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Serenity Springs Mystery
Series · 4 books · 2024-2025

Books in series

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#1

The Girl in the Springs

2024

Serenity Springs is a picturesque small town where everyone knows your name. Well, that was the case until one phone call changed everything... PI Bridget Hartley is obsessed with all things mystery. She even has a reputation for being Serenity’s go-to detective. With the exception of small-town drama and the occasional crime, life in Serenity is serene. Until a call from panicked parents searching for missing teens sets off a chain of events that no one could have foreseen. Could hormones and young love be the reasons for their abrupt disappearance? While searching for the missing lovebirds, Bridget stumbles upon a string of bizarre and unfortunate events. Events with potential connections to other missing teen couples. With odd circumstances surrounding all the disappearances, it seems breathtaking views and idyllic springs aren’t the only things Serenity is serving. As the dominoes that kept the town together begin to fall, Bridget finds her own life spiraling out of control. Sometimes life hits you like a tsunami, and the only way to survive is to hold on for dear life. Will the girl in the Springs discover what she’s truly made of and save the town?
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#2

The Maid of Honor

2024

PI Bridget “Birdie” Hartley is not your ordinary girl next door. She’s brave, bold, witty, and a force to be reckoned with. Known as Serenity Springs’ town sleuth, she has solved her fair share of mysteries. Besides solving crime, Birdie lived a seemingly normal life. Until the unfathomable landed on her doorstep... Life in the little town of Serenity Springs had a certain cadence of predictability. Until the sudden disappearance of Birdie’s pregnant sister. With desperation, despair, and a sense of doom hitting Birdie in waves, She opts to fill her troubled mind with every potential lead. When the maid of honor from her sister’s wedding goes missing as well, Birdie believes the two cases are connected. With the clues to both trails diverging and leading to multiple dead ends, Birdie feels as though she’s in the middle of a hopeless storm, one with the worst outcome imaginable. It seems bad news comes in continuous waves, Ones that could lead to the end of everything Birdie holds dear. Romance, betrayal, and an all-consuming gloom. _Will Birdie be able to find the missing women or the culprit responsible? One thing is certain, all is far from serene in the picturesque town of Serenity Springs._
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#3

The Girl in the Cabin

2024

There's no escape... After her sister’s sudden disappearance, PI Bridget "Birdie" Hartley found herself in the most dangerous storm of her life. To get away from the darkness, Birdie checks into the Happy Camper Cabin. A place full of happy childhood memories, here she hopes to find answers and healing. Unfortunately, the peace she had hoped for was all but fleeting. With the cabin next door causing a ruckus and disturbance. Birdie heads there to put an end to the madness. But, it seems the cabin's occupants have mysteriously disappeared. And to add more chaos to the situation, a huge storm leaves the Happy Campers stranded. Things only go from bad to worse when the bodies of the missing campers are found. With a murderer on the loose, a storm that can’t be tamed, and a big pool of suspects, it's only a matter of time before another body lands on Birdie’s doorstep. Doom, gloom, drugs, death, murders, kidnappings, and everything in between. The monster of Serenity Springs has been unleashed, and there’s no escaping it.
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#4

Fatal Obsession

2025

In the small town of Eagle Falls, crime and mayhem await… PI Bridget "Birdie" Hartley is still coping with the disappearance of her sister. When she receives a strange handwritten note, one pointing her to the neighboring town. A dangerous town with many nefarious activities. With renewed hope and Maisy by her side, she travels to Eagle Falls. Upon arrival, they feel as though they are being watched at every turn. After a string of clues leads them to a woman's doorstep. A woman who shares something in common with Birdie, her ex, Gavin. Birdie senses something off about her ex and his new girlfriend. They seem to be keeping many secrets. There are deadly consequences in life. This fatal obsession might just lead to her last breath.

Authors

K.S. Gray
K.S. Gray
Author · 21 books

About K S Gray I have been a successful courtroom lawyer for many years. You can find me on Instagram as @ksgrayauthor. K S Gray is my pen name. I have now published 2 books addressing critical social issues. In 2021, I published Color Blinded, a compelling fictional account of US politics, race relations, and the development of the first Covid-19 vaccine during 2020. While working for a US company, a world famous Chinese immunologist creates a vaccine which prevents Covid, but causes color blindness. My new novel, Blind Sided, is a compelling legal and political thriller about a power mad President and how far he will go to steal the 2020 election. Blind Sided takes the reader inside the White House, Congress, DOJ, the Russian GRU, political campaigns, cyber hackers, cyber trackers, grand jury rooms and judge's chambers. Blind Sided also envelops the love story of the Chinese immunologist. My Amazon author page is: https://tinyurl.com/ypdneney

Elle Gray
Elle Gray
Author · 93 books

Elle Gray lives in a small town with her 2 cats, and her handsome husky. As a girl, she was obsessed with crime novels and thrillers. Today, she loves writing and creating thrilling novels with courageous, strong heroes/heroines and dangerous psychopaths. She invites you to join her exciting world of detectives and FBI agents that take down killers and kick butt.

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