Jemma Whitlock by Rebecca McKinnon

“Good morning, Jemma!” Kitty came through the back door, bringing with her the scent of something delicious. She set a large cloth-covered tray on the kitchen table. “I hope you’re hungry.” Cradling my coffee against my chest with one hand, I peeked under the cloth....

Nicole Earp by Brenda Whiteside

My name is Nicole Earp, but everyone calls me Nic. And everyone, on first meeting, asks if I’m related to the infamous brothers. Well, I’m not, but my second husband claimed he was a distant cousin of Wyatt Earp. I’ve kept the name and have fun with the connection,...

Jeri Howard by Janet Dawson

I’m Jeri Howard, a private investigator in Oakland, California. Way back in college, I got a history degree, but I didn’t want to teach. Instead, I went into the legal biz, working as a paralegal. Then I met a smooth, urbane older man named Errol Seville, a PI with...

Dot Morgan by Teresa Trent

Hi there, my name is Dot Morgan visiting you from sunny Camden, Texas. I am a character from the historical Swinging Sixties Mystery Series and am single and twenty-three years old. Well, sort of single. I have a sort-of boyfriend who is a reporter for the Camden...

Marla Vail by Nancy J. Cohen

Welcome to my world. I’m hairstylist and sometimes sleuth Marla Vail. Things have been hectic in my life between work at my salon and caring for my family. Or at least, they were going well until my husband, Dalton, and I went sightseeing one day. Dalton has always...

Stewart Hoag by David Handler

I saw the Silver Fox drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s, and her hair was perfect. Then again, my literary agent’s helmet of silver hair was always perfect. Everyone in the publishing world called Alberta Pryce the Silver Fox partly because of her hair but mostly...