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My family will NOT take no for an answer, so I’m faking it with my best friend’s sister. I’m set to inherit our large empire, but not without an engagement. Before I am 30. Which is in 6 months. The annual family retreat is coming up in ten days. I need to bring my fake fiancée. I haven’t see ...

WANTED: HOTSHOT P.I. WITH NEAR SUPER-HUMAN SKILLS. Confirmed grump Eddie Valentino placed the ad. Hotshot twenty-something Talba Wallis knew exactly how to answer it. And thus was born the dynamic duo of New Orleans private detectives.

The fire took Ronnie’s parents from him. The only person able to help him cope is Mr. Griffin, the long-term sub in his language arts class who spots Ronnie’s gift for writing and encourages him to explore it. 

Ronnie creates Illumina, a world full of magic and monster ...

Mine to touch. Mine to tease. Mine to torment. I thrive on being the best, obliterating anyone that gets in my way. And that includes figuring out how to ruin the life of the man who did his best to ruin mine. After years spent trying to plan the perfect revenge, an unexpected interview ...

Who killed Judge Grayson?
When Sheriff Jeff McQuede finds Durmont's highly respected judge, Phil Grayson, bludgeoned to death in his study, a black executioner's hood shoved over his head, he faces his toughest case yet.

The judge has many enemies, including Darin Keefe, senten ...

World War Last pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. In the space of ten hours, civilization was gone.

Cut off from the chaos of a pandemic mutated by nuclear war, a group of survivors gathered in a secluded mountain valley. Those that lived through the winter found ...

Top Gun Naval Aviator and a son of one of the wealthiest ranchers in Montana, Tory Nolan never got over losing Gwen Ivey or the fact that she cheated on him and got pregnant with another guy's baby. When he returns home on leave and has to confront her about repaying a loan due to his old man, he re ...

When former pro athlete, Max Hunter, returns to coach his hometown high school football team, Grace Elliott welcomes a chanced to rekindle her relationship with her former Master. Steamy fantasies are fulfilled as they spend sultry nights together. But when Max is offered a coaching job at the pro l ...

In the quiet corners of her past, a formidable adversary awaits. Will she unveil her true self before it destroys her? Haunted by unsettling nightmares, Josie Benson straddles the thin line between reality and the allure of the unknown. Her tranquil life is disrupted when a centuries-old music box, ...

Saving an unknown child isn't on Dee's list of things to do before she dies. But if the bad guys find her, it might end up being the only thing on her bucket list. An unintentional heroine, she sets out to discover if her father is a good guy or a bad guy, and as her nice, ordered life spirals out o ...

I ran out on my wedding and ended up in a snowstorm—with a grumpy billionaire in my borrowed bed.

I didn’t plan to ruin my life in five-inch heels.

I left Rob at the altar, veil flying, guests gasping.

One snowy night. One borrowed cottage. One brooding jackass I never exp ...

She's beautiful and brilliant. But the world is not ready for her to shine…

 

Western Pennsylvania, 1905. Olive Westchester dreams of being valued. Misunderstood, resented, and ignored by her large family after her mother's death, her only ally is an ol ...

In his 1858 campaign notebook, Abraham Lincoln opens a revealing window onto his antebellum political thinking about emancipation, abolition, and black social and political equality. During the heat of his celebrated contest with Senator Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln compiled a pocket memorandum book ...

In a realm where only clerics are permitted to practice magic, Kibure’s inexplicable use of power places him in grave danger. In a twist of fate, the rogue priestess hired to strip him of his power chooses instead to help him escape. Her reasons for doing so are her own, but something worse than dea ...

Call me Thale Gates - a billionaire with a weakness for the challenge. She, a firecracker of an accountant, challenging corporate norms at the bar. Her passion was as intoxicating as the drink in my hand. Unable to resist, I step in, ruffling her feathers a bit. Our heated exchange morph ...

A Novella from the world of The King's Riders! A runaway daughter, seeking escape from abusive hands. A journeyman tanner willing to risk safety to aid her. When Jarek steps into the alley to toss out the trash, he finds Erron and can't look away. Even when her father roughly jostles her out of sigh ...

Historical/espionage thriller (not a romance).

