Can love flourish in middle age when a handsome ex-priest steps into your life? Steady, down-to-earth Meryl Stockdale is about to find out.

Private investigator, Ricky Steele is on the case, trailing the philandering spouse of an old schoolmate. When the lothario turns up dead, Celeste, his widow, hires Ricky and her team to find his killer. Celeste slaps down a huge retainer, then insists on joining the investigation, designer PI wardrobe and all. Join Ricky and her team on another rollicking adventure where evil lies in the most unexpected places.

The brutal murder of a young poet, on a writers’ retreat along with his wife, Bess, brings Lieutenant Roger Demaris and his RHD team to Gooseberry Island. As the RHD team as well as Bess and friends, race to discover the murderer, shadows from the past put them all in danger, provoking another murder. Protecting Bess and his team of detectives tests every skill in Demaris’s arsenal in book 4 of this cozy mystery series.

In this east -- west love story, smart, sexy sixty-somethings, billionaire, Spark Foster and artist, Helen Winthrop, decide to take their friendship to the next level in a story that sizzles with passion and heat. All is not rosy, however, when Helen and her daughter, Hazel land in Saguaro Valley. Sparks fly for these two, threatening to tear apart a relationship that has been building for years. Will Helen’s painful past and the objections of his daughter Amy drive these lovers apart? Join these two beloved characters in book 15 in the Morgan’s Run series.

 

As the village of Horseshoe Crab Cove sparkles, community members gather for sidewalk days, tree lighting on the Green and family parties. Join your favorite couples from earlier Morgan’s Fire stories -- Lucy and Richard, Kyle and Harriet, Lolly and Jack, Sandy and Pam, Murph and Greta, Gail and Tim, and others – as these beloved characters celebrate birthdays, weddings, and the holidays.

Once again the quiet, seaside village of Old Harbor is shaken by a series of murders. Someone is killing members of a women’s mystery book club and all clues lead back to lothario, Dennis Harrison, who appears to have slept with half the women within a ten-mile radius. When a child goes missing and a woman’s body is found in the woods zipped into a golf bag belonging to Harrison, Roger Demaris, head of RHD, an elite regional homicide team, is yanked from his honeymoon to investigate. 

As newlyweds Roger and Bess move into their new house and anticipate the arrival of his children for a visit, RHD races to find a killer before he or she strikes again. Then, another member of the book club is killed, a third viciously attacked, and two villagers vanish. Will Roger, Pete, Greta, and Brendan find them in time or has a stealthy predator slipped the noose again? 

Join Demaris, Bess, and the gang as this third Roger and Bess Mystery speeds towards its breathless conclusion!

When anorexic, Mia Brooks flies from London to Saguaro Valley, she is embraced by a loving community. She sets foot on the tarmac of Grenville Airport and into the arms of Ben and Leonora Morgan and, unexpectedly, into the arms of gorgeous Brendan Statler with his turquoise blue eyes. Will Mia’s illness and Brendan’s past tear these lovers apart?

Running from heartbreak, Bella Jacobi comes to Valley Stables to live with her brother, Tom. As she settles into her job as town midwife, the last thing she expects is to fall head over heels for Whip Kittredge, a wrangler whom locals call Wild Bill Hickok with his shoulder length hair, wild eyes, and a troubled past. Her brother does not approve.

When they met earlier, both were dating others. Now they’re free, or are they? Soon ghosts from Murph’s past rear up to rip the lovers apart.

Heart shattered, Lolly Rogers vows she’ll never love again. She’s got her work, as a partner in Merlin’s Closet, a successful children’s book catalogue, and her daughter Maisie. She does not, I repeat, does not need a man. Besides, even if she wanted a man, where would she find one in tiny little Horseshoe Crab Cove? Then blue-eyed, hunky Jack Faulkner -- with a body that fits hers to perfection -- drives into town and she’s lost, gonzo. Fallen like a ton of bricks!

When he meets Grace McGraw the roughhewn, yet carefully sheltered world, he has created is softened, the fires of anguish quenched by love.

A May-December romance and the return of an old love keep this sexy romance sizzling from start to finish! Love is the last thing on gifted artist, Beth Hadley’s mind as she prepares for a one-woman show while enjoying a bittersweet summer before her son, Kit leaves for college. Then, out of the blue, an unexpected, secret love blossoms with Jack Talbot, Kit’s best friend, and they begin a passionate affair that could destroy her world, tear her family apart, and shatter the peace of her close-knit community. As Beth struggles with guilt and remorse over the relationship with Jack, an old love returns and with him, a chance for deep, abiding eternal love. Is it too late for her? 

Despite her incessant flirting, Aria Fiorelli is actually quite inexperienced and clueless when it comes to men. Then gorgeous Jonas Miller breezes into town and sweeps her off her feet.

