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44 South
Series · 2 books · 2016

Books in series

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#1

Southern Sunset

2016

I stared out at the majestic vista before me and thought, if God lived anywhere, it'd be here. And then I looked down at the dead body at my feet. Murder. Mystery. Quirky townspeople? There’s something strange about Twizel. Maggie Blackmore didn’t come to this sleepy hollow for a mystery, but she sure as heck found one. Being an Aucklander in the South Island doesn’t help either. If they’re not calling her a JAFA (Just Another F\\king Aucklander) then they’re telling her to slow down. Twizel Time is real and Maggie has to learn to roll with it. As if that’s not enough, then there’s the farmers. Rugged. Demanding. Got a thing for pony tails? Just what the hell Luke Drake is up to is anyone’s guess. But when the station manager of Red Tussock takes an interest in the new girl in town, there’s no stopping him. And Maggie’s not sure that she wants to. But rules are rules and murder complicates matters. Being the only cop in town who can investigate the growing number of crimes puts Maggie in an even deeper quagmire. And that’s not even considering the past that comes back to haunt her. This sleepy hollow has just woken up and Twizel doesn’t care if you were born here or born to live here. Sooner or later your secrets will come out.
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#2

Southern Storm

2016

Sometimes life makes decisions for you. They’re just not the decisions you would have made for yourself. Stalker. Killer. Mohawk-wearing boy racers? Trouble seems to be following Olivia Logan. When she’s forced to leave Auckland and move to Twizel, Olivia thinks her stalker problems have been left behind. But the small southern town of Twizel possesses its own threats. The people are strange. The community tight knit. The farmers… Well, let’s just say they leave other men for dead. Handsome. Damaged. Got a thing for damsels in distress? Matt Drake is one seriously messed up cop. And one very determined father. When he hires a new homeschool teacher for his traumatised twin daughters, he doesn’t realise the woman who walks through his door is there for more than just his kids. Or that she’s more than she appears. And he sure as hell doesn’t realise she’s bringing trouble with her. But trouble is something Matt is good at. Making it. Fixing it. The type of trouble Olivia Logan brings, though, is dark and dangerous, and utterly addictive. No one’s sure Matt is up to dealing with that. Not even him. This sleepy hollow has just woken up and Twizel doesn’t care if you were born here or born to live here. Sooner or later your secrets will come out.

Author

Nicola Claire
Nicola Claire
Author · 66 books

Nicola Claire lives in beautiful Taupo, New Zealand with her husband, two teenage boys and a Miniature Schnauzer named Rudy. A bit of a romance junkie, she can be known to devour as many as half a dozen books a week if she drinks too much coffee. But her real passion is writing sexy, romantic suspense stories with strong female leads and alpha male protagonists who know how to love them. So far, she’s written well over 60 books. She might have caught the writing bug; here’s hoping there’s no cure!

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