SEACLIFF HIGH MYSTERY
BOOK #1: THE SECRET – Alyson Prescott moves to Cutters Cove,
Oregon, after being placed, along with her mother, in the witness protection program.
In her previous life, Alyson was an A-list heiress with the excitement of a
trendsetting lifestyle and the security of old money. After witnessing a murder
executed by two members of a powerful gang family, she is forced to leave her
old life behind and become a middle-class girl living in a middle-class town.
Alyson struggles with the duplicity in her life as she strives to reconcile her
new life with the old. In the first book in the series, The Secret, Alyson and
her mother buy a dilapidated old mansion on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Alyson soon finds that the house holds a secret that only the recently deceased
resident of the property seems to know the answer to. Alyson and the new
friends she meets at Seacliff High, set out to find the answer to a fifty-year-old
mystery that will reveal a trail of murder, embezzlement, lies and deception.
As the journey intensifies, friendships are forged that will last a lifetime.
BOOK #2: THE CURSE – Alyson Prescott moves to Cutters Cove, Oregon,
after being placed, along with her mother, in the witness protection program.
In her previous life, Alyson was an A-list heiress with the excitement of a
trendsetting lifestyle and the security of old money. After witnessing a murder
executed by two members of a powerful gang family, she is forced to leave her
old life behind and become a middle-class girl, living in a middle-class town.
Alyson struggles with the duplicity in her life as she strives to reconcile her
new life with the old. In book two of the series, two Seacliff High students
turn up missing just days before Halloween. The police believe that they have
simply run away, but when strange and unexplained things begin to happen at the
annual Haunted Hayride, Alyson begins to suspect there may be more going on
than the adults in town would like to believe. After the props and decorations
for the annual event turn up missing, Alyson and the gang decide to look into
the case of the missing students. Could the two events be connected? And what
about the symbol found splattered in blood in the barn where the annual
Halloween party is to take place? The deeper Alyson digs the more dangerous
things become. Could it be connected to the gypsy curse that most believe to be
simply a legend? Book two in the series will also begin to reveal Alyson’s past
and the reason for her inclusion in witness protection.
BOOK #3: THE RELIC – When a long dead ghost leads Alyson to a
treasure map days before Thanksgiving, she enlists the help of her friends to
follow the clues. As the dig into the century old mystery, they discover a
legend regarding a relic that many believe once possessed life sustaining power.
The search for the relic leads Alyson and the gang deep into the system of
caverns that exists beneath the small town of Cutter’s Cove. They face obstacles
and must overcome personal fears to follow the clues they find along the way.
Meanwhile, Alyson tells Mac the truth about her past. She reveals the reason she
is involved with witness protection and the danger she continues to live with
every day of her life.
BOOK #4: THE CONSPIRACY – The annual Christmas Carnival is in town
and Alyson and the gang volunteer to help out. When strange things begin to
happen at the carnival, they wonder if the events might be related to the body
they found in the cemetery earlier in the month. When Alyson has a potentially
fatal accident on the Ferris Wheel, the gang is convinced that someone is out
to make sure they don’t discover the cover up that runs so deep that even
highly respected town residents are involved. The annual Christmas Carnival is
in town and Alyson and the gang volunteer to help out. When strange things
begin to happen, they wonder if the odd occurrences might be related to the
body they found in the cemetery earlier in the month. When Alyson has a
potentially fatal accident on the Ferris Wheel, the gang is convinced that someone
is out to make sure they don’t discover the cover up that runs so deep even the
Mayor could be involved.
BOOK #5: THE GRUDGE – Alyson and the gang head to a ski resort
in the Colorado Rockies the week after Christmas. Before they even make it to
the house they will be staying at for the week, they stumble across a body in
the snow. When they realize that the body is one incident in a series of
unusual occurrences, they decide to throw a little sleuthing in with their
holiday plans. Alyson and the gang head to a ski resort in the Colorado Rockies
the week after Christmas. They arrive to find that a blizzard has blown in
which has downed the phone lines and closed the only road in or out of the
area. Before they even make it to the house where they will be staying, they
stumble across a body in the snow. When they realize that the body is one
incident in a series of unusual occurrences, they decide to throw a little sleuthing
in with their holiday plans. As they delve into the seemingly random accidents,
they find a conspiracy with roots reaching back years.
