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You've been punched in the face. You're disoriented. Everything's a blur. The killer throws you into a body bag and zips you up inside. What will you do? Zoelle Spencer is divorced and looking for love. While working as a water fitness instructor at the local rec center, she meets several eligible bachelors including a handsome firefighter and several men in the Corvette club. One of them is a serial killer and has his sights set on her.Every five years, Franklin Wayne Bannock hunts for a new "Mary Beth" to torture, kill, and encase in a heavy-duty body bag for induction into his Forever Breathless collection. Two weeks before the class of 1975 was slated to graduate from high school, Wayne committed his first murder by killing the secret love of his life, Mary Beth Huntsman. Shortly thereafter, he moved. After changing his name and altering his appearance, in the spring of 1981 he returned to his hometown to celebrate his first murder with a ritualistic killing of a woman he named Mary Beth, 1981.Intelligent and charismatic, for thirty-five years Bannock has eluded law enforcement and believes he will never be caught. With his fortieth class reunion just around the corner, he's on the prowl for his next victim, Mary Beth, 2016.Bannock is particular about his Mary Beths. He seeks an attractive single woman about his same age. She must have long auburn hair, work at a job dealing with the public, and be easily manipulated by flattery. Zoelle Spencer fits his criteria.Could the killer be operating as Glenn Fischer, aka Mr. April the firefighter calendar hunk? Joe Davenport, the sexiest single man west of the Mississippi? The rec center's resident pervert, Willard Kent? Or one of the dashing men in the Corvette club?Will Zoelle find true love ... or become Forever Breathless?

Somebody's murdering authors of thriller books. Guess what? You're next. SynDee Unser, a fitness instructor and writer of thriller novels, dreams of becoming a bestselling author. Since the death of her husband, she also dreams of finding another Mr. Right, falling in love, and once again embarking on that "living happily ever after" journey. Thus far, however, based on her experience of slow book sales and the lack of dating action, she deems both dreams just that. Pie-in-the-sky dreams. But that's about to change.Circumstances draw three bachelors into SynDee's life. Aimes, a poet she recently met at MeetUp; R.C., a retired Navy SEAL she knows from the Spin class she instructs; and Bart, the owner of the Fiddle and Grub restaurant she frequents. While aroused in the presence of Aimes and R.C., uneasiness settles over her when she's near Bart. She's certain more than once he's secretly snapped photos of her while she was dining.A serial killer, tagged the "Thriller Book Killer" by a group of amateur cyber sleuths, murders female authors of thriller novels. Indeed, he has mastered the ultimate publicity stunt to catapult authors of thrillers out of e-book obscurity and onto best seller book lists by bringing the writer's killer to life then murdering the author exactly as described in her book. When the media reports the murder details and the connection to the novel, the dead author's book rockets to "best seller" status overnight.SynDee fits "The Thriller Book Killer's" victim profile perfectly. Perhaps too perfectly. Evidence stacks up. The killer is someone close to SynDee. Could the "Thriller Book Killer" be Aimes? R.C.? Bart? Or...?Will SynDee identify the real "Thriller Book Killer" before she becomes another of his bestselling dead authors?

This is a memoir, dedicated to those who have experienced the joy and unconditional love of an animal companion, survived the heartache of saying goodbye, and continue to rejoice in the cherished memories.What you are about to read is exceedingly personal. Something I have written for me, but desire to share with you. I hope you accept it in the loving spirit in which it's offered

The Tumble Lake thrillers are like Murder, She Wrote meets Criminal Minds- - -The blizzard of the century. A half-dead stranger. And a killer on the hunt. Situations and people may not be as they seem. A blizzard rages as Louise and Ben drive the treacherous mountain road toward home. On the way, her SUV hits a man who had staggered into the road. Not dressed for the weather and bloody, he claims to be beaten by a man holding his little girl hostage. The man passes out before Louise can learn his name or who had tortured him and why. Before long, the killer comes knocking on Louise's front door. She soon discovers the killer may have more in common with her than she wants to believe. If Louise survives, will her life ever be the same? Will she ever trust anyone again? Get your copy of Deceived at Tumble Lake to discover her fate and future... if she has one.

The Tumble Lake thriller series is like Murder, She Wrote meets Criminal MindsA gruesome discovery. Another killer on the loose. Three newly constructed coffins hidden inthe backwoods of Tumble Lake. A covert government operation in the works. Romance blossoming. And someone knowswho murdered Louise's husband! When Rachel offers to cover the rest of Louise's morning shift at the trading post, Louise accepts, eager to use her freed up time for prepping her rental cabins for the weekend guests. But when Louise and Ben reach the lakeside cabins, Ben is drawn to something floating in the middle of the lake. Louise investigates and discovers a body. The corpse turns out to be something much more sinister than an accidental drowning and is just the beginning. Louise is quickly thrust into a life and death struggle with killers; people she thought she knew! Kidnapped and bound, Louise bets her life on Ben's ability to escape capture and make it back to the trading post to summon help. Will Ben succeed? And if he does, will help come in time? Or will Louise end up in one of the empty coffins? Abducted at Tumble Lake is a fast-paced thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.

Who murdered Police Chief Tumble? Louise spent decades trying to discover the identity of her husband's killer, and she finally has some promising clues. However, those clues make little sense and only raise more questions. The evidence is buried in an old cemetery grave, but Louise will have to risk everything to uncover it. Despite the killer's threats and violent attacks, Louise is more determined than ever to bring them to justice. As she closes in on the killer, all hell breaks loose in the tiny town of Tumble Lake. Will the price of justice be too high? Read Betrayed at Tumble Lake to discover the shocking answer.

The Tumble Lake thrillers are like MURDER, SHE WROTE meets CRIMINAL MINDS While Louise and Ben, her black Labrador retriever, are out on their morning walk around the lake, Ben discovers a severed hand. He leads Louise to the rest of the body but they end up crossing paths with the masked killer. Assaulted and left for dead, when Louise regains consciousness, the body is nowhere to be found. Could the killer be a member of the Guns, Poisons, and Daggers group of mystery writers who booked cabins for the upcoming weekend? Perhaps a writer taking novel research a bit too far? As the hunt for the killer and the missing body escalates, Louise must convince police she knows the murderer's identity before she becomes the next body in the name of the killer's twisted novel research. --- Introducing Louise Tumble, a saucy senior widow with a knack for crossing paths with killers. Lou, as she prefers, is the town's mayor and co-owner of the Tumble Lake Trading Post. Her trademark waist-long silver hair is usually streaked bright pink, purple or green. Strong-willed and outspoken, yet often generous to a fault, beneath her spunky personality dwells the torturous hell of her husband's unsolved murder. Over twenty years ago, Tom Tumble, the town's police chief, was gunned down. Literally had his head blown off. His killer never found. Though the case has gone cold, Louise clings to the hope her husband's killer will be brought to justice. She never relents in search of clues that might lead to the capture of Tom's murderer. Through years of asking, digging, and following her gut feelings, Louise developed a sixth sense many bona fide detectives would envy. That intuition leaped to the next level when she adopted Ben, her canine companion. Together, they're a force to be reckoned with; a force that will combine to solve Tom's case. Someday. At least that's her hope.