Gina Lamanna

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Hex on the Beach

" A] divinely original thriller...a wonderful carousel of revolving suspects, motives, and means, and many people to love and to love to hate."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review An addictive second mystery novel about book clubs, murder, and the domestic secrets inside every household from the author of Pretty Guilty Women Three beautiful women. Two wedding bands. One dead husband. When Anne Wilkes, Eliza Tate, and Penny Sands arrive at book club bearing bottles of wine, none of them are plotting to kill. But when the subject of a philandering husband arises, revenge is in the air. By the end of the night, someone is dead. Two women with rings on their fingers and one with stars in her eyes. All of them are hiding something. All of them are lying. What really happened that night? Only the guilty knows. Did one woman take everything too far, or is the truth really more twisted than fiction? A domestic thriller that will keep you guessing, Three Single Wives is compelling mystery for book clubs that devoured Samantha Downing, Sandi Jones and Lucy Foley.

Three Single Wives

A dark stranger. A deadly potion. A school for scoundrels... Lily Locke has barely had time to sink into her role as The Isle's newest Mixologist, when a series of events sends her world spiraling out of control. Her vampire cousin is overtaken by a serious bout of blood intolerance issues, and the key ingredient for the antidote is missing. Meanwhile, Zin is training day and night under the watchful eye of Grandma Hettie to break into the elite, male-dominated world of the Ranger security force, but it's a constant uphill battle. Then, Ranger X turns Lily's world upside down when he breaks the longstanding rules of the island and throws both her heart and her head into a tailspin. Hooded strangers, dangerous potions, and a budding romance threaten to ruin all that Lily's worked to achieve. Add in a stolen spellbook, and Lily's barely able to hold her head above water. When a body turns up on the beach, Lily must catch the murderer before a true battle begins... Welcome back, Islanders. ** ** This novel is a full-length, humorous cozy mystery featuring a splash of magic, a handful of witches, and a dash of romance. It's rated PG-13 due to mild language and some romance.

Witchy Sour

Ainsley Shaw, Guardian Witch, experiences a bad day when she flies her broomstick into the taillight of a car driven by Detective Hotterson at a crime scene , and now she has to solve the crime before he sends her to jail for a crime she didn't commit.

The Undercover Witch

For fans of Sophie Kinsella and Janet Evanovich... Fashion can be deadly... Jenna McGovern's strappy shoes and sundresses are not going to cut it when she makes the move from Hollywood Hills to Blueberry Lake, Minnesota in the stone-cold dead of winter. A former stylist to the stars, Jenna's determined to bring the latest red-carpet fashions back to the Midwest in an effort to revive her mother's floundering thrift shop.When Jenna finds out her first client is Grant Mark, the best man in a high-profile winter wedding, she's thrilled. However, when Grant gets a little too handsy in the dressing room, Jenna is forced to fend him off with her stiletto and send him packing. While she's glad to be rid of the difficult groomsman, it's pure bad luck that Grant is found dead later that afternoon from a high heel to the throat. What's worse is that the attractive chief of police is convinced Jenna's the one who put it there.If Jenna doesn't clear her name quickly, she'll not only lose the chance to style the biggest winter wedding Blueberry Lake has ever seen, but her mother's thrift store will go under for good-and Jenna will be stuck flaunting the worst fashion of all time: a neon orange jumpsuit.

Secrets and Stilettos

Allie Wells is many things: Doctor. Runaway bride. Fae.

Except for two huge problems:


She doesn’t believe in magic.

The Fae were killed off centuries ago.

Alessia “Allie” Wells is a woman of science. She doesn’t believe in things like werewolves and vampires, sparkly or otherwise. Until her wedding day, when a darkly alluring man appears and kidnaps her in the middle of her glamorous Upper East Side nuptials, whisking her away to a magical island.

As the weeks pass, Alessia struggles to accept this new world—an enchanting land rife with fascinating creatures—and her place in it. She soon learns of the curse that is holding her new island captive…and killing everyone on it. Only a true Fae can break the curse. Which is impossible, seeing as Fae have been extinct for centuries.

