Download or read book Veiled Secrets written by Shawn McGuire and published by Brown Bag Books. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Whispering Pines, Halloween horrors involve more than goblins and ghouls. With only a smattering of tourists visiting the village for the Samhain feast, Jayne is excited … no. She's looking forward to … no. Jayne is guardedly optimistic about spending a few days with her demanding sister. Then a boy goes missing during trick-or-treating and everything changes. The parents aren’t worried. Their son does this, they say. With a storm bearing down on the village, though, Jayne isn’t content to dismiss this as a case of a curious kid off exploring the woods. Organizing a search-and-rescue mission gives her plenty to deal with but then the word "kidnapped" is mentioned and brings her sister’s long-buried nightmare into the light, forcing Jayne to divide her attention at the worst possible time.

Download or read book Silent Secrets written by Shawn McGuire and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heal yourself or save the people you're sworn to protect?In Whispering Pines, even downtime can be deadly.The quiet time of year as settled over Whispering Pines. For months, Sheriff Jayne O'Shea had been looking forward to a little R&R but now she's not so sure. What's she supposed to do with herself? Take up knitting?When a brawl breaks out at the local pub during the Thanksgiving gathering, a patron is critically wounded. Not the kind of distraction Jayne was looking for. There's a long list of suspects, but she's fairly certain it was one of the vigilantes who came to save the village from "that lady sheriff who doesn't know her job." But it might be someone from the growing group of villagers who aren't happy with their sheriff's performance. Or maybe it's someone who's not even on her list.The one thing Jayne knows for sure is if she doesn't get a handle on things, it could be time for her to turn in her badge.The Whispering Pines Mystery SeriesFamily Secrets: A Whispering Pines MysteryKept Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 2Original Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 3Hidden Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 4Rival Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 5Veiled Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 6Silent Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 7

Download or read book Kept Secrets written by Shawn McGuire and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tucked next to a pristine lake, the part-Medieval Europe, part-Renaissance Faire hamlet of Whispering Pines, Wisconsin is a utopia . . . except for the recent murders. One month after arriving in the Northwoods, former detective Jayne O'Shea has settled comfortably into small-town life and is making good progress with her task of getting her grandparents' house ready for sale. Then the shocking death of one of the carnies rocks the community, and the villagers look to Jayne for help, placing her in an impossible middle ground of not wanting to get involved and needing to ensure justice is served. When a second carney turns up dead, and the newly hired sheriff-more concerned with ticketing tourists than catching the killer-dismisses the death as an accident, Jayne has no choice but to step in. Can she uncover the truth before the murderer strikes again?

Download or read book Family Secrets written by Shawn McGuire and published by Brown Bag Books. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Whispering Pines, Wisconsin. A place for those who don’t belong. Sixteen years after a family feud drove her from the cozy Northwoods village of Whispering Pines, Wisconsin, former detective Jayne O'Shea returns to prepare her grandparents' lake house for sale. Once there, not only does she find that the house has been trashed, her dog discovers a dead body in the backyard. Jayne intends to stay out of it, but when it becomes obvious the sheriff isn't interested in investigating the death, Jayne can't stop herself. Her list of suspects grows faster than the plants in the commons' pentacle garden. Could it be the local Wiccan green witch with her stash of deadly plants? The shopkeeper who slips into trances and foretells death? The visitor determined to practice black magic? What Jayne knows for sure is that the closer she gets to solving this crime, the more the sheriff wants her to back off. And when a local fortune teller provides a crucial clue, Jayne knows it's up to her to solve this murder.