BOOK #6: THE SHADOW – Alyson is jogging along the waters edge
when the fog rolls in. She can feel someone watching her but no matter how hard
she looks her shadow cannot be seen. When she witnesses a man pushing a woman
off the cliff onto the rocks below, she calls the police only to learn that the
body of the victim cannot be found. Alyson is certain that she actually did see
the murder occur and cannot explain the missing victim so she launches into an
investigation with the help of friends Mac and Trevor, Meanwhile the feeling of
being watched intensifies. She is certain someone is watching her. When Chan
warns her of danger in the shadows she knows deep in her gut that the men she
is running from have found her. Find out what happens in this fast-paced murder
mystery with a surprising twist you won’t see coming.
BOOK #7: THE HAUNTING – Alyson Prescott moves to Cutters Cove, Oregon,
after being placed, along with her mother, in the witness protection program.
In her previous life, Alyson was an A-list heiress with the excitement of a trendsetting
lifestyle and the security of old money. After witnessing a murder, she is forced
to leave her old life behind and become a middle-class girl, living in a
middle-class town. Allyson struggles with the duplicity in her life as she strives
to reconcile her new life with the old. In this seventh book in the series, the
gang from Seacliff High are busy planning their annual Haunted Hayride. When
strange things begin to happen, Alyson suspects the house they have selected to
host the party at the end of the hayride might actually be haunted. Alyson decides
to pay a visit to the mischievous ghosts who are causing such a ruckus only to
find that the ghosts who live there are not at all who she expected to find. Alyson
sets out to discover how the ghosts came to be there, how they died and who
killed them in a mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end.
SAND AND SEA HAWIIAN MYSTERY SERIES
BOOK #1: MURDER AT DOLPHIN BAY – Kailani Pope wants nothing more
than to be a proud member of the Honolulu Police Department. Both her father
and grandfather were cops, her five brothers are cops and the only thing she
has ever wanted from the time she can remember wanting anything, was to be a
cop. She has passed all the requirements to be selected for the police academy
but somehow her number never seems to come up. While she is waiting for her
name to work its way to the top of the list she works as a lifeguard for the
Dolphin Bay Resort. When a guest of the resort is found murdered, Kailani
decides that if she can solve the murder before her brother who has been
assigned to the case by HPD, then the department will have no choice but to
take her application seriously and move her to the top of the list. Murder at
Dolphin Bay is set on the beautiful island of Oahu providing a perfect backdrop
for the perfect beach read.
BOOK #2: MURDER AT SUNRISE – When one of the seniors in Lani’s
senior bingo group ends up dead during a sunrise ceremony to welcome the summer
solstice, Lani sets out to find a killer with the help of Luke and her senior
friends. Hilarity ensues when a gang of seniors decide to investigate after one
of their own ends up dead. Luke and Lani join effort only to discover that they
have bitten off more than they can chew when the mystery becomes a lot more
complicated and a lot more dangerous than anyone could have anticipated.
BOOK #3: MURDER AT THE WITCHING HOUR – It’s the week before
Halloween and Kailani Pope has been asked to attend her friend Morticia’s
wedding. The weeklong event, which culminates with a costumed wedding ceremony
on Halloween night, is being held on a private island which can only be accessed
by boat. Things start off a little slow but become a lot more interesting when
a tropical storm hits and one of the groomsmen turns up dead. Join Luke and Lani
as this amateur sleuthing team attempt to determine if the killer is: The mummy
in the kitchen who also serves as the chef, the seemingly blind butler, the
sexy vampire who is also the maid and bartender, or one of the other kooky and
spooky guests at this very unusual wedding event.
