Scruples that Beverly had followed since childhood seemed to be working well…until she hit midlife and her husband filed for divorce, her teenagers mutinied against her, she was promoted to a high-stress position, and she found a murder victim in the ladies’ restroom of Gerry’s Socks & Shoes. Through an emotional and sometimes comical series of events, Beverly attempts to unravel some mysteries of life and help catch the bad guys while struggling with her own personal quirks, fears, and expectations. In her journey she finds that sometimes people who do not follow the rules are heroes, and villains are not always foiled. Sometimes a man who becomes your best friend does not match your expectations for Prince Charming. Most surprisingly, a casual friend that you least expect to go that extra mile will become a dear friend, even though she dances to a completely different drummer and follows mores that Beverly will never understand.

Things only get more complicated when, on the one-year anniversary of her husband’s disappearance, she wanders around her neighbor’s pasture in the middle of the night. Slightly inebriated, she witnesses a moonlit crime…that nobody else believes happened, despite the photographic evidence she provides. Her neighbor wants her charged with trespassing, Her family and friends are worried about the toll that the stress of the past year has taken on her. Kiki needs to maintain her focus if she’s going to have a shot of emerging from this collection of cow patties unscathed in this novella.

When Nell Darling moves to a small Aussie mountain town after a messy divorce, she decides her life will be purrfect. But life has decided to be no such thing. Nell discovers a body, buys a mysterious bookstore, and starts to suspect she is losing her mind--all because a local cat begins stopping by for a chat. Yet Nell has no time to paws and reflect. Soon she is chasing her tail to solve the murder. Hot on her heels is the dreamy Detective Caspian Cole, who seems to think Nell is mad fur real. But it doesn't matter what Detective Cole thinks, because Nell is about to discover that menopause doesn't mean her life is put on pause. In fact, menopause is a sign that Nell's has finally begun. Litter-ally a fun read for women who are coming into their power! A Midlife CatAstrophe is Book 2 in the MenoPaws Mysteries paranormal cozy mystery series from USA Today Bestselling author, Morgana Best.

When middle-aged New Jersey community college professor Bel Barrett encounters former student Ashley Roberts, a young woman distraught over the "accidental" death of a colleague, Bel is compelled to investigate the tragedy and becomes caught up in the dangerous world of corporate espionage and murder. Original.

When her friend volunteers her pet photography services to the local animal shelter, Kiki Long finds herself partnered with a juvenile delinquent who is performing court-ordered community service. Soon after, the girl is accused of setting fire to the home of a stuffy animal shelter board member. With the Sheriff’s Department stretched thin, Kiki is asked to not only document the crime scene but to ask around about the teenager who’s gone missing. Kiki juggles her volunteer responsibilities and professional obligations while trying to put together a Thanksgiving dinner for the ragtag group she considers to be family.

Ever since her husband disappeared seven months ago and it came out that he’d been embezzling funds from the town, pet photographer Kiki Long has been keeping a low profile. But now it’s time to focus on creating a new life for herself. Risking the wrath of the town’s residents, Kiki attends the annual Pride Falls Fair where she’s regarded with a mix of animosity, curiosity, and pity. When a participant in the pie eating contest drops dead due to poisoning, Kiki realizes that the pictures she captured at the fair could hold the key to figuring out the mystery of his death. But it’s not like she can go to Sheriff Rockland with them. He still considers her to be a suspect in her husband’s disappearance. With the help of her cat, Kodak, Kiki sets out to prove that her friend, who baked the deadly pie, did not poison it. Can she catch the killer? Or will this new development be what lands her in prison?

Previously published as Murder and a Texas Brisket by Sweet Promise Press. If you like wacky mystery adventures with a touch of southern midlife-sass, you’ll love Midlife, Misadventure, and Murder. A Texas vacation turns deadly when a BBQ competition judge ends up dead. In Texas for a brisket cooking competition, Georgia gal Beatrice O’Rourke and her eccentric friend Marlin get more than they bargained for when they stumble into a murder plot. Can Beatrice put the clues together before she and Marlin become next on the murderer’s menu?