by Ann Charles
The Deadwood Shorts Series
The Deadwood Shorts collection includes short stories featuring the characters of the Deadwood Mystery series. Each tale not only explains more of Violet’s history, but also gives a little history of the other characters you know and love from the series. Rather than filling the main novels in the series with these short side stories, I’ve put them into a growing Deadwood Shorts collection for more reading fun.
The Deadwood Undertaker Series
From the bestselling, multiple award-winning, humorous Deadwood Mystery series comes a new herd of tales set in the same Deadwood stomping grounds, only back in the days when the Old West town was young.
The Jackrabbit Junction Mystery Series
Bestseller in Women Sleuth Mystery and Romantic Suspense
Welcome to the Dancing Winnebagos R.V. Park. Down here in Jackrabbit Junction, Arizona, Claire Morgan and her rabble-rousing sisters are really good at getting into trouble—BIG trouble (the land your butt in jail kind of trouble). This rowdy, laugh-aloud mystery series is packed with action, suspense, adventure, and relationship snafus. Full of colorful characters and twisted up plots, the stories of the Morgan sisters will keep you wondering what kind of a screwball mess they are going to land in next.
The Dig Site Mystery Series
Welcome to the jungle—the steamy Maya jungle that is, filled with ancient ruins, deadly secrets, and quirky characters. Quint Parker, renowned photojournalist (and lousy amateur detective), is in for a whirlwind of adventure and suspense as he and archaeologist Dr. Angélica García get tangled up in mysteries from the past and present in exotic dig sites. Loaded with action and laughs, along with all sorts of steamy heat, these books will keep you sweating along with the characters as they do their best to make it out of the jungle alive.
Acknowledgments
I’d like to thank the following folks for helping me make it through another wild ride with Violet Parker:
My husband for holding my hand, helping me brainstorm scenes, and cheering me on daily.
My kids, Beaker and Chicken Noodle, stopping by to rub my shoulders and kiss my cheek as I pushed hard to finish the book.
My First Draft team: Margo Taylor, Mary Ida Kunkle, Kristy McCaffrey, Marcia Britton, Paul Franklin, Diane Garland, Michelle Davis, Vicki Huskey, Lucinda Nelson, Stephanie Kunkle, and Wendy Gildersleeve. You were especially patient this time as I struggled to reach “The End … for now.” Your never-ending support book after book makes me smile.
Sue Stone for always being excited and ready to help.
My editor, Eilis Flynn, for helping me race toward the end at record speed and working around my crazy schedule. Your eyes are worth their weight in gold!
My WorldKeeper, Diane Garland, for help keeping track of everything and then some. You rock!
Michelle Davis for helping me pick a sneak peek excerpt.
My Beta Team for being so willing to help in such a short timeframe. I’m a lucky writer to have so much help.
My brother, C.S. Kunkle, for drawing my nightmares and for creating kickass cover art.
My graphic artist/cover designer/formatter (aka my husband) for putting together a finished product that sparkles.
My readers and friends for cheering me on with your excitement and positive words and reviews. The next round of virtual drinks are on me!
And as always, Clint (my younger brother), for swimming with me in jellyfish-infested waters off the Georgia coast and screaming every time you got stung. I’ll never forget that day!
Never Say Sever in Deadwood
Copyright © 2021 by Ann Charles
Prescott AZ, USA
Smashwords Edition
All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means now known or hereafter invented, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher, Ann Charles.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is coincidental.
Cover Art by C.S. Kunkle
Cover Design by B Biddles
Editing by Eilis Flynn
Formatting by B Biddles
E-book ISBN-:13: 978-1-940364-79-7
Print ISBN-:13: 978-1-940364-78-0