Khristine Hvam

"Having lived under her parents' thumb for 25 years, Beth Prudhomme is finally taking charge of her own life. She moves from Chicago to Portland to live near her favorite aunt, finding employment as a music teacher at a local high school and a fast friendin Nichole Nyquist (who readers will recognize from A Girl's Guide to Moving On). Everything is coming together, though her love life leaves something to be desired. Until Nichole introduces Beth...

Kellan Renard, crown prince of Balavata, must choose a bride, but he finds an unexpected connection with Blue de la Cour, a girl from his childhood who ruined his adventures, as they join forces to discover dark secrets about the kingdom and their pasts.

"The otherworldly Karou struggles to come to terms with who and what she is, and how far she'll go to avenge her people"--

Brianna can see her future but it's the past that haunts her. Plans laid in place centuries ago are threatening not only her and her sister, but all of the Seven Lines. As the shadows plot their way to old rule, the visions shift again. Her power has led to some hard choices-and the occasional stab wound-but this set of futures holds nothing but darkness. Unable to bear the idea of losing the footing they've so recently gained, she turns the soldiers...

Charlie is taking the plunge to become a private investigator, and her first official case is a doozy. When three of Zoe's coworkers are shot in a brazen mid-day attack, Charlie is initially content to let the police deal with it. But when it becomes obvious the detective in charge has the IQ of a box of crayons, she decides to step in to ensure the killer is found. What appears at first glance to be a random attack quickly becomes more than that,...

When Maui's biggest local surfing event of the year hits the island, Charlie plans on sticking to the sidelines, cheering for Zoe, safely away from the water. But on day one of the competition, a body washes up on shore, and it's one of Vesper's ex-boyfriends. With Vesper quickly emerging as one of the prime suspects, Charlie, Dot and Rosie jump into action to clear the former surfer's name and find the real killer. But Jake is in charge of the case,...

Christmas in Hawaii is all surfing Santa Claus, palm trees strung up with lights and… murder? It's the most wonderful time of the year on Maui, although not so much for one of Zoe's patients. Zoe is convinced the woman was murdered, despite her death being ruled accidental, but the police won't listen to her so she goes to Charlie for help. The two of them, along with Dot and Rosie, set out to get justice for Zoe's patient. But what initially...

There's a hot new pizza joint in Bailey City and Mrs. Jeepers brings the kids there for a special treat. The castle-shaped building and medieval-style costumes on the waiters are fun, but when a rumble from the kitchen shakes the restaurant's foundations, the kids get suspicious. George, the owner, says his cook is temperamental and the earth-shaking fits he has are nothing unusual, but the kids are pretty sure the owner is St. George the dragon slayer...

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City-and a lot of strange happenings. The Bailey School Kids take it upon themselves to investigate.

Losing game after game during softball season, the Bailey Batters wonder if their eccentric coach, who is continually wearing bandages because of many injuries, is really a mummy and has placed a curse on them.