Michele Lopez Hanson Mystery

One life shattered. Another hangs in the balance. Can Michele pick up the pieces in time to save her son? When Michele Lopez Hanson quit her law practice to become an author, she was looking forward to spending more time at home with her triathlete husband and her teen kids. But when a tragic biking accident claims her husband's life, she finds herself with nothing but free time and painful memories. Drowning in grief, she pledges to honor his memory by competing in the Ironman he'll never finish. But as she follows along his old training routes, she discovers that if she pedals hard enough, she can sense him alongside her. Her single-minded focus on the race leaves little time for her children, but when her teenage son is accused of murder, she has no choice but to get off the bike seat long enough to track down the real killer. With the Ironman fast approaching and the charges against her son heating up, can she cross the finish line and hold her family together or will everything she loves crash and burn?

A murdered art dealer. A missing love-child. Can Michele close the book on her neighbor's mysterious past before a killer sets his sights on her? With her kids away for the summer, widow Michele Lopez Hanson struggles with her newfound solitude. When her unmarried retired neighbor Gidget asks her to document her career in the art world, she's eager for the company… and the advice on coping with an empty nest. But their trek down memory lane turns into a missing person search when Gidget dies and leaves behind a will that tasks Michele with finding her long-lost love child. Before the casket lid closes, she feels a wave of sympathy for the endless stream of mourners from Gidget's days as a high-powered art dealer. But when she learns the murderous truth behind Gidget's death and she's named the prime suspect, Michele realizes any one of the grieving artists and collectors could be the love child's mystery father or her neighbor's killer. To complete the memoir and clear her name, Michele must discover the ugly motives behind the picture-perfect murder before she joins her friend six-feet-under.

A drug-dealing defendant. A stricken infant. Michele is facing a deadly new strain of murder. After lonely months spent writing her true crime novel, Michele Lopez Hanson reconnects with her community by offering pro-bono legal counsel. When an open-and-closed drug case takes an unexpected turn, she's determined to shake off the dust and hit the books. But after a mysterious sickness sends her infant grandson to the hospital, she worries she may have bitten off more than she can chew. Searching for the source of his sickness, she discovers strange parallels between her legal case and the baby's suspected poisoning. When Michelle's investigative attempts are blocked at every turn, she realizes the sinister cover-up goes far deeper than she had ever imagined. To save her grandson, she must connect the dots and expose the culprits before the deadly sickness claims another victim.

A trio of murder mysteries-plus a bonus book!-so heartfelt and real, you'll lose yourself in the world of Michele Lopez Hanson and her fight to protect her family and reclaim herself. Going for Kona: One life shattered. Another hangs in the balance. Can Michele pick up the pieces in time to save her son? Fighting for Anna: A murdered art dealer. A missing love-child. Can Michele close the book on her neighbor's mysterious past before a killer sets his sights on her? Searching for Dime Box: A drug-dealing defendant. A stricken infant. Michele is facing a deadly new strain of murder. Buckle Bunny: The last guy to call Maggie a buckle bunny didn't make his eight seconds. Will bull rider Hank faceplant in the dirt or win it all?