Download or read book Mistletoe and Mayhem written by Kate Kingsbury and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Pennyfoot Hotel Christmas mystery, guests and staff alike are coming together under the kissing bough—only to fall victim to a cold-blooded killer… At the Pennyfoot Hotel, Cecily Sinclair Baxter and her staff are hustling and bustling more than ever. Cecily’s dear friend Madeline arrives with her new baby and adds a kissing bough to the festive decorations. Cecily gets in the spirit by kissing the precious baby beneath the bough, believing that the holiday couldn’t be getting off to a better start. But after a footman and a new maid are seen kissing under the bough and turn up dead, the staff is convinced a serial killer is spending the holidays at the Pennyfoot. And when Madeline’s baby disappears, Cecily has her hands full desperately trying to find the child. If she doesn’t catch this killer in time, everyone’s cheer will quickly turn to fear…

Download or read book Original Secrets written by Shawn McGuire and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Northwoods village of Whispering Pines used to be a safe haven for outsiders, but after three deaths in two months, it's become a hotbed of murder. Exhausted from being the only law enforcement official on duty, while also trying to open a bed-and-breakfast, Jayne O'Shea welcomes the escape she finds in her grandmother's journals. Each entry gives her a deeper understanding of why her grandparents moved to the secluded spot so long ago. But as questions are answered, deeply hidden secrets are unearthed. If Jayne can put all the pieces of this puzzle together, she'll not only learn the truth behind her grandmother's death, she'll catch a killer whose been wandering the village for forty years.

Download or read book Blind Secrets written by Shawn McGuire and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's been almost a year since Sheriff Jayne O'Shea arrived in Whispering Pines. Deciding to stay was the best decision she ever made, but the closer the anniversary gets, the gloomier she feels. It doesn't help that she and Tripp have been arguing. Neither does the dense fog blanketing the village. Or the group of cranky wedding planners staying at the B&B. Trying to organize an outdoor event when the weather won't cooperate is understandably stressful, but their constant bickering is pushing everyone to the edge.Then, as the fog grows impossibly thicker, things take a turn for the worse when a villager becomes gravely ill. The cause is a mystery, but the rumor going around is that she was hexed or cursed. Considering half the residents are witches, that isn't surprising. While Jayne doesn't believe magic is involved, she's positive about her suspect. Now, all she needs is proof.

Download or read book Wicked Whispers written by Nina Bangs and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today bestselling author Nina Bangs welcomes you back to the Castle of Dark Dreams, a place of otherworldly secrets and sensual men with the power to fulfill your most private fantasies. All Ivy had ever wanted was a safe, secure life with no drama. Now she was working in an adult theme park where visitors came to role-play their wildest imaginings. She reminded herself to stay focused on her job and to ignore everything else. The reminders didn’t work. One man drew her. Murmur was every erotic dream she’d tried to repress, every deliciously dangerous temptation she said she didn’t need. Her instinct suggested that this was a man who walked in darkness. She ignored the warning. But Murmur was more than what he seemed. A powerful demon, he used his demonic gift to destroy as well as seduce. In desiring him, Ivy had opened herself to a menace born centuries ago—one that would risk both their lives and betray the promises made with every one of his wicked whispers.

Download or read book Veiled Secrets A Whispering Pines Mystery written by Shawn McGuire and published by Whispering Pines. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help a family member or save a stranger?In Whispering Pines, Halloween horrors involve more than goblins and ghouls.With only a smattering of tourists visiting the village for the Samhain feast, Jayne is excited ... no. She's looking forward to ... no. Jayne is guardedly optimistic about spending a few days with her demanding sister. Then a boy goes missing during trick-or-treating and everything changes.The parents aren't worried. Their son does this, they say. With a storm bearing down on the village, however, Jayne isn't content to dismiss this as a case of a curious kid off exploring the woods. Organizing a search-and-rescue mission gives her plenty to deal with but then the word "kidnapped" is mentioned and brings her sister's long-buried nightmare into the light, forcing Jayne to divide her attention at the worst possible time.The Whispering Pines Mystery SeriesFamily Secrets: A Whispering Pines MysteryKept Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book TwoOriginal Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book ThreeHidden Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book FourRival Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book FiveVeiled Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book Six

