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The Red Brick Basilica

The Red Brick BasilicaTitle: The Red Brick Basilica
Series: The Tolosa Mysteries #3
Genre:
Pages: 350

Louis Saint-Blancat loves every aspect of Toulouse -- the delicious food, the temperate climate, the laidback people. And the history! Every building and square guards bits of Toulouse's past, from well-known events to morsels only revealed to the curious like Louis.

Especially the morbidly fascinating stories catch Louis's interest in ways he can't explain.

When someone slaughters a Catholic priest on the steps of the city's largest mosque, reenacting the story of Saint Sernin's death from the year 250 A.D., Louis fears Toulouse is in for an upheaval of disastrous proportions.

In this second installment of The Tolosa Mysteries, Louis must wade through political minefields and deal with an increasingly split population while searching for the culprit -- and helping his beloved city stay unified.



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Also in this series:
The Red Brick Haze: A Tolosa Mystery

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Down the Memory Aisle

Title: Down the Memory Aisle
Genre: , ,
Pages: 24
Publication Date: 28/11/2021

Like a house full of filing cabinets, our minds offer easy access to certain memories — your best friend’s smile, the name of your favorite chocolate cake...

Other memories prove more elusive, perhaps stored in a cellar or forgotten corridor.

But they’re all there. Nothing is forgotten.

The simple nudge of a frosty day and a familiar stroll may be all we need to bring lovely recollections from the deepest files and create space where fresh moments will be forever saved.

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Family Secrets

Title: Family Secrets
Series: Time Travel Secrets #2
Genre: ,
Pages: 24
Publication Date: 05/06/2021

The new mining town of Cave Creek, Nevada promises new beginnings for settlers, rich opportunities for the ambitious, and dry heat for everyone.

Rose dreams of starting a family and perhaps her own business as a seamstress, while her husband Edward plans to become rich in the gold mines.

But the discovery of an odd portal on the barren tract of land they’ve claimed as their own changes their plans forever — for them, and for generations to come.

Rose must find a way to protect their family secret from the rest of the world... and from Edward.



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This story was first published in the Cave Creek anthology Bitter Mountain Moonlight.

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First Impressions

Title: First Impressions
Genre: , ,
Pages: 19

Being the new girl in school is never fun.

I’m used to it, though. Spotting potential new friends, identifying the cliques to avoid, figuring out the school’s layout... Been there, done that.

Being accused of murder before the first class even starts? That’s new.



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Gertrude and the Trojan Horse

Title: Gertrude and the Trojan Horse
Genre: ,
Pages: 18

Gertrude always loved trolling the trolls. In the good old days through editorials in the papers. In recent years through the comments sections on online articles.

Nothing beats the pleasure of watching the bigots and jerks of the net scramble to agree with Gertrude’s fake personas and shoot themselves in the foot as they invariably show their true colors or contradict themselves.

With her granddaughter’s invaluable help on navigating the dangers of the net, Gertude fights the battles of those who are not as lucky, right from her late husband’s too-large office chair.



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Hidden Horrors

Title: Hidden Horros
Genre: ,
Pages: 27

Sometimes our mind lets go of memories because it considers them insignificant.

Sometimes it buries them deep, to protect us.

But at some point, we’re ready to face our greatest fears, and the memories resurface.



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Crooks and Nannies

A burglar approaching Christmas gifts and a nanny lifting off with her umbrella.Title: Crooks and Nannies: A Holiday Short Story
Genre: ,
Pages: 25

It's Eric’s first time to fulfill a child’s wish for Christmas. The little Elf must get it exactly right — the family’s holiday spirit depends on it.

Eric stands patiently in line at the Wish Office, receives his little boy’s letter, and reads it with excitement and hot chocolate surging through his veins.

But executing perfectly laid plans is never easy, especially for a newbie — and Eric is about to discover that the rule book exists for a reason.


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The story was first published in the anthology Crazy Christmas Capers.

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Sitting Duck

Title: Sitting Duck
Genre: ,
Pages: 18

Bruno trusts Karen. He follows her every lead, hangs on her every word.

Nothing scares her. Nothing intimidates her. Nothing overwhelms her.

Right now, there’s a dead body in the trunk of their car—and despite Karen’s laidback attitude, Bruno feels scared, intimidated, and overwhelmed.

Should he still follow Karen?



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