Stumbling across a dead body could be the making … or breaking of an aspiring reporter. During 1958, when the workforce is predominantly male, societal norms dictate women should be compliant, fashionable...

Poppy Reagan is a Type A personality who runs her professional life with the precision of a Swiss watch. After catching her latest boyfriend cheating, she decides it’s time to take her dating life as...

Holly Hartland has spent the last year in Los Angeles finalizing her divorce from an abusive husband and getting her career as an art gallery curator back on track while trying to raise her young daughter....

Her mission could tip the balance of power…or spark World War III. October, 1952. The war is over, but for CIA officer Miriam Becker, memories of the horrors she witnessed remain jagged in her mind. While...

White collar crime can get dirty quicker than a line drive into foul territory.Karina Cardinal's Saturday starts out with a bang, and it's not the home renovation marathon she's watching on HGTV. It's...

Sophie Hartland has recently turned 30, and is five years out from a confidence crushing divorce. She’s sworn off men in favor of making her interior design business a success when her best friend introduces...

*Inspired by true events. A beautiful American spy flees into the night. On her own, she must live by her wits to evade capture and make it to the safety of the Allied forces.     Lily Saint James grew...

A notorious art heist mystery. Peeling back layers of lies could save a masterpiece…or reveal a killer.After a long week lobbying on Capitol Hill, all Karina Cardinal wants to do is chill with Netflix...

The sleepy, small town of Denton, South Carolina, possesses the tranquil life Cara Baker craves, but will her reclusive tenant shake up her newfound serenity?Former District Attorney, Cara Baker cuts...

Margaritas, mayhem, and murder. Too bad her only defense is a cocktail umbrella. After some of Karina Cardinal's recent adventures—her lover Mike Finnegan would call them scrapes, jams, or pickles—she's...

International bestselling and award-winning author Ellen Butler presents book three in the Karina Cardinal mystery series! Fans of Melinda Leigh and J.D. Robb, who love the humor of Janet Evanovich's...

Lawmaking can be a murderous affair.If any day calls for a soothing glass of wine, it's today.One moment, Capitol Hill lobbyist Karina Cardinal is having a heated discussion with Senator Harper, who just...

Prominent DC attorney Emma Taylor is pulled away from a promising date the week before Christmas to pick up her ex-fiance from the ER after a bar fight. She's in no mood to re-open old wounds, but it's...

Is Karina's missing aunt on vacation…or on the lam? Karina is trying to keep her mind on getting a cosponsor for a bill, but it's tough with her Mom blowing up her phone. By the time Karina finally stops...

First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder features nineteen juicy tales of revenge, betrayal, bad breakups, and a few I dos and some I don'ts.Each short story takes ruthless relationships to an all-new level...