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Chicago 1927
Can love blossom when you meet over a dead body?

Against her affluent family’s wishes, Elise MacMillan leaves her privileged life, and finally lands a paying job as a stenographer. She and her two new friends—a budding actress and a British writer of penny dreadfuls—find a decent place to live with her recluse uncle and madcap scientist, Archibald Lemon, in his sprawling mansion. Her life is the frog’s eyebrows now, but unfortunately, Elise ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time.


Widower and CPD detective, Luca Cipriano, has his hands full of family responsibilities and doesn’t need an alluring ..[Read More]...

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Tickled to Death

It wasn’t as if she needed to be on Broadway today. She just didn’t want to die before she had the chance.

Chicago, 1927. When Katie O’Sullivan moved to Chicago from Appleton, Ohio, she expected to work hard to achieve her dream of singing professionally. She took a job as a waitress in a speakeasy where the owner occasionally let her sing with the band. And everything was looking jake…until the kidnappings started. With the support of her friends, Katie steps into a dangerous game of deception, intrigue, and trickery. 


Garrett Macmillan is running for Attorney General of Illinois. His carefully planned future falls in line until Katie...[Read More]...

A Murder In Disguise

An Archibald Lemon Boarding House Mystery

A mask can hide more than just a face.

Chicago, 1928. Dulcie Nye, a writer for The Delineator Magazine, receives the opportunity of a lifetime: to write the memoir of a world-famous, beloved children’s book author. Birdie Blair plans to launch her final book at a glamorous New Year’s Eve masquerade ball—this season’s social event—a highly coveted invitation. Dulcie is eager to take on the project, but she recently learned that her former boyfriend, a Peaky Blinders gang leader, has followed her from England to the United States after she dared to end their relationship.

How can she focus on the gala with this issue? She might need to ask handsome Cameron O’Neil, the newest tenant at Archibald Lemon’s sprawling mansion, for help.

Cameron O’Neil, a former Pinkerton agent, now conducts covert operations for the CPD. He has fallen for pretty little Dulcie, but so far, she hasn’t returned his feelings. Still, he’s ready for a challenge. He plans to attend the masquerade to protect Dulcie from her former beau.

Then, at the stroke of midnight, the elegant celebration takes a deadly turn… 


Follow Dulcie and Cameron as they step into a captivating world of hidden truths and long-kept secrets. A slow-burning romance combined with a twist-filled whodunit—a perfect delight for cozy mystery enthusiasts!​