A. L. Jambor

1986 - James Huxley, the only son of the Earl of Dorley, loves to spend his time in the attic of the manor house reading fantasy books. In 1986, his summer plans include rereading the Lord of the Rings trilogy, so when his father tells him they will have a guest for the summer, and that he expects James to entertain her, James balks, until he sees their guest - a lovely girl his age named Mia. At sixteen, James has never had a girlfriend, but he falls head over heels for the seductive American.They spend the summer wandering around the grounds of the manor house, getting to know each other, and exploring the old ruins of a keep behind the house. Mia, who has had some experience with boys, pursues James, and after an awkward misfire, they finally consummate their relationship and begin spending most of their time on the divan in James' attic.Sometime before Mia's departure, they go to the local festival where Mia is given a gift by the "witch of the woods," a gold disk with a cottage etched on its surface. James thinks the witch and her "charms" are rubbish, but Mia likes it and puts it on, mindful of what the witch said when she gave it to her."If you ever find yourself in dire need, put it on and let the disk lead you to the cottage."On Mia's last night at the manor house, James begs her to marry him, so she doesn't have to go back to New York, but Mia, who believes they are too young to marry, vows to return the following summer when they will be old enough to get jobs and a flat of their own. James falls asleep with his arms around Mia, but when he wakes up in the morning, both she and the disk are gone...

When Meg's sister dies, she is devastated. The last of three children, Meg misses her siblings and has never felt so alone. Meg's an author, but her emotional state hinders her writing ability. She can't sit in front of her computer without trembling. A trip to Port Revere, MA, recalls memories of the summers spent there with her family when Meg was a girl, and she decides to buy the Christmas Cottage, an abandoned little house on a bluff near town. With the help of her nephew, Zack, Meg refurbishes it and starts to come out of her shell. But then the holidays arrive, and she must again face her loneliness and guilt over something Meg can't forgive herself for - not being there when her sister died. Meg never had a chance to say goodbye. What Meg needs is a Christmas miracle, and strange things begin to happen with the arrival of an unexpected plumber. Soon, other weird things happen, leaving Meg to wonder if her miracle is on the way.

A wealthy family, a dark secret, and sibling rivalry turned deadly.In 1991, Daisy Brady disappeared when she took the family dog for a walk behind Fenway Manor, an old, dilapidated mansion near their home. The dog was found tied to the back porch of the mansion, but Daisy had vanished without a trace. Almost thirty years later, a body is found behind Fenway Manor that is later identified as that of David Friedlander, a man beloved by all who knew him. His family has owned the property for years, and when its discovered that spurned lover David had been stalking Daisy in 1991, it shines a light on the investigation of her disappearance. The cold case had been shelved shortly after it was opened, and now Detective Janet Worthington wants to know why. Janet also wants to know the whereabouts of David's sister, Bethany Arntz. She took off the morning David died and hasn't been seen since. Her son, Ben, would also like to know where she is. The urgency to find Beth is real - she is diabetic and had taken one day's supply of insulin with her. Ben files a missing person report and gives the police a sample of Beth's DNA in the hope she will be found in a hospital. As Ben awaits news of Beth, the police issue an APB for her arrest, and Det. Janet Worthington digs deeper into Daisy's missing person case. With little to go on and a department that might have been complicit in a young mother's disappearance, Janet is still determined to find out what happened when Daisy disappeared.

Libby the Psychic Dog is a series of cozy mysteries intended for adults, but the series is suitable for all ages.Things are quiet at the mobile home park, and Percival, whose spirit resides in Libby the psychic dog, is enjoying a nice snooze on the sofa with his mama when something rouses him from his nap. He waddles to the porch to find Herbert the cat at the screen door and he's troubled. He saw something that reminded him of his human life, and he's afraid someone in the park might be a danger to the other residents. As Herbert pours his heart out to Percival, the pudgy terrier is distracted by something odd - a vacant spot at the home next door, the home of Norman, an ex-cop from New York. Norman's gardening tools should be there, but they're not. Herbert reiterates his story and enlists Percival's help in discovering the identity of the person in the park so they can put their minds at ease.After Herbert leaves, Percival tries to finish his nap on the porch but is interrupted once more when someone knocks on Norman's door. It's a newcomer to the park, and he has Norman's bucket of gardening tools. He says his mother took them and apologizes. After he leaves, Norman watches the man go down the road, and Percival keeps his eyes on Norman. Something about the stranger bothers the elderly gentleman, and his quizzical expression ignites Percival's inner detective.His curiosity is further aroused after Norman comes to visit Mama and tells her that the man who knocked on his door reminds him of a cold case he worked on in the 1970's. A mobster was killed in his bed in the 1950's, but the murderer was never found. Norman wanted to solve the crime, but couldn't. He thinks the man at his door looks like the murdered man, who had a young son. Could that man be the mobster's son?Percival now has two mysteries to solve, and welcomes the opportunity to use his investigative skills, which are often hampered by the fact that he is a short, fat terrier. But Percival will not be deterred and finds that he and Herbert will also need his lady love, Clair, a Standard Poodle, to solve the case.The Cat's Confession is the fifth book in the Libby the Psychic Dog series. All Libby's books are available on Amazon and are available with your Kindle Unlimited subscription.

