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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Christy Barritt
When widow Talitha Robinson buys an old store on the boardwalk in Lantern Beach, North Carolina, she's in for a surprise . . . or several. She plans to renovate…
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A blown tire on a lonely desert road leads to Christmas Eve trouble.
Vanishing Ranch chef Dean Burns just needed to pick up a few things for Christmas dinner. When…
As general contractor for Vanishing Ranch's new lodge, Natalie Whitehurst fights to keep her late husband's business alive and regain her life after his death. When her remote jobsite is…
Talitha Robinson is knee-deep in renovations as she prepares to open her new bookstore when a body washes ashore on Lantern Beach. While news of the suspicious death surges across…
Talitha Robinson is well on her way to completing renovations for her new bookstore, Beach Bound Books and Beans, in Lantern Beach, North Carolina. But when she hosts a friendly…
With the grand opening of Beach Bound Books and Beans, Tali Robinson's dreams are finally coming true. She hopes to now put the past behind her and start a new…
As cast and crew members prepare for Lantern Beach's first annual Christmas play, catastrophe strikes.
Abby Mendez, the director and brainchild behind the play, never shows up for a dress…
When evil descends like fog on a mountain community, no one feels safe.
After hearing about a string of murders in a Smoky Mountain town, journalist Harper Jennings realizes a…
Ansley Wilder has always lived life on the wild side, using thrills to numb the pain from her past and escape her mistakes. But a near-death experience two years ago…
Jaxon Wilder didn't plan on returning home to Fog Lake, Tennessee, following his tour of duty in Iraq. But after a gut-wrenching failure during his stint in the Army, he…
The justice system failed her family-and so did her hometown.
Madison Colson knows deep down that her father-a convicted serial killer-is innocent. But believing it and proving it are two…
A killer has a promise to keep . . .
Attorney Isaac Colson only wants to put his tumultuous past in Fog Lake behind him and return to his life…
Home is a place of refuge-unless it's a killer's playground.
For years, Bear Colson has been known as the serial killer's son. But now, someone else is behind bars for…
One secret will tear them apart. The other will pull them closer.
Lizzie McCreary needs to disappear. As danger stalks her, she escapes to windswept Cape Corral with her eight-year-old…
They agreed to marry. But they never agreed to fall in love. When Cape Corral Fire Chief Dillon McGrath saves a woman wearing a wedding dress from drowning, he knows…
He's her best friend. She's the woman of his dreams.
Firefighter Colby Morris needs answers. After discovering a dead body, he then learns his best friend's address was in the…
He's on one side of the fight to preserve Cape Corral. She's on the other.
Abigail Ferguson wakes up in a strange place with bruises on her face and her…
You can take the detective out of the investigation, but you can't take the investigator out of the detective.
A notorious gang puts a bounty on Detective Cady Matthews's head…
The tide is high, and so is the danger on Lantern Beach.
Still in hiding after infiltrating a dangerous gang, Cassidy Livingston just has to make it a few more…
Danger lurks on the horizon, leaving only two choices: find shelter or flee.
Cassidy Livingston's new identity has begun to feel as comfortable as her favorite sweater. She's been tucked…
Just when the current seems safer, an unseen danger emerges and threatens to destroy everything.
When Cassidy Livingston finds a journal hidden deep in the recesses of her ice cream…
Her plain Jane past still plays on her insecurities. His betrayal at the hands of someone he trusted leaves him on edge. Can they overcome their pasts and rely on…
He's on the case . . . and she's his prime suspect.
Classified technology is missing, a delivery driver is dead, and former Navy SEAL Maddox King must find the…
When the daughter of a federal judge is abducted, private security firm Blackout must find her.
Psychologist Samantha Reynolds doesn't know why someone is targeting her. Even after a risky…
Hunted by a killer... with a K-9 standing guard.
After witnessing several murders, Natalie Pearson narrowly dodges death but knows the killer is still out there--searching for her. And even…
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They thought the worst was over-but they were wrong.
When Police Chief Cassidy Chambers arrives at a grisly crime scene, she's shocked at where the evidence leads. Then the threats…
During a turbulent storm, a child is found on the beach, washed up from the ocean. Making matters worse-the girl can't speak.
Lantern Beach Police Chief Cassidy Chambers can feel…
A call for help draws Police Chief Cassidy Chambers deep into a wooded, isolated area on Lantern Beach. What she finds shakes her to the core-a friend is bleeding out…
Former Navy SEAL and new Blackout recruit Rocco Foster is on a simple in and out mission. But the operation turns complicated when an unsuspecting woman wanders into the line…
Women are missing. Private security firm Blackout must find them before another victim disappears.
Axel Hendrix likes to live on the edge. That's why being a Navy SEAL suited him…
When former Navy SEAL and current Blackout operative Gabe Michaels is almost killed in a hit-and-run, the aftermath completely upends his life. He's no longer safe-and he's not the only…
His job is to protect her. The trouble is . . . she doesn't want protection.
Former Navy SEAL Dylan Granger's new assignment requires him to use both his tactical…
She shattered his heart once. Can he set her betrayal aside for the sake of his country?
The last person Titus Armstrong wants to join forces with is the woman…
Lantern Beach has seen its fair share of trouble. But the danger isn't over yet . . .
As security agent Jonah Gray zeroes in on his current mission, he…
She thought she left trouble behind. But trouble has become her shadow.
Abby Mendez wants a new start doing what she loves: acting. But when she stumbles upon a dead…
Turbulence has come ashore. Now the whole island is on shaky ground.
Former Navy SEAL Ty Chambers never thought the fallout from one of his past covert missions would reach…
Some things are best left buried . . .
Gunner Mathias is trying to come to terms with a life-changing injury that ended his career as a Navy SEAL. While…
He lost her once. He won't lose her again . . .
After waiting for years, Brandon Hale is finally about to marry Finley Cooper, the woman of his dreams…
Lantern Beach harbors a deadly secret.
With the remote North Carolina island thrown into chaos, scientist Rachel Atwood must use her expertise to find answers and try to stop a…
She's never lost a dead body before. But there's a first time for everything . . .
Crime-scene cleaner Gabby St. Claire is used to dealing with the aftermath of…
FBI Special Agent Jesse Marx doesn't know which is worse-waking up in a horse stable with no memories of the past several days or waking up to discover he's wearing…
When former Navy SEAL Hudson Carmichael sets out to rescue a woman in danger and bring her to Vanishing Ranch for refuge, he knows exactly what he needs to do…
Sarah Chamberlain enjoys a new life far away from her abusive ex-husband, thanks to help from Vanishing Ranch. But when she starts to have unexplained, dangerous episodes and suffer memory…
Change has come to Lantern Beach: a new police chief, a new season, and . . . a new romance? Austin Brooks has loved Skye Lavinia from the moment they…
A dead captain on a luxury yacht leads to a tumultuous seafaring journey . . .
Med student Kenzie Anderson, tired of letting others chart her future, accepts a job…
Sometimes in life, you just want to yell "Take two!"
When a Polar Plunge goes terribly wrong and someone dies in the icy water, former TV detective Joey Darling wants…
Hollywood sweetheart Joey Darling's adventures and mishaps continue in the third book of the charming mystery series set in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
My name is Joey Darling…
There's no business like show business . . . especially when a killer is involved.
Joey Darling's local movie premiere was supposed to be a win-win for everyone involved. All…
