HOT OFF THE PRESS, ACT IT OUT and OFF TARGET are humorous, fast romps, perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich, Jana DeLeon, Gemma Halliday, Liliana Hart and JB Lynn.HOT OFF THE PRESS:Starting over can be deadly . . .After a few life-altering changes, 28-year-old Hailey Webb lands a job as an assistant/errand runner for the local newspaper in her hometown of Palm Shores, California. If she knew this meant stumbling onto dead bodies, then she . . . well, she probably still would have taken the job. A girl's gotta eat, right? How long can one last on a steady diet of ramen noodles?When Hailey finds a dead treasure hunter on his boat on her first day at work, she realizes that yep, things can get way worse than she imagined. And if that’s not enough, Hailey is confronted with events from her past that she’d rather forget. When they start to gain in on her, she knows she has to solve the murder to get the answers she needs.Thankfully, she has her best friend, Kat, to help her, and Mike, the reporter, who is just too darn good looking for what Hailey needs right now.Join Hailey on her rip-roaring adventure in this thrilling and fun-packed mystery!ACT IT OUT:Not everything that glitters is gold . . .As an assistant/errand runner for the local newspaper in her hometown of Palm Shores, California, Hailey Webb has all kind of jobs. Sure, picking up dry cleaning and bringing lunch is not exactly what big dreams are made of, but if it pays rent, it’s good for now.What’s bad is having your bank account ravished by the hottest actor to ever walk the earth while being threatened with a crowbar. That’s after said actor steals a plane and crashes it in the woods. And that is after he is accused of murdering his co-star in their latest action movie. With the prop weapon . . . that turned out to be a real gun. Yep, Hailey’s job is way more exciting than she would have thought.Now she sets out to find the fugitive actor to get her money back, and she has to prove he is not the real killer. By finding the real one. As Hailey navigates the world of the movie industry, she needs to watch her step, or she'll inadvertently become the lead in the next true crime reality TV show.OFF TARGET:‘Til death do us part?Hailey Webb, assistant and errand runner for the local newspaper in Palm Shores, California, enjoys a night out with her best friend, Kat. At their favorite bar, they’re promptly invited to join a bachelorette party.Too bad the fun doesn’t last when someone tries to strangle Hailey in the bar restroom, and she barely survives. Was she the actual target? Or was it Laura, the bride-to-be, who could pass off as Hailey’s twin?Either way, Hailey stumbled into something she just can’t let go. Or better yet, she stumbles upon something while investigating. A dead body.With help from her best friend, her mom, and her hot coworker, Mike, Hailey is left with no choice but to get to the bottom of this mystery before a killer catches her.

"Nichols creates a cast of funny eccentrics who are in way over their heads when it comes to fraudulent antiques dealers, deadly doctors, and cold-blooded murderers. " –Kim Conrey Author of Stealing AresLucy Howard has arranged her life around the philosophy honesty is mostly the best policy. But her dream to work in research at a reputable museum doesn't materialize. Instead, she finds herself investigating a charming elderly woman who's running an insurance scam involving the company Lucy works for. She catches her "perfect" boyfriend with another woman. And her favorite narcoleptic- antiques-dealing uncle needs her to prove he's not a murderer, unless he actually is.Her boss agrees to assist her if she joins his investigation against a doctor suspected of selling human organs. Along with a sexy detective who makes Lucy question her resolve not to rush into another relationship, she becomes involved with some very shady characters. When she begins receiving bizarrely ominous threats, she realizes she could be in real danger.As the threats escalate, Lucy recognizes that her belief in total transparency might not be enough to save her life. And that if she gets the chance to begin a new one, she must accept that honesty, without love to temper it, can be a cold companion.

