Series and Book Descriptions

 

NOT SURE WHICH BOOK OR SERIES TO CHOOSE?  BOOK & SERIES DESCRIPTIONS MIGHT HELP!



Jamie Tremain Books


The Dorothy Dennehy Mystery Series   (4 Books)

Dorothy Dennehy is a private investigator in Portland, Oregon, determined to investigate crime, murder, and mystery.

Widowed in Boston, she left the police force behind and moved west with her retired-police-officer father. She turned her police training and natural instincts into a successful crime-solving business, building a dependable and loyal team along the way.

Her houseboat serves as her office, and her father's bar and grill is a favorite gathering place to discuss cases and stay grounded. Tough and confident, Dorothy's life is focused on work and time with her father, but can she keep her vulnerable heart safe?

 

The Silk Shroud – Past Meets Present with Murder, Kidnap and Romance



The first book in this crime/mystery series, sees Private Investigator Dorothy Dennehy take on an intriguing case involving a pair of exquisite Geisha dolls. She’s been retained by a new client to discover the secrets they contain. If she fails, both their lives will be at stake.

Content with her single life, her newest client is about to shake things up. Is she ready, after what happened to her husband?

The Silk Shroud is about murder, and an awakening heart. Dorothy will risk letting down emotional barriers in order to reach a successful conclusion to this case.

If you enjoy a puzzling set of clues, and an evil, murderous villain, you’ll enjoy following Dorothy as she follows the trail of betrayal and murder to its end

 

Lightning Strike – Murder Brings Heartache, Questions, and Redemption



A brutal murder opens the pages of this second story in the Dorothy Dennehy Mystery series. The crime derails her plans to be in New York with her fiancé. And she is thrown headfirst into the hardest case of her career.

Her character is called into question when she faces unfounded police accusations, and she needs the help of trusted friends to find the murderer. Keeping her emotions in check is vital, but she’ll stop at nothing to succeed.

Lightning Strike is a multi-layered book, proving that Jamie Tremain knows about relationships and how a wounded heart copes with tragedy.

 


Beholden to None – Compromised Witness Protection Brings Betrayal and Revenge



In this crime mystery, Dorothy Dennehy accepts her first major case since the tragic death of her fiancé. Putting her emotions aside, she focuses on an assignment which takes her to Detroit. She is determined to find answers when a released criminal surfaces to threaten her top investigator, whose past has always been vague.

The trail uncovers political corruption at the highest city levels, but she must be sure of her facts before acting.

Fans who relish a sense of justice will enjoy watching Dorothy and her team take on society’s privileged, to vindicate one of her own. Is a possible romance on the horizon for her when they return to Portland, Oregon?

 

Cultivating the Truth – Betrayal, Murder, and Romance


Private Investigator Dorothy Dennehy is approached by a potential client who tells of a crime not yet committed. She dismisses the rants of a disgraced winery estate partner, preferring to focus on the running of Maxwell’s Bar and Grill.

Her right-hand investigator, HB, has taken over much of the caseload for Quail Investigations, but before long Dorothy is pulled into a strange kidnapping case and a dysfunctional family who own and operate a successful winery in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

Suspicions and theories abound. When the kidnap plans go south, the prime suspect becomes a dangerous threat to anyone involved.

The complicated case brings new relationships into Dorothy’s life, raising old feelings to the surface. Will a long simmering, potential romantic interest, finally be realized? Or will the goal of a dangerous felon shatter it to pieces?


The Grant’s Crossing Series -  (4 Books)

Rural small-town Ontario is the setting for this light mystery series. Alysha Grant is the young, and inexperienced, new owner of Leven Lodge – a guest home for those more mature folks not yet ready for a nursing home. Inheriting the former family property, she depends on her staff’s capable skills to help her as she grows into her new role.

Residents aren’t always what they portray, many have secrets. Romance and matters of the heart are no strangers to any of them, but when crime affects Leven Lodge, Alysha doesn’t hesitate to become involved.

Fans of small-town characters will enjoy getting to know the residents of Leven Lodge and Grant’s Crossing. Add a sprinkling of romance and cozy elements and you’ll want to keep coming back for more.

 

Death on the Alder    - Small Town Murder Mystery



Twenty-eight-year-old university grad Alysha Grant is not sure she wants the family property she’s inherited. This wasn’t in her life goals and would mean putting her own plans on hold.

Currently living in a large city, and focused on her career and boyfriend, now she must decide whether to take over a family farmhouse converted to a senior’s guest home, along with the residents' care. She has no family left to guide her. Will her boyfriend want to be part of this?

Her arrival in the rural town of Grant’s Crossing coincides with a suspicious death. If she stays, she’ll become involved whether she likes it or not. She wonders if those who have labelled her as immature might be right. Maybe she should run.

Meeting the home’s residents and staff affect her decision. But nothing can prepare her for what lies ahead.

Colourful residents and a rural setting add to the romantic and cozyish feel of this first book in the series. A perfect blend of youth and mature wisdom as they meet murder head-on.

 


Resort to Murder – Criminals, Murders, and Heroes in a Small Town



Alysha Grant has settled into her role as owner of Leven Lodge as this second story in the Grant’s Crossing series of light mysteries continues.

She longs to pursue her career in real estate but is thwarted at every turn. Especially when a murdered young man is found close to home and brings back memories of her own near death the previous year. When the current police investigation lands on one of the residents, her stress increases. Her boyfriend doesn’t always provide the emotional support she needs, but an unwanted romantic interest isn’t the answer either.

