Debby Grahl

His Magic Touch

Fashion designer Caterine Doucette attends a masquerade ball dressed as a shimmering ice princess where she encounters ex-cop Remi Michaud disguised as the handsome pirate Jean Lafitte. The princess and the pirate come together for one unforgettable night of passion. When Caterine inherits the family's exclusive boutique, Ma Chérie, an attempt is made on her life because someone in the Doucette household will stop at nothing to posses what they feel is rightfully theirs. Remi, working for a private security company, sets out to unmask Caterine's would-be assassin but finds himself torn between his desire for her and painful memories of another socialite's betrayal. Falling for Remi, Caterine struggles with old embedded pain, leaving her afraid to open herself to love. In the heart of the Big Easy, the two must learn to trust one another if they are to survive in a world of family greed and ruthless revenge.

Rue Toulouse

Betrayal, murder, and a fortune stolen a century ago from a Colorado silver mine send Elise Baxter to Cedar Bend on a quest to solve a family mystery-and to recover a treasure. Following clues from her great-great-grandmother's diaries, Elise seeks out Max Holt and his restored Victorian inn. An intense attraction between Max and Elise leads him to believe she may be the girl of his dreams. But when he discovers her true interest in him and his inn, memories of a past betrayal threaten to end their passionate relationship. Max soon learns his inn has guests from the netherworld-a pair of ghosts who seek justice for a past murder, and an evil presence who will oppose them. Guided by the ghosts, Max and Elise search the inn, but there are others driven by greed who will stop at nothing to unlock the mystery of the Silver Crescent.

The Silver Crescent

Alyssa Day

Vickey Wollan

Melody Johnson

Lia Davis

Karen Renee

Sarah Walker

C. L Thomas

P. K. Brent

Leah Miles

Gloria Ferguson

Maggie Fitz Roy

A dozen ways to fall in love at the holidays?Come celebrate the holidays with these dozen unique romances, ranging from sweet to steamy and all ending with a happily-ever-after. This anthology of short stories, written by multi-award-winning authors, including New York Times best-selling author, Alyssa Day, will transport you from Labor Day and Halloween antics to Christmas and Valentine romantics. Its stories will whisk you away into contemporary, historical, and paranormal worlds where love prevails. So, savor the authors featured in this enchanting book and bet your heart on some romantic cheer while you enjoy these twelve ways to fall in love.Proceeds from this novel benefit First Coast Romance Writers, a non-profit chapter of Romance Writers of America that helps writers hone their craft and expand their knowledge of the publishing industry. A portion of the proceeds are also donated to FeedAmerica.org.

A First Coast Romance Writers Anthology

Romancing the Holidays

Maggie FitzRoy

Abigail Sharpe

Sara Walker

Elise Darby

Barbara Whitaker

Looking for a Happily Ever After? How about fourteen of them?! Romancing the Holidays, Volume 2 is a collection of romantic short stories all with the happy ending you crave. Genres include: contemporary, historical, paranormal, romantic suspense and young adult. And what better time to find romance than during the holidays? Escape into these Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve, Three Kings Day and Valentine's Day adventures, and swoon anew with each couple as they fall in love. Proceeds from this anthology benefit First Coast Romance Writers, a non-profit chapter of Romance Writers of America that helps writers hone their craft and expand their knowledge of the publishing industry.

Romancing the Holidays Volume Two

The night before Jared Dupre's wedding, a specter warns him the demonic witch, Adam Montief, has kidnapped his brother in a centuries-old vendetta unknown to Jared. A powerful witch himself, Jared tracks Adam from New Orleans to a remote island off the coast of Connecticut, where he's given no choice. He must rescue his brother and break his engagement to Kendra O'Connell, or they both die. After complying, Jared engages in a sword fight and believes he has vanquished his foe, but when he returns to New Orleans, he finds evil still threatens all he loves. Kendra, not knowing why Jared broke their engagement, devastated, finds solace in another's arms. With help from an ancestor's spirit, can Jared defeat the dark magic descending over the Big Easy while winning back the woman he loves?

The restored historic town of Nookumsville, with its unique shops, quaint eateries and cozy inn is getting ready for their third annual Christmas tour. As a festive holiday mood engulfs the town's residents, greed, betrayal, blackmail and murder lie beneath the gentle mantel of new-fallen snow. Police chief Alex Mackenzie finds he has his hands full when his wife, Abigail, out for an early morning jog, discovers a dead body. He has the disagreeable task of interrogating his friends and neighbors in pursuit of the murderer. As the investigation unfolds, it is revealed that during the late hours of the previous night a number of Nookumsville's quirky citizens weren't home sleeping innocently in their beds. A dead body in a shop window isn't all that's in store for Alex. Carl Edwards, president of the Nookumsville's bank, is missing along with much of the bank's deposits. Hoping to get details of the murder and the investigation, G.H. Greeley, owner, editor, and star reporter of the Nookumsville News corners Alex. Giving the over-inquisitive reporter as little information as possible, Alex manages to slip away heading for the rambling home of Peggy and Bob O'Neal who own a retro-style service station. Bob had been at the Cork & Bottle the night before, intoxicated and threatening Kathleen. His whereabouts during the time of Kathleen's murder are uncorroborated. The murder investigation takes Alex to The Cork & Bottle, where the animosity between Kathleen and the owners, Ben and Sam, is well known. Charles and Agatha Butterfield, who have a fondness for vintage clothing, classic movies and murder mysteries, had also been out and about at the time of the murder, in their horse-drawn sleigh. When Alex questions them, they claim to have seen a shadowy figure outside the inn. Tom Scraper, owner of Two Bits barbershop and Yesteryears antiques, says his wife Judy had gone home to bed leaving him alone in the shop decorating the display window. He saw a dark snowy figure run past his window but could provide no more detailed description. While having a cup of coffee in Flap Jacks caf at the 'fifties-style counter, a persistent Alex finally convinces a reluctant Granny Jo, the owner, to admit that she saw a person who looked like Samantha Edwards rushing by Flap Jacks' front door during the night of Kathleen's murder. Alex's investigation takes him from the Cork & Bottle Inn, to Indulgence Salon, Flap Jacks Caf , Yesteryears Antiques, and Two Bits Barbershop before Santa in his big red sleigh arrives just in time to help Alex discover the murderer as the next victim is about to meet their fate. As a clear winter night settles upon Nookumsville, a record crowd of festive holiday tourists gather in anticipation as Alex, in his top hat and cloak, begins the tour of his once again idyllic peaceful little town.

An Alex McKenzie Mystery

Decorated to Death

Debby Grahl

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