Once you’ve polished off Artful Dodging: the Torpedo Factory
Murders and The Mason’s Mark:
Love & Death in the Tower, you’ll be ready for something warm and
sandy. So I’m offering a taste of two of my novels set in Florida: Whirlwind Romance, and The Pit & the Passion:
Murder at the Ghost Hotel.
Whirlwind Romance:
In the aftermath of a hurricane, Lacey Delahaye finds
herself marooned on an island on the Gulf coast of Florida with a mysterious
man. They are immediately drawn to each other, but before Armand can confess
his identity, they are kidnapped and taken to a tiny island in the western
Caribbean. With the help of her son Crispin and a cadre of loyal followers, she
and Armand must face down pirates, power-mad ideologues, and palace intrigue,
if they are to restore the once idyllic tropical island to its former glory.
The Pit & the Passion:
At midnight, in the darkness of a deserted hotel, comes
a scream and a splash. Eighty-five years later, workmen uncover a skeleton in
an old elevator shaft. Who is it, and how did it get there? To find out,
Charity Snow, ace reporter for the Longboat Key Planet, teams up with Rancor
Bass, best-selling author. A college ring they find at the dig site may prove
to be their best clue.
Although his arrogance nearly exceeds his talent, Charity
soon discovers a warm heart beating under Rancor’s handsome exterior. While
dealing with a drop-dead gorgeous editor who may or may not be a villain, a
publisher with a dark secret, and an irascible forensic specialist, Charity and
Rancor unearth an unexpected link to the most famous circus family in the
world.
