She has the skill to save lives. He has the training—if only he can find the courage to use it again.Beth McClellen has spent four years in Boston earning her medical education, and she's coming home to Texas ready to heal her community. But the untamed West has little use for a woman doctor—no matter how gifted she is.Alexander Buchanan is a haunted man. A frontier cavalry surgeon who fled the battlefield in the wake of unspeakable carnage, he has spent ye...

When a lighthouse keeper’s daughter finds a mysterious sailor with amnesia, the secrets she uncovers may change her life forever.Elizabeth Montonna, daughter of the Tibbett’s Point Lighthouse keeper, thought she’d love the lighthouse life forever—until her mother, on her deathbed, reveals a long-buried secret. Now Elizabeth’s world has been turned upside down, making her question if she’ll ever truly belong and be loved. But when a dashing young sailor app...

When timid orphan Fiona King is unexpectedly placed in charge of a grand hotel kitchen, she must battle insecurity, gossip, and the haunting shadow of her mother’s scandal to prove her worth. With the gentle guidance of maître d’ Conor McGinty, she rediscovers her faith, her heritage, and the courage to believe she is more than her past. A heartfelt story of grace, resilience, and finding one’s voice amid shame and second chances.

Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Sleuthing Couple Vigilante Murder MysteryA series of attacks on men accused of beating their wives or girlfriends puts Myerton's police force on the trail of a group of female vigilantes. Suspicion falls on Nina Hallstead when her ex-husband, now the pastor of a church that broke away from First Baptist Church, is found beaten to death. Is Helen's former chief of staff guilty, or is someone else responsible?The An...

Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Sleuthing Couple Holiday MysteryMayor Shelby almost falls out of the Fire Department’s bucket truck during the annual Myerton Holiday Tree Lighting celebration. What first looks like an accident takes a sinister turn when it becomes clear that someone sabotaged the latch. While Mayor Shelby is convinced someone is trying to kill her, Helen is not as sure. It could be one of her officers, or even one of the town’s fire fig...

Enjoy this contemporary small town sleuthing couple mystery.When Miriam Conway is assaulted by a man she knows from the gym, Helen and the entire Myerton police force go in search of her attacker. Meanwhile Father Tom helps her deal with the emotional and spiritual fallout.The Misled Mom is the eighteenth novel in the Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that b...

Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Sleuthing Couple Murder MysteryOn a stormy night in Myerton, a desperate woman in the throes of labor collapses on Doris Trent’s doorstep. Finding no pulse, Doris calls 911 and then takes desperate measures to save the unborn child.When the autopsy casts doubt on Doris’ version of events, the respected midwife finds herself under a cloud of suspicion.The Deadly Delivery is the twentieth novel in The Me...

Enjoy this Small-Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing CoupleAfter almost two months away, I’m so glad to be back to work at Saint Clare’s.True, I’m not back to celebrating Mass on a regular basis. But I’m in the office and able to help the people of my parish. I was expecting them to come to me with their problems. But I wasn’t expecting them to come offering to help me.So when Martin Maycord proposes a weekend ...

Enjoy this Small-Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing CoupleIt’s an eventful October for Father Tom and Helen. It begins with the wedding of Father Tom’s mother Nola to her fiance, former strip club owner Stu Landry. The two septuagenarian newlyweds have no sooner embarked on their honeymoon than Saint Clare’s Parish plays host to the Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore Walter Knowland, making his periodic visit.It should be a welcome home...

This is a collection of the final three books in The Father Tom Mysteries.The Haunted Heritage (Book 10)--Excitement is building as the opening of the Acutis Society’s Fairy Tales and Frights haunted house approaches. The members of Saint Clare’s gaming group have worked hard to transform the interior of the Myer Mansion into something both magical and scary to entertain the families of Myerton as Halloween approaches.But does an actual gho...

Enjoy this Small-Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing CoupleAs a Catholic Priest in a small town, I get along with most of the other clergy in Myerton . . . with one exception.The Reverend Dexter Huckleberry. Lord help me, I just do not like the man. He gives all of us a bad name. He is a demagogue of the worst kind, wrapping himself in God’s word while targeting people because of who they are, how they live, and even w...

Wendell Giles, owner of Giles Construction, drops dead of an apparent heart attack after the Myerton Softball League All-Star Game. When the autopsy reveals he was poisoned, Father Tom and Helen look for a murderer among the man's own family.