R J: 537 books

Unlikely Suspects…  When a former Sinful resident turns up dead in Fortune Redding's backyard, Deputy Carter LeBlanc springs into action, but Fortune can't help but wonder about his motives. Is Deputy Charming afraid a killer will strike again and she'll become the next victim or is he trying...

Sinful's newest resident, Mary-Alice Arceneaux, is starting to catch on to the fact that the Sinful Ladies' Society does more than brew 100-proof cough syrup to sell at the church bazaar. So when Ida Belle gets into serious trouble, Mary-Alice wants to help the SLS in their quest for justice. But...

When Moses May Murphy left Sinful, Louisiana after graduating high school, she had no plans of returning. But part two of her life- after those awkward high school years- should have been better. Especially in California. Boy, did she get it wrong. Leaving the flaming wreckage of a failed marriage...

CIA operative Fortune Redding crossed a ruthless arms dealer. Now she's hiding out in remote Sinful, Louisiana, with a fake identity, fake hair, and a real price on her head. But just as she thinks she's safe, her handler warns that Ahmad's men are getting close. She has less than 24 hours to clear...

Sady Morrow is moving on to the next chapter in her life. Former beauty queen, ex-librarian, and owner of an estate in Sinful, Louisiana. An estate she can't claim. Sady settles in Michigan. Working for friends of her uncle takes Sady on her first trip to Hell... Michigan to investigate a suspected...

When a young woman vanishes from a roadside motel, Mary-Alice and the gang leave Sinful and head across the border to find her. They soon find that the unprepossessing McCully Inn holds some Texas-sized secrets, which the influential McCully family would prefer to keep hidden. But with the...

Professor Gwendolyn Jackson's husband sends her a voice mail from the road, telling her he'll be home soon. Just one problem...by the time the message was sent, he was already dead. When the police dismiss her concerns, Professor Jackson turns to her former student, Fortune Morrow, for help. Naturally,...

Young men have been disappearing in Black Valley, New York--which now has the misfortune of being known as "Black Widow Valley." As it happens, Mary-Alice Arceneaux has a personal connection with the tiny community, and is called in to help. Mary-Alice is thrilled to be a part of the investigation--but...

Mayor Celia Arceneaux orchestrates a special holiday surprise. She wants to celebrate Christmas by giving back to Sinful's most unappreciated citizens—the town's elementary school teachers.  Handing down an AOO, also known as the Arceneaux Official Order, Celia calls upon friends and foes...

Mary-Alice Arceneaux has started a new career at age 70 as the newest member of the Sinful Ladies' Detective Agency. She is happily learning the principles of detection from Ida Belle, Gertie, and Fortune--and of course, picking up tips from her beloved mystery novels. But Mary-Alice finds herself...

The Sinful Ladies' Detective Agency has just scored a cushy gig: Doing surveillance for a businessman who claims business rivals are after his trade secrets. But just as Fortune, Gertie, Ida Belle, and Mary-Alice are deciding how to spend their easy money, the unthinkable happens. The Sinful Ladies...

Mo finally has a place of her own. It might be empty but that's easily remedied. Then a date/shopping trip with Tony to New Orleans ends on a sour note. By the time it's over, she's spent most of her money- but not on household items. Gertie, ever eager to help, decides Mo needs charitable...

When a dead man turns up in an industrial waste barrel just outside Sinful, it worries Ida Belle and Gertie. The shady Houston businessman had a reputation for underhanded and dirty deals. With his newly established hazardous wasted disposal company, and the many land purchases he'd made in the area,...

"Murphy" girl Jo Jeffries decides it's time for a change and moves to Sinful. She isn't looking for trouble. Her aged Aunt Trix already provides plenty of that. When Trixie lands herself in the middle of a murder Jo asks the Sinful ladies for help. But along with Trixie's dilemma,...