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Shelby Nichols #1-3
Shelby Nichols Adventure Books 1-3: A Psychic Mystery Box Set: Carrots, Fast Money, and Lie or Die
This boxed set features the first three novels in the Bestselling Shelby Nichols Adventure Series, collected together in one low-priced volume!CarrotsStopping at the grocery store for carrots shouldn't be dangerous, but for Shelby Nichols, it changes her life forever. During a bank robbery, she is caught in the cross-fire and grazed by a bullet to the head, leaving her with the ability to read minds. Not only is she hearing what everyone thinks about her, but the gunman who shot her is out to silence her forever.
In her fight to stay alive she is saved from certain death by a handsome hit-man with ties to organized crime. This pulls Shelby even deeper into danger, where knowing someone's thoughts can not only hurt her feelings, but get her killed.
Fast MoneyEver wonder what it's like to be a millionaire?
Finding a deposit of five million dollars might be a dream come true if it didn't come from a mob-boss.
When word gets out, all kinds of people are after Shelby for a piece of the money. Even her mind-reading skills won't be enough to keep her out of danger, and her survival becomes a matter of life and death.
Can she figure out who to trust in time? Or will this fast money be the end of Shelby Nichols?
Lie or DieMind-reader Shelby Nichols has a problem.
Starting a new agency is hard enough, but add stolen money, shady business dealings, and threatening notes to the equation, and it's enough to give anyone heartburn.
But that's nothing compared to an enemy from the past who wants her dead. Soon, Shelby must use all her wits to stay alive, and her only option?
Lie or Die.
USA TODAY and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Colleen Helme offers a clever mix of mystery, laugh-out-loud humor, and page-turning adventure in the highly acclaimed Shelby Nichols Adventure Series.
PRAISE FOR THE SHELBY NICHOLS ADVENTURE SERIES
"The author has such a quirky sense of humor partnered with such creative talent it that really shines on every page!" ~ Amazon Reviewer
"Every Shelby Nichols Adventure is better than the last! The characters are dynamic and the stories are full of twists and turns. Can't wait for the next one!" ~Amazon Reviewer
Perfect for fans of Jana DeLeon, Elizabeth Hunter, Eve Langlais, and Denise Grover Swank.
In her fight to stay alive she is saved from certain death by a handsome hit-man with ties to organized crime. This pulls Shelby even deeper into danger, where knowing someone's thoughts can not only hurt her feelings, but get her killed.
Fast MoneyEver wonder what it's like to be a millionaire?
Finding a deposit of five million dollars might be a dream come true if it didn't come from a mob-boss.
When word gets out, all kinds of people are after Shelby for a piece of the money. Even her mind-reading skills won't be enough to keep her out of danger, and her survival becomes a matter of life and death.
Can she figure out who to trust in time? Or will this fast money be the end of Shelby Nichols?
Lie or DieMind-reader Shelby Nichols has a problem.
Starting a new agency is hard enough, but add stolen money, shady business dealings, and threatening notes to the equation, and it's enough to give anyone heartburn.
But that's nothing compared to an enemy from the past who wants her dead. Soon, Shelby must use all her wits to stay alive, and her only option?
Lie or Die.
USA TODAY and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Colleen Helme offers a clever mix of mystery, laugh-out-loud humor, and page-turning adventure in the highly acclaimed Shelby Nichols Adventure Series.
PRAISE FOR THE SHELBY NICHOLS ADVENTURE SERIES
"The author has such a quirky sense of humor partnered with such creative talent it that really shines on every page!" ~ Amazon Reviewer
"Every Shelby Nichols Adventure is better than the last! The characters are dynamic and the stories are full of twists and turns. Can't wait for the next one!" ~Amazon Reviewer
Perfect for fans of Jana DeLeon, Elizabeth Hunter, Eve Langlais, and Denise Grover Swank.
777 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 13, 2016
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About the author
Colleen Helme
43 books737 followersSolving crimes with sass, suspense, and a splash of the supernatural.
Colleen Helme is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, best known for her fast-paced, laugh-out-loud Shelby Nichols Adventure Series, where cozy mystery meets a dash of the paranormal. With over 19 books in the series and several more in her Sand and Shadow and the Love, Loyalty and Larceny series, she’s built a world in which readers love to escape.
Colleen Helme is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, best known for her fast-paced, laugh-out-loud Shelby Nichols Adventure Series, where cozy mystery meets a dash of the paranormal. With over 19 books in the series and several more in her Sand and Shadow and the Love, Loyalty and Larceny series, she’s built a world in which readers love to escape.
