Rhys Bowen Books in Order

Rhys Bowen is the author Janet Quin-Harkin’s pen name. Under her married name, she writes children’s books and under her pen name, she writes mystery novels. Rhys Bowen is known for her three series: “Molly Murphy,” “Lady Georgiana,” and “Constable Evan Evans.” However, she also authored the “Boyfriend Club” series for young adult readers and a number of award-winning short stories.

Janet Quin-Harkin was born in 1941 in Bath, Somerset. She earned a degree in London in 1963 and worked for Australian television and BBC. Her writing career started when she decided to rewrite a play she didn’t like and present it to the head of BBC drama. He liked it so much that he decided to produce it. Her work has appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list. 

She adopted her grandfather’s pen name when she concluded that she had run out of ideas for YA fiction and would devote herself to mystery novels. At one point, she was the president of her chapter of Mystery Writers of America. 

Her hobbies include singing, playing her Celtic harp, and spoiling her grandchildren. 

She and her husband have four children and currently split their time between California and Arizona.

Rhys Bowen Books in order 

Constable Evans

1. Evans Above (1997)
2. Evan Help Us (1998)
3. Evanly Choirs (1999)
4. Evan and Elle (2000)
5. Evan Can Wait (2001)
6. Evans to Betsy (2002)
7. Evan Only Knows (2003)
8. Evan’s Gate (2004)
9. Evan Blessed (2005)
10. Evanly Bodies (2006)

Friends

1. Starring Tess and Ali (1991)
2. Boy Trouble for Tess and Ali (1991)
3. Tess and Ali and the Teeny Bikini (1991)
4. Tess and Ali, Going on Fifteen (1991)

Full House: Club Stephanie

1. Flamingo Revenge (1997)
2. Fun, Sun, and Flamingoes (1997)

Heartbreak Cafe

1. No Experience Required (1989)
2. Just Desserts (1989)
3. The Main Attraction (1989)
4. Catch of the Day (1989)
5. At Your Service (1989)
6. Love to Go (1990)

Her Royal Spyness

1. Her Royal Spyness (2007)
2. A Royal Pain (2008)
3. Royal Flush (2009)
4. Royal Blood (2010)
5. Naughty in Nice (2011)
6. Masked Ball at Broxley Manor (2012)
7. The Twelve Clues of Christmas (2012)
8. Heirs and Graces (2013)
9. Queen of Hearts (2014)
10. Malice at the Palace (2015)
11. Crowned and Dangerous (2016)
12. On Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service (2017)
13. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding (2018)
14. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs (2019)
15. The Last Mrs. Summers (2020)
16. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen (2021)

Love Stories

1. Sharing Sam (1995)
2. The Boy Next Door (1995)
3. Who Do You Love? (1996)
4. What We Did Last Summer (1998)
5. Trust Me (1998)
6. Kiss and Tell (1998)
7. While You Were Gone (1999)
8. Torn Apart (1999)
9. How Do I Tell? (1999)
10. Justin & Nicole (2000)
11. Jake & Christy (2000)

Molly Murphy

1. Murphy’s Law (2001)
2. Death of Riley (2002)
3. For the Love of Mike (2003)
4. In Like Flynn (2005)
5. Oh Danny Boy (2006)
6. In Dublin’s Fair City (2007)
7. Tell Me, Pretty Maiden (2008)
8. In a Gilded Cage (2009)
9. The Last Illusion (2010)
10. Bless the Bride (2011)
11. The Amersham Rubies (2011)
12. Hush Now, Don’t You Cry (2012)
13. The Face in the Mirror (2013)
14. The Family Way (2013)
15. Through the Window (2014)
16. City of Darkness and Light (2014)
17. The Edge of Dreams (2015)
18. Away in a Manger (2015)
19. Time of Fog and Fire (2016)
20. The Ghost of Christmas Past (2017)
21. Wild Irish Rose (2022)

NBC Great Escapes

1. The Secrets of Lake Success (1993)
2. Trade Winds (1993)

On Our Own

1. The Graduates (1986)
2. The Trouble with Toni (1986)
3. Out of Love (1986)
4. Old Friends, New Friends (1986)
5. Growing Pains (1986)

Senior Year

1. Homecoming Dance (1991)
2. New Year’s Eve (1991)
3. Night of the Prom (1992)
4. Graduation Day (1992)

Sister, Sister

1. Cool in School (1996)
2. You Read My Mind (1996)
3. One Crazy Christmas (1996)
4. Homegirl on the Range (1996)
5. He’s All That (1997)
6. Summer Daze (1997)
7. Star Quality (1997)
8. All Rapped Up (1997)

Sugar and Spice

1. Two Girls, One Boy (1987)
2. Trading Places (1987)
3. The Last Dance (1987)
4. Dear Cousin (1987)
5. Tug of War (1987)
6. Surf’s Up (1987)
7. Double Take (1987)
8. Make Me a Star (1987)
9. Big Sister (1988)
10. Out in the Cold (1988)
11. Blind Date (1988)
12. It’s My Turn (1988)
13. Home Sweet Home (1988)
14. Dream Come True (1988)
15. Campus Cousins (1988)
16. Roadtrip (1989)
17. One Step Too Far (1989)
18. Having a Ball (1989)

Sweet Dreams

1. California Girl (1983)
2. Love Match (1983)
3. Ten-Boy Summer (1983)
4. Daydreamer (1983)
5. Ghost of a Chance (1984)
6. Exchange of Hearts (1984)
7. Lovebirds (1984)
8. The Two of Us (1984)
9. Follow That Boy (1985)
10. 101 Ways to Meet Mr. Right (1985)
11. The Great Boy Chase (1985)
12. My Secret Love (1986)
13. Never Say Goodbye (1987)

TGIF

1. Sleepover Madness (1995)
2. Four’s a Crowd (1995)
3. Forever Friday (1995)
4. Toe-Shoe Trouble (1996)
5. Secret Valentine (1996)

Boyfriend Club

1. Ginger’s First Kiss (1994)
2. Roni’s Dream Boy (1994)
3. Karen’s Perfect Match (1994)
4. Queen Justine (1994)
5. Ginger’s New Crush (1994)
6. Roni’s Two-Boy Trouble (1994)
7. No More Boys (1995)
8. Karen’s Lessons in Love (1995)
9. Roni’s Sweet Fifteen (1995)
10. Justine’s Baby-Sitting Nightmare (1995)
11. The Boyfriend Wars (1995)
12. Dear Karen (1995)

Red Dragon Academy

1. Dreamwalker (2014)

True Love

1. Kiss and Lie (2001)
2. Secrets (2001)

Standalone Novel

1. Tommy Loves Tina (1984)
2. Wanted: Date for Saturday Night (1986)
3. Write Every Day (1986)
4. Madam Sarah (1989)
5. Fool’s Gold (1991)
6. My Phantom Love (1992)
7. On My Own (1992)
8. Amazing Grace (1993)
9. The Apartment (1994)
10. The Sutcliffe Diamonds (1994)
11. Getting Personal (1994)
12. The King and I (1999)
13. Love Potion (1999)
14. In Farleigh Field (2017)
15. The Tuscan Child (2018)
16. What Child Is This (2018)
17. The Victory Garden (2019)
18. Above the Bay of Angels (2020)
19. The Venice Sketchbook (2021)

Picture

1. Peter Penny’s Dance (1976)
2. Benjamin’s Balloon (1978)
3. Septimus Bean and His Amazing Machine (1980)
4. Magic Growing Powder (1981)
5. Helpful Hattie (1983)
6. Billy and Ben (1992)

Tgif

1. Friday Night Fright (1995)

Caroline Canfield Mysteries

1. Tiger’s Palette (1998)
2. Sketches with Wolves (2001)

Similar authors

• Michael C. Grumley’s Monument follows Joe Rickards. He has to investigate a bizarre string of events culminating in a horrible accident, unlike anything he has ever seen.
• Fiona Valpy’s The Storyteller of Casablanca follows a young woman named Zoe. She discovers a young girl’s diary written in 1941-1942 in Casablanca while waiting with her family to go to America after fleeing Paris.

See also: Paula Brackston Books in Order.

Most recommended books:

1. The Venice Sketchbook (4.25 Goodreads score)
2. The Victory Garden (4.19 Goodreads score)
3. Above the Bay of Angels (4.17 Goodreads score)
4. The Last Mrs. Summers (Her Royal Spyness, #14) (4.15 Goodreads score)
5. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding (Her Royal Spyness #12) (4.14 Goodreads score)

Awards

She has won two Agatha Awards nominations – best novel for “Murphy’s Law” and best historical novel for “Naughty in Nice”.

Upcoming releases

The last Rhys Bowen book, called Where the Sky Begins, was published in August 2022.

Book summaries

Evans Above (1997)

Evan Evans is a young police constable who has traded in the violence of city life for idyllic Llanfair, a Welsh village tucked far away from trouble. Nestled among the Snowdonia mountain range, Llanfair looks to Constable Evans like a town forgotten by time, but he quickly learns that even the bucolic countryside has its share of eccentric–and deadly–characters. Evans’ new neighbors include two competitive ministers vying for the souls of their flock, one lascivious barmaid, and three other Evanses: Evan-the-Meat, Evans-the-Milk, and Evans-the-Post (whose favorite hobby is to read the mail before he delivers it).Before Evans has time to sort through the complicated relationships and rivalries of his new home, he’s called to the scene of a crime as brutal and fearsome as any he encountered in the big city. Two hikers have been murdered on the trails of the local mountain, and Evans must hunt down a vicious killer–who may or may not be linked to the mysterious destruction of Mrs. Powell-Jones’ prize-winning tomatoes.

Evan Help Us (1998)

Evan Evans is settling into his role as Constable of Llanfair, a small town nestled in the mountains of North Wales. Here, he has been a mediator of the minor disputes of the locals, between competing ministers, country merchants, and seemingly every Welch eccentric throughout the region. But an unusual series of events brings unseen hostilities to light, and Evan realizes just how deep the townsfolk’s passions and hostilities lie.While the village of Llanfair has always been at odds with the neighboring town of Beddgelert, an intriguing archeological find in the nearby hills brings that rivalry to dangerous extremes, and creates a circus of local enthusiasm and gossip. The circus quickly turns deadly, however, when Llanfair’s prodigal son, Ted Morgan, announces plans to erect an amusement park over the site’s excavation. Soon Constable Evans is drawn into a whirl of cultural pride, deception, and greed, and while he’s at it uncovers the town’s undaunted ambition – to earn the right to the longest name in the world.