The Cold War. A backdrop to betrayal. A playground for power. A rogue Soviet general mobilizes to overthrow the Soviet regime and gain control of the USSR's military arsenal. The world is on the brink of war. To stop him, the US president sen ...

A brutal murder. A missing heart. A race against time and death.

The Baron of Ravenford was found dead in his chambers, his heart removed. A slim chance exists to revive him with magic if it’s found in time. Now a determined Lady Andrella joins Glolindir and friends in the frantic ...

Teenage angst meets dark fantasy in this fast-paced urban fantasy debut.

Ivan is afraid he’s going mad. Because the alternative is worse.

Ivan has just learned the truth: his sleepy hometown is home to a Viking death cult, intent on raising a terrifying power. ...

Sacramento, California, California's capitol has been converted into the Ward, a terrifying city-prison where even angels fear to tread. A sentence to the city-prison can best be described in one word: Life. An ongoing gang war between a pyro-obsessed mafia syndicate, cannibalistic vikings, and a Ro ...

Kacie knows three things for certain. She should have sent a text before abandoning her boyfriend. She should have let her family know she was coming home. And she has no business adopting a dog. When Kacie moved away from her father and stepfamily years earlier, she had big aspirations and no plans ...

The Falling Away is the first novel of three in the Christian fiction series, Perilous Times. The novel is available in audiobook, paperback and ebook.

Doctor Neal Kirkland works at an advanced hospital in the Dallas area. One day, he comes across a patient and his family, the Carson’s, w ...

In this collection of short stories, author Kathryn Lane often fulfills the promise of mysteries of the heart while also surprising you with mysteries of life. Some of the stories are fun and humorous while others are ghost stories, romance gone wrong, or a world where fantasy and reality are fused. ...

The Gift Saga concludes with the next generation coming into the forefront of the story during their tumultuous years between adolescence and adulthood.

Evvie has lived through more tragedy than a young girl should ever endure, having lost both her father and a most beloved gr ...

Anything can happen on a reality show, though finding a body on set—and live on air—is new. Melissa McBallister is young, rich, and beautiful but frustrated. She wants nothing more than to be a famous author like her mother. When the opportunity to be on a new reality TV show comes her way, she grab ...

THREE BOOKS IN ONE SET!

Faith, friendship, and romance collide in this uplifting series about finding where you belong—and who you’re meant to love—right in the heart of Music City.

In the vibrant heart of Nashville, a driven music executive, a creative home designer, and a compas ...

Detrick, a German boy, was born with every quality that the Nazi's considered superior, this would ensure his future as a leader of Adolph Hitler’s coveted Aryan race. But on his 7th birthday, an unexpected event changed the course of his destiny forever. As the Nazis rose to power, Detrick wa ...

Tham Born and raised aboard a Taron mother ship, Tham burns for the freedom he’s never known. Walking with his feet planted on the ground, a breeze blowing gently through his hair and his little one free of the alien slave collar around her neck. That was a dream worth surviving the dark times to se ...

The topic of giants often comes up among thoughtful people. Some believe the subject is a bit “on the fringe.” But it’s essential for truth seekers to gain valid research information to understand this disputed but historically revealed phenomenon fully. If giants really existed throughout the world ...

All I wanted was his large pizza. What I got was a lesson in delicious heat, and not the culinary kind. Another breakup and once again it’s breakup-pizza time. Gianno Capra is the only chef who knows exactly how I like it... with extra anchovies and avocado, please! It doesn't hurt that he's drop-de ...

Detective Mike Cancini has seen dark days, but even he is shocked when a charismatic young priest is found shot through the eye on the altar of his own church. As Cancini investigates, he uncovers long-buried secrets from the man's past. When another priest is attacked, the detective must unravel th ...

Where fake tans and fake smiles abound, a dancing queen must tango with deception to unmask a murderer before the last curtain call.

As her 50th birthday approaches, Chloe Essex prepares to unveil her exciting new business venture in the quaint village of Speckled Hill ...

Jingle bells, bagpipes - and murder …

What could be more romantic than Christmas in a snowy castle in Scotland?

For Genie and her great-great-aunt Adriana, their visit to Taverner Castle is a fairytale come true. To make their trip perfect, it also comes with the chance of trackin ...

