Welcome to my website. I write clean, traditional whodunits. If you like stories with interesting characters, a dose of humor, and a twisty puzzle to solve, then we have a lot in common. Check out my books. Hope you enjoy them. Stay sharp and happy reading!
Newest Release
Pasta, Pirates and Poison
Beachside Books Magical Cozy Mysteries, Book 1
Get it here: https://amzn.to/2SOA8rj (Free with Kindle Unlimited)
She wants to get back to Italy. Does she have a ghost of a chance?
Paige Murphy loves her new life in Italy, where she can sip wine, eat pasta, and while the days away working on her romance novel. But all that changes when her beloved aunt falls ill, and she must fly back home to Texas—a place she thought she’d left behind.
In a blink, she finds herself with a failing beachside bookstore, jealous cousins out to get her, and pesky suitors who won’t leave her alone. As if that wasn’t enough, buried treasure and hidden secrets could prove to be deadly!
Pasta, Pirates and Poison is Book 1 in the Beachside Books Magical Cozy Mystery Series. If you like paranormal cozy mysteries (with a cat), you’ll love this light-hearted, fun read.
To make matters worse, one of Gary’s clients, a local vineyard owner, commits suicide. However, the victim’s sister thinks he was murdered and her suspicions lead Deena and Gary to team up to unearth the truth.
Can Deena impress the local newspaper editor enough to get back her old job back? Will Gary quit his business to become a farmer? The stakes are high in Sharpe Note: Sour Grapes of Wrath, book 7 in the Cozy Suburbs Mysteries. This clean mystery will have you guessing whodunit as you snoop for clues along with your favorite amateur sleuth, Deena Sharpe.