Leslie Caine

A friendly little design contest between home designer Erin Gilbert and her competitor, handsome Steve Sullivan, turns deadly when the two set out to rearrange the decor of two homes, across the street from each other in a quirky neighborhood in Crestview, Colorado. Original.

Death by Inferior Design

Hired by eccentric widow Helen Walker to bring her Colorado bungalow back to life, decorator Erin Gilbert is once again forced to team up with her irresistible competitor Steve Sullivan to catch a killer who has them in his sights. By the author of Manor of Death. Original.

Killed by Clutter

Competitors-turned-partners Erin Gilbert and Steve Sullivan get more than they bargained for as interior designers for the home of a celebrity chef and his artist wife's home, including the wife's infamous temper, sabotage, and murder.

Fatal Feng Shui

Delighted by her new client, free-spending Laura Smith, until she discovers that the antiques she had acquired at Laura's behest have been replaced with fakes, interior designer Erin Gilbert suddenly finds her career interrupted by murder and by a scam artist who has already nearly destroyed Erin's archrival, Steve Sullivan. Original.

False Premises

While work on the decor for an elegant nineteenth-century home, interior designer Erin Gilbert stumbles upon an unsolved crime, ghosts, dark secrets from the past, and all new complications in her relationship with her competitor, handsome Steve Sullivan. Original.

Manor of Death

When the design team of Steve Sullivan and Erin Gilbert enters a competition to design and build an eco-friendly home in Crestview, Colorado, they never expected to find themselves investigating the murder of environmental guru Richard Thayers, Steve's former mentor and the judge of the contest, in a mystery complemented by home decorating tips. Original.

Poisoned by Gilt

While working on the Goodwin Estate renovations, interior designers Erin Gilbert and Steve Sullivan, tired of dealing with the tacky new owners, decide to quit this crazy project--especially when a local building inspector is found dead and Erin is accused of the crime. Original.

Holly and Homicide

A Domestic Bliss Mystery #7 "With her quirky cast of characters and seasonal decorating tips, this delightful holiday caper makes the perfect gift for under the Christmas tree." —Fresh Fiction It's Christmastime in sleepy, snowy Colorado, and Erin Gilbert and Steve Sullivan have a sweet holiday – and their new romance – to look forward to... The town, on the other hand, is up in arms! The beloved Goodwin Estate has been sold to enterprising out-of-towners and is getting a major makeover just in time for the holidays—putting interior designers Erin and Steve smack in the eye of the storm! The estate's new owners have a different idea of holiday décor than the rest of the community—one that includes inflatable elves, giant Santas, and some decidedly gaudy gingerbread facades... When Erin's blowhard ex-boyfriend shows up just in time to make Sullivan insane with jealousy, and a local building inspector is found strangled with a string of Christmas lights, Gilbert and Sullivan think that a Christmas getaway may be the safer plan... But when a bungling sheriff accuses Erin of murder and there's another ghastly killing, the only way out for Erin is to turn detective (she's done it before!). Her new project: design an answer to a mystery with too many clues...and far too many suspects!

A Domestic Bliss Mystery #3 “Sparkles with charm, design lore, and a sleuth with a great mantra. Cozy fans will embrace the Domestic Bliss series.” —Carolyn Hart, Edgar Award-winning author of Letters from Home “Caine delivers another top-notch Domestic Bliss whodunit...nifty decorating tips complete the package.” –Publishers Weekly “The zany personalities and the interaction between them is the novel’s most appealing aspect...the author seldom wavers from a gripping, pulsing narrative.” –Daily Camera, Boulder “Leslie Caine once again concocts an interior decorating themed mystery that is sure to please her fans. With numerous design tips brilliantly painted through the canvas, Caine’s storyline is smooth as silk as she expertly designs the perfect murder. The sexual tension between Erin and Sullivan keeps the reader turning the pages. Manor of Death is a designer’s dream!” –Fresh Fiction In Crestview, Colorado, homeowners are getting their houses in picture-perfect shape for the upcoming Historic Home Tour. Interior designer, Erin Gilbert is hired to renovate Francine Findley’s magnificent Victorian mansion. But from the very beginning of her job, things are totally out of control. A ghost sighting (Erin certain does not believe those rumors about the Victorian being haunted...) leads to the discovery of a hidden dead space in the attic...and the scandalous death of a beautiful young woman! Teamed with her intolerably self-assured competitor, Steve Sullivan, Erin finds herself up against the neighbors, an imaginative teen, a woman communing—supposedly—with the dead, and one very anxious client. When a second person dies, Erin suspects foul play. If she can’t uncover the killer, she might just be next!!

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