Jana DeLeon

CIA assassin Fortune Reading is about to undertake her most difficult mission ever -- in Sinful, Louisiana, With a leak at the CIA and a price on her head, Fortune never expected to be this far out of her element: posing as a former beauty queen turned librarian in a small bayou town!

Nothing says Welcome Home like a murder. It's official. Fortune Redding is out of the CIA and a newly minted resident of Sinful, Louisiana. She never expected her homecoming to be all apple pie and hugs, but a murder wasn't on her list of things to deal with before she'd even gotten her name stenciled on her mailbox. Boone Carre-- Hooch, to the locals-- was a drunk and a louse and had shafted pretty much everyone he'd ever done business with. So when...

"A poacher is at work in Sinful, Louisiana, and Deputy Carter LeBlanc is hot on the trail of the outlaw, trying to apprehend him before the state gets wind of the crime and sends a game warden to take over his investigation. Unfortunately, he's hindered every step of the way by Sinful's current mayor and all-around horrible person, Celia Arceneaux, who wants nothing more than to drive Carter to resign. When a game warden turns up with evidence that...

"Something is out there ... watching ... waiting It could be a mythical creature wreaking havoc on a Mystere hotel ... or a malicious vandal. It's detective Tanner LeDoux's first case and--much to his chagrin--the hotel belongs to Josie Bettencourt, once the most popular girl in town and his unrequited love. A woman who now doesn't even recognize him. Josie's poor memory is Tanner's luck, however. He has a chance to be the strong, sexy hero who protects...

USA TODAY bestselling author Jana DeLeon has a new trilogy - Mystere Parish: Family Inheritance. After working as a cop in New Orleans, Carter Trahan is back in Mystere Parish, where his latest assignment seems like a joke: making sure Alaina LeBeau lives in her childhood home for two weeks to comply with her mother's will. But soon the sexy sheriff isn't laughing. Someone - or something - is stalking the beautiful defense lawyer, turning her once-grand...

Someone has created a fake social media identity and is online romancing the lonely women of Sinful in order to scam them out of money. Because he always seems to pick the perfect targets, Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie think he must be either a Sinful resident or someone with a close association to the town. Playing with emotions for pay is dirty pool, but the game turns deadly when one of the women is murdered. Fortune decides the victim must have...

Behind the wheel of her hopped-up Blazer, Ida Belle is the queen of the back roads. But when someone tries to kill Hot Rod and steals only black SUVs from his shop, Fortune worries that excessive horsepower is the least of the trouble that comes along with her friend's new ride. When it becomes clear that the car thieves didn't get what they were looking for the first time around, Ida Belle's vehicle becomes their next target. Fortune Redding and...

Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie are finally off to Florida on the vacation they've always talked about. Days filled with white sand, turquoise water, and fruity drinks are the only thing on the agenda. But when Gertie's 'hot date' turns up dead and she's the number one suspect, they're forced to hang up their bathing suits and shift to investigating mode. It seems Gertie's beau was up to all kinds of shady behavior, and there's a long list of people...

"The traveling carnival has made its stop in Sinful and everyone is ready for thrilling rides, challenging games, and most importantly, funnel cake. But when a man is murdered in the funhouse and Emmaline LeBlanc is knocked unconscious so the killer can escape, the good times are over. Carter is beside himself wanting to hunt down the man responsible for putting his mother in the hospital, but he can’t investigate when he’s related to...

In this classic from New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon, two people with secrets must learn to trust each other if they're to find the answers they're seeking... She was only six when she walked out of the swamp after the LeBlanc School for Girls caught on fire. Sixteen years after the terrifying night that stole her memory, a child's scream lures Ginny back into the woods...where a strong arm encircles her. The gun-wielding stranger is...