Halloween in North Carolina's Outer Banks becomes seriously tricky when librarian Lucy Richardson stumbles across something extra unusual in the rare books section: a dead body.Wealthy businessman Jay Ruddle is considering donating his extensive collection of North Carolina historical documents to the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, but the competition for the collection is fierce. Unfortunately, while the library is hosting a lecture on ghostly...

"When her friend Alicia hires Turner Construction to renovate a historic lighthouse in the San Francisco Bay, Mel Turner can't wait to get her hands dirty. Alicia plans to transform the island property into a welcoming inn, and while Mel has never attempted a project so ambitious--or so tall--before, she's definitely up for the challenge. But trouble soon arises when Alicia's abusive ex-husband shows up to threaten both her and Mel, and later turns...

Tucked away in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains is the Hatteras West Inn and Lighthouse. Innkeeper Alex Winston watches over the cozy getaway, and guests count on him to take care of everything from basic repairs to breakfast. But he also has to take care of the occasional murder case, too.When a visitor is found dead at the top of the lighthouse, Alex must solve the mystery and capture the culprit before the next guest checks out.

Amy Tucker is struggling to put her life back together following the death of her mother. The loss has left the eighteen-year-old heartbroken, and she doesn't know if her world will ever be whole again. Meanwhile, in Seabrook, a small town famous for its haunted lighthouse, Ryan Porter lives a simple but busy life, maintaining the ranch which he shares with his father. Separated by hundreds of miles, yet drawn to each other by forces they can't understand,...

After her beautiful Outer Banks Wedding, Lucy hears from her boss at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library that her friend never made it back from the reception, in the tenth novel of the series following Death by Beach Read.

"The summer tourist season is in full swing, and Priscilla Latham Grant is enjoying the visitors to the family history museum, housed in the lighthouse she inherited from her aunt Marjorie. But when one visitor comes bearing a deed he claims gives him rights to the land upon which the lighthouse sits, Priscilla is compelled to learn more. She's further dismayed when the man claims her family not only stole the land, but also ruined his great-great-grandfather's...

"As Priscilla's first winter in the cottage drags on and snow continues to fall, she finds herself struggling with feelings of loneliness. Putting her faith into practice, she reaches out to others and befriends an older neighbor, whose nephew seems more interested in his aunt's money than in caring for her. Then a young woman arrives in town, trying to find long-lost family and answers to her past. Priscilla is drawn into the secrets and mysteries...

"As the annual Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is set to begin, Priscilla accompanies Mildred and a group of islanders to receive delivery of one of the giant sharks used as a prop in the blockbuster hit Jaws, which had been filmed on the island. But when they arrive on the beach where the shark was to be delivered, it's not there. Mildred quickly enlists Priscilla's help in finding the shark, but Priscilla doesn't even know where to...

When a vandal sabotages restoration work at a run-down lighthouse, the cousins set out to find the culprit.

Hadley Hunter has lived a normal life, in a normal suburb, with a normal job and a normal father. All that changes when a grandmother she didn't even know existed dies and leaves her a fabulous lighthouse on Moonstone Bay Island. Hadley, ready for an adventure, decides to check things out and finds herself plunged into a world she never envisioned. From the naked woman swimming in the ocean outside her back door, to the hot sheriff who seems to be...