A reluctant homecoming, two men from her past, and a chilling murder to solve... Home is the last place reporter Jenessa Jones wants to be. It's been 12 years since the journalist's father sent her away, and the only thing that could bring her back was the man's funeral. Assigned to cover a local discovery of human remains near a frighteningly familiar lake house, she is shocked when Logan, her high school love, is named the prime suspect. Despite her better judgment, Jenessa digs deeper to clear Logan's name. But when she discovers an old friend named Michael has matured into an arrestingly handsome police officer, she's torn between the attractive lawman and her feelings of the past. As Jenessa uncovers clues and falls hard for Michael, she fears that leaning into a new love could condemn the old one... Will Jenessa catch the killer and find her second chance at happiness before a town full of secrets consumes her all over again? The Lake House Secret is the captivating first book in the Jenessa Jones mystery series. If you like strong-willed heroines, handsome men, and romantic whodunits, you'll love Debra Burroughs' engaging novels. >>> Scroll up and grab The Lake House Secret to unlock a killer romantic mystery today!      "I loved this book!! I can't wait to read the next one."   ~ Natalie Hardie   "Very engaging book! Her characters have depth and intensity. A heartwarming story..."   ~ Linda     OTHER BOOKS by New York Times bestselling author Debra Burroughs:  The Stone House Secret, a Jenessa Jones Mystery: Book 2, Reporter Jenessa Jones is knee deep in a scandalous murder investigation when her police detective boyfriend's ex-wife comes back to town. She throws a monkey wrench into their budding romance and puts Jenessa's life in danger.   The Boat House Secret, a Jenessa Jones Mystery: Book 3, Caught between her old flame and her new love, reporter Jenessa Jones must do some fancy footwork to stop a murderer who is set on killing her to kill the story she's chasing.  The Gate House Secret, a Jenessa Jones Mystery: Book 4, Jenessa's nemesis digs up a long-buried secret and threatens to expose it. She is soon rocked to the core by a scandalous murder that threatens everything she holds dear.  The Scent of Lies, A Paradise Valley Mystery - Book 1,  When private-eye Emily Parker digs into her late husband's cold-case murder, she discovers he may not have been who he claimed. Can she discover the truth with the help of her best friends and the handsome new detective in town? The 1st book in a captivating cozy Murder Mystery and tender Romance series that will keep you guessing until the very end. (think "Stephanie Plum" meets "Nancy Drew")     ***All books available in The Paradise Valley Mysteries***The Scent of Lies: Book 1The Heart of Lies: Book 2The Edge of Lies: Book 2.5, a Short Story of Evan & EmilyThe Chain of Lies: Book 3The Pursuit of Lies: Book 4The Color of Lies: Book 4.5, a Short Story of Colin & MirandaThe Betrayal of Lies: Book 5The Harbor of Lies: Book 6The House of Lies: Book 7(*Most enjoyable if these books are read in order.)   PARADISE VALLEY MYSTERIES Box Set #1, Books 1 - 3PARADISE VALLEY MYSTERIES Box Set #2, Books 4 - 6     Three Days in Seattle,  When LA photographer Kate McAllister flies to Seattle in search of her missing sister, she finds irresistible real estate agent Ryan instead. Soon the two are entwined in a vengeful murder plot -- and a simmering love affair....  (A light Romantic Suspense in the Emerald City)

She’s forgotten her past. He’s haunted by his mistakes. Can their love survive the painful truth behind a shared tragedy? After years in jail, Ryker Savage is still guilt-ridden over the bloody crime that traumatized his small town and tore his family apart. So when a stranger moves into a beloved victim’s house, old emotions come bubbling to the surface. But he can’t afford to turn down the alluring owner’s odd jobs: it’s the only way he can bankroll the search for his long-lost brother. Working alongside the beautiful woman, Ryker starts to feel her kindness melt his hardened heart to make room for love.After her grandma’s death, Ana Barrett lost her only family in the world. So when the down-on-her-luck artist unexpectedly inherits property in Colorado, she hopes the move could be her chance at a new beginning. After hiring an ex-con to help whip the house in shape, she wonders if she should trust the small-town gossip… or what her heart is telling her.When shocking revelations intertwine their half-forgotten pasts, will the painful truth strengthen their love or tear them apart? Redeeming Ryker is the first book in The Boys of Fury suspenseful contemporary romance series. If you like complex characters, sizzling chemistry, and small-town romances, then you’ll love Kelly Collins’ emotional journey of loss and love.Buy Redeeming Ryker to unchain your heart for an unforgettable romance today!

