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Vetrai Press, Third Edition

When Jax's Great-Aunt Rita dies and leaves her an old Craftsman-style house in Seattle, it has this provision: You must to live here, and find your creative passion. Jax, along with her cat Gumdrop, leaves her unfulfilling life in Miami and discovers that the house, with its huge sunny studio, quirky neighbor Val, and a newly realized love of glass beadmaking are just what she needed. Aztec Beads, in one of Seattle's funkiest neighborhoods, is hosting a weekend of workshops, demonstrations, and exhibits. The opportunities for Jax to exhibit her work in a gallery, expand her jewelry-making knowledge, and be interviewed by a handsome reporter are just too great to miss. The weekend's plans get tangled when a young woman is found dead near the bead shop. Everyone participating in the workshops is a suspect, including Jax's best friend Tessa. Jax must string together the clues to clear Tessa's name, and do it before the killer strikes again.

Jax O'Connell and her friend Tessa take a glassblowing workshop with a famous glass artist-and infamous lothario. After the first night of class, Tessa sees a body through the water-streaked window of the studio. The next morning, there's no sign of the teacher. They must face their fears and discover the killer before another life is shattered.

A bead bazaar turns bizarre when jewelry designer and glass beadmaker Jax O'Connell discovers a dead body beneath her sales table. Suspected of murder, Jax and her friend Tessa scramble to find the killer among the fanatic shoppers and eccentric vendors. They have their hands full dealing with a scumbag show promoter, hipsters in love, and a security guard who wants to do more than protect Jax from harm. Adding to the chaos, Jax's quirky neighbor Val arrives unexpectedly with trouble in tow. Can Jax untangle the clues before she's arrested for murder? A Bead in the Hand is the second book in the Glass Bead Mystery series.

It's Valentine's Day and Jax O'Connell's red VW bug is missing. Did she forget where she parked The Ladybug as she rushed to deliver her handmade glass beads, or has the beloved car been stolen? Searching the streets of Seattle, Jax and her best friend, Tessa, face some unsavory characters. Jax regrets not having a date on the most romantic day of the year after spotting Ryan, Seattle's newest--and hottest--cop and running into Zachary, the stern yet sexy detective. She must take matters into her own hands to find The Ladybug and salvage her love life, and do it before the day is over. This stand-alone short story features the fun and quirky characters of the Glass Bead Mystery Series.

"After being placed in witness protection, Ruby Shaw and her daughter move to the former ghost town of Paradise, Arizona, which is nothing like its name promises. The US marshal handling their case tells Ruby to fly under the radar--but that's difficult to do after her neighbor is murdered."--Publisher description

Like many little girls in the 1940s Nena Meyer grew up with dreams of her future. And not just princess dreams or dreams of getting married, but dreams of seeing and being a part of the world, which lay before her, an unplowed, fertile field, as lush and ripe with potential as the fields of her grandparents' farm. Unfortunately, Nena's dreams, like the occasional harvest, did not end up as planned. The Peacock Butterfly follows the growth of Nena's dreams, along with those of her eventual husband, and their families. Through the horrors of World War II to Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s, from Boston to New York City, to London and Paris, you'll dine with the Hicks and Meyers, and laugh and cry with their families. Eventually, we all discover what someone dear to Nena once told her, "when dreams do not come true, you make new ones."