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Interior design consultant Riley Reed's blog is full of helpful advice on home décor, custom furnishings, lighting, and renovation in the town of Cozy Pines, Oregon. At 44 and happily single, Riley once again finds herself immersed in a tantalizing murder mystery. Riley recently helped her widowed friend Suzanne Crier, the director of Cozy House, a local battered women's shelter, remodel the aging kitchen of her Victorian residence.

On the evening of Monday, February 25, 1867, Mary Ellen Coriell was brutally murdered at her home in Newmarket, New Jersey. The cold-blooded nature of the murder was shocking enough for residents of the town and elsewhere, but even more disturbing was that the culprit turned out to be the victim's housemaid, an attractive young Irishwoman named Bridget Durgan.

In a fun and educational manner with rhymes, this sixth in a children's A to Z book series teaches kids about different things that begin with the letter F that are both a part of everyday life and not as well known.

In a fun and educational manner with rhymes, this first in a children's A-to-Z book series teaches kids about different things that begin with the letter A.These things are both parts of everyday life and not as well known. The book is sure to appeal to its young audiences and parents alike.

is 1982, and assistant prosecuting attorney Renee Steele works for the Sex Crimes Unit of the Akers County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in Sparrow's Crossing, Michigan. In her latest case, Renee prosecutes wealthy businessman Kurt Bochner, who is accused of raping a young woman during a date. Alice Prescott, a cocktail waitress and aspiring model, claims the former local college star quarterback date raped her. The case hits close to home for Renee, who was the victim of date rape 13 years earlier while in law school.

Laura Kettleton, three months shy of turning 16, lives in Cranbrook, Oregon. It's early December and she already has her Christmas wish list written down. These include wishing that Martin Walker would like her as more than a friend; that her best friend, Saba Knight, had not moved to Alaska; and that her parents were not on the verge of getting a divorce.

"I" Things is an audio learning book for beginning and young listeners by children's book author R. Barri Flowers. In a fun and educational manner with rhymes, this ninth in a best-selling children's A to Z book series teaches kids about different things that begin with the letter I that are both a part of everyday life and not as well known.

Seventeen-year-old Lydia Knight is about to start her senior year at Transylvanica High, one of several integrated pilot schools across the country where human and vampire students peacefully coexist. She is a bit leery about her cousin, Roland DuPree, 18, coming to live with her and her parents in Harbor Heights, Michigan, with his dark clothing and odd behavior. But since he is family, she has to tolerate him and even accept the fact that her best friend, Mandi, is attracted to her cousin.

Private investigator Eddie Naku's latest case involves the apparent suicide of a friend and fellow private eye, Frank Iwamoto, who fell from the lanai of his eighth story condo to his death. Naku refuses to believe Iwamoto was suicidal, in spite of evidence to the contrary. Proving he was murdered won't be easy, but Naku is not about to give up. In the process, he comes up with a number of suspects, twists, and turns, as well as Frank Iwamoto's risk-taking lifestyle that likely put him in harm's way.

In a fun and educational manner with rhymes, this fifth in a series teaches kids about different things that begin with the letter E that are both a part of everyday life and not as well known.

In a fun and educational manner with rhymes, this 15th in a children's A to Z book series teaches kids about different things that begin with the letter O that are both a parts of everyday life and not as well known.

"G" Things" is an audio learning book for beginning and young listeners by children's book author R. Barri Flowers. In a fun and educational manner with rhymes, this seventh in a best-selling children's A to Z book series teaches kids about different things that begin with the letter G that are both a part of everyday life and not as well known. The book is sure to appeal to its young audience and parents alike, and can be listened to over and over again in taking in the informative words and meanings in "G" Things.

Four months shy of turning 16, Lexi Montoya was still trying to come to terms with her parents' divorce and her mom's marriage to a man she met online, relocating to Maui, Hawaii. Choosing to remain with her dad in Seattle, Lexi had planned to spend her first summer since the divorce hanging out with her boyfriend, Matt, and her best friend, Robin. But her dad had other plans, insisting she spend the summer visiting her mom and stepdad at his ranch called Paradise Ranch in Wailuku, west Maui.

Maui County homicide detective and composite sketch artist Leila Kahana is the protagonist. A Hawaiian native, Leila follows in the footsteps of her grandfather who was the County of Maui police chief. Leila's partner is Detective Sergeant Blake Seymour, separated from his wife and pushing to make lieutenant. Leila and Seymour investigate the execution-style murder of two prominent doctors in an upscale condominium.

Maui County homicide detective and composite sketch artist Leila Kahana and her partner Detective Jonny Chung investigate the murders of beautiful hula dancers by a serial killer dubbed, "The Hula Killer." Each victim was stabbed to death. As they chase leads and suspects, Leila starts to believe that Chung might be a dirty cop. But should she act on her suspicions and report it to her boss and former lover, Lieutenant Blake Seymour?

> "W & X" Things is a learning book for beginning and young listener by best-selling children's book author R. Barri Flowers. In a fun and educational manner with rhymes, this 23rd in a children's A to Z book series teaches kids about different things that begin with the letters W and X that are both a part of everyday life and not as well known.

In a fun and educational manner with rhymes, this 18th in a children's A to Z book series teaches kids about different things that begin with the letter R that are both a part of everyday life and not as well known.

In a fun and educational manner with rhymes, this 22nd in a children's A to Z book series teaches kids about different things that begin with the letter V that are both a part of everyday life and not as well known.

16-year-old Kula Lockhart attends Transylvanica High School - one of several integrated pilot schools across the country where human and vampire students peacefully coexist. Kula is caught completely off guard upon learning that she is the half human daughter of Count Dracula, She soon discovers that someone is killing vampires and Kula fears she may be on the hit list. Staying alive becomes a priority as she adjusts to her birthright. She also has a hot human boyfriend named Eriq. Will he accept her for who she is?

Maui County homicide detective and composite sketch artist Leila Kahana and her new partner, Detective Jonny Chung, take on the case of a beautiful college instructor found murdered on the island's famed Kaanapali Beach, even as Leila continues to be haunted by a frustrating case of serial murder.