Sheryll O'Brien

Greer Wells is a promising, and dedicated young attorney working in the Boston District Attorney's office. After being dropped at the train station for her evening commute, Greer is witness to the shooting of her friend, and boss Assistant District Attorney Michael Ripley. ADA Ripley had feared he might be in danger, and that Greer might have been as well, simply by association. He had hired a private investigator to keep watch over his friend. In the aftermath of the murder, it seems the investigation by the police, and the FBI has stalled. But Greer and the PI continue their own investigation. As they follow clues known only to them, will they uncover the reason for Michael's murder? Will they discover who orchestrated the murder? Will they eventually become stalled as the authorities seem to be? Or will they uncover something far more sinister?

In the middle of her last semester of grad school, Charlotte Garner flees New York, for a place with happier memories. A place where she spent time in her youth. Will she ever be able to escape the mess she had made of her life? Will her life in Nantucket be the peaceful, wonderful life she remembers? Or is she destined to repeat the bad decisions she has made? Once settled in her new island home, Charlotte finds work, makes friends, and finds herself in a relationship that doesn't seem to have the complexities of the one that forced her out of the city. But, could her life actually settle this quickly? Could the island she remembers so fondly provide her with the refuge she sought? Or could this new personal voyage wreak additional havoc and destruction on her already pathetic life.

Denny Jameson was a young mother and wife. What started as a normal day ended with unimaginable tragedy. Her world came crashing down upon her. In the aftermath of the greatest tragedy a mother could imagine, she leaned on her husband for support. As the weeks following the tragedy passed, Denny began to realize that something was wrong, but she wasn't sure if it was the grief or something far more sinister. Her life had been torn to pieces, but what she faced now was nothing short of a nightmare. Denny begins to wonder if anyone will be able to save her as she realizes she is Dancing with Evil.

What happens when the witness to murder, conspiracy, and coverup suffers a blow to the head and loses her memory? She tries to find clues in her battered brain by pulling one twisted memory-thread after another to get to the truth amout a man in a boat, and a girl in a bay. What happens when the cop assigned to protect her takes a bullet to the back and suffers his own memory loss? He helps her find her answers so he can find his own. The problem is - the more threads she pulls, the more they twist around him and the role he played in her near-death experience on Stony Beach.

What happens when the head of a disbanded international crime organization outwits his nemesis? He walks away with the woman he craves above all else, and begins rebuilding his evil empire. What happens when the head of an international law enforcement organization lets his guard down for a moment of celebration? He finds himself at the wrong end of a gun. What happens when a former NBA legend gets a foothold in politics then finds his feet knocked out from underneath him? He uses every ounce of who he is to bang the boards, move the ball, and make the rebounds - all the way to the Oval Office. Editor's comment: Well, you did it again. You gave me a shortness-of-breath-heart-pounding physical reaction with the ending. Here I was thinking - after the shockers along the way, awwww, look how lovely it all is. Look at how seamlessly my Sheryll is wrapping up all these loose threads. All the love. All the feelings. All the victories. We've even circled back to Laurel Falls - THEN BAM You write the ending What can I say? I love it. You really do not disappoint.

2021 Shelf Unlimited Notable Indie Award Winning Novel College-aged women in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York are targets of a serial rapist known as REDO. Police departments from Syracuse to Geneva join forces to find the sadist who rapes his victims, not once, but twice. Detectives Matt Cambridge and Ray Chase of the SPD Sexual Crimes division lead the charge to find the man who's raped and roamed for years. Cambridge takes to the road to process clues. Chase sticks close to home and plays a hunch. They both find threads to pull - but only one detective will live long enough to prove the identity of REDO.

Stacy Remington is dead.Though her death is a tragedy - she is at peace.Those who mourn her - well, they may never know peace again. Editor's comments: Twelve books in I love, that as a writer, you are patient and clever enough to embed reminders along the way (particularly at the beginning of each book) to get the reader right back into the action. Skillfully done, my friend.

Erecting a block tower is usually child's play - erecting a Tower of Power is as far from fun and games as possible. Abigail Forrester spent the better part of twenty years building her tower with blocks that represent men she dirtied and blackmailed to get what she wants. The problem is, those who have been manipulated, played, and laid, have vowed revenge. The question now, who hired an assassin to take care of Abigail? Will Fred Serpico and Manuel Xavier, detectives with Rocco Fiancetti Incorporated find the killer before he strikes again?Editor's comments: You are SO GOOD at writing flirtations, seductions, and sex scenes Your backstories are lovely, your descriptions never disappoint, and your foreshadowing is tangible. AND I love the, I Did Not See That Coming, moments. Well done

Dead Women Don't Talk - or do they? What happens when Abigail knows enough to bring down a GOP presidential candidate? What happens when Celia knows enough to bring down an international crime organization? What happens when Dominique knows what they know --- and a whole lot more?They end up dead. What happens when members of the FBI and RFI try to solve the murders of Abigail, Celia, and Dominique?Someone else ends up dead. Editor's comment: The twists and turns in this story bring the characters to where they need to be, personally and professionally. As always your character development is on point. Wow. I'd say more, but nothing more is needed. Don't change a thing. Whatever you do - your method - it works for you

