Most Popular Books by Lorena McCourtney

Ever wonder how a little old lady with possum-gray hair could wind up on a homicidal hit list? Well, nothing is too outlandish for Ivy Malone. She''s back and she''s brought her mutant curiosity gene with her. And ever since the evil-intentioned Drake Braxton and his family threatened to make road kill out of Ivy, her life has been crazier than ever! With the ever-present threat of looming Braxtons, Ivy decides to get out of Dodge for a while. But for someone who slides down banisters and drives a T-Bird, hiding from the mob does not come easily. And when strange things start happening to her new neighbors, Ivy''s snooping sense kicks into overdrive. Will she unravel the mystery? Or will the threats to her safety scare her away? With Invisible, readers laughed so hard they cried. In Plain Sight, the second Ivy Malone mystery, promises to be even better!

A mysterious disappearance fuels the mutant curiosity of Ivy Malone, whose oddball humor, possum-gray hair, and quirky sleuthing skills make her unlike any average crime fighter. Book one of the Ivy Malone mysteries.

Cate Kinkaid is just dipping her toe into the world of private investigating until one of the many résumés she has floating around lands her a real job. All she has to do is determine that a particular woman lives at a particular address. Simple, right? When the big and brooding house happens to contain a dead body, this routine PI job turns out to be anything but simple. Is Cate in over her head? Readers will be hooked from the very first chapter of this fast-paced and witty romantic mystery from bestselling and award-winning author Lorena McCourtney.

In this page-turning murder mystery, a couple uncovers a shocking secret about their quiet Oregon community. Book 2 of The Julesburg Mysteries.

She''s not your average crime fighter! Ivy Malone has a curiosity that sometimes gets her into trouble, and it''s only aggravated by her discovery that she can easily escape the public eye. So when vandals romp through the local cemetery, she takes advantage of her newfound anonymity and its unforeseen advantages as she launches her own unofficial investigation. Despite her oddball humor and unconventional snooping, Ivy soon becomes discouraged by her failure to turn up any solid clues. And after Ivy witnesses something ominous and unexplained, she can''t resist putting her investigative powers to work again. Even the authorities'' attempts to keep Ivy out of danger and her nosy neighbor''s match-making schemes can''t slow her down. But will the determination that fuels this persistent, quirky sleuth threaten her very safety? "I laughed out loud. McCourtney''s charming mystery debuts a voice both enchanting and startling."-Colleen Coble, author of Without a Trace "McCourtney''s skill at blending whimsy, quirks, and questions into a lead character makes Invisible a must read."-Lois Richer, author of Dangerous Sanctuary "Invisible is a treat! Ivy Malone is a heroine with spunk and determination!"-Carol Cox, author of A Stitch in Time

Super senior sleuth Ivy Malone is spunkier than Miss Marple, with a curiosity that just won''t quit. That inquisitiveness has gotten her into plenty of trouble, including murder, mayhem, and a place on a mini-Mafia hit list. Now Ivy''s headed across the country with a stray cat and God as her only companions. But just when she thinks she''s safe, two dead bodies turn up-discovered by Ivy, of course. A flock of emus, a survivalist outpost, and paintball are just a few of the strange things Ivy has to deal with in order to solve this latest crime. But will anyone believe the truth? On the Run, the third book in the Ivy Malone mysteries, is a mix of great fun and great suspense. Readers will love Ivy''s latest lively adventure.

Super senior sleuth Ivy Malone is spunkier than Miss Marple, with a curiosity that just won''t quit. That inquisitiveness has gotten her into plenty of trouble, including murder, mayhem, and a place on a mini-Mafia hit list. Now Ivy''s headed across the country with a stray cat and God as her only companions. But just when she thinks she''s safe, two dead bodies turn up-discovered by Ivy, of course. A flock of emus, a survivalist outpost, and paintball are just a few of the strange things Ivy has to deal with in order to solve this latest crime. But will anyone believe the truth? On the Run, the third book in the Ivy Malone mysteries, is a mix of great fun and great suspense. Readers will love Ivy''s latest lively adventure.