Download or read book Sanctuary written by V. V. James and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW AN AMC+ TV SERIES—SANCTUARY: A WITCH'S TALE! "What would you get if you crossed Big Little Lies with 90s teen flick The Craft?...The answer is something like this addictive novel." —The Independent Sanctuary is the perfect town...to hide a secret. When young Daniel Whitman is killed at a high-school party, the community is ripped apart. The death of Sanctuary's star quarterback seems to be a tragic accident, but everyone knows his ex-girlfriend Harper Fenn is the daughter of a witch—and she was there when he died. Was Daniel's death an accident, revenge, or something even more sinister? As accusations fly, paranoia grips the town...and the town becomes no sanctuary at all. Twisty and compelling with a dash of Practical Magic, V.V. James's debut Sanctuary is a riveting tale of murder, witchcraft, and the dark side of small towns and the secrets kept within them.

Download or read book Secrets of the Tomb written by Alexandra Robbins and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2002-09-06 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only exposé of one of the world's most secretive and feared organizations: Yale University's nearly 200-year-old secret society, Skull and Bones. Through society documents and interviews with dozens of members, Robbins explains why this old-boy product of another time still thrives today.

Download or read book Merciful Secrets written by Shawn McGuire and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the season in Whispering Pines with snow, mistletoe, and murder. Preparations for the Yuletide festival are in full swing, and so is the gossip about a blackmailing villager. Sheriff Jayne O'Shea doesn't have time or patience for small-town rumors. After two long years overseas, her father is coming for a visit and everything has to be perfect. Then, just as things start falling into place, the blackmailer is found dead. As if that wasn't enough, strange packages start showing up on doorsteps around the village, each containing a clue as to how the receiver will die.Now, Jayne has to decide what's more important. Focusing on a murder that's already happened or trying to prevent six more.What Readers Are Saying "I can clearly see the thatched roof houses, their wood and stucco exteriors. It reminds me of Shakespeare's house in London." "I've read them all and just want to go back." "I wish Whispering Pines was a real place" "If you enjoy honest, rather raw characters seeking direction, and the consequences of past mistakes, you'll enjoy this series as much as I have." "My mind is still in Whispering Pines. I can clearly see the thatched roof houses, their wood and stucco exteriors. It reminds me of Shakespeare's house in London." "I really enjoy how the characters continue to evolve in this series and the new eccentrics fit right in!" "I totally fell in love with both the village and the story." "I would gladly plan my next trip to Whispering Pines." The Whispering Pines Mystery SeriesFamily Secrets, book 1Kept Secrets, book 2Original Secrets, book 3Hidden Secrets, book 4Rival Secrets, book 5Veiled Secrets, book 6Silent Secrets, book 7Merciful Secrets, book 8

Download or read book Chasing Echoes written by Jodi Perkins and published by Silverhand Press. This book was released on 2014-12-13 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Topaz Aevos can make things fall with a single glance. Of all the random and bizarre powers that she and her three sisters were born with, hers is clearly the most useless. That is, until New Year’s Eve. When high school senior Stryder Black executes a cruel joke, Taz uses her powers, and all hell breaks loose. Stryder’s ill-fated prank lands him straight into a curse—one meant to teach him a lesson. Desperate for help, Stryder unwittingly drags Taz into the curse with him. Now both are forced to relive the same fragment of their lives over and over. But something goes deadly wrong. Not only is their loop mysteriously shrinking, Taz learns that Stryder is harboring a dark secret. Is his murky past the key to helping them escape…or will their time run out?

