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Sandy Semerad has worked as a journalist, newspaper reporter, broadcaster and editor. Sex, Love and Murder, her first mystery novel, received rave reviews. Alabama born, Sandy now lives in Santa Rosa Beach, FL with husband Larry—a keyboard player—who earned his chops in New Orleans, and their spoiled Shih Tzu P-Nut. She has two daughters and a grand daughter.
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Hurricane House
Still grieving the death of her fiancé, Maeva Larson vacations on Paradise Isle, Florida, “the luckiest fishing village in the world,” where she finds the dead body of Miss Florida, Tara Baxter, floating in the Gulf. The cause of death is uncertain, and when a hurricane blows ashore, another woman is found dead and two other women are reported missing. As a catastrophe insurance investigator, Maeva knows the storm has destroyed precious clues, but she thinks her CAT credentials will allow her to find out what happened to these women.
Sean Redmond, acclaimed mystery writer and Paradise Isle resident, pursues Maeva from the first moment they meet. She tries to resist him, but then succumbs to his charm, until she reads a section of his latest manuscript, which is too close to the truth to be fiction. Uncertain of Sean, yet hoping he is not a murderer, she follows the clues from a crystal necklace, a hitchhiker, who may have seen the killer, and a black dog named Onyx. No doubt this dog possesses special powers and Maeva decides to trust Onyx’s instincts while risking her own life.
"An excellent pick for mystery fans, not to be overlooked," 5 out of 5 stars from Midwest Book Review.
"The forces of nature become a primary character in this gripping tale of kidnapping and murder," 4.5 out of 5 stars from Romantic Times.
"Read Hurricane House, wonderfully Macabre, a crackling mystery, though I'd recommend you start reading it only on a sunny day and in a location where you feel safe." Award-winning author and teacher Jeremiah Healy
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Sex, Love and Murder
Previously published as Mardi Gravestone
After the unexpected death of her husband, Lilah Sanderford thinks she’ll never love again until she travels to New Orleans where sexy jazz musician Jay Cascio stirs her into a frenzy of raw passion. Combine the mystique of Mardi Gras with the soulful spirit of New Orleans, add a suspicious accident, a plot against the U.S. President, a mysterious suitcase and a crystal necklace from a graveyard psychic and you have SEX, LOVE AND MURDER. A romantic suspense novel you won’t soon forget.
“Marvelous job, diverse and credible people, magical evocation of New Orleans, would nominate for this year’s Best First Mystery...” Award winning author Jeremiah Healy.
“A very exciting mystery…” Romantic Times Magazine.
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