A sexy professor.

A logical lawyer.

A determined ghost.

...And a very mortal killer.

Welcome to Wicks Hollow: a cozy town near Lake Michigan filled with quaint houses, eccentric residents, and more than its share of ghosts, murders, and sexy romance.

Diana Iverson needs a break--from her stressful job, from her philandering boyfriend, and from the rest of her fast-paced life. When she inherits her eccentric Aunt Jean's Wicks Hollow home, Diana takes a much-needed vacation in the cozy little town.

But when the lake house becomes the scene of multiple break-ins, Diana begins to suspect Aunt Jean's death was not as innocent as it seems.

And then there's Ethan Murphy, the sexy college professor who lives next door... He appears to know a lot more about Aunt Jean than he should, and Diana doesn't trust him.

But most of all, there's Aunt Jean herself...who seems determined to communicate with Diana from beyond the grave...

When I want to scratch my paranormal itch, there's nothing better than a book by Colleen Gleason -- #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr

A ghost story romance set in a small town, featuring a cozy mystery about a ghost that just won't rest until justice is served. The perfect blend of romance, suspense, and ghosts.

Like Nancy Drew for grown-ups --New York Times bestselling author Mara Jacobs

Each book in the Wicks Hollow series is a romantic suspense novel with all the quirks of a small town setting--the perfect blend of humorous contemporary romance with cozy mystery and supernatural suspense.

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak. And when two young society girls disappear-one dead, one missing-there's no one more qualified to investigate.

Now fierce Evaline and logical Mina must resolve their rivalry, navigate the advances of not one but three mysterious gentlemen, and solve a murder with only one clue: a strange Egyptian scarab.

The pressure is on, and the stakes are high-if Stoker and Holmes don't figure out why London's finest sixteen-year-old women are in danger, they'll become the next victims.

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak.

In this third installment of the Stoker and Holmes series, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes have reluctantly agreed to act as social chaperones and undercover bodyguards for Princess Lurelia of Betrovia, who has arrived in London to deliver a letter that details the secret location of an ancient chess queen that's been missing for centuries.

But when the letter-which will heal a centuries-old rift between England and the Betrovians-is stolen out from under Evaline and Mina's watchful eyes, the two girls are forced into a high-stakes race to ensure they find the chess queen before anyone else does.

Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker return in their final-and most exciting-adventure together.

Gleason has vamped up the familiar world of Holmes and Watson...to paranormally exhilarating effect! -The New York Times

It's a cold, blustery day in January of 1890 when Mina Holmes receives an invitation to Evaline Stoker's wedding. The two young women-partners and occasionally friends-haven't spoken for nearly two months, since the events at the Carnelian Crow.

Shocked, Mina is still looking at the invitation when constables from Scotland Yard begin pounding on her front door. They've arrived to arrest her for the murder of a man she's never even heard of.

Meanwhile, Evaline has her hands full with wedding plans (boring) and an overbearing sister who wants to manage her every move-including a dizzying array of social activities. In the midst of all this, she receives an invitation to visit Lady Isabella Cosgrove-Pitt, a most villainous woman.

With Pix in jail, Mina being hunted by Scotland Yard, and Evaline dining with the murderous Lady Isabella what more can possibly go wrong?

Plenty.

And when the mysterious black zeppelin appears once again in the night sky, things are about to get even more dangerous for Miss Stoker and Miss Holmes.

Gleason has vamped up the familiar world of Holmes and Watson...to paranormally exhilarating effect. -- The New York Times

The girls are back! Evaline Stoker (sister of Bram) and Mina Holmes (niece of Sherlock) return in the fourth volume of the steampunk adventure series set in an alternate Victorian London.

Ever since the debacle of the Chess Queen Enigma, Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker have laid low, trying to settle back into their quiet lives as young ladies of London. But the Holmesian deductive abilities won't remain dormant for long, and when Mina receives a strange package from a winged, midnight visitor, she is catapulted into a new, dangerous adventure: the search for The Carnelian Crow.

