, Rebecca and her ever-faithful (and perpetually ...

The crown jewels are missing. The royal guard is unconscious. And Rebecca Orange just became the most unlikely detective Monrovia’s ever seen. Castle life was supposed to be simple: train the giraffe, keep the dog out of the champagne bucket, and definitely don’t fall for your boss—the charming Duke of Atwood. But when the legendary Monrovian Crown Jewels vanish in front of half of Europe’s press, Rebecca and her misbehaving golden retriever, Joe, get pulled into a scandal fit for the tabloids. With suspects that include a glam royal cousin, a flustered jeweler, a blue-haired ...

Attempting to leave her traumatic past behind, newlywed Zoe heads to a beautiful tropical island in the remote Seychelles to honeymoon with her husband, Mike. But when the pair wakes up stranded on an archipelago with their entire wedding party, it's clear the past has caught up with them. Someone in the group is working with figures from Zoe's past to betray them, confirming Zoe's worst fear: that she can never outrun what she thought she left behind.

She's stolen something precious. He'll do anything to get it back. The trap... is set. In this third and final installment in the Predator/Prey thriller trilogy, Zoe turns the tables by inviting Logan to play a game of her own design. She's stolen something precious to him. An important object he can't live without. To retrieve this item, Logan will have to solve a series of puzzles that will take him across Europe. On the way, he'll be forced to face the ghosts of his past.

A royal romance, a rescued collie… and a canine caper that could ruin everything. Life at Castle Atwood is anything but ordinary. Just when animal expert Rebecca Orange thinks she’s settling into a peaceful rhythm with her noble boyfriend (aka the charming Duke of Atwood), a rescue mission to adopt a shelter dog turns into a royal-sized rescue operation—complete with a scrappy pack of pups and one very special collie named Luma. But when Luma mysteriously vanishes from Rebecca’s apartment, the search kicks off a village-wide investigation. As Rebecca and her lovable Tibetan Mastiff,...

Cassandra follows her ex-boyfriend, Mike. It's all she's ever done since their breakup. Some people have hobbies like tennis, or reading, but for Cassandra, stalking Mike brings her the most fulfillment. But now that Mike has found a new romantic interest in a woman named "Zoe," Cassandra worries he'll move on for good, and she'll never get the chance to win him back. She decides to break up the budding connection before the romance even has a chance to grow.

An unexpected murder. A mysterious crime ring called "The Collective." And... Aliens? In the heart of the Nevada desert lies Rachel, a quirky town for those obsessed with all things extraterrestrial. But when a beloved local shop owner is found dead under suspiciously "otherworldly" circumstances, Private Investigator Annie Hudson and her FBI partner Ethan Becket are pulled into a case unlike any they've faced. As they delve into the tangled lives of Rachel's eccentric residents, the duo tries to find Russel Grey's compound, where he waged his war against a crime ring called "The Collective...

Zoe doesn’t trust men easily. So when she heads to the remote backwoods of Yosemite on a horse tour with her new boyfriend— Mike— it’s a major step in their relationship. But when a stalker with a connection to Mike’s past follows them through the wilderness, killing members of their party, the trip suddenly becomes a game of survival. As new information about Mike’s past is revealed, Zoe begins to wonder if she can really trust the man she dared to brave the wild with.

A murder in the commune. A host of suspects. Can Annie Hudson solve the case? Private Investigator Annie Hudson and FBI Agent Ethan Beckett have done something strange... they've joined a commune! Only to get closer to solving a tragedy from their past, of course (but the break from reality doesn't hurt either). When their main suspect-- Russel Grey-- turns up dead, Annie and Ethan will dig into the secrets of a commune in the hills to find out where Russel went wrong, and how he's connected to disappearances from their childhoods. Special note to readers: The author often marks pre-orders ...

Murder, matrimony, and mayhem— just another week in Monrovia. When a royal wedding rolls into town, exotic animal trainer turned amateur sleuth Rebecca Orange thinks the biggest danger she’ll face is bumping into the Duke’s impossibly perfect ex-fiancée. But when a glamorous pop star is found dead on the Royal Investigators’ office rug— sequins and all— Rebecca and her ever-faithful (and frequently gassy) Tibetan Mastiff, Joe, find themselves at the center of a very high-profile murder case. To solve it, they’ll have to team up (again) with the village’s most reluctant ally...