BOOK #4: MURDER AT CHRISTMAS – It is the week before Christmas
and the Dolphin Bay Resort where Lani works is packed with holiday visitors. There
is a strange flu working its way through the staff at the resort so those who
are left have been asked to work double shifts. Lani works as a lifeguard by
day and a Santa’s Helper at night. Things go from bad to worse when Lani finds
Santa dead in the alley behind the loading dock during the big Step into Christmas
event the resort is sponsoring. As it turns out Santa is really one of the seniors
who participates in the same Monday afternoon bingo game as Lani and her neighbor
Elva, so Elva convinces Lani to investigate along with Luke and the senior sleuthing
gang we saw in Book 2 in the series. It is the week before Christmas and the Dolphin
Bay Resort is packed with holiday visitors. There is a strange flu working its
way through the staff so those who are left have been asked to work double
shifts. Lani works as a lifeguard by day and a Santa’s Helper at night. Things
go from bad to worse when Lani finds Santa dead in the alley behind the loading
dock during the Big Step into Christmas event. As it turns out, Santa is really
one of the seniors who participates in the Monday afternoon bingo game so Lani
solicits the seniors to help in the investigation.
BOOK #5: MURDER AT TURTLE COVE – Luke and Lani once again
recruit the senior sleuthing brigade to help them track down a killer when the
owner of the new food truck in town is found dead at Turtle Cove. Lani is
trapped when a school of sharks gather to feed between her location beyond the
breakers and the beach. When she is finally able to come ashore, she finds that
the meal the sharks were feeding on was a who rather than a what. Based on the evidence
provided it looks like the victim was murdered prior to becoming shark food.
Luke and Lani set out to find the killer but during the course of the investigation
Lani learns a surprising secret about Luke that may change everything she
believes to be true.
BOOK #6: MURDER AT WATERS EDGE – Bethany Halderman, a good
friend of Lani’s, calls and informs her that her sister Cammy has been killed
in an accident. The accident was determined to be just that, an accident, but
Bethany isn’t so sure that is the case. It seems that prior to her accident, Cammy
was involved in a contest with a grand prize of one-million dollars. The day of
her accident Cammy called Bethany and told her she suspected there was more
going on than meets the eye. Later that evening she was dead. Bethany called
Lani and asked for her help in uncovering the truth about what really happened
to Cammy. The contest, which involves unlocking clues which leads to locations
around the island where the next clue can be found, has a clause which allows
her for a substitute to be named should one of the contestants be unable to finish.
Lani decides that the best way to help Bethany find out what happened to her
sister is to enter the contest as Cammy’s replacement. She takes two weeks off
work from her job as a water safety office and travels to Maui. Once Lani gets
a feel for the game as she quickly realizes that something odd is going on with
the hacks which are part of the game. Luke is visiting his family and Lani
needs a tech nerd to help her with the brains part of the competition, so she calls
new friend Zak Zimmerman and asks if he and Zoe would be willing to come to Maui
to help her uncover the conspiracy behind the mystery. Join Luke and Lani, Zak
and Zoe, as they race to uncover the clues faster than anyone else while outwitting
a hacker and identifying a killer.
BOOK #7: MURDER AT MIDNIGHT – It is the week before Halloween
and the gang are gearing up for a big Halloween blow out. When Lani stumbles
onto a murder victim whose death seems to be linked to a cold case her father
worked on but never solved, the two join forces to bring justice to the victims
once and for all. It is the week before Halloween and the gang are gearing up
for a big Halloween blow out. Things are coming together nicely until Lani stumbles
onto a murder victim whose death seems to be linked to a cold case her father worked
on but never solved. Jason doesn’t want Lani involved so he agrees to look into
the link between the old murders and the most recent deaths but is shot while investigating
the case. After a series of events leaves the family in turmoil, Lani and her
dad join forces to track down the person responsible.
BOOK #8: MURDER AT POPE INVESTIGATIONS – Life has changed for Lani
over the past eight months and in many ways she is still trying to get a feel
for the new normal. The one thing in her life that seems to be going perfectly
is her partnership with her father, a retired homicide detective. Pope Investigations
has become Lani’s solace during a time when her life is otherwise in complete upheaval.
Things are gliding right along but get dicey when she finds a body laid out
across the entryway of Pope Investigations. When it looks as if the death of
the local food truck owner might be related to the deaths of two other men she sets
out to solve all three murders, Along the way she will reconnect with an old
friend, say goodbye to another and finally begin to understand the role hope
and hopelessness play in her life.