Super sleuth Ivy Malone''s inquisitiveness has gotten her into plenty of trouble, including murder, mayhem, and a place on a mini-Mafia hit list. Still on the run from the mob, Ivy ends up in a small town in the Pacific Northwest with a broken-down motor home, a young traveling companion running from a violent husband, and a stray cat. With no way to fix their vehicle, Ivy and her companion are invited to stay in an old Victorian house by a compassionate young woman attorney. But when Ivy discovers that the former resident was murdered and that the prime suspect happens to be Ivy''s kind benefactor, she''s on the case-digging up clues and getting into plenty of trouble along the way.

A small town heroine tries to recover from a personal tragedy but finds herself thrust into the middle of arson and murder. Julesburg Mysteries book 1.

Beth flees in the middle of the night with her orphaned nephew Joey, persued by the son of his ruthless grandfather. The reasons that Guy is following her are ones she would never suspect.

When Cate Kinkaid receives a frantic call about a triple homicide, she drives to the scene against her better judgment--aren''t triple homicides more up the police department''s alley?--only to find that the victims are not quite who she expects. Now she has a new rule to add to those she''s learned in her short stint as an assistant private investigator: always find out if the victims actually have human DNA. Because these three do not. But who would shoot this nice lady''s dolls? What possible reason could the shooter have? And then there''s the startling discovery of another victim, who definitely does have human DNA . . . With tension that is matched only by humor, Dolled Up to Die is the exciting second book in Lorena McCourtney''s The Cate Kinkaid Files. Mystery fans won''t find a place to stop and take a breath in this fast-paced and intriguing tale.

A new "cozy mystery" series featuring a woman and her limousine! In the course of one week Andi McConnell turns sixty, loses her job, breaks up with her boyfriend, and receives an unexpected inheritance from an eccentric rich uncle--a sleek black stretch limousine with bulletproof windows. She knows it''s totally impractical--yet the limo has an allure that Andi can hardly resist. The allure is considerably dampened, however, with the discovery of a dead body in the trunk. So Andi joins forces with a nosy but charming former TV private eye in a bumbling and often hilarious attempt to find the killer. Fasten your seatbelt! Your Chariot Awaits is a perfect combination of mystery, mishap, and mayhem--with the quirkiest and funniest of chauffers who''s set to take you on the ride of a lifetime.

Cate Kinkaid arrives at H&B Classic Auto Restorations to give a friend a ride. But, as usual, trouble finds Cate even there--this time in the form of one dead man, one wounded man, and what appears to be a pretty obvious case of self-defense. Owner Matt Halliday wants to hire her, but not for this case. Instead, Cate is charged with finding a man who owns a particular motorcycle Matt would like to buy. As her search progresses, she begins to suspect that the shooting in Matt''s office may not have been as cut-and-dried as it appeared. Bestselling and award-winning author Lorena McCourtney takes readers on another wild ride of mystery in this clever cozy mystery, part of her popular series The Cate Kinkaid Files.

Lacy Purcell must defend her land in the mountains of Oregon against a handsome, but determined neighbor who wants to log off her trees. He might have won her heart, but Lacy was going to guard every twig on her 5 acres of God''s good earth!

With Flying Colors by Lorena McCourtney released on Apr 24, 1987 is available now for purchase.

Free Fall by Lorena McCourtney released on Mar 25, 1989 is available now for purchase.

The daughter of a wealthy midwestern family, young Rosalyn Fallon was sheltered from the struggles brought on by the Depression. But after the collapse of her father''s company and the elopement of her fiancee and best friend, Rosalyn unexpectedly faces both hardship and heartbreak. Now pursuing a new life out West, Rosalyn finds herself drawn to the enigmatic logger who rescues her on a rain-swept Oregon road. But will Shea Donahue remain broken by the tragedy in his own past? Or can a man who is rough and rugged as the land itself help her recover from tremendous Betrayal?

