At a beautiful sunset wedding in the tropics, there is a gunshot.

A loud gasp erupts, followed by exclamations of shock and horror.

A scream pierces the balmy air.

At the groom’s feet, the bride collapses, her head a pulpy shattered mess of brain matter, bone, and blood.

As the guests panic, married journalists Vivian and Leo Bronson struggle to make sense of the chaos and madness.

Who would want to kill the bride on her wedding day?

As Vivian and Leo search for the truth, they discover that sins committed long ago may have put the bride in the crosshairs of a killer desperate to make sure the past stays buried.

The married journalists are experts at uncovering secrets but exposing them could prove deadly.

Until Death Do Us Part is Book 1 in the popular Palmchat Island Mystery series but can be read as a standalone.

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Note: This book is an updated and revised version of the previously published "The Bloodstained Bride."

Who shot Santa Claus?

During a trip to see Santa Claus, journalist Roland “Beanie” Bean and his young sons Ethan and Evan are shocked when Old St. Nick is shot!

Beanie is anxious to cover the story of Santa’s shooting, but his editor at the Palmchat Gazette has other plans for him. Beanie has to investigate the grisly murder of a victim found dead in a car that had been set on fire.

After he learns the man died of a gunshot wound and that the car was torched to cover up the crime, Beanie searches for more information, but his efforts are hampered by the detective on the case, a man who tried to ruin Beanie’s life.

Putting aside his animosity for the homicide cop, Beanie continues to investigate and uncovers a bizarre connection between the gunshot victim and the attack on Santa.

Racing to discover the truth, Beanie is derailed when he’s taken hostage, but the kidnapper’s gruesome demise reveals a new mystery, one that will pit Beanie against a ruthless killer determined to make sure the truth stays hidden.

Merry Christmas Murder is a contemporary whodunit murder mystery novel in the Reporter Roland Bean Cozy Mystery Series, but can be read as a standalone. With lots of clues and red herrings, it features plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end! Get your copy today!

Can you figure out who the killer is before the guilty culprit is revealed?

During an Easter egg hunt, Roland “Beanie” Bean and his two-year-old son Evan are searching for eggs when they find a woman sprawled in the dirt beneath a hibiscus bush.

Little Evan thinks the lady is just sleeping, but Beanie knows better. The woman is dead.

As an investigative reporter at the Palmchat Gazette, Beanie is the perfect person to cover the story, considering that he found the victim.

Narrowing down the field of suspects, Beanie finds out the victim had plenty of enemies. Not only was she unfaithful to her husband, but she was blackmailing her lover and cheating her business partner and may have been involved in a scam with a vicious island cartel.

As Beanie continues to investigate, he uncovers sinister secrets and devious motives among those who were closest to the victim. Racing to discover the killer, he ends up the target of a diabolical murderer who won’t hesitate to kill again.

Easter Egg Hunt Murder is a contemporary whodunit murder mystery novel in the Reporter Roland Bean Cozy Mystery Series but can be read as a standalone. With lots of clues and red herrings, it features plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end! Get your copy today!

Beneath a starry sky, a man and woman engage in a passionate tryst in the backyard of a home.

Once their intimacy ends, the man remains outside, enjoying the sultry, tropical night air, unaware that he is not alone.

Someone is watching him. Sneaking up behind him. Someone with a knife.

After the man is found the next morning missing his head, married journalists Vivian and Leo Bronson discover that the victim was going to expose a crooked scheme at an island electric company. The victim had plenty of diabolical coworkers, but he also had just as many jealous ex-lovers.

When a shocking confession sends the police on the chase for the suspect, Vivian and Leo follow a lead which takes them to a deadly hideaway where the killer waits, setting a trap they may not be able to escape …

Don't Make Me Hurt You is Book 4 in the popular Palmchat Island Mystery series but can be read as a standalone.

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Note: This book was previously published as "The Shameful Accuser."

Trick or Treat?

Palmchat Gazette reporter Roland “Beanie” Bean is excited to take his kids, Ethan and Evan, trick-or-treating, but his excitement turns to concern when he discovers a human finger among the candy the boys collected!

Days later, Beanie learns that the finger belongs to someone he knows—Joshua Howard, a missing student who was interning at the Palmchat Gazette before he disappeared.

Beanie plans to find the intern, but soon he’s assigned to a shocking murder--a dead body in the jungle. Beanie heads to the crime scene and realizes he recognizes the victim as his new neighbor, Ivan Volkov.

As Beanie looks into the death of Volkov, he uncovers a strange connection between his neighbor and the missing intern.

Racing to discover the truth, Beanie is stunned when he learns the missing intern and his dead neighbor are linked to a heinous serial killer known as The Fury. But when he comes face to face with the murderer, Beanie must outwit a deranged maniac determined to make sure that secrets buried long ago stay hidden.

Trick or Treat Murder is a contemporary whodunit murder mystery novel in the Reporter Roland Bean Cozy Mystery Series, but can be read as a standalone. With lots of clues and red herrings, it features plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end! Get your copy today!

After a night of drinking, a young woman just wants to go home and straight to bed. 

Before she can open the door her house, she collapses on the front porch.

At the hospital, doctors believe she had too much to drink, and will be fine.

But in the middle of the night, she convulses and dies.

Journalist Vivian Thomas-Bronson doesn’t believe the young woman’s death was an accidental overdose from a powerful painkiller. The hospital staff’s conflicting stories raise doubts, but the young woman’s shady past is more suspicious.

Along with her husband, Leo, Vivian discovers the young woman’s dangerous secrets might have gotten her killed. As they search for the truth, Vivian and Leo come across several suspects. But if they aren’t careful, they could find themselves in the way of a killer’s vengeance.

You Will Die For This is Book 3 in the popular Palmchat Island Mystery series but can be read as a standalone.

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Note: This book is an updated and revised version of the previously published "The Vengeful Caller."

In the bedroom of a mansion near the sea, a handcuffed man struggles against his restraints.

He can't remember how he was captured, but there's a woman in the room with him. Walking toward him, she smiles as she holds a knife...

He knows he’s going to die.

And he knows who's going to kill him.

When the man’s body washes up on a pristine white sand beach, married journalists Vivian and Leo Bronson search for answers. After finding out the victim was killed in a ritualistic murder, they uncover an ultra-secret cult whose members perform bizarre rituals. 

Going undercover to get the truth, Vivian and Leo find themselves face to face with a demented killer who believes that murder is a sacrifice worth making …

No One Will Find You is Book 2 in the popular Palmchat Island Mystery series but can be read as a standalone.

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Note: This book is an updated and revised version of the previously published "The Prodigal Captive."

Quinn Miller has made a huge mistake.

Plagued with anxiety that derailed her promising legal career, Quinn decides to cure her panic attacks with sex.

A clandestine trip to an island hotel known for arranging decadent fantasies seems like a good idea—until Quinn is accused of murdering one of the hunky “fantasy” guys.

Despite being blackmailed by the dead hunk, Quinn insists she’s innocent.

An aggressive island detective wants to put her under the jailhouse, but Quinn is determined to prove that she didn’t put a knife in the victim’s chest.

With the help of Icarus, a handsome hotel chauffeur, Quinn sets out to find the real killer. Icarus reveals that the hunk was working with a gang of thieves, and someone wants them all dead.

Quinn refuses to be blamed when another victim is found stabbed to death. But, the murderer isn’t trying to frame Quinn.

The killer wants Quinn dead. She’s not just fighting to clear her name … she’s fighting to save her life…