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When disgraced academic Elinor Voss arrives in the fog-shrouded village of Mercy Glen to begin a quiet new life as the curator of the historic Rosebridge Library, she expects dust, books, and solitude—not a body.But when the town’s revered librarian, Agatha Hume, is found dead in the library’s locked reading room, strangled with an antique silk bookmark, Elinor is pulled into a chilling mystery buried beneath decades of silence. The only clues? A stack of cryptic letters, a locked drawer no one can open, and a bell tower that hasn’t rung in fifty years.As Elinor begins to piece together Agatha’s hidden past, she discovers the death is only the latest chapter in a much older story�...

Every secret has a witness. Every lie leaves a ledger.One year after the quiet murder that shook the heart of Mercy Glen, archivist Elinor Voss is drawn into another mystery—this time ignited by a letter that should never have existed. When the town’s centennial time capsule is opened, it reveals a prediction of death written years after the capsule was sealed. Days later, a former councilman is found dead—staged, symbolic, and chillingly precise.As Elinor, Detective Warren Giles, and local historian Ruthie Knox begin to investigate, they uncover a web of buried testimonies, manipulated records, and a legacy of silence stretching back generations. The deeper they dig, the more disturbi...

One year after the final death that shook Mercy Glen, archivist Elinor Voss wants to believe peace has returned to the town. The church bells ring again, the library has been restored, and a sense of order—however fragile—settles over the cobbled streets. But when a stranger breaks into the Rosebridge Library and leaves behind a cryptic message addressed to “The Last True Curator,” the silence begins to unravel.What starts as a coded letter soon leads to a chilling discovery beneath the library’s floor: a sealed vault, new ivy growth—and a confession that was never meant to be found.As Elinor, Ruthie March, and Noah Ridgeway reopen the long-buried archives of Mercy Glen, they unc...

What if memory isn’t something you carry—what if it’s something that carries you?Dr. Elise Warren has spent her life turning trauma into tidy diagnoses. At Dunlow Institute, a psychiatric facility with more secrets than staff, detachment isn’t just survival—it’s policy. But when a classified file marked only with the name “Madeline Grey” lands on her desk, Elise is pulled into a case that defies science, sanity, and time itself.Madeline claims she’s been a patient since 1968. She appears twenty-nine. She remembers events from before the building’s renovations—before Elise’s own mother was institutionalized there. And as Elise begins to unravel the case, the walls of D...

Some secrets are buried too deep to dig up.In the sleepy coastal town of Ferndale, California the fog rolls in thick like an old ghost, hiding a dark history of stolen land and forged Gilded Age fortunes. For Dr. Ann McBride, life is supposed to be about quiet healing—tending to the town's aging population alongside her golden retriever, Stella, and pouring her heart into opening The Nook, a community bakery.But when a gruesome local murder shatters the town's artificial peace, and a century-old diary is unearthed beneath the bakery floorboards, Ann finds herself at the center of a lethal conspiracy. Someone is systematically eliminating Ferndale’s elite using a silent, untraceable poiso...

He has nine lives, a limp, and zero patience. In the sleepy village of Ferndale, CA.
The local banker has been found dead, poisoned by a mysterious ingredient. The police are baffled, but House, a sarcastic black cat with a catnip dependency and a limp in his back left leg, knows exactly what happened.

Unfortunately, his owner, the kindly Dr. Ann McBride, just wants him to be a "good kitty." Can House expose the killer without getting declawed, or will he just knock a vase off the table to prove a point?

HOUSE RULES: THE CAT WITH A CATNIP SLANT is a 37,600-word small-town medical thriller. It combines the sharp medical suspense of Tess Gerritsen with the small-town secrets and feline-assisted sleuthing of Rita Mae Brown.In misty Ferndale, Dr. Ann McBride spends her days treating geriatric patients. When a ruthless local patriarch drops dead, the police rule it a natural heart attack. However, Ann’s medical expertise points to a calculated poisoning. Teaming up with rugged ex-detective Noah Fletcher, she begins to unravel a dark web of predatory loans that holds the entire town hostage.The danger strikes home when an intruder drugs Ann's fiercely independent cat, House, with a synthetic bak...

In this cozy mystery, you'll find:A Witty, Relatable Sleuth: A fifty-year-old doctor who knows that diagnosing a financial murder isn't all that different from diagnosing a patient.Small-Town Charm: Quirky locals, fierce baking competitions, and the atmospheric magic of a Northern California coastal village.Feline Forensics: A judgmental, fiercely protective black cat who isn't afraid to take a bite out of crime.Bonus Content: Includes the actual recipe for Hal’s famous Macadamia Nut Cookies!In this cozy mystery, you'll find:A Witty, Relatable Sleuth: A fifty-year-old doctor who knows that diagnosing a financial murder isn't all that different from diagnosing a patient.Small-Town Charm: Qu...

Alex Colton is a young, idealistic recent college graduate, received an incredible career opportunity at boutique asset management firm Carrington Capital Partners. After the death of the chief executive officer, the leading CEO candidate creates a toxic security threatening to upend and possibly bankrupt the whole financial system. Through the help of the deceased CEO’s family and the company receptionist Lynda, Alex battles through corporate and political intrigue, along with learning secrets about himself and how he is personally and professionally linked to the ongoing saga regarding him, his family, and his place with his employer.