Killer Summer!: A Sampler of Seaside "Shorties"

Get your beach on with these five ocean-themed “shorties” combined in one special summer anthology!

Foxtrot with a Furtive Fox:

"Penny Pincher Gourmet" author Kim Sheffield sacrificed for her dying mother. Now it’s time to live a little.... or is it? Ex-lover Tom suddenly wants to marry her. Childhood friend Mac offers her an opportunity to restart her career at his new home, “Bonny Oaks”, in Jenkins Beach. There's only one problem. Both men have been keeping secrets from Kim. Suddenly involved in an Interpol case, the cook book author is in over her head. Who is the imposter?

Murder on the High Seas:

When caregiver Kate sails for Bermuda on a little R&R cruise, she never expects to find herself drawn into a murder plot. Pestered by a man who can't take no for an answer and wooed by a man who seems too good to be true, Kate has to figure out what is real and what is not. It's not easy to be a middle-aged, baby boomer femme fatale, but the ever feisty, confident Kate does her best to solve the mystery.

Paso Doble with a Passionate Python:

Ruthless killers, shady businessmen, and sleazy lawyers....The cartel that employed the late Henri Dufours to launder its profits wants to prevent his widow from testifying before a grand jury, even as the DOJ squeezes hard. Encouraged by new fiancé, Declan Dowd, legal adviser to her late husband, to take a cruise to Bermuda, Mariem Dufours is attacked as she attempts to scatter the ashes of her late husband....There is a determined killer aboard "The Beauty of the Sea". Can Ocean Magic Security Chief Bob Ryan shake down the answers in time to save her?

Square Dance with a Scandalous Skunk:

A missing homeowner, a bungalow renovation in a charming beach town, dirty photos, and a killer on the loose....house flipper Suzanne Dawkins knows tools and she’s going to nail the killer! Kyle Hargrove assaulted her best friend, Jane, and chased her out of town after high school -- the stinker still can’t keep his hands to himself. When Jasper Wintonberry moves back to Glendale, the last thing Suzanne needs is a dead body popping up at the house she wants to sell to Jasper’s mother. As suspect Kyle competes to buy the bungalow, Jasper hides a secret of his own -- will it ruin their chances for love?

The Passion Beach Psycho Strikes at Midnight:
Melanie Reynolds' world is turned upside down when her mother has a stroke. Trying to balance her career with her mother's needs, she figures out a way to have a working vacation in Passion Beach, a picture perfect vacation spot. Her job requires her to maintain the security of the project she is working on, and Melanie follows the rules. But from the moment they arrive, they are baffled by a series of odd events that include fake cops, screams in the middle of the night, and even a dead body. Who's next? Is it just a coincidence that all these things are happening, or is this a case of corporate espionage? There's only one way for Melanie to find out.