Ex-special ops legend Dane Blaise is desperate to recruit Shana George to partner with him, but he'd never let her know it.She's too gorgeous, too smart and too much like him. But there's something indefinable about her that gets to him.She has impressive skills and if he’s honest, she keeps him in his place. Most of all, Dane wants to keep Shana on the islandbecause he can't get past his insane longing for her.With the lure of money and a laid-back lifestyle, Shana quit Scotland Yard to partner with Dane. Let's face it, she made her choice with her gut--or more accurately her heart--rather than her brains. She and Dane may be good partners in crime-fighting, but they are all wrong for each other in every other way.. He's soulless and lost and likely has more emotional wounds from his past than the bullet and knife scars scorching his body can show. But she's crazy. About him.Headquartered in Dane's beach shack, Beachcomber Investigations specializes in impossible odds and last ditch efforts.Their first assignment is to protect Dane's old special ops buddy, Acer from a sniper. They need to find whoever paid the sniper before he takes another shot and doesn't miss. Dane and Shana need to be on top of their game to keep Acer alive, and not on top of each other. But each of them is secretly worried whether it's possible to ignore their attraction-distraction,. And worried about what will happen if it’s not.What readers are saying:" I had to drink a lot of coffee to finish in one evening, I can't wait to get started on the next [book]. Stephanie Queen has captured my attention and won't let go!"--Linda Thompson, Host of TheAuthorsShow"You won’t just fall in love with and be captivated by Dane and Shana, you will be just as drawn to the rest of their unruly gang of players as well. I am looking forward to getting my hands on the next books in the series."--Amazon Reviewer"I was up all hours of the night until I finished it. And I can hardly wait to see where Beachcomber Investigations ends up next"--Amazon Reviewer"I can't wait to read more about Shana, Dane and Cap. This is one of the best books I have read in a very long time. Stephanie Queen keeps the reader enticed through the whole book!"--Amazon ReviewerThis is the first in an ongoing romantic detective series, compared to the TV series Moonlighting for the chemistry between the PI partners. If you love intense action and sizzling sensual tension mixed with witty banter, this is your series!

With each passing second, her strength faded as her world turned darker, unable to move, to fight anymore. Her lifeless body fell into a heap at his feet, and he stood there for a brief moment, panting, not taking his eyes off her. “Excellent Story! First time I've read this author and Las Vegas Girl was excellent. Good story and well written with good supporting characters. Thought I had figured out who the culprit was, but I was totally wrong. Will definitely read more by this author.” – Mike, five-star Amazon review. The crime: audaciousIn a fashionable Las Vegas hotel, with hundreds of witnesses and countless video surveillance cameras watching, a young girl is brutally murdered in an audacious crime that shocks the entire city. It looks like a relatively simple investigation for Detectives Laura Baxter and Jack Holt, but it soon proves to be anything of the sort, as the one vital piece of the jigsaw is missing; the killer. The forensics: stupefyingEven with a crime-scene fingerprint that reveals more questions than answers, the persistent duo are undeterred and begin to make inroads into the life of the deceased. But what they discover is a complex web of lies and intrigue about her life that all seem to lead to an ambitious politician and a terrible secret. The truth: shockingAnd now that secret threatens Baxter and Holt’s lives too, as a message from beyond the grave reveals the shocking truth. Will a connection with the victim’s distant past hold the key to catching her killer? And can they uncover them before they become victims themselves? Two mavericks form an intriguing team. Baxter and Holt trust each other with their lives, just not with their darkest secrets. Praise for Las Vegas Girl “Las Vegas Girl is a well written, captivating, psychological thriller with enough twists and turns to satisfy even the most demanding reader.” “Las Vegas homicide detectives Laura Baxter and Jack Holt are well paired, each willing to do whatever is necessary to find justice.” “Wolfe is a master storyteller, and this is a compelling tale with flawed protagonists.” “Thrilling to the end and so well developed and written, wished it could have gone on for 100 more pages.” “Outstanding! I really enjoyed this murder mystery.” “The best I’ve read this year. It’s a real page turner.” “Nonstop action which will keep your attention as you try to solve the crime.” What Readers and Reviewers Are Saying About Leslie Wolfe “The author knocked out of the park with this one!” “I can truly say that Leslie Wolfe is one of the best crime writers of our time.” “I always love Wolfe's books, but this one is one of my favorites.” “An intriguing plot, attention to detail, but best of all fleshed out, well-written and well-rounded character development.”

