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Jeopardy in January Welcome to Calendar where life is sweet, but death is murder. Sara Cutler loves her job as head librarian of the public library, an integral part of the historic heart of the picturesque mountain town, Calendar. The combination of old books, quirky clientele, and endless reading is nothing less than perfection for Sara. So when she discovers a body in the rare books section that threatens to destroy her quiet existence, along with the imminent demise of the library, Sara vows to find the killer. She never expects to receive any help from Jason Rees, the handsome, big city developer whose only objective is to get rid of the library. Sara assumes he is counting on the murder to serve as the final death knell his firm needs to demolish the library. However, that doesn’t prevent him from falling head over heels for the very woman with whom he’s clashing. When news arrives that the dead woman was nothing that she appeared to be, the whole town is instantly enthralled by the concept of having an actual jewel thief in their midst. Even more puzzling is: where did she hide her stolen treasure? All Sara must do to save the library is simply solve the murder, find the hidden jewels, and convince herself not to succumb to the one man she would rather see run out town. It doesn’t take long before she realizes that amateur sleuthing isn’t as easy in real life as it is in the stories she loves to read. Twelve cozy mysteries... one deadly town! Due: January 1st Out now! |
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AUDIOBOOK: Who Glares Wins Only a few weeks into her new job as a private investigator, Lexi Graves thinks she may have bitten off more than she can chew with her first solo cases. Due: January 24th Out now! ©2012 Camilla Chafer (P)2018 Tantor Available from Tantor Media | Audible
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Fear in February Welcome to Calendar where life is sweet, but death is murder. Ally McKellar loves owning and running her own restaurant, Belle Rose. After working in a busy New York restaurant, managing her own kitchen is like a breath of fresh air. Even better, it’s rapidly becoming the local favorite place to go in the quaint, mountain town of Calendar. But if people knew about Ally’s recent past, her customers might not be so keen to sample her delicious dishes. When the local newspaper’s food critic makes a reservation to try out her new menu, Ally knows she’s got to nail every course to ensure good publicity. There’s only one problem: the critic dies during the second course and everything points towards food poisoning. Suddenly, Ally’s success as an entrepreneur is in jeopardy while her past is hastily dredged up, threatening to destroy the new life she has recently managed to create. With the help of Jack Harper, her handsome sous chef with a questionable past of his own, Ally must discover the real killer or risk losing not only Belle Rose, but her desire for a happy new life as well. Twelve cozy mysteries... one deadly town! Due: February 15th Out now! |
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AUDIOBOOK: Command Indecision A young woman is dead. The main suspect is in custody. And Private Investigator Lexi Graves is on the warpath. Lexi finally feels like her life is on track. With a great job that is made to measure and the perfect boyfriend, it takes all of a few shocking minutes for everything to start falling apart. Angry and hurt at her boyfriend, Detective Adam Maddox, and his apparent betrayal, Lexi embarks on an undercover job at a nearby military base. Charged with finding evidence that the man accused of killing the young civilian employee isn't the real murderer, Lexi just hopes to lose herself in the case. She wants to put the past behind her and heal her broken heart. Maddox, however, keeps popping up during her investigation; and her boss, the mysterious Solomon, appears to be the perfect tonic for her heartache. Lexi soon finds it increasingly hard to keep her mind on the job. As clues point towards the victim's dangerous double life, the secrets mount, and time is running out. With Maddox's betrayal not all it seemed, it's up to Lexi to learn the truth, and put the real murderer behind bars. Due: March 6th Out now! ©2012 Camilla Chafer (P)2018 Tantor Available via Tantor Media | Audible
