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About K.L. Montgomery
K.L. Montgomery writes #bodypositive sweet romance and romcom. A librarian in a former life, she now works as an editor and runs the 5000-member Indie Author Support group on Facebook in addition to publishing under two names.
Though she remains a Hoosier at heart, K.L. shares her coastal Delaware home with some furry creatures and her husband, who is on the furry side as well. She has an undying love for her three sons, Broadway musicals, the beach, Seinfeld, the color teal, IU basketball, paisleys, and dark chocolate.
Visit K.L.'s website at www.klmontgomery.com and sign up for her newsletter. You can follow her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GreenCastles, Twitter (@KLMontgomery8) or Instagram (k.l.montgomery)
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When tragedy strikes the Bryce Beach Public Library, the choice is clear for librarian Sunshine Baker: solve the mystery or lose her job.
Despite having no prior sleuthing experience, Sunshine feels uniquely qualified due to her ninja YA librarian skills and all those Nancy Drew books she read as a kid. With the help of children’s librarian Molly Simmons and cataloguer Evangeline Dupree, Sunshine and her colleagues scour Bryce Beach for suspects, clues, and the stolen treasure.
Can she and her squad recover the proceeds from the library’s annual fundraising gala and Bryce Beach’s most priceless historical artifact, the Bible with the town’s founding fathers’ signatures?
But here’s the most vexing question of all: could one of Sunshine’s colleagues be a backstabbing traitor out to destroy the library? As Sunshine always says, “Jesus, take the wheel!”
Join Sunshine and her fellow librarians on their adventure to find the stolen treasure and save the Bryce Beach Public Library. Scroll up and one-click this cozy Christian mystery today!
Betrayal at the Beach is the first book in the Dangerous Curves cozy Christian mystery series, set in the fictional small town of Bryce Beach. YA librarian and amateur sleuth Sunshine Baker, who hates her name and can't even bake an edible muffin, always manages to put the puzzle together just in time to avoid disaster! Join this curvy redheaded librarian on her quest to keep Bryce Beach safe...and well-read, of course. While these cozy mysteries can be read in any order, this is the order of publication:
Book 1: Betrayal at the Beach
Book 2: Mystery at the Marina
Book 3: Shooting at the Shore
Book 4: Poisoned at the Pier
Book 5: Bribery on the Boardwalk
Book 6: Homicide at High Tide
Lions and tigers and...murder? Oh my!
When a traveling theater troupe begins rehearsals for The Wizard of Oz at Bryce Beach’s new playhouse on the boardwalk, the actress playing Glinda the Good Witch turns up dead. Amateur sleuth and theater aficionado Sunshine Baker immediately springs into action to solve the mystery.
But one cast member has a habit of turning up where she isn't supposed to be, and running when she's wanted for questioning. Sunshine has a hunch this actress--the victim's understudy--is their prime suspect.
Will this mysterious castmate turn out to be a good witch...or a bad witch? And if Sunshine follows the yellow brick road of clues...will it lead her to the murderer?
Panic at the Playhouse is the eighth book in the Dangerous Curves cozy Christian mystery series, set in the fictional small town of Bryce Beach. YA librarian and amateur sleuth Sunshine Baker, who hates her name and can't even bake an edible muffin, always manages to put the puzzle together just in time to avoid disaster! Join this curvy redheaded librarian on her quest to keep Bryce Beach safe...and well-read, of course. While these cozy mysteries can be read in any order, this is the order of publication:
Book 1: Betrayal at the Beach
Book 2: Mystery at the Marina
Book 3: Shooting at the Shore
Book 4: Poisoned at the Pier
Book 5: Bribery on the Boardwalk
Book 6: Homicide at High Tide
Book 7: Mischief Under the Mistletoe
Book 8: Panic at the Playhouse
How do you solve a problem like... a murder?
Ruby Ecco has been a chorus girl her whole life. “You have a great voice and such a pretty face, but we don’t have a leading role for someone your size,” is what casting directors have always told her.
But she’s finally landed a nice gig, touring with a traveling theatre troupe. Being in the chorus affords her the opportunity to sightsee in every town they visit....and to shine in a brand-new role when one of her castmates turns up dead.
Can Ruby solve the mystery of what happened to Mother Abbess in their production of The Sound of Music? Would someone actually murder a woman who was in town to play a NUN?!
Ruby intends to climb every mountain on her quest to bring the murderer to justice...or else it might be so long, farewell for our favorite chorus girl!
