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Maggie is under the distinct impression that either she is cursed, or she has the most inviting backyard in the entire South. Her wayward son has stumbled upon the foolish notion to use it for his own personal herb garden, while a murderer has chosen a plot of her acreage to bury his headless victim under the sprawling branches of her oak trees. Desperately needing a break from all the drama that now surrounds her life, Maggie is planning a long vacation when she begins having visitations from the other side.

Beth DuBard, a lovely, single author, moves to a new town after her uncle gives her a house and a newspaper business. Leaving an undesirable suitor behind, she takes wacky Aunt Genie, who demands constant attention while doling out witty sarcasm. Beth’s best friend, also a cousin and the family housekeeper, goes along and becomes a force of strength. Along the way, others join the household. The seven don’t always like each other, but they need to be together.

Chris, Duff, and the Will Tuttle Claim Service have their hands full with a wealth of new claims; newlyweds; an elopement; and a varmint that presents new problems for all of them. Varmint is the second in the Chris and Duff Insurance series.

Once Burned is about a career girl who has everything but love because she's 'once burned - twice shy.' A fire claim introduces a man handsome as he is determined to teach her to trust and love again. Will she find happiness or get her wings singed as her hopes go up in flames?

Where's Lorena Alger? This is what everyone in Ash Lake, Florida is asking about their most famous resident - a young girl about to be canonized as a saint, a young girl who hasn't moved from her grave in over 150 years. Now she is gone, and her grave is now occupied by the fresher corpse of the cemetery caretaker. Great grandniece Ronnie Lord is determined to aid the town sheriff in Lorena's safe return. She finds it isn't an easy task when a nosy reporter and stubborn relatives get in the way.

Allayne Witt was the "local girl made good" of Ash Lake, Florida. One of daytime's most popular stars, Allayne wins further admiration for her fight with breast cancer, and high school friends Ronnie Lord and sister Gina are happy to assist with her needs, despite the chaos involved in preparing for Lorena Alger's canonization. When Allayne unexpectedly dies, however, her mother Lorraine is convinced a murder got to the star before the cancer did.