Maggie Toussaint

Dreamwalker Baxley Powell can't remember the last time she had such a crappy weekend. A twilight encounter with a ghost dog left her numb and disoriented, her dreamwalker abilities are wiped out, and the sheriff just summoned her to a double homicide. With no access to the spirit world, Baxley bluffs her way through the crime scene where a movie star's assistant and a charter boat captain were strung up and bled dry. In a haunted house, no less. Figuring...

When veterinarian and amateur naturalist Jasmine Garr is shot in her yard, residents of Shell Island press caterer River Holloway into investigating the homicide. River dons her amateur sleuth cap and sets out to discover who killed her former catering customer. Between Jasmine's estranged cousin, a rival veterinarian, a wild animal trapper, the chicken lady, and a real estate broker, River has plenty of suspects to consider. As she peels back the...

Cleopatra Jones dreams of marriage, but her boyfriend, sexy golf pro Rafe Golden, likes the status quo. With puppies, teenagers, a free-spirited live-in mother, a kooky best friend, and an accounting firm to manage, Cleo's life is hopping. But still. Her relationship with Rafe should be headed somewhere.A former girlfriend of Rafe's turns up dead in a seedy motel. His flashy red car was spotted there the night she died. Rafe swears he's innocent,...

Something evil lurks in this town of secrets. Solving Mossy Bog's first fire fatality could net police officer Laurie Ann Dinterman the promotion she desperately wants. When the state arson investigator arrives to take over the case, Laurie Ann is assigned to give the man everything he needs while keeping him alive. The fact he's the sexiest man ever to hit town shouldn't make a difference. Hot on the trail of a serial arsonist, Wyatt North demands...

Former Navy SEAL Rock Mackenzie must recover the stolen gold sovereigns. Time is running out on the loan repayment for his treasure hunt and unless he finds the coins, he will forfeit a family heirloom and all hope of finding the sunken ship carrying the rest of the gold. Pink-haired florist Jeanie Munro learned responsibility the hard way after her ex-husband abandoned her and their two children. Once a wild child with a heart for adventure, Jeanie...

In this short story, Caterer River Holloway needs the money from a corporate retreat client but the client is her ex, Pete Merrick. Her sidekick for this adventure is world-famous Trouble the cat, a feline who fancies himself as the Benedict Cumberbatch version of Sherlock Holmes. After the delicious meal, dangerous undercurrents lead to confrontations and all is not as it seems. Join River, Pete, and Trouble in this prequel to the Seafood Caper Mystery...