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Innocence Lost
In a city of bootleggers and crime, one woman must rely on a long-dead lawman to hunt down justice… Philadelphia, 1924. Maggie Barnes doesn't have much left. After the death of her husband, she finds herself all alone to care for her young son and look after their rundown house. As if that weren't bad enough, Prohibition has turned her neighborhood into a bootlegger's playground. To keep the shoddy roof over their heads, she has no choice but to take on boarders with criminal ties. When her son's friend disappears, Maggie suspects the worst. And local politicians and police don't seem to have any interest in an investigation. With a child's life on the line, Maggie takes the case and risks...
Watch Your Back
A mother's dilemma. A crime boss and his crumbling mind. Will she make him an offer he can't refuse? Philadelphia, 1928. Maggie Barnes has a growing gangster problem. Her recently beaten-up son just accepted a job with the town’s most notorious criminal. Now she’s torn between accepting the crook’s city-wide protection offer, or putting the violent racketeer behind bars. Mickey Duffy ignores the rumors that his sanity is failing, choosing to relieve his paranoia with heavy-handed violence. But as he awaits word of a critical mob boss meeting, he discovers that someone stole the records of his secret accounts. Now his only way to avoid jail might be a deal with the woman who’s always ...
Best Served Cold
She's still out for justice. A rival vies for his crown. On the dark city streets, no one stays on top for good… Philadelphia, 1926. Maggie Barnes keeps getting one step closer to putting bootlegger Mickey Duffy behind bars. The next hurdle for her and the ghostly cop by her side is an unreliable and unstable witness. But to finally achieve her goal of justice, she may just have to team up with her enemy's greatest rival. Mickey Duffy is struggling to hold his underworld empire together. As he fights off small-time bootleggers and his own growing demons, the Baileys make a move to take over his turf. When an assassination attempt on Mickey just misses the mark, he vows to fight back with devastating consequences. With bullets flying in both directions, can Maggie survive to put Mickey behind bars or will she be caught in the crossfire? Best Served Cold is the third book in the Bootleggers’ Chronicles series of historical mysteries. If you like street-savvy heroines, complex cover-ups, and 1920s crime stories, then you'll love Sherilyn Decter’s grand gangster tale. Buy Best Served Cold to slip into a bootlegger saga today!
Tasting the Apple
A young widow on the edge. A policeman back from the dead. Together, can they take down the city's most notorious bootlegger? In a city of bootleggers and crime, one woman must rely on a long-dead lawman to hunt down justice… Philadelphia, 1925. With a son to raise and boarders to feed, Maggie Barnes is at her wit's end. But when a criminal element infiltrates the police force, the single mother puts her cares aside to help. As she tries to dig up dirt on bootlegger mastermind Mickey Duffy, Maggie realizes she can't take on the case alone. Inspector Frank Geyer used to patrol the streets of Philadelphia before Maggie was born. As he attempts to clean up crime from beyond the grave, the spi...
Storm Surge
When someone wants to hurt you, they’ll come for the thing that matters most. Florida Coast, 1932. Edith Duffy intends to show her gloating enemies a woman can make it in a man’s world. Risen from the ashes of her embattled rum-running operation, her new saloon is thriving thanks to a smuggling partner in the Bahamas. But her success has enraged the conniving town preacher… With the boy Edith’s affectionately taken on as a ward, her heart’s left vulnerable to deceit. And when a flock of busybody “child protectors” start squawking, the sinister pastor strikes a devastating blow. Will Edith sacrifice her ambitious plans to protect those she’s come to love? Storm Surge is the second book in the Rum Runners’ Chronicles, a gripping historical women’s fiction trilogy. If you like strong female characters, temperance-battling settings, and unlikely friendships, then you’ll relish Sherilyn Decter’s compelling tale.
Come at the King
She's losing her business. He's lost his mind. As the Great Depression closes in, will either of them survive? Philadelphia, 1931. Maggie Barnes isn't proud of everything she's done to make it this far. But with her bank closed and her accountancy clients circling the drain, she may be all out of options. With her livelihood in danger, her only path toward keeping the lights on may be working with a vicious mobster one final time… Mickey Duffy's sanity hangs by a thread. Convinced there's a rat in his family, the ruthless bootlegger hires occasional enemy Maggie Barnes to nail the traitor. But with both the cops and the mob threatening to take him down, his latest effort to clean house cou...
Gathering Storm
She left criminal life behind. Will her new business venture send her to sleep with the fishes? Florida Coast, 1932. Edith Duffy might be grieving her gangster husband’s death, but she’s no damsel in distress. Leaving the sordid world of Philadelphia bootlegging, she settles in a small town outside Miami and buys a speakeasy. But when she launches a lucrative rum-running operation, indignant locals conspire to destroy her. Edith lands squarely back in gangland culture, with a Bible-thumping preacher campaigning to shut her down and smugglers resentful of her skill. And now she must forge alliances and make unlikely allies just to survive. Luckily, her mentor is none other than the wife of the notorious Al Capone… Will Edith’s fondness for underworld profits lead her to a dead end? Gathering Storm is the first book in the Rum Runners’ Chronicles, a fast-paced historical women’s fiction trilogy. If you like atmospheric settings, mob stories, and independent heroines, then you’ll love Sherilyn Decter’s Prohibition-era adventure.
Eye of the Storm
Her illicit empire is growing. But it isn't the police this rum mistress fears most... Florida Coast, 1933. Edith Duffy is determined to fortify her business to protect those she loves. And a liquor partnership with powerful women is exactly what she needs for trade domination. But she couldn't have prepared for the white-hot rage still boiling in the local preacher's heart. With Prohibition's days numbered, Edith is desperate to secure above-board revenue for the family she's built. But one misstep could see her religion-wielding adversary's animosity turn deadly. Will Edith survive a bitter man's seething hatred and reinvent herself on the right side of the law? Eye of the Storm is the thrilling conclusion to The Rum Runners' Chronicles, a fast-paced historical women's fiction trilogy. If you like female empowerment, heartrending conflict, and vivid Depression-era settings, then you'll love Sherilyn Decter's grand-slam finale.
Start Right Where You Are
What Are You Waiting For? An overwhelmed procrastinator, frustrated overachiever, and recovering perfectionist herself, Sam Bennett knows all the ways we avoid pursuing our dreams and reaching our goals. She also knows how to “get it done.” Start Right Where You Are is an easy-to-read, easy-to-do guidebook for anyone who wants to change their life but doesn’t know where or how to begin. Of course, the process of getting out of your own way, raising your self-esteem, improving your relationships, and making better choices can be a bumpy road. But Bennett’s fun, original voice lets you know that you’ve got a friend along the way, a friend who offers a comforting cup of tea — or a bracing shot of whiskey, depending. Her gentle-kiss-on-the-cheek and loving-thwack-upside-the-head attitude gives us what we all need: inspiration, shortcuts, and breathing room.
Pull Focus
When Jane’s partner goes missing she needs to find out if he’s in danger while also contending with the politics of a large international film festival: Hollywood power brokers, Russian oil speculators, Chinese propagandists, and a board chair who seemingly has it out for her. Jane has been appointed interim director of the Worldwide Toronto Film Festival after her boss has been removed for sexual harassment. Knives are out all around her, as factions within the community want to see her fail. At the same time, her partner, a fund manager, has disappeared, and strange women appear, uttering threats about misused funds. Yet the show must go on. As Jane struggles to juggle all the balls she’s been handed and survive in one piece, she discovers unlikely allies and finds that she’s stronger than she thinks.
