(Beauty Queen Mysteries #4) Beauty queen Happy Pennington loves Christmas, but this year murder gets in the way of the tinsel and the candy canes ... In snowy small-town Minnesota-where Happy and her beauty-queen BFFs are cutting the ribbon at a new big-box store-Happy discovers that nothing, and no one, is what it seems. Society matrons worship Norse goddesses. Victorian mansions hide salacious secrets. And prominent families feud in the strangest ways. Maybe that's why Happy's host ends up dead. Just in time, heartthrob Mario Suave swoops in to help Happy any way he can-especially under the mistletoe. That mystery, too, is Happy's to unwrap ... Find out why readers call this a "laugh-out-loud" mystery series that's "superfab fun." * * * Author Diana Dempsey never competed in beauty pageants but she did the next best thing: she worked in TV news. After a dozen years as an Emmy-winning anchor and reporter, Diana hung up her mic to become an author of fast and fun romantic fiction. Her novels have been called "almost impossible to put down" (Romance Reviews Today), "skillfully plotted and filled with realistic detail" (Library Journal), and "spicy, sexy, and sultry" (Booklist). Her first novel was nominated for a RITA award for Best First Book by Romance Writers of America; another was a Top Pick of Romantic Times; a third was a selection of the Doubleday Book Club. * * * To find out about all of Diana's titles, and to contact her: Visit Diana's website at www.dianadempsey.com Join Diana on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DianaDempseyBooks Follow Diana on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Diana_Dempsey

(Beauty Queen Mysteries #3) Beauty queen Happy Pennington can't say no when hunky reality-show host Mario Suave asks her to step in as a last-minute judge for the Teen Princess of the Everglades beauty pageant in which his daughter Mariela is competing. But in glittery Miami-the land of the tanned, the toned, and the treacherous-pageant preps screech to a dead halt when the unthinkable happens ... One of Happy's fellow judges is found strangled by a string bikini. Find out why readers call this mystery series "a giggle a minute" ... "superfab" ... and "a fun, rollicking romp" ...

(Beauty Queen Mysteries #1) Readers who enjoy books by Janet Evanovich are sure to enjoy MS AMERICA AND THE OFFING ON OAHU, the debut mystery in a fast and hilariously funny series about how being a beauty queen can be murder ... Ms Ohio Happy Pennington finds out it's not all sequins and silicone when she competes on Oahu for the Ms America crown-the first national title of her life. When her fiercest competitor tumbles dead out of the isolation booth during the televised pageant finale, Honolulu PD gets to thinking Happy might have killed her. What's the only thing a beauty queen worth her sash can do? Nab the real killer-even if that means tangling with snarky rival contestants, a local who claims to be Hawaiian royalty, a brooding helicopter pilot, and a pageant emcee hot enough to die for ...

A stylish and sexy page-turner about the pursuit of truth-and the power of temptation ... Star prosecutor Alicia Maldonado needs a high-profile case to rev up her career, and gets it when a candidate for California governor is murdered. Charismatic TV reporter Milo Pappas shows up to cover the nation's top story-only to find himself even more intrigued by the beautiful assistant D.A. than by the courtroom drama. Ethics demand that Alicia and Milo keep their relationship strictly professional. But that's easier said than done when passion ignites ... This full-length novel was originally published by Penguin's New American Library and was a Top Pick of Romantic Times.

"A Perfect 10 ... Debut author Diana Dempsey soars with FALLING STAR, a powerful, moving, riveting tale of greed and betrayal, love and self-discovery ..." Romance Reviews Today The page-turner for every woman who's ever had better days ... Natalie Daniels' husband just dumped her. Her boss is scheming to replace her. And she's falling in love with her sexy Australian TV news agent - who's about to propose to somebody else. What's a woman to do? Dig deep and show what she's made of - which just might land her both the job and the man of her dreams.

Known for page-turning romantic novels that keep you reading late into the night, Diana Dempsey delivers a suspenseful tale about a man and a woman who must shed the past to embrace the future ... Annette Rowell's latest novel is leapfrogging up the bestseller lists, and with every surge in sales she's becoming more of a household name. The literary success she's struggled so hard for would be a dream come true were it not for the killer preying on bestselling authors. Reid Gardner hosts a syndicated crime show dedicated to capturing the most dangerous fugitives. The former LAPD cop knows only too well how violence can shatter lives. No victim arouses his ardor more than the pretty brunette author who's become the target of a psychopath. Yet falling in love with her could cost him not only the reputation he's spent years building, but the one killer who forever eludes him ...

Winemaker Gabby DeLuca is back in gorgeous Napa Valley, nursing a broken heart and doing her best to create wonderful vintages she can be proud of. Then hotshot financier Will Henley appears on the scene, prowling for an acquisition. Will could be big trouble-for Gabby's heart as well as her winery. Or his ingenious proposition just might prove to be the best deal of both their lives ...

(Beauty Queen Mysteries #2) "Superfab fun mystery" ... "A giggle a minute" ... "Happy might be the next Stephanie Plum " So say readers of the debut mystery in the Ms America series, MS AMERICA AND THE OFFING ON OAHU. Now beauty queen and budding sleuth Happy Pennington returns, this time to gaudy, garish Las Vegas ... When Happy pulls bridesmaid duty for pageant-wear purveyor Sally Anne Gibbons, the last thing she expects at the altar is a corpse. But at these over-the-top nuptials that's what she gets: a dead best man and a groom who just might be the killer. Sometimes it seems everybody in Sin City has a secret, from the cocktail waitress trying to land a reality-show gig to the silver-haired cougar with a penchant for blackjack dealers. Maybe hunky pageant emcee Mario Suave is hiding something, too: like the hots for everybody's favorite beauty queen ...