A Carita Cove Mystery Series by Barbara Cool Lee

A bored trophy wife. A cynical movie star. One evening to save an innocent girl from prison. None of them will ever be the same after this Black-Tie Affair. -- Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies…... moreA bored trophy wife. A cynical movie star. One evening to save an innocent girl from prison. None of them will ever be the same after this Black-Tie Affair. -- Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies…. Carita Cove romantic mysteries are fun and flirty reads, with no swearing or love scenes, and no gruesome violence to keep you up at night. Collect them all: -- Books by Barbara Cool Lee THE CARITA COVE MYSTERIES: 1. Maggie and the Black-Tie Affair 2. Maggie and the Inconvenient Corpse 3. Maggie and the Mourning Beads 4. Maggie and the Empty Noose 5. Maggie and the Huichol Homicide 6. Maggie and the Whiskered Witness THE PAJARO BAY MYSTERIES: 1. Honeymoon Cottage 2. Boardwalk Cottage 3. Lighthouse Cottage 4. Little Fox Cottage 5. Rum Cake Cottage 6. Songbird Cottage 7. Sunshine Cottage less

Can Maggie find the real killer when her teenage student threatens to strangle her mother with a jet-black necklace... hours before the woman is found dead? And what deep, dark secret is movie star Reese Stevens hiding from the world? Can Maggie help him face the truth? Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her... moreCan Maggie find the real killer when her teenage student threatens to strangle her mother with a jet-black necklace... hours before the woman is found dead? And what deep, dark secret is movie star Reese Stevens hiding from the world? Can Maggie help him face the truth? Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies…. Carita Cove romantic mysteries are fun and flirty reads, with no swearing or love scenes, and no gruesome violence to keep you up at night. Collect them all: -- Books by Barbara Cool Lee THE CARITA COVE MYSTERIES: 1. Maggie and the Black-Tie Affair 2. Maggie and the Inconvenient Corpse 3. Maggie and the Mourning Beads 4. Maggie and the Empty Noose 5. Maggie and the Huichol Homicide 6. Maggie and the Whiskered Witness THE PAJARO BAY MYSTERIES: 1. Honeymoon Cottage 2. Boardwalk Cottage 3. Lighthouse Cottage 4. Little Fox Cottage 5. Rum Cake Cottage 6. Songbird Cottage 7. Sunshine Cottage less

When the movie star renting Maggie's house is accused of murder, she's the only one who believes he's innocent. Now all she has to do is prove it. Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies…... moreWhen the movie star renting Maggie's house is accused of murder, she's the only one who believes he's innocent. Now all she has to do is prove it. Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies…. Carita Cove romantic mysteries are fun and flirty reads, with no swearing or love scenes, and no gruesome violence to keep you up at night. Collect them all: -- Books by Barbara Cool Lee THE CARITA COVE MYSTERIES: 1. Maggie and the Black-Tie Affair 2. Maggie and the Inconvenient Corpse 3. Maggie and the Mourning Beads 4. Maggie and the Empty Noose 5. Maggie and the Huichol Homicide 6. Maggie and the Whiskered Witness THE PAJARO BAY MYSTERIES: 1. Honeymoon Cottage 2. Boardwalk Cottage 3. Lighthouse Cottage 4. Little Fox Cottage 5. Rum Cake Cottage 6. Songbird Cottage 7. Sunshine Cottage less

Maggie searches for the gifted young artist who created an amazing beaded skull–and finds a dead body in her apartment. Can she track down the real killer before someone else bites the dust? And when Reese tries to make a fresh start, can Maggie keep him from going off-track? Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her... moreMaggie searches for the gifted young artist who created an amazing beaded skull–and finds a dead body in her apartment. Can she track down the real killer before someone else bites the dust? And when Reese tries to make a fresh start, can Maggie keep him from going off-track? Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies…. Carita Cove romantic mysteries are fun and flirty reads, with no swearing or love scenes, and no gruesome violence to keep you up at night. Collect them all: 1. Maggie and the Black-Tie Affair (short intro story) 2. Maggie and the Inconvenient Corpse 3. Maggie and the Mourning Beads 4. Maggie and the Empty Noose 5. Maggie and the Hidden Homicide 6. Maggie and the Whiskered Witness less

A nasty paparazzo is accused of murdering an equally nasty screenwriter, and Maggie is torn between relief that they're both out of her hair—and worry that the police have captured the wrong man.Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies…... moreA nasty paparazzo is accused of murdering an equally nasty screenwriter, and Maggie is torn between relief that they're both out of her hair—and worry that the police have captured the wrong man.Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies….The Carita Cove romantic mysteries are fun and heartwarming reads, with no swearing or love scenes, and no gruesome violence to keep you up at night. Collect them all:1. Maggie and the Black-Tie Affair
2. Maggie and the Inconvenient Corpse
3. Maggie and the Mourning Beads
4. Maggie and the Empty Noose
5. Maggie and the Hidden Homicide
6. Maggie and the Whiskered Witness
7. Maggie and the Serpentine Script
8. Maggie and the Rattled Rake less

Maggie's friend Nora is charged with trying to murder her younger boy toy husband, and Maggie is sure it's a bum rap. But to clear her friend's name, she's going to have to break a few laws herself….Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies…... moreMaggie's friend Nora is charged with trying to murder her younger boy toy husband, and Maggie is sure it's a bum rap. But to clear her friend's name, she's going to have to break a few laws herself….Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies….The Carita Cove romantic mysteries are fun and heartwarming reads, with no swearing or love scenes, and no gruesome violence to keep you up at night. Collect them all:1. Maggie and the Black-Tie Affair
2. Maggie and the Inconvenient Corpse
3. Maggie and the Mourning Beads
4. Maggie and the Empty Noose
5. Maggie and the Hidden Homicide
6. Maggie and the Whiskered Witness
7. Maggie and the Serpentine Script
8. Maggie and the Rattled Rake less