Recently divorced kindergarten teacher Jazz Shepherd is starting a new life in the quaint lakeside town of Bluegill. After taking a summer job at the local marina to help make ends meet, she's stunned when the chief of police enlists her help in solving a crime. Money has been disappearing from the city coffers, and a trail leads from Bluegill's mayor to Damien Cerberus, a rich boat owner—and possible killer. The police chief is short-staffed and in need of someone to keep tabs on the suspect. Jazz's job at the marina puts her in the perfect position to help—and puts her in the path of Kurt Reynolds, the hottie who mans the fireboat. When things with Kurt start heating up, how can Jazz keep her investigation undercover while enjoying time under the covers with her summer flame? 67,000 words

In Her Lucky Prize, a light contemporary romance, Jazz Shepherd uses her spunk to seal the deal with hottie fireman Kurt Reynolds and save another cause near and dear to her heart. This follow-up to Her Lucky Catch is about claiming her man and solving a big cash fiasco that is—technically—not her fault. Part romance and part humorous suspense, in Her Lucky Prize kindergarten teacher and hapless heroine Jazz must raise fifty thousand bucks between Halloween and Christmas or her school will close and she’s out of a job. That’s not her only problem. The FBI taps her sleuthing skills once again to shut down a drug ring operating out of a sleazy local tanning salon. Is Jazz talented enough to take on Kurt as a full-time flame, save her school from disaster, and close the lid on the tanning salon? With a little bravery and a lot of luck, Jazz may find a lucky prize from someplace she never expected.