Evanly Choirs (1999)

When Constable Evan Evans is persuaded to join the local male choir for the upcoming eisteddfod (cultural festival), he doesn’t think the addition of his mediocre voice will do them much good. In spite of all the effort that choirmaster Mostyn Phillips puts in to the choir, it is not exactly first class. Hope arrives in the form of world renowned tenor Ifor Llewelyn, come home to Llanfair to rest, on doctor’s orders.Llewelyn immediately sets about renewing old friendships, and Mostyn even persuades him to sing with the choir. But Ifor isn’t in Llanfair long before the residents decide that his presence is a mixed blessing. Noisy fights between Ifor and his wife, a threatening stranger, and Ifor’s own warped sense of humor make life in Llanfair increasingly tense. When he announces that he is planning to write his memoirs, telling all about his numerous relationships with famous and infamous women, he jokes that some people won’t be happy. But is someone unhappy enough to commit murder to stop him? While tracking down a dangerous killer, Constable Evans also manages to navigate the treacherous waters of neighborhood rivalries, lusty barmaids, and local gossip.

Evan and Elle (2000)

Constable Evans joins Sergeant Watkins to follow a trail of clues that leads them to the South of England and then to France, and finally to the conclusion that a dangerous killer is loose in Llanfair, in Rhys Bowen’s fourth Evan Evans mystery, Evan and Elle.There is both excitement and dismay in Llanfair when a new French restaurant opens. The glamorous owner, Madame Yvette, tries to win over the locals, and everything seems to be going well until a string of fires plagues the town. One night the restaurant burns down, and a body is found in the rubble.

Evan Can Wait (2001)

Constable Evan Evans, sole police officer in the charming Welsh village of Llanfair, is assigned to assist an expedition to raise a World War II German bomber plane from a lake. The whole venture is being filmed for a documentary on World War II and Evans tries to assist the film crew by finding them local people with stories to tell. Little does he realize that resurrecting the past can sometimes mean opening old wounds. After some unhappy confrontations, it is not just the villagers who are upset by the filmmakers. Evans’ own life is thrown into turmoil as he discovers his girlfriend Bronwen’s past relationship with someone from the film crew.Tensions build until one of the filmmakers disappears and is eventually found dead in a nearby slate mine. The case grows more complex as Evans slowly uncovers evidence that the victim had many enemies. In the process Evans also exposes an elaborate World War II scheme to hide paintings from the National Gallery. Do these paintings have something to do with the filmmaker’s disappearance? How could he be connected to events that took place over half a century ago?

Evans to Betsy (2002)

The charming village of Llanfair, the setting for Rhys Bowen’s beloved Constable Evans mysteries, sits amid lush, rolling Welsh meadows populated with quaint cottages and is considered by many of its colorful locals to be a kind of paradise. Unfortunately, there aren’t many opportunities for young people in Llanfair, so when an exciting and glamorous American woman breezes into town talking of dormant psychic powers and important social research, barmaid Betsy Edwards is quick to take her up on an offer of employment at the recently opened Sacred Grove New Age center not far away. Of course the locals, including the village constable, Evan Evans, think Betsy has gone around the bend, not to mention the nutty American who dragged her off to be “tested.” Betsy, though, is dazzled at the possibility of exploring her own sixth sense. And she’s only a little surprised when her new powers are put to a real-life test; when the center’s flamboyant director goes missing, clues to his fate mysteriously appear in Betsy’s dreams.It’s a tantalizing mystery for lonely Betsy, who can’t help doing a little investigating on her own. But Constable Evans has been involved with Sacred Grove before-looking for a missing American college student who was lured there by Druid worship. As Betsy does her own sleuthing on the spot, Evan comes to realize that there is nothing straightforward about this case and that Betsy has no idea at all of the terrible danger she is in.

Evan Only Knows (2003)

When Constable Evan Evans and his new fiancée decide to travel south from home in Llanfair, Wales, to visit his mother in Swansea, they’re not expecting the disturbing news that greets them on their arrival: the young thug convicted of murdering Evan’s father several years earlier is suspected of murder once again. Tried as a juvenile for Evan’s father’s death, Tony Mancini only served four years in prison. Now he’s been accused of killing Alison Turnbull, a local teen and the daughter of Mancini’s boss. But when Evan goes to meet the boy face to face he’s surprised to find not the stone-cold killer he expected but a scared young man who swears his innocence.Against his own wishes, and ignoring his superiors, Evan believes the boy’s claim of innocence and decides to investigate, at potential peril to his career. But is his instinct correct, or is Mancini just trying to save himself? And how will he reconcile his actions with his memory of his father’s murder, which has haunted him for so long? Evan Evans is up to the challenge, to be sure, and faces it all with characteristic good humor and the Welsh charm that sets Rhys Bowen’s successful cozy series apart.

Evan’s Gate (2004)

When Constable Evan Evans discovers a beautiful shepard’s cottage in the mountains of Llanfair, Wales, he and his fiancée are thrilled. It’s only months before their wedding and they are eager to begin their new life together. The cottage is in need of renovation so Evan wastes no time before he begins making much-needed repairs.But it turns out that Evan’s discovery extends far beyond the beauties of a mountain-top view and a cozy dream-house when Evan finds the skeleton of a child buried in the front yard. His professional inclinations soon get the best of him and he cannot rest until he discovers the identity of the child.The skeleton is decades old, but the discovery eerily coincides with the case of a present-day missing girl. Although discouraged by his fellow detectives, Evan dives into the mystery of both missing children. He soon realizes that if he can solve the decades-old death, he just might find a crucial insight into the whereabouts of the child missing in the present day.

Evan Blessed (2005)

Evans’ search for a hiker gone missing in the Welsh hills places his fiancé in the path of a killer in this tantalizing installment in this award-winning author’s cozy series

Evanly Bodies (2006)

Detective Constable Evan Evans and his new bride, Bronwen, are settling into married life in their little cottage above the village of Llanfair when they meet the daughter of one of the village’s newest families, a sixteen-year-old Pakistani girl named Jamila. Bronwen and Jamila are becoming good friends when Jamila finds out from her parents that they have arranged a marriage for her back in Pakistan. Evans tries to convince her family not to enforce the custom, arguing that Jamila is a normal Welsh teenager, but just as the tensions increase, the girl suddenly vanishes. Bronwen is distraught, but there’s no trace of her. At work, Evans is investigating the murder of a man shot to death through the open window of his home while eating breakfast. After the man’s wife is jailed as a suspect, a second man is killed—and then a third—and Evans and his team are on the hunt for a serial killer. But they can’t seem to find any connections between the three men….

Starring Tess and Ali (1991)

Alison Hinkle resigns herself to a dull summer living in her grandparents’ beach house, but all that changes when spunky Tess Neville moves in next door

Boy Trouble for Tess and Ali (1991)

Back at the beach for their third summer together, friends Tess and Ali risk a break in their relationship when Tess falls for Ali’s older brother and Ali, sure that Josh is not interested, discourages the match

Tess and Ali and the Teeny Bikini (1991)

Tess Neville and Alison Hinkle are once again enjoying a summer together at Rose Bay, but their friendship may be in jeopardy when a boy-crazy girl named Jasmine coaxes Tess into pursuing boys as well

Tess and Ali, Going on Fifteen (1991)

Sharing their final summer at the beach, Tess and Ali wonder if their relationship can survive the death of Ali’s grandfather, the remarriage of Tess’s father, and Ali’s new boyfriend

Flamingo Revenge (1997)

While Club Stephanie battles with their arch enemies, the Flamingoes, over who can save the pool club from closing, Stephanie and Rene compete on a more personal level for Rick’s attention.

Fun, Sun, and Flamingoes (1997)

Stephanie and her friends get together to start a summer camp for kids called Club Stephanie, but their plans are undermined when their rivals, the Flamingoes, start their own camp.

No Experience Required (1989)

t’s 1989. Life’s easy for Deborah Lesley: she’s up-market, drives her own flash car to school, and looks pretty good too. She’s never had a job, either; but now her parents have split up, and she needs the money.Joe Garbarini is cool. He likes motorbikes, girls, and fun. He doesn’t have time for much — he’s running Heartbreak Café when he’s not at school.The Heartbreak Café is a noisy hangout on the north Californian coast. Joe’s worked there for years, and knows what it takes. He’s sure Debbie won’t last a month — but Debbie’s determined to put up with his wisecracks and prove him wrong.

Just Desserts (1989)

Deborah Lesley and Joe Garbarini appear at last to have settled into a stable relationship, and with everything going smoothly at the Heartbreak Cafe, life seems pretty good.Then a big development corporation descends on Rockley Beach and the calm is shattered.Will Joe and his grandfather sell the Heartbreak. Debbie finds herself caught in the middle and once again her life is in turmoil…

The Main Attraction (1989)

Deborah Lesley’s parents have split up. She and her mother live in a tiny apartment in a second-rate condominium, and Debbie’s had to get an after school job as a waitress to earn extra money.Joe Garbarini is the manager of the Heartbreak Café — when he’s not at school. He’s super-cool, Mr Macho himself, and great on a motorbike. He and Debbie just do not get on.Movie-madness comes to Rockley Beach and the Heartbreak Café. The place is filled with kids trying to sign on as extras, and only Debbie and Joe seem to be unaffected — until Joe is asked to ride stunts on his motorbike, and he goes crazy too.

Catch of the Day (1989)

It’s a busy summer at the Heartbreak Cafe, but Deborah Leslie has got more than her job as a waitress to deal with.She still doesn’t know where she stands with Joe Garbarini — they spend all their time hurling insults at each other across the kitchen — and even her father doesn’t seem to need her any more. Then there’s her friend Art, a typical Californian surfer, without a care in the world — until he falls for a beautiful Mexican girl he saved from drowning. Only Debbie knows the danger Art is in, but to help him she’s going to need Joe’s support.

At Your Service (1989)

Nothing seems to be going right for Debbie Lesley and her first ever job at the Heartbreak Café. She and Joe Garbarini — who runs the place — don’t often have a civil word for each other, and to make matters worse, Joe’s glamorous girlfriend Wendy takes over Debbie’s daytime shift. Then the sparks really fly, and Debbie’s desperate. She doesn’t know where to turn. Her best friend Pam has taken up with a drag-racing rock singer, her boyfriend Grant is now an ex-boyfriend, and even her mother is going out on dates. What’s happening to her life?