The Musical Murder Mystery series follows plus-size chorus girl, Ruby Ecco, as she and her traveling theatre troupe visit cities all over the world to stage musicals. The problem? Everywhere the troupe goes, murder and mayhem seem to follow. Ruby might not be leading lady material, but she's shaping up to be quite the amateur sleuth!
Here's the suggested reading order:
Prequel: Panic at the Playhouse (Dangerous Curves Series #8)
Book 1: The Sound of Murder
Book 2: West Side Murder
Book 3: Little Shop of Murder
Book 4: Once Upon a Murder
Andrew and Sonnet hated each other in high school. Always rivals for the best grades and top academic honors, there was no love lost between these two nerds after graduation.
Ten years later, they're both named heirs to property in coastal Delaware after the passing of its owner, Penelope Vaughn, who was Andrew's great aunt and Sonnet's beloved next door neighbor growing up. The quaint beach cottage needs serious work before going on the market.
Andrew and Sonnet are both willing to bury the hatchet in exchange for drills and saws, especially since they stand to make a pretty penny with the beachfront property, which will finance Drew's dream of opening a business and Sonnet's plan to earn her doctorate in astrophysics. But when they face a multitude of home improvement obstacles, will these two former adversaries be able to pull off a successful flip?
Or did Great Aunt Penny have something else in mind all along?
If you love The Money Pit or all those HGTV shows about house flipping, you will LOVE this hilarious romantic comedy. One-click today!
The Flip is part of the Romance in Rehoboth Series. If you like your romcoms sweet, funny and semi-clean, if you enjoy a small town setting, and if you like your heroines curvy, strong, and a little bit snarky, then by the time you're done reading, you're gonna want to move to Rehoboth Beach! It's a real place--in Delaware. I know, right? Delaware has beaches and people actually go there? On purpose? I'm as surprised as you are.
These books can be read in any order, but if you're one of those types... Then here ya go:
Book 1: Music Man (Claire and Jack's Story)
Book 2: The Flip (Sonnet and Drew's Story)
Book 3: Plot Twist (Lindy and Meric's Story)
Book 4: Badge Bunny (Brynne and Chris's Story)
Book 5: Wedding War (Hannah and Jason's Story)
Book 6: Stage Mom (Larissa and Mateo's Story)
Book 7: Shark Bite (Megan and Shark's Story)
Something’s coming if Ruby doesn’t stop it in time...
Florida’s Gulf Coast, 2009. A body is found dead on a local retirement community's golf course. Police chalked it up to natural causes, but several West Vista del Boca residents are convinced it was murder.
Enter Ruby and The Melody Street Players, in town to perform West Side Story at the local theater. Ruby’s grandparents are divided over whether or not Ruby should investigate the decade-old murder. And her grandparents aren't the only ones divided in West Vista del Boca. Two rival factions are battling for control of the community council.
Could the ongoing war between the Golfers and Palmers explain what happened on the golf course all those years ago? Can Ruby unravel the clues in time to save this community's version of Tony and Maria, or will she find herself the latest victim of the rival gangs' rift?
The Musical Murder Mystery series follows plus-size chorus girl, Ruby Ecco, as she and her traveling theatre troupe visit cities all over the world to stage musicals. The problem? Everywhere the troupe goes, murder and mayhem seem to follow. Ruby might not be leading lady material, but she's shaping up to be quite the amateur sleuth!
Here's the suggested reading order:
Prequel: Panic at the Playhouse (Dangerous Curves Series #8)
Book 1: The Sound of Murder
Book 2: West Side Murder
Book 3: Little Shop of Murder
Book 4: Once Upon a Murder
What kind of Grinch would steal a baby and ruin a first date all on the same night?
Sunshine has been invited to a Holiday Ball! It’s a whirlwind of excitement as she prepares for her first date since she was in her twenties. The dress, shoes, jewelry, hair, makeup--everything is perfect!
The ball seems to be going perfectly too--until she gets a call that the Baby Jesus from the live nativity scene at her church is missing.
Despite being dressed to the nines, she must spring into action. Can she save Christmas for the poor child’s parents and all of Bryce Beach? And can she do it in heels?
Mischief Under the Mistletoe is a holiday novella in the Dangerous Curves cozy Christian mystery series, which is set in the fictional small town of Bryce Beach. YA librarian and amateur sleuth Sunshine Baker, who hates her name and can't even bake an edible muffin, always manages to put the puzzle together just in time to avoid disaster! Join this curvy redheaded librarian on her quest to keep Bryce Beach safe...and well-read, of course. While these cozy mysteries can be read in any order, this is the order of publication:
Book 1: Betrayal at the Beach
Book 2: Mystery at the Marina
Book 3: Shooting at the Shore
Book 4: Poisoned at the Pier
Book 5: Bribery on the Boardwalk
Book 6: Homicide at High Tide
Book 7: Mischief Under the Mistletoe (holiday novella)
Make 2022 the year you learn to love your body.