Meanwhile, Evaline has received some very disturbing news--news that will change her life forever. Along with that unpleasant knowledge is the strange disappearance of her nemesis, the disreputable pickpocket Pix.

When it becomes clear the arch-villainess the Ankh has made her next move, it will take all of Mina's Holmesian ingenuity and Evaline's courage and determination to stop the criminal from executing her boldest and most dangerous plan yet!

PRAISE FOR STOKER & HOLMES

This book has it all...the vivid setting and the finely drawn, compelling heorines make this a fine choice for reaaders who like their stories with steampunk spice and smart, strong women. -School Library Journal

There's lots of fun to be had from this odd-couple investigative team's snarky banter, the well-imagined setting's steampunk details, and Gleason's flashes of satiric humor. -The Horn Book

Paris, 1900. The height of the Belle- poque: decadence, wealth, hedonism...and murder.

Mandon creates a gay lead character in a mainstream mystery, with refreshing and ingenious insight --Kathryn Lynn Davis, New York Times bestselling author

Homicide investigator Guillaume Devr stands for the silenced victims, bound to seek justice as he makes his way from the wide boulevards frequented by the tout-Paris to the narrow byways of Montmartre, to the shadow of the Tour Eiffel and the lush elegance of Maxim's.

When the most famous courtesan in Paris becomes the prime suspect in the death of a wealthy young man, Inspector Devr is reluctantly drawn into the opulent parlors and witty manners of high society. As the investigation unfolds, he must contend with a bloodthirsty press and the outrageous behavior of his suspect...as well as his own prejudices and unfulfilled needs.

Devr soon realizes that solving this murder could expose him and his darkest secret.

Murder on the Champs- lys es is the first in a new series featuring Inspector Guillaume Devr , a homicide detective from la S ret who lives a secret life on the fringes of respectable society, the powerful courtesan known as La Balise--with secrets of her own--and the gruff but brilliant American pathologist Dr. Jackson.

The] characters are so human and absorbing they will follow you past the solution of this compelling and cleverly unique detective novel. This book consumed me, and though I read it weeks ago, I am still unable to let it go.

--Kathryn Lynn Davis, New York Times bestselling author

Alex Mandon sets this forward-thinking mystery in a lush historical setting that unveils all the opulence of the era. Tightly plotted and evocative

--Tanya Anne Crosby, New York Times bestselling author

A sexy blacksmith. A CEO-turned-innkeeper. A haunted speakeasy. And a secret worth killing for...

Welcome to Wicks Hollow: a quaint town near Lake Michigan with more than its share of ghost, murder, and romance.

Leslie Nakano needs to make a major life change--getting away from the dog-eat-dog corporate world, as well as getting past a personal loss--so she buys a large turn-of-the-century mansion in Wicks Hollow, with plans to renovate it and turn it into an inn.

She doesn't care about the rumors that it's haunted--she just wants a new life.

But she sure wouldn't mind finding the missing gems that belonged to Red Eye Sal, a bootlegger who lived in the house during Prohibition.

Blacksmith Declan Zyler, who has more work than he can handle, working on historical restorations, has suddenly acquired a fifteen-year-old daughter he never knew he had. This turns his life upside-down when he decides to take on the role of single father.

When Leslie hires Declan to restore the iron staircase in her inn, neither of them realize they are disturbing a spirit from days gone by...and until they determine how to put that ghost to rest, neither Leslie nor Declan will be able to move on with their lives.

When I want to scratch my paranormal itch, there's nothing better than a book by Colleen Gleason. --Robyn Carr

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak.

After the Affair of the Clockwork Scarab, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes are eager to help Princess Alix with a new case. Seventeen-year-old Willa Aston is obsessed with spiritual mediums, convinced she is speaking with her mother from beyond the grave. What seems like a case of spiritualist fraud quickly devolves into something far more menacing: someone is trying to make Willa appear lunatic using an innocent-looking spiritglass to control her.

The list of clues piles up: an unexpected murder, a gang of pickpockets, and the return of vampires to London. But are these events connected?

