Barkley Books: 15 books

In Leafy Hollow, murder is always in season… If you like spunky heroines, laugh-out-loud humor, and charming small towns with big city crime rates, then you’ll love Rickie Blair’s Leafy Hollow stories. Book 1, From Garden To Grave Murder. It’s a perennial problem… Verity...

When fraudbuster Ruby Delaney learns that a young friend has been scammed in a fake gem scheme, she decides to turn the tables. Ruby assembles a team of fellow actors and sets up her own sting. Will her attempt at retribution pay off, or is she headed for a fall? Although Danger and the Sting...

Actress Ruby Delaney and stock market pro Hari Bhatt track fraud artists around the globe in their quest to separate the pros from their cons. The chance to confront murderous felons is simply one of the perks. This set includes the first three books in the Ruby Danger series. DANGEROUS...

Finalist, 2018 Bony Blithe Award for Best Canadian Light Mystery A mysterious casket. A rising body count. A new mystery has bloomed… Verity Hawkes misses her recluse lifestyle, but she’s finally starting to settle in as Leafy Hollow’s resident landscaper. At least until a village-wide...

In Leafy Hollow, mysteries are always in season… Verity Hawkes can hardly remember her reclusive past. She's actually starting to enjoy her role as the small town's resident gardener and unofficial super sleuth. Her blossoming relationship with a dreamy local detective certainly doesn't hurt...

A fatal fall. A conniving convict. A new mystery takes root... Verity Hawkes’ new life in Leafy Hollow almost feels whole. All the self-taught horticulturalist lacks are her Aunt Adeline and a stable relationship. Just when the second missing piece seems like it might be falling into place,...

Murder. It’s a perennial problem. Verity Hawkes is a shut-in. After two years bunkered in her apartment, the only thing that gets her out is the disappearance of her beloved but eccentric aunt. As she takes over her aunt’s landscaping shop, she’ll need to go from hoarder to horticulturist...

When a crossword craze turns lethal, can a green PI solve the clues before the killer makes it two down? With Leafy Hollow in a deep winter freeze, landscaper Verity Hawkes is all out of funds. Setting up a private investigator business seems like the best way to indulge her fantasy and make...

A shocking revelation. A long-buried secret. An old mystery reappears… Verity Hawkes' new life as Leafy Hollow's resident landscaper and part-time sleuth is just about perfect. She has a new love interest, a new home–even a new pet. The last thing she needs is a reminder of her troubled...

No one invites the mob on their second honeymoon… Ruby Delaney is at the bottom of a spiral. After the death of her sister, the young actress turned to pills and booze to numb the pain. Desperate to reconnect with her husband and get her life back on track, they take a luxurious second honeymoon...

Even fame and fortune can turn deadly… Ruby Delaney has finally landed a Broadway role and is determined to put her notorious past behind her. But her good intentions are sidetracked when she learns a con man has targeted her mentor’s life savings. Ruby teams up with fraud investigator...

When death lurks beneath the streets… After the tragic consequences of their last case, fraud investigators Ruby Delaney and Hari Bhatt have lost the desire to expose cheats and con artists—or to risk their own hearts. But Ruby can't look away when she stumbles upon a mortgage scam...

After a fire destroys seventeen-year-old Julia's home and kills her foster parents, she chases the half-demon responsible across the country and back, determined to avenge her family and discover why a host of celestial baddies want her dead. With Julia is enigmatic hottie Cayne, who has his own...

BOOK THREE IN THE AWARD-WINNING STAINED SERIES: Julia has been chosen. While at the Stained compound, she was tapped as The One to win the war against the Nephilim and leashed with an illness that worsens each day she is away from The Three - and her destiny. Determined not to return to the frightening...