Böcker av Debbie De Louise

It's October in Cobble Cove, and Alicia is busy preparing for the library's Halloween party when she learns that John's aunt from Florida has died and that John's cousins and their spouses are coming to town to bury their mother. The day after the funeral, the caretaker's son is found dead by John's grandfather's gravestone, from a blow on the head. The only witness seems to be Sneaky the library cat, who, having left the library, turned up at Alicia's door with blood and dirt on him. As Alicia, Gilly, and Sheriff Ramsay investigate, a generation of family secrets is uncovered. Are one of the guests staying at the inn a killer? Will the humans solve the crime, and can Sneaky, Kittykai, and Salem, the inn's guest cat, team up to help?

It's February in the small town of Cobble Cove. Love is in the air . . . but so is murder!When Alicia helps plan a Valentine's Day Party at the Cobble Cove library that also includes a surprise for her newlywed friend, Gilly, things go wrong when a mysterious box of chocolates addressed to the director turns out laced with poison.Clues Lead to A Dead Suspect.Although Alicia promised John she'll no longer meddle in crime investigations, she and Gilly set out to find the person threatening Sheila who murdered the courier of the deadly candy. The three people they suspect include the professor from California who's been romancing Sheila while she assists him with research for his book; the obnoxious patron Rhonda Kleisman who threw coffee at the director after refusing to pay for a damaged book; and a visiting widow staying at Gilly's inn who's unnaturally curious about Sheila and earns the nickname of Madame Defarge for her interest in knitting.New Cat in Town.While Alicia and Gilly are trying to solve this new Cobble Cove mystery, Sneaky is introduced to Gilly's new kitten, Kittykai, a calico she brought home from her honeymoon in Hawaii. It's not like at first sight, but the two cats eventually become friends. They also both play a part in foiling the killer's murder attempts, but will Alicia and Sheila survive unscathed?

PublisherSolstice PublishingThis revised edition celebrates the 10th anniversary of the author's first published novel.When you lose a loved one, whether it's a relative, friend, or precious pet, you wonder where that special soul has gone and if you will ever see him or her again. For Dulcie Mills, Long Island computer programmer, the answer may lie between a virtual world and the real one, between the past and the present, between dreams and reality.Unable to get over her fiancée's death and facing the impending loss of her 15-year-old cat, Dulcie escapes to a virtual world. When Dulcie's best friend accepts a job from a clairvoyant who offers predictions regarding Dulcie's dead fiancée and Dulcie becomes attracted to an online stranger, history begins to repeat itself in ways that are both promising and terrifying. What Dulcie discovers through a virtual séance may mean the only chance she has left for love or death itself.Addressing topics of reincarnation and soul transfer in similar ways as Greg Iles' Sleep No More and Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou, Cloudy Rainbow features an interesting mix of technology and the paranormal and will also appeal to cat lovers.

Alicia McKinney is confused . . . .Was the strange email her husband received from the fictional detective in their mystery series a threat? Did the killer mistake the woman shot in the library for Alicia or the victim's twin sister?Cat vs. Dog . . .After Sneaky goes missing from the library, will he turn up before a young girl becomes ill with worry over his disappearance? And will he return in time to outsmart Fido by being first to find the perpetrator's smoking gun?Alicia is worried . . .While waiting for the killer's next move, Alicia has other concerns. An old flame of John's is in town and her friend, Gilly, has adopted the role of Miss Marple to aid her sheriff boyfriend in his investigation.When all clues point to one of her co-workers, Alicia joins Gilly in searching for the answers to the mystery.Will they survive . . . .or is their ending written in stone?

Librarian Alicia McKinney has put the past behind her...Two years ago, Alicia discovered both a terrible truth and lasting love with John McKinney in the small town of Cobble Cove, New York. Now a busy mother of twin babies and co-author of a mystery series, Alicia couldn't be happier.Alicia's contentment and safety are challenged...Walking home alone from the library, Alicia senses someone following her, and on more than one occasion, she believes she is being watched. Does she have a stalker? When the local gift shop is burglarized, the troubling event causes unrest among Alicia and the residents of the quiet town.John and Alicia receive an offer they can't refuse...When John's sister offers to babysit while she and John take a much-needed vacation in New York City, Alicia is reluctant to leave her children because of the disturbances in Cobble Cove. John assures her the town is safe in the hands of Sheriff-elect Ramsay. Although Alicia's experience with and dislike of the former Long Island detective don't alleviate her concern, she and John take their trip.Alicia faces her worst nightmare...The McKinneys' vacation is cut short when they learn their babies have been kidnapped and John's sister shot. Alicia and John's situation puts them between a rock and a hard place when the main suspect is found dead before the ransom is paid. In order to save their children, the McKinneys race against the clock to solve a mystery more puzzling than those found in their own books. Can they do it before time runs out?

Sarah Collins necesita un escape. Mientras sufre el duelo por la muerte de su heramano y la inminente ruptura de su matrimonio, regresa al hogar de su infancia en Carolina del Sur, donde su familia regentaba una posada.Sarah no había regresado a Vista al Mar durante veinte años; desde que ella y su hermano Glen descubrieron un cuerpo cerca del faro. Ella nunca comprendió por qué sus padres se marcharon de Vista al Mar tan repentinamente, ni las razones detrás del suicidio de su padre.Después que Sarah regresa a la posada, enfrenta recuerdos enterrados hacía mucho tiempo y unas pistas extrañas. Algo no está bien en Vista al Mar. Reunida con personas de su pasado, ella intenta descubrir qué está ocurriendo en el hogar de su infancia.Cuando el pasado y el presente se encuentran, Sarah debe enfrentar las verdades de su familia, y lo que ocurrió aquel día de verano en el faro. ¿Pero sobreviviría para contar la historia?