Northern Redemption

Heroes of the Tundra Book 4

Runaway bride Lise Dumont would rather face down polar bears than marry her abusive ex-fiancé. When she returns to Churchill, Manitoba, to reclaim her job as a Conservation Officer, the peace of the tundra finally helps soothe her spirit.

Northern Lights Helicopter Tour owner, Rory Gallagher, isn’t looking for a relationship deeper than the one he has with his pet cat; despite his family’s desire for him to settle down and produce grandchildren. Scarred by memories of not being able to save his father from drowning seven years ago, Rory’s fine with being alone.

Until Lise blazes back into town and helps talk him down from a helicopter crash. Just as a blizzard closes in, two hardened escaped convicts take them hostage, and Lise and Rory are forced to rely on each other to survive. They each must confront their own troubled pasts if they want a future worth fighting for.

Can a relationship born out of life and death stakes be enough to last for a lifetime?

Northern Protector

Heroes of the Tundra Book 3

Constable Ben Koper is still healing from the bear attack that almost killed him. Nine months after it happened, he returns to Churchill, Manitoba, a changed man—scarred more than just physically. PTSD is his new shadow, haunting his every step, and he can’t seem to kick the pain meds he shouldn’t need anymore. He’s determined to prove, to himself and his colleagues, that he’s still up to his job. Failure isn’t an option.

ER nurse Joy Gallagher spent the entire last winter texting with a healing Constable Koper. What started as friendly concern from this single mother has grown into full-fledged romantic feelings, and she’s eager to level up their friendship and introduce him to the idyllic comfort of small-town life. Until a teenager is murdered at a summer party. The crime is strikingly similar to the cold case murder of Joy’s foster sister, stirring old trauma Joy has never fully dealt with.

When another victim is snatched in town, Ben and Joy must confront their own demons, and join forces to track down an elusive killer. The race to rescue the next victim before it’s too late will test Ben and Joy to their limits. Can they survive their encounter with this heinous killer, or will the past destroy them?

Northern Hearts

Heroes of the Tundra Book 2

Wealthy socialite Kali McIntyre dreams of opening her own dessert bar, Sassy Sweets, in downtown Winnipeg—until her father crushes that dream when he cuts her off financially. He’s determined to get her to use her law degree to join the family’s high-powered law firm. She’s determined to do anything but that. And when an unknown-to-her aunt dies in Churchill, Manitoba, leaving her an unbelievable inheritance, Kali’s on the next flight up north to make her dreams a reality.

Chef Jake Miller has lived in Churchill for the past ten years, working hard to keep The Great Northern Lodge afloat through some tough times. But then his business partner dies unexpectedly, without telling him that she’d changed her will or that she had a niece who is set to inherit everything. Now, Jake and Kali have thirty days to work together and decide—who will stay and who will go—before Christmas rolls around. Secrets, attempted murder, and a new menu all add up to a Christmas unlike any other.

Northern Deception

Heroes of the Tundra Book 1

Reunions can be deadly.

After a savage attack in university, Kira Summers fled to the safety of northern Canada and her work as a polar bear scientist. But when her whistleblower brother dies in a mysterious car crash, she must return home to bury him and pack his belongings. Unaware she’s carrying explosive evidence someone’s willing to kill for, she has no choice but to rely on the one person she never thought she’d see again.

Lukas Tanner, a widowed single father of a special needs toddler, moved to Churchill five years ago. As the proud owner of Guiding Star Enterprises, a wilderness tour company, he and his daughter lead a simple life. But when Kira comes crashing back into his world, he realizes God has other plans. Now, Lukas and Kira must confront a merciless killer as their past and present collide in a deadly race – a race they must win if they have any hope of a future together.

Crime Wave 2: Women of a Certain Age

This second anthology from members of Sisters in Crime—Canada West presents sixteen stories of women we recognize through their experiences … and ours.

They vary in tone from the lighthearted wit with which the librarian in “The Fair Rosamund and the Summer of Love” shows her husband the folly of his crush on another woman, to the dark and deeply disturbing accounts in “Grace” and “Little Monsters.” Revenge drives heartbreaking stories like “Natural Consequences” and profoundly satisfying stories such as “Almost Invisible.” “Terminal Lucidity” is a devilishly clever story featuring a woman of a certain age and one of significant age.

The persistent force of time is central to “The Air Affair,” which takes place on an airship flight to Paris, where painful memories have consequences. “Thinkin’ Like a Red” illustrates how the lingering hand of childhood shapes our lives. In “Tethered,” the protagonist is tethered to the park where as a girl she failed to stop an act of violence. And in “The Pompeii Beauty,” a witness keeps her knowledge of the whereabouts of valuable missing artifacts to herself. In “The Hand Off” a woman is driven by the need to punish her dead husband for everything he took from her.

Several stories are inextricably linked to occupations that tie them to crimes already committed. In “Labour of Guilt,” two people join forces to step in where the formal justice system failed. In “Third Time’s a Charm,” a Realtor working in a red-hot housing market discovers how close she is to the area where a number of Realtors have been murdered. The protagonist of “No Traps, No Spray” embraces a chance to get up close and personal with a charming homeowner … until she discovers a skeleton in the basement. In “Done and Dusted,” women working as domestics for demeaning divas use their skills to make the world a better place for all. In “Midsummer Day’s Dream,” a retired nurse’s only hope of salvaging her B&B’s reputation is to identify a murderer.

From lighthearted to heartbreaking, and from romantic to treacherous … some mysteries can only be solved by a woman of a certain age.