One hundred inmates hold twelve guards hostage in the laundry dorm of The Indiana Penal Farm. Emergency squads are massed along the fence, awaiting the order to attack, while sharpshooters are perched like crows on top of the administrative building. Tom Hemmings, a dorm counselor, has been drafted ...

Author Paz Ellis takes readers on a cross-cultural and trans-generational journey through her childhood in New Jersey to adulthood with Plantains and the Seven Plagues, A Memoir: Half-Dominican, Half-Cuban, and Full Life.Paz insightfully describes the complexities and contradictions of growing up in ...

”Your dreams and crushed, goodbye!” Daniel North is forced back into the world of Reality TV when one of his former competitors is murdered. Now considered a “celebrity” Daniel must battle against an old adversary and face the music – literally! Celebrity Tone Death sees a bunch of Z-listers take a ...

This book covers relevant topics students are facing today along with offering guidance, direction, information, resources and common sense ideas to help reduce your fears and anxiety along with helping you find success while in high school. Hopefully, you will open up your mind to new ideas and dif ...

Are you tired of food addictions that sap your energy and make you overweight? Discover a simple science-based system to tone your body, curb your cravings, and lose those stubborn pounds. Is your love of carbs lowering your energy? Have you heard of the benefits of fasting but you want to make ...

Three hundred years ago, four witches went into the forest to cast a spell of protection against the evil creeping into their town but they were too late. Today, Rue Channing never sees it coming, and she should because seeing is her special power. Still, who would have expected to be kidnapped and ...

Acting out hot scenes in old movie costumes is a beautiful, broken cop's path to healing and love.

Traumatized by a deadly underwater dive, police diver Catrina Turner abandoned her career and escaped to Muskoka, Canada’s upscale, private vacation destination favored by wealthy celebrities. ...

Kristen Caldwell, owner of Cozy Corners Café, is tired of hiding her true nature and ready to explore her kinky side. And who better to show her the lifestyle than the dominant sex ed professor. Cameron McMillan has had his eye on the pretty cafe owner since she settled in his hometown four years ag ...

If you take the sex and sizzle of Nora Roberts and combine it with the literary genius of Jane Austen, you will end up with writing talents of Tessa Candle. Anyone who appreciates romance and sexual sizzle, with drama and a humorous twist, will love this story.—M. Forsyth....

Category Romance Historical

AuthorTessa Candle

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Justice, courage, loyalty, self-control: these are more than words limited to the study of ancient wars and the martial arts. They are essential to the workplace wars we face daily. So, what if you could use the way of the Samurai in your daily life---especially at work? The martial arts skills of t ...

BOOK #2 OF THE AWARD WINNING Brooke & Abby cozy mystery series, where clues from the past help solve modern murder cases. Why does Abby tarot card her way back to Ancient Rome when there’s no need to? After all, the recent death in town has been declared by the local pathologist to be simply an ...

It's the holiday season in Ashbury. Every year, Santa visits Tilson Hospital and sets off a race to see who won’t be wearing the red suit. Because while Santa is a great gig, being supervised by Dr. Davis Tilson isn’t what anyone is wishing for Christmas. No one is more surprised than Davis when ...

Hawaiian born Karma Aneko, high-end divorce attorney, is pulled from the ocean just before drowning. Officer Joe Porter is on his third transfer since an undercover drug bust nearly killed him. A hero even when off-duty, Joe fishes the woman from the angry waves, knowing he’s caught trouble as soon ...

1 shy sister, 1 angry sister, 1 feisty sister, 1 confused prince, 1 evil stepmother. Welcome to the real fairy tale. Finding his mysterious princess by trying her glass slipper on every maiden in Chalmers Kingdom sounded like a brilliant scheme until the silly thing slid quite easily on the foot of ...

Caitlin Strong wages her own personal war on drugs against the true power behind the illicit opioid trade in Strong from the Heart, the blistering and relentless 11th installment in Jon Land’s award-winning series. The drug crisis hits home for fifth generation Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong when th ...

Clover is personal assistant to Debra Coorman, the merciless boss of Candice fashion magazine. The bright lights of New York are dim for Clover, who is tormented by a work schedule like no other. Debra is relentless in her determination to demean Clover. For once, Clover dares to play Debra’s games, ...

