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No Place Like Home | Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series #7

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

Look around your street. At your neighbors. You may occasionally wave to one another, but do you truly know them? Perhaps you don’t want to. Because what goes on behind their closed doors is not any of your business. Until it is. ~~~ Arianna Jackson’s best friend, Leah, is missing. Her car is abandoned at the airport. Her key possessions are still present. Blood is dripping from the trunk. A lot of it. Her last known sighting was at a club she would never frequent — one where people are lured to after-parties at vacation rental properties in seemingly quiet, normal neighborhoods. That is, until girls begin to go missing when the party is over. And others turn up dead. In order to track Leah’s path, AJ must elicit assistance from several unlikely sources who are at odds with one another, many of whom are known to have ulterior motives....

Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series | Books 4-6

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

What's even better than catching up on AJ and Nicoh's latest adventure? Joining 'em for three! Hitch a ride as they embark on their next three adventures in the Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series. Deadly Current AJ and her pals Leah and Nicoh attempt to escape their troubles in the Valley of the Sun for a short vacation in SoCal but quickly become targets when a wave of bizarre threats turns deadly for their friends. If they can’t put the pieces together before the perp’s next blow, they will risk leaving the beach with more than a few unfortunate tan lines. They just might get shipped back to Phoenix—in body bags. Gemini Lost Just when life doesn’t seem like it couldn't get any more hectic, AJ receives a call that embroils her in the search for the perpetrator who ambushed a local politician—one which seemingly points to her evasive, jack-in-the-box of...

Fatal Bonds | Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series #6

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

Face down a brutal killer and risk your life in the process? Or deny a friend’s final request and let a murderer roam free, while justice goes unserved? Arianna Jackson has hunted down clues, pieced together impossible puzzles, and confronted the worst of humanity while narrowly escaping her own demise in the past. So while she’s not clear why she was chosen to solve a decades-old crime where others have failed, she’s never been one to back down from a challenge. Determined to fulfill the duty entrusted to her, AJ quickly faces more obstacles than answers in her pursuit of the evidence needed to identify a cold-blooded killer. Every time she makes a bit of progress, another thread unravels, and a roadblock is tossed in her path. It doesn’t help matters when her single line of support seems to be among those derailing her efforts, so she is forced to...

Gemini Lost | Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series #5

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

"They say the past always comes back to haunt us. I don't know who 'they' are, but I'd prefer a good haunting over the stuff that blindsides me every time I walk out the door." — Arianna Jackson Just when life doesn’t seem like it couldn't get any more hectic, AJ receives a call that embroils her in the search for the perpetrator who ambushed a local politician—one which seemingly points to her evasive, jack-in-the-box of a biological father. Upon confronting him, it becomes apparent that he's popped back up for more than a fatherly visit—he wants something that only AJ possesses. But can she trust him if it means destroying lives in the process? When delving into his mysterious past, AJ quickly finds that there are more questions than answers, many of which would be best served remaining buried. Before it’s over, she must rely on her intuition and...

Beyond Revenge | Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series #2

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

Some friendships can be murder… Arianna Jackson—AJ to her friends—has experienced enough drama in the past six months to last her a lifetime. Finding out she’s adopted and a twin to the girl she found brutally murdered and dumped in her alley being among the headliners. And, of course, there’s her sister’s killer, still pursuing her and the secret she holds, despite assurances he’s currently locked away in a secure government facility. Unfortunately, even the best of intentions prevent her from living a drama-free existence when Charlie Wilson, a frequent client of her Mischievous Malamute photography business and an old high school friend, asks her for help after being arrested for a heinous crime he insists he didn’t commit. Sure, Charlie may be arrogant and self-centered, but in AJ’s book, being a jerk doesn’t necessarily mean he’s guilty—not of this crime, anyway. AJ quickly realizes her old pal may not...

Deadly Current | Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series #4

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

A much-needed vacay… Sun, fun and a few refreshing adult beverages… Not a trouble in the world—until murder hijacks the itinerary… AJ and her pals Leah and Nicoh attempt to escape their troubles in the Valley of the Sun for a short vacation in SoCal but quickly become targets when a wave of bizarre threats turns deadly for their friends. If they can’t put the pieces together before the perp’s next blow, they will risk leaving the beach with more than a few unfortunate tan lines. They just might get shipped back to Phoenix—in body bags. Deadly Current is the fourth installment in the captivating, seat-of-your-pants Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series. As always, AJ and crew seem to find themselves in the middle of the action, but this time around they may have gone from sinking their toes in the sand to being engulfed in the current, compliments of a faceless...

