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Nothing is easy, nothing works out the way you expect. These are lessons learned by Patty Decker when she finds herself living in a travel trailer in a park in Florida. With a bit of a chip on her shoulder she winds up solving the mystery of her neighbor's murder. She liked him a lot better after he was dead.

Life in a Florida Retirement Mobile Home Park is - complicated. It's spring time and romance is in the air - all around Patty whether she wants it there or not. Everywhere she looks people are in love, or dead - or both. Told you it was complicated. The latest murder in the park involves friends and frenemies, and is motivated by fear, jealousy, love, or simply being crazy. As usual it lands in Patty's lap. Will Patty, and her heart, survive?

Lord Jason Malwbry left England in pursuit of a fleeing heiress. His plan was clear: Catch up to her in Alabama, woo her properly, and return home with a new wife. He certainly didn't expect to discover and have to overcome his character flaws in the process. Nor did he expect to have to backtrack to find Abigail in Key West. Little did he know just how many surprises the island held in store for him.

Shipwrecked in Key West. Whatever is a lady to do when a future duke is only interested in her dowry? Salvaged Love is the story of a young girl's journey into womanhood and her need to carve a place for herself in the small island community and in the heart of her husband. Set in 1828 at the cusp of Key West's rise to wealth from ship salvaging, the story blends fact and fiction to entertain and highlight the fascinating history of Key West, Florida.

For years, rumors of the "hairy beast" have haunted the woods of Missouri, a Midwestern state filled with river bluffs and caves. So in late 2014, when housewife and mother Emily is discovered missing, the locals immediately suspect Dave, her ex-husband. But Emily is not where they believe. Sensitive and humorous, she has survived for weeks alone in the new underground area that she calls home, finding new friendships in the dirt-filled paths and caves. Then the time comes to become Stem's mate.

Is your life difficult because of an out-of-control teen? Are you scared witless for your out-of-control teen? Do you stay up at night worrying and feeling guilty, wondering how things got so bad? Do you wish you knew what to do to change the situation and, maybe, even feel a little bit of peace? Lisa G. Nichols is the mom of a former difficult teen. She went through hell and back with her son and learned the biggest lessons of her life, which she shares with you in Out-of-Control Teen.

A fresh new perspective on self-love. Author Debbie S Stratton takes you on a journey towards finding your happy self. This book is focused lightly on following your life path and living each moment with kindness and love.

They stick out. They change the conversation. They challenge the traditional narrative. They are outcasts - isolated, different, misunderstood. Being normal is nice. But being an outcast is a real part of the human experience. Have you have ever had the feeling of being alone in some way, of being on the outside looking in? If so, then the characters in these short stories will move you - sometimes by their depravity, sometimes by their sorrow...and sometimes by their joy.

The retirement communities of Florida bring together a very diverse group of residents. Close communities bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. When the worst comes out - murder happens.... When the best comes out...murders are solved and life is more interesting! Who could bludgeon a good-hearted ne'er do well for no apparent reason? Will the guilty party get away with it?

The poems in this rich and imaginative debut collection speak of people, life, loss, and love. They weave threads of myth and fairy-tale into commentaries of society, explorations of self, nature, and humanity. Some surreal and sinister, others playful and light, the poems in A Book For Pandora encompass an array of flavors that will delight any listener.

A beautiful television personality comes home to mourn her mother, as well as the life she lost when her husband became ill and the pandemic shut down her show. When her husband dies suddenly, was she simply expressing her grief with murder? Was he the intended victim, or did she narrowly escape the well-deserved wrath of her neighbors?

Miss Patty is a socially awkward widow trying to get along in a mobile home and RV park in Florida. Well, kind of trying. She always seems to be on the wrong side of the crime scene tape. With neighbors, pets, and a ghost or two, she solves mysterious deaths.

You have to admit, Patty has solved all of the unexplained deaths since she moved into the 55+ Mobile Home and RV Park. On the other hand, there weren't any unexplained deaths before she moved in! Finding herself unexpectedly alone in a 25-foot camper in West Central Florida, Patty's social skills are shaky, but she really wants to get along. The pandemic, COVID-19, strikes just as she is finally feeling like part of the community, and life turns upside down again. Her neighbors get creative - and dead. Will this be her last St. Patrick's Day celebration?

Retirement can be murder. Patty is a socially awkward woman unexpectedly living in a camper in a 55+ retirement mobile home and RV park. Everyone knows trailer parks can be transient, but because residents leave, not die unexpectedly! She's been forced to solve the unexplained deaths among her neighbors. Why is she always on the defensive? She puts her life on the line for her friends; will she run out of lives? Luck? Friends?

Patty Decker, a socially awkward widow, moved in, and her neighbors keep leaving, the hard way. A misunderstood hussy dies and practically everyone has a motive.... Patty has solved all the unexpected deaths in her park so far; but there were no unexpected deaths before she moved in! She closes in on her suspect, who has no choice but to "remove" Patty from the investigation. Will she live to sleuth again?

Sexy campground owner Shane Lucy needs summer help. Divorced and raising a teenage son alone, the idea of finding love is the last thing on his mind. Yet there’s something sincere and kind about lovely Emma, something genuine unlike anything he’s encountered before. Emma Beckman is trying to pick up the threads of her unraveled life. Recently widowed, she ventures into Shadow Lake for the prospect of tranquility and a new summer job. Her new boss is a prospect all his own — a magical, beautiful prospect…of love on the lake.

When newcomers arrive in the park and bring the fame and excitement of southern California with them, residents see themselves in movies, on stage, or hanging on the arm of the handsome man. Unfortunately, life doesn't always work out the way we expect. The charming actor is killed, victim of a violent rage. Was it a rival for the affections of the ladies in the park?

No damsel in distress, 20-year-old Rylee James hides in plain sight of the enemy, hoping to rescue her brother - a Confederate soldier captured by Union forces. Disguised as a man, she's counting on her skills as a doctor to see her through while she risks it all to save the only family she has left. But even the best-laid plans can go awry when love is at stake, and all too soon she is faced with the reality that life's choices aren't always easy. Love of family, love of country, or love of a good man - agonizing decisions to be made when she finds that setting her brother free has left her a prisoner of the heart.

Urban Bigfoot 3 is a fresh and thrilling continuation in the Urban Bigfoot Series. A romantic thriller written to keep you on the edge of your seat with anticipation. Follow Emily's journey from a lost and abducted housewife to a prisoner turned breeder in an unseen world. Her touching attachment to Stem shows the human side of his kind heart. Her escapes trigger the animal in him to take back what is his and bring her home.

For years, rumors of the "hairy beast" have haunted the woods of Missouri, a midwestern State filled with river bluffs and caves. So in late 2014, when housewife and mother Emily is discovered missing, the locals immediately suspect Dave, her ex-husband. But Emily is not where they believe. Sensitive and humorous, she has survived for weeks alone in the new underground area that she calls home, finding new friendships in the dirt-filled paths and caves.