A hilarious holiday romance on the steamy side, featuring a girl who won’t say no to a fling, a guy who needs some holiday fun, one naughty night in a hotel suite… and a conga line of Santas! Yuki Yamimoto isn’t the kind of girl to say no to opportunity, especially when it comes swaggering into the ...

As the daughter of missionaries, Kerrie Alexander has lived on Hatteras—the southernmost island in the Outer Banks—longer than any other place she’s been. When her parents inform her the family is slotted to go overseas again, she balks. Her life on the island—her job, her friends, even the handsom ...

What if you could talk to people from the past? Lincoln. Churchill. Gandhi. Your dead mother. Josh Brodsky is at the top of his game. At his new Silicon Valley job, he's on the verge of an invention that uses artificial intelligence to bring back the greatest leaders in history. But his top-secret c ...

A story of an historic area of Washington, D.C. called Georgetown, once an active port on the Potomac River, now an upscale neighborhood, home to legislators, media moguls, and a menagerie of quirky shops. Georgetown has reinvented itself time and again.  Will its history inspire one of its ...

Christ Condemned is a critical examination of the fundamental doctrines of Christianity, following in the long tradition of employing philosophy to understand and defend the teachings of Scripture. These doctrines are proven from the absolute necessity practical reason has for a solution to the prob ...

It started so innocently. Charlie only stopped in this charming, wholesome town because she was lost. But things are never as they seem in Redemption ...

The Grits are About to Hit the Fan. The Golden Girls meets Married to the Mob in this madcap mystery series packed with Mafioso-style mayhem and a generous dollop of Southern-style sarcasm. When wannabe actress Doreen Diller takes a job with her celebrity crush, his new acting gig takes them on loca ...

"Letters From A Warrior, P.S. Mom, I Love You" is a captivating true story full of adventure and self-discovery. It is portrayed with a relentless wit that offers an intimate glimpse into the world of the US Marine Corps Boot Camp in 1960. This is all done through the eyes of a young man who trades ...

To rescue the woman he loves from slipping into despair, Harry gambles with purgatory’s keeper. He’s given a fresh face, a new name—Erich Welch—and a second chance at life. But to keep it, he must coax Bess to break the vow she made on his deathbed and call off the anniversary séance she’s planne ...

If You Have The Right to Remain Silent is representative of the quality of books coming in our future, 2022 is going to be one heck of a year for readers.” —Reader Views Conservative talk-show host Mia Folger is in therapy with Dr. Harold Rothenberg. Mia and her husband, progressive Congressman Brad ...

Hi, I’m Ben, and all I’ve ever wanted is a dog. Boy, do I have a story to tell about how I finally got one, and not just an ordinary one. My dog came with a twist—I got D.O.G., a high-tech robot dog. Little did I know my dream of having a dog was about to become a thrilling, high-stakes mission t ...

Lisa's dreams used to predict the future, but lately she doesn't dream at all. The man she thought she would marry left her for someone else, and now she is trying to rebuild her life while she works as a barista at the Starlight Cafe. A few weeks before she is to move halfway across the country to ...

Renee Lockhart has her eye on a lofty goal…to fill the open position of morning radio show host at the station where she works. When her co-workers sign her up for a local TV version of The Bachelor, Renee goes along with it in order to raise her profile. Upon seeing her bumbling audition, Ben McCon ...

He wants to rule the world. She was born to stop him. Fale secretly began having visions of things before they happen when she turned 18. But when she uses the vision of a deadly encounter to save the life of her hot, biomechanical crush in a fight, she sets into motion the race of their lives. ...

NU-USA, 2125. Dhata Mays’s anger is primed to erupt. When an old friend on the force clues him in to a mysterious murder gone cold, the mercenary sleuth allows his obsession to take control. But no sooner does he dive into the details of the case than he barely survives an ambush by unknown assassin ...

With Teboho Achebe and his Russian supporters in the wind, Blitz and the team, along with the FBI are in pursuit. The current ambassador wants them apprehended as well as the State Department. Achebe killed MI6 agents to free his daughter and they also want his head for their deaths. He is now one o ...

Starting school at Hawthorne University was not going well, until I met my classmate Alondra. Allie was different. She was goth. But she was also mysterious, confident and fun. I was into that. My name’s Liam. My friends call me Lee. Things got weird after I accompanied her to her haunts. Poltergeis ...

