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Murder at Mardi Gras

A Mobile, Alabama, police detective investigates when a body is found along a Mardi Gras parade route in this mystery thriller. Detective William Boyett is called out on Mardi Gras evening in Mobile, Alabama, to investigate the discovery of a young woman's body wrapped in a carpet in a vacant lot a few blocks from the parade route. Over the next two months, Boyett works hard to solve the case, but he's frustrated by miscalculations and downright incompetence by other members of the law enforcement community. His investigation goes nowhere, and when he's promoted and transferred back into patrol, the unsolved homicide falls into the cold case status. A decade later, Boyett is assigned to a newly formed cold case squad. He soon picks up two cases he feels he can solve, one of which is the 2006 Mobile Mardi Gras murder he left behind. Now, with skilled, trusted colleagues at his side, he picks up the trail, determined to find the murderer, never expecting the horrific truth he will uncover. A seat-of-your pants mystery thriller written by a thirty-year criminal investigator that you will believe is true. Doug Lamplugh brings his experiences with the criminal justice system, as well as his experience with multi-state, multi-jurisdictional investigations to life in this novel. The details of how a criminal investigation can change rapidly will astound you.

A Curse to Claim

Caught between a curse and rock-hard abs. As a dhampir, Lucy Hexworth, the assistant manager at Highcragh Castle, knows she’s going to face a dilemma one night or the other. A master vampire is going to find her, and then they’re going to turn her. Lucy doesn’t want to be turned. But when her worst nightmare finally knocks at the castle gates, he isn’t at all what she’d anticipated. First, he’s very sweet. The threat he brings comes with excellent manners and an unrelenting kindness that seems too good to be true. And then, he’s not alone. The very same night, a dark magic practitioner steps in, intent on crushing the hidden evil that’s lurking within the castle walls. Soon the three of them are hunting curses and taunting each other, weaving their own special kind of delicious trap, tainted with blood, dark magic and danger. If they want happiness, they’re going to have to fight for it. This fourth, novel-length episode in the Monster R&R steamy paranormal romance series stands alone proudly. It contains magical tropical vines, damaged yet resilient baddies, a very strong dress code, two men and a woman in love, more gothic castle fun, and enough heat to forge a curse.

The Blood-Red Silk: Whispers of the Solitaire