Jill Smith

From the oven it came……smelling like apples, cinnamon, and love.Everyone adores Miss May, except the guilty.In a small town, where neighbors know each other, lawn chairs come out in the spring, and if you sit around chatting long enough, someone...

My one night stand? He’s sitting behind the headmaster’s desk.We met at a truck stop. The chemistry was immediate, and we both do something out of character: one night, no explanations. The next day, I arrive at my new private school. Now I’m the...

Summertime... And the murder's easy.It’s the week before the 4th of July and Pine Grove is in a frenzy.Big Time developer Hank Rosenberg wants to build a “Massive Mart” in town. And he’s going to knock down several beloved business to make it...

There’s another dead body on the orchard. And the suspects are too many to countChelsea just wants to spend more time settling into life on the apple orchard, bonding with Miss May and recovering from heartbreak. But as the Candy Apple Festival nears,...

He's powerful, gorgeous, twice my age… and obsessed with me?I might be an innocent runaway, but I’m at my friend’s funeral to avenge her murder by the mafia boss: King.He has other ideas.I should have guessed he’d retaliate with kidnap. Now I'm under...

Secrets are never discovered during the holidays, right? That's what these five best friends are banking on as they gather once again to Five Island Cove for what they hope will be a Christmas to remember.AJ has a real boyfriend now, and he's really...

I’m in love with my ex-boyfriend’s dad: a dangerous and powerful mafia boss twice my age.He saved me.I was desperate for a place to spend the night, and when I turned up on his doorstep in the pouring rain, Mr Crosse took me in.For six months we...

Murder. Enough to ruin any party.“How Chelsea Thomas weaves comedy and mystery so well is hard to comprehend, but it makes these books so fun to read.” - Amazon customerWhen a sleazy money manager starts fast-talking local residents, retired lawyer...

I'm the maid of honor. He's the father of the bride.Thanks to a snowstorm on the East Coast, I'm the only member of my best friend's wedding party to actually arrive in Vegas as planned. But she has a plan. . . her father will pick me up at the...

Take a vacation any time of year in the seaside town of Five Island Cove! Meet five best friends as they reunite after years apart and rekindle their strong bond with one another, weather storms, and uncover secrets that have been lying dormant for...

Four weddings and a baby are on their way to Five Island Cove!Eloise has been waiting for her dream wedding for months. When the Cove Chronicles calls it "the wedding of the year" and literally the whole town is invited, she wants everything to be...

Ilsa Lynn has survived her first few weeks as Gatekeeper between mortal and spirit worlds, but her problems are just beginning.The source of her magic remains as shrouded in mystery as her family's past, while the necromancers are keen to recruit her...

Ilsa Lynn has made it her life's goal to avoid the curse that binds her family to serve the Summer Court of Faerie. With her magically talented twin sister given the role of Gatekeeper, Ilsa is content to hide under the radar amongst the regular...

It's time for the Gatekeeper's final stand...The Lynn siblings might finally be reunited, but now their mother is held captive in Faerie and their family's magic is fading, Ilsa holds the key to saving both realms from total annihilation.With allies...

I locked myself in the bathroom when my date pulled out a knife. Then a tall dark rescuer crashed through the door… and kidnapped me.I know it's risky, posting my darkest fantasies anonymously online. Especially when they start going viral. But how...

An old friend brings a strange problem to Professor and Mrs. Moriarty: either his theater is being haunted by an angry ghost or someone is trying to drive him into bankruptcy. That would shut down his Christmas pantomime before it opens, throwing two...

Professor and Mrs. Moriarty each take on a small case to fill the time before their next play opens. They place a bet on who will finish first. James will find out if three old soldiers have been cheated of their discharge pay. Angelina must find a...

Professor James Moriarty has but one desire left in his shattered life: to stop the man who ruined him from harming anyone else. Then he meets Angelina Gould and his world turns upside down.At the International Exhibition, an exploding steam engine...

Professor & Mrs. Moriarty tackle a case too ticklish for Sherlock Holmes to handle on his own.James and Angelina Moriarty are settling into their new marriage and their fashionable new home — or trying to.Then Sherlock Holmes comes to call with a...

When I kissed her in that crowded bar, I had no idea she was my coach’s daughter. I know better, believe me. It’ll never happen again.I’m on the cusp of hanging up my hockey skates forever while embroiled in a custody battle for my young daughter. I...

Clara Tanner has lost it all. Her husband is accused in one of the biggest heists on the East Coast, and she relocates her family to Five Island Cove–the hometown she hates.Her mother and brother live there, though Clara never dreamed she'd be...

Ford Gamble is my dad’s best friend. He’s also the reclusive keeper of the Conception Ridge lighthouse. But I remember a time when he was around more—the perfect hotter-than-sin fodder for all my fantasies.Now there’s just enough silver in his shock...

A thriller that depicts the resilience of a woman faced with devastating loss, the unexpected friendship forged from tragedy and the recurring societal themes that confront every generation.Julianna Sandoval is living in limbo. Her husband’s plane has...

He’s perfect. Until he kidnaps me.I have an excruciating crush on this man who comes into the coffee shop. Every day. He’s older, gorgeous, perfectly dressed. He has a Russian accent and silver eyes.On my last shift, I stop him as he’s walking out....