Meg Bramwell Mysteries

Starting over is hard. Dodging an arsonist is worse.After being cut out of her father's will, Meg Bramwell takes her brother's offer to turn a run-down building into a library. With the help of Brian Hooper, a quiet librarian with unexpected warmth, Meg begins to build a new future, and fast-growing feelings.When a string of fires sweeps through town and targets the library, Meg and Brian dig into old records and dangerous secrets someone is desperate to hide.With flames closing in and sparks flying, Meg must stop an arsonist before her second chance, and a promising new relationship, go up in smoke.

A high-stakes tournament. Rising tensions. A deadly final move.When Silver Hollow Library hosts a regional chess tournament, Meg Bramwell expects quiet concentration and polite competition.Instead, large cash prizes and simmering rivalries turn the reading room tense. Players begin complaining of an odd itching sensation, tempers flare, and before the final round can even begin, one competitor collapses.With reputations, money, and secrets on the line, Meg must determine whether the death was an accident or a carefully planned strategy. As suspicion spreads and tensions rise, Meg finds herself drawn deeper into both the mystery-and Brian.Because in a game where every move matters, someone is willing to sacrifice far more than a queen.