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When Shandra Higheagle’s dog brings her a dead body in a sleigh full of presents, her world is turned upside down. The man is a John Doe, and within twenty-four hours, another body is found. Detective Ryan Greer receives a call that has them both looking over their shoulders. A vengeful brother of a gang member who died in a gang war is out for Ryan’s blood. Shandra’s dreams and Ryan’s fellow officers may not be enough to keep them alive to share Christmas.

Upon learning a cousin is suspected of murder, potter Shandra Higheagle travels to the Colville Reservation to support her family in any way she can, including the insight she receives from her Nez Perce grandmother in dreams. When the tribal police and FBI refuse to look for additional clues or suspects, Shandra becomes even more determined to uncover the truth.

The accident that took her father's life has always haunted Shandra Higheagle. When her dreams become too real, she knows it's time to discover the truth. It doesn't take long to suspect her father had been murdered and that someone is unhappy with her probing. Detective Ryan Greer knows Shandra well enough to insist he be kept informed of her investigation into the decades old death of her father. When signs implicate her mother, he can't withhold the information, even though he realizes it could complicate their relationship.

Desperate circumstances called for bold action. Lily couldn't resist the invitation to masquerade as her friend Emma to escape an undesired courtship. Her ruse backfires when she falls in love with Emma's intended. How could she possibly tell him her real identity? This deceit has also put her life in danger. Gus finds her working in a saloon and turns his back on her. Now her main objective is to win him back - no matter what it takes. A sizzling clean romance.

A short story about family relationships.

Although unable to explain why, Bob intuitively believed he would live for 92 years. As of next Saturday, only 18,980 days remained. He wasn't exactly sure what he was supposed to be doing with his life, he just sensed that he wasn't doing it yet. And then something happened! This is the story of the mysterious things that happened when Bob asked, "What happened?"

Monsters fascinate us. We cringe and say how could anyone do this, but we are fascinated and can't look away. The Murder of Clara Bates is a true story. The facts contained in this book have been taken from police and court records, the newspaper accounts of the murder of Clara Bates and the public records of those involved. In some cases, license was taken to recreate dialogue between those involved and some names have been changed to protect the privacy of the innocent.

A Fentanyl death. A missing woman. Dela Alvaro, head of the Spotted Pony Casino security, and Heath Seaver, a Umatilla Tribal Detective, join forces with the FBI to find Dela’s missing basket-weaving instructor and put a stop to a lethal drug flowing onto the reservation. The investigation turns deadly when an undercover FBI agent goes missing and the drug cartel’s girlfriend is out for Dela’s blood.

Books 1-3 of the contemporary Native American amateur sleuth murder mystery series Spotted Pony Casino. Disabled veteran Dela Alvaro has investigation skills from her time in the service. She digs for the truth with help from her Umatilla friends and her connections with the FBI and Tribal Police to get justice for the victims.

Dela Alvaro, head of security for the Spotted Pony Casino, is asked to do a security check of a casino on the Oregon Coast. She no sooner starts her rounds at the casino and a child of a dubious couple is kidnapped. Special Agent Quinn Pierce of the FBI has been out to get the father for some time. One of Dela’s best friends from the Army is also at the casino and they catch up. The next morning, Dela finds her friend strangled.

The Spotted Pony Casino’s head of security, Dela Alvaro, receives a late-night call that takes her to a deserted walkway along the river. After confronting a woman babbling about love and bodies being buried, Dela stumbles over a corpse and discovers her knife covered in the victim’s blood.

Shandra Higheagle Greer’s deceased Nez Perce grandmother appears in her dream, dancing at a powwow. Since Grandmother only appears when there is a murder, Shandra believes, she, Ryan, and the twins should attend the yearly powwow at the Colville Reservation. While out for a walk the first night, Shandra sees someone lurking in the dark between the vendor tents. A vendor is discovered the next morning strangled with her own beads. When members of Shandra’s family are attacked, she finds it hard to stay out of the investigation.