The smallest towns have the darkest secrets.Seven years ago, Carrie’s son vanished without a trace. She thought she’d lost him forever — until the day a teenager washes ashore in Devil’s Cove.It’s Cal, her son. And he’s alive. But his return is far from a joyful reunion. Changed and withdrawn, he brings with him a trail of secrets, lies, and blood.As Carrie unravels the truth behind Cal’s disappearance, she learns the danger is much closer to home than she imagined. Another child has vanished from the town, and with a killer watching their every move, uncovering the truth may cost her everything — and everyone — she loves.Set against the rugged landscape of Cornwall, The Cove is the gripping first book in the Devil’s Cove Trilogy, packed with twists, suspense, and chilling revelations.***What Readers Are Saying:“Wow! Just wow!” — Readers’ Favorite“Downright chilling.” — Tranquility Book Reviews“Gets your heart racing.” — Reading Out Loud“A must-read!” — SJ’s Book Blog

The “shrewd, witty and self-deprecating forensic anthropologist” travels to Tahiti to sniff out crime at a coffee plantation (Publishers Weekly). The dead man is the manager of Tahiti’s Paradise Coffee Plantation, producer of the most expensive coffee bean in the world, the winey, luscious Blue Devil. Nothing tangible points to foul play behind his fall from a cliff, but FBI agent John Lau, a relative of the coffee?growing family, has his suspicions. What he needs is evidence, and who better to provide it than his friend, anthropologist Gideon Oliver, the Skeleton Detective? Gideon is willing to help, but surprisingly—and suspiciously—both the police and the other family members refuse to okay an exhumation order. As a result, Gideon, to his surprise and against his better judgment, finds himself sneaking into a graveyard under cover of night with John, a flashlight, and a shovel—not exactly up to the professional standards of the world’s most famous forensic anthropologist, but necessary under the circumstances. Gideon prefers his bones ancient, dry, and dusty, but the body he must examine had lain in the tropical sun for a week before it was found and then buried native?style—shallow, with no casket—so it is not exactly his . . . well, cup of tea. But it is not the state of the remains that bothers him the most, it is the deeper human ugliness that his examination uncovers: subtle clues that do indeed point to foul play, to mistaken identity, and to a murderous conspiracy that may have percolated through the family for decades—and brewed a taste for murder. Twenty Blue Devils is the 9th book in the Gideon Oliver Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Serenity’s newest installment is a fresh, edge-of-your-seat thriller, with an ending you’ll never see coming.The last time Sheriff Serenity Adams visited the neighboring Mt. Carmel Amish community, she partnered with U.S. Marshal Toby Bryant for the grim task of unraveling the truth surrounding a blood pact. The deal was made between the rustic community and a mafia family, which led straight to a brothel in the Nevada desert.Now, the mafia madame is dead, and an Amish teenager is missing. Serenity has to investigate if the cases are somehow related to the past sex trafficking ring. As she and her first deputy, Todd Roftin, delve deeper into the goings-on in Mt. Carmel, they discover something far more sinister than they could have ever imagined. And before long, they’re fighting for their very lives while they face a foe who is pure evil.

Moscow’s gone to the dogs in the “imaginative” Edgar Award–winning crime series about a conscientious Russian cop (The New York Times Book Review).   With packs of stray wild canines roaming Moscow, it was inevitable that enterprising criminals would find a way to get rich. As dogfighting became big business, the Mafia got involved, and venues upgraded from alleys and garages to private arenas with padded seats. Police Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov has assigned Sasha Tkach and Elena Timofeyeva to go undercover and bust up a dogfighting ring. But the only ones more vicious than the dogs are the ones who profit from them.   Speaking of fighting in the streets, an international drug cartel has chosen Moscow as its next port of call. One man stands in their way—a young Russian mobster whose brutality is matched only by his madness. In a gang war of this magnitude, no civilian is safe. It’s up to Rostnikov and the Office of Special Investigation to prevent a full-scale bloodbath.   “As usual, Kaminsky manages to make the postlapsarian fracas strangely engrossing. His major characters are vivid and varied . . . Good storytelling in yet another of a distinguished series.” —Kirkus Reviews