As Uncle Sherlock would say, there are no coincidences. It will take all of Mina's wit and Evaline's muscle to keep London's sinister underground at bay...

This book has it all...the vivid setting and the finely drawn, compelling heroines make this a fine choice for readers who like their stories with steampunk spice and smart, strong women. -School Library Journal

The mishmash of popular tropes (steampunk! Vampires! Sherlock Holmes!) will bring readers in, but it's the friendship between the two girls that will keep them. -Kirkus Reviews

The author's writing exudes energy, romance, and humor, and she gives her heroines strong, vibrant personalities as they puzzle out the expansive mystery unfolding before them. -Publishers Weekly

If Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sherlock Holmes ever met, this book would be the result. If you loved 'Nancy Drew' or 'The Hardy Boys' as a kid, you're going to love this sci-fi/fantasy mystery series. -SLJ Teen

A secret crush.

A New Year's Eve wedding.

A decades-old curse.

What could go wrong?

Wicks Hollow favorite Iva Bergstrom has finally agreed to marry Hollis Nath. But will they make it through the vows?

Event planner Callie Quigley is determined to prove that the Curse of Tremaine Clock Tower is nothing more than a legend, so she proposes Iva and Hollis's wedding at the site on New Year's Eve.

Unfortunately, Brenda Tremaine-the ghost that haunts the clock tower ever since she died on her wedding night on New Year's Eve ninety years ago-has other ideas.

When Ben Tremaine-a guy Callie has crushed on since high school-comes on the scene to help Callie debunk the curse, more than a few sparks fly from the angry ghost, who is definitely her own kind of Bridezilla...

Welcome to Wicks Hollow...

A nerdy (but sexy) scientist.
A writer on deadline.
A haunted lighthouse.
And a secret worth killing for...
Welcome to Wicks Hollow: a cozy town near Lake Michigan filled with quaint houses, eccentric residents, and more than its share of ghosts, murders, and sexy romance.

Teddy Mack has to finish the latest book her bestselling thriller series, or her editor and agent are going to come and park themselves on her desk and force her to write--so she decides to cloister herself in a small cottage attached to a Lake Michigan lighthouse for the summer. No wifi, no Internet, no distractions...

Until a heartbroken Oscar London, PhD, shows up with all of his microbiology equipment and takes over the same rental property. There's been a double-booking, and neither Teddy nor Oscar are willing to leave, and so the neurotic writer and the love-bruised scientist decide to make do--and stay out of each other's way.

Which isn't all that easy to do after sharing an unexpected kiss in a hot springs pool...

Nonetheless, everything seems to be fine until Teddy discovers a ghost is haunting her writing space, and Oscar--who has no time for such silliness--witnesses some strange activity out on the beach.

Things become even more hairy when Teddy and Oscar realize someone is trying to drive them out of the lighthouse--or crazy. Which ever comes first.

Each book in the Wicks Hollow series is a romantic suspense novel with all the quirks of a small town setting--the perfect blend of humorous contemporary romance with cozy mystery and supernatural suspense.

Heat Level: Sexy
Mystery: Cozy
Mood: Mildly creepy, Suspenseful, Humorous

The Wicks Hollow series does not have to be read in order. Look for the following titles:
Sinister Summer
Sinister Secrets
Sinister Shadows
Sinister Sanctuary

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak. And when two young society girls disappear-one dead, one missing-there's no one more qualified to investigate.

Now fierce Evaline and logical Mina must resolve their rivalry, navigate the advances of not one but three mysterious gentlemen, and solve a murder with only one clue: a strange Egyptian scarab.

The pressure is on, and the stakes are high-if Stoker and Holmes don't figure out why London's finest sixteen-year-old women are in danger, they'll become the next victims.

Gleason mixes historical mysteries with current events and exciting technology--creating a fast-paced story that takes you on an action-packed ride
--New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon

In the tradition of Clive Cussler comes the first novel in an exciting series of thrilling adventure, high-stakes international threats, and lost treasures....

Moscow, 1560: A lost Byzantine library...last seen in the possession of Russia's Ivan the Terrible...

