Bøker av Becki Willis

She's changed her name. She's changed her life. She's moved away from everyone she's ever cared about. But he's going to find her . . . Sara is content to live a quiet life, living alone in her rambling old farmhouse in the sleepy Texas countryside. Her forever home. Then there's a knock at her door. It's a police detective. An escaped prisoner is on the loose. Convicted killer Thomas Barnard has been sighted just a few miles away. "If you see this man, do not open your door," he warns. Sara's peaceful little town is suddenly swarming with cops, reporters and television cameras. But it's not the escaped prisoner that frightens Sara the most. Her biggest fear is that he might find her here - in the one place on earth she thought she was safe. As storm clouds gather, a lethally dangerous man makes his way purposefully towards Sara's farmhouse. He's getting closer . . . but what is it he really wants? Sara is about to face a nightmare beyond her worst imagining . . .

Even a well-planned vacation can go astray...With week-long plans at the beach, Brash deCordova makes it clear to his wife Madison: no snooping, no stirring up trouble, and absolutely no mysteries. This week is about resting, relaxing, and spending time with family.They're staying at The Mermaid's Retreat on Bolivar Peninsula, where the upper Texas Coast promises sunshine, sand, and ...secrets? There's another guest at the inn, and it's not the first time they've seen him. In seventy-degrees weather, his long coat and winter hat begs for Madison's curious mind to do a little snooping.Her curiosity uncovers a complex scheme almost twenty years in the making and inadvertently involves a new friend the teens have befriended. Drawn into the dark underworld of industrial secrets, corporate spies, and an upcoming trial, before week's end they'll face guns, kidnappings, and the unknown dangers of a swampy bayou.Back in The Sisters, Granny Bert and the self-proclaimed 'Senior Division' of In a Pinch Professional Service (aka The Geriatric Crew) take on a new client. When the temperamental Ella Getty proves to be almost too much for even her grandmother to handle, Madison helps solve yet another mystery when she gets back to The Sisters. Another stand-alone addition to the best selling The Sisters, Texas Mystery Series.

On New Year's Eve in The Sisters, Texas, anything is possible. Madison and Brash deCordova are hosting a masquerade party, so a bit of mystery and drama is expected. Murder, however, seems a bit drastic, even with Madison's knack for finding dead bodies.The victim is Anastacia Rowland, owner of the new café in town that is in direct competition with New Beginnings. Madison's best friend Genny owns New Beginnings and has been dealing with postpartum depression along with threats of a lawsuit against her business. When incriminating evidence points to Genny as the primary person of interest in her rival's murder, Brash recuses himself from the case. Now Officer Misty Abraham is leading the investigation, and Madison knows Genny needs someone in her corner before she's charged with a crime she didn't commit. While Officer Abraham sets her sights on Genny, Madison scrambles to find other viable suspects with a motive to kill the café owner. Brash warns her against interfering in the case, but she's determined to clear her friend's name. Even though it puts a strain on their marriage, Madison enlists Granny Bert, Virgie, and Derron to save Genny's her future.Now to beat the clock before a formal arrest is made!Book 14 of the addicting mystery series everyone is talking about.

Grace Stavenaugh has lived her life in the shadow of her older sister. Even as children, Hope was always the talented one and Grace the smart one. Hope received the attention, the boyfriends, and the beautiful clothes; Grace received the hand-me-downs. The leftovers never bothered Grace, until it came to one boy. Her sister went through boyfriends and their affections like she did her clothes, carelessly tossing one aside in favor of another. Often left to stall her sister's adoring public, Cruz Colton was the one boy Grace never objected to entertaining. As their friendship grew and Grace found herself falling for the boy with the quiet sense of humor, she began to imagine he really came to see her, and not her sister. But one fateful night changed that perception, and she realized his was only a hand-me-down heart, after all. Long ago, Grace banished thoughts of Cruz from her mind, even if her heart was reluctant to let his memory go.Ten years later, their paths cross again. Grace is living her dream as a registered nurse, Hope is a brilliant concert violinist, and Cruz has a distinguished career in the military. Recently discharged from service, Cruz checks in at Texas General Hospital where Grace works. And just like that, Grace's heart picks up where it left off. She tells herself she's over him. These sparks between them are nothing but leftover embers from bridges burned, a decade past. The adult Cruz is a changed, hardened man. The shadows in his dark eyes speak of hidden secrets and the horrors of war. Is Grace strong enough to help him battle his inner demons? And with Hope back in town, can Grace stand up to her sister's domineering presence? Grace may have been content in the shadows as a girl, but she's a woman now, and she knows what she wants. It's time to let her own light shine, because Cruz Colton's is definitely a hand-me-down heart worth fighting for.From the best-selling author of Texas General Cozy Cases of Mystery, The Sisters, Texas Series, and Forgotten Boxes.