Leena Coughlin is simply eye-candy to her husband Steven’s sky-rocketing career. Steven may be a brilliant cardiac surgeon, but the self-absorbed man is more focused on other people’s hearts—and his own pleasure—than on the emotional heart of his family. He’s a God-like man, after all, saving lives ...

Such a tiny lie… Desperation drove her… She couldn’t know the risk… After the death of her grandmother, Melody Fraser must quickly leave what has been her home in South Carolina. There are those who think she murdered her Nana Fraser. She’s innocent but there’s talk about arrest and prosecution. To ...

On a hot, dusty day in August 1886, Violet St. James arrives in the budding town of Dearborn, Colorado, to accept a teaching position. She wants to look to her future, but Mr. William Montgomery’s discerning eyes threaten to dredge up the secrets from her past. 

William Montgomery ha ...

Waking up in a desolate cell, Gaia realizes she has been kidnapped by a human trafficking organization, doomed to be sold to the highest bidder and unable to remember anything before her capture. An opportune rescue by Raoul, the Prince of Kayamato, saves her from a gruesome future, and throws her i ...

Exclusive beach party takes a murderous turn. Dumped by her cheating husband, Jenny King is trying to build a new life in the small seaside town of Pelican Cove. Locals are lining up at the Boardwalk Cafe for her tasty cakes and muffins. But when her aunt is accused of killing a stranger, Jenny is f ...

Lady Isovar is a mighty and supremely confident knight errant who leaps into adventure with both feet and then tracks it all over the rug. Chevson, her long-suffering squire and companion, is a former student of stone magic who spends most of his time keeping his mistress from causing enthusiasm- ...

Pat’s fledgling private investigation company, PIP Inc., has a promising new case. Pat is still wearing a wrist cast after breaking her arm in a confrontation with a killer, so when she’s hired by the City of Watsonville to unearth the identity of an older woman who died in her bed, she’s delighted ...

One world born from another shall share an equal fate. On Dane’s thirty-first birthday, a long-forgotten past is revealed. A prophecy, written before the time of man, foretells of the rise of an archaic evil and only those born from the blood of the ancient races and marked by fate can stop its asce ...

No matter where the watch hands turn, she’d rather remain home. But with every time-traveling trekker’s life at stake, can she stop a deadly clock? Wilda Firestone survives off black coffee and white-hot sarcasm. And despite the colorful slew of characters filing through her time tourism costume sho ...

★★★★★ “If you are a fan of paranormal romance and in particular, shapeshifting wolves, then this new series is a must read for you.” —READER REVIEW Is there anything that worries a werewolf more than vampires moving into town? Maybe a lovely reporter on the hunt—for a story. In the mountain town ...

What would you do if you knew there was a predatory cult with shocking habits near the ones you love? The day of her mother's death changes everything for Sapphire, an 18-year-old member of the Faith of the Attuned. One moment she is discussing her coming-of-age ceremony and the next her mother i ...

When the Laggan United Defense force yanks novice fighter pilot "Thrower" Larsen off leave on his birthday, he's thrust immediately into action. Thrower joins an aerial assault against a band of Shadowers: scrappy rebels who love a good ambush in the dusky canyons of the Twilight Frontier. With h ...

Katherine Middleton leads a charmed life in her million dollar Georgetown Brownstone. The daughter of a world-renown anthropologist, she is happily married and employed by the Smithsonian when her world comes crashing down after the discovery of her husband’s secret life. An impulsive decision to hi ...

Venice is a city known for love, art, and most of all secrets.

Two couples separated by 500 years find themselves linked by a set of priceless jewels. 

In 1485 Venice, stra-crossed lovers Nino, a sculptor, and Serafina, the daughter of a renown architect, must use to Jewels o ...

A soiled dove at rock bottom. A mountain man broken and lonely. Can an unexpected encounter be their second chance at love? Jo Bradford never thought she’d end up a fallen woman in a mining-town brothel. But after running away from a family who loves her and falling into the clutches of a sinister o ...

Don’t look at me. Just don’t. My name’s Gorgiana. For decades, I’ve lived a happy, simple life, shelving books at Sunland University’s library in Florida. But my peace ended when I witnessed an assault, bringing back horrors from my past. Or course, I took care of him. His body’s no longer whole. Bu ...

