The Trouble with Christmas

For Hale Mary Seton, Christmas is shaping up to be a real sleigh wreck.The only requests on Hale’s Christmas list this year is to sign a new client and survive the holiday family reunion. But when a body is discovered on the outskirts of her brother’s Purgatory, Colorado estate, Hale’s plans unravel faster than a cheap Christmas sweater.The victim is a celebrity chef hired for the family’s holiday feast, and he was last seen frolicking half-naked in the snow with Hale’s best friend and business partner, Norma. With the local sheriff eyeing Norma for murder, Hale must dive into detective mode to clear her friend’s name before the Seton clan descends and the holiday officially goes to Hades.But as she unwraps the layers of secrets the residents of the small mountain town are hiding, she soon finds herself on the killer’s naughty list. Now, if Hale wants to live long enough to survive the family reunion, she must first survive taking a murderer down. Ho-ho-ho. Merry Christmas to her.Fans of Janet Evanovich and Jana DeLeon will love Hale Mary Seton, a tough-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside heroine hell-bent on finding the truth…no matter the consequences.