“I hope that someday, when I’m gone, someone, somewhere picks my soul up off these pages and thinks, ‘I would have loved her.’” -Nicole Lyons

Virtual Rebel

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The Fear of Moncroix

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Murder, Mess, and the Tangerine Dress

A non-spoiler review of Lynn Rankin-Esquer’s cozy-paranormal mystery.

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LIFE IN THE QUIET

“Stacy writes with a confident, natural voice, and the short chapters keep the pace moving beautifully. If you’re looking for a romance that feels grounded in real life and goes deeper than the genre’s usual emotional territory…this will not disappoint. Emotionally rich, heartbreaking, and very hard to put down.” -Goodreads

Part comedy. Part romance. Part tragedy. Just like life.

Sonny finally has her life figured out. Great kids, great job, great boyfriend. But when a neighborhood prank war spirals into a dangerous liability, more than Sonny’s happiness is on the line. Her life may be at stake, too.