African Violet Club Mysteries Series

Is a blue ribbon worth killing for?   Lilliana Wentworth, retired librarian and avid grower of African violets, has developed her first hybrid, a plant with unusually deep blue flowers, to enter in the Rainbow Ranch Retirement Community's first African Violet Show and Sale.   She's sure it will will a first place ribbon.   Maybe even best in show.   But her excitement turns to dread when the aggravating Bette Tesselink, her fiercest rival, turns up dead, and she's the primary suspect.   There's never been a murder in the village of Rainbow Ranch, and it soon becomes apparent that the young Chief of Police is in over his head. Under pressure from the mayor, Lilliana is afraid he'll arrest her simply to close the case. Her only option is to begin her own investigation. Will she find the murderer before she winds up in jail?   The first in a delightful cozy mystery series with a plot full of twists, a hint of romance, and a magical ending.

A murder in plain sight, yet no one saw it happen.​​​​​​​ Lilliana Wentworth's reputation as an amateur sleuth has drawn a slew of new people to the next meeting of the African Violet Club. Everyone is curious about the famous resident of the Rainbow Ranch Retirement Community. She hopes to turn their interest in her to raising her favorite plants. She might even convince some of them to join the club. But when the retirement community's newest resident is murdered, and the primary suspect is a retired police officer and Lilliana's dear friend, her joy at the thought of new members turns to dismay. With the crowd crammed so close together in the small room, no one saw him commit the crime. But he was the only one who knew the victim. Or was he? With an abundance of elderly suspects, once again Lilliana is compelled to come to the aid of the small town chief of police to help solve a murder. Download the next adventure in the African Violet Club mysteries now!

Murder on the 4th of July The village of Rainbow Ranch, Arizona is all abuzz since famous rodeo star Fox Fordyce came back home. But not everyone is happy to see her. Fox has a lot of history in the small town. Most of it not very good. When the aging rodeo queen is shot dead at the annual Fourth of July Celebration, Lilliana Wentworth, retired librarian, African violet fancier, and amateur sleuth, must solve the case before her ditzy best friend is arrested for murder. The more questions Lilliana asks, the more suspects she comes up with. With the help of her own version of the Baker Street Irregulars, she peels back the layers of secrets. But can she focus on the case while the attentions of a handsome new resident distract her? Enjoy the fireworks as the sparks fly by downloading your copy now.

A prophecy. A discovery. A murder. Persuaded by her best friend to attend a local psychic fair, retired librarian Lilliana Wentworth doesn't really believe in fortunetelling. But her romance with a handsome and mysterious Scotsman has thrown her off-balance, disrupted her equilibrium, and she's looking for guidance wherever she might find it. When she overhears a tarot reader predict death to the young woman seated at her table, she's not so sure consulting a psychic is a good idea. Certainly it wasn't for the woman the reading was meant for, who flees from the room in a panic. As Lilliana attempts to comfort the distraught stranger, she feels a touch of premonition herself. She has no idea what her romantic future might be, but she's fairly certain she'll soon be solving another murder. Be sure to download this intriguing mystery in the African Violet Club series.

Who haunts the abandoned town of Greenville? Rainbow Ranch, Arizona is neck deep in controversy over the development of a nearby ghost town into a tourist attraction. The business people see the ghost town as a boon. The townspeople see it as a blight. The dispute has the town choosing sides, tempers flaring. When one of the adversaries is murdered, suspects abound. Including the Ghost of Greenville. This time the chief of police doesn't want her help. Even though he needs it. There's too much at stake for the people of Rainbow Ranch for Lilliana to sit on her hands. She's determined to solve the crime even if she has to solve it on her own. Be sure to read this mystery filled with twists and turns! ​

Lilliana Wentworth is preparing for Christmas, relieved that life in the Rainbow Ranch Retirement Community has settled down and gone back to normal. Until the retirement home is sold… And she literally stumbles over the body of the new administrator. To make matters worse, her boyfriend, Christopher, has gone off to Scotland without her, and she hasn't heard from him in too long a time. She jumps at the chance to help the small town police chief solve the crime, mostly to keep from thinking about that. Can she capture the killer in time to have a happy holiday? And will Lilliana get the only Christmas present she really wants? Buy now and find out!