Morgan's Fire Books 1 - 4

Lucy's Hearth
Tim's Hands
Pam's Garden
Rich's Dilemma

Come visit the beautiful U.S southwest and meet the Morgan family and friends as this series begins in Saguaro Valley!
A set of Books 1 - 3 in the Morgan's Run Series

Book 1 - Emma's Dream
Book 2 - Lang's Return
Book 3 - Jeb's Promise

Morgan's Run Boxed Set Books: 4 - 6

Rose's Choice
Hope's Wonder
Ruthie's Love

Morgan's Run Books 7 - 10

Polly's Heart
Kyle's Journey
Gus's Home
A Valley Christmas

A Valley Christmas is Leonora and Ben’s love story. As they plan their fortieth wedding anniversary party and deal with an unexpected health issue, the beloved couple reminisce about when they first fell in love. And it’s the holidays in Saguaro Valley! Family and friends gather to celebrate a wedding, kindle the fires of a new relationship, welcome a Christmas baby, and revel in the ranch’s bountiful Christmas season. Join this loving family, their friends, and east coast cousins in book ten of Morgan’s Run!

As Pam Morgan adjusts to life in Horseshoe Crab Cove, the last thing she expects is to fall head over heels for dark, dangerous Sandy Rodriguez, owner of a wildly successful music venue north of the village. While every fiber of her being screams no, she is drawn to the older man like a moth to a flame. They begin a white-hot affair that threatens his relationship with his daughter and Pam’s fragile peace.

Come join the Morgan family and friends for book three of Morgan’s Fire and discover why this series continues to touch hearts and raise pulses!

Gail Morgan has never left home. An accomplished PR person for her father’s companies, her dad calls her his little hedgehog because, although open and in control in business, Gail is closed and prickly when it comes to her personal life. That is until she meets woodworker and lobsterman, Tim Miller and her well-ordered world is burst wide open.

Heart in pieces post-divorce, Lucy Winthrop visits her Uncle Ben Morgan’s ranch where she meets his younger brother, Richard. Her new neighbor back east, Richard is a self-made billionaire who goes after what he wants, and he wants Lucy. Back home in New England, they begin a white hot love affair. As the heat pumps up, Lucy tries to step back, scared she is in too deep, too fast. Will this gorgeous Morgan man let her go? And, in pulling away, is she giving up a dream of happiness she never thought possible?

Hoping a fresh start will be good for him and his two young children, widower Gus Casey takes a job as an assistant trainer at Spark Foster and Ben Morgan Senior’s thoroughbred training facility north of Morgan’s Run. A deathbed promise to his wife, never marry or have children with another woman, seems reasonable until he begins a white-hot affair with teacher Lynn Manguilli. Crazy about the handsome, horse whisperer, Lynn’s heart is shattered when Gus’ promise comes between them. Will these two star-crossed lovers find a way to be together? Come join the Morgan’s Run crew for this ninth book in the series!

Once again Saguaro Valley works its magic when Harriet Winthrop agrees to a vacation with her mom Helen a friend of the Morgans and Spark Foster. After wrenching heartbreak, Harriet has sworn off men forever. Her first valley evening she meets “swoon-worthy” Kyle Morgan and jumps headlong into a white-hot love affair. “Love em and leave em” Kyle is bowled over by his feelings for the shy, beautiful east coaster. Then shadows of Harriet’s traumatic past sweep over the lovers and their relationship is threatened -- by distance, dangers on the trail and bone shattering memories. Will love bring these two together or keep them apart?

Join the Morgans, Fosters and their growing families in this eighth book of the beloved series. Finally, Kyle gets “his story” and maybe the woman of his dreams! 

Polly Granger comes to Morgan’s Run to help run the ranch’s new daycare, never dreaming she’ll find love with the scruffy, gorgeous Kevin Larrabee, a contractor, whose crew is building a thoroughbred farm and training center north of the ranch for Ben Morgan Senior and his buddy, Spark Foster. From the moment they meet, Polly’s fragile heart belongs to Kevin. Seventeen years her senior and divorced, he loves her more than he’s ever loved any woman but decides he’s too old for the beautiful schoolteacher. 

Then, Kevin learns of a child from his past who might be his son and his life spirals out of control. In the midst of this, the two begin a passionate affair that threatens Polly’s health and Kevin’s resolve to let her go. Surrounded and embraced by their adopted Valley families, the two wonder if their path to love will ever be clear. 

Join the Morgan family and friends for this much awaited seventh book in the series. The story of these two lovers will have you laughing, crying and everything in between! 

"Hooked on the Ricky Steele series by this author. Refreshing to have an older woman as the PI and mature yet still youthful in thought."

