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Swamp Spirits : a Miss Fortune mystery

DeLeon, Jana,


Sequel to: Flame and Fortune. Ghost of a chance? Fortune is thrilled when Ben Harrison, her former CIA partner, and his fiancée, Cassidy, decide to leave DC and move to the Louisiana bayous. They've already secured jobs and are only lacking a place to live, so everyone is excited when they quickly find a home. There's only one problem--the house has a reputation. It's haunted. Fortune doesn't believe in ghosts, but when Cassidy starts seeing a woman in white inside her house and can't determine how she's entering or exiting, Fortune knows she's got to figure out what's going on before things get worse. As Swamp Team 3 takes on the "spirited" case, they dive into a decades-old mystery of love, money, voodoo curses, and a missing woman. But can they get answers before Ben and Cassidy give up the ghost and go back to DC?
Date Published:2022

Sequel to: Flame and Fortune. Ghost of a chance? Fortune is thrilled when Ben Harrison, her former CIA partner, and his fiancée, Cassidy, decide to leave DC and move to the Louisiana bayous. They've already secured jobs and are only lacking a place to live, so everyone is excited when they quickly find a home. There's only one problem--the house has a reputation. It's haunted. Fortune doesn't believe in ghosts, but when Cassidy starts seeing a woman in white inside her house and can't determine how she's entering or exiting, Fortune knows she's got to figure out what's going on before things get worse. As Swamp Team 3 takes on the "spirited" case, they dive into a decades-old mystery of love, money, voodoo curses, and a missing woman. But can they get answers before Ben and Cassidy give up the ghost and go back to DC?

Date Published:2022

Flame and Fortune : a Miss Fortune mystery

DeLeon, Jana,


Sequel to: Swamp sweets. "No smoke without fire"--Cover. "It's New Year's in Sinful. The competition for the New Year's Queen is heating up as the warring churches go head-to-head. Fortune Redding is not the sequined dress kind of woman, but reluctantly agrees to partake in the debacle so that Ida Belle and Gertie can best their nemesis, Celia, who's put up former Sinful mean girl RJ Rogers. RJ and her friend Brock Benoit left plenty of devastation in their wake when they fled Sinful after high school. So when they return and Brock is found dead, there's no shortage of suspects. Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie know all too well what it's like to live under suspicion of a crime with no resolution. When good people become the targets of gossip, they know they have to rush to unravel the tangled lives of RJ and Brock and expose a killer before the wrong person's reputation is ruined. Or worse--they're arrested for a crime they didn't commit"--
Date Published:2022

Sequel to: Swamp sweets. "No smoke without fire"--Cover. "It's New Year's in Sinful. The competition for the New Year's Queen is heating up as the warring churches go head-to-head. Fortune Redding is not the sequined dress kind of woman, but reluctantly agrees to partake in the debacle so that Ida Belle and Gertie can best their nemesis, Celia, who's put up former Sinful mean girl RJ Rogers. RJ and her friend Brock Benoit left plenty of devastation in their wake when they fled Sinful after high school. So when they return and Brock is found dead, there's no shortage of suspects. Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie know all too well what it's like to live under suspicion of a crime with no resolution. When good people become the targets of gossip, they know they have to rush to unravel the tangled lives of RJ and Brock and expose a killer before the wrong person's reputation is ruined. Or worse--they're arrested for a crime they didn't commit"--

Date Published:2022

Clue Krewe : a Miss Fortune mystery

DeLeon, Jana,


Sequel to: Swamp spirits. Beckett Rousseau is the firstborn son of one of New Orleans' most prominent families. He's the quintessential golden boy--great looks, money, and a political career in his future--until his wife murders him. Or at least that's what everyone thinks. Athena Durand is still reeling from her murder conviction but now that it's overturned, she's at a loss on how to proceed with her life. As long as people still believe she's guilty, she has no future in Louisiana and more importantly, she wants to know who killed her husband. When she hears about Fortune's exploits, Athena knows she is the one person who might be able to give her answers, and her life back. But too many people are harboring secrets about Beckett's life and death, including Athena. Can Fortune sort through the half-truths and lies to discover the truth? Or did the jury get it right the first time?
Date Published:2023

Sequel to: Swamp spirits. Beckett Rousseau is the firstborn son of one of New Orleans' most prominent families. He's the quintessential golden boy--great looks, money, and a political career in his future--until his wife murders him. Or at least that's what everyone thinks. Athena Durand is still reeling from her murder conviction but now that it's overturned, she's at a loss on how to proceed with her life. As long as people still believe she's guilty, she has no future in Louisiana and more importantly, she wants to know who killed her husband. When she hears about Fortune's exploits, Athena knows she is the one person who might be able to give her answers, and her life back. But too many people are harboring secrets about Beckett's life and death, including Athena. Can Fortune sort through the half-truths and lies to discover the truth? Or did the jury get it right the first time?

