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Happy Holidays everyone! I wanted to do something special for my readers this year, so I decided that, instead of featuring just one of my fictional sleuths in a holiday book, that the only fair thing to do was to feature all three! Here, together in one volume, are holiday mysteries from the Raine Stockton Dog Mystery series, Dogleg Island mystery series, and the Blood River mystery series. And, to be honest, I can't d -
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I'm so excited to announce that UNFIXABLE: A BUCK LAWSON MYSTERY is now available at your favorite retailer. Unfixable, a spin-off from the popular Raine Stockton Dog Mystery Series, is the first in the new Blood River series in which Raine's ex, Buck Lawson, sets out to clean up the town of Mercy, Georgia, and gets more than he bargained for.
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Blog postCOMING SEPTEMBER 16
With UNFIXABLE: A Buck Lawson Mystery, I launch my first new series in 6 years. I couldn't be more excited!
In this spin-off from the popular Raine Stockton Dog Mystery Series, Former Hanover County Sheriff Buck Lawson leaves the mountains of North Carolina to take a job as the police chief of the small south Georgia town of Mercy, and soon finds himself in over his head. For one thing, his predecessor has been murdered…
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Dogleg Island Police Chief Aggie Malone has spent years searching for the identity of her birth father. Now, thanks to a home DNA test, she has a lead… but it’s taking her in a direction she never could have imagined, and desperately does not want to go. Because the evidence suggests that Aggie could be the daughter of the infamous Angelo, head of the deadly Ghost Syndicate crime empire.
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Blog postIt seems we've been waiting forever but the 14th installment in the Raine Stockton Mystery series goes on sale today. Here are the Amazon links:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0996561099 (print version)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084T96C6V (kindle version)
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w?ean=2940162830351 (nook version)
This is a good time to stay home and read, folks!
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Raine Stockton knows dogs, not kids. Nonetheless, she is supremely confident in her ability to take care her fiancé’s ten year old daughter, Melanie, for a week while he is out of town. After all, how hard could it be?
But things get complicated when Raine and her golden retriever, Cisco, rescue a dog who is locked in a hot car in a remote Smoky Mountain park… and subsequently discover the owner of -
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COMING SEPTEMBER 9, 2019A deadly explosion at an archeological dig on Dogleg Island plunges police chief Aggie Malone and her canine partner Flash into a dark mystery from the past.
On the other side of the bridge, Deputy Sheriff Ryan Grady, still reeling from the brutal assassination of his ex-partner, stumbles onto the site of a mass murder. In the midst of a state-wide manhunt for a desperate fugitive, Aggie deals with a new island admini -
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Coming November 29, 2018!
From the winner of the Dog Writer’s Association of America “Best Fiction Book of the Year 2017”award comes this thrilling new installment in the Raine Stockton Dog Mystery series.
The annual Hansonville, North Carolina Founder’s Day Festival always draws plenty of locals and tourists alike who are eager to immerse themselves in the Smoky Mountain culture and show their support for local businesses and civic organizations.&nbs -
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A special gift for Hummingbird House readers! This short novella (about 80 pages) is offered for Kindle and Nook only this summer for $2.99. It is not available in print.
Paul and Derrick organize a Book Lovers’ Gala Weekend at the Hummingbird House, featuring none other than the Queen of Romance, Esmerelda Delaware, as their guest speaker. Despite dire warnings from Harmony-- the Hummingbird House’s massage therapist, gen -
Blog postComing December 9, 2017
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Book #12 in the Raine Stockton Dog Mystery Series
Hollywood has come to the scenic Smoky Mountain community of Hanover County, and dog trainer Raine Stockton can’t resist the opportunity when her dogs are offered a chance at a role in the film. Naturally, she expects her showy golden retriever, Cisco, to win the part, but Cisco’s impetuous nature does him in, and the role goes to her twin Australian Shepherds, Mischief and Magic. For -
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It’s Flash’s favorite time of year, but the old-fashioned Christmas the Grady family has planned begins to unravel when Aggie’s investigation into a homicide hit-and-run leads to the arrest of her own brother-in-law and exposes a crime syndicate that’s responsible for spreading millions in counterfeit bills throughout the southeast. A police informant turns up dead, and evidence suggests his murder may be the result of corruption at the highest level -
Blog postComing November 12. Pre-Order HereBOOK 11 IN THE RAINE STOCKTON DOG MYSTERY SERIES
No one knows the mountains of North Carolina like Raine Stockton and her search and rescue dog, Cisco. When they are called in to search for an elderly man who has wandered away from home it seems like a routine mission, until Raine looks through her binoculars and sees something she wasn’t supposed to see. A dead man is very much alive, a felon is walking around free, and Raine is the only person who can te -