Ruthie Morgan and Harley Langdon have been doing their passionate dance for years. In love with the drop-dead, gorgeous wrangler for as long as she can remember, Ruthie is frustrated that he regards her as his kid sister. When she learns he is leaving the valley for a job in California, she explodes, heartbroken and angry. 

As Harley contemplates the move, he gazes around at what he’s leaving especially his best friend, Ben Morgan’s little sister, who has grown into a beautiful, sexy woman. When the two begin a sizzling red hot affair, sparks fly and a job offer closer to home means Harley must choose between the chance of a lifetime and the woman he loves.

Join the Morgan family and friends for this much-awaited sixth book in the series. The story of these two lovers will leave your breathless from beginning to end. Warning-- the heat is up several notches on this one!

One of the Southwest’s most successful painters, Hope Seymour leaves behind a year of grief and despair to nanny for her friend, Beth Morgan’s new baby. Not five minutes after arriving in the Valley, she comes face-to-face with Beth’s brother, Robbie, the gorgeous adventure guide with whom she danced at Beth and Lang’s wedding. Instantly, their fiery attraction reignites and a white-hot affair begins.

Then, Ruthie, the youngest Morgan sibling, fails to return from a pack trip. Family, neighbors, and friends join the search, including Hope, an expert rider. Days on the trail give the couple time to think. While confirmed bachelor, Robbie recognizes that he has found the love of his life, Hope realizes that the secret she carries means she must let him go. 

Come join the Morgans and their friends in this sweet, sexy romance, the fifth title in this popular series. 

His career as a successful architect in shambles when he finds himself in the midst of a sexual harassment suit, Sam Morgan returns to his family’s ranch a broken man. There he finds comfort in the arms of Rose Dillon, a gifted pediatric neurosurgeon, and dear family friend. In true Morgan fashion, he wooed Rose a year earlier, then left town breaking her heart. While Rose vows to stay away, she finds herself once again head over heels in love with the dark-haired Morgan son. Has he been falsely accused or is he the sexual predator his senior colleague claims he is?

When Rose is viciously assaulted, Sam puts his own problems aside to comfort and support her. A white-hot romance develops between them only to be threatened by her job offer three thousand miles away and the possibility that this young couple will be torn apart once again. 

Come join the Morgans and their friends as they live, love, and support one another in this fourth book in the series. 

A shocking murder on the eve of a wedding sends Roger Demaris and his elite homicide team to the village of Old Harbor where the son of the village’s wealthiest citizen is found dead in the woods with an arrow through his heart. 

No hunting accident, Demaris’ team pursues a ruthless killer as they delve into the victim’s past and what lies beneath the silence. Six weeks away from marriage to Bess Dore, a local teacher and old flame of Demaris, the deceased has left a string of women who loved him and a village mourning a popular, generous citizen. What lies beneath the silence? What hides behind a name?

Spark Foster drags his daughter Amy kicking and screaming on an extended vacation to Morgan’s Run. Sworn off men after a painful break-up, Amy takes a ride with adorably cute, wrangler Jeb Barnes and her broken heart skips more than one beat! Jeb is grieving the loss of his “almost fiancée,” and his white-hot attraction to the beautiful stranger from Portland shakes him to the core. 

Like moths to flames, neither can stay away from each other as they work side-by-side at Emma’s Dream, a camp for handicapped kids. As her vacation ends, Amy must face the hardest decision of her life-- walking away from Jeb and Emma’s Dream as well as four-year-old Toby Cooper, a foster child, who has captured her heart and Jeb’s so completely.

Join the Morgan family and friends in book three, Jeb’s Promise, and discover why so many readers have fallen in love with Morgan’s Run and Saguaro Valley! 

In this sweet, sexy romance, Lang Dillon’s life is flipped upside down when he discovers a tall, beautiful woman bent over her truck’s hood sobbing. His reluctant return home for his parents’ wedding anniversary, takes a major detour on that dusty road in Saguaro Valley. Beth Morgan’s neat ordered life shattered, she turns to the sexy, handsome visitor for comfort and finds more than she bargained for as their white-hot romance develops. Should she risk her heart again when Lang heads home to Boston in less than two weeks? Stay away she tells herself, but that proves impossible and Beth’s risks a broken heart all over again. As a teenager, Lang could not get out of Arizona fast enough, but this time it’s not so easy. If he goes back to the life he loves, he leaves behind the woman he adores, who has rocked his world as no woman ever has. He also leaves his heart. Be sure to join the Morgan family and friends in book three, Jeb’s Promise!

A woman is the last thing on Ben Morgan’s mind as he comes home to Morgan’s Run, his family’s ranch in Saguaro Valley. Doctor’s orders, he’s home to heal, but the sooner he can get back to Santa Barbara, the better. Then he runs into Maggie Williams on Main Street, prompting vivid memories of a magical night, and Ben’s ailing heart skips a beat. 

