The Ghosts of Lovely Women

English teacher Theodora “Teddy” Thurber is shocked to find out that a former student of hers—a bright and beautiful young woman named Jessica Halliday—has been murdered. Soon afterward, Teddy discovers some cryptic messages that Jessica left for her, and she begins to try to follow the trail in order to find the truth about her former student’s death. In the process she must delve into the literature that Jessica loved best, since it is from these literary masterpieces that Jessica has derived her clues. Helping Teddy is the new history and psychology teacher, who seems fascinated by Teddy, despite her conviction that she leads a dull life. As her search for Jessica intensifies, she must also deal with the unwelcome advances of an old boyfriend, complicating her life even further. Teddy’s persistence puts her and the ones she loves in danger; but she can do no less than try to avenge the murder of a promising young woman whose future success had been assured. At her side throughout this mystery is her faithful beagle, P.G.

Counterplay

Anna Ashford believes that her father was murdered, not by a random stranger, but by Ross Hannay, the junior partner in her late father’s law firm. She is the only one who believes Hannay is guilty, so she takes it upon herself to prove that she is right. She assumes a new identity and moves into Hannay’s building, determined to avenge her father. Her obsession is so great that she never considers she might be in danger . . .

Ginevra Bond

Young Adult Novel

Since she was three years old, Ginevra Bond has been different from other people; she can’t explain it, nor can her parents, except to say that Ginevra was caught in a storm, and afterward she knew things.

Now Ginevra is sixteen, and word of her unusual gift has gotten to the FBI. Agent Wade Doyle, an expert in unexplained phenomena, is sent to observe her and learn just what Ginevra can do. From that point on, Ginevra’s life is never the same, as more and more people want this young woman as an asset in a world beset with problems.

In the events that follow, Ginevra must learn to rely on her own special talents as well as on the loyalty of her friends.

The Dark Backward

Tough. Unflappable. Stubborn. Crazy? Everyone, even her husband, believes Lily Caldwell went off the deep end when her partner Danny died in a mysterious shooting that nearly killed her, too. Based on the life-changing vision she experienced while technically dead, the thirty-year-old police officer is convinced that Governor “Nob” Stevens is the killer. Kicked off the police force and separated from her husband because of her convictions, Lily is forced to investigate the governor on her own. The trail is cold until Lily’s husband returns with a compelling piece of information that breathes new life into the case and their crumbling marriage.

Shocking family secrets, blind ambition, betrayal, love, and forgiveness propel these captivating characters toward a startling revelation that also brings healing.