Loretta Jackson, along with her sister Vickie Britton, is the author of over thirty-eight published novels. Their mysteries Path of the Jaguar and Nightmare in Morocco have been reprinted as Thorndike Large Print editions and have sold internationally. The sisters are also authors of the Jeff McQuede High Country Mystery series and the archaeological Ardis Cole Mystery Series. Both writers are drawn to the western setting, which has provided a background for much of their recent work. The sisters are co-authors of Stone of Vengeance, a mystery which takes place in the modern-day West, as well as three traditional Westerns with a hint of mystery: The Devil's Game, The Fifth Ace and The Wild Card. They are currently working on another Jeff McQuede High Country Mystery. Loretta is a former teacher who spent several years on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
Louise Moreland journeys to her mother’s beloved south, planning to restore Evangeline, the mansion she has inherited. But instead of a lavish plantation, she discovers a charred ruin. And living within the burnt-out shell is Nicholas Dereux, a man they call “mad Nicholas.” Tormented by a terrible secret, it is rumored he waits for a dead wife—one he may have murdered—to return on Mardi Gras night. Historical Romantic Suspense by Vickie Britton; originally published by Zebra
Lisette Moore agreed to tutor a talented but troubled musician at Severon. Instead of a child, she found Damon Severon, a darkly brooding man whose wife had been killed in an accident. Though drawn to a man who could no longer play his violin, Lisette was disturbed by ghostly warnings and haunting music. And then Damon disappeared… Gothic Romance by Vickie Britton and Loretta Jackson; originally published by Zebra
When Laura Radburn's tenant, Crystal Mar, is murdered, Laura finds herself unexpectedly appointed as legal guardian of Crystal's 4-year old child. Shortly after she takes Karma in, Laura begins receiving death threats. Is someone after the child -- or is Laura herself the target? The appearance of a handsome stranger, Dane Lanford, leads Laura to suspect he may be the father of the child, and a cold-blooded killer
Tavas Haspura willed the Devil’s Gate ranch to Anna instead of his own nephew, Ivan. Anna found that mysterious cattle mutilations were rumored to be witchcraft. When Ivan’s wife Colleen was discovered dead in a canyon, her death was blamed on the Cult of Akerra. Anna had secretly loved Ivan her whole life, but when he proposed, she was suspicious that he merely wanted the ranch. Contemporary Romantic Suspense by Vickie Britton; originally published by Whiskey Creek Press
When Ara Londell contacts her father, who she has never seen, he directs her to meet him aboard an old freighter, the Sea Rogue, that sails the arctic waters of Alaska. Ara, angry over her father's failure to show up, soon believes a sinister reason exists for his strange disappearance. As the old freighter continues along the isolated coastline towards Nome and the Arctic Circle, Ara believes it is on some dreadful mission. When someone tries to kill her, she confides in handsome Marc Stewart, who attempts to convince her that she must give up her search for her missing father. Marc fails to tell her that he and her father are business associates, and when Ara finds out, she suspects that Marc is playing some major role in the danger that she faces. She is more determined than ever to solve the mystery, but finds herself all alone on a terrifying voyage.
Buyer beware. To create excitement, Ruger, a shady dealer at the annual rendezvous flea market, puts up for auction a locked Civil War trunk with contents to be sold sight unseen! That night, the highest bidder, Zeke Jones, is found stabbed to death beside the trunk. Sheriff Jeff McQuede believes Jones has interrupted a robbery in progress. Several people had offered to buy old coins, photos, and medals from him, which indicates to McQuede that Jones had already sold what the robber had been after. Acts of vandalism follow as the thief continues his ruthless search. Baffled, McQuede must beat the killer to a treasure he can't even identify. Fear spreads throughout the Black River Rendezvous as McQuede tries to discover the secret behind the mysterious trunk before another murder occurs.
When Ardis Cole goes to South Dakota to handle a bequest of pioneer and Sioux artifacts left to the University of Chicago by the wealthy private collector, Anthony LaMoine, she finds unexpected trouble-a stolen ruby, a present-day murder, and a skeleton in the cellar! As a teenager after a battle with his father, Anthony's adopted son had run away from home. Find the son, the housekeeper tells her, and you'll find the thief. But is the son really the guilty party? And is the mysterious writer-historian, Seldon Drake, the man he claims to be-or is he an imposter?
Dana Lawrence doesn't imagine when she buys the quaint Victorian house in the remote mountains of Colorado that her life will soon be in danger. She has heard the legend of Lelia Glenn and how she vanished in the 1800's, but no one told her about the more recent disappearance of Amy Walden two years ago. On the night of her arrival, Dana spies someone digging on her land. The sheriff tells her that on the day Amy disappeared Glenndale's jewelry store was robbed. Amy's boyfriend, Donnie Thorpe, is still on the run, and his accomplice, Jed Hoyt, has just been released from prison. Bennett believes a third party masterminded the robbery--her handsome neighbor, Logan Rand. While Dana tries to beat the thieves to the stolen goods, she uncovers a grave. Threats and attempts on her life follow in rapid succession. Dana must identify the killer before she becomes the next vanished lady.
