At the corner of her big four-poster bed stood the shadowy figure of a man. Her initial shock faded, if only a bit, when she realized that she knew him. Or at least, she recognized him. This was one of the ghosts in the house. Usually, he stayed up in…
Darcy felt a chill crawl up her spine, but she kept it from showing on her face. The Gershwin Mansion was a huge residence on the edge of Misty Hollow, left vacant for several decades except for when people like Harlan Harrington rented it out. Those stays were always short…
Opening the cover, she caressed the title page. A pins-and-needles feeling excited her fingertips, seeming to jump off the smooth, creamy paper. Saphron was still watching her expectantly, but Darcy had no idea what her friend was expecting her to do. If there was supposed to be something here to…
It’s a beautiful day for the first day of winter here in South Australia today. It’s a little cold but the sun is shining and it is very calm. Some of my furry friends are sure appreciating the sun. 🙂 As I sit here with my laptop on my knee…
This scene takes place in A Darcy Sweet Cozy Mystery – Book 1 – Death Comes to Town. Jon watched Darcy Sweet for a few very long moments, sitting there in the hard plastic chair inside the police station. She’d just found out her ex-husband had died. She had every…
This scene takes place in A Darcy Sweet Mystery – Book 1 – Death Comes to Town. Darcy settled the plastic bag full of ice against his wound. “Here,” she said. “This will help with that knot forming on the back of your head.” He didn’t feel bad about letting…
This scene takes place in A Darcy Sweet Mystery – Book 1 – Death Comes to Town. “Go ahead. I’ll wait for you here.” Grace had to wonder at how stubborn men could be sometimes. Her husband, Aaron, had a knack for knowing when he should just go along with…
This scene takes place in A Darcy Sweet Cozy Mystery – Book 1 – Death Comes to Town. “Go ahead. I’ll wait for you here.” “You’re going to have to meet the rest of the town sometime, Detective Tinker.” That was something like the third time Grace had told him…
I’ve had a number of readers express their love for Smudge so I thought that I would do a post about the real cat that Smudge is based on. He was technically my son’s cat. He was a big (7.5kg), beautiful, black and white tom cat and his name was…
For ten years Ros James has stayed away from Tempest Beach. She had vowed never to return to her childhood hometown. A phone call informing her that her sister is missing changes all that. On return to the town, she finds that the local police have not even begun to…
