Domestic-violence counselor Kaye Berreano spends her days guiding battered women toward new lives inside Denver’s Beginnings Shelter. When threats break through the shelter walls, she discovers that the road to safety can be deadly. Juggling two teenagers, a contentious divorce, and a fragile romance with arson investigator Pete Farrell, Kaye is hurled into crimes that blur the line between protector and target. Rich in authentic shelter detail and driven by Kaye’s wry, compassionate voice, the Kaye Berreano Mysteries fuse heart-pounding suspense with the fierce hope of a fresh start.

Book 1: Safe Beginnings

The shelter’s fire alarm shrieks–and one resident is already dead.

Counselor Kaye Berreano hauls terrified women and children into the freezing Denver dawn, only to find Mary Ellen’s body on the blackened stairwell. Arson investigator Pete Farrell leans toward accident, but Kaye sees the fear that still clings to the walls. Someone is stalking her clients and striking when the snow falls hardest.
With a hostile ex-husband in court and both teens unravelling at home, Kaye races to expose a killer hidden behind the very doors meant to keep abuse out–before her own “safe beginning” becomes a lethal end.

If you crave pulse-pounding mystery grounded in real shelter life and a heroine who refuses to give up, start Safe Beginnings today.

Genre: Mystery     ISBN: 978-1-925191-49-3     ASIN: B07DKFGNBY     Word Count: 61, 638

 

Book 2: Safe House

A girl is murdered. Kaye Berreano’s son is accused.

Thanksgiving blizzards bury Denver as counselor-turned-sleuth Kaye Berreano juggles crisis calls at Beginnings, a shaky new romance with Detective Pete Farrell, and two restless teenagers. When fourteen-year-old RJ becomes the prime suspect in his best friend Elissa’s death, Kaye follows a twisting trail from the shelter’s hidden safe-house apartments straight into her own living room–risking her job, her heart, and the fragile trust of every woman she protects.

Safe House delivers a mother’s worst nightmare in white-knuckle, snow-blind suspense–perfect for fans of domestic thrillers with unstoppable heroines.

Genre: Mystery (Thanksgiving, Christmas)    ISBN: 9781921314674    ASIN: B004FGLS2E     Word Count: 63, 322