FROM EXCITING ROMANCE AUTHOR C. TYLERSometimes, a little pain can lead to the greatest pleasure.Bay Hurst had given up on relationships, content to ‘play’ instead. So when she found the perfect partner at a BDSM club, she knew what to expect—here for a moment, gone the next.Six years later, that philosophy doesn’t hold as true.When handsome stranger Michele Sacchi boards the yacht she works on, Bay is suddenly thrust head first into...

In this Edgar-nominated cozy series opener, a second-rate British crime novelist and his quirky agent investigate his devious ex-wife's murder.A mediocre mystery-writer (and thus a purveyor of red herrings), Ethelred Tressider has even less interest in writing his books than his (dwindling) fan base has in reading them, and his agent—the pesky, nosy, vulgar, chocolate-chomping Elsie—has no interest in them at all. But with a name like Ethelred, things can always get...

FROM EXCITING ROMANCE AUTHOR C. TYLERBook one in the Infernals seriesYou have to feed your darker side.Raquel is forced to confront a remnant of her past when her ex, Ray, a member of the Infernal motorcycle club, returns. Feelings she thought she’d buried threaten to resurface and throw her already-hectic life into chaos.

This anthology draws together some of the best new stories of mystery and murder—compiled by the Anthony Award–winning crime fiction editor.This anthology collects the most original stories of murder by some of mystery fiction's most inventive talents from the United States and United Kingdom. With innovative new takes on locked-room mysteries and impossible crimes, these short stories are full of vexing conundrums and reality-defying puzzles. A murder has been comm...

From the author of Herring on the Nile, a fellow novelist's plea for help plunges a mid-list mystery writer and his agent into a murder investigation."You don't believe me, do you?" asked Henry. "That I might have killed somebody." Well, really. The genuine murderer—the real pro—tends to keep track of that sort of thing. And besides, there is no dead body to speak of. Understandably, Ethelred, our struggling mystery writer, is reluctant to help his colleagu...

For fans of Lindsey Davis and Iain Pears—A lawyer stands accused of murder in this historical mystery series opener set in Cromwell's England.Two-time Edgar nominee L. C. Tyler is best known for his series featuring Ethelred and Elsie— a third-rate novelist and his gloriously vulgar agent, respectively. And so he should be: He's twice won Britain's "Last Laugh" award for the Best Humorous Mystery of the Year.But with A Cruel Necessity, the first in t...

In this Edgar-nominated cozy mystery, a sub-par literary agent and her crime-writing client must ferret out a murderer in a French hotel.Ethelred Tressider is eager to pack in his career a mid-level mystery author—and happy to leave his (deservedly) long-suffering agent, Elsie, holding the bag. But Elsie has tracked Ethelred from England to his hideout, a run-down hotel hosting a stamp-collectors' conference in the French Loire Valley.After a guest is stabbed...

FROM EXCITING ROMANCE AUTHORS ANGELA ADDAMS, C. TYLER, HANNAH MURRAY AND WENDI ZWADUKNaughty or Nice: A Box SetWicked Christmas by Angela AddamsWhat’s Christmas without sugar cookies, stuffed stockings, mistletoe and three men to unwrap?Hard as Stone by C. TylerBlackmail only works if you can stay in control, and Alice has no intention of relinquishing that to someone li...

At 28, Nick's life is going nowhere. Homeless and addicted to speed, he spends his days dealing drugs and his nights couch surfing...until the day he meets the woman of his dreams, a woman who shares his interest in getting high. At 34, Trisha is a meth addict who once had a loving husband and a promising career. But her never-ending quest for her next fix has landed her with a part-time job she can barely manage and shared custody of her daughter.After a fateful meeting, Nick and ...

An awkward visit to a nude beach. A bike-pedaling angel careening through rush-hour traffic. The mystery of a sandwich found in a bathroom stall. A lyric, rainy-day ramble through the East Village. With the personal essays (and three other entertainments) in this debut collection, Tyler C. Gore reveals the artistic secrets of his life of crime: a charming wit, compassionate observation, perfection of style, and, over all, a winsomely colorful light tinged with just enough despair. Whether ...

By day, Sable Knight publishes crime books.By night, they're brought to life.Sable Knight, owner and Commissioning Editor at the London publishing house Day & Knight, knows a thing or two about crime fiction. But behind the glossy covers and gripping blurbs lies a darker enterprise. Her 'special editorial services' are far more lucrative than the average publishing deal. Some clients - let's call them authors - need a little help plotting their entirely fic...

FROM EXCITING ROMANCE AUTHOR C. TYLERFrom the Naughty or Nice? collectionBlackmail only works if you can stay in control, and Alice has no intention of relinquishing that to someone like him.Bullied into spending Christmas with some family friends, Alice Stone does her best to cope until the bane of her youth finds out about her dark little secret.Asher Montgomery, an arrogant playboy who does whatever he wants, dec...