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Murder in March Welcome to Calendar where life is sweet, but death is murder. Ava March has a big secret. The ultra-reclusive author behind the sensational Miranda Marchmont romantic novels has decided she doesn’t want to write anymore bodice rippers, not when she could be writing daring thrillers instead. When Ava’s loudmouth agent, Esther Drummond, comes to town, she is bound and determined to persuade her star author to write a few more glamorous novels rather than the books Ava prefers to write. Naturally, Ava knows she must refuse. The only problem that arises is when Ava’s eyes land on Esther’s hotshot publisher, Mark Boudreaux, whom she brought along as backup. He’s exactly like the kind of hero Ava wishes she could meet in real life. Just as Ava plucks up the courage to turn Esther down, she discovers her agent’s dead body. To make matters even worse, Esther has been killed in exactly the same way that Ava described in her rejected manuscript. With Ava as the prime suspect with an apparent motive for murder, and cherry-picked manuscript pages appearing around town, Ava’s quiet, former existence is at risk of being ripped away. There’s only one thing this wannabe thriller writer can do: Ava must channel her inner action heroine and solve the murder before her life becomes no more than a terrifying footnote. Twelve cozy mysteries... one deadly town! Due: March 22nd Out now! |
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AUDIOBOOK: Shock & Awesome When a thief who preys on the super rich women of a high-end dating website turns up in Montgomery, it's up to Private Investigator Lexi Graves to lure him out before he goes to ground. To make matters worse, he's evaded capture numerous times, and this might be the last chance to catch him before he retires altogether from the high-stakes game. Due: April 3rd Out now! ©2013 Camilla Chafer (P)2018 Tantor Available via Tantor Media | Audible |
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Alibi in April Welcome to Calendar where life is sweet, but death is murder. Vanessa Wright never planned to return home to Calendar. But her relationship ends, her job disappears, and she suddenly inherits a former inn from her great aunt, so she concludes it’s finally time for her to return to the sleepy mountain town. Although it was where she grew up, she has no plans to stay there for long. All she must do to get her life back on track is fix up the inn and find a buyer. The Blackberry Inn has lost some of its charm and good looks over the years, going from gorgeous, Victorian-era splendor to being relegated to a dilapidated fixer-upper. It’s going to be one helluva a job to restore it to its former glory. Fortunately, Vanessa isn’t afraid of a little hard work. She boldly confronts her first night alone in the big, old house with determination and courage, until she finds a dead body on the veranda. The indications are that a man might have broken in. Who could the failed burglar be? What could he possibly want from the old inn? When successive attempts are made to scare Vanessa out of the house, she has to find out what the victim’s mystery accomplice is seeking and quickly, or she could become his next victim. With the help of her contractor and old friend, Nate Minoso, Vanessa tries to solve the dead man’s murder. She also has to find out what he intended to steal. More importantly, she must make a big decision in her life: is it finally time to put down roots? Or should she turn her back on her hometown, and Nate, forever? Twelve cozy mysteries... one deadly town! Due: April Out now!
NOTE: The Calendar Mysteries returns with Mayhem in May in May 2019. |
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Very Special Forces Private Investigator Lexi Graves couldn’t be happier. All she has to do is wrap up a case for a fighting married couple and then she can focus on putting the finishing touches to her own wedding. That case is easy to solve but when a woman walks into the detective agency with a puzzling case, Lexi decides to take a last minute look. After all, the only other thing she has to do is decide on is her bridal gown. Lexi’s client claims strange changes have happened in her friend’s behavior but Lexi can’t find anything to suggest there is a serious problem, except sharing the same hunch that something isn’t quite right. The deeper Lexi looks, the more concerned she gets, and the more it appears that her client’s friend could be in danger. Proving it, however, seems near impossible. Just to complicate things further, two men from Lexi’s past approach with a desperate plea for her help when a priceless item is stolen. Certified top secret, discretion is required, or a national incident could be triggered. Solving her cases before her wedding day arrives will be a challenge but if Lexi doesn’t the fallout could be far greater than she ever imagined. Due: Thanksgiving (date tbc) Progress: Awaiting editing |
2019 titles!
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Untitled Lexi Graves Mysteries, 13 Due: 2019 Progress: In writing
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Untitled Deadlines Mystery, 3 Due: 2019 Progress: Planning
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Mayhem in May Calendar Mysteries Welcome to Calendar where life is sweet, but death is murder.
Due: 2019 Progress: Planning
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Untitled June Calendar Mysteries Welcome to Calendar where life is sweet, but death is murder.
Due: 2019 Progress: Planning
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