Love to Go (1990)

At last everything is going right for Deborah Lesley— her best friend is working with her at the Heartbreak Cafe, it’s a beautiful summer, and now Joe Garbarini, the cool, macho manager, has finally decided that they make a great couple…But Debbie feels instinctively that trouble is on the way when a mysterious girl, dressed in black, appears in the cafe. Maybe she’s being paranoid — Joe thinks she’s over-reacting again — but Debbie is determined to stick to her principles.

Her Royal Spyness (2007)

London, 1932. Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, 34th in line for the English throne, is flat broke. She’s bolted Scotland, her greedy brother, and her fish-faced betrothed. London is a place where she’ll experience freedom, learn life lessons aplenty, do a bit of spying for HRH—oh, and find a dead Frenchman in her tub. Now her new job is to clear her long family name…

A Royal Pain (2008)

London, 1932. Poor Lady Georgiana–thirty-fourth in line to the throne–has nothing to serve her Bavarian princess houseguest, even though the Queen of England has requested that she entertain her. Then there’s the matter of the body in the bookshop and the princess’s unwitting involvement with the Communist party. It’s enough to drive a girl mad…

Royal Flush (2009)

Scotland, 1932. Back home until a little London scandal blows over, minor royal Lady Georgiana Rannoch has two equally important objectives. Queen Mary wants Georgie to keep the divorced, American, and entirely unsuitable Wallis Simpson from seducing the Prince of Wales, while Scotland Yard wants her to stop one of the members of the shooting party at Balmoral from turning their sights from the quails to His Royal Highness…

Royal Blood (2010)

London, 1932. With her hateful brother Binky in town, Georgie has been desperately seeking an escape. So when an invitation from the Queen of England arrives asking her to represent the royals at a wedding in Transylvania—legendary home of vampires—she’s delighted to accept. But when the bride starts acting a little batty and a prominent wedding guest is poisoned, something must be done lest the couple’s vows become “till undeath do they part…”

Naughty in Nice (2011)

London, 1933. Her Majesty the Queen is sending Georgie off to Nice with a secret assignment—to recover her priceless, stolen snuff box from the disreputable Sir Toby Groper. Her Majesty’s trust is an honor, but an even greater honor is bestowed upon Georgie in Nice when none other than Coco Chanel asks her to model the latest fashions.Unfortunately, things go disastrously wrong on the catwalk and before Georgie can snatch the snuff box, someone’s life is snuffed out in a very dastardly way. With a murderer on the loose—and Georgie’s beau Darcy seen in the company of another woman—how’s a girl to find any time to go to the casino?

Masked Ball at Broxley Manor (2012)

At the end of her first unsuccessful season out in society, Lady Georgiana has all but given up on attracting a suitable man—until she receives an invitation to a masked Halloween ball at Broxley Manor. Georgie is uncertain why she was invited, until she learns that the royal family intends to marry her off to a foreign prince, one reputed to be mad.When the prince, dressed as the devil, rescues her from an embarrassing situation at the ball, Georgie is surprised to find her unwanted suitor to be a dashing, charming man—especially when he pulls her aside and gives her the kiss of a lifetime. But as the time comes for the unmasking, Georgie’s rescuer vanishes and the party is thrown into chaos, making it clear that everything at Broxley Manor is not as it appears…

The Twelve Clues of Christmas (2012)

Scotland, 1933. While her true love, Darcy O’Mara, is spending his feliz navidad tramping around South America and her mother is holed up in a tiny village called Tiddleton-under-Lovey with droll playwright Noel Coward, Georgie is quite literally stuck at Castle Rannoch thanks to a snowstorm. It seems like a Christmas miracle when she manages to land a position as hostess to a posh holiday party in Tiddleton. The village should be like something out of A Christmas Carol, but as soon as she arrives things take a deadly turn when a neighborhood nuisance falls out of a tree. On her second day, another so-called accident results in a death—and there’s yet another on her third, making Georgie wonder if there’s something wicked happening in this winter wonderland…

Heirs and Graces (2013)

London, 1934. Entrusted by Her Majesty the Queen with grooming Jack Altringham—the Duke of Eynsford’s newly discovered heir fresh from the Outback of Australia—for high society, Georgie now has the luxurious opportunity to live in one of England’s most gorgeous stately homes. But upon her arrival at Kingsdowne Place, Georgie finds herself in a manor full of miscreants, none of whom are pleased with the discovery of her new ward. Then the duke announces he wants to choose his own heir and causes quite the hubbub. Somewhere along the way Jack’s hunting knife ends up in the duke’s back. Eyes fall, backs turn, and fingers point to the young heir. As if the rascal weren’t enough of a handful, now he’s suspected of murder. But while Jack may be wild, Georgie would bet the crown jewels it wasn’t he who killed the duke…

Queen of Hearts (2014)

England, 1934. Georgie’s mother, the glamorous and much-married actress, is hearing wedding bells once again—which is why she must hop across the pond for a quickie divorce in Reno. To offer her moral support, Georgie agrees to go along on the all expenses paid voyage across the Atlantic.While her mother meets movie mogul Cy Goldman—who insists on casting her in his next picture—Georgie finds herself caught up in the secret investigation of a suspected jewel thief. Lucky for her, the lead investigator happens to be her dashing beau, Darcy!Her mother’s movie and Darcy’s larceny lead everyone to Cy’s Hollywood home, where the likes of Charlie Chaplin are hanging about and there’s enough romantic intrigue to fill a double feature. But they hardly get a chance to work out the sleeping arrangements before Cy turns up dead. As if there wasn’t enough drama already…

Malice at the Palace (2015)

Caught between her high birth and empty purse, Georgie is relieved to receive a new assignment from the Queen. The King’s youngest son, George, is to wed Princess Marina of Greece, and the Queen wants Georgie to be her companion: showing her the best of London—and dispelling any rumors about George’s libertine history.The prince is known for his many affairs with women as well as men—including the great songwriter Noel Coward. But things truly get complicated when one of his supposed mistresses is murdered.The Queen wants the whole matter hushed. But as the case unfolds—and Georgie’s beau Darcy, as always, turns up in the most unlikely of places—their investigation brings them precariously close to the prince himself.

Crowned and Dangerous (2016)

As Lady Georgiana’s beloved Darcy drives her out of London, she soon discovers that he isn’t planning to introduce her to the pleasures of sinning in secret—as she had hoped—but to make her his wife! Of course, she’ll need special permission from the king to marry a Roman Catholic. Though he will inherit a title, Darcy is as broke as Georgie. Even his family’s Irish castle has been sold to a rich American who now employs his father. Nothing will deter them from their mission—except perhaps the news that Georgie’s future father-in-law has just been arrested for murdering the rich American. With the elopement postponed, they head for Ireland, where the suspect insists he’s innocent, and it’s up to them to prove it—for better or worse.

On Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service (2017)

When royal sleuth Georgie Rannoch receives a letter from her dearest friend Belinda, who’s in an Italian villa awaiting the birth of her illegitimate baby, she yearns to run to her side. If only she could find a way to get there! But then opportunity presents itself in a most unexpected way—her cousin the queen asks her to attend a house party in the Italian Lake Country. The Prince of Wales and the dreadful Mrs. Simpson have been invited, and Her Majesty is anxious to thwart a possible secret wedding.What luck! A chance to see Belinda, even if it is under the guise of stopping unwanted nuptials. Only that’s as far as Georgie’s fortune takes her. She soon discovers that she attended finishing school with the hostess of the party—and the hatred they had for each other then has barely dimmed. Plus, she needs to hide Belinda’s delicate condition from the other guests. And her dashing beau, Darcy’s (naturally) working undercover on a dangerous mission. Then her actress mother shows up, with a not-so-little task to perform. With all this subterfuge, it seems something is bound to go horribly wrong—and Georgie will no doubt be left to pick up the pieces when it does.

Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding (2018)

If only Darcy and I had eloped! What I thought would be a simple wedding has been transformed into a grand affair, thanks to the attendance of the queen, who has offered up the princesses as bridesmaids. Silly me! I thought that withdrawing from the royal line of succession would simplify my life. But before Darcy and I tie the knot in front of queen and country, we have to find a place to live as man and wife…House hunting turns out to be a pretty grim affair. Just as we start to lose hope, my globetrotting godfather offers us his fully staffed country estate. Mistress of Eynsleigh I shall be! With Darcy off in parts unknown, I head to Eynsleigh alone, only to have my hopes dashed. The grounds are in disarray and the small staff is suspiciously incompetent. Not to mention the gas tap leak in my bedroom, which I can only imagine was an attempt on my life. Something rotten is afoot–and bringing the place up to snuff may put me six feet under before I even get a chance to walk down the aisle…

Love and Death Among the Cheetahs (2019)

I was so excited when Darcy announced out of the blue that we were flying to Kenya for our extended honeymoon. Now that we are here, I suspect he has actually been sent to fulfill another secret mission. I am trying very hard not to pick a fight about it, because after all, we are in paradise! Darcy finally confides that there have been robberies in London and Paris. It seems the thief was a member of the aristocracy and may have fled to Kenya. Since we are staying in the Happy Valley—the center of upper-class English life—we are well positioned to hunt for clues and ferret out possible suspects. Now that I am a sophisticated married woman, I am doing my best to sound like one. But crikey! These aristocrats are a thoroughly loathsome sort enjoying a completely decadent lifestyle filled with wild parties and rampant infidelity. And one of the leading lights in the community, Lord Cheriton, has the nerve to make a play for me. While I am on my honeymoon! Of course, I put an end to that right off. When he is found bloodied and lifeless along a lonely stretch of road, it appears he fell victim to a lion. But it seems that the Happy Valley community wants to close the case a bit too quickly. Darcy and I soon discover that there is much more than a simple robbery and an animal attack to contend with here in Kenya. Nearly everyone has a motive to want Lord Cheriton dead and some will go to great lengths to silence anyone who asks too many questions. The hunt is on! I just hope I can survive my honeymoon long enough to catch a killer. . . .