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July 17, 2016
Great series
Fast paced , laugh out loud funny . Love all the characters. I'm glad this is a series as I can wait to see what happens next
Fast paced , laugh out loud funny . Love all the characters. I'm glad this is a series as I can wait to see what happens next
June 13, 2018
Housewives, mobsters and hitmen don't mix
Wonderful! Got this set as better value even though have book 1 already. Since the shooting nothing has been the same for her. Hitman, mob money and mobsters are now part of her normal life. Can she hide this from her family? Absolutely great read. Think this series is better than Stephanie Plum and it has more humour. Highly recommended
Wonderful! Got this set as better value even though have book 1 already. Since the shooting nothing has been the same for her. Hitman, mob money and mobsters are now part of her normal life. Can she hide this from her family? Absolutely great read. Think this series is better than Stephanie Plum and it has more humour. Highly recommended
August 30, 2020
Wonderful!
What a wonderful series. I was hooked in with the first book. Colleen Helme has such a great idea with her character Shelby being able to read peoples minds. It sure gives the reader something to think about how this ability could help but also harm. I know one thing for sure... I wish to read more from this author.
What a wonderful series. I was hooked in with the first book. Colleen Helme has such a great idea with her character Shelby being able to read peoples minds. It sure gives the reader something to think about how this ability could help but also harm. I know one thing for sure... I wish to read more from this author.
August 24, 2018
LOVE the Heroine, Shelby Nichols!!
She's married with teens! She is learning to use her new psychic abilities, and has integrity. I hope she learn how to protect and defend herself. While I love Ramos, it would be great if she saved him once in awhile.
She's married with teens! She is learning to use her new psychic abilities, and has integrity. I hope she learn how to protect and defend herself. While I love Ramos, it would be great if she saved him once in awhile.
January 14, 2020
A New Slueth in Town
Ok! Here goes.. Again light reading after a couple of intense 📚. But there is always something u find that bugs u (me). After her 3rd of 4th highjinks her legs were wobbly, she needed to get her game face on but it is what it is. I would luv to meet Ramos!
Ok! Here goes.. Again light reading after a couple of intense 📚. But there is always something u find that bugs u (me). After her 3rd of 4th highjinks her legs were wobbly, she needed to get her game face on but it is what it is. I would luv to meet Ramos!
August 2, 2020
Love this series!
OMG! Great heroine and I love all the characters in this series. Really love the fact that she is happily married and that the relationship, although it has its ups and downs, it’s been getting stronger. Read this, great plot, really good stories.
OMG! Great heroine and I love all the characters in this series. Really love the fact that she is happily married and that the relationship, although it has its ups and downs, it’s been getting stronger. Read this, great plot, really good stories.
August 17, 2020
Shelby Nichols Books 1-3
This is a fun series. The characters are funny and interesting. The only problem is anyone can guess how the story will end. But the books are well written and colourful.
This is a fun series. The characters are funny and interesting. The only problem is anyone can guess how the story will end. But the books are well written and colourful.
September 20, 2020
Great series!
This set was a good purchase! I will be reading all of the next ones. I live the characters and how Colleen Helme writes her inner dialogues. Glad to have found a new series with lots of books in it!
This set was a good purchase! I will be reading all of the next ones. I live the characters and how Colleen Helme writes her inner dialogues. Glad to have found a new series with lots of books in it!
August 23, 2018
Great reads
Loved all these books can't wait to read book 4. Don't know why Amazon wants 10 extra words, short n sweet is better
Loved all these books can't wait to read book 4. Don't know why Amazon wants 10 extra words, short n sweet is better
July 24, 2021
Fabulous Series.
Great variety of well developed characters. Went and bought myself a leather jacket. Binged all 14.5 books. Hope there will be more!!
Great variety of well developed characters. Went and bought myself a leather jacket. Binged all 14.5 books. Hope there will be more!!
November 7, 2023
I really enjoyed this series, so much so that I read the first three books back to back before the boxed set came out. One of the many things I appreciated was the fact that the lead was happily married and her husband was part of all of the stories. The plotting was complex but not confusing. There were a couple of spots were the books bordered on the edge of "get real" like some cozy mysteries do, but I think the author pulled it off deftly. A hitman and a mafia boss would not normally be characters that I am attracted to but Colleen Helme has made me love everyone of Shelby’s people.