Siberia, 1942: A World War II female fighter pilot crashes in the mountains of Siberia and is taken away by a small, mysterious tribe...

United States, 2007: Four simultaneous earthquakes erupt across the United States in areas without fault lines....

Marina Alexander lives for adventure. She pilots small planes in order to participate in search and rescue missions with her dog, deep in the most dangerous caves on earth.

She also studies antiquities at the University of Michigan, and is just about to depart on the most important trip of her career when she is swept into an adventure of high-stakes, international intrigue--for little does she know, she has a connection to a dangerous group of eco-terrorists that will bring her face to face with them--and leave her with a terrible choice.

From the deep, dangerous caves of mid-Pennsylvania to the southern shore of Lake Superior, to the desolate mountains of Siberia and the slick urban oil center of Riyadh, Siberian Treasure will take readers on a fast-paced, thrilling ride.

...there's nothing better than a book by C.M.] Gleason --Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker return in their final-and most exciting-adventure together.

Gleason has vamped up the familiar world of Holmes and Watson...to paranormally exhilarating effect! -The New York Times

It's a cold, blustery day in January of 1890 when Mina Holmes receives an invitation to Evaline Stoker's wedding. The two young women-partners and occasionally friends-haven't spoken for nearly two months, since the events at the Carnelian Crow.

Shocked, Mina is still looking at the invitation when constables from Scotland Yard begin pounding on her front door. They've arrived to arrest her for the murder of a man she's never even heard of.

Meanwhile, Evaline has her hands full with wedding plans (boring) and an overbearing sister who wants to manage her every move-including a dizzying array of social activities. In the midst of all this, she receives an invitation to visit Lady Isabella Cosgrove-Pitt, a most villainous woman.

With Pix in jail, Mina being hunted by Scotland Yard, and Evaline dining with the murderous Lady Isabella what more can possibly go wrong?

Plenty.

And when the mysterious black zeppelin appears once again in the night sky, things are about to get even more dangerous for Miss Stoker and Miss Holmes.

MARINA ALEXANDER IS BACK IN HER THIRD ADVENTURE OF INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE, ANCIENT SECRETS, AND HIGH-STAKES ADVENTURE!

NEPAL, 2000 years ago: A honey hunting tribe collects its seasonal bounty, leaving an offering in a sacred cave.

PARIS, 1889: The Jewish-Russian author of a controversial book about Jesus is threatened into silence by a trio of Buddhist monks.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, PRESENT DAY: A man possessing data from an entomological field study is attacked and nearly killed.

MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES: Three strange truck accidents in three different states spill hazardous materials all over the ground...and the only explanation is a strange bacteria from a glacier melt originating in Siberia.

Marina Alexander-small plane pilot, search and rescuer, and professor of ancient writings-has tried to put her familial connection to a dangerous eco-terrorist group behind her. So when insect expert Eli Sanchez discovers a unique honeybee packaged with ancient Sanskrit writings and asks Marina for her help, she jumps at the opportunity.

It's not long before Marina and Eli realize someone is willing to kill to keep the origins of a humble honeybee secret... And at the same time, it becomes horrifyingly clear that the eco-terrorists led by Marina's father will do anything to draw attention to their cause.

In order to stop them, Marina has no choice but to team up with her father's group-something she swore she would never do.

And when the truth begins to come out, the answer is the last thing she ever expected...

From the ancient honey hunting traditions of Nepal to glitzy, gritty Belle-Epoque Paris, the inner workings of the Vatican, and the dry, rugged mountains of India, SANSKRIT CIPHER takes readers on a wild ride as Marina and her friends work against the clock to protect one of the greatest secrets of all time-a secret that, if exposed, would rattle the world to its core.

Paris, 1900. The height of the Belle- poque: decadence, wealth, hedonism...and murder.

Homicide investigator Guillaume Devr stands for the silenced victims, bound to seek justice as he makes his way from the wide boulevards frequented by the tout-Paris to the narrow byways of Montmartre, to the shadow of the Tour Eiffel and the lush elegance of Maxim's.