The Last Mrs. Summers (2020)

I am a bit at loose ends at the moment. My cook, Queenie, is making my new role as mistress of Eynsleigh something akin to constant torture as Darcy is off on another one of his top secret jaunts. And Grandad is busy helping wayward youths avoid lives of crime. So when my dearest friend, Belinda, inherits an old cottage in Cornwall and begs me to go with her to inspect the property, I jump at the chance.After a heart-stopping journey in Belinda’s beast of a motorcar, we arrive at the creaky old cottage called White Sails and quickly realize that it is completely uninhabitable. Just when I’m starting to wonder if I would have been better off trying to get Queenie to cook a roast that hasn’t been burnt beyond all recognition, we meet Rose Summers, a woman Belinda knew as a child when she spent time in Cornwall. Rose invites us to stay at Trewoma Hall, the lovely estate now owned by her husband, Tony.Belinda confesses that she never liked Rose and had a fling with Tony years ago, so staying with them is far from ideal but beggars can’t be choosers as they say. Trewoma is not the idyllic house Belinda remembers. There’s something claustrophobic and foreboding about the place. Matters aren’t helped by the oppressively efficient housekeeper Mrs. Mannering or by the fact that Tony seems to want to rekindle whatever he and Belinda once had right under his wife’s nose.Our increasingly awkward visit soon turns deadly when a member of the household is found murdered and all clues point to Belinda as the prime suspect. I soon learn that some long buried secrets have come back to haunt those in residence at Trewoma Hall and I’ll need to sift through the ruins of their past so Belinda doesn’t lose her chance at freedom in the present. . . .

God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen (2021)

“Georgie is excited for her first Christmas as a married woman in her lovely new home. She suggests to her dashing husband, Darcy, that they have a little house party, but when Darcy receives a letter from his aunt Ermintrude, there is an abrupt change in plans. She has moved to a house on the edge of the Sandringham estate, near the royal family, and wants to invite Darcy and his new bride for Christmas. Aunt Ermintrude hints that the queen would like Georgie nearby. Georgie had not known that Aunt Ermintrude was a former lady-in-waiting and close confidante of her royal highness. The letter is therefore almost a royal request, so Georgie, Darcy, and their Christmas guests: Mummy, Grandad, Fig, and Binky all head to Sandringham.Georgie soon learns that the notorious Mrs. Simpson, mistress to the Prince of Wales, will also be in attendance. It is now crystal clear to Georgie that the Queen expects her to do a bit of spying. There is tension in the air from the get-go, and when Georgie pays a visit to the queen, she learns that there is more to her request than just some simple eavesdropping. There have been a couple of strange accidents at the estate recently. Two gentlemen of the royal household have died in mysterious circumstances and another has been shot by mistake during a hunt. Georgie begins to suspect that a member of the royal family is the real target but her investigation will put her new husband and love of her life, Darcy, in the crosshairs of a killer.”

Sharing Sam (1995)

How can you take the guy your best friend loves . . . when your best friend’s going to die?Alison Chapman has always believed she’d fall in love hard. And she does—with Sam Cody, a new guy with a gorgeous face and brooding eyes, a guy who’s impossible to resist. When Sam asks her to the Valentine’s Day dance, Alison is elated . . . until she finds out that her best friend, Isabella Cates-Lopez, has fallen for Sam,too . . . until she finds out that Isabella is dying. Now Alison wants Isabella’s last days to be her happiest ever—even if she and Sam have to hide their love. Even if, by sharing Sam, Alison risks losing him forever.

The Boy Next Door (1995)

Moving from New York City to Wyoming means that Amber Collins must give up her school, social life, and cool boyfriend, but then she meets Rich Miller–and her former boyfriend decides to visit her.

Who Do You Love? (1996)

Practicing her skating with an eye to the Olympics, Kirsten Hayes sees her new partner, Kai Bergstrom, as a loud-mouthed, hockey-playing “hunk,” until she experiences the charms of his embrace.

What We Did Last Summer (1998)

After the perfect romance with sexy Josh Nelson, Sara Connelly is devastated to part ways and return to her hometown at summer’s end. But Sara’s spirits are quickly lifted when she finds out she’s moving to Connecticut–where Josh lives! When Sara sees Josh in the halls of her new school, she knows they’re meant to be together…until she meets Josh’s girlfriend.Sara does what any intelligent, heartbroken girl would do–she tells Josh she has a boyfriend. And she does…kind of. Her new buddy Tim Kaplan just happens to be a cute guy. After a lot of begging and pleading, Sara convinces him to play along. Tim slips into the role perfectly–so perfectly, in fact, that Josh is soon longing to pick up where he and Sara left off. At last Sara has Josh right where she wants him…but is he still the one she wants?

Trust Me (1998)

Kenya Clarke caught her boyfriend in the act…of cheating on her! She dumped him immediately and swore that she’d never fall in love again. But right when Kenya is sure that no guy can be trusted, she meets sexy Scott Hutson. One look at his amazing smile would make any girl melt.Even though Scott seems like the perfect guy, Kenya isn’t ready to give her heart away…not yet. So she devises a little test. Her friend Monica will ask Scott out. If he’s not tempted, Kenya can ease her mind. But Kenya just might discover that when you play games with love, you don’t always win….

Kiss and Tell (1998)

Abby Stewart knows her final summer at Camp Emerson is going to be her best yet. She’s thrilled that Greg Neill, her best friend from home, is hitting it off with Joanna Klein, her best friend from camp. There are even some sparks flying between them! Plus, Abby’s met a gorgeous new guy herself–Will Stevenson. With all the coupling going on, love is definitely in the air!At first, Abby’s ecstatic that she’s snagged Will. But the more time Abby spends with him, the more she realizes there’s something missing. Being with Will is not like…well, it’s nothing like hanging out with Greg. And now, as Abby watches Greg and Joanna flirt, she’s struck by unexpected tinges of jealousy. Has Abby overlooked her one perfect guy all these years?

While You Were Gone (1999)

Who would you choose?For the first time in her life, Patricia is in love. Evan is sexy and artistic, and best of all, he treats Patricia like a queen. But when Patricia’s longtime crush moves back to town after two years away, it’s hard for her to resist his charms. Will Patricia give up Evan to be with the guy she thought she’d never have?

Torn Apart (1999)

After returning home to New York City, Amber yearns to be in Wyoming with her boyfriend, Rich, and when Amber discovers that Rich recently got a new beautiful next-door neighbor, she develops greater fears and insecurities that add to the strain of their long-distance relationship.

How Do I Tell? (1999)

After meeting the romantic and charming Ervin, Vanessa finds herself making comparisons between him and her not-so-perfect boyfriend, Russell, yet in trying to be just friends with Ervin, she begins to look at things in an entirely new way.

Justin & Nicole (2000)

Help! It’s prom time and once again, Nicole is without a date. Not that she needs one–she’s perfectly happy to hang out with her interesting, intelligent self. So why did she open her big mouth and announce she was going to the prom with this cute stranger she met at the mall? Not only does she not know who he is or if he’s taken, she’s only got three days to track him down!

Jake & Christy (2000)

Christy’s mom thinks Jake is the perfect guy for her. Sure, he’s cute and smart, but he’s also pretty obnoxious. But it just so happens that Christy and Jake’s mothers are best friends. That’s why when Jake surprised her by asking her to the prom, Christy found herself saying yes. Her mom has been sick for a long time, and she hates to let her mom down, even if it means spending the most romantic night of her life with Jake. But can she really go through with it? It’s only one night, but it’s a memory for a lifetime.

Murphy’s Law (2001)

When spirited redhead Molly Murphy was growing up a peasant on the coast of Ireland she always imagined there was something more in store for her. She couldn’t have known how right she was until the day she became a murderer, albeit in self-defense. Under drastic circumstances, Molly is forced to strike out into a new world. With the police right behind her, Molly’s only chance at escape is a false identity and a steamship that will take her far, far away: to America.When her ship sails into New York Harbor, with the majestic figure of the Statue of Liberty providing comfort and inspiration, Molly is sure her whole life is in front of her. But she’s got one last hurdle to clear: Ellis Island. She is just one among thousands of immigrants on the tiny island, awaiting their fate with anxiety and hope. Unfortunately for Molly, before she is able to leave the island a man is brutally murdered, his throat cut from ear to ear, and coincidence and fate make her a suspect in a crime she didn’t commit. Under a cloud of suspicion, and due largely to a growing mutual attraction between Molly and the handsome police captain in charge of the case, she is allowed to leave Ellis Island for Manhattan. Unfortunately, she’s got a mission she couldn’t have anticipated: clear her own name of murder. Alone in a new country with no one to lean on, Molly hits the vibrant streets of New York intent on finding out what really happened. After all, if she can’t, she’ll be sent back to Ireland, where the dreaded gallows await.

Death of Riley (2002)

Molly Murphy has finally begun to forget the unpleasant murder of a would-be rapist back in Ireland, not to mention her investigation into the murder of a fellow recent Irish immigrant, and is finally free to begin her life in New York City. Given her experiences so far in the New World, Molly has decided that her first order of business is to become a private investigator, a people finder of sorts, working for families in Europe who’ve lost touch with relatives in America. Not only might this put some food on her table, but her second order of business is to hook the handsome NYPD police captain Daniel Sullivan, and she envisions lots of opportunities to “seek his counsel” in her new profession.Paddy Riley is a tough old Cockney p.i. who specializes in divorce work, and with a little persuasion he’s ready to take on Molly as an apprentice. It’s not exactly what she imagined, but she plans to make the most of it. That is, until she comes in to work one day to find her new world turned upside down and all expectations for her professional life suddenly up in the air.

