Secrets can be deadly.One steamy South Carolina morning, Low Country dog walker Andi Grace Scott discovers a client's dead body. Police quickly decide she's the prime suspect. Horrified, she knows she'll have to turn detective if she's going to convince them they're barking up the wrong tree.Proving her innocence could be a tall order. The local police never solved the hit-and-run that killed her parents; Andi Grace isn't sure they'll solve this crime either. . .not when they have a convenient suspect—one caught with the possible murder weapon in her hand. She'll have to follow every clue and call in every favor, even if that puts her in danger. If you love strong heroines, coastal small-town life, and dogs, you'll love Bite the Dust.Author Bio: Former Kentucky pharmacist JACKIE LAYTON loves her new life in the Low Country. Walks on the beach and collecting shells are a few of her hobbies when she’s...

When a client's dog turns up missing and her husband turns up dead, Low Country dog walker Andi Grace Scott will have to rely on dogged determination to track down a killer . . . When a frantic client calls, worried about her dog, Andi Grace is happy to drop by the woman's home and check in on her beloved pet. She's initially concerned when she discovers the dog's not in the house, but she's out-and-out shocked to discover that the woman's husband is—strangled to death in his office chair. On top of that, she soon finds a ransom note demanding a hefty sum for the dog's safe return. Andi Grace knows better than to meddle in a murder investigation, but there's no way she's going to let a dognapper get away with it. Unsure of whether the killer took the dog or if they were unrelated crimes, Andi Grace finds herself confounded from the start. More puzzling still is that the dog's owner seems more upset about her missing pooch...

Flower farmer Emma Justice's life is firmly rooted in Lutz, Texas, where she has recently begun her new business. One morning while delivering flowers, she stumbles upon a prominent citizen. Dead. When a friend is accused of murder, Emma launches her own investigation. She's used to separating weeds from flowers. Emma will dig for clues, weed out red herrings and cultivate a plan to find the killer.