In Carrots, Shelby never could she imagine something so insignificant as a stop at the grocery store for carrots could change her life drastically. As she checks out, the branch bank inside is robbed and she sees the robber's face so he shoots at her, grazing her head. When she wakes up, she can hear people's thoughts. While she is at the police station later for a line up, she hears a suspect think about where he hid stolen money. This could go so many directions, but not the kind of person who could let that go, Shelby gives the detective working with her a hint to where the money can be found. The lead is successful, her detective, buying her explanation that she has premonitions, becomes a believer. If Det. Harris was the only person she had to work with, her life would be complicated enough, but she accidentally exposes herself talent to the wrong person! Shelby could never imagine where that slip would lead her.
Fast Money, the second in the Shelby Nichols adventures, is at least as good as the first. Shelby realizes that she isn't done with Uncle Joey when $5,000,000 shows up in her bank account, but when she goes to his office to confront him, she discovers that he and Ramos are still in Mexico where she can't get her hands on him. And something is a little off there. At home, lot of people are interested in her connection to the crime boss and it is making her life complicated. As if that isn't enough for anyone, she witnesses a professional hit in the courthouse when she goes to see if she can use her talent to help husband's current case. Needless to say, she isn't happy about it, but she may have to turn to Uncle Joey for help with the whole mess.
Lie or Die, the third book in the Shelby Nichols Adventures, is even more exciting than the first two. She has officially set up her consulting business, but she doesn't suspect that one of her first customers will be her husband. Something isn't right in Uncle Joey's world and she knows she will be pulled in to help with that, but when there is an overlap between his problems and the threat against her husband, she steps up with no hesitation even in the face of personal danger. Humor makes the suspense bearable and keeps the overall feel fairly light.
Sorry, I could never write a short review or anything else.
In Carrots, Shelby never could she imagine something so insignificant as a stop at the grocery store for carrots could change her life drastically. As she checks out, the branch bank inside is robbed and she sees the robber's face so he shoots at her, grazing her head. When she wakes up, she can hear people's thoughts. While she is at the police station later for a line up, she hears a suspect think about where he hid stolen money. This could go so many directions, but not the kind of person who could let that go, Shelby gives the detective working with her a hint to where the money can be found. The lead is successful, her detective, buying her explanation that she has premonitions, becomes a believer. If Det. Harris was the only person she had to work with, her life would be complicated enough, but she accidentally exposes herself talent to the wrong person! Shelby could never imagine where that slip would lead her.
Fast Money, the second in the Shelby Nichols adventures, is at least as good as the first. Shelby realizes that she isn't done with Uncle Joey when $5,000,000 shows up in her bank account, but when she goes to his office to confront him, she discovers that he and Ramos are still in Mexico where she can't get her hands on him. And something is a little off there. At home, lot of people are interested in her connection to the crime boss and it is making her life complicated. As if that isn't enough for anyone, she witnesses a professional hit in the courthouse when she goes to see if she can use her talent to help husband's current case. Needless to say, she isn't happy about it, but she may have to turn to Uncle Joey for help with the whole mess.
Lie or Die, the third book in the Shelby Nichols Adventures, is even more exciting than the first two. She has officially set up her consulting business, but she doesn't suspect that one of her first customers will be her husband. Something isn't right in Uncle Joey's world and she knows she will be pulled in to help with that, but when there is an overlap between his problems and the threat against her husband, she steps up with no hesitation even in the face of personal danger. Humor makes the suspense bearable and keeps the overall feel fairly light.
Sorry, I could never write a short review or anything else.
October 16, 2016
Shelby is almost killed, during a bank robbery, at the grocery store, and when she recovers she can read minds. This new talent gets her into a lot of trouble, which almost causes her to be murdered. This was a fun short read. I am now into the second book.
I read Fast Money and Lie or Die. Shelby gets herself into very dangerous situations, but her crime boss, and his cohort, Romos, save her life many times.
In Lie or Die, Shelby has started her own consulting. Her husband is the lawyer for a case, where he gets a note, telling him to lose the case. The former lawyer on the case was badly beaten. Shelby joggles keeping her husband safe, working for the crime boss, the police, the FBI, and a private job.
I read Fast Money and Lie or Die. Shelby gets herself into very dangerous situations, but her crime boss, and his cohort, Romos, save her life many times.
In Lie or Die, Shelby has started her own consulting. Her husband is the lawyer for a case, where he gets a note, telling him to lose the case. The former lawyer on the case was badly beaten. Shelby joggles keeping her husband safe, working for the crime boss, the police, the FBI, and a private job.
September 16, 2016
Very entertaining!
This series was very entertaining with a spunky mind-reading main character careening from one escapade to the next. I had trouble putting these down and would read more from this author.
This series was very entertaining with a spunky mind-reading main character careening from one escapade to the next. I had trouble putting these down and would read more from this author.
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