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Journey now to Mackinac Island where... A Tangled Gilded Age Love Story Unfolds. Although the Winds of Mackinac Inn has been in her mother's family for generations, Maude Welling's father refuses to let her run it without the guidance of a...

Golden Girls meets Only Murders in the Building MURDER MARTINIS A GRANDMOTHER-GRANDDAUGHTER SLEUTHING DUO DACHSHUNDS (x2) A GLAMOROUS ISLAND MANOR Widow Mimi lives on idyllic Mackinac Island, where...

A Cycle Path MysteryFirst in a New SeriesEvie Bloomfield is on Mackinac Island to help her boss's father, Rudy Randolph, run his bike shop with a broken leg. Then wealthy resident Bunny Harrington dies in a freak bike accident. But it seems her brakes were tampered with, and now the prime suspect is...

Allie McMurphy is busy making yummy fudge for the summer holiday--until murder gives her something else to chew on. . . Red, White, And Boom It's not Fourth of July on Mackinac Island without fireworks and fudge. The Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop is...

When her pregnant best friend's doula is found with a smoking gun, fudge maker Allie McMurphy's sleuthing becomes a labor of love . . . DID THE DOULA DO IT? April is not only the start of "fudgie" season on picturesque Mackinac Island, it's when...

It's the height of the Gilded Age, but Elena Bissette's family has lost most of its fortune. The Bissettes still own a home on fashionable Mackinac Island, and they spend summers there in hopes of introducing Elena to a wealthy suitor. Quickly tiring of the extravagant balls at the Grand Hotel...

The Grand Hotel Slowly Reveals Her Secrets   Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure. Two successful women, a hundred-and-twenty-years apart, build walls to protect their...

Although the Winds of Mackinac Inn has been in her mother's family for generations, Maude Welling's father refuses to let her run it without the guidance of a husband. Seeking to prove her worth and independence, Maude works incognito as a maid at the Grand Hotel. There posing as a wealthy...

Join attorney Alanna Stone as she returns home despite her determination to never set foot on Mackinac Island again. Once again in close proximity to Jonathan Covington, her first love, she vows to protect her privacy and her heart from the man...

Dear friend, Where and when you least expect it . . . love is there. Revising these two stories was a pleasure--I hope you'll enjoy reading them. ENEMY IN CAMP Dirk Ramsey's newspaper column is syndicated nationwide, but...

Dear friend, Where and when you least expect it . . . love is there. Revising these two stories was a pleasure--I hope you'll enjoy reading them. ENEMY IN CAMP Dirk Ramsey's newspaper column is syndicated nationwide, but...

Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 1998.

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Never Got Over You don't fall for your brother's high school sweetheart, your boss's daughter, or your ex-wife's best friend. Especially when they're all the same woman. Under Brick Callan's mile-wide chest beats...

Welcome to the Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop--where life is sweet, revenge is sweeter, and murder is here to stay. . . You Can't Fudge An Alibi Allie McMurphy is up to her neck in renovations at the grand old hotel that's been in her family for...

Michigan Territory, 1814. The British Army has taken control of Michilimackinac Island, forcing the Americans to swear an oath of loyalty to the crown. Fur trader Pierre Durant returns after years away to find the family farm a shambles and those he cares about starving. Torn by guilt, Pierre is...

The Grand Hotel Slowly Reveals Her Secrets   Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure. Two successful women, a hundred-and-twenty-years apart, build walls to protect their...

Vivid and enthralling, Island of the Doves tells the story of two women in early nineteenth century America--one typical of her time, one extraordinary for it--who transform each other's lives. Susannah Fraser lives in one of Buffalo's finest mansions, but her husband has...

Michigan Territory, 1814 A voyageur and a young woman swept up in a time of upheaval and danger discover firsthand the high price of freedom. The British Army has taken control of Michilimackinac Island and its fort, forcing the Americans to swear an...

"Fun characters, quaint setting, mouth-watering recipes." --RT Book Reviews Life is sweet for Allie McMurphy, proud owner of Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop on Mackinac Island--until murder and deception leave a bitter taste. . . Mulch Ado About Murder...

