Deadly Proof

Riveting New Series Offers Legal Suspense with a Romantic Twist In the biggest case of her career, attorney Kate Sullivan is tapped as lead counsel to take on Mason Pharmaceutical because of a corporate cover-up related to its newest drug. After a whistleblower dies, Kate knows the stakes are much higher than her other lawsuits. Former Army Ranger turned private investigator Landon James is still haunted by mistakes made while serving overseas. Trying to forget the past, he is hired by Kate to look into the whistleblower's allegation and soon suspects that the company may be engaging in a dangerous game for profit. He also soon finds himself falling for this passionate and earnest young lawyer. Determined not to make the same mistakes, he's intent on keeping Kate safe, but as the case deepens, it appears someone is willing to risk everything--even murder--to keep the case from going to trial.

It’s the summer of 1880, and once again the lovely and inquisitive businesswoman, Annie Fuller, is helping San Francisco lawyer and beau, Nate Dawson, with a troublesome case. Nate’s client, a female typesetter accused of murdering her boss, refuses to help in her own defense. Complicating matters, Nate’s sister Laura insists on getting involved in the potentially dangerous investigation, while Laura’s friend Seth Timmons, troubled Civil War veteran, finds himself a witness for the prosecution. Will Nate be able to win his first big case? Will Laura and Seth find some way of becoming friends? And finally, will Annie and Nate’s upcoming nuptials be derailed by their attempts to track down a killer? Old friends and new readers alike will enjoy Deadly Proof, this fourth installment of the cozy Victorian San Francisco Mystery series that blends light romance, suspense, and a glimpse into the lives of late 19th century women who worked.

Determined not to make the same mistakes, he's intent on keeping Kate safe, but as the case deepens, it appears someone is willing to risk everything--even murder--to keep the case from going to trial.

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Private Investigator Jean Webb receives a shocking call from Washington, DC. Her best friend at the FBI was viciously murdered in Phoenix while investigating a tip that could have helped him bring down the mob. FBI Deputy Director Collins appoints Jean as a temporary Special Agent to look into the case for the Committee on Organized Crime. Jean’s background speaks for itself. She was a CIA operative, and she worked with the FBI, hunting down Nazi war criminals. This PI isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty, and she vows to find the assassin who killed her friend. First, she must take on the mafia and find their hired gun, which turns out to be a woman known as Tigress. This killer is known for killing her victims using ghost arrows dipped in deadly snake venom. Not only does Jean plan on holding Tigress responsible, but she plans to bust the mob as an act of vengeance too. A nationwide manhunt begins and ends in Tucson, Arizona, at the University of Arizona stadium, where secrets revealed could spell trouble for Jean and the people she loves.

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In the biggest case of her career, attorney Kate Sullivan has been appointed lead counsel to take on Mason Pharmaceutical in a claim involving an allegedly dangerous new drug. She hires a handsome private investigator to do some digging, but when a whistleblower is found dead, it's clear the stakes are higher than ever. Will this case prove deadly for Kate?