Blog postComing November 12. Pre-Order HereBOOK 11 IN THE RAINE STOCKTON DOG MYSTERY SERIES
No one knows the mountains of North Carolina like Raine Stockton and her search and rescue dog, Cisco. When they are called in to search for an elderly man who has wandered away from home it seems like a routine mission, until Raine looks through her binoculars and sees something she wasn’t supposed to see. A dead man is very much alive, a felon is walking around free, and Raine is the only person who can te -
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The Second Installment in the Dogleg Island Mystery Series:
Still recovering from the traumatic events of the past year, newlyweds Aggie Malone, police chief of Dogleg Island, and Deputy Sheriff Ryan Grady are looking forward to a carefree day of picnics, pirates and buried treasure with their precocious—and uncannily perceptive-- border collie, Flash. But when Flash discovers a body in a shallow grave on the deserted Wild Hor -
Blog postOn sale now in paperback, for Kindle, and Nook “Full of comedy and sentiment”--Kirkus Reviews on THE HUMMINGBIRD HOUSE
Paul and Derrick have hit their stride with the Hummingbird House Bed and Breakfast, a destination of distinction in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Guests are coming from all over the country to enjoy their Christmas weekend extravaganza, featuring sleigh rides, champagne suppers, holiday concerts and spa treatments. Of course there are a few gl -
Blog postOrder HereIt's been ten years and ten books since Smoky Mountain Tracks was first written, and the intrepid team of Raine and Cisco has been going strong ever since. To mark the occasion, The Raine Stockton Dog Mystery series returns to its cozy roots with DOG DAYS, in which the dog days of summer bring more than tourists to the Smoky Mountain town of Hansonville, North Carolina.
For Raine Stockton, owner and proprietor of Dog Daze Boarding and Training, August is the busi -
Blog postORDER HEREAlmost two years ago the sleepy little community of Dogleg Island was the scene of one of the most brutal crimes in Florida history. The only eye witnesses were a border collie puppy and a police officer. Since that time Flash has grown from a puppy into a vital part of the Dogleg Island Police Department, and has lived happily with the two people who rescued him on that horrible night: Deputy Sheriff Ryan Grady and Police Chief Aggie Malone.
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The Fourth of July in the Smoky Mountain community of Hanover County, North Carolina means parades, picnics and fireworks. For dog trainer Raine Stockton and her high-spirited golden retriever Cisco it also means a chance to show off their repertoire of tracking, agility and obedience skills at Camp Bowser Wowser, a weekend retreat for dogs and kids less than an hour from home. But there’s a new dog in town, and -
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When Bridget, Cici and Lindsay left behind their safe suburban lives for a stately old mansion in the Shenandoah Valley, they redefined the concept of family. The friends, like the house, have faced many challenges and undergone major changes over the years. But the one thing they never imagined was that one day they would be expanding their house of women to make room for a husband.
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In this eagerly anticipated spin-off to the Ladybug Farm series, Paul and Derrick set about opening the Hummingbird House B&B with their usual style and flair, only to find that they m -
Blog postBuy hereBook Seven in the Raine Stockton Dog Mystery series is finally here!
Dog trainer Raine Stockton and her happy-go-lucky golden retriever Cisco have been looking forward to the opening weekend of AKC competitive agility all winter. They travel to the low country of South Carolina to compete against some of the top dogs in the southeast for blue ribbons, squeaky toys, and perhaps even that elusive title of High in Trial. But even in this carefree atmosphere of high- -
Blog postVINTAGE LADYBUG FARMFor two years readers have asked for another full-length Ladybug Farm novel, and at last it's here! Vintage Ladybug Farm is the last of the four titles that were originally planned for this series when A YEAR ON LADYBUG FARM was first published in 2009. Readers will note, however, that the ending leaves plenty of room for a sequel, not to mention a surprise spin-off.
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Blog postTo celebrate the long-awaited released of VINTAGE LADYBUG FARM on October 1, I'm giving away three print copies and a gift basket that includes all five books and a collection of ladybug memorabilia. All you have to do is play Ladybug Farm trivia for your chance to win. The details are here.
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Blog postThanks to all my advance readers for the months of May and June! Without you it would be impossible to get the word out about new releases, and because of you I am able to stay abreast of what readers want (and don't want!) in my books. You are the reason I continue to write.
To show my appreciation, everyone who volunteered to read and review one of my books in May or June was entered in a drawing for a basket of books. The top three winners were chosen by R -
Blog postThe Dead Season: A Raine Stockton Dog Mystery (Volume 6)
Raine Stockton and her search-and-rescue dog, Cisco, return in their most intense adventure yet with The Dead Season.
January is known as the dead season in the small Smoky mountain community of Hanover County, North Carolina. For dog trainer and wilderness expert Raine Stockton, who hasn't had a client in six months, this season has been deader than most. When the New Day Wilderness Program for Troubl
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