Yes, you can LEARN to love your body. No, it doesn't come naturally to most of us. We've been bombarded with negative messages about our bodies for years, but you can overcome those negative messages with positive ones.
The Fat Girl's Guide to Loving Your Body is one part humor, one part journal, one part recipe for self-love. Mix it all together, and you'll fill your plate with a greater appreciation for what's on the outside AND what's on the inside.
What's in the Guide:
• what diet culture is and why it's so harmful
• unpacking historical and sociological reasons for our obsession with youth, thinness, and beauty
• how to deal with bodyshamers
• how to advocate for yourself in healthcare settings
• how to dress for your body
• relationship and sex advice
• 365 #bopo meditations
Plus, strategies for learning to love the skin you're in now and forever.
It's not easy. It does take work. But you're worth it. I promise.
Jason Friday’s family business has kept the grooms of Delmarva in style for over forty years. Hannah Robinson’s family has been doing the same for brides for nearly thirty.
A squabble over twenty years ago turned the two families into mortal enemies. As their businesses grew, their rivalry only became more cutthroat...until Über Brides sets up shop in Rehoboth Beach. This bridal superstore chain is known for slashing prices, squeezing every drop of discounts from their vendors, and running family-owned shops out of business.
The days of the Fridays and Robinsons serving the brides and grooms of Delmarva are numbered unless Jason and Hannah can band together to run Über Brides out of Rehoboth Beach. Can they manage to work together and ignore their growing attraction to each other? Or will they lose both their jobs and their families when they succumb to their desires?
Wedding War is part of the Romance in Rehoboth Series. If you like your romcoms sweet, funny and semi-clean, if you enjoy a small town setting, and if you like your heroines curvy, strong, and a little bit snarky, then by the time you're done reading, you're gonna want to move to Rehoboth Beach! It's a real place--in Delaware. I know, right? Delaware has beaches and people actually go there? On purpose? I'm as surprised as you are.
These books can be read in any order, but if you're one of those types... Then here ya go:
Book 1: Music Man (Claire and Jack's Story)
Book 2: The Flip (Sonnet and Drew's Story)
Book 3: Plot Twist (Lindy and Meric's Story)
Book 4: Badge Bunny (Brynne and Chris's Story)
Book 5: Wedding War (Hannah and Jason's Story)
Book 6: Stage Mom (Larissa and Mateo's Story)
Book 7: Shark Bite (Megan and Shark's Story)
There hasn’t been a murder in Bryce Beach since 1878, and librarian/amateur sleuth Sunshine Baker wants to know what happened to her quiet, charming town along the Eastern Seaboard.
The town has been abuzz with new tourists, and now a developer wants to come in and take over a whole city block with new restaurants, shops, and even swanky condos. One citizen has been rather vocal about trying to keep the big city developer out, and when the body washes up on shore, everyone suspects the sweeping changes Bryce Beach has been undergoing are related to the murder.
It doesn't take Sunshine long to figure out that something much more sinister is afoot. She only needs to look deep into the past to figure out who has the motive, means, and opportunity...
If she gets that far before meeting the same fate as the victim.
Shooting at the Shore is the third book in the Dangerous Curves cozy Christian mystery series, set in the fictional small town of Bryce Beach. YA librarian and amateur sleuth Sunshine Baker, who hates her name and can't even bake an edible muffin, always manages to put the puzzle together just in time to avoid disaster! Join this curvy redheaded librarian on her quest to keep Bryce Beach safe...and well-read, of course. While these cozy mysteries can be read in any order, this is the order of publication:
Book 1: Betrayal at the Beach
Book 2: Mystery at the Marina
Book 3: Shooting at the Shore
Book 4: Poisoned at the Pier
Book 5: Bribery on the Boardwalk
Book 6: Homicide at High Tide
Love and fame can come at any age. But be careful what you wish for...
Even at 40, plus-size writer Claire is infatuated with her own personal rock star. Is it the beard? The flannel? The guitar? Claire isn't sure, but Jack is simply irresistible. It's no wonder she pushes him to audition for a local singing contest. You're never too old to chase your dreams, right?
Music was Jack's first love. When life got in the way of him making it big as a singer/songwriter, he settled for teaching music--including giving piano lessons to a stunning curvy redhead named Claire. He's fallen head over heels for her--just in time for his big break to finally arrive. But do you ever really give up on your first love?