As an ex-Navy SEAL, I faced unimaginable battles and unspeakable horrors… I was broken, driven to push away those who matter most to me. Until a ghost from my past came roaring back into my life, looking strikingly beautiful yet just as shattered as the day I cast her aside. "Addison," I mur ...

He had a boat. She needed a ride. A simple lift became the adventure of a lifetime. After being stranded in Nassau, Meg Freeman ran into Jon Davenport, an old friend from her past, who offered her a ride home on his yacht. Before making the trip, they decided to visit a deserted island and scuba div ...

A randy coyote howling at the moon from a hilltop is struck by lightning. Though a shape-shifter he's had no use for his human form. When struck he changed to survive, but sadly can't change back. Unprepared for life as a man, he walks naked into civilization to find food, shelter and discrimination ...

A Mail Order Bride, Secrets, Lies and a Christmas Miracle Five Charleston women desperate for marriage minded men and the chance to rebuild their lives, after the Civil War answer an ad in the Grooms Gazette. Charity Kingston has to get out of Charleston or face life working in a brothel. But the pa ...

A plane crash in the Amazon jungle... A desperate struggle for survival ... An unexpected discovery. Ecuador. A dream holiday turns into a nightmare when two young men are stranded in the Amazon rainforest after their plane crashes. Desperate to survive, they decide to set off on a daring journey th ...

Burnt out after years of working violent cases in East Harlem, Detective Neil Jericho transfers to peaceful East Hampton. But after the mysterious disappearance of a wealthy real estate developer, Jericho is caught in a web of intrigue and lies centering around Susannah Cascadden, the missing man’s ...

"An action-packed medical suspense that kept one guessing..."
Major Jack Bass, MD is a mix of Lee Child's Jack Reacher and Marcus Welby.
In the first book of the Jack Bass Black Cloud Chronicles series, In the Line of Ire, Jack finds himself the target of blazing hatred from his commanding ...

Lane Cassidy is forced to flee after a botched robbery. When he returns home a decade later, he expects to pick up where he left off but finds that everything has changed. The love of his life, Sarah, is married to the richest man in town and seems to have lost touch with reality. Despite his attemp ...

Nothing could get her home…but this. Cassidy Leblanc worked hard to shake off her tragic childhood. As a foster child with a mother in prison for murder, she was an outcast in her small New Hampshire town until she met James. But she and James’s sister, whom she was babysitting, were kidnapped. She ...

Cole Foster. He’s rich as sin and the reigning MMA champion. But to him I’m still the girl next door… What was I thinking taking a job from my brother’s best friend? Now he’s the wall of muscles standing before me in nothing but a towel. And me? I’m officially screwed. Because this man ...

Breathtaking suspense unraveling at train-wreck speed, in an unforgettable collection. Sometimes the only way to do the right thing is to break the rules. Love, Lies, and Murder is a collection of 19 short stories that explore the extremes of human emotion and the conflicts that result. Every story ...

When a teenage girl goes missing, the peaceful facade of the Colony is shattered, and three couples are thrown into a dangerous web of criminal activity. The last person she was seen with was the sinister Jean Coudet, a member of the notorious Red Conclave. Devon Morten and Tash Higgins, returnin ...

The Vatican claims not to know anything about the Pope’s disappearance. Are they telling the truth? A secret arrangement is made for Ayden Tanner, a covert agent, to meet Rafael Rabolini, the Papacy’s press secretary, in Geneva, who might be able to tell him more. But trouble unexpectedly starts fro ...

Elizabeth O'Connor is an Irish-Italian stunner who has it all, intelligence, looks and drive. Her one flaw is that she is in love with bad boy Henre Pierre, a handsome loudmouth who has to have one up on the world at all times. A con artist by trade, money, power and greed are his drugs of choice. B ...

The hot nerdy science teacher taught me a thing about chemistry. A steamy one-night with my sexy co-teacher wasn't how I planned to start my new job. Super awkward, especially since we were at each other's throats minutes before. We went our sated, separate ways. That’s perfect for me beca ...

Dr. Erica Rosen’s world is turned upside down after a suicide bomber explodes amidst a large crowd entering Oracle Park baseball stadium, near her San Francisco home. Many are killed or injured, and police have no leads in solving the case.

Erica become ...