The Ella Westin Mysteries Series

After surviving her wedding, Ella Westin is looking forward to a particularly restful honeymoon. What was she thinking? She is awakened in the middle of the night by her new husband – but it's not what you think. He wants her to solve a murder. In a drafty hotel. In the middle of November. At 4 a.m. Can she do it? Or will she add another homicide to her honeymoon? This is the second story in the Ella Westin Mysteries.

When a fellow train passenger is murdered right in front of her eyes, newlywed Ella Westin thinks it's great that all the suspects are trapped with her. But when she can't check out backgrounds or confirm motives - or lack of - she soon finds herself in over her head. Then an unthinking Joe seems more determined to sabotage Ella's efforts than the murderer. Will she be able to solve the case before a second death occurs? Did the murderer engineer too good a crime for even Ella's skills? Can she track the criminal or will she be derailed before she can put her plan in motion? If the couple survive, is this just the beginning of a toxic relationship? This is the third story in the Ella Westin Mysteries. 19,968 words.

Ella Westin is tasked with investigating a haunted house – though she doesn’t believe in such things. A clue leads her straight into the heart of a plot to rob the Port Bass Museum. Can she catch the thieves or will she become one of them? This is the fifth story in the Ella Westin Mysteries and is 30,644 words.

Ella’s pirate father-in-law is hosting the biggest Christmas bash Port Bass has ever seen. But when a guest is murdered, her husband is three sheets to the wind, and her boss is enamored with his new romance, it’s left up to Ella to solve the murder—quietly. Can she enjoy the holidays while working—without pay? This is the seventh story in the Ella Westin Mysteries and is 42,118 words.

Ella Westin is back at work. Unfortunately, her new boss is convinced someone is trying to kill him. Ella thinks he’s accident-prone. He orders her to find out who’s attacking him—but won’t let her leave his side. Now Ella is the boss’s babysitter. Is it too late to declare a sick day? This is the sixth story in the Ella Westin Mysteries and is 49,254 words.

Ella is back from her honeymoon and is moving into her new home. She unpacked a particularly heavy crate and got a nasty shock. All she wanted to do was put her books on the bookshelf. Is it too late to close the crate and send it back? This is the fourth story in the in the Ella Westin Mysteries.

The soon-to-be Mrs. Ella Westin doesn't remember adding "solve a murder" to her bridal to-do list but when she stumbles over the dead body of her matron of honor, it looks like she'll have no choice. Especially as her groom is the one and only suspect. Throw in bad weather, a deaf hairdresser, a ruined wedding cake and a not so retired pirate and it's enough to make Ella want to throttle everyone in sight. Can she catch the killer before the wedding is called off? Or will she be Married To Murder? "Married To Murder is a fun whodunit with snappy dialogue and a tongue-in-cheek delivery of the plot. Mystery readers should enjoy this story - I know I did." -Evelyn David, author of the Sullivan Investigations Mysteries "Jennifer Oberth's Married To Murder is a fresh and quirky new addition to the cozy historical mystery scene. Ella Westin is a witty and determined sleuth and Oberth's writing is wonderfully comedic." -Jamie Freveletti, author of Running From the Devil, winner of the Lovey Award & 'Best First Novel' by the International Thriller Writers & Barry Award for 'Best Thriller."

A COZY CREW CHRISTMAS ANTHOLOGY Three Christmas-themed mysteries stocked full of surprises! "Who Murdered the Holiday Spirit?" by Ellie Oberth The Christmas season kicks off with a threat that sends Hazel and Chief Rasmussen scrambling to save an unsuspecting victim from death. This is the 3rd Hazel Cartbell mystery in the Who Murdered...? series. "Silk Pie Stocking" by Renae Janecek A priceless heirloom goes missing, and Lia must solve the mystery before a family crumbles like over-worked pastry. Should be easy as pie, right? This is the 3rd Short Diner mystery. "St. James’s Stocking" by Jennifer Oberth On Christmas morning, Ella whisks the excitable Annie to the prison to visit her betrothed on what was supposed to be their wedding day. But the tete-a-tete twists into a mystery after a desperate plea for help plunges Ella into unexpected mayhem. Is it too late to curl up by the Christmas tree and rip open gifts? This is the 8th story in the Ella Westin mysteries.

When Ella marries Joe Westin, she inherits a father-in-law who gets her into more trouble than the bad guys. As a former thief turned government agent, Ella thinks she’s up for any assignment that comes her way, but Jasper Westin just might be more than she can handle. In Ernest Effort, a parrot-keeper is kidnapped, and a dangerous pirate orders Ella to find his son immediately. Not one to give in to demands, Ella makes an announcement that stuns everyone. In Missing Monkey, Jasper’s cohorts have misplaced their pet monkey, but the primate isn't the only thing that’s vanished. Ella needs to track the monkey down before nightfall or Jasper will pay the consequences. In Close Quarters, Ella is in a grim predicament—she and Jasper are about to be hanged for murder, and while she’s armed to the teeth, the only weapon at her disposal is her tongue. What could go wrong? Set in the 1820s, these three quick reads offer a fun glimpse into Ella’s new family life. Ernest Effort (2,205 words) Missing Monkey (1,479 words) Close Quarters (3,500 words)

Ella is enjoying a leisurely New Year’s morning when a nagging thought makes her search for her pirate father-in-law, Jasper. She finds him in an odd quandary and does her best not to double over laughing. When he requests her help with an unusual task, how can she say no? Really, how can she? This is the 9th story in the Ella Westin Mysteries.

The original story won Honorable Mention in the Sisters In Crime Chicagoland Short Story Contest 2017. Even though Ella has the flu, Doris coerces her to help to solve a murder. Can Ella figure out who killed the man Doris stumbled over? A body in a house Doris definitely was not breaking into? Can Ella stay conscious long enough to try? This is the 10th story in the Ella Westin Mysteries.