Calaveras Crime

The bullet missed. The nightmare didn't. Psychologist Maureen "Mo" Yamaguchi just wanted a quiet day of fly fishing. Instead, she got a bullet-and a blood-soaked chase through the trees. With nothing but instinct to guide her, Mo is forced to survive the night in a forest that seems determined to finish her off. Miles away, Kate Callahan receives a garbled, desperate call from Mo. With law enforcement dragging their boots and the sun sinking fast, Kate follows her gut and brings along her grandson Gus, a teen with demons of his own and a deep bond to the woods. With every step, Kate and Gus draw closer to uncovering what really happened to Mo-and what's stalking them all. A psychological crime thriller packed with emotional weight and rural grit, Forest Creek is part of the Calaveras Crime Series-an unflinching collection of standalone thrillers where the land is wild, and the past never stays buried. __________________________________________________ Praise for Forest Creek: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""Forest Creek is a beautifully twisted work of art."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""Mo's fight for survival in the woods kept me breathless the whole time."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""Twists and turns leave you wanting more."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""Forest Creek never pauses for breath-it seethes and shoves you off the edge."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""A thriller so real it hurts."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""The twist in Forest Creek kept me guessing and wondering the whole time."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""The author's narrative wit, perception, and self-assurance carried me through every shocking development."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""Characters are written with a caustic wit and an unsparing voice that will haunt readers long after they've closed the book."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""This book captivated me from the very beginning-I couldn't put it down and finished it quickly.""

They call her the Blue Mountain Butcher. Jess calls her Nana. It's been the year from hell for Jessica Williams. Her cheating husband not only bankrupted them-he's been indicted. Now the rat bastard has disappeared. Thank God for Nana. Jess couldn't survive without the old woman's wisdom and brutal honesty. But when her beloved Nana is arrested and held responsible for the largest mass murder in Calaveras County history, Jess suspects her husband may be one of Nana's latest victims. Nana, the jail's oldest inmate, is also its only suspected serial killer. With Nana's life hanging by a thread, she's granted deathbed visitation-and Jess demands the truth. But as Nana's shocking confessions unfold, Jess is thrust into a relentless pursuit for justice. Armed with fragments of a sinister past, Jess uncovers secrets so dark and twisted, they just might destroy her. Set against the hauntingly beautiful hills of Calaveras County, Blue Mountain is a gripping psychological crime thriller laced with razor-sharp twists, raw emotion, and an unforgettable heroine. In this chilling first installment of the Calaveras series, justice is messy, blood runs thick, and some truths refuse to stay buried. Praise for Blue Mountain: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "I absolutely loved this book-fast paced with lots of twists and turns." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "You think you know, but you have no idea what's coming!" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Grandma a serial killer? Who wouldn't be intrigued by that!" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Lisa Michelle is a talented author that paints the surroundings with ease." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "…dirty, rotten scoundrels you'll cheer for while they commit felonies!" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "So many twists but easy to follow." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Effie Hobbs is unforgettable-may we all have an Effie in our lives." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "I dog-eared SO many pages-too many one-liners I didn't want to forget!" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "This book was riveting from the start-I read it in a day."

A mother's love. A buried lie. She'll tear down the whole town to protect her own. Rancher Kate Dunnigan has always believed in hard justice. But when her pregnant daughter, Emma Lee, is accused of killing her husband and disappears, Kate's world implodes. Emma Lee is desperate, traumatized, and on the run. And the more Kate digs into her son-in-law's death, the more dirt she uncovers: betrayal, festering grudges, and a brutal history someone will kill to keep buried. Hunted by local law and shadowed by a past that won't stay quiet, Kate will do anything to protect her daughter-even if that means laying her own life on the line. But in Calaveras, justice has sharp teeth, and not everyone wants the truth to rise. Calaveras is a psychological crime thriller set in the ruthless hills of Calaveras County. In this second installment of the Calaveras series, family secrets fester, justice bites back, and one mother's fight could tear everything apart. _________________________________________ Praise for Calaveras: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""Every time you think you know what's next, another crazy twist keeps you guessing!"" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""A gash or two above the average thriller, Calaveras has scene after scene that exceeds expectations."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""Lisa Michelle knows the people of Calaveras-their quirks, their dialogue, and the chemistry of those who live in rural towns."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""The lengths Kate goes to to protect her daughter is a struggle I hope I never experience but something I think most mothers would do."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""Calaveras grabs your attention from the first page."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""This story has intrigue, mystery, heartbreak, surprising turns, the depth of a mother's love, and a little woo-woo thrown in."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""It's a county that, in its own charming way, seems to stay 50 years in the past-captured expertly by someone who knows its secrets."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""This is a fascinating story, unlike any I have ever read, and I read a lot."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""A twisted love story unfolds in the bucolic splendor of Northern California's Calaveras County."" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ""I was on the edge of my seat anxiously awaiting to see what was going to happen next.""