Date Published:2023

Dolly all the time

Monaghan, Annabel,


Includes discussion questions and an excerpt from the author's 'It's a Love Story' (pages 367-387). "If they start by pretending, can they end with something real? Dolly Brick has never met a problem she couldn't solve. Not when her mom left when she was twelve, and not at thirty-nine when she moves with her son back to Whitfield, Rhode Island for the summer to keep her dad and brother from losing the family home. So when she comes across Stewart Whitfield: annoyingly handsome scion of the Whitfield family: with a flat tire and at the wrong end of a very public, very humiliating breakup, it's in her nature to help. But Stewart's proposed arrangement ends up being more than either of them bargained for, because as public dinners and high society benefits turn into sunset boat rides and kisses that hit her bloodstream like a ghost pepper, Dolly starts to feel something more than helpful. She's never relied on anyone besides herself, can she really start now?"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

Includes discussion questions and an excerpt from the author's 'It's a Love Story' (pages 367-387). "If they start by pretending, can they end with something real? Dolly Brick has never met a problem she couldn't solve. Not when her mom left when she was twelve, and not at thirty-nine when she moves with her son back to Whitfield, Rhode Island for the summer to keep her dad and brother from losing the family home. So when she comes across Stewart Whitfield: annoyingly handsome scion of the Whitfield family: with a flat tire and at the wrong end of a very public, very humiliating breakup, it's in her nature to help. But Stewart's proposed arrangement ends up being more than either of them bargained for, because as public dinners and high society benefits turn into sunset boat rides and kisses that hit her bloodstream like a ghost pepper, Dolly starts to feel something more than helpful. She's never relied on anyone besides herself, can she really start now?"-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

Fortune funhouse : a Miss Fortune mystery

DeLeon, Jana,


Sequel to: Gators and garters. "The traveling carnival has made its stop in Sinful and everyone is ready for thrilling rides, challenging games, and most importantly, funnel cake. But when a man is murdered in the funhouse and Emmaline LeBlanc is knocked unconscious so the killer can escape, the good times are over. Carter is beside himself wanting to hunt down the man responsible for putting his mother in the hospital, but he can't investigate when he's related to one of the victims. Palmer Reed was well known as a boy by most everyone in Sinful for being a sneak, a liar, and sometimes a thief. As an adult, he continued his reign of underachieving and mostly making people angry wherever he went. Now he's a state police detective and is assigned to the case, but Fortune knows that to get Carter the answers he needs, Swamp Team 3 has to take on the investigation. As they dig deep into the confusion and lies that surround the murder, they uncover a secret that could devastate Carter and Emmaline, but Fortune is determined to discover the truth ... whatever that may be."--Amazon.com.
Date Published:2021

Sequel to: Gators and garters. "The traveling carnival has made its stop in Sinful and everyone is ready for thrilling rides, challenging games, and most importantly, funnel cake. But when a man is murdered in the funhouse and Emmaline LeBlanc is knocked unconscious so the killer can escape, the good times are over. Carter is beside himself wanting to hunt down the man responsible for putting his mother in the hospital, but he can't investigate when he's related to one of the victims. Palmer Reed was well known as a boy by most everyone in Sinful for being a sneak, a liar, and sometimes a thief. As an adult, he continued his reign of underachieving and mostly making people angry wherever he went. Now he's a state police detective and is assigned to the case, but Fortune knows that to get Carter the answers he needs, Swamp Team 3 has to take on the investigation. As they dig deep into the confusion and lies that surround the murder, they uncover a secret that could devastate Carter and Emmaline, but Fortune is determined to discover the truth ... whatever that may be."--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2021

