The first murder investigation of Sheriff Jill Jordan's career might well be her last.Engaged in a hard-fought election against her own chief deputy, Jill finds herself faced with the first murder in rural Cumberland, Nevada, in over a decade. The bludgeoned body of Nora Corbitt dredges up a past that more than one person in town would do anything to keep secret.Like Hal Taylor. Happy Hal's new and used-car dealerships put Cumberland on the map. His son had a history with t...

Madge didn't intend to uncork a plague. She just went dumpster diving like she did every night, lifting recycles from other people's trash to turn into a little extra cash. Sure, she cut her hand on a broken bottle and now she's got a fever, but it's just a cold. That's all.Then why is she so hungry?"If you're a fan of zombie fiction, you can't go wrong with Annie Reed. Her deftly-crafted tales—with characters as memorable as the stories themselves—far surpass most of what'...

A light-hearted blend of mystery and magic mixed with a healthy dose of holiday charm.INCLUDES A BRAND NEW THANKSGIVING STORY ONLY AVAILABLE IN THIS BOOK.Not all mysteries happen on the holidays, but human precog Dee and her grumpy but gorgeous elf partner Diz certainly have seen their fair share. In this collection by award-winning writer Annie Reed, Diz and Dee track down Santa's missing stand in, the New Year's missing baby momma, and Dee's cousin Harold, who can't stand...

Celebrate Halloween with these spooky, creepy tales. On that darkest night of the year, when the veil between the ordinary world and the world of scares and imagination fades away, treat yourself to stories that thrill and chill you. Some tales are sweet as candy, some chill to the bone. Are the monsters real? Or just people in rubber masks?If you're up for a trick and a treat, curl up with these scary stories. Just remember to read with the light on!Table of Contents

From award-winning writer Annie Reed comes the heartwarming holiday story of a lonely, broken woman and the orphaned kitten who transforms her life.Essy doesn't celebrate Christmas anymore. Not since she lost her family to a sudden act of random violence. Alone with her grief, she locks herself away from September to January and tries to pretend that the holidays simply don't exist.All that changes when Essy discovers an abandoned kitten in the snow.A beautiful stor...

One simple favor for her ex plunges private investigator Abby Maxon into a deadly game of cat and mouse.The job seems easy enough: find the man who's been stalking her ex-husband's girlfriend. Even though the last thing Abby wants to do is spend her day tailing pretty fitness trainer Melody Hartwell, no woman should have to put up with a stalker. Not even the woman Abby's ex dumped her for.The easy job turns tough when Abby discovers more than one potential stalker. The tou...

Something wonderful -- something magical -- happened to Cecily when she was ten.Or did it?A visit to one of her favorite childhood places gives Cecily one last chance to find the magic she lost growing up, not only for herself, but for her Aunt Gin, a free spirit who taught Cecily the value of imagination.."The appearance of a new Annie Reed story is a treat. Try one and you'll be hooked." -- Dave Hendrickson, author of CRACKING THE ICE, WestSide Press"A fri...

Some spells start life evil, others just turn out that way.In this collection by award-winning writer Annie Reed, meet an evil warlock who crafts his spells in a modern mall, an Old West gunslinger who crosses the wrong wizard, and a water spirit trapped in the heart of a motorcycle. Get to know a diminutive fixer determined to discover why one of her own spells backfired, a devious historian whose airship—not to mention her mechanical uncle—run on more than just steam, and a man w...

A monster stalks the unwary on the foggy streets of San Francisco. A serial killer disguised as an ordinary, everyday, unremarkable man.But he's not the only hunter in the city.The Protector has returned to the city by the bay. She travels through the city in the form of an unremarkable woman, but she is far from unremarkable, and she is definitely not human.She is vengeance. She is retribution. She is a being of power and fur and teeth.And she will not rest unt...

The Special Ops Team of the Bureau of Unlicensed Magical Practitioners keeps the citizens of Moretown Bay safe from wizards and warlocks who use their magic to hurt innocents. The team makes sure these criminals get the justice they so richly deserve—a long life spent behind bars that prevent them from using their magic ever again.But what happens when the law fails? When the justice system lets the most evil warlock the team has ever faced walk free?Two team members are ab...

Every mother's nightmare hits home for private investigator Abby Maxon.Abby's hired by an old college friend to investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl. A pretty girl the exact same age as Abby's fifteen-year-old daughter.The missing girl had been playing a dangerous game of "let's pretend" over the Internet with someone she'd never met. Her disappearance shatters an innocent family and plunges Abby into a deadly scheme of payback and revenge."One of the bes...

A modern twist on the classic fairy tale of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf.Lettie and her brothers inherited a great deal of money from their grandpa. While her brothers took the money and set off to enjoy life, Lettie took her share and bought a bar.Unfortunately for Lettie and her brothers, Grandpa had a lot of other grandkids, and he pissed off all of them by leaving them out of his will.And some of those other grandkids are werewolves.