When her stepmother is murdered, Lady Felicity Armstrong learns that her yearly income will barely cover the cost of food, but she has a secret. While the manor house at Rosendale is being inventoried to cover her stepmother's debts, Lady Felicity discovers something in her birth mother's dressing table that will give her hope of a brighter future. She also has a plan, which she hopes will bear fruit, and deliver her from a life of poverty. Two years later, she is waiting for her plan to bear fruit, and struggling to survive. Her young maid, Millie, a plucky urchin whose devotion to her lady is irrefutable, has taught Felicity how to live without a cadre of servants, and she has helped Millie shed her provincial accent. While their life is far from ideal, they have each other.One day, a man comes to the cottage without warning. When he introduces himself as Lord Dudley Winston, Lady Felicity remembers him as a neighbor during her years at Rosendale. Despite his breach of etiquette, which irritates Lady Felicity, she offers him tea, all the while believing that his breach of etiquette is a consequence of her reduced circumstances. His explanation for the visit does little to dispel that notion.Following his visit, Lady Felicity recalls a day when he and his father came to Rosendale. An adolescent in the throws of her first crush, Felicity finds Dudley fascinating, but is is frustrated by his lack of attention. Those dim memories do nothing to satisfy her curiosity about Lord Winston's arrival in Tolwich, but she knows someone who might remember - her former housekeeper, Mrs. Muir. She writes to Mrs. Muir, who sends her train fare, and an invitation to visit. As she boards the train to Whitley, she has no inkling of events to come, or of her parents' lethal legacy.

Don't Look Back is a sweet, clean Victorian story.Hannah Dawes loves to paint. She dreams of being a great artist. Her sand sculptures and paintings win her acclaim in her local community of New Beach, New Jersey, but when circumstances take her away from the Jersey shore, she must learn to love the sprawling vistas of High Bend, Colorado. Strangers in a strange land, Hannah and her family travel across the country to live with Hannah's Uncle James, a bachelor rancher whom Hannah has never met. Life on the ranch is hard, and Hannah misses her old home, that is until she starts to pain the glorious Colorado landscapes, and catches the eye of a shy young ranch hand named Adam.At first Hannah resists her romantic impulses, but Adam's quiet strength soon wins her over. As they grow closer things seem rosy, until someone from Hannah's past turns up in High Bend - a man who is determined to have her, no matter what the cost. Originally called Hannah's Dream by Lenore Butler.

Libby the Psychic Dog is a series of cozy mysteries intended for adults, but the series is suitable for all ages. When Mama goes on a trip, Eddie lives with Charlie, an older man who can't hear or see well. Percival stayed with him during one of his earlier adventures, so he knows Charlie, but he notices that Charlie isn't doing well. On top of that, a woman living next door has visitors all hours of the day and night. She doesn't like Charlie's dog, Eddie, who barks whenever someone comes to her door, and she threatens to call the police if Eddie doesn't stop barking. Percival knows she's hiding something, but when he finds a broom left on Charlie's step where the older man would trip and fall, Percival takes action and calls upon his friends to help him find out what the woman is up to The Nefarious Neighbor is the fourth book in the Libby the Psychic Dog series.

In 1957, Harold Bender was tried and convicted for the murder of Brenda Stern. Sixty years later, his public defender becomes convinced that Harold was wrongly convicted. He sets out to prove it with the help of his grandson and a trooper from the PA highway patrol. Their investigation leads them to Alaska, where they learn that the truth behind Brenda's murder is far worse than the wrongful conviction of an innocent man.

