While doing research for her beloved uncle, Lacey meets Mark, a handsome stranger, and is very attracted to him. Then she discovers her apartment was burglarized, her uncle killed and both she and her mother are suspected of being involved in his murder.Mark reappears. As her uncle's friend and neighbor, he offers to help Lacey solve the crime. But someone doesn't want it solved. What is the murderer looking for and why? Is she falling in love with a friend or the real murderer?

Lacey's new client, Patti, comes to her in a panic because her Aunt Agnes is missing. Patti calls Sheriff Ben stupid for refusing to investigate. Is Patti lying? The case gets more weird when Agnes's body is found, her nasty nephew and brother and his girlfriend arrive, and Patti begins dating Agnes' lawyer.Though Ben and even her trucker fiance, Paul, want her to drop the case, Lacey continues searching for the truth. Someone else doesn't want her snooping, either. When threats an...

Paul Menns's quiet life is shattered when he reads the local paper and discovers his picture on the front page as a murder suspect. He discovers further that the dead man's name is his own. Accused of killing a man with a description matching his own, he calls a private investigator, Lacey Summers, to help solve the mystery. However, he did not reckon on falling in love with the lovely PI.

Forced to Flee…When an anonymous stalker makes her life as a California actress and cover girl unbearable, Annessa decides to disappear. She goes to extensive lengths to take on a new identity and build a new life.But who can she trust?...An attractive neighbor with a cute little daughter woos her, her ex-husband wants to reunite, a new friend's nephew is a movie fan, a workman comes on to her. Then the anonymous threats in notes and scary phone calls resume.Could o...

**These stories were previously published in Kiss or Kill Under the Northern Lights. They are a collection of short stories written by members of Northern Lights Writers, a Minnesota Chapter of RWA.

Lucy Johnson wakes up in a strange hospital in St. Paul with bruises and a concussion. Her last memories are of 1955, yet everyone tells her it's 2015. A policeman questions her about the hit and run car accident, but she doesn't remember. He thinks she's playing a game. When he tells her everyone she remembers is dead, including her parents, she panics and takes a bus to Mankato see for herself.Dave Fuller sits next to her on the bus and is intrigued by her and very attracted, but ...

The largest logjam ever occurred in1886 at Taylors Falls, MN. It garnered worldwide attention and made the history books as far away as Sweden. Reporters arrived by train from all over.Will and Carrie think there is no chance for them to have a family of their own. Each has reasons to avoid love and entanglements. Will is burned out on responsibility after helping his widowed mother raise his siblings and his wife and infant son died. Carrie thinks no man will want her and her brot...

Businesswoman Clara Carter knows her husband is cheating on her and is also sure someone is embezzling from her company. Is it her own husband, Sam? She hires a Minneapolis PI to investigate. Then she's found dead in her bed.PI Lacey Summers is struggling to make a go of her business. Most of her clients want her to find proof of their spouses' infidelity. Now she's asked to solve a murder case. New client Sam Carter says, "Sheriff Ben thinks I killed my wife. I didn't, but he's no...

The year is 2093 and everyone's DNA is recorded in the World Database run by a now powerful United Nations. Crime is way down, since criminals are easily identified. But there are always a few people who resent governments of any kind and think they can do as they please. One is now raping and killing young women and Dave and Nell work to identify and stop him. But they find that easier said than done.A futuristic novel set in Minnesota featuring Minnesota Detective Dave Barns and ...

A young woman comes to in a cold, Minnesota lake and fights her way to shore. Shivering, barefoot and afraid, she can't remember who she is or how she got into the lake. She sees a house and goes there, seeking help and warmth.Don, a handsome doctor and his mother name her Penny and help her recover. With no memory and in fear for her life, she hires Lacey, a PI, to help her figure out who she is and why someone wants her dead.Will Lacey succeed before Penny's attacker trie...

Identical twins, Candi and Sally look alike but have different personalities and interests. Sally is the rebel, Candi the obedient good girl. Both resent their father's bossiness. He wants them to study law and follow his footsteps as a lawyer. They want to go their own way. Will either twin achieve their goals and find love and happiness? A sweet, clean romance novel.

From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes the killer start to a brand new multi-author series...Nani Johnson thought she had it made when she moved from Kansas to the resort town of Aloha Lagoon, Kauai. In spite of her certifiably crazy mom, Nani is determined that nothing will stop her from becoming a ukulele virtuoso! Unfortunately her Julliard training doesn't help her break into the local music scene due to some heavy competition from the Terrible Trio—three hostil...