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EQUAL PARTS SUSPENSE AND UNDERSTATED CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE, "Saddled with Trouble" is a fast-paced murder mystery that revolves around Michaela Bancroft, a 32-year-old horse trainer whose personal life is quickly coming apart at the seams. Struggling through an ugly divorce and in danger of losing her southern California ranch to creditors, Bancroft finds her already chaotic life turned upside down when her beloved uncle Lou is found murdered in a stable stall, impaled by a pitchfork.Michaela vows to find the person or people behind the senseless homicide, but the deeper she digs into her uncle's secretive past (an ill-managed business venture involving an artificial insemination breeding pro...

“Another fun and very readable mystery by Michele Scott… Her protagonist is someone whom most women readers can identify—a modern woman with flaws and limitations just like all of us.” -Suite101.com Napa Valley winery manager Nikki Sands is full of Christmas cheer and anticipating an exciting family vacation to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to ring in the New Year. Along with her husband Derek, his brother Simon, and Simon’s boyfriend Marco they head for sun, surf, and sand expecting to enjoy some serious R & R.However, things turn dark rather rapidly when Nikki uncovers a dead body washed up on the shore. The victim--a woman who goes by the name Dream, was staying at the same h...

Shot dead at the battle of Brown's Mill in 1864, Elijah Jones, a sergeant in the 8th Regiment of Indiana Cavalry, learns that he has been recruited by an immortal being to help dispense justice in a dark world.

As part of his preparation and training, Eli spends five years with the Texas Rangers, riding with Captain Bill McDonald, one of the greatest Ranger Captains of all time. He deals with the worst humanity has to offer -- robbers, carpetbaggers, crooked lawmen, and the owner of a notorious New York speakeasy.

Follow Eli Jones as he makes the transition to the avenger known as Justice O. Peace.

The countdown to the most anticipated day in Nikki Sands' life is rapidly ticking away. As the accomplished Manager of Malveaux Estates in the enchanting Napa Valley, and engaged to the winery's owner, Derek Malveaux, she should be floating on cloud nine. However, a series of cryptic messages shrouded in mystery begins to cast a sinister shadow over their happiness, and soon, love turns deadly.With the wedding date looming closer, it becomes increasingly evident that their joyous occasion is plagued by a relentless curse. A peculiar chewing gum mishap forces Nikki into an unexpected makeover, leaving her with platinum blonde hair as an unintended result. To complicate matters further, Derek'...

Nikki Sands is right where she wants to be, managing the luxurious Malveaux Estates in the heart of Napa Valley and sharing her life with her beloved boyfriend, Derek Malveaux.Nikki's life takes a detour as she's reluctantly thrust into the role of event coordinator when a charismatic guru and his followers descend upon the winery's boutique hotel and spa for a transformative retreat.Things take a dark turn during the group's first outing aboard the renowned Napa Valley Wine Train when one of his devoted followers vanishes without a trace. The shocking discovery of the missing disciple in the wine storage car—where someone has quite literally silenced him with a fatal twist—sends shockwa...

Nikki Sands is back, and this time, she's donning her detective hat in the land Down Under!

Nikki and her boss-turned-boyfriend, Derek Malveaux, jet off to Australia for a visit to the renowned Hahndorf Winery. However, their picturesque trip takes an unexpected twist when they find themselves on a real-life movie set.

Amidst the glitz and glamour, tragedy strikes when lead actress Lucy Swanson is discovered lifeless in her trailer, felled by a deadly snakebite—a sinister 'gift' from a killer with a vengeance. Nikki must now navigate the sprawling vineyards of the valley and untangle the twisted vine of a murderer who has a penchant for poison.

As the Vineyard Manager at Malveaux Estates, Nikki Sands knows a lot about wine pairings, but she has a harder time making matches in her own life.Is it finally time to give up her crush on her boss, Derek Malveaux, and commit to winemaker Andres? With big changes afoot at the Estates, Nikki’s days of wine and roses may be over sooner than she thinks…Malveaux Estates has added a boutique hotel and spa to its beautiful grounds, and everyone in Napa is abuzz about the hotel’s restaurant, Georges on the Vineyard. Its opening has been delayed a bit by the quirks of star chef Georges Debussey, better known for his cuisine than his couth. When Georges doesn’t return to the kitchen after a ...