When the most famous courtesan in Paris becomes the prime suspect in the death of a wealthy young man, Inspector Devr is reluctantly drawn into the opulent parlors and witty manners of high society. As the investigation unfolds, he must contend with a bloodthirsty press and the outrageous behavior of his suspect...as well as his own prejudices and unfulfilled needs, and Devr soon realizes that solving this murder could expose him and his darkest secret.

Murder on the Champs- lys es is the first in a new series featuring Inspector Guillaume Devr , a homicide detective from la S ret who lives a secret life on the fringes of respectable society, the powerful courtesan known as La Balise--with secrets of her own--and the gruff but brilliant American pathologist Dr. Jackson.

Mandon creates a gay lead character in a mainstream mystery, with refreshing and ingenious insight ... The] characters are so human and absorbing they will follow you past the solution of this compelling and cleverly unique detective novel. This book consumed me, and though I read it weeks ago, I am still unable to let it go. --Kathryn Lynn Davis, New York Times bestselling author

Alex Mandon sets this forward-thinking mystery in a lush historical setting that unveils all the opulence of the era. Tightly plotted and evocative

--Tanya Anne Crosby, New York Times bestselling author

Gleason has vamped up the familiar world of Holmes and Watson...to paranormally exhilarating effect. -- The New York Times

The girls are back! Evaline Stoker (sister of Bram) and Mina Holmes (niece of Sherlock) return in the fourth volume of the steampunk adventure series set in an alternate Victorian London.

Ever since the debacle of the Chess Queen Enigma, Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker have laid low, trying to settle back into their quiet lives as young ladies of London. But the Holmesian deductive abilities won't remain dormant for long, and when Mina receives a strange package from a winged, midnight visitor, she is catapulted into a new, dangerous adventure: the search for The Carnelian Crow.

Meanwhile, Evaline has received some very disturbing news--news that will change her life forever. Along with that unpleasant knowledge is the strange disappearance of her nemesis, the disreputable pickpocket Pix.

When it becomes clear the arch-villainess the Ankh has made her next move, it will take all of Mina's Holmesian ingenuity and Evaline's courage and determination to stop the criminal from executing her boldest and most dangerous plan yet!

PRAISE FOR STOKER & HOLMES

This book has it all...the vivid setting and the finely drawn, compelling heorines make this a fine choice for reaaders who like their stories with steampunk spice and smart, strong women. -School Library Journal

There's lots of fun to be had from this odd-couple investigative team's snarky banter, the well-imagined setting's steampunk details, and Gleason's flashes of satiric humor. -The Horn Book

First in the acclaimed, award-winning Heroes of New Vegas series.

From New York Times bestselling author Colleen Gleason comes a unique paranormal romance series set in a devastated world.

Colleen Gleason's vision of the future is dark, complex, and sharply original. I can't wait for the next book -- Nalini Singh

Atmospheric and dark, filled with high-stakes action, sizzling romance, and set against a shadowy, post-apocalyptic world that's as fascinating as the varied cast of characters who inhabit it. -- Lara Adrian

Dark, sexy, and captivating. --Jeaniene Frost

An edgy, sexy, page-turning series. Brilliantly conceived and executed. --Library Journal

Colleen Gleason makes even the end of the world sexy -- Kathryn Smith, USA Today bestselling author

Like a sexy Walking Dead --Mara Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author

Everything they knew is gone...

Five men emerge from the remnants of destruction with extraordinary new powers.

They are humankind's last hope, but they cannot survive this devastated world alone.

When Dr. Elliott Drake emerges from a cave after traveling fifty years through time, the world as he knew it in 2010 is gone. Cities are overgrown jungles, and what's left of civilization has been repressed by crystal-wearing immortal beings. But even more unsettling: Elliott has acquired an extraordinary ability--the power to heal.

But even that gift, in a world that lacks the technology and infrastructure of his past, is a two-edged sword for Elliott.