Music Man is part of the Romance in Rehoboth series. If you like your romcoms sweet, funny, and semi-clean, if you enjoy a small town setting, and you have a penchant for strong, curvy, and somewhat snarky heroines, you're gonna want to move to Rehoboth Beach by the time you're done reading. Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, that is. It's a real place, and Delaware has great beaches. Who knew? Trust me, I'm just as surprised as you are!
These can be read in any order, but if you're the type who has to start a book 1, here's the chronological order:
Book 1: Music Man (Claire and Jack's Story)
Book 2: The Flip (Sonnet and Drew's Story)
Book 3: Plot Twist (Lindy and Meric's Story)
Book 4: Badge Bunny (Brynne and Chris's Story)
Book 5: Wedding War (Hannah and Jason's Story)
Book 6: Stage Mom (Larissa and Mateo's Story)
Book 7: Shark Bite (Megan and Shark's Story)
Sea creatures are washing up dead on Bryce Beach...
...and librarian/amateur sleuth Sunshine Baker wants to know why.
It’s only been a month since Sunshine cracked the case of the Bryce Beach Bandit, who stole the library’s donations and the Founders’ Bible, a priceless relic. Now something else is afoot in the sleepy coastal town: dead fish and other sea creatures are washing up on the shore, and no one seems to know why.
Sunshine has noticed an increased Coast Guard presence in the waters near Bryce Cove. And the two labs researching the dead fish have both mysteriously misplaced the samples they took. She suspects these two situations are connected, but how can she prove it?
And what happens when she uncovers evidence that will ruin one of Bryce Beach’s most prominent families?
Join Sunshine and her friends as they comb the cove for answers and do everything in their power to keep their small town safe! One-click this cozy Christian mystery today!
Dangerous Curves is a cozy Christian mystery series set in the fictional small town of Bryce Beach. YA librarian and amateur sleuth Sunshine Baker, who hates her name and can't even bake an edible muffin, always manages to put the puzzle together just in time to avoid disaster! Join this curvy redheaded librarian on her quest to keep Bryce Beach safe...and well-read, of course.
Book 1: Betrayal at the Beach
Book 2: Mystery at the Marina
Book 3: Shooting at the Shore
Book 4: Poisoned at the Pier
Book 5: Bribery on the Boardwalk
Book 6: Homicide at High Tide
Sunshine always manages to put the clues together just in time to avoid disaster!
This boxed set contains books 4-6 of the Dangerous Curves cozy Christian mystery series, set in the fictional small town of Bryce Beach. YA librarian and amateur sleuth Sunshine Baker, who hates her name and can't even bake an edible muffin, always manages to put the clues together just in time to avoid disaster! Join this curvy redheaded librarian on her quest to keep Bryce Beach safe...and well-read, of course.
Book 4: Poisoned at the Pier
This gives all new meaning to “what’s your poison?”
Singles from all over the Mid-Atlantic have flocked to town this Labor Day Weekend to find their soulmates at the SingleMingle conference. But when Sunshine and her colleague Evangeline discover a dead body floating under the pier, it threatens to put a damper on Bryce Beach's first big convention.
Police Chief Vincent James believes Sunshine would be perfect to go undercover and help figure out what happened to their drowned tourist. Except Sadie Lancaster didn't drown--she was poisoned. And the reason involves something Bryce Beach never expected to see in their quaint little town.
Can Sunshine pull off her first undercover assignment? Or will she be the next victim to be poisoned at the pier?
Book 5: Bribery on the Boardwalk
Election Day in Bryce Beach is here...and every vote counts. Or does it?
Hush-hush projects, secret meetings, mysterious men in trench coats, along with unexpected election results have raised many eyebrows in Bryce Beach. Librarian-turned-sleuth Sunshine Baker must put the puzzle pieces together and prove some high-powered citizens have abused their influence to install a government that will do their bidding.
When she finds herself on the wrong side of the law, will Sunshine be vindicated or forced to skip town? Grab some popcorn and a front-row seat to this election showdown!
Book 6: Homicide at High Tide
When a marine biologist's body is found by divers in Bryce Beach Cove, it’s immediately apparent the poor guy didn’t intend to sleep with the fishes...
Thanksgiving is around the corner, which is Sunshine Baker’s least favorite holiday. At least she has a lot to be grateful for this year. That’s more than she can say for a PhD student from the state university who was living in Bryce Beach while doing research for his dissertation.
When Adam Dabrowski turns up dead, Sunshine is asked to help with the investigation. She rolls up her sleeves and gets right to work, but finds herself swimming in a fish bowl. Someone is watching her every move. Who would want a grad student dead?
And do they have similar plans for her?
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