In 1987, Atlanta Crime reporter Carrie Sue Justice is engaged to marry powerful publisher Marcus Handley until she discovers his late wife is not dead. Marcus, a former bomber pilot during the Vietnam War, feels responsible for what happened to his wife, and with her reappearance, he's unable to desert her, despite his love and uncontrollable passion for Carrie Sue. Carrie Sue turns to her best friend Freemont Jackson for advice. Freemont is recovering from a near-fatal gunshot wound. His attackers wore Klan masks, but Carrie Sue suspects the ring leader is Nev Powers, a detective with the sheriff's department and interviews a young woman who claims Nev raped her. Soon after the interview, the woman is reported missing. With the help of a search dog and a psychic, Carrie Sue embarks on a dangerous journey to find the missing woman.I also have part of a review I'd like to go on the front cover: "Complex and passionate and filled with twists that keep the plot moving and racing toward its conclusion," says James Anderson, esteemed author and award-winning publisher.

Carrie Sue's Diary: A Thriller by Sandy Semerad

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Semerad, Sandy

Thrillers & Suspense

Bama Rain

First edition, autographed copy.    Brief Synopsis: A journalist and her daughter--visiting New Orleans during Mardi Gras--are drawn into a series of murders involving the President of the United States.

Mardi Gravestone

Mystery

Wings epress

On a snowy day in Atlanta, Carrie Sue Justice revisits the past as a young and passionate newspaper reporter, covering a shooting death in her community: It's 1986. Her life is a mess. She catches her husband with another woman inside the antebellum home she inherited from her parents. Then she falls in love with an unavailable man plagued with guilt. The man is none other than the irresistible owner of the Southern Journal where Carrie Sue works. They begin a steamy love affair. During this wild time, Carrie Sue must find out why three black teenagers were arrested for killing a white teen. One of the teens was wrongly accused. She's determined to help prove his innocence. Come hell or high water. "A Message in the Roses is both lovely and exciting, a nail biter to the quick. It brings a delightful combination of journalistic craft and romantic prose that warms the heart and steams up the room." Dave Straub, former CNN anchor, White House reporter / NBC, Presidential Adviser. "A Message In The Roses is a story of social justice in the New South, brewed with generous portions of investigative and trial reporting and enough steamy romance to cook the petals off the roses." Dirk Wyle, author of the Ben Candidi Mysteries.

A Message In The Roses

Romance

Contemporary

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Hurricane House  Still grieving the death of her fiancé, Maeva Larson vacations on Paradise Isle, Florida, "the luckiest fishing village in the world," where she finds the dead body of Miss Florida, Tara Baxter, floating in the Gulf. The cause of death is uncertain, and when a hurricane blows ashore, another woman is found dead and two other women are reported missing. As a catastrophe insurance investigator, Maeva knows the storm has destroyed precious clues, but she thinks her CAT credentials will allow her to find out what happened to these women.  Sean Redmond, acclaimed mystery writer and Paradise Isle resident, pursues Maeva from the first moment they meet. She tries to resist him, but then succumbs to his charm, until she reads a section of his latest manuscript, which is too close to the truth to be fiction. Uncertain of Sean, yet hoping he is not a murderer, she follows the clues from a crystal necklace, a hitchhiker, who may have seen the killer, and a black dog named Onyx. No doubt this dog possesses special powers and Maeva decides to trust Onyx's instincts while risking her own life.   "Sandy Semerad is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. After Mardi Gravestone, I'm so glad she stayed with that little paranormal twist in Hurricane House. The mystery, intrigue and romance is as good as any "Criminal Minds" or "Law & Order" episode, but the addition of Onyx, the psychic dog was a brilliant bonus for me. Semerad stayed within the sphere of physical science to solve the crimes, as all good murder mysteries do, but she added a suspicious romantic element to spice the story up to perfection. Great read. Try it, you'll like it." ~ 5 Stars, DS / Atlanta Former CNN anchor and NBC White House reporter   "An excellent pick for mystery fans, not to be overlooked," 5 out of 5 stars from Midwest Book Review    "The forces of nature become a primary character in this gripping tale of kidnapping and murder," 4.5 out of 5 stars from Romantic Times     "Read Hurricane House, wonderfully Macabre, a crackling mystery, though I'd recommend you start reading it only on a sunny day and in a location where you feel safe." Award-winning author and teacher Jeremiah Healy

Hurricane House

Paranormal

On her drive to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, Lilah—a young widow—confronts the unthinkable when a man falls in front of her van. The man’s suitcase and its contents make her a target in a murder plot. Yet, she is unaware of the danger as she follows the advice from a graveyard psychic. The psychic gives her a crystal necklace and tells her to find a secret diary. In searching for the diary, Lilah becomes intimate with a handsome musician and dangerously close to murders involving the White House.

Romantic Suspense

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Carrie Sue's Diary: A Thriller by Sandy Semerad

Mardi Gravestone

A Message In The Roses

Hurricane House

Mardi Gravestone