For the Love of Mike (2003)

Molly Murphy is starting to think the cards are stacked against her. She’s determined to be a private detective, but hampering her investigations is the fact that she’s finding many places in turn-of-the-century New York City where women are not welcome, something that’s as frustrating to her fiery Irish pride as it is to her rapidly emptying pocketbook.Then two business opportunities pop up simultaneously. An aristocratic family in Dublin fears their daughter has fled to the New World with her unsavory boyfriend, and they hire Molly to track the two down and send the young woman back home. Before she has time to consider her good luck, she’s asked to go undercover as a piece worker in the garment business and investigate a potential case of industrial espionage. Now if she can only solve both cases without the help of Daniel Sullivan, the police captain who claims he loves her but who is engaged to someone else…

In Like Flynn (2005)

Fledgling private investigator Molly Murphy’s latest assignment gives her the opportunity to escape the typhoid epidemic sweeping across New York City in the summer of 1902 for the lush Hudson River Valley. And it comes from an unlikely source-Captain Daniel Sullivan, a New York City police detective and erstwhile beau of Molly’s. She has vowed to keep him at arm’s length until he can rid himself of his socialite fiancée, but she can’t pass up the chance to take advantage of his offer of a real detective job.Daniel hires Molly to go undercover inside the country household of Senator Barney Flynn, in Peekskill, New York. Flynn’s wife, Theresa, has become the latest devotee of a pair of spiritualists known as the Sorensen Sisters. The frail Theresa is desperate to use the sisters’ alleged abilities to hold a séance to contact her infant son, who was kidnapped five years ago and never found; the accused kidnapper was killed before he could tell police where the boy was being held. But the police are sure the women are frauds.When Molly allows herself to be distracted from the Sorensen Sisters and the members of the Flynn household by the unsolved kidnapping, it is a race against time to find out what’s really going on before it’s too late.

Oh Danny Boy (2006)

In turn-of-the-century New York City, Irish immigrant Molly Murphy is contemplating giving up PI work for something a little less complicated, less exciting. Molly has had quite enough excitement recently, thank you very much. Especially from the handsome but deceptive NYPD captain Daniel Sullivan, whom she’d like to avoid completely. But when Daniel is accused of accepting bribes and lands himself in the Tombs, the notorious city jail, he begs Molly to help prove he was framed, and after everything they’ve been through, she cannot turn him down.As she finds herself drawn further and further into the case, she begins to fear that Daniel’s trouble is related to one of his investigations—catching the Eastside Ripper, a serial killer who is targeting prostitutes.

In Dublin’s Fair City (2007)

Molly Murphy’s beau Captain Daniel Sullivan may be out of jail on bail, but he’s still a ways from clearing his name, and his foul mood has Molly in search of a little breathing room when providence steps in in the form of a proposition from New York City’s renowned theatrical impresario Tommy Burke. America has been very good to Tommy, and now that he’s getting on in years, he’d like to pass some of that good fortune on to his family back in Ireland. That’s, of course, if Molly can find the long-lost baby sister his family left in the care of a parish priest when they fled the famine and avoid the warrant out for her arrest that forced Molly to flee herself. Tempted by the prospect of going home for the first time in years and putting her fledging detective agency on firm financial ground, Molly throws caution to the wind and climbs aboard the White Start Liner Majestic with hopes of sneaking on and off the isle without raising a peep. But even before Molly lands on the other side of the Atlantic, Broadway’s leading actress, Oona Sheehan, has gone missing from the ship, and her maid is found dead in her cabin.

Tell Me, Pretty Maiden (2008)

It’s wintertime in New York, and for the first time since Irish immigrant Molly Murphy started her early-twentieth-century detective agency, she is completely snowed in with work. While she’s proving to be quite the entrepreneur and is very much in demand by some of Broadway’s brightest stars and Fifth Avenue’s richest families, she has to grudgingly admit that if she’s going to work more than one case at a time, then she’s going to need some help. Molly’s beau, the recently and wrongly suspended police captain Daniel Sullivan, would make an ideal associate, but before they can agree on the terms of his employment, they stumble upon a young woman lying unconscious in the middle of a snow-covered Central Park. When the woman wakes up she is disorientated and has and lost her ability to speak, the authorities are about to pack her off to an insane asylum when Molly can’t help but step in and take on yet another case.

In a Gilded Cage (2009)

Irish immigrant Molly Murphy and her New York City P.I. business are in the midst of a sweeping influenza epidemic and a fight for women’s suffrage that lands her in jail. Her betrothed, Police Captain Daniel Sullivan, finds her, but he hardly has time to bail her out, what with Chinese gangs battling for control of a thriving opium trade. The only consolation Molly can take from her vexing afternoon in the clink is that it made her some new friends among the Vassar suffragists—and brought her a pair of new cases.For the first, Emily Boswell is convinced her miserly uncle stole her inheritance and wants Molly to uncover the truth behind her parents’ lives and deaths. Second, Emily’s college roommate Fanny Poindexter wants Molly to find proof of her husband’s philandering so that she can leave him without one red cent. But when Fanny dies and her husband claims she’s a victim of the epidemic, it’s more than Molly’s conscience can take.

The Last Illusion (2010)

Irish immigrant and PI Molly Murphy is thrilled to have a ticket to the theater to see a trio of illusionists that are all the rage. Indeed, headlining is Harry Houdini, the most sensational of them all; he has just returned from entertaining European kings and queens for a brief run on Broadway.But before Houdini can even take the stage, the opening act goes horribly wrong and to the crowd’s shock the illusionist saws into his assistant. In the aftermath, the stunned performer accuses Houdini of tampering with the equipment he keeps under lock and key. And he’s not the only one critical of “The King of Handcuffs.” Risking his life every night, Houdini has raised the stakes to such a perilous level that he’s putting lesser acts out of business.With everyone on edge, Houdini’s wife hires Molly to be part investigator/part bodyguard, but how can she protect a man who literally risks his life every night? And how is she going to uncover whether these masters of illusion are simply up to their tricks or if there truly is something much more treacherous going on.

Bless the Bride (2011)

With Molly Murphy’s wedding to NYPD Captain Daniel Sullivan quickly approaching, the Irish sleuth heads to the Westchester County countryside, where his mother can lend her a hand and advise her on a bride’s proper place. And shockingly, Molly seems to be agreeing. She has already promised that she’ll close up her PI business and settle down after marrying, but she isn’t a married woman yet. So, when she gets word of a possible case, she sneaks back into the city to squeeze in a little more sleuthing before the wedding bells can ring.A wealthy Chinese immigrant wants her to find his missing bride, and Molly—sure she isn’t getting the whole story—suspects that his bride ran off. But where could she go? The only Chinese women in early-twentieth-century New York are kept under lock and key, and Molly can’t help but wonder if she’s saving the woman from the streets or helping to lock her away for good.

The Amersham Rubies (2011)

Before Molly Murphy crossed the Atlantic or even had an inkling that she might someday become a much sought after private investigator in New York City, young Molly lived in Ireland in a small cottage with her father, brothers and little else.While keeping herself and her home together, Molly receives a request from Lady Hartley—the lady of the country estate where Molly lives, and the family that employs Molly’s father and brothers. The Hartleys are hosting a ball at their manor house, and there will be so many fine gentlemen and ladies in attendance that Lady Hartley needs Molly to help some of her guests prepare for the ball.Beautiful debutantes, dresses of the finest fabrics, and sparkling chandeliers are all on display, as are heirloom jewels like the Amersham rubies—a stunning and priceless ruby necklace that has been in the Amersham family for generations. When the rubies go inexplicably missing from Lady Amersham’s neck in the middle of the party, the high-spirited Molly must rely on her wits to solve her first case in Rhys Bowen’s charming prequel to her beloved Anthony and Agatha Award–winning historical mystery series.

Hush Now, Don’t You Cry (2012)

Molly Murphy is supposed to give up sleuthing now that she’s married, but the murder of an alderman puts her on the trail of a killer.Molly Murphy, now Molly Sullivan, and her husband Daniel, a captain in the New York Police department, have been invited to spend their honeymoon on the Newport, RI, estate of Alderman Brian Hannan in the spring of 1904. Molly doesn’t entirely trust the offer. Hannan—an ambitious man—has his eye on a senate seat and intentions of taking Tammany Hall to get it. When Hannan is found dead at the base of the cliffs that overlook the Atlantic, Molly’s suspicions are quickly justified, and as much as she wants to keep her promise to Daniel that she won’t do any more sleuthing now, there isn’t much she can do once the chase is on.

The Face in the Mirror (2013)

Molly Murphy—Molly Sullivan, now that she and Daniel are finally married—is bored. Having given up her detective agency when she married, she now finds that her life is much less exciting, her days an endless stretch of housekeeping and chores. But when Molly secretly attends a suffragist meeting with her friends Sid and Gus and meets a shy, distracted woman who claims to live in a haunted house, everything is about to change.

The Family Way (2013)

Molly Murphy—now Molly Sullivan—is a year into her marriage, expecting her first child, and confined to the life of a housewife. She’s restless and irritable in the enforced idleness of pregnancy and the heat of a New York summer in 1905. So when a trip to the post office brings a letter addressed to her old detective agency asking her to locate a missing Irish serving maid, Molly figures it couldn’t hurt to at least ask around, despite her promise to Daniel to give up her old career as a detective. On the same day, Molly learns that five babies have been kidnapped in the past month.Refusing to let Molly help with the kidnapping investigation, Daniel sends her away to spend the summer with his mother. But even in the quiet, leafy suburbs, Molly’s own pending motherhood makes her unable to ignore these missing children. What she uncovers will lead her on a terrifying journey through all levels of society, putting her life—and that of her baby—in danger.

Through the Window (2014)

Molly Murphy–now Molly Sullivan–is absolutely thrilled to give birth to her first child, a beautiful little boy named Liam. But while confined to bed rest for the weeks following his birth, she finds herself watching the activity across the street through her window, and she soon begins to notice some odd goings-on that set her detective’s sixth sense to tingling.

City of Darkness and Light (2014)

Molly and Daniel Sullivan are settling happily into the new routines of parenthood, but their domestic bliss is shattered the night a gang retaliates against Daniel for making a big arrest. Daniel wants his family safely out of New York City as soon as possible. In shock and grieving, but knowing she needs to protect their infant son Liam, Molly agrees to take him on the long journey to Paris to stay with her friends Sid and Gus, who are studying art in the City of Light.But upon arriving in Paris, nothing goes as planned. Sid and Gus seem to have vanished into thin air, and Molly’s search to figure out what happened to them will lead her through all levels of Parisian society, from extravagant salons to the dingy cafes where starving artists linger over coffee and loud philosophical debates. And when in the course of her search she stumbles across a dead body, Molly, on her own in a foreign country, starts to wonder if she and Liam might be in even more danger in Paris than they had been at home.

The Edge of Dreams (2015)

Molly Murphy Sullivan’s husband Daniel, a captain in the New York City police force, is stumped. He’s chasing a murderer whose victims have nothing in common—nothing except for the taunting notes that are delivered to Daniel after each murder. And when Daniel receives a note immediately after Molly and her young son Liam are in a terrible train crash, Daniel and Molly both begin to fear that maybe Molly herself was the target.Molly’s detective instincts are humming, but finding the time to dig deeper into this case is a challenge. She’s healing from injuries sustained in the crash and also sidetracked by her friends Sid and Gus’s most recent hobby, dream analysis. And when Molly herself starts suffering from strange dreams, she wonders if they just might hold the key to solving Daniel’s murder case.

