Murder in a small town is always personal.

Local longtime librarian, Sybil Tombe, is missing, abducted from her home on the outskirts of the isolated ranching town of Lost Trail, Montana. An elderly neighbor reports seeing a gray-haired, bearded man driving up to Sybil's house the night she disappeared. Newly-minted Sheriff Zak Waller can't think of a less likely target for a crime. When an older man is reported lurking around a young girl at the local grade school, Zak wonders if this man could also be Sybil's abductor? The descriptions of the men are similar—but what could be the possible link between a young girl and 60-year-old Sybil?

Peeling back the layers of Sybil's life, Zak discovers Sybil is a master at keeping secrets, especially her own, and these secrets may now be threatening her life as well as the life of an innocent child. As Zak and his team work to uncover the truth, he also has to deal with issues in his romantic...]]> Sat, 16 Feb 2019 07:15:27 +0200 https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/603634-letters_from_grace.html https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/603634-letters_from_grace.html

Finding old love letters in her father's closet inspires a teen to play matchmaker.

Jessica Shanahan is off to college next year, but she's worried about leaving her father, Levi Shanahan, alone. He's been a single dad since his wife died when Jessica was only a toddler. He reassures her that he's too busy running his family general store, taking care of his aging parents and volunteering in the community to be lonely. But Jessica has her doubts—especially when she finds old love letters from his high school sweetheart.

Travel photographer Grace Hamilton is promoting her latest book when a student from her hometown reaches out about a research project. Curious, Grace meets with her and when the teen invites her to the Woodland Foliage Arts Festival, Grace accepts. Though her career's been successful and fulfilling, she's never met a man who touched her heart the way Levi Shanahan once did. Maybe a trip home will finally help her to move on...]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:31:09 +0200 https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/711310-bitter_past.html https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/711310-bitter_past.html

A missing woman. A small-town sheriff. A cold case no one wants solved.

Twenty years ago, a young hiker vanished in the Montana wilderness. No body. No suspects. No answers. New sheriff Zak Waller has always believed it was murder—now, he finally has the power to prove it. But without evidence, he's chasing a ghost.

Then, a new death shakes Lost Trail, drawing investigative journalist Joelle Medler into town. For years she's been convinced the missing hiker's disappearance is part of something bigger. As she and Zak uncover long-buried secrets, someone else is watching—someone who has kept the truth hidden for almost two decades and is willing to kill again to keep it that way.

The deeper they dig, the deadlier the investigation becomes. Can Zak and Joelle expose the past before someone else dies?

A gripping police procedural with small-town intrigue and heart-pounding twists—perfect for fans of C.J. Box and Karin Slaughter.

Three weeks ago, Portia Bishop mailed a letter to the father of her baby, Saddle Bronc rider Austin Bradshaw. It's a letter she should have written a long time ago—like when she first found out she was pregnant, shortly after she ended things with Austin, dropped out of college, and went running to her family in Marietta, Montana.

Austin has loved Portia since he first laid his eyes on her in college. A year ago, he convinced her to do something impulsive and very romantic. Now, as he opens her letter, Austin has two reasons to return to Marietta—win back the heart of the woman he still loves and convince her he's a good bet for a forever man and father.]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2017 07:15:21 +0200 https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/639453-her_best_friends_baby.html https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/639453-her_best_friends_baby.html

Friends to lovers to...parents?

Mallory Lombard and Drew Driscoll grew up next door to each other in a small cottage town of Port Carling, north of Toronto. Despite their differences—Mallory is a homebody, Drew an independent journalist addicted to travel—they’ve been best friends forever.

Best friends, and only friends, until one snowbound weekend on a ski trip in the Rockies when unexpected sparks fly and they end up in bed together. Later, they both agree it was a mistake to risk their friendship by becoming lovers.

Easy enough to say, but Mallory has never cared for any man more than Drew—and two months later she discovers she’s pregnant with his child.  Keeping the baby is a given—but what will Drew say? She’s about to tell him the news when his mother unexpectedly dies.

Drew changes his plans and travels back to Port Carling. Before long he is completely overwhelmed. Funeral...]]> Sun, 16 Feb 2014 07:15:22 +0200 https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/639456-a_daughters_place.html https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/639456-a_daughters_place.html

What’s a single mother do when she’s run out of options?

After her father kicked her off the family farm because she was pregnant, seventeen-year-old Libby Bateson swore she’d never go back. She and her daughter, Nicole, have scraped by in the city for the past eight years, but when Libby finds out Nicole is being bullied and under-performing at school, she decides it’s time to swallow her pride.