Life is sweet for Nikki Sands...She’s toasting her new job at Malveaux Estate in Napa Valley and balancing a love triangle with a neighboring winemaker and her boss, vineyard owner Derek Malveaux—the catch of the county. And tonight, Nikki will be on the arm of Napa’s golden boy at a Sonoma mansion for the wedding of the decade.Nikki’s friend Isabel agreed to cater the wedding—before she learned that the groom was her cheating lover. After the ceremony, Isabel asks Nikki to bring the obnoxious bride another glass of wine. However, the bride won't be drinking that glass of wine or any wine ever again asNikki finds the new wife sprawled on the floor—murdered.Since the dearly depart...

Nikki Sands is an amateur sleuth with an uncanny talent for uncorking hidden truths. When an obnoxious diner costs Nikki her waitressing job, her life takes an unexpected turn. Enter Derek Malveaux, a wealthy and undeniably attractive vintner, whose offer of a prestigious position at his vineyard proves too tempting to resist. With her wine expertise as her armor, Nikki dives headfirst into a world of opulence and intrigue, where every glass holds a secret and every smile conceals a motive.But the lush vineyards of Malveaux Estate harbor more than just exquisite grapes; they hold a chilling secret buried deep in the soil. On her very first night, Nikki stumbles upon a gruesome discovery...

It’s human nature to make mistakes. We learn and grow because of them. What we can’t do is go back in time to correct a mistake—that is unless we meet Joseph Vance or his family. When Joe performs Corrections—a gift passed down generation to generation over eight hundred years—people are transported back for a do-over of a wrong decision they made. As a result, lives are changed, usually for the better. But after one Correction goes terribly wrong, Joseph loses what is most dear to him. He must then make a choice, one which will determine whether he will be redeemed or consigned to a life of despair.

Follow Batresh on her 2nd mission from Ancient Kemet to St. Louis, MO. Denny, now a young man of 19 begins his journey of transformation. The fulfillment of the Anubis prophecy has begun. Batresh arrives at St. Louis to work with a group of Tayamni nuns to save Denny from the Potacas threat, while Jerry and Namazu are sent to the Perseus Transit. The Tlaloc War has been supplanted by a new threat. The Dusmanyu, a race of cyborg females are working their way through the Transit, destroying planet after planet and Earth is on the menu. Namazu gathers forces to counter the Dusmanyu threat while Jerry manages the protection of refugees fleeing the onslaught. Denny begins his education, the train...

The Second Tlaloc War begins. For six, long years, Kataru Allies led by the Matriarch's daughter, Namazu, battle malicious aliens for control of the Sol System. At the same time, the human boy whose life will guarantee the continuation of Timeline 496 survives an abusive father and grows into adolescence. With allied militaries devastated, only the Three-Gendered Enkara have the resources to save the system. Before either side declares victory, a threat at the Perseus Transit changes everything. The Dusmanyu, Empire Eaters, tear through the Tlaloc system on their way to Kataru. Their goal, to destroy planets of the Alliance in the name of their God.

Follow a young Tayamni woman from her origins at ancient Kemet to Tupelo, Mississippi at 1962. Betrayed by her own people, she is nevertheless tasked with salvaging the Tayamni mission at Earth. She must travel 6,000 years into the future to rescue a young boy who will be instrumental in helping humanity to evolve. At 1962 she learns of an alien plot to sow chaos and colonize the system. Young, inexperienced and resentful, she meets a human man who falls in love and inadvertently helps her to complete her mission. War with hostile forces becomes inevitable as the Tayamni join a military alliance. The stage is set for all out war at Sol, a war kept secret from humans, a war, the spoils of whi...