Away in a Manger (2015)

It’s Christmas time in 1905 New York City, and for once, Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to the approaching holidays. She has a family of her own now: she and Daniel have a baby son and twelve-year-old Bridie is living with them as their ward. As Molly and the children listen to carolers in the street, they hear a lovely voice, the voice of an angel, and see a beggar girl huddled in a doorway, singing “Away in a Manger.” Bridie is touched by the girl’s ragged clothes and wants to help her out if they can.

Time of Fog and Fire (2016)

Molly Murphy Sullivan’s husband Daniel, a police captain in turn-of-the-century New York City, is in a precarious position. The new police commissioner wants him off the force altogether. So when Daniel’s offered an assignment from John Wilkie, head of the secret service, he’s eager to accept.Molly can’t draw any details of the assignment out of him, even where he’ll be working. But when she spots him in San Francisco during a movie news segment, she starts to wonder if he’s in even more danger than she had first believed. And then she receives a strange and cryptic letter from him, leading her to conclude that he wants her to join him in San Francisco. Molly knows that if Daniel’s turning to her rather than John Wilkie or his contacts in the police force, something must have gone terribly wrong. What can she do for him that the police can’t? Especially when she doesn’t even know what his assignment is?

The Ghost of Christmas Past (2017)

Semi-retired private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is suffering from depression after a miscarriage following her adventure in San Francisco during the earthquake of 1906. She and her husband, Daniel, are invited for Christmas at a mansion on the Hudson, and they gratefully accept, expecting a peaceful and relaxing holiday season.Not long after they arrive, however, they start to feel the tension in the house’s atmosphere. Then they learn that the host couple’s young daughter wandered out into the snow ten years ago and was never seen again. Molly can identify with the mother’s pain at never knowing what happened to her child and wants to help, but there is so little to go on. No ransom note. No body ever found. But Molly slowly begins to suspect that the occupants of the house know more than they are letting on.Then, on Christmas Eve, there is a knock at the door and a young girl stands there. “I’m Charlotte,” she says. “I’ve come home.”

Wild Irish Rose (2022)

New York, 1907: Now that she’s no longer a private detective—at least not officially—Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to a time of settled tranquility with friends and family. Back in New York, where her own story began, Molly decides to accompany some friends to Ellis Island to help distribute clothing to those in need. This journey quickly stirs up memories for Molly. When you’re far from home and see people from your country, every face looks like a family member.That evening Molly’s policeman husband, Daniel, is late returning home. He comes with a tale to tell: there was a murder on Ellis Island that day, and the main suspect is the spitting image of Molly. The circumstances are eerily similar to when Molly herself arrived on Ellis Island, and she can’t help but feel a sense of fate. Molly was meant to be there that day so that she can clear this woman’s name.

The Secrets of Lake Success (1993)

Lizzy hides a secret from her past from her husband, pharmaceutical giant P. Stuart Atkins, III, while he tries to control Honey, his mistress and a former showgirl

Trade Winds (1993)

Grace and Contessa followed the men they loved to a tiny Caribbean island jewel called St. Martin where Christoff, his sons Robert and Will, and their friend Rick discovered everything they had dreamed of. It was the perfect place to escape from the insanity of the outside world and build their fortunes, Paradise Rum and the Tradewinds Hotel. But the island heat inflamed passionate romance and redhot jealousy. They soon learned that St. Martin was not big enough for two reigning families. There were hidden secrets in this paradise, and a price to pay to live there.

The Graduates (1986)

Best friends Jill and Toni are separated when Jill enters the exclusive Rosemont College, and Jill must cope with her studies, her popular but spoiled roommate, Sheridan, and a handsome senior, Kyle

The Trouble with Toni (1986)

Toni, lonely with Jill away at college, throws herself into a whirlwind of new activities–work, classes, the local theater, and romance–that might be more than she can handle

Out of Love (1986)

Lonely and heartbroken after breaking up with her long-time boyfriend, Craig, Jill tries to find solace in a whirlwind of activities and meets a new boy

Old Friends, New Friends (1986)

Jill Gardner can hardly wait to get back to Seattle and spend her Thanksgiving vacation with her best friend Toni, but her visit doesn’t turn out exactly as she expected

Growing Pains (1986)

Jill and Toni’s plans for spending two weeks at a ski resort, working at glamorous jobs, turn sour when they find themselves scrubbing floors and washing pots

Homecoming Dance (1991)

Joanie’s date for the Homecoming Dance, the popular and handsome Kyle Carpenter, brings her sudden popularity, but it could cost her her friendship with glamorous Brooke Stevenson

New Year’s Eve (1991)

Nicole is sentenced to work at a residence for troubled kids after a New Year’s Eve party ends in disaster, and she keeps the secret from everyone, except one special person who might understand

Night of the Prom (1992)

Kyle Carpenter and Gina Parducci are thrown together when, after Gina’s boyfriend leaves her for Kyle’s girlfriend, the two begin working together as lifeguards.

Graduation Day (1992)

Forced to take shop, Becky Bliese must rely on the help of her greatest adversary, school goof-off Kyle Carpenter, in order to receive the A that will help her get into Yale.

Cool in School (1996)

Joining the exclusive Future Female Scientists club, Tia is disappointed when an unimpressed Tamera dubs her Queen of the Geeks, until the adorable Clyde asks her to become his tutor

You Read My Mind (1996)

Falsely accused of cheating on a history quiz, identical twins Tia and Tamera are sentenced to take separate classes and decide to avoid the classes they don’t like by switching places

One Crazy Christmas (1996)

When an unwanted Christmas guest turns out to be a very handsome young man, Tia and Tamera become rivals for his attention, until Tia’s mom, Lisa, sets her sights on another guest.

Homegirl on the Range (1996)

Disliking Tia’s mom’s new boyfriend, the twins fear that he will separate them again when he announces his plans to take Tia and her mother to Texas, and the girls, with the help of Tamera’s father, plan a divide-and-conquer attack.

He’s All That (1997)

Twins Tia and Tamera take drastic measures to avoid losing a couple of cute boys, with Tia going out on a double date with her mom, and Tamera agreeing to a night out with the neighborhood nerd.

Summer Daze (1997)

Working as junior counselors at summer camp, Tia and Tamera are both attracted to Patrick the lifeguard, and an all-out sibling war ensues.

Star Quality (1997)

Determined to outshine her popular twin, Tamera auditions for the school play and is cast in the leading role opposite the handsomest boy in school, but when stardom goes to her head, Tia promises to save her.

All Rapped Up (1997)

Despite Tia’s decision to give up on men, she finds herself dancing with her twin Tamera’s date, a rap artist whom Tamera has been actively pursuing, at the spring formal, and soon the twins are facing a difficult situation.

Two Girls, One Boy (1987)

Caroline’s thrilled to find out she’s got a long-lost cousin exactly her age. But she’s horrified when Chrissy comes to spend a year with her family. Caroline’s a reserved and polite only child—now she has to share her life with a loud, unsophisticated, embarrassing farm girl. But when she complains, her parents tell her Chrissy just isn’t used to city ways.Then Chrissy begins spending lots of time with Caroline’s boyfriend, Alex. Now Caroline’s really had it. She can’t be expected to share everything! But can she win Alex back, or has she waited too long to put her foot down?

Trading Places (1987)

When Chrissy, an Iowa farm girl visiting her relatives in San Francisco, falls for Hunter, a boy who mistakes her for an art expert, she decides to act like her sophisticated cousin Caroline

The Last Dance (1987)

Chrissy convinces her cousin, Carolline, to audition for the school musical, but because of time limitations, Caroline is forced to choose between play rehearsals and her ballet lessons

Dear Cousin (1987)

When Chrissy becomes Maxwell High’s secret advice columnist, she decides to help solve her cousin Caroline’s romantic problems, but after the plan backfires, Caroline promises never to speak to Chrissy again.

Tug of War (1987)

Caroline is excited when her cousin, Chrissy, gets a summer job as a counselor at the same camp where Caroline is working, until they both become interested in the same boy.

Surf’s Up (1987)

When Chrissy becomes infatuated with an Hawaiian surfer, Caroline sends Ben a note warning him about his new rival

Double Take (1987)

Chrissy must spend her senior year in San Francisco after her parents’ Iowa home is wiped out by a tornado, and Caroline can’t believe how enthusiastic her farm-girl cousin is about spending another year in the city

Make Me a Star (1987)

When Chrissy and Caroline find out that a California director is looking for two girls to co-star opposite teen heartthrobs Pete Becker and Nick Matthews they are sure they will get cast.

Big Sister (1988)

When Chrissy’s younger brother, Will, comes to San Francisco to finish out the school year, his choice of friends and outrageous behavior lead big sister Chrissy to try to straighten him out

Out in the Cold (1988)

When Chrissy falls and hurts her ankle on a school ski trip, Caroline, her cousin, becomes convinced that Chrissy is faking in order to capture the attention of Stefan a handsome exchange student

Blind Date (1988)

Cousin’s Caroline and Chrissy play musical identities when Caroline backs out of a blind date, but the switch becomes a problem when Chrissy invades her cousin’s territory

It’s My Turn (1988)

Caroline is upset when her cousin Chrissy asks to be senior speaker at their graduation ceremony and is asked to the Senior Ball by Alex, Caroline’s ex-boyfriend.

Home Sweet Home (1988)

Finally separated after a two-year visit, Chrissy and Caroline begin to miss each other after a few weeks, and Caroline comes up with a plan to reunite and have a final carefree summer before college

Dream Come True (1988)

Chrissy and Caroline get a big break when they loft-sit in Manhattan and take jobs as an intern at a teen magazine and as a foreign interpreter to the United Nations and have the opportunity to experience city life.

Campus Cousins (1988)

Cousins Chrissy and Caroline find first year at Colorado University a trying one when Chrissy joins the Climbing Club and Caroline joins the exclusive music society.