She struggles to keep her life, home, and career plans on track. Will she regret her decision to stay on as owner of Leven Lodge?

If a light mystery series, featuring some eccentric characters, appeals to you come to Grant’s Crossing and see what happens next

 

Acting Off-Script  - Small Town Murder and Divided Loyalties


As the third book in the series begins, Grant’s Crossing is preparing for the annual Fall Fair and Halloween. They weren’t prepared for another murder and the mystery around it.

As Alysha Grant continues building her career, and overseeing Leven Lodge, she also needs to make a relationship decision. So she’s relieved to believe the murder, this time, has no connection to her. But she’s wrong and needs to sort through the gossip to find the truth.

A terrific cast of characters, eccentric and otherwise, along with a blend of mystery and potential romance, will have you wanting more.

 

Game Changer – When Scores Are Settled



Rules of Engagement
When realtor Alysha Grant shows an abandoned rural property to a potential buyer, they find something not listed in the real estate description – the remains of a local man who’d been missing for weeks. Her potential buyer also offers the possibility of a short-term financial windfall for Leven Lodge, which Alysha owns. Keeping the lodge afloat financially is a priority.

Amidst the upheaval of discovering a body, and worrying about finances, more than one romantic relationship is budding faster than early spring flowers. But someone’s romantic attentions conceal ulterior motives – with life-threatening consequences.

Will those involved in criminal activity be revealed in time? Or will it come too late for someone else in Grant’s Crossing before all the scores are settled?



Ferris Tremain Books (3 books)


The Mechanic Falls Gem Caper Series

Tori Marsh fled to Mechanic Falls when she stole gems belonging to criminals. It was only meant to be a temporary hideout – until it was safe to move on.

But she stayed, and has become part of Amberly and Willoughby Thwackbottom’s lives. Identical twin morticians who kept Tori safe, and who are now her family.

When criminal elements are blended with quirky, but loveable characters, it leads to a caper-style, action-packed story. Especially when all the players have a Robin Hood sense of justice.

 

Worlds May Change – Crime, Quirky Characters, and Consequences



Fired from her job as an exotic dancer, Tori Marsh steals the club owner's shipment of illegal emeralds bound for the black market. Bad move, but regret comes too late. With her death warrant signed, and two hired gunmen tracking her, Tori flees Hamilton and heads north.

Erik Gerard, the strip club's enigmatic bartender, witnesses Tori's theft and joins the pursuit. While the hunt for Tori and the gems intensifies, he intercepts attempts on her life, but wrestles with an impossible choice - continue to protect her, losing a fortune, or nab the gems and leave Tori to her fate?

When Tori's car breaks down in Mechanic Falls, she calls on her mortuary cosmetologist skills to land work at a funeral home owned by twin embalmers. The brothers offer her refuge and promise to keep her secret. But, suppose they have their own agenda?

Relying on her wits to survive won't work for Tori this time. Can she trust Erik and the twins? She has to decide now before the men pursuing her, and the ghostly shadow in the casket room, force her back to the streets where she won't last a day.

Can Tori and Erik set aside their mutual suspicions and unite to evade the danger. Will they even live long enough to feel safe again? It won't be just their worlds that change if they do.

 


Where We Stand   - Some Secrets Don’t Stay Buried



A Morticians' Convention?

Should be Fun - Unless it Turns Deadly

It's springtime in Mechanic Falls, and the Diamant Hills Conference Centre is hosting the regional morticians' convention.

Twin brothers, Willoughby and Amberly Thwackbottom, co-owners of the Diamant, are eager to showcase their bespoke casket liners to their former colleagues. Before the presentation begins, a bloodied corpse is revealed in their demo casket. A fortune in jewels is missing from the body and the twins may have seen the killers.

Tori Marsh, Centre Manager, and Erik Gerard, Head of Security, realise a pair of contract killers is on site. But the camera system is down, and they can't verify the identities. They assist the police to contain and reassure panicked guests, and to keep the twins from becoming the next victims.

While Tori, Erik, and the twins stay one dangerous step ahead of the killers, each deal with their own personal demons and desires. But, one question unites them all. Where are the missing gems?

And, why does the dark presence in the old wine cellar demand their attention. Is it their ally – or enemy?

 


Tequila Claus  - Crime and Holiday Romance Collide During a Snowbound Weekend


It's Shaping up to be a Blue Christmas

Days before Christmas, the worst snowstorm in two decades strands guests and staff at the Diamant Hills Conference Centre in Mechanic Falls. A Police Chiefs' convention and a real estate symposium are in full swing, but that doesn't deter a jewel-loving thief from robbing the guest rooms of valuables.

Three of the law enforcement professionals are confident they have the intruder in their sights, and they'll nail him before the roads clear. But Tori, Bliss, and Alysha - their determined and resourceful civilian partners – are certain the culprit is someone else entirely. The men increase surveillance to capture the camera-dodging thief while the women hatch a better plan over tequila shots and Christmas cookies. A classic competition between the sexes plays out in the stormbound conference centre and could put more than one holiday romance on ice.

Underlying the fast-paced investigation is a long-hidden secret, known only to a handful, that will affect them all. Tori, Bliss, and Alysha – two of them victims of the thief – decide to blast the secret wide open. At the right moment.

Which team will solve the crime and recover the gems before the storm ends and the culprit escapes? Whose Christmas could be cancelled this year?

Tequila Claus is a fast paced, holiday themed caper. Romance competes with crime in a winter wonderland – what could possibly go wrong?

 

Tequila Harp    -    Coming Soon

Who We Were -    Coming Soon


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