New release · Book 1 of The Blackthorn Point Mysteries
Murder at theBlackthorn Bay Café
A grumpy detective. An even grumpier cat. And a newly divorced woman who’s just discovered she’s a witch. What could possibly go wrong?
until it lands on Amazon · November 16
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🍂 Laura’s Book Club Pick for November
Flirting with My Enemy
Ever since Zane and his conglomerate cake business moved in next to her bakery, strange things have been happening… A swoony, laugh-out-loud enemies-to-lovers romcom, made for curling up with your book club this month.
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