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Blood Harvest (The Jack O’Lantern Wars Book 1)

From the series: The Jack O’lantern Wars

Her grandmother left her a farmhouse, an orchard, and a secret that could destroy two worlds.

When botanical illustrator Marion Vallion inherits her grandmother’s Michigan farmhouse, she expects an old house, an overgrown orchard, and a few family mysteries.

Then she lights an antique lantern.

The flame awakens a power in her blood, opens the...

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The Birchwood Dancers: A Gothic Scottish Folklore Romance

Some legends dance between love and death.

In the mist-shrouded birch forests of the Scottish Highlands, some legends refuse to die.

Olivia MacKenzie came to the remote village of Gleann Coille to document folklore, not to become part of it. But when she glimpses two ethereal women dancing beneath the silver trees, she’s drawn into a...

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The Lost Tomb (The Lost Tomb series Book 1)

From the series: Lost Tomb series

A cursed tomb. A goddess reborn. A world on the brink.

Egypt, 1940. When a forgotten tomb is opened, an ancient evil awakens, sending two siblings and a fearless adventurer on a desperate race from the deserts of Egypt to Berlin to stop her.

1940, Egypt. Beneath the sun-scorched sands of the Valley of the Kings, a long-forgotten tomb is unearthed....

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Series

 A Cat Called Agatha
Murder at Brambleford Manor (The Agatha Mysteries Book 2)
The Missing Manuscript (The Agatha Mysteries Book 3)
What Was Kept: A Brambleford Cozy Mystery

the agatha mysteries

 This cozy mystery series combines the charm of English village life with the intrigue of a perfectly plotted mystery. When books, cats, and murder collide in the village, can one woman and her feline companion solve a crime that's been decades in the making? 

The Lost Tomb (The Lost Tomb series Book 1)
Venomous Dunes (The Lost Tomb series Book 2)
The Lost Oasis of Love (Lost Tomb series, #3)
Mummy Returns (The Lost Tomb series Book 4)
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Lost Tomb series

History remembers the civilizations that rose and fell.

It forgot what they were trying to keep buried.

The Lost Tomb series is an epic archaeological supernatural thriller spanning the 1940s through the 1970s, following generations of archaeologists, explorers, scholars,...

Death Walks in Washington D.C. (The Otis Thorne Thriller Series Book 4)
The Facility (The Otis Thorne Thriller Series Book 3)
Black Dust (The Otis Thorne Thriller Series Book 2)
Fathers and Sons (The Otis Thorne Thriller Series Book 1)
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The Otis Thorne Thrillers

Fans of Clancy, Flynn & Reacher can’t get enough of this high-stakes political thriller series!

Ex-agent Otis Thorne is a man burned by his own government — ruthless, resourceful, and willing to do whatever it takes to stop threats before they spiral out of control....

Praise

Dead Reef: Blood Tide (The Crimson Tide Series Book 2)
5.0 out of 5 stars very intelligent book
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2025
Format: Kindle
Very well written story. The character are interesting so is the plot. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend it.

– Firefly

Black Dust: A Bioweapon Conspiracy Thriller
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Read
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2025
Format: Kindle
Highly recommend. Author brings the suspense and thrills from the beginning to end. I think this was one of my favorite books from the series.

– Nellie

The Lady and the Stubborn Rancher
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2025
Format: KindleVerified Purchase
This is a good story about Nancy who was to travel to Texas to marry a cowboy so her boss took her place married the cowboy by proxy but fell in love with the ranch owner and helped capture outlaws and both the lady and her maid found happiness

– GH

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I'm Arla Jones, and I write stories about people who find themselves in situations they never expected. Sometimes that means inheriting a farmhouse with a rather alarming pumpkin field. Sometimes it means sailing into danger alongside a Viking shieldmaiden. And occasionally, it involves an ancient Egyptian mystery that refuses to stay buried.

I love a good mystery,...