After four lonely years, music professor Gus LeGarde is stillreeling from the death of his wife Elsbeth. To deal with the loss, he plays endlessChopin etudes on his piano and lavishes love on his grandson and dog, butnothing lessens the pain.  Life spirals out of control when Gus heads for the snow-coveredhills on an early morning skiing excursion to find a mute child shackled to abedpost in a cabin. Gus rescues the child but the kidnapper, Baxter, escapesinto the woods to stew in hot revenge. Unexpectedly thrown together withCamille, a social worker who takes the child into her own home, Gus falls hard.The first woman who's stirred his soul since his Elsbeth, Camille is politeenough toward him -- but her own dark secrets have her pulling away despite themutual attraction. When Gus's little grandson goes missing, he fears the worse.Does Baxter have the little boy? Does he want to trade for the mute child? Gusbraces for the fight of his life, struggling to protect Camille and his familybefore time runs out.

Double Forte: A Gus Legarde Mystery

Literature & Fiction

Lazar, Aaron Paul

Literary

Publishamerica Inc

In Upstaged, the second book in the LeGarde Mystery Series, Gus LeGarde is in for another wild ride as he faces a disturbed stage mother, a deviant predator, and a twisted saboteur who lurks backstage, terrorizing the drama club with deadly, psychotic games. Who's playing bizarre pranks on Gus's fianc©e, Camille? Gus suspects handsome Brazilian student, Armand, whose behavior is laced with sexual improprieties. His suspicion shifts as a jealous stage-mother goes berserk when her daughter isn't cast in the lead role. As the attacks escalate, even the school superintendent is questioned when it's learned that his shadowy past is sealed in an official file. The action turns lethal as opening night approaches. A sniper fires shots. Camille's home is ransacked and her beloved dog is missing. The star performer takes a bone-shattering fall when the stage railing mysteriously falls apart. Was the set rigged? Will Gus prevent the villain from upstaging the show?

Upstaged: A Gus Legarde Mystery

They say it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Finn McGraw disagrees.He was just seventeen when he had a torrid summer affair with the girl who stole his heart-and then inexplicably turned on him. Finn may have moved on with his life, but he's never forgotten her.Now, ten years later, he's got more than his lost love to worry about. A horrific accident turns his life upside down, resurrecting the ghosts of his long-dead family and taking the lives of the few people he has left.Finn always believed his estranged brother was responsible for the fire that killed their family-but an unexpected inheritance with a mystery attached throws everything he knows into doubt.And on top of that, the beguiling daughter of his wealthy employer has secrets of her own. But the closer he gets, the harder she pushes him away.The Seacrest is a story of intrigue and betrayal, of secrets and second chances-and above all, of a love that never dies."The Seacrest is a poignant love story that will have you reaching for the tissues. Every woman needs a Finn McGraw!" - Victoria Howard, bestselling romantic suspense author of RING OF LIES."At a time when many authors seem to crank out fiction by the numbers, Aaron Paul Lazar invests his whole heart in every book he writes. His stories shine with sensitivity, compassion, and the richness of deeply personal experience." - Michael Prescott, bestselling author of GRAVE OF ANGELS."This book is about love - first love, young love, unrequited love, lost love, and rediscovered love. Simply put, it's a good old-fashioned love story with an ending that will make your heart swell with joy." - Cindy Guest Taylor, notable book reviewer."I just finished reading Seacrest by Aaron Lazar. Let me tell you, ladies... you will LOVE this book! A love story of all love stories, and characters so easy to fall in love with! Aaron has a way of painting a world so descriptive you feel like you're really there. If I had a five star rating system to use, I would give him six!" Heather McLaren, author.

The Seacrest (Paines Creek Beach)

Romance

Contemporary

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Boston, Massachusetts: It’s the summer of ’69—the parks are flooded with flower children and a hot new band called Led Zeppelin is set to appear at the Boston Tea Party. But for one newlywed couple just beginning their lives together, there will be no peace. In the cradle of sex, drugs, and rock ’n roll, Gus and Elsbeth LeGarde are music students attending the New England Conservatory of Music, after a wedding kept secret from their families. When they discover a bruised and sobbing teenage girl on the Boston Commons who can’t remember who she is, or how she got there, the couple decides to “adopt” her to help find her identity. But Gus and Elsbeth aren’t prepared to be plunged into a violent world of rape, abuse, and a ring of white slave traders who’ll stop at nothing to take back their property—or to acquire new flesh in the form of Gus’s beautiful young bride. At times nostalgic, heart-stopping, and breathlessly dramatic, Spirit Me Away is a thrilling romantic mystery set against the colorful backdrop of the sixties—with an unforgettable conclusion at the greatest rock festival of all time.