No Strings Attached by Lorena McCourtney released on Jul 25, 1985 is available now for purchase.

By Invitation Only by Lorena McCourtney released on Jun 24, 1986 is available now for purchase.

When Silver receives an icy letter ending her relationship with Chris Bentley, she is shocked--mainly because she doesn''t know the man! But what happens when she responds to the letter surprises both of them.

Jan and Mark, divorced years earlier, are thrown together in a quest to discover the truth about their son''s death. Are long-buried feelings of love between them really being rekindled?

A woman wakes in a hospital, her leg in a cast and with no memory of who she is. All she knows is that there''s something important she must do, but she has forgotten what it is. She is identified as Katy Cavanaugh by a Mrs. Lennox, the woman who was her parents'' housekeeper before their deaths. Katy returns to their home in Northern California, where she meets Jace Foster, the manager of a nearby Christian school for boys. Katy finds herself falling in love with Jace, until another man shows up, claiming to be her fiancee, and confusing her more than ever. It isn''t until an attempt is made on her life that she realizes she is not Katy Cavanaugh-but the truth may have come too late.

Ivy Malone and Mac MacPherson have been circling warily around the idea of marriage for some time (see the five books in the Ivy Malone Mysteries series), and now they''ve made the big decision. They''re getting married!Except there is the problem of that dead body - and a killer who''s willing to bring their plans to a screeching halt.

Ivy Malone has been running and hiding from the murderous Braxtons for almost three years, but now they seem to have forgotten or given up on her. She makes the big decision to go home, back to Madison Street in Missouri. Boyfriend (?) Mac MacPherson, thoroughly disapproving of this decision, heads in a different direction. He''s off to Montana.Okay, she can live without Mac, can''t she?But Madison Street looks much more rundown than when she left, and her own home is a little shabby too. The worst surprise is the deadly discovery in the upstairs bathroom.Is this the end for Ivy and Mac?

In the final book in a trilogy, a former model escapes life in the big city and learns that the faith she has abandoned is the only thing that can pull her from the undertow of her past.

What comes after a wedding? A honeymoon, of course. The beginning of a happily-ever-after future in which seniors Ivy and Mac leisurely cruise the country in their motorhome until they find the perfect place to settle down and live. No more dead bodies. No more murders. Instead, here they are on a detour to an old dinosaur park, and Ivy is up to her possum-gray hair in ghost goats, deteriorating dinosaurs, and ... wouldn''t you know it? ... another dead body. Ivy and Mac vow Non-involvement this time. No searching for clues, no getting involved with killers. But it''s a vow difficult to maintain when they seem to be at the top of the list of murder suspects. There''s a gun with Mac''s initials scratched on it, a hint of dastardly doings in the past, an exploding Porsche, and a covert climb over a chain link fence into the dinosaurs'' domain. Is Ivy in danger from the dinosaurs? Or is it more a case of, Watch out dinosaurs - here comes Ivy!

Ivy and Mac have gotten entangled with murder and dead bodies before, but this is the first time they''ve ever been in a desert ghost town searching for a vanished body. Is a killer lurking nearby?

Kit broke her engagement to Tyler after her parents divorced so her father could marry Tyler''s stepmother. Now the two have disappeared in Mexico.

Andi McConnell and her limousine are back! The occasion is the "wedding of the century" at a local estate, and Andi has a five-day, live-in gig transporting the wedding party and Hollywood guests. There''s the groom with cell phone welded to his ear. The bride who suspects she''ll be murdered at the ceremony. The over-the-hill, movie-star stepmother with an ambitious agenda of her own. Plus blackmail, betrayal, and enough hot hostility to melt that life-sized ice sculpture of the bride and groom. And murder. Along with chasing down a killer, Andi is trying to figure out her relationship with God and testing the limits of her aging anatomy with a skateboard. Plus the complication of her relationship with Keegan "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, the guy who is living proof that some men really do age like fine wine. Like most killers, this one objects to being brought to justice. Will Andi wind up with more bullet holes in her limo - or in her?