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I've always had a romantic streak. Even as a kid, my favorite characters on TV were almost always happily married and as a twelve year old, I'd write stories about them (this was before fan fiction or the Internet were invented).

I love to read romantic suspense or mystery, but am disappointed that romances don't follow up on the happily ever after and mysteries rarely provide the sexy, romantic elements I enjoy. So I decided to write my own with the Valentine Mysteries.

When I'm not telling stories, I work by day as romance ghostwriter and run an online community for romance writers at WriteWithHarte.com. I'm an empty nester in central Virginia living my HEA with my hubby and a nutty cat. ...more

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	Deadly Valentine (Valentine Mystery #1) 3.96 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wed to You (Southern Heat #3) 4.20 avg rating — 143 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drawn to Her (Southern Heat #1) 4.19 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meant to Be (Southern Heat #2) 4.24 avg rating — 80 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of a Coupon Queen (A Sophie Parker Coupon Mystery #2) 4.37 avg rating — 62 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Flames Never Die (Valentine Mystery #2) 4.23 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	With This Ring I Thee Kill (Valentine Mystery #3) 4.33 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead But Not Forgotten (Valentine Mystery #7; Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) 4.64 avg rating — 42 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Love, Honor, and Kill (Valentine Mystery #5) 4.52 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	'Til Death Do Us Part (Valentine Mystery #4) 4.34 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Twelve Days of Christmas: The Jack & Tess Version

What if Jack and Tess were to rewrite The Twelve Days of Christmas to fit them? Below is a short scene of them doing that while laying in bed by a fire on a snow day. (Intimacy hinted at but not described).

Following the scene is the updated Jack and Tess version of The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Jack leaned back against the headboard, one arm tucked behind his head, the other around Tess, holding h

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Valentine Mystery (7 books)
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Apprentice in Death (In Death, #43)

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“She didn't get up. She knew she would forgive him, after all, he had chocolate. But that didn't mean she couldn't make him work for it.”
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“It was as if her heart was in a vise, squeezing tighter and tighter until she couldn't breathe. The worst part was she was the one who had tightened the screws.”
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“Heartbreak was a bitch.”
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