When Alessia discovers that she is the only remaining full-blooded Fae in existence, she accepts her responsibility to save the island, and everyone on it. The longer Alessia stays, the more she falls in love with her new home. For the first time ever, she feels like she belongs. Not least of all because of the intensely powerful man who has slowly been capturing her heart...

But if Alessia can’t undo the curse holding this island hostage, then none of it will matter—because she’ll lose everything she’s come to love.

Court of the Isles 1

Cursed

Shades of Pink

It's all fun and dance, until a body turns up. When Misty Newman returned home to rural Minnesota, the residents of Little Lake were surprised-and not in a good way. Having skipped town ten years before with a scholarship in hand and the shiniest of futures, Misty took a nasty fall from grace when she dropped out of college to become a Hollywood burlesque dancer. Though she didn't hope for a welcome home parade or an invitation to join the Monday night knitting club, Misty never expected to become the number one suspect in a murder case! However when her landlord is found strangled by her fishnet stockings, things don't look good for Misty. To make matters worse, the town sheriff-Misty's ex-almost-fiance-happens to agree. All Misty wants is to fix up her grandmother's cozy house, revive her struggling dance studio, and rekindle the old friendships she's neglected...but if Misty doesn't find out who's responsible for the death soon, she may just be next on the killer's list! "Gina LaManna had me laughing out loud from the very first page. Misty Newman is one sassy, sexy, smart heroine, and I can't wait to read more of her!" -Gemma Halliday New York Times bestselling mystery author"

Teased to Death

Lacey, Clay and Meg are back-this time headed to...a wedding? Assignment Numero Dos for Lacey comes straight from the Godfather himself. When one of the Luzzi Family's low-ranking associates turns up dead, Carlos believes it may be the doing of the rival Russian mob, and he orders Lacey to find the killer. But every detail about the assignment is a little too neat, a little too tidy, and a little too good to be true. Could this really be an open and shut case, complete with a confession from the murderer? When Lacey's pumpkin-colored, body-building cousin Joey starts making trouble at his ex-fiance's wedding-the case starts unraveling from the inside out.Lacey's not sure what is worse: going face to face with a vicious murderer, ditching Auntie Nora's attempts to fill in the "plus one" on her invite, or finding herself locked in the same hotel as the hot, unavailable, but increasingly drool-worthy Anthony.Though most family gatherings are challenging, Lacey is afraid that this glittery Family wedding might just kill her. Lacey Luzzi: Sparkled, is a full-length, laugh-out-loud, humorous cozy mystery with a strong female protagonist in the spirit of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum, albeit one working for the wrong side of the law...Lacey Series ORDER:Scooped (Prequel Novella - can be read in any order)SprinkledSparkled

Sparkled

When Lily Locke receives a royal decree summoning her to the Kingdom of Crystalvia, she can hardly turn down the request. However, the invitation doesn't come without a catch. When the queen begs Lily to crack a curse that has held their village captive for three years, Lily promises to do everything she can to free them. If she doesn't, the kingdom will eventually languish... and disappear forever.However, as Lily digs deeper into the mystery behind the endless winter, she finds the truth is a lot more than she bargained for. And when her father becomes involved, the situation turns more dangerous than ever. Still, only one thing is for certain: If Lily can't fix the curse before the clock runs out, someone will die... and her name is up next.