Box set included 3 full length novelsCOLE - BOOK 1 - A STANDISH BAY ROMANCECole Jackson is sent to prison for a murder he did not commit, the murder of his wife Lindsey. She is stabbed to death late one night. A night Cole doesn’t remember, but he does know one thing for certain, he could never have committed the act. His talent as a songwriter and avid reader save him from the loneliness of the cold, dark and unforgiving prison walls. As he joins the world of the free again, after fifteen years in prison, he struggles with his once again fame in being part of a rock-n-roll band, the stigma of being a convicted killer and the fact that his self-esteem and self-respect were lost years ago. What he has is a tarnished reputation and the determination to find the true killer and restore his life as best he can.Shannon Gallagher’s hard work as a writer is finally paying off. She owns a beautifully restored Victorian home on the ocean, is raising a terrific and talented sixteen-year-old son. She believes her life is complete, until she meets Cole Jackson. She idolized him at sixteen, cried at twenty-one when he went to prison. Now at thirty-six, she meets him and falls in love. Only being in love with Cole is more painful than she ever imagines it can be. And more dangerous as the closer Cole gets to exposing his wife's killer, the closer Shannon becomes to being his next victim. BRIDGET - BOOK 2 - A STANDISH BAY ROMANCEBridget Gallagher has the misfortune of spending two years of her life, she can never get back, dating her boss. One day he announces he’s trading her in for a college student. Devastated, she decides she needs a vacation. Her sister, Rachel, accompanies her and they set sail on an Alaskan cruise. On the ship they meet the Petrillo brothers from Nashville and the fun and games begin.Dominic Petrillo, one of Nashville’s finest boys in blue, recently signed his divorce papers. To celebrate his thirty-fifth birthday and cheer him up his two brothers, take him on an Alaskan cruise. During Muster Drills, Dominic locks eyes with Bridget and the ship is not large enough to keep them apart.Once back in Nashville, Dominic decides a change of scenery is necessary and lands a job in Plymouth, Massachusetts. First day on the job finds him investigating a homicide. Not only is it Bridget’s place of employment, but the victim is her ex. Bridget is suspect number one. Dominic is torn between listening to his heart and doing his job. No matter what the evidence says, he will never believe the smart, funny and sexy woman he met on vacation and lost his heart to could be a cold blooded killer.MITCH - BOOK 3 - A STANDISH BAY ROMANCEMitch Gallagher, ex-Naval Aviator, leaves his job flying corporate jets after losing three co-workers in a plane crash. The tragedy has him rethinking his life and priorities and decides it’s time to be closer to family and friends. He sells his condo, moves in with his sister in his hometown of Standish Bay, and begins a new job giving flying lessons. Kindergarten teacher, Faith Harrington, lives in a garage apartment in Standish Bay. Since moving there three years ago she has become close friends with Rachel Gallagher. She accompanies Rachel to a family cookout where she meets a devastated Mitch, still grieving over his lost co-workers. Although there is an instant attraction on both sides, timing couldn’t be worse. During the following weeks Faith and Mitch’s lives change drastically. Against Faith’s rule of not dating parents of her students, she has a brief involvement with Kyle Kennedy. When she ends it, he doesn’t handle it well. Also, her landlady sells her home to Mitch and he becomes her landlord. The attraction between them flares up and they begin dating sending Kennedy into a rage. He believes Faith belongs to him and between that and his violent temper, Faith and Mitch become his target in his desire for revenge.

ACCLAIMED CHRISTIAN ROMANTIC SUSPENSE SERIES  You just found your next gripping Christian Fiction read full of unexpected twists. How would you feel if your only daughter was just...there, a disaster happens, and then she was gone?--------Widowed and now single, Stella Heart juggled between managing her professional career and struggling to communicate with her teenage daughter, Sharon. Their common ground crumbled beneath their different beliefs about God. While Stella believed in God, her daughter didn't. Sharon instead held strongly to what they taught her in school—until the day a disaster struck and the ground physically gave way—altering both their perspectives about each other, and more than one person's resistance to God.Stella's concerns multiplied when she gets lost in search of Sharon. In the ensuing chaos, she runs into Michael, a Christian man with a mysterious past whom danger seemed to follow—and she wondered how many more unseen twists God trusted her her fragile heart to handle.Can she trust Michael beyond what he appears to be hiding from her, or will her own fears cloud her judgement when extreme danger surfaces?-----------The Pleasant Hearts Christian Suspense Series unwraps the journeys of four orphaned Christian sisters, all in their thirties, and told they'll never marry. To them, marriage did appear too distant as each struggled to build a career while single, and communication between the sisters was less than stellar. But when God stepped in, He showed that He could turn their struggles into triumphs—if they let Him.The ELLIOT-KINGS Christian Suspense series is a spin-off and continuation of the gripping suspense, hence the combination of the Pleasant Hearts & Elliot-Kings Christian Suspense series into one.UNCOMMON GROUND,  book One of The Pleasant Hearts & Elliot-Kings Christian Suspense series, begins this exciting journey, focused on Stella, the eldest of the Hearts sisters. Grab all the books in both series for your maximum benefit.