Roadtrip (1989)

Cousins Chrissy and Caroline visit Caroline’s boyfriend at the Fort Collins Air Force Academy, and Chrissy is thrilled to meet handsome senior cadet William Powell, but Caroline’s romance is headed for a crash

One Step Too Far (1989)

Still recovering from her unexpected break-up with Luke, Caroline decides to tutor inmates at a nearby prison, but her busy cousin Chrissy comes to Caroline’s aid when she gets carried away with her altruistic intentions

Having a Ball (1989)

Their first year at Colorado University brings many changes as Caroline switches her major from French literature to sociology and meets a fellow social reformer, and Chrissy receives an engagement ring and an invitation to join her boyfriend in Australia.Their first year at Colorado University brings many changes as Caroline switches her major from French literature to sociology and meets a fellow social reformer, and Chrissy receives an engagement ring and an invitation to join her boyfriend in Australia

California Girl (1983)

Bantam Paperback 1981 Date. Sweet Dreams. #6. Will she win her Olympic dream only to lose her love….

Love Match (1983)

Joanna is forced to choose between her desire to become the best player on her tennis team and her love for a fellow member, Rick

Ten-Boy Summer (1983)

Jill’s vacation gets off to a wild start when her best friend, Toni, thinks up a contest – who can be the first to date ten new boys! It seems like a great solution to a boring summer until the girls get into a big fight over one of the boys. Suddenly the friendly competition turns into all-out war. When Jill meets Date Number Three and she knows she’s in love. And Craig likes her too – in fact, he wants her all to himself. But he doesn’t know about the contest, and Jill’s afraid to tell him. If she drops out of the contest, Jill won’t be able to face her best friend. If she doesn’t she’ll lose the boy she loves.

Daydreamer (1983)

When Lisa’s parents split up, she has to leave glamorous Hollywood, her father, and her movie-star mother to live with a grandmother she hardly knows. How can she ever be happy again? All too often, Lisa finds herself escaping into daydreams — dreams of fame, friends, and boyfriends galore, Hollywood, her parents, and falling in love. But when her fantasy bubble bursts, she has to open her eyes to the fact that, in real life, things don’t always work out the way they do in dreams.

Ghost of a Chance (1984)

Meredith Markham’s not hapy about spending the summer taking care of her sick aunt in Maine. The weather is miserable, she’s stuck inside a spooky old beach house, and worst of all, her boyfriend, Peter, is a thousand miles away.Meredith resigns herself to daydreaming about Peter and writing to her friends back home – until she meets Nat Franklin. He seems to be everywhere, haunting her thoughts and haunting her dreams. She tries to put him out of her mind – after all, she has a wonderful boyfriend, and Nat has a girlfriend, too. But it’s not easy. Will Meredith be able to stay true to Peter during her summer by the sea? There’s only the ghost of a chance.

Exchange of Hearts (1984)

Fiona Henley, an exchange student from England, struggles to remain faithful to her boyfriend back home despite her attraction to an American boy

Lovebirds (1984)

Uneasy about spending time with her filmmaker father–whom she has not seen since her parents’ divorce–while he is filming in the rugged outback of Australia, Tiffany hopes to gain the attention of their handsome guide

The Two of Us (1984)

After botching up an attempt to impress her classmates at her new school in Connecticut, Stephanie decides to pose as her own twin sister, exciting rock singer Stormy Fenton.

Follow That Boy (1985)

Desperately homesick for Massachusetts and missing her boyfriend, Don, Kristy Johnson, newly arrived in Hawaii, finds herself torn between a carefree islander and a boy who looks like her old boyfriend

101 Ways to Meet Mr. Right (1985)

Now that she’s a sophomore, Darcy is ready to meet the perfect boy – if only she knew where to find him. She decides to write a term paper on the subject. Naturally, that means she has to do some research. But when parties, after-school hangouts, and even the chess club get her nowhere, Darcy begins to panic.Darcy turns to her brother’s best friend Chris for advice. Then she discovers Chris is the boy she’s been waiting for. But Chris thinks of her as a little sister! Now that she’s found the right boy, will he ever realize she’s the right girl?

The Great Boy Chase (1985)

When Jill and Toni embark on a summer tour of Europe, Jill finds her world turned upside down by a romantic Italian boy named Carlo

My Secret Love (1986)

When Lata Mitchell falls in love with a boy who lives on the poorer side of town, she tries to keep it a secret from her snobbish mother

Never Say Goodbye (1987)

Upset when her father’s illness forces the sale of their Wyoming ranch and the family’s move to Denver, Eden finds consolation in her work for a riding stable until arrogant Ryan Benson shows up for lessons

Sleepover Madness (1995)

When everything goes wrong during her first week of sixth grade, Kaitlin Durham is relieved when she makes two new friends in Emily Delgado and Lexie Taylor, and the three plan a weekend sleepover, with disastrous results.

Four’s a Crowd (1995)

When her stepsister Samantha comes for a visit, Emily Delgado becomes disgusted as Samantha takes over their shared bedroom and befriends a snobby girl, and Emily and her friends plot to get rid of her at a sleepover showdown.

Forever Friday (1995)

Anticipating a fun-filled weekend of skiing, hot chocolate, and games at Lexie’s dad’s mountain cabin, the Sleepover pals find their plans ruined by a blizzard that traps them indoors and brings out the worst in everybody.

Toe-Shoe Trouble (1996)

When her mother insists that she take ballet rather than horseback riding lessons, Kaitlin misses the time spent with her friends, especially when recital practices conflict with Friday-night sleepovers.

Secret Valentine (1996)

Sending herself a valentine from an imaginary secret admirer, Lexie Taylor finds more trouble than she anticipated when her friends expect her to attend the forthcoming Valentine’s Day dance with him.

Ginger’s First Kiss (1994)

Two best friends find they have a lot to learn about friendship, boys, and life in general when they go from their small town to high school in Phoenix

Roni’s Dream Boy (1994)

Roni’s really done it this time! She’s agreed to pretend to be the girlfriend of . . . a nerd! She thought it would be easy. But then she met the nerd’s friend, and Roni fell in love for real. Now she’s got too many boys on her hands!

Karen’s Perfect Match (1994)

Our new “friends” (the Nerds) have actually done something right for a change! They invented a computer program to match up each of us with the right boy—and it worked! Karen’s match is perfect—he’s even in the orchestra with her. But every time we try to get them together, Karen runs the other way!

Queen Justine (1994)

In her quest to find a boyfriend, wealthy Justine jeopardizes her friendship with the girls of the Boyfriend Club

Ginger’s New Crush (1994)

Just as her romance with Ben seems to be faltering, Ginger finds a potential new boyfriend, when her crusade to save a Native American holy place from commercial development takes her to the school’s ecology club

Roni’s Two-Boy Trouble (1994)

Roni’s really done it this time! She’s agreed to pretend to be the girlfriend of . . . a nerd! She thought it would be easy. But then she met the nerd’s friend, and Roni fell in love for real. Now she’s got too many boys on her hands!

No More Boys (1995)

What a disaster! Valentine’s Day is only a few days away and all our boyfriends are out of control. Karen and Ginger are so mad at James and Ben, they’re not even speaking to them. Roni’s sick of boys entirely. And ever since Justine joined the tennis team, Danny has been acting like her enemy. Now no one has a date for the Valentine’s dance.

Karen’s Lessons in Love (1995)

Ever since Karen broke up with James, she’s been a new person. She even became a peer tutor to take her mind off her breakup. We thought she was crazy, but it worked—maybe too well. Her student, Darren, is a pain, but his big brother is awfully cute. Unfortunately, Karen can’t seem to get either brother to pay attention to her!

Roni’s Sweet Fifteen (1995)

Feeling that she is losing her boyfriend Drew, fourteen-year-old Roni dates a new boy at school and makes some discoveries about herself

Justine’s Baby-Sitting Nightmare (1995)

Justine’s baby-sitting job seems like more than she can handle, especially when she lets the handsome college student next door believe that she is almost as old as he is

The Boyfriend Wars (1995)

After receiving a makeover by her fellow club members, Ginger’s plain cousin Lacey emerges as a stunning and popular version of her old self and quickly poses trouble where boyfriends are concerned.

Dear Karen (1995)

Our biggest challenge yet! Karen has been working on the advice column in the school paper, but she never expected anyone to take her seriously. She hadn’t reckoned on Adam, who needs advice on how to get noticed by the most popular girl on the magazine. A perfect job for the Boyfriend Club!

Dreamwalker (2014)

Seven Children, Seven Powers. One Enemy.Addy Walker is a normal California surfer girl until her mother dies and her British aunt enrolls her at a boarding school called Red Dragon Academy in Wales. At first the school seems okay, if a little weird. Which other school has a sun-day when it’s not raining? But when Addy stumbles upon a hallway that leads to a different and horrible part of the school she begins to have her doubts.Addy has always had vivid dreams but now these dreams are becoming frighteningly real and she has a hard time telling dreams from reality. Was it really only in a dream that she visited the cold palace and met the man who wants her captured? He calls her a dreamwalker and it seems that this is a special and dangerous power. Is Addy really able to move between two worlds or is she finally cracking up?Dreamwalker is the first book in the Red Dragon Academy series and in it we meet Addy, as well as snooty Pippa, brainy Raj, cheeky Sam, serious Coby, shy Gwyllum and worldly Celeste—all who may have been brought to the school because of their special powers. All of whom may be in mortal danger from a terrifying tyrant who calls himself The One, in a land that seems a lot like Wales, but isn’t.

Kiss and Lie (2001)

Jamie is done with guys. Her last boyfriend not only dumped her-he cheated on her first. So she has no reservations when her two best friends suggest a “No More Boyfriends” pact. The plan works fine, until Jamie gets an au pair job the following summer. Blair may be spoiled, but inside she’s really just a lonely kid. It’s her brother, Griffin, that’s the problem. From the minute Griffin returns from boarding school, Jamie can’t get him out of her mind. Jamie really doesn’t want to break the promise she made to her friends, but even if she did, Griffin’s got a rich, beautiful girlfriend back east. Jamie couldn’t ever hope to compete with a gorgeous model like Sandra-could she?

Secrets (2001)

Aimee is having a hard time making friends at her new school. But she does capture the attention of a secret admirer who keeps leaving her mysterious notes. When Aimee finally meets Greg face to face, she finds herself in a bizarre situation; Greg has been expelled from school, and the two have to keep their romance-and his presence-a secret.Aimee decides there’s only one way their love can survive: She has to clear Greg’s name. But will she find the truth in time to bring their romance out of the shadows?

