Eliza wasn't too torn up when her husband got himself shot in a bar fight.  She didn't like him much anyway.  But he did get her out of the coldness of Michigan when he brought her here to Monterey, supposedly to find gold.  Eliza got herself a job at an establishment run by Mrs. Parks; one of the nicer and safer such establishments in town.  Eliza didn't really mind the work.  Overall, the men were nicer to her than her husband had been and Mrs.

Two years ago, Emma's husband, Derrick, died in a seemingly random murder.  No arrest was ever made and Emma assumed that there never would be.  But now there's another detective at her door, informing her that the case has been reopened.  As part of the revived investigation, the police have some questions for Emma's new husband, Tom.  Could Tom have had something to do with Derrick's murder?  Emma and Tom hadn't even crossed paths before Derrick was killed.  Had they?  When Emma starts doing a little investigating of her own, she's shocked to discover th

Rory is taking a break from her big city life to come home and be with her twin sister as she prepares for the birth of her baby.  On her way home from the bar one night, she hits something with her car.  When she gets out to investigate, she is bitten by "something" and ends up in the hospital.  Once home, strange things start happening to her body, but her hair has never looked better.  And what's up with this sudden craving for meat?  Rory finds herself dealing with relationship issues involving her mom and a potential boyfriend while adjusting to her new reality

Two years ago, Emma's husband, Derrick, died in a seemingly random murder.  No arrest was ever made and Emma assumed that there never would be.  But now there's another detective at her door, informing her that the case has been reopened.  As part of the revived investigation, the police have some questions for Emma's new husband, Tom.  Could Tom have had something to do with Derrick's murder?  Emma and Tom hadn't even crossed paths before Derrick was killed.  Had they?  When Emma starts doing a little investigating of her own, she's shocked to discover th

Four female friends have worked together for forty years for an organization known as the Museum.  Most people have no idea this organization even exists.  It was formed just after WWII and its original objective was to locate Nazis and kill them.  Then they branched out and started killing other bad people who they felt needed killing.  That's what these four female friends did...they killed people.  But now, they're sixty-some years old and the Museum felt they should retire, so they've sent the ladies on a lavish retirement cruise.  However, these ladies sti

Pinky is not your average private investigator.  In fact, nothing about Pinky is average, but she seems to have finally found her niche being  a PI for longtime family friend, Rik.  Rik finally has a case that could launch his little firm into the big time.  The local police chief is being accused by three officers of trading sex for promotions.  The twist here is that the chief is a woman.  A woman that someone wants to have removed from office.

Jodi Bishop is trying to do it all.  She is a successful real estate agent, a wife and mother and she's trying to take care of her aging parents, which is particularly challenging because of her mother's illness and her father's controlling nature.  When Jodi finally seeks assistance in caring for her parents, she feels blessed to find Elyse, a lively widow who is more than capable of taking care of her mother and who even charms her hard-to-please father.  But now Elyse seems to be trying to keep Jodi away.  And is that her mother's watch that Elyse is wearing?  I

When Margot was six years old, her best friend disappeared from her Wakarusa, Indiana, home only to be found dead in a ditch hours later.  No one was ever charged with her murder.  Margot never thought she'd be returning, but she's back in town to take care of her uncle, the man who raised her.  Margot's now an investigative reporter and when a young girl goes missing from the next town, Margot sees a possible connection between her and her friend's case from 20 years ago.  When Margot starts asking questions about her friend's death, she discovers some people may not wa

Kit has worked hard to keep anyone from finding out about her unfortunate childhood.  Abandoned as an infant, she went from foster home to foster home until she crossed paths with a charismatic small-time criminal who took her under his wing.  Manny took care of her and made her feel wanted for the first time in her life.  In return, Kit willingly joined Manny in his life on the run.  But when Kit finds out she's pregnant, everything changes.  Now Kit is the mother of a thirteen-year-old girl, Manny has just been released from prison and this "changed man" is intent

A young enslaved groom is there for the birth of a foal on a dark Kentucky night in 1850, unaware that this horse will change his life.  This horse will become a legend in the world of racing.  A portrait of the horse will touch the life of an art gallery owner in 1950's New York.  And in present day Washington D.C., a scientist studying the horse's skeleton bonds with an art historian studying equestrian art and the Black men who appear in a painting with the infamous horse.  These stories intertwine to tell the story of Lexington, one of horse racing's greatest ever.&n