Malcolm Price is ready to start his life with Gretchen Mitchell, but he can't move forward until he deals with his past. In order to do that, he needs to find Micky Strong and make him pay for the murder of Sage Finley. For more than a decade the killer of Sage has bided his time, waiting to exact another round of revenge against Malcolm. When Micky comes out of hiding he brings along a thirst for blood and a 12-inch blade. Will Malcolm be able to protect Gretchen when the punisher pays them a late night visit? Editor's comment: I love the way you write. This story is so nicely done. There were so many parts that made my heart pound. And the other parts, the brave writing parts, the ones that are vulnerable and HOT, and all of the "Hell Yeah " parts in between. I love it all

Before he finds her - he loses her. Malcolm Price has spent more than a decade righting himself after the brutal murder of Sage Finley and the abrupt end to his NBA career. He's moved back to his hometown, taken a 9-5 job, become part of his community, and planned for a future in politics. Then he meets Gretchen Mitchell. Refusing to let history repeat itself, Malcolm seeks help from Manuel Xavier and Fred Serpico to catch the hitman who has a 'don't stop' contract on the new woman in his life. Editor's comment: You have done it again You are such a delightfully brilliant writer. Gretchen's word mashes and Malcolm's shower moves. YOU, Sheryll O'Brien, write HOT sex scenes And the story, it's always the story that shines.

Keeping secrets and telling lies - that's what intelligence operatives do - meet Alistair Duff aka Rocco Fiancetti. Asking questions and demanding answers - that's what sons do, especially when their father is an international spy - meet Manuel Xavier. An ocean away ...Legendary point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, Malcolm Price, thought he was rescuing Sage Finley from her miserable life - instead, he was setting the stage for her to lose her life. In the ultimate, 'No good deed goes unpunished' story, the young man loses his girlfriend to a brutal murder, his career to a busted up knee, and a few years to trying to find his way back. Editor's comment: This may very well be my favorite story yet. I'll need more to weigh my decision. Always, always want more Rocco and Manuel and their backstory. And Sage, I just love her story.

Bestselling author, Muriel Dermot, becomes the main character of a real life mystery. After months of being stalked and barely surviving an attempt on her life, the young woman escapes to an island off the coast of Maine where she starts a new life as Christine Marsden. The man who wants her dead travels coast to coast leaving in his wake a mounting pile of dead women-because he can't kill her. Once every month, Christine leaves her protective lair and ventures to the mainland to see if he has claimed a new victim. Come along and find out the Who - What - When - Where - Why of Penobscot Bay.

When Special Agent, John Maxwell, walks away from his job and his family leaving nothing more than a note on a post-it, Detectives Serpico and Phelps start pulling threads. They soon learn that kidnapped FICA Agent, Hannah Leavy, has been hiding out at Maxwell's farmhouse in their seaside community. Another pull or two and they uncover vital information about the criminal organization known as The Realm. When they deliver their findings to former British Intelligence Officer, Rocco Fiancetti, they are asked to walk away from their idyllic lives at Bullet Bungalow and Minty's Shack, and join his team of cyber spies and investigators. What life will They Choose? Editor's comment: I just finished They Choose ... and the ending. The ending I can't believe what you did. It is so perfect. I love how the ending naturally found its way back to the beginning at Bullet Bungalow. Just brilliant writing.

Federal agent, Manuel Xavier, breaks cover to rescue fellow agent, Hannah Leavy, from a steel drum being loaded onto a tanker headed to Peru. Hiding out at a farmhouse frequented by local law enforcement officers is a bit more difficult---not falling for the woman hiding in close quarters with him is nearly impossible. Editor's comment: I am really loving the action in this story ... I loved all the twists and turns ... and the character development - always exceptional I forget sometimes that I don't actually know these people in real life. They have a way of getting in my head. You never disappoint.

One would think that lifelong friends, 'twice upon a time' lovers, and parents of three daughters, Kitt Mahoney and John Maxwell, would know the important things about one another. One would be wrong. In an unguarded moment, John Maxwell, the 'computer nerd' owner of a software design company reveals that he carries a concealed weapon. Fred Serpico, the detective who has fallen in love with Kitt, the mother of John's daughters, wants to know why he carries and why she has no idea that he does. As Fred pulls the threads of John's life, questions mount, and the answers to those questions reveal lifelong secrets that bring the Mahoney-Maxwell clan to the brink of destruction. Portions of Netti Barn were previously published in It All Began In Mayflower - Laurel Falls. Editor's comment: Wow I freaking love this story. I just finished and have to say that you are not only a tremendous storyteller, but a damn good writer. Andria Flores

What does a former Special Agent with the FBI and a British Intelligence Officer do when the head of a worldwide criminal organization hunts them? They Run. Rocco Fiancetti, aka Alistair Duff must keep Joy Ann Watts, the world's preeminent cyber huntress, on this side of living. Herein lies the problem: Joy is already dead. Editor's comment: I am over the moon impressed with your character development and plot You managed to layer on all kinds of complications and new perspectives, while still advancing and deepening the existing players. I can't say enough about how much I love it