Admiral William “Bill” Martin (Retired), wealthy industrialist and marine explorer, built an artificial neural network into his submarine’s active camouflage system…It worked out really well for him to begin with. He made a fortune prospecting and secretly played war games with the Navy. His submarine could hunt and “kill” anything the Navy could throw at them.Expedition surpassed his highest expectations. Until, while on a routine assignment for the Navy, an invisible robot swarm with clandestine intentions invaded his boat and t Admiral William “Bill” Martin (Retired), wealthy industrialist and marine explorer, built an artificial neural network into his submarine’s activ...

Turning forty, Lisa Grant is broke, alone and living in rural Gloucestershire, hurtling towards an inevitable midlife crisis.Romantically, she pushes people away. She cannot say, "I love you." Jack, the only love of her life, put the Atlantic Ocean between them after they fell out the last time and now lives in New York.Fearing for her sanity, she addresses the problem she has carried with her for the past forty years - her narcissistic mother, Elizabeth.When Lisa was six years old, her father disappeared, and her mother kept the truth about why he left the family home hidden. When starting her journalistic career, Lisa reconnects with her father and discovers grim truths about her controlli...

"The Children of the Stars; Book One, SAIQA" is not just a tale of technological prowess but also a testament to a human spirit's perseverance and ingenuity. The fusion of hard science fiction with elements of human drama and alien intrigue creates a compelling narrative that explores the boundaries of scientific possibility and the depths of human resilience. In this utopian society, humans enjoy remarkable longevity, living up to 180 years due to advancements in medical science. The discovery of the graviton boson has revolutionized the understanding and manipulation of gravity, giving rise to incredible technological innovations. Quantum mechanics and magnetic field architecture have enab...

In this page-turning sequel to his popular Thunder Rise trilogy (Thunder Rise, Asylum, and Summer Place), G. Wayne Miller breathes unnerving new life into the time-honored zombie story. An idyllic New England town panics as national media cover what seems to be a serial killer or satanic cult with echoes of Charles Manson. With a twist: this killer kills with drowning. In reality, something worse that a cult is loose: Sully, a murdered outcast brought back to life one drug-crazed night in a cemetery by Joel White, a quirky college student who has been initiated into the rites of the dark Haitian bocor priesthood. As the killings continue and the police, FBI and National Guard are stymie...

Next Generation Indie Book AwardsWinner, 2024Maxy Award Winner - Romance & Women's FictionThree men. Two timelines. One wish.Haunted by her choices, including marrying an abusive con man, thirty-five-year-old Elizabeth has been unable to speak for two years. She is further devastated when she learns an old boyfriend has died. Nothing in her life is right.That night, Elizabeth wishes for a mulligan. When she wakes, to her surprise, it is no longer 2022, but 2017. Though thrilled to have a chance to fix mistakes, the past is not perfect. She has a stalker and is still voiceless. Just like before, her boyfriend slips into a mysterious coma, so she enlists his brother Christopher's aid to de...

"Lena Gibson (the bestselling author of The Edge of Life) lays the tracks into an exciting new post-apocalyptic world where corporate greed controls the necessities of life, one ancient society's trash is today's salvation, and the heart of one heroine can save a country's soul." -D. Lambert, author of Son of No Man seriesLife in SoCal in 2195 is controlled by a corporatocracy.Elsa scavenges twenty-first-century trash, living on the edge of starvation in this ruthless world through her grit and instincts.When she unearths a metal tube containing maps to six Doomsday seed bunkers and a silver key, she dreams of renewable sources of food and a life based on more than subsistence, but GreenCorp...

Robin dreamed of attending Yale and using her brain. Kory lived on the streets of Seattle and relied on his brawn. Without the asteroid, they never would have met.For three years, Robin and her grandfather have been hiding, trusting no one. When a biker gang moves into town, Robin can no longer scrounge or tend her garden. Because her grandfather is dying, he urges her to join her extended family—800 miles away in a bunker city in South Dakota, but she doesn't want to leave.Desperate, her grandfather disappears to force Robin into action and meets Kory, who's with the bikers but disillusioned. Seeing a man who likes to read and could protect his granddaughter, he convinces Kory he can star...