Janet Majerus
The Best Laid Plans

Jessie Schroeder, fleeing from St Louis after a devastating divorce, has returned to live in her hometown of Riverport. Her struggles to adjust to small-town life and re-ignite her career as an author of children's books becomes secondary as she is thrust into the middle of a gruesome murder case. Jessie soon irritates many townspeople, especially the Mayor and members of the powerful Industrial Development Authority with her efforts to uncover evidence about the killer. Starting with a single critical piece of evidence, Jessie uncovers a maze of political malfeasance and greed that places her life in jeopardy.

Shelley Brannigan
Interference

Andrea Jordan has only good intentions when she liberates a neglected baby from her cousin's drug-infested home. Her action has consequences: before long, a murderous drug dealer and a cop are hot on her trail. She'd love to fall into Offcer Blackburn's arms and seek his help, but that could land her in prison and the baby back in a dangerous home. But Andrea holds information Justin Blackburn needs.

Three of Max Brand's finest short novels appear in book form for the first time. In Cuttle's Hired Man, Bill Warner and Chick Newton are two cowboys who form a friendship, then go in separate directions. The Girl They Left Behind Them is an extraordinary story about Jack Innis, who finds himself attracted to the daughter of the sheriff, who already has a dangerous suitor on her trail. Speedy is able to outwit and outmanoeuvre even the deadliest men without the use of a gun. In Red Rock's Secret, Jessica Fenton Wilson is searching for Speedy, concealing the reason she wants him, just as Speedy has to live in obscurity because of the many enemies on his trail.