Short Story Collection Ebook Bundle

Catch up on all the holidays and antics of Jacqueline Vick's cast of charcters with BOTH short story collections for one low price. 

Happy Holidays Crime Collection  

From Thanksgiving to Valentine’s Day, laugh away your holiday stress with Frankie Chandler, pet psychic, the Harlow Brothers, the Wilder Women, and crime reporter Evan Miller as they negotiate social gatherings, local theater groups, and family traditions...with a serving of crime.

Trouble with Turkeys - Bowers and Frankie are finally dating, but they are about to hit their first real obstacle - Thanksgiving dinner. Can their new relationship stand up against a handsome farmer, a turkey infatuated with ducks, and the horror of candied yams? Not to mention a toy store riot and the mysterious happenings at the Good Morning Bakery. Only time will tell..

Death of a Christmas Tradition - One of the few things that brothers Edward and Nicholas Harlow agree on is a traditional Christmas celebration. When Edward decides to scrap conventions in favor of current fashions including a pre-decorated spruce, his decision sets off a series of mishaps that begin with the theft of his tree. As Nicholas and Edward attempt to track down the thief, they maneuver obstacles including naughty elves, angry toddlers, and flying bullets. Is the tree worth it? The person they’re after considers murder a small price to pay.

Kitty Christmas Caper - It’s Frankie Chandler’s first Christmas away from family, and she may not survive the season. Her normally perky best friend, Penny, is suffering from a case of Scrooge, her low finances have her considering IOUs as gifts, and now she’s stuck with an abandoned kitten that’s creating havoc in her home. When she resorts to reading the kitty’s mind to locate its family, she overhears what may be a clue to a horrible crime. The answer lies in the abandoned tunnels under the community theater where her biggest obstacle may be the Ghost of Christmas Present.

Rubies for Christmas - When Roxanne Wilder is snowed in at the parish hall with the holiday decorating committee, she knows it’s going to be a long night waiting for help to arrive. That’s because the committee includes her mother, her aunts, and their arch enemy, Annie Rumbottom. All the ladies feign politeness until Annie’s expensive ruby ring goes missing. The gloves come off and suggestions range from the third degree to body cavity searches.Who would steal the precious jewel? The dedicated volunteer who’s short on cash? The young woman who wishes she’d never heard of the decorating committee? Or could Roxanne’s crazy Aunt Mabel have tucked the gem into her cleavage along with her tissues and cough drops?

Murder at Friendly Farm - When reclusive crime reporter Evan Miller is coerced into purchasing a live tree for Christmas, he doesn't expect to enjoy the experience. How right he is. The quaint Friendly Farm of his childhood has become a marketing extravaganza, his current crush is romancing a studly farmhand, and he inadvertently catches the attention of the local mafioso. Then Evan discovers the body of Santa Claus hidden in the corn maze. The only way to bring this night to a close is to find out who killed the jolly fat man without becoming the next victim.

Collared - When Bowers takes Frankie to the La Hacienda Chop House for the steak of her dreams, they both look forward to a romantic dinner at the exclusive restaurant. Before the plates hit the table, a man with a guide dog holds up the restaurant patrons, and when she tunes in to the German Shepherd, the canine is sending dangerous signals. Will the couple’s first Valentine’s dinner together be their last?

Binky's Boss and Other Short Mysteries

A pet psychic learning to use her gift; the ghost writer for the Aunt Civility etiquette series and his brother; a reclusive reporter brushing up on his social skills; and a woman charged with wrangling her kooky mother and antisocial sister. Six humorous mysteries to make you smile.

Pekingese Premonition
As Frankie Chandler adjusts to her new ability to communicate with animals, she’s thrown for a loop when her neighbor’s beloved Pekingese seems to predict her owners’ murder.

Binky’s Boss
Independence Day is off to a bad start when Frankie is kidnapped by a dangerous man with an unusual problem.

One Bad Egg
When the Harlow Brothers host a charity Easter egg hunt, a humongous Easter Bunny with a bad attitude threatens to spoil the orphan’s special day.

Lovely As
Short-listed for the Black Orchard Novella Contest, Lovely As enters the competitive world of publishing, where bad grammar can spell death.

The Mystery of the White Revelation
Evan Miller tries to get back in teacher Sheila Baker’s good graces by agreeing to track down the school’s major benefactor’s stolen necklace.

Special Delivery
When Roxanne Wilder’s mother, Deanna, questions the death of Wilton’s lone postal clerk, she drags her daughters along on an investigation for which she is ill-prepared.