Royce Thorne Mystery

Was the Concierge's fall at Wohlford Place Inn an accident? Millie LeDao, lands on Royce Thorne's book signing table after falling from a balcony. The police discover that the injured Concierge, cousin of Clay Wohlford, owner of the award-winning hotel, was attacked in the hotel's electronic security room but was able to stumble to the balcony rail. Fingerprints on Millie's entry key card implicate Chrys Wynter, daughter of Royce's late husband. Former local football star, Bax Jacobson, husband of Millie's goddaughter, is found dead and phone records suggest Chrys was involved with him and a suspect in his murder. Can Royce find the truth and clear Chrys of the attack on Millie and Bax's murder?

Wearing a wedding dress, a woman is found dead of a slashed throat in a cabin at The Pines resort. A bridal shop tag for the dress bears the name Royce Thorne. But the resort's security chief recognizes the dead woman as Lucianne Granite, divorced wife of Fall Creek Police Chief Jared Granite. A Creek County detective interrogates Royce, engaged to marry the Chief in two weeks. The detective disappears after the lab finds Lucianne was also poisoned and would have died soon anyway. Royce cancels the wedding, but she and the Chief reconcile. The missing detective's past and links to other Fall Creek residents as well as Lucianne's greedy sister, and a local news anchor, reveal twisted motives which lead to violence in the hospital ER before a killer is taken down.

Award winning author, Sylvia Nickels, reveals the heart of a widow struggling with life after her husband's death. The painful result of secrets that may be uncovered can bring sorrow or - sometimes - joy. Because her father was unfaithful to her mother, childless Royce Thorne values marital fidelity above all else. Following her policeman husband's death in the line of duty, her attorney delivers a letter Eddy wrote for her, revealing the shocking secret that he fathered an illegitimate son, and asking her to do something. When someone who knows the secret uses it to frame Eddy's son for murder, Royce sets out to uncover the real killer, even if it means her husband's betrayal is revealed. Hindered by a fake FBI agent, an ambitious investigative reporter, and a scheming tv show host and her sister - who all have secrets - Royce helps catch the killer and finds the family she always wanted.