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Inspector Rebecca Mayfield has been a by-the-book cop until Richie Amalfi enters her life. Find out how they meet in the Christmas novella, The Thirteenth Santa, when the search for a missing Santa brings Richie and a surprising amount of Christmas cheer into Rebecca’s life. Then, in One O'Clock Hustle, when Richie is accused of murder, he runs to Rebecca to help him prove his innocence.

When Homicide Inspector Rebecca Mayfield's would-be boyfriend, Richie Amalfi, is named as one of San Francisco's "most enticing bachelors", she's not amused, but she never expected it would lead to his life being threatened. As a restaurant owner, men's upscale clothing store owner, hotelier, and more - handsome bachelors all - are attacked, Rebecca realizes the danger is very real. Who's killing the city's "enticing bachelors" and why? Rebecca must answer those questions as she grapples with her own questions and feelings about Richie.

Homicide Inspector Rebecca Mayfield hopes to come to terms with her confused emotions over alluring but troubling boyfriend Richie Amalfi, but her plans quickly change when her neighbor is viciously attacked. And it seems one of Richie's former girlfriends holds the key to the situation. As the body count grows, Rebecca's investigation takes a deadly turn when she becomes the killer's target. Rebecca and Richie find themselves on a danger-filled route from a cold and foggy Pacific Ocean beach to the chambers of City Hall to the back alleys of San Francisco's Chinatown.

Julia Perrin runs a bed and breakfast that tends to have a strange clientele--people hoping to find true love. She's the eldest of three sisters who have inherited the cabin along with its ghosts--ghosts who are rumored to be "matchmakers." Of course, Julia knows the legend is nonsense, and believes love is highly overrated. She's never been in love and never wants to be, but she needs money, so if people want to spend a night or two at the cabin thinking they might find love, she's fine with it.

When Santa Claus lies dead and flattened (as if he'd fallen from his sleigh) in the middle of a shopping mall on Christmas Eve, Homicide Inspector Rebecca Mayfield is on the case. As she attempts to solve the homicide, a stranger shows up seeking help in tracking down a van full of Santas creating havoc throughout San Francisco. Rebecca is certain he has information that will help her case...but she never expects he could also bring her some much-needed Christmas cheer.

San Francisco Homicide Inspector Rebecca Mayfield has vowed to have nothing more to do with mystery man Richie Amalfi, but when he tells her about the strange deaths of clients of a local psychic medium, her decision changes. Rebecca has always been intrigued by the paranormal, and despite her logical and practical nature, she can't resist looking into the deaths.

Richie Amalfi, who Rebecca sees as a charmer with an indifference to the fine points of the law, seems to know a little too much (or maybe a lot too much) about the people who are not only trying to stop Rebecca's investigation, but to stop her permanently. This only makes her question, even more, exactly who Richie is. But for now, he's the only one helping her in the face of threats to her life.

Mallory Conway's troubled childhood taught her that the best reason to marry is for money and security, but that doesn't mean deciding to marry has been easy. Facing yet another troubled relationship, she abruptly escapes New York City for the family's Idaho cabin where she plans to continue her "advice to the lovelorn" column, "Misery Loves Company". Gunnar McDermott dreamed of being a helicopter pilot doing search-and-rescue in the roadless Idaho mountains until a battle in Afghanistan shattered those dreams. Now they meet again, as two completely different people.

Rebecca Mayfield has been a by-the-book cop until Richie Amalfi enters her life. He's accused of murder and runs to Rebecca to help him prove his innocence. The more she learns about the case, the more convinced she becomes that he's not guilty. He's more than a little shady, but as dangers lurk and more deaths happen, Rebecca discovers there's a lot more to Richie than she thought, and a lot more to like than she imagined. Soon, she fears not only for her life, but also her heart.

When Carly Fullerton’s doctor tells her she must take some time away from her business to rest and regain her health, the only place she can afford to go to is a remote cabin in Idaho that she owns with her two half-sisters. The cabin is supposedly haunted, but she has no belief in ghosts. She’s paid no attention to the cabin before this and doesn’t know her sister Julia has rented it out.