From the corner of his eye, he sees the massive arm swinging down in a hard chop toward his neck. He tries to avoid it but it is too unexpected. There is a numbing blow which snaps his head to one side. He feels the keys slip from his hand as he sinks into darkness. His last thoughts are about the attack. The unknown assailant's sole purpose is to kill him. Why? A mysterious letter sent to Alan Bronze encourages him to return to his childhood hometown to handle the estate of his deceased grandfather, a man he hated and who hated him in return. Instead of the expected paper shuffling, Alan is soon struggling just to stay alive. He has unwittingly walked into the midst of a major drug distribution center-set up by his own grandfather. The old man's corrupt partners are the leading citizens of the small mountain town, and now they plan to take care of Alan-just like they took care of his grandfather. With the help of the well-connected editor of the local newspaper, Alan decides he's going to have to take control of this "kill or be killed" situation.

When Spence Harden and Jeff, his writing partner and sometime lover, move into the house once owned by Spence's murdered parents, they have no idea what awaits them. First, they discover someone is stealing items from them, but have no clue who, or why. And then the unthinkable happens. Jeff is killed and Spence is framed for his murder. Crime reporter Gregg Rowe wants to help Spence clear his name. All Spence needs to do is decide if he believes Gregg, or if the man himself is the killer. Once Gregg convinces Spence he's telling the truth, the pair set out to discover if there is a connection between Jeff's murder and that of Spence's parents ten years earlier ... while fighting their growing attraction to each other.

In the book A Deadly Homecoming, Alan destroyed a drug ring in the small town of Harold's Landing in the Arkansas' Ozarks. In doing so, he ended up with millions of dollars in drug money. Now, Benito De La Cruz, Maryland drug lord, wants his money and revenge on the person responsible for killing his men. He sends in a team of killers to find the guilty person and the money. When a private investigator misuses a credit card with Benito's name on it, the drug lord's trouble starts. He is forced to turn his own men on each other to protect himself. When they fail in their assignments, he flies to Harold's Landing to take personal control of the operation.

Pathologist Toni Day knows her mother like the back of her hand. When her mother calls and asks her to investigate the disappearance of her best friend’s husband, Dick, she knows better than to argue. Soon, Toni and her husband, Hal, are on their way back to her hometown of Long Beach, California, where another mystery awaits. Dick’s wife, Doris, is convinced that the historic house she shares with Dick is haunted. To make things even more complicated, Doris is also suffering from a mysterious illness. When Toni and Hal arrive, Doris takes a sudden turn for the worse and ends up in a coma. While doctors struggle to diagnose and treat, Toni explores the historic house looking for clues. After she unearths evidence suggesting that Dick may not be who he seems, as well as a malfunctioning dumbwaiter, a laird’s lug, a secret staircase, and a half-empty bottle of white arsenic, she also finds Dick’s body. As a whirlwind investigation ensues that exposes a decades-old scheme and serial murders, Toni herself nearly becomes the final victim. A Deadly Homecoming is the gripping tale of a pathologist’s journey back to her hometown to solve a complex murder case that leaves her own life precariously hanging in the balance.

JMS Books' Trios are themed collections of three gay romance stories by a trio of authors. Each story is available separately, but readers can get all three for a discounted bundle price. Just the Facts Volume 1 contains three thrilling mysteries sure to keep you up late turning the pages to see what happens next! Contains the stories: Murder in the Condo Next Door by Edward Kendrick: When a crazy woman moves in next door to Michael he isn’t happy. Then she's murdered and he has to deal with a detective's suspicions and nosy reporter Reid, who tries to interview Michael and fails. Then Michael finally opens up about the murder ... and his past. Attraction blossoms as they try to find the killer, but will Michael die, too, before they can act on their feelings? Past Sins by Thomas Grant Bruso: Officer Jack Ballinger receives a phone call in the early morning hours regarding a dead body in a quiet neighborhood in the small upstate New York town of Black Falls. The revelation is shocking, and with his future as a police officer in question, how will Officer Ballinger deal with the truth of these crimes once he learns that everything he thought he knew was a lie? Sudden Death by W.S. Long: Peruvian-Japanese pro golfer Dimas Kanashiro should have been celebrating his first major golf tournament win. Instead, the suspicious death of his boyfriend’s stepfather places Dimas’ boyfriend, Hunter Mullins, under suspicion. It’s now up to Dimas to help Hunter find out how his stepfather died and, if he was murdered, who killed him in order to clear Hunter’s name.

"For my baby's safety, I must give her up…" An old letter is all Kristin Perry has of her birth mother. When the Witness Protection Program couldn't keep mother or daughter safe, the woman fled "underground." With the help of private investigator Zane Black, Kristin tries to track her down. Instead, though, she finds herself the target of a series of deadly "accidents." Zane's still searching for her missing mother—but now Kristin's starting to wonder if her family reunion will be the death of them all….