"Good for what ails you," this quick, feel-good mystery is sure to chase away the gloom and doom, and challenge your ''whodunit'' skills. ER Nurse Laurel Benson and Police Detective Cade Resnick have a sure cure for boredom. There''s never a dull moment in the lively college town of College Station, Texas. Book 2 is no exception, especially with a bonus appearance by Granny Bert from The Sisters, Texas Mystery Series. On the last home Game Day of Aggie football, a patient is admitted to the ER, and he''s not just any patient. Laurel recognizes the sixty-something-year-old in the Captain Courageous costume (no, it''s not Halloween) as the CEO of Texas General Hospital''s most vocal competitor, Brazos Valley Methodist. He''s also married to Cade''s superior, College Station Assistant Chief of Police Corinda-Addison Fisk. His first visit of the day is of a ''personal'' nature; the second leaves him fighting for his life. One of Laurel''s superpowers is that she interprets Mumbo-Jumbo, those indecipherable mutterings of patients'' in the direst of situations. Before he''s rushed to surgery, Dr. Fisk tells Laurel something that is sure to put her at odds with the handsome detective and make their elusive first date even less likely to happen. When the doctor dies, Cade has a murder on his hands and Laurel must tell him what she knows. Never mind that the cowboy detective makes her heart jingle as surely as his spurs; their careers seem determined to pull them apart, one patient and one murder at a time. From the best-selling author of The Sisters, Texas Mystery Series, Mirrors Don''t Lie Series, and The Spirits of Texas Cozy Mysteries, enjoy this new line of quick, feel-good cozies. Book 2 of Texas General Cozy Cases of Mystery

It''s time for another adventure in The Sisters. Amateur sleuth Madison deCordova has trouble convincing locals she''s not a private investigator. Can she help it if half her clients hire In a Pinch Professional Services for ''creative'' solutions to their problems? Or if she digs just a little too deep and disturbs more than she bargained for?She thinks she''s helping a former client, Nancy Nguyen, fight stand up against a corporate giant. How could she know there''s something more than just chicken scratch afoot at Barbour Foods?When best friends Genesis and Cutter Montgomery reveal a shocking offer they''ve received from an expectant mother, Madison recalls a conversation overheard at the hospital. Is there a connection? She knows how anxious the couple is to start a family, but something about the situation sets off warning bells in her head.Together with her dedicated team of would-be sleuths-Genny, Granny Bert and even the junior division of In a Pinch-plus the added help of Texas General''s Head Nurse Laurel Benson, Madison digs into a new mystery. It''s a whirlwind of suspicion and activity, spiked with all the love, laughter, and family drama you''ve come to expect in the close-knit community of The Sisters, Texas. Break out the baby blankets and knitted booties, pull up your rocking chair, and settle in for another mystery-filled adventure! Book 11 of the best-selling reader favorite The Sisters, Texas Mystery Series. These stand-alone mysteries are enjoyed best as a full-series experience.

It's summertime in Texas, when temperatures-and tempers-soar. A mysterious woman moves to The Sisters, and the tongues start wagging. Who is this Rose Belvedere? Why did she move here, of all places? Was that a body the movers stuffed into the van? Calls flood into the police department, but without probable cause, Chief Brash deCordova can't do much more than make an inquiry. When Madison (dead-body magnet that she is) stumbles upon a gruesome discovery, all that changes. Now there's a body and a suspect, but no probable cause. Will the husband and wife duo discover the truth before the killer strikes again? Saving up to buy his first truck, sixteen-year-old Blake has a summer job at Marvin Gardens. He's prepared for hard work and long hours, but he isn't prepared for a mystery of his own. Recruiting help from his sisters, the teenagers may just form a junior division of would-be sleuths for In a Pinch Professional Services. The heat is on for another great adventure in The Sisters! Book Ten in the best-selling The Sisters, Texas Mystery Series.