Jade Kapiza, who was once imprisoned by the immortal beings, has been in hiding for years. But now she's determined to help the human race fight back against the control of her captors. She can trust no one...but when Elliott comes into her life, he pushes at her defenses and begins to tear down the walls she's built so carefully.

Yet the mysterious doctor seems to have secrets of his own. Can Jade trust Elliott with her heart, even as they risk their lives to save a band of innocents?

And can Elliott find a new place for himself--a home--in this new, ravaged world?

Gleason's] time-travel tale is dark, dangerous, and deliciously sexy as she packs her wildly inventive plot with plenty of clever twists and pop-culture-inspired turns guaranteed to keep readers tuned in until the second installment.

- Booklist

An uptight lawyer.

A carefree palm-reader.

A haunted antiques shop.

And a very mortal villain...

Welcome to Wicks Hollow: a cozy town near Lake Michigan filled with quaint houses, eccentric residents, and more than its share of ghosts, murders, and sexy romance.

When Fiona Murphy inherits a small antiques shop from an old man she met only once, she's filled with surprise, confusion and delight--and a little bit of terror at having a new responsibility in a life she prefers to be free and easy.

As she takes over ownership of the quaint shop, odd things begin to happen. Lights come on and off by themselves, even when they are unplugged...and there is a chilly breeze accompanied by the scent of roses even when the windows are closed.

H. Gideon Nath, III, is the stiff and oh-so-proper attorney who helps settle Fiona's inheritance, and against his better judgment, he finds himself attracted to her, despite her fascination with all things New Age.

After she finds an unpleasant surprise in one of the shop's closets, scares off an intruder in the store, and uses her skill at palmistry to read Gideon's future--of which she seems to be a part--Fiona begins to realize that her free and easy life is about to change...whether she wants it to or not.

A determined actress.

Her old flame.

A spooky theater.

And a secret worth killing for....

The Tuesday Ladies and their friends return in the fifth book in Colleen Gleason's bestselling Wicks Hollow series.

Vivien Leigh Savage is determined to bring live theater back to her hometown of Wicks Hollow. With her background as a childhood actor, her contacts, and her experience in marketing and publicity, she plans to reopen the Wicks Hollow Stage-a theater that's been closed for decades.

But no sooner does she begin the renovations of the Stage than she's warned away: GO OR DIE. And then strange things begin to happen-events that make the hair on the back of her neck stand up and prickles down her spine.

Someone-or something doesn't want the Stage to open again.

And then there's the fact that Jake DeRiccio, who broke her heart fifteen years ago, has shown up on the scene...and he's more than interested in renewing their acquaintance.

When it becomes clear that either a ghost or mortal is not going to allow Vivien to succeed in her plans, she'll need all the help she can get to clear the Stage...or she'll be the next phantom of the theater.

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak.

After the Affair of the Clockwork Scarab, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes are eager to help Princess Alix with a new case. Seventeen-year-old Willa Aston is obsessed with spiritual mediums, convinced she is speaking with her mother from beyond the grave. What seems like a case of spiritualist fraud quickly devolves into something far more menacing: someone is trying to make Willa appear lunatic using an innocent-looking spiritglass to control her.

The list of clues piles up: an unexpected murder, a gang of pickpockets, and the return of vampires to London. But are these events connected?

As Uncle Sherlock would say, there are no coincidences. It will take all of Mina's wit and Evaline's muscle to keep London's sinister underground at bay...

This book has it all...the vivid setting and the finely drawn, compelling heroines make this a fine choice for readers who like their stories with steampunk spice and smart, strong women. -School Library Journal

The mishmash of popular tropes (steampunk! Vampires! Sherlock Holmes!) will bring readers in, but it's the friendship between the two girls that will keep them. -Kirkus Reviews

The author's writing exudes energy, romance, and humor, and she gives her heroines strong, vibrant personalities as they puzzle out the expansive mystery unfolding before them. -Publishers Weekly

If Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sherlock Holmes ever met, this book would be the result. If you loved 'Nancy Drew' or 'The Hardy Boys' as a kid, you're going to love this sci-fi/fantasy mystery series. -SLJ Teen