Macey Malloy Mysteries with a Chick-Lit Twist Series by Jada Ryker

2016 Kindle Scout Winner Macey's first day in the college employee relations department ends with a knife at her throat. Macey is certain things can't get any worse. She's wrong. An angry employee vows to put her on an online hit list. When he turns up dead, she's a suspect--and on the hit list. To keep her secrets and her life, Macey partners with two unexpected allies who cause her pulse to race with steamy attraction--and exasperating annoyance... more2016 Kindle Scout Winner Macey's first day in the college employee relations department ends with a knife at her throat. Macey is certain things can't get any worse. She's wrong. An angry employee vows to put her on an online hit list. When he turns up dead, she's a suspect--and on the hit list. To keep her secrets and her life, Macey partners with two unexpected allies who cause her pulse to race with steamy attraction--and exasperating annoyance. Vince, a handsome, driven lawman, digs up more than just clues to the brutal murder. Brett, a fun-loving pathologist with a deadly sense of humor, drives everyone crazy with his fart machine-will travel. Macey's supersized black cat Wikket, possessing courage, curiosity, and crankiness in equal portions, assists in his own grumpy, feline fashion, golden eyes open and claws extended. less

~*~ Take a Walk on the Dead Side is the exciting and hilarious sequel to the Kindle Scout winner and goofy thriller Take the Body and Run ~*~ Macey Malloy and Wikket, her cantankerous cat with a nose for crime, plunge headlong into danger when a stalker targets an innocent college student. Terrified for the girl, Macey tries to help her, only to be trapped in the web of deceit with tangled links to missing women... more~*~ Take a Walk on the Dead Side is the exciting and hilarious sequel to the Kindle Scout winner and goofy thriller Take the Body and Run ~*~ Macey Malloy and Wikket, her cantankerous cat with a nose for crime, plunge headlong into danger when a stalker targets an innocent college student. Terrified for the girl, Macey tries to help her, only to be trapped in the web of deceit with tangled links to missing women.Dodging stalkers and investigating disappearances doesn't allow Macey much time for her love life . . . which is a hot mess. With good intentions, her detective boyfriend crosses the thin blue line from good to evil. The charismatic and dangerous man from her past keeps popping up in her present. Her almost-boyfriend employs his fart machine in matters of life, love, and death. A handsome stranger makes her shiver . . . with both attraction and the fear that he may be following a secret, deadly agenda connected with the cold cases of the women who'd vanished over fifteen years ago.As if she doesn't have enough on her plate, Macey contends with Stan Glee. The popular YouTube host is determined to cash in on her notoriety. Glee is convinced he's marvelous, while she's certain that he has issues.Even with her grumpy cat's help, will Macey solve the mysteries before it's too late?Macey Malloy Mysteries with a Chick-Lit TwistPrequel: "Two Tickets to Paradise" (FREE in Winter Solstice, an anthology by Kindle Press authors)Book One: Take the Body and RunBook Two: Take a Walk on the Dead Side less

~*~ Take Her to the River is the third installment in the Macey Malloy series, which began with the Kindle Scout winner, and goofy thriller, Take the Body and Run ~*~ Macey Malloy has hit rock bottom. Never a serious contender for Miss Congeniality, Macey is persona non grata on campus. Macey was tried in the court of social media for her employee's murder and found guilty, even though the real killer is in custody... more~*~ Take Her to the River is the third installment in the Macey Malloy series, which began with the Kindle Scout winner, and goofy thriller, Take the Body and Run ~*~ Macey Malloy has hit rock bottom. Never a serious contender for Miss Congeniality, Macey is persona non grata on campus. Macey was tried in the court of social media for her employee's murder and found guilty, even though the real killer is in custody. Her boss teeters between barely tolerating Macey, and threatening to fire her. Her mask, her dead friend's identity, was ripped off, exposing Macey as the daughter of a notorious cult leader. Macey finds that rock bottom was just a sightseeing jaunt on her trip to the depths of despair. Kayla, a delusional nurse, sings "Take Me to the River" when Macey confronts her. The girl is killed, and the murder weapon is found in Macey's coat pocket. When Macey's best friend, Leila, hears about the meeting and the song, she collapses. Leila disappears without a trace, leaving only the song and the dead nurse in her wake. While she investigates the murder, searches for Leila, and tries to hang onto her job, Macey has even more problems. Harlan is the compelling man from her past and her father's cult. He's breaching the defenses to her heart, body, and soul, but he's also keeping an explosive secret from her. Handsome and ruthless, Jeremy wants Macey as badly as the grand prize in a scavenger hunt. He'll wield any weapon in his quest to win her, including Harlan's devastating secret. With time running out, Macey and Wikket, her feline partner in crime, have their backs to the wall. Macey joins forces with an oddball group. She's not sure if they're helping her, or hindering her. The investigation will hurtle them into a desperate killer's path. Will they survive, even with Wikket's unusual brand of help? Macey Malloy Mysteries with a Chick-Lit Twist Series Sassy Macey Malloy and her grumpy cat Wikket debuted in Take the Body and Run . The Kindle Scout winner is about a hunted woman, a handsome lawman, a have fart machine-will travel doctor, and a crime-solving cat. ★★★★★ "TAKE THE BODY AND RUN is a fast-paced ride with a sparkling character and written in a new, original voice. This is a don't-miss debut." -Carolyn Haines, USA Today bestselling author of Pluto's Snitch and Sarah Booth Delaney The series is fun to read in any order. Here's the list in chronological order. #0 - Prequel: Two Tickets to Paradise Macey risks her life when she's embroiled in a brutal murder, and meets her feline, crime-solving partner. The novelette appears in the Kindle Scout winners' anthology, Winter Solstice. It's permanently free on Amazon in a digital format. It's also included in Gone Cat and Other Stories. #1 - Take the Body and Run The Kindle Scout winner is a "goofy thriller" about a hunted woman, a handsome lawman, a have fart machine-will travel doctor, and a crime-solving cat. #2 - Take a Walk on the Dead Side Macey and Wikket, her crabby cat with a nose for crime, plunge headlong into danger when a stalker targets an innocent college student. less