From the author of The Sisters, Texas Mystery Series and Forgotten Boxes, comes an intriguing new book series, the Spirits of Texas Cozy Mysteries.When the tiny hamlet of Hannah, Texas goes up for auction, Hannah Duncan's fun-loving uncle sees it as the perfect gift for her thirtieth birthday. After all, what's more fun than a town bearing your own name?Nestled in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, the 'town' isn't much - a dozen or less buildings in various stages of disrepair-but it comes with a dedicated pair of caretakers, a menagerie of farm animals, a surprisingly generous trust fund, enough stipulations to make her head spin, and a handsome but maddening attorney to oversee the handling of the estate.Originally a stagecoach stop, Hannah, Texas resolves around the historic and rather charming Spirits of Texas Inn. The old inn comes with a colorful past, the mystique of hidden treasure, loyal guests who still book summer vacations there, and three surprise residents: true spirits of the past, who didn't cross over as expected.Now Hannah has her hands full, coming to terms with her unexpected status as an innkeeper, adjusting to life in the country, fighting her attraction to attorney Walker Jacoby, plus dealing with ghosts!To top it off, two fortune hunters arrive to search for the hidden treasure, and they don't care who stands in their way. They'll stoop to any means-including murder-to get their hands on the legendary stash of gold.Don't miss out on the fun, right from the beginning. Book your visit to Hannah, Texas today!

Hidden fortune. Not-so-hidden danger.Madison Reynolds deCordova is about to uncover a dangerous secret…literally.During In a Pinch Professional Services’ latest gig at an upholstery shop, Madison finds a chair that’s perfect for her husband’s birthday gift. At least it will be, once she removes the worn velvet. Hiding the chair at Granny Bert’s, Madison tackles her first solo upholstery project, but soon discovers more than she bargained for! A hidden treasure beneath the cushion puts her in the middle of a new mystery and new danger.The treasure isn’t her only problem. While helping a young boy find his lost dog, Madison lands on the wrong side of surly businessman Lamont Andrews. Meanwhile, best friend Genny is worried about one of her café patrons. Mr. Pruett’s wild stories are getting wilder each day, and now he’s missing. Plus, there’s the matter of a troublesome new habit Maddy seems to have acquired: breaking and entering. It’s a harsh term for simply trying to rescue a dog and save an old man.Somehow, she knows it all fits together. But what does a lost dog, a cluttered old barn, Mr. Pruett’s disappearance, and a hidden treasure have to do with her chair? Now someone is stalking her and her grandmother, and Madison knows that danger is on its way.As always, The Sisters are full of fun, excitement, family antics, and more danger than the law allows! Book Nine of the best-selling and award-winning The Sisters, Texas Mystery Series.

"Becki Willis blends bits of history with bits of fancy, and weaves a tantalizing tale you won't soon forget."Reporter Gera Stapleton has a difficult choice to make: write the story of a lifetime, or save the legacy of a town-and a man-she has come to love.Assigned to an impossible story in Jerome, Arizona about a "ghost" named Mac, Gera knows it's a fluff piece, at best, until a local man is murdered in the middle of town. When the townspeople blame Mac, she knows the killer is getting away with... well, murder.Seeing the opportunity for a cover-worthy piece, Gera sets out to find the real killer. In a town filled with curiosities, she befriends a lonely old woman, butts heads with an ornery sheriff, falls for a sexy hotel owner, and uncovers an amazing tale about greed, deception, and family honor. And when the killer targets her as the next victim, an unlikely savior comes to her rescue.Will she write the story that launches her career? Or will she honor a family's legacy from the past?Smart dialogue, plenty of action, and a touch of the supernatural make this a must-read novel. You'll find yourself wondering Is it possible?Are there truly such things as tangible spirits, after all?

Three ghosts, two sexy men, one murder, and more tricks and turns than the law allows! The Grand Opening is set for the Spirits of Texas Inn, and Hannah Duncan has one goal -Go Big, or Go Home! To kick off the auspicious event, Hannah brings a Wild West Show to town for opening weekend. It's a lot to tackle during the grand opening, but Hannah is taking a play from her uncle's rule book. JoeJoe always says you never make your mark by playing it safe.When the show's wrangler is found dead before the gates even open, all Hannah's efforts may be in vain. Shelton Long, the farrier caring for the inn's horses-the same man who wants to date the innkeeper-comes to the rescue, offering his expertise at the last moment. The show must go on, but it's not without consequences. When the elusive Goyen makes a surprise appearance, Hannah knows something serious is afoot. The ghostly medicine woman gives her an amulet to ward off evil spirits, but she offers no explanation of where, or who, the evil comes from.Trickery abounds in Book 2 of the lively, fun-loving Spirits of Texas Cozy Mystery Series. BOOK your trip to Hannah, Texas today, and join the excitement-and the danger-of Opening Weekend! Team Hannah (Hannah, Walker, Sadie and Fred) are committed to making your visit with them memorable and fun.