Maggie Toussaint
represented by agent Nancy Knight
A scientist by training, a romanticist at heart, Maggie Toussaint loves to solve puzzles. She’s published in mystery and romance. Her debut release, House of Lies, won Best Romantic Suspense in the 2007 National Readers Choice Awards. Maggie’s an active member of Mystery Writers of America, Romance Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime. She’s a frequent presenter at conferences and recently co-chaired a Writer’s Retreat for Southeastern Mystery Writers of America. Her day jobs include freelancing for a weekly newspaper and leading a yoga class. Visit her at www.maggietoussaint.com and at http://mudpiesandmagnolias.blogspot.com/
Formerly an aquatic toxicologist contracted to the U.S. Army and currently a freelance reporter, author Maggie Toussaint loves to explore new worlds. She’s published in mystery and romance. Her mysteries include In For A Penny (Five Star, 2008), On the Nickel (Five Star, 2011), and Death, Island Style (Five Star, 2012 ). Her romantic suspense titles include House of Lies (The Wild Rose Press, 2007), No Second Chance (The Wild Rose Press, 2007), Muddy Waters (The Wild Rose Press, 2010), and Seeing Red (Muddle House Publishing, 2011).
House of Lies, No Second Chance, Muddy Waters (published by The Wild Rose Press)
It’s too late to win her father’s love. Instead, Hannah Montgomery must deal with the remote mountain cottage she inherited. The caretaker of the property, wounded ex-CIA agent Jake Sutherland, promised his dying partner that he’d help Hannah get settled. But Hannah is very unsettled by the hidden letters from her father, letters that put Jake and Hannah on a collision course. As secrets from her father’s life are revealed, Hannah’s deep-seated quest for the truth challenges Jake’s loyalty and honor. To make matters worse, the double agent who betrayed Jake and killed her father tracks them down. Caught in a web of deceit, Hannah must make a choice. Will she risk her heart – and her life – to learn the truth about her secretive father?
Hope Farrier rescues unwanted horses, but she’s saddled with debt. Without help she’ll lose Second Chance Farm, the first home she’s ever known. An endowment brings the promise of future relief and the presence of shrewd business manager, Devlin Temple. Trouble is, Devlin has his dreamy blue eyes on more than her bottom line. Playboy Devlin Temple lays a trap for the thief that’s fleecing his company. When his cousin sets his cap for Devlin’s job, Devlin knows he needs Hope’s help to secure the CEO position. In her arms he finds the solace and support he craves, but their blossoming romance prompts the thief to raise the stakes. Will Devlin and Hope pay the ultimate price for love?
Is someone watching her? Roxie Whitaker is struggling to make her grandmother’s real estate business a success. When her coastal home is burglarized, her rosy worldview dims. Atlanta security expert Sloan Harding distracts her from her troubles, but is Mossy Bog’s former bad boy serious about her? Never one to shy away from muddy waters, Sloan is determined to find his alleged missing inheritance. Sparks fly as he enters into a business arrangement with Roxie to oversee the restoration of his childhood home. With her help, Sloan resurrects old secrets while a dangerous predator stalks them. When passion meets danger, will love win the day?
Set in Hogan’s Glen, Md., this witty cozy from Toussaint (No Second Chance) introduces Cleopatra Jones, accountant, avid golfer and single mother of two. Still reeling from her divorce from her cheating ex-husband, Charlie, Cleo is stunned to discover Charlie’s best friend from childhood, Donny Davis (aka Dudley Doright), lying on the golf course, a bullet hole between his eyes. When the police suspect Cleo’s own childhood friend, Jonette Moore, of the crime, Cleo goes into action to flush out the real murderer. A handsome golf pro’s offer of romance gives Cleo a boost as she deals with her mother, her children and the Saint Bernard dumped on her by her ex-husband. While filled with clichéd prose and stereotypical characters, the story takes some unexpected and dangerous turns as it builds to a satisfying conclusion.
In the first half of Toussaint’s middling second Cleopatra Jones mystery set in rural Maryland (after 2008′s In for a Penny), accountant Cleo worries a lot about her mother, Mama, getting arrested for the fatal hit-and-run of Mama’s archenemy and fellow Episcopal church member, Erica Hodges, in the church parking lot. When Cleo’s supposed friend, Det. Britt Radcliff, finally arrests Mama for murder, Cleo is relieved that at least she no longer has to worry about sticking her in an old folks’ home. In addition to trying to save Mama from the pen, Cleo must take care of two teenage daughters, ward off a pushy ex-husband, and hang onto her golf pro lover. Aging baby boomers may take offense at the portrayal of mid-60s Mama and her friends as feeble, arthritic, and doddering, while those who prefer clean cozies should be prepared for some frank sex talk.
Starting over is never easy and MaryBeth Cashour is living proof of that. After her husband’s tragic death, she discovers he left her with nothing but the shirt on her back. Recovering from that she goes home to struggle through the final days of her mother’s life. MaryBeth has been kicked, hard but she is going to be stronger from this she just knows that for sure.
MaryBeth knows she can start life fresh in the small coastal town she now lives in, running the local craft store. The other thing MaryBeth knows is that there is a dead guy on the beach in front of her. Can things get any worse; probably she seems to be a magnet for trouble these days.
The police think she is involved, her late husband may not be dead at all, the mob is coming after her, and the pharmacist next door really does present a nice view from the back. When nothing in life adds up anymore, you can always count on friends. The friends may be new but still good people helping MaryBeth out with some great advice and even better brownies. Trying to dodge trouble is proving harder than one might think. MaryBeth gets closer to some answers and yet further away from the facts that were the life she once lived. If her husband is not dead is she still married or maybe the woman in the other room is his wife now that MaryBeth had him declared dead? Too many questions lead to a headache and tears over a situation she has no control and is getting worse by the second.
Seeing Red published by Muddle House Publishing
In this contemporary romance, Emma wants to leave her science job and start a bed and breakfast, but she can’t get the needed loan to finance the renovation. Quentin is a construction company owner with an eye for older homes and striking redheads. He volunteers to help her after hours, and romantic sparks fly. Accidents happen, but Quentin’s blood heats when he finds out they weren’t accidents. Who wants to hurt Emma?
Murder in the Buff (published by Muse It Up Publishing)
With her marriage in the toilet and her reporter job dangling by a slim thread, conservative Molly Darter can’t refuse her latest assignment, that of collecting the family-placed obituary of a dead nudist. To her chagrin, she discovers she knew the dead woman, Barbara Jean McAllister, as the nice lady at the Marshview organic produce stand.
The head nudist insists Barbara Jean’s death was murder, but Molly has no intention of writing more than that obit. Her mind changes when revealing photos of her father and other community leaders consorting with Barbara Jean come her way. To protect her father and save her job, she delves into the dead woman’s life.
Things heat up when her estranged husband’s undercover drug ring collides with Molly’s dead nudist investigation. Will Molly find the woman’s killer, or will the killer find Molly?
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