Gators and garters

DeLeon, Jana,



Date Published:2020

Bullets and beads . #17 / Miss Fortune,

DeLeon, Jana,


Sequel to: Swamp Santa. It's Mardi Gras time and Fortune is looking forward to seeing the spectacle firsthand. When a visitor to Sinful is murdered during the celebration there, Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie start looking into the woman, and the family in Sinful she came to visit. The investigation sends them to New Orleans, right at the height of the Mardi Gras celebration. But instead of relaxing a little and enjoying the festivities, Fortune can't shake the feeling that she's being watched. When she catches sight of her father in the Mardi Gras crowd, she knows why. Unfortunately, her father's presence in Louisiana has brought with it a host of terrorists, all with only one thing in mind-- locate and terminate Dwight Redding. Why has Dwight returned from the dead? And will knowing the answer make things worse or better?
Date Published:

Sequel to: Swamp Santa. It's Mardi Gras time and Fortune is looking forward to seeing the spectacle firsthand. When a visitor to Sinful is murdered during the celebration there, Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie start looking into the woman, and the family in Sinful she came to visit. The investigation sends them to New Orleans, right at the height of the Mardi Gras celebration. But instead of relaxing a little and enjoying the festivities, Fortune can't shake the feeling that she's being watched. When she catches sight of her father in the Mardi Gras crowd, she knows why. Unfortunately, her father's presence in Louisiana has brought with it a host of terrorists, all with only one thing in mind-- locate and terminate Dwight Redding. Why has Dwight returned from the dead? And will knowing the answer make things worse or better?

Date Published:

Nora goes off script

Monaghan, Annabel,


Includes Book Ends bonus section (pages [261]-290) with: a conversation with the author, discussion guide, Nora's weekly meal plan [including recipe for] Nora's Wednesday meatloaf, and an excerpt from Same time next summer (pages [273]--290). "Nora Hamilton knows the formula for love better than anyone. As a romance channel screenwriter, it's her job. But when her too-good-to-work husband leaves her and their two kids, Nora turns her marriage's collapse into cash and writes the best script of her life. No one is more surprised than her when it's picked up for the big screenand set to film on location at her 100-year-old-home. When former Sexiest Man Alive, Leo Vance, is cast as her ne'er do well husband, Nora's life will never be the same."--
Date Published:2023

Includes Book Ends bonus section (pages [261]-290) with: a conversation with the author, discussion guide, Nora's weekly meal plan [including recipe for] Nora's Wednesday meatloaf, and an excerpt from Same time next summer (pages [273]--290). "Nora Hamilton knows the formula for love better than anyone. As a romance channel screenwriter, it's her job. But when her too-good-to-work husband leaves her and their two kids, Nora turns her marriage's collapse into cash and writes the best script of her life. No one is more surprised than her when it's picked up for the big screenand set to film on location at her 100-year-old-home. When former Sexiest Man Alive, Leo Vance, is cast as her ne'er do well husband, Nora's life will never be the same."--

Date Published:2023

The keeper

French, Tana,


"On a quiet night in a remote Irish village, a girl turns up deadin a river. The truth behind her death could bring the town down with her. Cal Hooper, a former Chicago detective who moved to West Ireland in search of a quieter life, has mostly been able to sidestep the local drama. His days have fallen intoa simple rhythm, sharing his fixer-uper with his fancée, Lena, and the once-feral Trey Reddy, who he's helped raise to be a fierce and headstrong teenager. But when a seedy businessman and his hot-tempered son start snapping up land across the countryside, the trio begin to suspect a connection between their scheme and the girl's death, plunging them unwillingly into the town's tangled web of vicious rumors and generations-old grudges. As tensions boil over, Cal must uncover the secrets that threaten to tear apart the village--and his loved ones' lives--before there's nothing left to save."--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

"On a quiet night in a remote Irish village, a girl turns up deadin a river. The truth behind her death could bring the town down with her. Cal Hooper, a former Chicago detective who moved to West Ireland in search of a quieter life, has mostly been able to sidestep the local drama. His days have fallen intoa simple rhythm, sharing his fixer-uper with his fancée, Lena, and the once-feral Trey Reddy, who he's helped raise to be a fierce and headstrong teenager. But when a seedy businessman and his hot-tempered son start snapping up land across the countryside, the trio begin to suspect a connection between their scheme and the girl's death, plunging them unwillingly into the town's tangled web of vicious rumors and generations-old grudges. As tensions boil over, Cal must uncover the secrets that threaten to tear apart the village--and his loved ones' lives--before there's nothing left to save."--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