Tommy Loves Tina (1984)

Tommy Van den Berg, class joker, falls in love with Tina Walters, who is more interested in Grant Hollister, a member of the football team

Wanted: Date for Saturday Night (1986)

Julie Klein plans to bring her good-looking cousin Danny, a Yale student posing as her date, to the freshman formal, but if he declines she will have to resort to drastic measures to save her new reputation with the in-crowd

Write Every Day (1986)

On a camping trip Kim falls in love with Brian, but worries that he will feel differently about her if he discovers that she is really not athletic

Madam Sarah (1989)

In love with an Aussie soldier she met during the First World War, Englishwoman Sarah travels Down Under to find her errant lover and must turn to prostitution to support herself

Fool’s Gold (1991)

From the decorous drawing rooms of the East to the dirty Gold Rush tent city of Hangtown with its tinderbox violence, Libby Grenville traveled in search of her husband Hugh who’d followed his dream to California. She was a woman alone with two small children among rough men with raw frontier ways.Riverboat Gambler Gabe Foster laughed off her frosty Bostonian rebukes. But, as he saved her time and again from danger, their duel of wits ripened into a heart-hammering passion. Then came the news that Hugh was alive, in need of help – and Libby faced a cruel and difficult choice.

My Phantom Love (1992)

A newcomer to the coveted performing arts high school Filmore High, junior Aimee Harrison finds herself outside the closed cliques the other students have formed over the past three years, until she meets Greg, another outsider.

On My Own (1992)

Still licking her wounds from her heartbreak with her first boyfriend, Jamie breaks her promise to stay away from boys for three months and falls for Griffin, a sensitive guy she is sure will not break her heart.

Amazing Grace (1993)

Grace Pritchard meets the man of her dreams when she least expects it and follows him to Australia, where she uses her bold vision to found an airline amid the perils of the primitive bush country.

The Apartment (1994)

Toya has always dreamed of a future with her boyfriend. Then he betrays her, leaving her with an empty apartment and a mountain of bills. Will Toya ever trust anyone else again?Sharon and her mother are the best of friends. When her mother dies, Sharon feels completely alone in the world. Can anyone understanding her pain?Dorothy dreams of being a dancer. But after high school her parents forbid her to dance. Desperate, Dorothy runs away to the city. Can she survive long enough to follow her dreams?Three girls come to The Apartment to escape from the past. Instead they find friends to help them face the future.

The Sutcliffe Diamonds (1994)

1993Laura Sutcliffe, in love with someone her family hates, is banished to England, where her grandmother tells her of her lost inheritance—the diamonds that generations ago bought another rebellious Laura freedom . . .1810When Laura Chamboury Sutcliffe inherits Marie Antoinette’s priceless diamonds, her mother only hints at their power. Not until Laura faces a loveless marriage does she learn their true worth. Running away, she uses the jewels to start a new life with the man she truly loves.1993Laura knows that for her, too, the lost jewels hold the key to love and independence. She must find the diamonds . . . and with them, the freedom that is her birthright.

Getting Personal (1994)

Moving to the city in search of fame and fortune, small-town country girl Becky Delaney decides to spruce up her subsequent rotten luck by tailing a cute and desperate mystery man, until he catches up with her.

The King and I (1999)

An acclaimed children’s author sweeps middle-grade readers into the exotic adventure of the new animated version of one of the greatest musicals of all time.

Love Potion (1999)

After moving to L.A., T.J. fantasizes about the perfect California hunk, and seems to find him after consulting the Book of Spells for some magical assistance, but the boy next door proves that even the most powerful sorcery can backfire. .

In Farleigh Field (2017)

World War II comes to Farleigh Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five daughters, when a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death on the estate. After his uniform and possessions raise suspicions, MI5 operative and family friend Ben Cresswell is covertly tasked with determining if the man is a German spy. The assignment also offers Ben the chance to be near Lord Westerham’s middle daughter, Pamela, whom he furtively loves. But Pamela has her own secret: she has taken a job at Bletchley Park, the British code-breaking facility.As Ben follows a trail of spies and traitors, which may include another member of Pamela’s family, he discovers that some within the realm have an appalling, history-altering agenda. Can he, with Pamela’s help, stop them before England falls?Inspired by the events and people of World War II, writer Rhys Bowen crafts a sweeping and riveting saga of class, family, love, and betrayal.

The Tuscan Child (2018)

In 1944, British bomber pilot Hugo Langley parachuted from his stricken plane into the verdant fields of German-occupied Tuscany. Badly wounded, he found refuge in a ruined monastery and in the arms of Sofia Bartoli. But the love that kindled between them was shaken by an irreversible betrayal.Nearly thirty years later, Hugo’s estranged daughter, Joanna, has returned home to the English countryside to arrange her father’s funeral. Among his personal effects is an unopened letter addressed to Sofia. In it is a startling revelation.Still dealing with the emotional wounds of her own personal trauma, Joanna embarks on a healing journey to Tuscany to understand her father’s history—and maybe come to understand herself as well. Joanna soon discovers that some would prefer the past be left undisturbed, but she has come too far to let go of her father’s secrets now…

What Child Is This (2018)

Jack and Maggie Harris are adrift on ravaged streets during the London Blitz. Their home is gone. They have nowhere to go and nothing left to lose. With only the memories of their greatest loss—the death of their child during a Christmas years before—Jack and Maggie settle in a seemingly deserted mansion for the night.Inside they find shelter, warmth, and a bit of cheer. They also discover a surprise. Now, in the darkest of times, the unexpected compassion of strangers will make this Christmas one to remember forever.

The Victory Garden (2019)

As the Great War continues to take its toll, headstrong twenty-one-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to contribute to the war effort. She is convinced by a cheeky and handsome Australian pilot that she can do more, and it is not long before she falls in love with him and accepts his proposal of marriage.When he is sent back to the front, Emily volunteers as a “land girl,” tending to the neglected grounds of a large Devonshire estate. It’s here that Emily discovers the long-forgotten journals of a medicine woman who devoted her life to her herbal garden. The journals inspire Emily, and in the wake of devastating news, they are her saving grace. Emily’s lover has not only died a hero but has left her terrified—and with child. Since no one knows that Emily was never married, she adopts the charade of a war widow.As Emily learns more about the volatile power of healing with herbs, the found journals will bring her to the brink of disaster, but may open a path to her destiny.

Above the Bay of Angels (2020)

Isabella Waverly only means to comfort the woman felled on a London street. In her final dying moments, she thrusts a letter into Bella’s hand. It’s an offer of employment in the kitchens of Buckingham Palace, and everything the budding young chef desperately wants: an escape from the constrictions of her life as a lowly servant. In the stranger’s stead, Bella can spread her wings.Arriving as Helen Barton from Yorkshire, she pursues her passion for creating culinary delights, served to the delighted Queen Victoria herself. Best of all, she’s been chosen to accompany the queen to Nice. What fortune! Until the threat of blackmail shadows Bella to the Riviera, and a member of the queen’s retinue falls ill and dies.Having prepared the royal guest’s last meal, Bella is suspected of the poisonous crime. An investigation is sure to follow. Her charade will be over. And her new life will come crashing down—if it doesn’t send her to the gallows.

The Venice Sketchbook (2021)

Caroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper…Venice. Caroline’s quest: to scatter Juliet “Lettie” Browning’s ashes in the city she loved and to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than sixty years.It’s 1938 when art teacher Juliet Browning arrives in romantic Venice. For her students, it’s a wealth of history, art, and beauty. For Juliet, it’s poignant memories and a chance to reconnect with Leonardo Da Rossi, the man she loves whose future is already determined by his noble family. However star-crossed, nothing can come between them. Until the threat of war closes in on Venice and they’re forced to fight, survive, and protect a secret that will bind them forever.Key by key, Lettie’s life of impossible love, loss, and courage unfolds. It’s one that Caroline can now make right again as her own journey of self-discovery begins.

Peter Penny’s Dance (1976)

Sailor Peter Penny leaves the navy and sets out to dance the sailor’s hornpipe around the world in five years, thereby winning the right to marry the captain’s daughter.

Benjamin’s Balloon (1978)

Benjamin’s balloon carries him up and away to adventure.

Septimus Bean and His Amazing Machine (1980)

Septimus Bean has built an amazing machine but its use has yet to be discovered.

Magic Growing Powder (1981)

When swindlers convince King Max that they can make him grow taller, the king’s perceptive daughter must save both her father and his kingdom

Helpful Hattie (1983)

Hattie tries to help her mother by frosting her own birthday cake, cutting her own hair, and sticking a tooth back into her mouth for a photograph session, with rather unusual results.

Billy and Ben (1992)

A collection of three different stories about Billy and Ben features the eight-year-old twins switching roles to fool their schoolmates, causing chaos at a dance recital, and ridding themselves of a meddlesome aunt

Friday Night Fright (1995)

Planning a Halloween trick-or-treat sleepover weekend, best friends Kaitlin, Emily, and Lexie are startled when their super-strict gym teacher, Mr. Meany, is spotted creeping around his backyard under the full moon.

Tiger’s Palette (1998)

A zoo full of cagey creatures and sketchy clues… With a habit of looking everywhere except where she’s going, thirty-one-year-old wildlife artist Caroline Canfield knows one thing for sure: accidents have a way of finding her. So after her free-spirited mentor, Anthony Chirico, plunges to his suspicious death from a scaffold, Caroline initially turns down the chance to finish his jungle mural at the Fox Valley Zoo. Aware of Tony’s penchant for leaving hidden messages in his work, Caroline starts to wonder if his fall was no accident — and when she finds Tony’s assistant with a knife in his throat, she gets the point that someone desperately wants to keep the zoo’s new exhibit from opening. Spurred by her desire to know the truth and uncover the secrets of the mural, Caroline reluctantly accepts the Fox Valley Zoo commission. But working at the zoo isn’t a walk in the park — animals are being threatened and “accidents” start happening with alarming frequency. If Caroline doesn’t put the pieces of the puzzle together soon, she may never get out of this jungle alive.

Sketches with Wolves (2001)

Heading to Wolf Prairie to observe wolves in their natural habitat, wildlife artist and amateur sleuth Caroline Canfield stumbles upon a human corpse, the apparent victim of a wolf attack, and, stranded by a fierce blizzard sets out to unmask a murderer before she herself becomes a victim.