Father of her beloved five-year-old daughter, the eldest of the Morgan sons is the last person Maggie expects to have crashed into her car and back into her life. For years, she has struggled to forget him and to make a life for herself and her daughter, Emma, the mirror image of a father, who is unaware of her existence. Now, here he is, looking more gorgeous than the day he ran out of town. Maggie swears Ben Morgan will never break her heart again. 

Biologist, Ned Fielding leaves the tattered remains of his marriage behind to spend six months on Winward Island, a property shared by SENCA, his land conservation group, and the reclusive, Widow Barlow. Dispatched to the island to study a rare species of carrion beetle, Ned finds himself much more interested in studying the island’s only other human, the beautiful, Addie Barlow, whose screams of terror awaken him in the dead of night.

A hurricane and near-drowning throw the island’s two inhabitants together and they begin a smoldering love affair. The locals call the Widow Barlow a witch and enchantress. They claim she murdered her much older husband, the philanthropist, King Barlow, but Ned cannot quite believe the wild tales about the gentle woman he adores. Enchantress, maybe—with her closest companions, an osprey, dolphin, and coyote – but murderess? Will Ned’s quest for the truth destroy their love and Addie’s heart? 

"As usual, the subject matter finds a way to stir our conscience, in this one its street kids' travails But our Ricky is funny and self-effacing in a familiar, endearing way. This makes for a good read. And romantically, this time she leaves the juicy parts for last. I'll be passing my paper copy along to whoever wants it. Keep them coming, Lee..."

In the late 1800s, post-Civil War, two young Cheyenne sisters are wrenched from a loving family, kidnapped and incarcerated at Rose Academy, a harsh, Indian boarding school established to assimilate native young people, teach them English, and eradicate their knowledge of traditional ways, considered inferior to the ways of the Washita (whites).

Forbidden to speak their native language, the sisters are whipped and punished, however, the school harsh life fails to break their spirit. The eldest, Wind Flower, on the cusp of womanhood, excels academically, while continually planning their escape. Time and again she is hunted down and forcibly returned to Rose Academy. There, she watches her beloved little sister’s alarming transformation into a proper Washita girl. At the same time, Wind Flower finds love, with a young Sioux, renamed Caleb Green, by his captors. 

A fast-paced, breathtaking tale of courage and romance, Song of the Spirit’s unforgettable characters intersect with historical events of the day, including the devastation of the Wound Knee massacre. Will these three courageous young people find freedom, or lose themselves and their way of life to the relentless cruelty of the Washita world? 

After their dear friend, Rosie is found dead, business partners, friends and one-time lovers, Juls Whitman and Tuck Potter find themselves tracking a serial killer. When they realize they might be in over their heads, the pair enlists the aid of a family friend, Ricky Steele, a private investigator from the nearby city of Fall River. 

Together, the trio follows a puzzling trail of evidence, getting closer and closer to a monster who preys on handicapped women, then strews jigsaw puzzle pieces over their lifeless, mutilated bodies. With Juls’ limp and reconstructed knee, will she become the killer’s next victim? 

What safer haven could there be than a Quaker boarding school in a tiny New England coastal village? What secrets lie beneath its serene and quiet beauty? 

Out of the blue, the campus is laid open, the peace of Old Harbor Friends shattered by the murder of lascivious, comptroller, Milt Wickie. Wickie is discovered in his office, a scrimshaw knife protruding from his chest, a knife belonging to beloved teacher and grieving widow, Bess Dore. 

Initially a suspect, the forty-two-year-old, Bess is soon exonerated and jumps headlong into a murder investigation along with old flame, police detective, Roger Demaris, and Harry Winthrop, an amateur sleuth, prolific writer, and the son of the school’s wealthiest patron. 

Will Bess find romance along the way, giving her heart to the gruff police officer, who still adores her, or to the fly-by-night, but charming Harry who is clearly smitten? Will the killer strike again? Will the silence and calm of the 200-year old Friends school ever again be restored? 

"Prescott does an excellent job of keeping the reader guessing as to whom the murderer could be, and it is a complete surprise when we find out, and the motive is something we would have never guessed! Although there was a large and varied list of characters to keep track of, I realized that in order to spin this web of intrigue, all these characters were necessary in order to weave the different threads of the story into whole cloth."

"I found Prepped to Kill an immensely enjoyable read. Ricky Steele, the main character, was well developed and likable! Enjoyed all the characters, really. There were a couple of plot twists that I did not see coming; this book held my interest all the way through. Would be very interested in reading more by this author, especially those with Ricky Steele!"