Ardis Cole is summoned to Russia to help Grant Merlin's friend, Nikolai Savik, locate a priceless marble statue called Neva. The life-sized sculpture vanished along with the artist, Nikolai's uncle Treve Savik, seven years ago. Most people believe Treve destroyed his masterpiece then committed suicide after being jilted by the statue's beautiful model, Varina Morinsky. On the way to the Savik mansion Ardis is nearly pushed to her death in the Moscow subway. Once in St. Petersburg instead of finding the sculpture, Ardis discovers the grave of a murder victim, buried for seven years. The search for the missing sculpture becomes a hunt for a dangerous killer--one who will not hesitate to strike again.
A sunken ship, a stolen emerald-when Red Michaels is found murdered in the 1858 shipwreck of the Fortune, Ardis must battle an unknown assassin willing to stop at nothing to recover the prize, the priceless Sea Star Emerald.
Ardis Cole travels to Scotland to do a facial reconstruction on a skull her friend Bruce McBrier has discovered in the woods outside his ancestral castle. Because of an ancient ax buried in the skull, Bruce presumes the skull to be a historical relic, possibly the remains of a medieval ancestor murdered in battle. When Ardis makes the shocking discovery that the remains are that of a more recent murder, Constable Mark Ridley asks her help in going ahead with the facial reconstruction in hopes the victim can be identified. But someone is willing to go to great lengths ... even murder ... to keep the skull's deadly secret.
In everyone's life, whether gradual or forced by outside circumstances, change is inevitable. The characters in these stories face crucial problems and lose all sense of direction. Change appears in the sinister form of an enemy in The Blameless. In the Angel of Darkness, it surfaces as the dealy inner-struggle of a young divorcee contemplating suicide. Whatever the case, each person sets out on some new, sometimes frightening, course--no longer drifting."--Back cover.
A troubled teenager, Jenna Carrington, leaves her father a note to consider me dead before she runs away from home. Five years later the skeletal remains of a female murder victim are found in the river near Sydney, Australia. Archaeologist Ardis Cole traces Jenna's flight to a homeless shelter on the outskirts of the city. Safe Port's manager, Quentin Trebb, seems to know more about the missing girl and some rare black opals stolen from her father's safe than he is willing to reveal. The investigation takes Ardis to Majeri, an Aboriginal settlement in the outback. There, entangled in the dangers of the bush, Ardis finds herself the next target of a vicious killer, stalking her every move, waiting to strike again.
Three children playing in a barn. A deadly accident and then a void. When Lorene Whitten returns to Garland, Kansas, because of her fathers illness, she is shocked to find that her childhood playmate, Cassa, has been missing all of this time. The Lander farm evokes haunting, ghost-like memories of her little playmate, as if Cassa were beckoning to her from the grave. Lorene starts asking questions and encounters resistance from the close-knit group of three long-time friends and town leaders who call themselves the Knights of Garland, of which her father is a member. Ethan Lander, the boy who was with them in the barn that day, offers to help her locate Cassa. But Lorene begins to wonder if his real goal is to prevent her from finding out the truth. And what of her own disturbing memories? Lorene must find out what really happened that day. Was Cassa the victim of an ill-fated accident, or murder?"--Back cover.
On a train to Rawlins, Wyoming, Jace Keeler plays poker with four strangers and a mysterious woman, Deliah Cade. Mid-game, train robbers strike. When Jace chases after bandit, Willie Starks, who is fleeing with the payroll money, lawmen mistake him for one of the outlaws. He rides off wounded, is rescued by Deliah, and is taken to a robber's roost tucked away in the cliffs. Meanwhile, Starks, pursued by lawmen, stashes the loot in the canyon. When the money turns up missing, the robbers suspect Jace and Deliah of a double-cross instigated by Deliah's “intended”, the wildest outlaw of all, Jonas Grisby. Jace must win Deliah, even if it means a showdown with Grisby. He must find the missing money or face vengeance from both the law and gangs of rival outlaws.
Dead Man's Hand: Modern day Wyoming - When Jack Handley joins a poker game at the Lucky Draw Hotel, one by one, players start to die. Cards left on each victim reflect the hand that Wild Bill Hickok had been holding when he met his fate -- black eights, black aces and the jack of diamonds -- the dead man's hand. Now all the cards have been dealt but the Ace of Spades -- a card Jack knows is meant for him ... The devil's hangman: Colorado Territory, 1874 - Drew Woodson returns to his mining claim to find both the stash of gold and his partner missing. In pursuit of the outlaws, Drew discovers a hanged man, and suspects that the three thieves must have fallen out. But who among them had the guts to take on a man so cruel that they call him the devil? Drew soon finds himself face to face with the devil's hangman.
Penniless after her father's death, musician Lisette Moore accepts a position as tutor to the talented Damon Severon, and she arrives at Severon Estates to discover that Damon is not a little boy but a dark, brooding man. Original.
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