Going home isn’t easy. Libby finds the farmhouse neglected and filthy. Her father is a cantankerous hermit who won’t speak to her. Even Gibson Browning, the farmer next door whom she’d once had a crush on, is making her life complicated.

Gibson’s wife died two years ago and now he’s a single parent too—raising a daughter the same age as Nicole. The hard working, good looking Gibson is a loyal friend and a loving father. Libby knows she could easily fall for him—which would be a...]]> Wed, 16 Feb 2000 07:15:26 +0200 https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/639454-what_child_is_this.html https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/639454-what_child_is_this.html

Christmas In July special price in effect. Ends July 31.

Romance and Mystery in Carol Falls, Vermont

Frost Farm owner, Garret Frost, and his Public Relations Manager, Lily Parker, each have their own reasons for dreading Christmas this year. Garret’s a widower, stressed with the responsibility of running the family’s maple syrup business while raising his young son on his own. And Lily’s still trying to recover from the tragic loss that ended her marriage.

Adding to their personal challenges, Garret’s adorable son Duncan has just told Santa that all he wants for the holidays is to visit the North Pole. How’s Garret going to manage that? And then an abandoned baby is found in the manger of the nativity scene beside the Sugar Shack...

Just as it seems like the holiday will be a total bust, an almost-kiss under the mistletoe has Garret looking at Lily in a whole new way. Despite all the holiday...]]> Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:15:23 +0200 https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/639455-more_than_a_feeling.html https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/639455-more_than_a_feeling.html

Welcome back to Carol Falls and the next story in the Frost Family & Friends series.

A dangerous twenty-year-old secret is about to be uncovered in the quaint Vermont town of Carol Falls, where not everyone is who they seem to be.

At first meeting, Spencer Frost appears to be a simple farmer who enjoys reading and quoting poetry. In fact he’s a criminal law attorney from Boston on sabbatical to help with the sugaring off at Frost Family Farm. When he meets Robin Redmond, the lovely new sales clerk at the local independent bookstore, he has no idea he’s about to step into a drama to rival even his toughest legal case.

Robin moved to Carol Falls in pursuit of the man who destroyed her sister’s life. Driven to face him—as well as her own guilt about her sister—falling in love with Spencer is not part of her plans. But as they partner up to unravel the twisted truth behind the crime, she discovers love is the...]]> Sun, 16 Feb 2014 07:15:24 +0200 https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/688841-tangle_of_lies.html https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/688841-tangle_of_lies.html

A murder rips through the quiet town of Tangle Falls, exposing a web of lies and buried sins.
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Former science teacher Bobbie Galloway is shaken when a former student's body is found along the tranquil river of sleepy Tangle Falls. She's even more troubled that George Lindeman, another student of hers, is the prime suspect.

George was never able to escape the rumors surrounding his family's death a decade ago and now he's once again thrust into the spotlight of a murder investigation. Bobbie believes George is innocent. She never believed the rumors about him.

Hadley Hooper left Tangle Falls at seventeen but she's back to right old wrongs. She believes George is innocent too. But can she be trusted, or does she have her own agenda?

As tensions mount in the aftermath of the murder, Bobbie is suspicious of Fern Sinclair, who just bought the deserted farmhouse next to Bobbie's brother's ranch. The home care worker claims she...]]> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:26:11 +0300 https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/666920-promise_me_please_cowboy.html https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/666920-promise_me_please_cowboy.html

Marietta has a way of bringing people together...

Cowboy Chet Hardwick is in Marietta, Montana, to compete in the 85th Copper Mountain Rodeo. Chet's not there to make any waves, he needs to focus on the rodeo, avoid his deadbeat father, and return home. But when the beautiful owner at his bed-and-breakfast needs assistance, Chet can't resist stepping in to help.

After a life-altering accident, Amy Arden left her Wall Street job and impulsively bought Bramble House B&B. While she learns the ropes, she's also determined to uncover a secret from her late mother's past—Amy's birth father. The staff aren't happy with Amy's new ideas and quit, leaving Amy struggling to keep the fully booked inn operating. She finds an unexpected ally in one of her guests, a handsome, lone wolf cowboy, who is surprisingly easy to talk to. But just as their friendship heats up, ghosts from both their pasts arrive at Bramble House.

Amy knows Chet is the...]]> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 08:47:00 +0200 https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/608040-buried_twisted_cedar_mysteries_book_1.html https://anthologies.library.land/c-j-carmichael/608040-buried_twisted_cedar_mysteries_book_1.html
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