Christmas cards. Christmas carols. Christmas capers. Mercy is a proud control freak. When she’s asked to host the annual holiday festivities, she takes the job very seriously. But just when she thinks she has it all together, things go very wrong. The donated gifts vanish. Dozens of children eagerly await Santa Claus. Mercy has less than 24-hours to find the thieves and pull off the biggest event of the year before anyone discovers they’ve been robbed. Scroll up to buy your copy and find out if Mercy can pull off a Christmas miracle!

Something old. Something new. Someone vanished. Mercy is a crier. She can’t help it. Just hours until her daughter gets married, it’s all Mercy can do to keep her wailing under control. Lucky for her, there are plenty of last-minute mishaps to keep her occupied. Not only is she supposed to walk her daughter down the aisle, but she’s also in charge of keeping the chaos to a minimum. That sounds easy enough… until the officiant goes missing right before the nuptials. With a church full of impatient guests, her hot-headed offspring, and meddling friends and family to corral, Mercy may never find the officiant. She knows everyone expects her to handle the problem, but this might be a problem she can’t resolve. Find out how the big day ends by buying your copy of this book today! *NOTE: This is a novella of approximately 13,000 words.*

Money. Mansions. Mayhem. Who knew they were a deadly combination? No one, and therein lies the problem... Mercy jumps at the chance to work close to home. No traveling. No dingy hotel rooms. No problem. When an eccentric millionaire hires her to care for his sick grandson, she doesn’t hesitate to say yes. No sooner does she arrive before she discovers things are not as they seem behind the grand estate’s iron gates. Rivalries run rampant. Keeping her young charge in line is one thing, but when she gets wind of the in-fighting between the staff and the extended family members, she knows it’s only a matter of time before things go wrong. What she didn't expect was that it'd turn deadly... With a house full of suspects, Mercy must use skills she didn't knew she had. But what if they make matters worse? Find out in this multicultural medical cozy mystery that features animals you'll love, quirky characters, a kidnapping, heist, an eccentric billionaire, and a fun-loving middle aged amateur sleuth, who just happens to be a traveling nurse!

Traveling nurse Mercy Mares needs three things in life: the unconditional love of her daughter, her best friend and mentor's constant wisdom, and a new engine for her twenty-year-old car. A new job posting halfway across the country promises to satisfy one of those needs, but when her patient's spouse dies within minutes of meeting her, she will soon find out that she's going to need a lot more than car repairs. What was touted as the friendliest town in America soon turns on her and it will be up to her to connect the dots and find the true murderer, but doing so will be no easy feat. With memory impaired witnesses, a meddling medical staff, and a cast of characters dead set on keeping their community free of strangers, Mercy will need a little help from her loved ones and a lot of luck to get herself out of this jam or risk losing everything she's worked so hard to achieve. Find out what happens when mayhem becomes synonymous with Mercy in this humorous, slightly irreverent Cozy Medical Mystery novel! This is the 2nd edition of this book. Same quirky characters. Same great story minus the fluff.

For more than eighteen years now my humble column has appeared, on a bi-weekly basis, in The WORLD, Central Vermont s favorite newspaper. (Note: If you looked for the column every other week, but started on the wrong week, you missed it completely.) This book is a collection of many of those writings, so you have another chance. The earliest ones are not here, as pasting stories from slate tablets onto word documents is a difficult thing to do. -If you find any bits of wisdom between these covers, it s not my fault.-

Traveling nurse Mercy Mares knows to expect the unexpected. But when she’s whisked away for a surprise birthday trip, she learns the unexpected can be deadly… A weekend getaway with the two most important women in her life was supposed to be fun. They booked a stay at a charming estate that offers all the amenities and a little adventure in the form of a mystery dinner. It sounded like a good time would be had by all. Great accommodations, delicious food, and a little mystery never hurt anyone… until it did. What began as a pleasant meal with new friends, ended with one of them dead. Mercy must unravel the clues to find out who killed him and why before they strike again. Will she succeed or is she in over her head? Along Came a Needle is book four in the Mercy Mares Mysteries. It features a traveling nurse who has a knack for trouble, a heart of gold, and a band of quirky, hilarious, and fun-loving pals who add their own brand of mayhem to every cozy mystery adventure.

This wedding is a complete disaster. Mercy is moments from marrying the love of her life. Now if only, she could keep the louder half of the other couple marrying today under control, this wedding may go off without a hitch. If not, she’s vowed to chuck it all and spend the rest of her life as a spinster. Nubbin didn’t think he’d ever get married again, but his bride-to-be wouldn’t stand for any more excuses. The time is now, even if that means he has to wear an itchy suit and deal with the nonstop chatter from the tailor. Before the nuptials kick off, the tailor is dead, Nubbin is accused, and Mercy has yet another mystery to solve, and fast.