Author of Cozy Mysteries and Romantic Suspense
Carol Award-winning author Alice K. Arenz has loved writing since childhood. A member of American Christian Fiction Writers, she earned recognition for her first three novels in the ACFW Carol Awards. The Case of the Bouncing Grandma was a 2009 finalist. The Case of the Mystified M.D. won the 2010 Carol Award. Mirrored Image became a finalist in 2011. Forget Me Not Romances, a division of Winged Publications, has re-released all three books. Her newest book, a mystery/romantic suspense, An American Gothic was released in August 2015. Visit her at her website www.akawriter.com .
Alice’s Books
A victim of domestic violence, Jessica Keller’s recent miscarriage has her re-evaluating her life and questioning why she’s remained in this damaged relationship. A reconnection with her best friend, and the unexpected “gift” of therapy sessions from her father, bring hope for the future. But what she perceives as the sign she’s been praying for ends up an even greater test of survival—where surviving the present is dependent on facing the past. AMAZON
No matter how hard she tries, Maddie Kelley never seems to fit in at Ornamental, the company her great-grandfather and his best friend founded. After yet another mistake, the company sends her to the “enemy’s” camp two hours from home for the next two months.
Punishment or blessing?
Everything changes when ordinary days give way to unexpected events. For the first time, Maddie begins to understand herself and discovers where her heart truly belongs.
This is the fourth novel set in the fictional Missouri community of Tarryton. Come visit old friends and make some new ones! AMAZON
Determined to get justice for the brutal murders of her parents twenty years ago, Kelsey Carol returns to the scene of the crime—Seaton, Missouri. But what she quickly learns is that every clue brings more questions than answers. And, nightmares really do come true. AMAZON
Riley Carr has been best friends with Amy Lawton since they were toddlers. While Amy awaits her discharge from the Army, Riley’s been left in charge of helping to arrange “a very small, intimate ceremony with no fanfare” for Amy and her fiancé. But, Riley has something else in mind.
With the aid of two other friends, Riley presents her “wedding barter” idea to groom, David Herron. He agrees, providing best man, Mike Todd, stays in the loop to keep things from getting out of hand.
It doesn’t help that the giant of a man is threatening, overbearing, and just doesn’t seem to like her or her ideas. But, when Todd gives Riley an ultimatum of producing results in three weeks or he’ll take over, she’s determined to prove him wrong. . .in more ways than one. AMAZON
Not even a beautiful woman can help Richard Tanner escape his past.
After a public and explosive argument with his ex-girlfriend, artist Richard Tanner flees into a rainstorm with a pounding migraine. He ends up at the gazebo in University Park, where he meets the beautiful and mysterious Jenny. Their brief encounter leaves a lasting impression on both his mind and his paintings.
Then Detective Jack Hargrave accuses Richard of brutally assaulting his ex-girlfriend. Suddenly, Richard must face demons from a past he cannot remember. Years ago, little Richie Tanner entered University Park as a happy child and left beaten and near death. The answers to that long-forgotten tragedy may hold the key to his future.
WARNING: Mild cussing and sexual situations AMAZON
Lyssie still grieves the death of a child in her care. Then she discovers another child in danger and can’t turn away. As she untangles old secrets, lies, and betrayals surrounding an old college friend’s family, she must decide which twin brother she can trust. If she chooses wrong, both she and the child she has grown to love could pay the ultimate price.
The beautiful new subdivision of Serenity View isn’t as perfect as it seems. Cracks run through more than the sheetrock, driveways, and foundations. Secrets hide behind every door. Home builder and contractor Bubba Payton believes he can handle anything—until someone kills him in his prized pecan grove. Suddenly, the list of suspects grows long… perhaps even including the crows that gather in the trees.
(Previously published by Sheaf House)
Has Glory hit her head one too many times, or did she really see a foot dangling out of that carpet?
Confined to a wheelchair with a broken leg, Glory Harper spends her days watching her new neighbors move in. She’s bored and desperate for excitement. She just doesn’t expect to see a foot hanging from the end of a carpet being carried into the house next door. The bigger problem? No one believes her.
The police recognize Glory immediately. Her string of misadventures has earned her a less-than-reliable reputation. Just when she thinks someone finally takes her seriously, she realizes Detective Rick Spencer—a dead ringer for Harrison Ford—seems more interested in her than in her story.
While Glory investigates the most obvious suspects, the real criminals close in on her trail.
First a foot, now a hand—what body part is next?
When her puppy discovers a severed hand on a walking trail, Glory Harper recognizes the signet ring immediately. It belongs to a missing college professor who made plenty of enemies before he vanished. Determined to solve the mystery, Glory digs deeper and finds herself surrounded by secrets, blackmail, and arson.
Meanwhile, her sister Jane struggles with problems involving her fiancé and a fire at her home. With chaos mounting around her, Glory teams up with an unlikely partner. Before long, she feels as though she’s stepped into the Twilight Zone, where nothing is as it seems and danger waits around every corner. Including from her boyfriend, Detective Rick Spencer. AMAZON
Their faces were the same, will their fates be as well?
Eccentric newspaper columnist Cassandra Chase and by-the-book Detective Jeff McMichaels clash over the murder investigation of Lynette Sandler—a woman who looks eerily like the popular columnist.
For McMichaels, the Sandler case becomes more than a test of his mental acumen. He intends to dislike her. Instead, despite departmental regulations and his own common sense, he finds himself falling for her. As the department hunts a murderer, Cassie notices unsettling similarities between her life and Lynette’s. She starts her own investigation. What she uncovers leads her to a chilling conclusion: the killer may have targeted her from the beginning. Lynette Sandler may have simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time. She just needs to stay alive long enough to prove it.
WARNING: Contains mild language as befitting certain characters AMAZON
The beautiful new subdivision of Serenity View isn’t as perfect as it seems. Sure, the sheetrock, driveways, and foundations may have cracks, but the real problems hide behind the walls. Secrets lurk in every house.
Home builder and contractor Bubba Payton thinks he can handle anything. Then someone finds him dead in his prized pecan grove. Suddenly, everyone becomes a suspect—maybe even the crows circling overhead.