Rosewood Place Mysteries

An old house. A new start. A secret that could kill her...When Annie Richards finds herself widowed at the age of 40, she leaves her home in New York City and returns to the small South Carolina town she grew up in. Hoping to create a new life for herself and her teenaged son, Annie teams up with her mother, Bessie, to buy a run down old plantation which they plan on turning into a beautiful bed and breakfast.When an old enemy of Annie's turns up on her doorstep demanding that she sell her new home, Annie is determined to keep the woman from destroying her new dream. When the woman winds up dead in Annie's kitchen, it looks like the dream has become a nightmare as the police begin to suspect not only Annie but her contractor, Rory, as well.Rory has a past that involves a stay in prison for assault and a high school romance with Annie. Will she let her old feelings for him cloud her judgment, or is he actually capable of murder? And why do people seem to think that there's some sort of buried treasure on the plantation's overgrown, long-vacant grounds?Annie finds herself in the middle of a deadly treasure hunt that could end up costing her more than just her new bed and breakfast--it could cost her her life, too.If you like fast-paced, suspenseful thrillers with a southern gothic feel, you'll love Bodies & Buried Secrets. Buy Bodies & Buried Secrets today and uncover the secrets of Rosewood Place for yourself.Reading order:Bodies & Buried SecretsCorpses & ConmenGreed & Deadly DeceitPecan Pies & Alibis (short mystery story)Lullabies & Lies

When one of Annie Richards' guests turns up dead during the grand opening of the Rosewood Place bed-and-breakfast, she thinks it could be the kiss of death for her business. Lou Ross was a bad man with a lot of dark secrets, but Annie's not sure that he deserved to die. When the police come up short on suspects and long on questions about the dead man's past, Annie takes it into her own hands to sniff out the killer before they can get away. Is one of Annie's houseguests a cold-blooded killer? And will they strike again if Annie gets too close to solving the murder? Corpses & Conmen is the second book in the Rosewood Place Mystery series.

When a bitter argument between Annie and her reclusive neighbor ends in his mysterious death, she can't be sure if her troubles are over or just beginning. Her guests at the Rosewood Place Inn aren't making matters any easier. She soon finds herself playing mother hen to a distraught single mom with a shadowy past and making friendly small talk with a handsome country music songwriter, much to Rory's dismay. Of course, death always brings out the vultures, and as the dead man's relatives swoop in to lay claim to his property, Annie can't help but wonder if one of them wanted the land badly enough to kill for it. Could a murderer be moving in next door to Rosewood Place? And can Annie figure out what really happened before it's too late to keep her own family safe?