My Maggie Newberry mystery series has become popular with francophiles and mystery lovers. Smart, sassy and decidedly un-French Maggie Newberry and her hunky French-chef husband are solving mysteries en Provence and eating very well along the way. No French necessary to enjoy every page of this deliciously exciting murder mystery series!
Murder on the Côte d’Azure
The first book of the series. See how it all began: how Maggie and Laurent met and how they ended up in France in the first place. This manuscript (originally titled Little Death by the Sea) won 3rd prize in the National Writer’s Competition in 2001.
Murder à la Carte.
The food! The scenery! The murder! Maggie combats expatriate boredom by trying to solve her village’s oldest mystery–and it’s newest murder–both at the same time.
Murder in Provence.
Yes, they’re married, and yes, they decided to stay in France, but also mais oui, the sparks fly between Maggie, Laurent & someone new and forbidden.
My other books range from memoirs, how-to’s and off-beat mysteries! While France and horses are recurring themes in most of my books, I definitely lean toward thrillers, too.
French Women’s Diet.
This is the easiest way to lose weight, keep it off AND eat the foods you love! I lost 30 pounds writing this book and I still live by it. “Living a Passionate Life” would not be possible if it didn’t have wine and chocolate and heavenly cream sauces in it. I flit between a size four and a size six so I’m not too obsessed with numbers–in my pant size or on the scale!
Horse Crazy
Is there any other way to relate to these amazing, forgiving, beautiful beasts? Learning to ride after forty…very funny and so true. This how-to book is also a slice-of-life memoir from the two years I spent living in New Zealand and working as a writer for the Ted Bates NZ advertising agency. New Zealand is very horse-friendly but there were a few ups and downs…
Walk. Trot. Die. A Burton & Kazmaroff mystery that goes into the very private and sordid world of the friendly neighborhood equestrienne club set. Speaking of advertising and horses (two things I know a thing or two about), this book is murderous good fun. If anyone at any ad agency I ever worked in recognizes himself, it’s totally deliberate!
Life after Paris. When newly-widowed Liddy James faces the likelihood of yet another dream deferred, she defies the naysayers to open up her French cupcake bakery in the little town of Infinity, Georgia. With the exception of one very handsome, if enigmatic, ex-sheriff, her arrival from the “big city” of Atlanta is met with a less than hospitable welcome.
Air Force Brat.
My memoir of the three years spent as a child living in a little French village during the sixties. This is a slice-of-life story of what it was like to be ten years old and living in a rural French village a scant 17 years after “the War.” A fascinating time in world history as well as my own.
Grave Mistake.
A great read for kids age 9-13, this chilling ghost story takes place in a rural French village and it’s one of my favorite books. I wrote it for my step-daughter, Rachel, when she was ten. I blended in a few living-in-France stories from my own childhood, plus illustrations. Trust me, it’s scary!
Fear of Falling What happens when the bomb finally drops and a family, skilled only in modern day suburbia and corporate workplace politics, must learn to survive when the world is flung back a hundred years? When there is no Internet, no telephones, no electricity and no cars? And when every person near them is desperate to survive at any cost?
Last Train of Thought A young woman’s unsettling visit to a Communist country ends with a memory that will haunt her until the day she dies in this award-winning short story. Written under the pen name Jenna Davis, this short story won the Humpus Bumpus Short Story contest. The idea for it was triggered by a harrowing visit I made to Prague in 1988.
How to Succeed as an Indie Author
If you ever wondered if it were possible to quit your day job and make a living as an author, this is the manual to show you step-by-step how to do it! When I discovered indie publishing, I wanted to share what I learned with the world! So I did. You’re welcome!
Deadly Exposure. A beautiful librarian in a small southern town has her life virtually destroyed by a series of nude photographs taken in her youth and one man’s relentless quest for revenge. Using her skills as an expert researcher, Sara puts her life–and her marriage–on hold while she tracks down the sadist intent on ruining her life.
Bloody Trails. A murder. An expensive and very dead hunter-jumper. A ruined veterinarian. All leading to the biggest secret of all that every equestrienne knows but will never admit! This is a novella so it’s short and to the point but I keep the pace at breakneck speed so it goes even faster! Horse lovers, YOU know what I’m talking about.
Hi,
I came across your blog and noticed that you use a lot of different pseudonyms. Do you find this effective with sales? and if I may also ask, why did you choose to do this? I too have chosen to use one so hence my curiosity.
Thanks!
Hi! I started out wanting to separate some of my work by making the short stories by Jenna Davis. Since then, I’ve decided it’s hard enough to push ONE name without creating another so I’m rethinking whether I want to keep “Jenna” in the works. I have to say Dean Wesley Smith has a recent post on pen names that can give you much more insight into the pros and cons. Good luck!
thanks! I enjoy reading your posts very much.