Joyce Lavene

Jim Lavene

James Lavene

When Peggy Lee, a botanist, the owner of The Potting Shed, and an occasional sleuth, stumbles upon the body of Mark Warner, the richest man in town, in her seasonal display, she must weed through a colorful cast of characters to catch a killer, while befriending a Great Dane and a sexy veterinarian. Original.

Pretty Poison

The mayor of Duck, North Carolina, Dae O'Donnell, is a woman with a gift for finding lost things. Sometimes it leads her to lost keys or earrings--and sometimes it leads her to murder... DIRTY CAMPAIGNING Two weeks before the mayoral election, Dae gets sidetracked from her political aspirations by a spirit in need of rescuing. An antique amber necklace allows Dae to connect with Maggie Madison, a witch who wants Dae to rebury her bones so she can rest in peace. But digging leads Dae to an even bigger mystery, a forty-year-old murder with ties to Randal "Mad Dog" Wilson, her mayoral opponent. Dae wants to run a clean race, but town sentiment is mixed about whether she's using her abilities to get the election to go her way. And when she learns that her own grandfather--the former sheriff of Dare County--might be mixed up in the long-buried tragedy, Dae will have to uncover the real killer and put Maggie to rest, before her political career ends up six feet under...

A Finder's Fee

Chris Lavene

Down the mountain from Sweet Pepper, Tennessee is Christmas Tree Valley, a place filled with hundreds of Christmas tree farms where generations of growers have made people's lives brighter. Yet even here in this quiet, postcard-perfect corner of the world, darkness and murder can still stalk the night. Federal Wildlife Agent Bonnie Tuttle has always had a special gift with wild animals. It was one of the reasons she decided to train with the wildlife agency. She's spent the last ten years in Alabama working, but her mother needs her home and she's back despite all the bad parts of her life she hoped to leave behind. Her first day home begins with a fire on the island in Sweet Pepper Lake and the death of Harvey Shelton, the wildlife agent she's supposed to replace. Bonnie manages to rescue dozens of animals from the fire - including a wolf pup that was shot with the same bullet that killed Harvey. Now she's hot on the trail of Harvey's killer and trying to reintegrate the wolf back into the wild even though he seems to want to stay with her. Yet old memories persist in the small community where she grew up, and the killer now seems to believe that she has what he killed Harvey for. All she has to do is figure out what that is before it's too late. Christmas Recipes included!

Murder Fir Christmas

When she has a vision of the murder of a local named Chuck Sparks, whose daughter Betsy has been kidnapped, Dae O'Donnell, who has a gift for finding lost things, is forced to turn to her boyfriend's psychic ex-fiancée who might be the only person who can find Betsy before it's too late. Original.

A Haunting Dream

Jessie Morton is thrilled when she finds Bill Warren, an old fashioned shoemaker, and he agrees to come back to Renaissance Faire Village with her. She's not so thrilled when claims to have elf magic, and he falls for Princess Isabelle. The dancing slippers Bill makes for Isabelle make him a suspect when the princess takes a leap from the castle terrace. Now, Jessie must find the lady or lord who helped the princess with her last dance before she loses her star attraction.

Bewitching Boots

Botanist, detective's widow, and owner of the Potting Shed, Peggy Lee must dig deep for the truth when her friend Beth is accused of murdering her husband to cash in on his ten million dollar life insurance policy. Original.

Fruit of the Poisoned Tree

The second novel in the Missing Pieces Mystery series. The mayor of Duck, North Carolina, Dae O'Donnell is a woman with a gift for finding lost things. Sometimes it leads her to to find lost keys or earrings--and sometimes it leads her to investigate a murder. Original.

A Touch of Gold

At her glassblowing apprenticeship, Renaissance reveler Jessie Morton's crabby boss and his creepy nephew are causing her problems. But when the man playing the Grim Reaper is killed, Jess has to find the lady, lord, or serf who is guilty of the crime. Original.

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