Hot Flash

"On Jill Morgan Storm's fortieth birthday, she declares she is through with love. A conviction well justified, considering her first husband didn't leave her for another woman; he became one! More recently, her love affair came to a screeching halt when her lover dumped her for a young undergraduate. To make matters worse, the teeny-bopper stole Jill's "well-seasoned" frying pan, and when you're a sous chef, that's no small offense; it's a major felony. When financial obligations threaten her son's dream of attending art school, Jill and her friends devise a foolproof plan to audition candidates for a new husband. The search for Mr. Right is on. There is one problem, however. His name is Davin Wesley, an annoying third-grade schoolteacher, who relentlessly plagues her days, haunts her nights, and propels her libido into overdrive. She knows he is absolutely, undeniably wrong for her. So why, then, does Mr. Wrong take her breath away, curl her toes, and give her a hot flash every time she sees him? More importantly, what will she do if Mr. Wrong is actually Mr. Right?"--Publisher's description

Leggy, karaoke-singing Allegra Thome spends her days teaching dysfunctional teens and her nights with a wealthy new boyfriend. Her life is grand until she finds herself in the middle of a drug bust and meets Sloan, a rough-around-the-edges DEA agent. Soon after a student from her class disappears, things quickly head south, and their search becomes a race against time with dead bodies piling up and her own life in peril.

Publishers Weekly

Brothers, author of the historical romance Castle Ladyslipper, puts her experience as a counselor to behavior-disordered teenagers to good use in this tightly plotted suspense novel set in Washington State. Nick Dorsey, a bright 16-year-old student with cystic fibrosis at Vista Valley High School, worries when his troubled classmate, Sara Stepanek, disappears. Nick and his aunt, Allegra Thome, Sara's teacher, who blithely refers to herself as “the queen of Bedlam,” pool their sleuthing skills and soon uncover unsavory practices at the Church of the Holy Light, which Sara had begun attending. The church's charismatic head, Robinson Hunt, also runs the What Would Jesus Drink Winery. The quirky romance between Allegra and DEA agent Sloan, whom she meets by accidentally interrupting a sting, provides a light counterpoint to the darker hunt for Sara. Readers will want to see more of this dynamic teacher/teen crime-solving duo. (Oct.)

confessions Writer Amy Crosby Has Put Her Life On Hold For The Last Seven Years After The Disappearance Of Her Husband, Dan. In Writing For true Lies Magazine, Guilt-ridden Amy Takes On The Abilities Her Fictional Characters Confess To, Such As The Time She Thought She Was Psychic After Researching Clairvoyants. With Fatalistic Acceptance Of The Craziness In Her Life, She Uses Humor To Cope; but When the Home Dan Bought For Them Is About To Be Foreclosed, her Only Answer Is His Having Him Declared Legally Dead And Using His Life Insurance Policy. Her Home Is Safe—that Is, Until She Receives A Blackmail Note. Equal Parts Mystery And Humor, This Novel Is Sure To Keep Readers Guessing—and Laughing—until The End.

st. Petersburg Times

if You Need A Break From All The Dreary Political News Of The Season, Pour A Cup Of Apple Cider, Settle Into A Rocker On The Lanai, And Enjoy Autumn With This Amusing, Madcap Page-turner.

Confessions writer Amy Crosby has put her life on hold for the last seven years after the disappearance of her husband, Dan. In writing for True Lies Magazine, guilt-ridden Amy takes on the abilities her fictional characters confess to, such as the time she thought she was psychic after researching clairvoyants. With fatalistic acceptance of the craziness in her life, she uses humor to cope; but when the home Dan bought for them is about to be foreclosed, her only answer is his having him declared legally dead and using his life insurance policy. Her home is safe—that is, until she receives a blackmail note. Equal parts mystery and humor, this novel is sure to keep readers guessing—and laughing—until the end. Calm, cool, and premenopausal, single mom and chef Jill Morgan Storm has set out on a scheme to find and wed a traveling salesman. In return, she hopes for one week of marital bliss, three weeks off while her new husband is out of town, and a nice monthly paycheck. Enter Davin Wesley, the opposite of the type of man Jill is searching for—an elementary school teacher who refuses to skedaddle out like a good little husband. Jill isn't sure if she can keep up the protests because his kiss is pure fire and he won't be discouraged. Suffering from hot flash after hot flash, she's unsure if she can say no as her hormones scream yes. After fulfilling a lifelong devotion of bringing her drug lord father to justice, DEA agent Necie Bramhall believes the painful past is finally behind her?unaware that she has just created a new, more deadly enemy. Necie's beautiful and ruthless half-sister Maria Barnes, driven by a lifetime of jealousy and enraged by her father's arrest, is bent on destroying everything Necie holds dear?starting with her marriage and family. When Necie's daughter is kidnapped, new revelations show that her imprisoned father, the man she always perceived as her greatest enemy, might be the only one who can save her from Maria's wrath. DEA agent Necie Bramhall thinks she knows a thing or two about revenge. She is devoted her life to bringing down the drug lord father who abandoned her. When she finally captures him, she thinks she will be able to put her painful past behind her. What she doesn't realise is that she's created a brand new enemy. A deadly enemy. When Amy Crosby tries to declare her long-missing husband deceased, she endures blackmail, threats on her life, and burglaries, and she must convince police detective Brad Tyler to find the culprit. When Jill Devises A Plan With Her Friends To Get Married To Pay For Her Son's Art School Education, She Hits A Snag When A Schoolteacher Who Lives In Town Falls In Love With Her. A teacher for dysfunctional teenagers by day and a karaoke singer by night in a small Washington town, recently-divorced Allegra Thome accidentally disrupts a drug bust. A teacher for dysfunctional teenagers by day and a karaoke singer by night in a small Washington town, recently-divorced Allegra Thome knows where to find trouble.