Sheriff Jayne O'Shea is on edge. Hopeful applicants have taken over the commons area, all of them begging to become residents. Villagers who left long ago have returned, causing an uproar among the locals. The slow burn feud between the sister witches has reached the boiling point. And her parents are acting just plain weird.

Fortunately, it's time for the annual Beltane celebration, the last opportunity for everyone to gather before tourists invade the village for the summer. Attendees dance around the Maypole, decorate fairy chairs, weave witch ladders, and nibble Green Man cake. Good, innocent fun.

Except, this year's fire festival is being held during the driest spring the Northwoods has seen in a decade. And like bees to honey, the event has attracted an arsonist intent on burning the place to the ground one little fire at a time.

What Readers Are Saying

"I can clearly see the thatched roof houses, their wood and stucco exteriors. It reminds me of Shakespeare's house in London."

"I've read them all and just want to go back."

"I wish Whispering Pines was a real place"

"If you enjoy honest, rather raw characters seeking direction, and the consequences of past mistakes, you'll enjoy this series as much as I have."

"My mind is still in Whispering Pines. I can clearly see the thatched roof houses, their wood and stucco exteriors. It reminds me of Shakespeare's house in London."

"I really enjoy how the characters continue to evolve in this series and the new eccentrics fit right in!"

"I totally fell in love with both the village and the story."

"I would gladly plan my next trip to Whispering Pines."

The Whispering Pines Mystery Series

Family Secrets, Book 1
Kept Secrets, Book 2
Original Secrets, Book 3
Hidden Secrets, Book 4
Rival Secrets, Book 5
Veiled Secrets, Book 6
Silent Secrets, Book 7
Merciful Secrets, Book 8
Justified Secrets, Book 9
Secret of Her Own (novella)
Protected Secrets, Book 10
Burning Secrets, Book 11
Secret of the Season (novella)
Blind Secrets, Book 12
Secret of the Yuletide Crafter (novella)
Wayward Secrets, Book 13