Maris Soule was born and raised in California, but a red-head with blue eyes talked her into moving to Michigan--for just a couple of years. Way too many years later, she's still married to that man, has two grown children, two granddaughters, and still lives in Michigan (except when she heads for Florida to avoid the cold). Always a reader, Soule began writing romances back in the early 80s, and over the years had 25 published by Harlequin, Silhouette, and Bantam, several winning awards, including 2 being finalists for RWA's RITA. Always a fan of mystery and suspense novels, Soule wove suspense into many of her romances, but finally she decided to reverse the trend. Her two P.J. Benson "Crow" mysteries, (The Crows and As The Crow Flies) weave a bit of romance in with the mystery. Most of her books involve animals, and the Rhodesian Ridgeback in The Crow books is named after a Ridgeback she raised, trained, and showed years ago.
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A haunted house brings them together. It doesn’t matter to Valerie Wiggins that most people believe Jason McLain killed his wife. She needs the Oscar winner’s expertise in special effects if they're going to turn the local charity’s annual haunted house into a money maker. Once they meet sparks fly, but both are haunted by their pasts...and that could be murder.
Sasha Peters wears Victorian-style dresses, tells children stories at the library, and makes dolls. Lawyer Ross Hammond's 4-year-old daughter, Jenny, hasn't spoken since the accident that killed her mother. Neither Sasha nor Ross think they want anything more than to help Jenny, but whenever they're together they can't ignore the attraction. Sometimes storybook heroes are real.
As the Crow Flies
P.J. Benson receives a briefcase from an elderly woman, and within twenty-four hours the briefcase is stolen, a man is dead, and P.J. is receiving death-threats.
Once again, P.J. and her Rhodesian Ridgeback, Baraka, must deal with her unpredictable rural Michigan neighbors, her quirky mother, and Homicide Detective Deputy Wade Kingsley, who won't answer her calls.
Shelter from the Storm
A robbery in Detroit sends Jana Jenkins to the Bahamas in a desperate attempt to save her stepbrother's life and clear her name. To get there she hijacks Trevor Fox and his plane. Her plan, however, doesn't include being chased by a South American, surviving a vicious hurricane...or falling in love.
Accountant P.J. Benson thought moving into her late grandfather's farm house would bring her closer to the father she lost as a child. Finding a man dying in her dining room wasn't in her plans, especially when she becomes the prime suspect. With the help of her Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy, P.J. is determined to prove her innocence.
Lost and Found
A rebellious teenaged boy is lost in the Eldorado Forest. When, Caleb Foster, an expert tracker, is called in to help, Diana Miller decides to follow him. She doubts he'll do any better than the others, but the man intrigues her. In the outside world, their lives would never have crossed. In the primitive freedom of the Sierra Nevada's wilderness, they find danger and passion.
Sounds Like Love
Megan McGuire has learned her lesson and wants nothing to do with musicians, but when Sam Blake walks into the bar that Megan and her father own, they are in desperate need of an entertainer. Sam's statement that "I've been told I'm a pretty good guitar player" is an understatement, but it's more than his playing that makes Megan wonder if some musicians might be different.
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