Winter Storm | Six Seasons Suspense Series #2

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

One season down. Five to go. Only a matter of Time before Death comes knockin’ at your door. Fall shifts into winter and Harper Storm is nowhere closer to seeking out the mysterious girl who predicted her death, which—according to the messenger’s timeline—is just five short seasons away. Harper’s attention is diverted from her impending demise when she uncovers a thumb drive buried inside the sofa she’s begrudgingly taken possession of and moved into her studio apartment. With the help of new computer genius friend, Phil Collins, Harper delves into the contents of the drive, curious what would provoke someone to go to such extremes. Soon, they realize the couch’s former owner—the ex-wife of the man so eager to dispose of it—has tapped into something more sinister at the woman’s interior furnishings firm than a showroom filled with last season’s rejects. It’s a trail of breadcrumbs, one that leads her...

First Fall | Six Seasons Suspense Series #1

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

Six seasons to live. Six seasons to die. Sometimes killing Time is the only way to cheat Death. Since escaping her tragic childhood where she was abandoned by not one but both parents and left to a bitter, unforgiving family, Harper Storm has mastered the art of being alone and is perfectly content blending into the shadows while the world goes about its merry, indifferent way. To Harper, life isn’t great, but it’s all hers. Great, that is, until a bizarre encounter with a mysterious stranger shifts Harper’s world on its axis. When this messenger relays a cryptic prediction of death—Harper’s—within six season’s time, she’s not sure what to make of the unsettling prophecy and at first, deals with it in the same way she has every other obstacle—she ignores it. Soon, she finds the prediction nagging her at every turn, hijacking the semblance of normal she’s so carefully concocted....

Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series | Books 1-3

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

What could be more enticing than a fun, fast-paced mystery with an irresistible cast of characters that keeps you turning pages and leaves you wanting more? Three of ‘em. For a limited time, you can grab the first three books in the Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series featuring Arianna Jackson (AJ) and her best canine pal, Nicoh, for a very special introductory price. Gemini Rising The first installment hits the ground running when AJ stumbles upon a body in her alley. As if that wasn’t a shocker, the body also reveals a secret—one that could mean AJ’s entire life has been based upon nothing more than secrets and lies. Beyond Revenge When a childhood friend asks AJ for help after being arrested for a heinous crime he insists he didn’t commit, she quickly realizes her old pal may not be as innocent as she’d originally thought. Still, AJ vows to find...

Blood of Gemini | Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series #3

Genres: Mystery, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

When a cold-blooded killer has his sights trained on you, it’s probably a good time to start weighing your options. You can run. You can hide. Or, if you’re Arianna Jackson, you can deal with the problem head on and give him a dose of his own medicine. Challenges arise, however, when AJ has to contend with a friend who has gone missing after being accused of a brutal murder, as well as the arrival of an unexpected visitor who claims he’s only got the best of intentions. Things quickly become as clear as mud when she’s not sure who to trust and risks losing more than her moral compass when it comes to deciphering the truth from the lies—it could mean the lives of those she cares about, if not her own. Despite obstacles being thrown in her path at every turn, AJ—with the help of her best friend,...

Gemini Rising | Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series #1

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

There’s a body in your alley… Arianna Jackson—AJ to her friends—and her occasionally well-behaved Alaskan Malamute, Nicoh, live a normal, uneventful, admittedly mundane existence, where nothing out of the ordinary ever happens. Until it does. Early one morning, AJ stumbles upon a horrifying scene—a girl’s body lies broken in the dumpster behind her home, her face beaten and mutilated. A secret reveals you’re living a lie… As if that weren’t enough to upset the balance of normal, things go from bad to worse when she learns of her connection to the murdered girl. Suddenly, AJ realizes her entire life has been filled with secrets and lies. A killer hunts for you… Together with her trusty sidekick, Nicoh, and BFF, Leah, AJ must search for answers. But can she, when finding the truth proves to be more deadly than living the lie? Would you search for the truth if you knew...