Magic Julep

Cuatro mujeres. Cuatro confesiones. Un asesinato. Algo ha salido realmente mal en la boda de los Banks. Un hombre ha muerto. Cuatro mujeres se apresuran en confesar el asesinato, cada una de ellas insistiendo en que cometió el crimen sola. Ginger mantiene a su familia unida por los pelos, y su fin de semana no está siendo la escapada fantástica que había imaginado. Kate tiene suficiente dinero para comprar cualquier cosa que desee. O quizá no cualquier cosa. Emily no puede deshacerse ni de su reputación ni de sus recuerdos, que planea ahogar en una botella. Lulu tiene exmaridos de sobra, y otro en camino, tan pronto como descubra qué está tramando su actual esposo a sus espaldas. ¿Por qué deberían estas cuatro mujeres confesar el mismo crimen? Solo ellas lo saben. Pero prefieren ocultarlo porque hay verdades que preferimos ignorar. La crítica ha dicho... «Una lectura para disfrutar en labrisa de la playa, con un giro inesperado magistral.» Kirkus Reviews «Atrapará a los fans del suspense.» Booklist «¡Una lectura excepcional! El estilo de LaManna engancha. Resulta imposible dejar de leer.» The New York Journal of Books

Las mejores amigas

Dear Diary,I know three things: 1. I didn't kill anyone. 2. Mack Montgomery is a troublemaker. 3. I am running out of time. You've got to believe me, Diary. I didn't have anything to do with those murders, I promise you. For crying out loud, I'm the only person in this tiny Texas town who doesn't own a gun! But I can't help feeling like someone is out to get me. The only question is who...and why. While we're at it, let's get one other thing straight. None of this would have happened if it weren't for the shadow called Mack Montgomery. That man may be hot-as-sin and the talk of the high school reunion, but let me tell you one thing. He is up to something, Diary. He is so full of questions, yet somehow, I can't seem to find one single answer. One second he's breaking into my house and accusing me of murder, and the next, he's turned those soft baby blues on me, making my stomach do all sorts of somersaults. I'm running low on time, Diary. If I can't find the murderer, and if Mack Montgomery doesn't go back to where he belongs... I'm afraid that my one little wish may never come true. Xoxo, Scarlett ** ** One Little Wish is a full-length, southern cozy mystery with a strong female protagonist and a hot-as-sin hero. Note: This book can be read as a standalone, though it is part of a larger mystery series. It is rated PG-13 for some mild language. No graphic gore or sex, but there is some kissing...you've been warned. For more information and updates on new releases, please visit www.ginalamanna.com.

A Romantic Suspense Novel

One Little Wish

In this dramatic conclusion to The Hex Files series, Dani DeMarco comes face to face with the person she's been hunting for months. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and Detective DeMarco has lost almost everything. But only one can win at this deadly game. Dani is determined this will be the wicked end-one way or another.

Wicked Ever After

The Hex Files

If you love JD Robb, Janet Evanovich, K.F. Breene, and J.K. Rowling, this is a world you don't want to miss.Welcome to Wicked, the paranormal sixth borough of New York.The end is near. Detective Danielle DeMarco is challenged with her most intense case yet, and along with it, she inherits a host of personal problems. When a sorcerer is found dead in The Emporium, a spell shop brimming with magical potions, elixirs, and tinctures, Dani and her new tagalong, Primrose, are on the case.However, work turns personal when someone close to Dani is poisoned. To make matters worse, another of Detective DeMarco's closest friends vanishes, her boyfriend is hiding something, and there is a new threat to the borough more dangerous than any in history. For Dani, it's no longer about simply wrapping up any single case. If she doesn't find out what's going on behind the scenes-and fast-there will be no more Wicked to defend.

Wicked Twist of Fate

When Wicked hunkers down for the holidays, a snowstorm isn't the only thing threatening the paranormal Sixth Borough of New York. A student has been killed on the Campus of Magic, and Detective DeMarco is called to the case. But once she begins to unravel the clues surrounding the murder, she realizes the incident is far more complex-and dangerous-than she ever imagined.Aside from murder, Dani is also confronted with the return of her oldest brother to town for some mysterious reason he doesn't feel like sharing. Meanwhile, Grey has been gone for weeks and Matthew is caught up in his new role for the NYPD. When Dani is assigned a rookie partner to help her with her latest case, it's the last straw... until the killer sets his sights on Dani DeMarco. Suddenly, her only Christmas wish is to make it through the holidays alive.

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