- Island Winds Blow Love into the Hearts and Lives of Four Women - Four Generational Romances for One Excellent Price - Enthralling Romances by a Talented Team of Authors

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Never Got Over You don't fall for your brother's high school sweetheart, your boss's daughter, or your ex-wife's best friend. Especially when they're all the same woman. Under Brick Callan's mile-wide chest beats...

A National Bestselling AuthorA Cycle Path MysteryMoving from LA to Mackinac Island to work in a bike shop is the best decision Evie Bloomfield ever made. Lately, the Lilac Festival has everyone riding in circles. But things go downhill when her friend Fiona's former boss, the editor of a sleazy rag...

980 has rattled Dorothy Cooper's world. Disillusioned, she drops off the grid after more than a decade of dedication to The Service, a highly secretive organization. An expert at hiding, being found in less than a year reinforces Dorothy's fear that she is losing her edge. Escaping to a...

1979 is getting on Piper Penn's nerves. Struggling to survive past tragedies, she finds comfort in Old Hollywood movies in her native San Francisco. Seeing no reason to adhere to man-made rules after her first-hand look at the ultimate in hypocrisy, Piper does what she wants, and trouble follows. An...

It is the spring of 1818 and Mary O'Shea is once again living on beautiful Mackinac Island, set like a glittering jewel in the vast Great Lakes. The small island Mary knew as a child is now a booming town: Brigades of traders bring their precious furs from far-off western lands and hundreds of...

Evie Bloomfield puts the pedal to the metal-in the latest Cycle Path mystery from the national bestselling author of Geared for the Grave. Moving from Los Angeles to small, picturesque Mackinac Island to work in a bike shop might seem crazy, but Evie knows it's the best...

Mackinac Island is a peaceful summer resort town where everyone coasts through the streets on bicycles. But after someone sends a prominent local on her final ride, it's up to one resourceful visitor to get things running again in the first Cycle Path Mystery. Hoping to shift her...

"Fun characters, quaint setting, mouth-watering recipes." --RT Book Reviews Fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy is making fudgie treats for the annual yacht race--but a killer's stirring up a batch of trouble. . . Sailing Into Murder The annual yacht...

A showdown with the Mob on Mackinac Island. It's summer in Northern Michigan. A wealthy and influential aristocrat is found dead at the secluded and private Cherokee Point Resort Association, north of Harbor Springs. Fearful of outside intrusion, Point members stonewall the investigation. The cops...

Mackinac Island is a peaceful summer resort town where everyone coasts through the streets on bicycles. But after someone sends a prominent local on her final ride, it's up to one resourceful visitor to get things running again in the first Cycle Path Mystery. Hoping to shift her...

She thinks I'm a hero... But I'm only a former cop, out of the rescue business for a long time now. Still, I couldn't leave Caro Franklin stranded in a snowstorm. Even if bringing that beautiful lady to my home meant my family--and yes, maybe I, too--would immediately fall in love with...

SUMMER NEVER ENDS! A Michigan Notable Books selection for 2021. It's the summer of 1989. Jack McGuinn is a dockporter, transporting tourists' luggage piled high in his bike basket on Mackinac Island, Michigan, a tiny summer resort where cars are outlawed and pedal...

A mysterious woman comes to Mackinac Island with secrets of her own-- and seeks refuge in the love and kindness of the Swartz Family. But can they trust her? Alex Swartz has always been the black sheep of the family. For years, he's kept to himself, operating the bed and breakfasts...

"Our job is to keep one cantankerous reporter from getting whacked." Lenny Stern's life is in danger. The Petoskey crime reporter has received death threats after publishing a book that blows the lid off an infamous Chicago crime that Stern wrote about during his years covering the...

980 has rattled Dorothy Cooper's world. Disillusioned, she drops off the grid after more than a decade of dedication to The Service, a highly secretive organization. An expert at hiding, being found in less than a year reinforces Dorothy's fear that she is losing her edge. Escaping to a...

Halloween on Mackinac Island is a season of fun tricks, but finding a corpse is no treat for fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy . . . NIGHT OF THE REALLY DEAD It's late October, off-season for tourists, but locals are up and lurching for the annual zombie walk...