D.R. Ransdell

• Feb-2026
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Who wouldn't want to vacation in the French Riviera?American artist Remy Valente and his wife Vero are delighted to spend the summer along the Côte d'Azur, drawing inspiration from every bend in the coastline. When his friend and art dealer requests...

• Aug-2025
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Read the prose poems by Bandit, Cosmo, Phantom, Ping, and Mei Mei as they terrorize visitors, periodically run away from home, bring back presents in the form of rodents, scratch at the furniture, and hide every time they hear that terrible "vet" wor...

• Jul-2025
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Andy Veracruz routinely faces danger and betrayal, but none of his past experiences prepare him for his latest challenge -- teaching! When he agrees to help his girlfriend mount a Vegas show featuring her original songs, he never expects to train jun...

• Jul-2025
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A wine shop, a harried merchant, and an age-old rivalry teach Gina more about Italian than the grammar books do!College student Gina Campanello panics when she learns that she might not graduate on time, but she finds the perfect solution: taking a s...

• May-2025
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Gina Campanello is thrilled when Happy Travels Press offers her an internship. The college student envisions traveling between jungle palaces and island paradises. When she's assigned to drive between Arizona to Illinois, she's disappointed until she...

• Feb-2024
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A morning jog, an unlocked door, and a furious lover add up to murder! When Dervla learns that her ex-boyfriend is wanted for knocking off his new squeeze, she snickers at his ironic fate. He's too soft to be a killer, but if he's wrongly accused, th...

• Sep-2022
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A party house, bad wine, and a dead villager add up to murder! When Sofi Francese heads to Italy to restore the family property, she never expects it to feature a dead relative. She runs to the nearest police station, but Cenzo Bot ignores her until ...

• Feb-2019
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A reckless concertmaster, a determined conductor, and a priceless violin turn Andy Veracruz into a substitute soloist.Who knew that being a soloist would be the easy part? At his first concert, the orchestra nearly falls to pieces, but Andy takes con...

• Aug-2017
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When the death of a fellow musician threatens his mariachi band, Andy Veracruz must risk everything to find the killer even if evidence points to Yiolanda, the boss's flirtatious wife. The more Andy learns, the more trouble he gets into. A sleuth ...

• Jan-2016
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Dizzy in Durango An Andy Veracruz Mystery Missing women, abandoned children, and a crazy mariachi fan add up to further trouble for Andy Veracruz. After a fellow traveler disappears, he can't concentrate on vacationing. Worse, he's saddled with two c...

• Mar-2014
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Not every Greek island is a paradise!When Andy Veracruz flies to Greece for a holiday, the California native expects to spend afternoons swimming and nights making love. But at an outdoor café, he meets a fellow traveler who accidentally leaves behi...

• Sep-2013
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Gina Campanello is delighted to learn that she's won a trip for two to Thailand, but there's a catch. Since she's underage, she has to bring an adult. Her sister Rachel is ecstatic at the prospects of traveling to Asia, but she buys so many guidebook...

• May-2013
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Andy Veracruz is content with his life as the leader of a mariachi band, but when his lover is accused of murder, he has no choice but to defend her. In the process he faces the loss of his strongest loyalties as well as his entire career. Early Read...

• Jun-2002
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The Greek island of Amiros offered everything Rachel wanted for her vacation: lovely beaches, leisurely afternoons at the seaside café, and evenings of bouzouki music at the local taverna. When a lucky accident lands her a job in a bouzouki band, sh...

Nanas Lulu and Mari recount the road trip that led them to Tucson. They were headed back to Mexico when their chauffeur turned rogue. He acted so suspiciously that the sisters had to take quick action to outwit him....