Spirit Me Away: A Gus LeGarde Mystery (LeGarde Mysteries)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Falling for the wrong guy can be hazardous to your heart.Vivian Wood is desperate. After her beloved brother dies of a sudden aneurysm and her mother develops Alzheimer’s, she needs a good job and a place to stay. She finds it at The Seacroft, a Cape Cod seaside mansion ruled by a mysterious and demanding woman looking for a personal assistant.Vivian soon discovers that being broke and having to deal with her cranky new boss are not her only problems. The gardener at The Seacroft, Cody McGraw, is young, gorgeous, and the bane of her existence—until she starts falling for him.But Vivian isn’t the only one captivated by Cody’s charms. Their sultry employer quickly takes an interest in him—and the developing relationship between Cody and Vivian is threatened by the loss of their jobs and more, should they upset The Seacroft’s exotic mistress.Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Cape, The Seacroft is a steamy story of difficult choices, heart-wrenching sacrifice, and the ultimate salvation of love.

The Seacroft: a love story: a love story (Paines Creek Beach)

Summer, 1964: Beatlemania hits the States, and the world mourns the loss of JFK. For eleven-year-old Gus LeGarde, the powerful events that rocked the nation serve as a backdrop for the most challenging summer of his life.   After Gus and his best friends capsize their boat at his grandparents’ lakeside camp, they witness a drunk chasing a girl through the foggy Maine woods. She’s scared. She’s hurt. And she disappears.   The camp is thrown into turmoil as the frantic search for Sharon begins. Reports of stolen relics arise, including a church bell cast by Paul Revere. When Gus stumbles on a scepter that may be part of the spoils, he becomes a target for the evil lurking around the lake. Will he find Sharon before the villain does? And how can Gus--armed only with a big heart, a motorboat, and a nosy beagle--survive the menacing attacks on his life?

Tremolo: cry of the loon (LeGarde Mysteries)

When Gus LeGarde agrees to play piano for the high school drama club's production of "Spirit Me Away," a sixties-style musical he wrote in college, he doesn't expect to face a barrage of menacing pranks played on his fiancée Camille and the drama club. Who's sabotaging the show? And what do they have against Camille?  Is it sex-crazed Armand, the Latino teen infatuated with her? Something happened last year that Camille won't talk about, and it has to do with Armand. Gus wants to know what happened, but she's not talking.  Could it be Superintendent Marshall, whose past holds horrific secrets related to one of the worst crimes of the 20th century? And why did someone break into Camille's home to steal her beloved mini-dachshund, Boris?  Gus must unravel the mystery before the backstage saboteur stakes his final, deadly claim.   "Upstaged left this reviewer applauding!" ~ Joyce Handzo, In the Library Reviews  "...Upstaged is a first-rate mystery that makes the reader want to immediately grab all the other books in the series. Lazar is a talented writer with a heart and an eye for mystery." ~ Shelley Glodowski, Midwest Book Review   "...the poetry and music vibrating between every letter of this text elevates this book to a work of art." ~ Thomas Fortenberry  "...a writer like Lazar is a valuable acquisition and one that all readers of entertainment should value." ~ Bob Williams, CompulsiveReader

Upstaged

Paladin Timeless Books

Sam Moore's little brother vanished fifty years ago. No body. No answers. What Sam has is a boatload of guilt, since he failed to accompany Billy on his final, fateful bike ride. "...a delightfully diabolical mystery with a chilling paranormal plot. Exceptionally written, this book will capture readers with a unique chase for a murderer that transcends time and space." -- Joyce Handzo, for In the Library Reviews

Healey's Cave

Marcella's first love has been MIA for eighteen years. Callie, her best friend and Sky's sister, flips out when a mysterious package from Sky arrives on her doorstep. Inside his old backpack are bottles of precious essential oils, a memory stick, and a bag of emeralds. Are these his final effects? Or is Sky alive?  When Marcella's husband Quinn hears about it, his jealousy spikes. He and Marcella have been married for seven years, and he's not about to let some punk from the past mess that up.  Drug company goons want the data on the memory stick, because it links a newly discovered essential oil with a leukemia cure. They kidnap Callie, hoping to lure Sky into the open. Marcella and Quinn track her to the wilderness of the Adirondack Mountains, where against all odds they fight to save Callie and preserve the proof that could change the world.  "Lazar's mystery offers an original and offbeat aspect of the genre that will hold your interest and increase your curiosity to look forward to the next book in the series." Warren Adler, author of The War of the Roses, Random Hearts and other novels and short story collections  "...Aaron Paul Lazar's novel Essentially Yours will keep you feverishly turning pages not only to find out what happens next, but to bathe in the sensuality of his vivid descriptions that draw you into his story and keep you there through all the excitement and fear and romance." Joan Hall Hovey, author of The Abduction of Mary Rose

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