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Would you like Two amazing authors for the price of one?? Well, now you can in the books of CiCi Cordelia, who is the writing team of BFFs Char Chaffin and Cheryl Yeko. They share a love of well-written stories infused with their favorite romantic genres: paranormal, suspense, western, and erotica. Both are fans of Alpha Men and the women they’d lay down their lives for. Learn more in our upcoming release!

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"The Gift of Words" -S.L. Carpenter

Framed Episode 5! "Never Ever" A Great Contemporary Mystery Serial by award winning author, Erin Bevan!

A corrupt corporation in the small Northern California coastal town of Jenns Cove catches the attention of the Justice Department. Jake Weston needs a project site for Ecosystem Services Institute, so when he is assigned to work undercover in Jenns Cove, he sees a chance to pull double duty. The only hitch to his plan is keeping a promise made to his sister requiring him to ask a woman out, even if it is only for coffee. 

Maggie’s life took an unexpected turn in the form of an unplanned pregnancy. She returned home to raise her child in a small-town environment, while working as an attorney. Although her friend is trying to set her up with a rich former resident, Maggie only has eyes for the new guy, Jake Weston, even if he is in town on a temporary basis. 

Maggie and Jake are the ultimate ‘green’ team! Eco- romance is a relatively rare sub-genre, but it is rapidly gaining in popularity. The foundation for these novels often features ecological, green, social, or environmental themes. In this case, ground water contamination is a possibility that Jake will have to investigate, putting him at odds with a powerful corporation trying to cover up the risks. This scenario lends a strong suspenseful element to the story, as well. Excepting one slight over-exaggeration, the characters are well drawn and very relatable. The sensual scenes are a little ‘flowery’, but this is a minor complaint. Otherwise, this story is refreshingly fleshed out, evenly paced, and well balanced. Contemporary romance and romantic suspense readers alike will enjoy this one!

Julie Whiteley

Josephine Hawk is a Huntress, a breed of protectors that keep humans alive from the hungry other-worldly things that go bump in the night and eat them for dinner. Along with her closest friends and fighting companions, who just happen to be vampires, she keeps the streets of Nashville clean by killing. Werewolves, vampires, ancients, pixies and murks are all combining against her, bringing with them a horrifying drug.

The third installment of The Josie Hawk Chronicles (two prequels begin the series) starts off with her doing what she does best; killing things that want to kill humans. She is a snarky, bar-owning, smack-talking half-breed; something that in previous books was established as very negative Big Deal. The plotlines from the first two books are naturally woven into her inner dialogue, as the whole thing is told in first person, and even without reading the others, everything is understood. That inner dialogue is the only downfall of the book. It’s not offset in any way from the telepathy between her and her vampire lover, Keller, which becomes incredibly confusing, especially during action scenes where she’s plotting, and being snarky to him, at the same time. When any kind of offset is there, it isn’t consistent: sometimes in quotes, other times in italics, and sometimes with nothing to differentiate it at all. A handful of times the point-of-view switches to Keller’s, and is a surprisingly easy-to-understand transition. A provocative glimpse into the heart and mind of a heroine who is as alternately strong and weak as “normal people,” this read would make anyone believe that butt-kicking and sarcasm are an everyday occurrence, and will make the reader want more!

Julie York

"Leap Year" -S.L. Carpenter

"A Novel Idea: After the Draft" - Douglas Owen

Framed Episode 6-"Talk About A Merry Christmas! A Great Contemporary Mystery Serial by award winning author, Erin Bevan!

Annette Bower believes home is where her stories begin. She has travelled extensively, but always returns home to Regina, Saskatchewan. An avid people watcher, her experiences as a nurse, administrator, town councillor, teachers' assistant and student inform her stories and reflect the experiences of many readers. Annette's stories are read around the world and have been shortlisted on many national and international stages. To learn more about this fabulous author just check out our February issue!

Riley Rawlings gets a frantic phone call in the middle of the night from her mother, Claudia. She’s asked to protect her mother’s research as the crew is scuttling off to the lifeboats when the line goes dead. Riley is determined to find where her mother hid her research and find out why her research ship sank, so she hires “Hunters and Seekers”, a team of retired Navy seals. Dagger, Stone, and Kaleb are salvage divers and private investigators. After Dagger goes down to the sunken ship and videos everything he sees, Riley spots her mother’s yellow sweater she takes on every research trip. They retrieve it and find a clue to the whereabouts of the hidden research data. Will Riley be able to unravel all the clues? Will she be able to keep the data safe?

“Salvaging Truth” is a scavenger hunt on a large scale taking Riley and Dagger far from home, doubling back on their trail and just ahead of the enemy. Espionage, treason, and suspense all reign supreme in this cat and mouse tale where no one is truly trustworthy except for Dagger and his team. Ms. Jaytanie brings this piece to life with the bickering of the three men of “Hunters and Seekers” and the sexual tension between Dagger and Riley. One feels the suspense ratchet up as they get closer to the research files, and their enemies get closer too. Nothing is as it seems in this riveting piece. Superbly written, Ms. Jaytanie delivers a superior piece of fiction which engages the reader from page one until the last page is turned!

Belinda Wilson

Cassandra Sato, VP for Student Affairs at Morton College in Carson, Nebraska, is worried about the permanency of her position. Leaving Hawaii may not have been such a great idea after all. Campus security finds a dead male student outside the biology lab, and Cassandra is plunged into what turns out to be a murder investigation. A large pharmaceutical company is a substantial donor, and the university does not want to lose its support. The investigation drags Cassandra deeper into the university’s inner workings and what might be a falsified cancer research program. Her house is broken into twice, and she begins to fear for her safety. Someone is clearly telling her to back off. This substantially raises the stakes for everybody. Instead of unravelling a mystery, she is suspended, but she has one last chance to reveal the truth.

“Death by Dissertation” is an outstanding foray into university campus politics! Unravelling a complex murder mystery, supported by utterly believable characters, Kelly Brakenhoff weaves an eminently readable story filled with superlative narrative and dialogue. Cassandra Sato, young, thrust into a very senior administrative role, trying to establish her authority with some prickly colleagues, meets every challenge that comes her way. She would have floundered more than once were it not for help from a friend. From the first page, readers will be assured they have before them a book crafted by a professional that does not disappoint. Lovers of who whodunit stories will love “Death by Dissertation.” 

Paul Brennan

Samantha Reynolds has settled into her dream life, working as a surfing instructor at Aloha Lagoon Resort and dating a hot, British bartender. Trouble brews when her best friend's ex-boyfriend shows up in town--the ex who swindled her out of a lot of money. When he's found dead and her friend is the number one suspect, Sam isn't about to depend on the police. It isn't long before Sam digs up a number of other suspects with motives. Of course, that might involve a little breaking and entering, but it's all in the name of justice! Clearly she is making somebody nervous, including her boyfriend who wants her to stop putting herself in danger, but Sam isn't about to give up. She's going to ride this wave all the way in!

"Fatal Break" is part of the Aloha Lagoon Mystery series, a series of cozy mysteries written by various authors and set in the fictional Aloha Lagoon Resort. This is Sam's third adventure at the resort, but this story stands alone. Cozy mystery lovers will be enchanted with the tropical setting and intrigued by the various twists and turns in the investigation! Sam is eminently likable as the amateur sleuth, with the requisite combo of curiosity and spunk. She is surrounded by friends and family who assist her even as they worry she's putting herself in danger. It would be nice to see these secondary characters developed more roundly. Whether this is your first Aloha Lagoon Mystery or your fifteenth, you are in for a rollicking good time!

Tricia Hill