Marsha R. West

Widowed, shop keeper, and transplanted Texan Jessica Allen fights to protect the green in the New Hampshire town of Tidbury, settled by her late husband's family. New Hampshire of the beautiful fall leaves, picturesque Christmases, and sometimes brutal winters. She's angry to learn developers plan to use Worley Construction, a company she holds responsible for her husband's death. When a member of the board of selectmen is murdered, family and friends encourage Jessica to run for the seat. Will threats force her to compromise her principles? Will Jessica be forced to compromise to find her second chance at love? Developer Jeff Hudson wants to build a retirement center on the Tidbury Green. Despite Jessica's opposition, he believes he can convince her of the need for the center and that its place on the green will leave plenty of room for all of the town's activities. But has he partnered with an unsafe builder? How much money will he lose if he breaks the contract to please Jessica? Her position on the board of selectmen may cause a conflict of interest and force them apart. Will more people have to die to save the green?

A cosmetics company owner in Dallas, Devon Moore, wants to save her company from bankruptcy, but her ex-husband's embezzlement sends her into dangerous waters trying to pay back his clients, replace the money he stole from her company, and keep her, her daughter, and her parents safe. Private Investigator, Brett Townsend, wants to find who is threatening his new client and locate the missing money. He suspects the beautiful Devon hasn't been completely honest with him. A wife, even an ex-wife, has to know, doesn't she? When she is attacked twice and her daughter is kidnapped, he adjusts his thinking. Despite Brett's initial doubts about whether Devon really knew about the money her ex-husband stole, still he's attracted to the redheaded beauty and admires her love of her daughter for whom she'll do anything. Their attraction for each other sizzles under the surface of all they do.Will they reclaim the stolen money and find the bad guys in time to save her business and the lives of her daughter, parents, and Devon?

Looking forward to a peaceful Christmas visit with her Fort Worth family, Meg Bourland is shocked to discover someone is blackmailing her father. When he rebuffs her offer to help, the Atlanta SWAT team member enlists her LA police officer brother and his former partner to uncover the truth. She fights her attraction for Scott and the immediate tug to her heart caused by his sacrifice. Her life is in Atlanta, and his is in California.Scott McClaine, medically retired homicide detective, came to Fort Worth to recuperate from life-threatening bullet wounds he received saving the life of Meg's brother. Hard enough to accept his new physical limitations, but they make him unacceptable for strong Meg. Regardless, he commits himself to helping her stop the blackmailer. Working closely with her, a bond forms. Could she feel the same?In the search for truth, they uncover pieces of the puzzle, which threaten to ruin her father's career as mayor and destroy the family she holds dear. Will Meg and Scott find their way through the maze of family secretes? Will they find the strength to make the sacrifices required for real love before the blackmailer makes good on threats to kill?

Addison Jones Greer, divorced mother of two teens, is the executive director of Cowtown Theatre. When someone murders a member of the board in the costume room, suspicion rests on everyone involved with the theatre, including Addie. She has angered some board members because she wants to fire the artistic director. Although she's warmed him several times, he continues to go over budget for productions. Mike Riley, Fort Worth homicide detective, hates that he caught this case. His sister-in-law dragged him to a theatre fundraiser where he met Addison, the first woman he's wanted to pursue a relationship with in a long time. Not about to happen now. Addison hasn't ventured into romance since she caught her now ex-husband in their bed with his secretary. Trust isn't something she's good at. How could she trust someone who seems determined to think she's capable of murder? Or worse, thinks that her kids might be involved?