Download or read book Justified Secrets written by Shawn McGuire and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-05 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dangerous storm, a wounded stranger, and a ghost from the past. Just another Thursday in Whispering Pines.A monster of a blizzard is on the way, but the hardy folks of Whispering Pines aren't bothered by the weather. Not when there are supplies to gather and neighbors to catch up with.As everyone finally settles in to ride out the storm, Sheriff Jayne O'Shea gets a phone call. A stranger has stumbled into the village. She's covered in bruises and mumbling about a car crash. Determined to figure out what happened to her, and to rescue any other potential victims still out there, Jayne braves the howling winds and arctic temperatures. Then another call comes in. An elderly villager is missing in the storm.Jayne can handle this. She can handle pretty much anything. But when a ghost from her past shows up at the bed-and-breakfast and tries to uncover Jayne's long-buried secrets, she may have reached her breaking point.What Readers Are Saying "I can clearly see the thatched roof houses, their wood and stucco exteriors. It reminds me of Shakespeare's house in London." "I've read them all and just want to go back." "I wish Whispering Pines was a real place" "If you enjoy honest, rather raw characters seeking direction, and the consequences of past mistakes, you'll enjoy this series as much as I have." "My mind is still in Whispering Pines. I can clearly see the thatched roof houses, their wood and stucco exteriors. It reminds me of Shakespeare's house in London." "I really enjoy how the characters continue to evolve in this series and the new eccentrics fit right in!" "I totally fell in love with both the village and the story." "I would gladly plan my next trip to Whispering Pines."The Whispering Pines Mystery SeriesFamily SecretsKept Secrets, Book 2Original Secrets, Book 3Hidden Secrets, Book 4Rival Secrets, Book 5Veiled Secrets, Book 6Silent Secrets, Book 7Merciful Secrets, Book 8Justified Secrets, Book 9

Download or read book Protected Secrets written by Shawn McGuire and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the vernal equinox brings welcome warmth and the promise of the coming tourist season to Wisconsin's Northwoods, it also brings an invading Wiccan coven. Sheriff Jayne O'Shea isn't worried about the witches. It's the fact that her mother is coming for her first visit in nearly twenty years that has her on edge. Their reunion goes well, better than expected, and then a coven member disappears.The other members don't seem concerned. In fact, they're so indifferent to the disappearance, Jayne is sure she's searching for a body, not a missing person. The possibility of another death in the village is bad enough, but this one could mean the end for Whispering Pines. If Jayne can't get her mom to see the lakeside community's charming appeal, it will go up for sale.What Readers Are Saying"I can clearly see the thatched roof houses, their wood and stucco exteriors. It reminds me of Shakespeare's house in London.""I've read them all and just want to go back.""I wish Whispering Pines was a real place""If you enjoy honest, rather raw characters seeking direction, and the consequences of past mistakes, you'll enjoy this series as much as I have.""My mind is still in Whispering Pines. I can clearly see the thatched roof houses, their wood and stucco exteriors. It reminds me of Shakespeare's house in London.""I really enjoy how the characters continue to evolve in this series and the new eccentrics fit right in!" "I totally fell in love with both the village and the story.""I would gladly plan my next trip to Whispering Pines."The Whispering Pines Mystery SeriesFamily SecretsKept Secrets, Book 2Original Secrets, Book 3Hidden Secrets, Book 4Rival Secrets, Book 5Veiled Secrets, Book 6Silent Secrets, Book 7Merciful Secrets, Book 8Justified Secrets, Book 9Protected Secrets, Book 10

Download or read book Hushed October written by Becky Melby and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tess and inn guest Elliott MacIntosh have found half of a rare slave tag on property that was once part of the Underground Railroad. Tippi Coddlesworth, an old friend - and sometimes rival - from Tess's college days may know more about the tag than she lets on.

Download or read book Secrets of Valhalla written by Jasmine Richards and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Readers will clamor for more, especially those who loved Rick Riordan’s Norse-themed The Sword of Summer.” --ALA Booklist Two friends awaken a world of myth and magic in this epic middle grade fantasy perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Anne Ursu. It’s not every day that you find a famous weatherwoman bound by magic to a tree deep in the woods. Or discover that the weatherwoman is in fact Sunna, the Norse Goddess of the Sun, and one of the seven day guardians who keep time in order. But that’s just what happens to new friends Buzz and Mary—and it’s only the start of their adventure. Now, as the people of Earth are forced to repeat the same Saturday over and over again, Buzz and Mary must journey to collect the Runes of Valhalla and awaken the other day guardians, before vengeful god Loki can get to them first.