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Die Laughing

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

There’s nothing funny about murder. When a vicious murder shatters the peaceful Cape Cod town of Goodhaven, graduate student Nicole Nelson vows to find the culprit. She’s pitted against a cast of quirky local characters with buried secrets and motives aplenty. Did the victim know too much, or did someone covet her fabulous collection of high-end comics? Nicole joins forces with a snobbish lawyer and a gorgeous stranger to avenge her friend and find the murderer.

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Cape Cod Caper

Loyalty, courage, love and justice are themes that resonate throughout DIE LAUGHING.Nicole's loyalty to her murdered benefactor compels her to risk her livelihood and life in a quest to find the killer.In doing so, she forms an unlikely alliance with two forceful men who have questionable motives of their own.I'm fascinated by protagonists who are strong but vulnerable and willing to swim against the tide in order to do what's right. Nicole is that type of heroine.As a reader, I love mysteries that challenge my intellect and tickle my funny bone.DIE LAUGHING presents a puzzle that only the most astute reader will solve. It also reveals aspects of the Comic Collecting phenomenon that are seldom shared.

Intrusion

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Intrusion a novel of romantic suspense chronicles a young wife's quest to reconcile the loss of her husband, avenge her best friend's murder and reclaim her own life. Kai Buckley was everything to his wife. His death plunged Elisabeth into a downward spiral of grief and despair. She's numb, a spectator on the periphery of life who feels nothing until her best friend's murder changes everything. Tom Yancey was a constant presence from their college years through the dark days following Kai's death. Elisabeth ignored his pleas for help until it was too late. With business partner and cosmetics queen Candace Ott, she vows to avenge Tommy and find his murderer. Tommy was the majority partner in CYBER-MED, a Boston biotech firm that monitors implanted medical devices. He willed his estate to Elisabeth and Candy along with an ominous warning about skullduggery at the firm. Suddenly, several very insistent buyers vie for control of CYBER-MED. Elisabeth is accosted by Dr. Lucian Sand, a hot French scientist with a bad attitude and an obsession for CYBER-MED. He's mysterious, an alpha hunk who both annoys and intrigues her. Something about Lucian sparks feelings Elisabeth buried long ago when her husband died. His tenderness and strength disarm her but she resists temptation. After all, while Tommy's murderer roams free, everyone --- including the enigmatic Dr. Sand --- is a suspect. Elisabeth assumes Tommy's position as CFO of CYBER-MED and begins her quest for truth.

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LOVE CONQUERS ALL—EVEN DEATH

Does true love ever die? That question reverberates through INTRUSION, the story of a young widow’s grief, and the triumph of loyalty and friendship. In a disposable society that encourages the bereaved to “move on” can a woman’s devotion to the only man she ever loved still survive? Elisabeth Buckley is in a downward spiral until her best friend’s murder fuels her redemption. With the aid of her business partner, Elisabeth vows to avenge her friend and reclaim her own life. Can courage and determination triumph over technological advances that shield a clever killer? In her quest, she confronts formidable obstacles not the least of which are her own misgivings about loving again. Will Elisabeth find that caring for another is the ultimate gift? INTRUSION addresses these issues combining a tender romance with the type of clever murder mystery I have always savored.

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