Libby the Psychic Dog is a series of cozy mysteries intended for adults, but the series is suitable for all ages..Libby is a pudgy terrier with a reputation as a psychic dog because she can find lost items for the residents of the senior citizen mobile home park where she lives with her adopted mother. They are not aware that Libby embodies the spirit of the late Lord Percival Plep, an English lord who died during WWI. While he is initially dismayed by his canine appearance and his gender, Percival soldiers on, enjoying treats from his Mama, and the affection of a Standard Poodle named Gigi, who is really a Canadian WWII nurse named Clair.In this new adventure, Mama is sick, and Libby must move in with Gigi and her mother, Mrs. Beebee, until Mama recovers. When another resident, a young woman named Julie who owns a shop on a wharf in St. Petersburg, offers to take Libby to the shop during the day for company, Mrs. Beebee agrees. Libby is not happy, but what is a dog to do? She goes to the shop and is soon caught up in some nefarious goings-on at the bait shop across the way. She begins to realize that something bad is going on, and when two men start following Julie, Libby decides it is up to her to find out who they are and why they are after Julie before both she and Julie come to harm. "Quandary on the Quay" is the third book in the Libby the Psychic Dog series. All five books in the series are available on Amazon.com.

Libby the Psychic Dog is a series of cozy mysteries intended for adults, but the series is suitable for all ages.Libby the Psychic Dog is back with a whole new adventure. When her owner suffers a mild stroke, Libby goes to live in a mansion by the sea until her Mama gets better. When she arrives at the mansion and sees its Georgian fa ade, she is instantly reminded of her past life as Lord Percival Plep, a titled Englishman who died during WWI. Her nostalgia increases when she meets the cook, Mrs. Beebee, another English transplant, and Binney, an elderly woman who is well over ninety. But it's Binney's companion, an apricot standard Poodle named Gigi, who piques Libby's curiosity when she finds out that Gigi is in fact Clair Michel, a Canadian nurse who died during WWII. The two dogs bond, and when Libby notices that something is off about the master of the house, Axton Woodmore, and his gardener, Flitter, the dogs begin an investigation that leads to some startling revelations about how Axton made his money and what he is willing to do to keep it.This is the second book in the Libby the Psychic Dog series. The first is My First Christmas and it tells the story of how Libby came to be with her dearly loved owner, Mama. These books are intended for adults but are suitable for all ages.

Audrey Glenn lives in a Florida mobile home park. Her sister, Grace, lives in New Jersey. Grace hasn't heard from Audrey in months and she's worried about her ninety-year-old sister. She asks her great-granddaughter, Mel, to go to Florida and check on Audrey. Mel doesn't really want to go, but she hasn't had a vacation in three years. Why not an all-expenses paid trip to Florida?When Mel arrives at her great-great aunt's home, she is greeted by a much-too-young man named Jason who tells her Audrey has gone on a cruise to Hawaii. Mel smells a rat and goes to the police, where she meets good-looking deputy named Conner, who is more than willing to help her find her absent aunt. As the clues pile up and Mel grows closer to the deputy, it soon becomes clear that something terrible has happened to Audrey.

Kevin Chandler lives next door to Bill the butcher - the meanest man in town. Bill's son, Dylan, bullies Kevin and his friend, Ben. One night, on his way home from Ben's house, Kevin sees Dylan going into the ramshackle garage behind the Butcher house and he thinks he hears a dog whimpering. The Butchers don't own a dog and everyone knows Dylan hurts dogs, so Kevin decides he must find out what's happening in that garage. He asks Ben to help him, and when his sister, Emma, finds out, she wants to help, too. Why does Dylan Butcher have a dog in his garage? Is it the missing dog Ben's father read about in the newspaper? How will the boys get into the locked garage to find out what's going on without Dylan or his mean father finding them? Recommended for ages 9 and up, and for anyone, young and old alike, who enjoys a good mystery.

A pharmaceutical nightmare is unleashed and an invisible terror spreads across North America. It kills instantly. But a handful of children survive. What made these children immune?Young Mindy Lane doesn't know why her grandmother never returned from the grocery store. She just knows she is running out of food and water. With her is her grandmother's terrier dog, Baby Girl, and she, too, needs food. In a desperate attempt to find help, Mindy plans to leave the mobile home park she has been staying in since her parents went on vacation and go to the highway where she hopes to find other people. The mobile home park was evacuated during a hurricane and Mindy doesn't know that there are dead people on the streets. Before she can go, however, men in hazmat suits come to the park and kidnap her, taking her to an underground facility. There, she finds other children like her, survivors who witnessed the horrifying deaths of their parents.As the children recount their tragedies, Mindy refuses to believe her parents are dead, and when no one believes her, she sets out to find them, not knowing what awaits her outside the safety of the underground biosphere.But the Children Survived weaves a story of greed, loss, and hope. The children not only survive, they also prove what they can do when everything is at stake.