In Whispering Pines, Halloween horrors involve more than goblins and ghouls. With only a smattering of tourists visiting the village for the Samhain feast, Jayne is excited … no. She's looking forward to … no. Jayne is guardedly optimistic about spending a few days with her demanding sister. Then a boy goes missing during trick-or-treating and everything changes. The parents aren’t worried. Their son does this, they say. With a storm bearing down on the village, though, Jayne isn’t content to dismiss this as a case of a curious kid off exploring the woods. Organizing a search-and-rescue mission gives her plenty to deal with but then the word "kidnapped" is mentioned and brings her sister’s long-buried nightmare into the light, forcing Jayne to divide her attention at the worst possible time.

Help a family member or save a stranger?In Whispering Pines, Halloween horrors involve more than goblins and ghouls.With only a smattering of tourists visiting the village for the Samhain feast, Jayne is excited ... no. She's looking forward to ... no. Jayne is guardedly optimistic about spending a few days with her demanding sister. Then a boy goes missing during trick-or-treating and everything changes.The parents aren't worried. Their son does this, they say. With a storm bearing down on the village, however, Jayne isn't content to dismiss this as a case of a curious kid off exploring the woods. Organizing a search-and-rescue mission gives her plenty to deal with but then the word "kidnapped" is mentioned and brings her sister's long-buried nightmare into the light, forcing Jayne to divide her attention at the worst possible time.The Whispering Pines Mystery SeriesFamily Secrets: A Whispering Pines MysteryKept Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book TwoOriginal Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book ThreeHidden Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book FourRival Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book FiveVeiled Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book Six

Tucked next to a pristine lake, the part-Medieval Europe, part-Renaissance Faire hamlet of Whispering Pines is a utopia . . . except for the recent murders. One month after arriving in the Northwoods, former detective Jayne O'Shea has settled comfortably into small-town life and is making good progress with her task of getting her grandparents' house ready for sale. Then the shocking death of one of the carnies rocks the community, and the villagers look to Jayne for help, placing her in an impossible middle ground of not wanting to get involved and needing to ensure justice is served. When a second carney turns up dead, and the newly hired sheriff--more concerned with ticketing tourists than catching the killer--dismisses the death as an accident, Jayne has no choice but to step in. Can she uncover the truth before the murderer strikes again?

My name is Alexis, though everyone calls me Lexie. I'm a Necromancer. We're rare enough that I've never met another in my life, until Claire came home to tell me she found one. In New Orleans.Now I am headed south with my best friends, staying in close quarters with five guys, four guys whom I have kissed, one who has been ignoring me for the last few weeks, one who keeps sneaking kisses, one who doesn't even remember it and another… Well, I don't know what he wants. Thank God for Miles. He's my one safe place in this disaster I've created.Naturally, that's not my only problem. Things aren't good in New Orleans. Representatives from the Witches Council are in town, the dead are everywhere, and the secrets are piling up. The whole situation is a powder keg just waiting for a match. But why am I holding the matches?

Life as I knew it ended the day I accepted my fate. In its place is an existence even the wildest imagination could never fathom. Strange creatures walk among us, plotting our demise, and I’ve come to find that the fate of our world rests squarely on my shoulders. We’re all in danger and I’m trying to figure out how to make it through each day. The key to my survival is a man I can’t figure out. As dangerous as the darkest fae, I have no choice but to work with him to stop the prophecy that’s foretold to be the ruination of mankind. Carrick Byrne continues to be my only source of information, but he doles it out as he sees fit. He intrigues and scares me in equal measure, yet I can’t help but be attracted to him. And the more I discover about him, the more it becomes clear he feels the same. As we travel to Faere in search of answers, we find that every piece of information leads to more questions, that every question leads to a new piece of the puzzle, and that, most importantly, no one can be trusted. The more secrets we uncover, one thing is certain— if we have any chance of saving the world, we have to do it together. A Discovery of Secrets and Fate is book two of the Chronicles of the Stone Veil series and is best enjoyed if read in series order.

Welcome to Whispering Pines, Wisconsin. A place for those who don’t belong. Sixteen years after a family feud drove her from the cozy Northwoods village of Whispering Pines, Wisconsin, former detective Jayne O'Shea returns to prepare her grandparents' lake house for sale. Once there, not only does she find that the house has been trashed, her dog discovers a dead body in the backyard. Jayne intends to stay out of it, but when it becomes obvious the sheriff isn't interested in investigating the death, Jayne can't stop herself. Her list of suspects grows faster than the plants in the commons' pentacle garden. Could it be the local Wiccan green witch with her stash of deadly plants? The shopkeeper who slips into trances and foretells death? The visitor determined to practice black magic? What Jayne knows for sure is that the closer she gets to solving this crime, the more the sheriff wants her to back off. And when a local fortune teller provides a crucial clue, Jayne knows it's up to her to solve this murder.

Heal yourself or save the people you're sworn to protect?In Whispering Pines, even downtime can be deadly.The quiet time of year as settled over Whispering Pines. For months, Sheriff Jayne O'Shea had been looking forward to a little R&R but now she's not so sure. What's she supposed to do with herself? Take up knitting?When a brawl breaks out at the local pub during the Thanksgiving gathering, a patron is critically wounded. Not the kind of distraction Jayne was looking for. There's a long list of suspects, but she's fairly certain it was one of the vigilantes who came to save the village from "that lady sheriff who doesn't know her job." But it might be someone from the growing group of villagers who aren't happy with their sheriff's performance. Or maybe it's someone who's not even on her list.The one thing Jayne knows for sure is if she doesn't get a handle on things, it could be time for her to turn in her badge.The Whispering Pines Mystery SeriesFamily Secrets: A Whispering Pines MysteryKept Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 2Original Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 3Hidden Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 4Rival Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 5Veiled Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 6Silent Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 7