The book woman's daughter : a novel

Richardson, Kim Michele,


Includes reading group guide (pages 329-331). Series, numeration from goodreads.com. "In the ruggedness of the beautiful Kentucky mountains, Honey Lovett has always known that the old ways can make a hard life harder. As the daughter of the famed blue-skinned, Troublesome Creek packhorse librarian, Honey and her family have been hiding from the law all her life. But when her mother and father are imprisoned, Honey realizes she must fight to stay free, or risk being sent away for good. Picking up her mother's old packhorse library route, Honey begins to deliver books to the remote hollers of Appalachia. Honey is looking to prove that she doesn't need anyone telling her how to survive. But the route can be treacherous, and some folks aren't as keen to let a woman pave her own way. If Honey wants to bring the freedom books provide to the families who need it most, she's going to have to fight for her place, and along the way, learn that the extraordinary women who run the hills and hollers can make all the difference in the world"--
Date Published:2022

Includes reading group guide (pages 329-331). Series, numeration from goodreads.com. "In the ruggedness of the beautiful Kentucky mountains, Honey Lovett has always known that the old ways can make a hard life harder. As the daughter of the famed blue-skinned, Troublesome Creek packhorse librarian, Honey and her family have been hiding from the law all her life. But when her mother and father are imprisoned, Honey realizes she must fight to stay free, or risk being sent away for good. Picking up her mother's old packhorse library route, Honey begins to deliver books to the remote hollers of Appalachia. Honey is looking to prove that she doesn't need anyone telling her how to survive. But the route can be treacherous, and some folks aren't as keen to let a woman pave her own way. If Honey wants to bring the freedom books provide to the families who need it most, she's going to have to fight for her place, and along the way, learn that the extraordinary women who run the hills and hollers can make all the difference in the world"--

Date Published:2022

Frightfully Fortune : a Miss Fortune mystery

DeLeon, Jana,


Rest when you're dead? It's time for the annual Halloween festival in Sinful, and Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie can't wait to suit up and enjoy the food and activities. But when a dead man gallops through the park on a black stallion and slides to a decapitated stop right in front of Swamp Team 3, they know another festival is about to be turned on its head...so to speak. Gil Forrest never won any popularity contests and his dramatic and somewhat horrifying ride isn't going to improve his statistics. But since his body was supposed to be tucked away in a funeral home, no one could explain how it ended up on a horse in the middle of the festival. Everything about the set-up is strange and Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie suspect there is more to the Headless Horseman ride than just a tasteless prank. And they plan to find out what it is.
Date Published:2021

Rest when you're dead? It's time for the annual Halloween festival in Sinful, and Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie can't wait to suit up and enjoy the food and activities. But when a dead man gallops through the park on a black stallion and slides to a decapitated stop right in front of Swamp Team 3, they know another festival is about to be turned on its head...so to speak. Gil Forrest never won any popularity contests and his dramatic and somewhat horrifying ride isn't going to improve his statistics. But since his body was supposed to be tucked away in a funeral home, no one could explain how it ended up on a horse in the middle of the festival. Everything about the set-up is strange and Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie suspect there is more to the Headless Horseman ride than just a tasteless prank. And they plan to find out what it is.

Date Published:2021

Swamp sweets

DeLeon, Jana,


Sequel to: Frightfully Fortune. Everyone in Sinful is gearing up for Thanksgiving -- until Fortune, Ida Belle and Gertie bag a body on their turkey hunting trip! No one knew Miles Broussard well, and he had recently retired with plans to move to another state. Ally Lemarque had purchased his building, with plans to open a bakery. But when Ally visits the site and interrupts an intruder, she comes away with a crack on her head. Why would someone break into an empty building? And is the attack related to Mile's murder?
Date Published:2021

Sequel to: Frightfully Fortune. Everyone in Sinful is gearing up for Thanksgiving -- until Fortune, Ida Belle and Gertie bag a body on their turkey hunting trip! No one knew Miles Broussard well, and he had recently retired with plans to move to another state. Ally Lemarque had purchased his building, with plans to open a bakery. But when Ally visits the site and interrupts an intruder, she comes away with a crack on her head. Why would someone break into an empty building? And is the attack related to Mile's murder?

Date Published:2021

Bluey : queens and other stories.


Bluey and Bingo have adventures with their friends and family in four engaging stories for young readers.
Date Published:2026