J. S. Marlo – författare

Explosion, arson, and murder play an integral and entertaining role in Actor Blythe Huxley's life, but when his wife is shot, the tragedy becomes real and the decisions heartbreaking. Love, sacrifice, and duty aren't empty words that Riley Kendrick writes in her television scripts. They are the threads weaving her life together—a life marked by the loss of her husband in the line of duty, the hardship of raising two children alone, and the strength to move on. As Riley offers a friendly ear to the actor's difficulties, an arsonist strikes close to home, casting a shadow on her husband's death and forcing her to revisit her past. Meanwhile, another bullet flies in proximity of the television studio, entangling her life with Blythe's tragedy.

Hoping to start afresh, Dr. Zachary Auckerman moves to a northern Canadian town in desperate need of a doctor. Within days of his arrival, he stumbles onto suspicious deaths and illegal activities at the nursing home, and encounters a fascinating female plumber with a spunky personality and six fingers on her left hand.After suffering an injury fixing a toilet tank, Willow Mitchell falls for the new doctor who stitched her hand and called her to thaw his frozen pipes. The murder of her mother, a woman who seduced and extorted men, prompts Willow to dig into her past and seek her father's identity, but the secrets surrounding her birth are buried deep in old medical files and locked in the ravaged mind of her grandmother who lives at the nursing home. Amid rumors, lies, deceit, and betrayal, Willow and Zachary hunt for the truth, unleashing deadly events that threaten their lives. Can they trust their hearts, and each other, before one of them becomes the next victim? Undeniable Trait by J.S. MarloEditorial Review by Victoria Chatham When Doctor Zachary Auckerman arrives in a small northern community, he doesn't expect to be welcomed so warmly or to start work at the hospital immediately.His last patient of the day is amber-eyed Willow Mitchell, known as Mitch. Her profession as a plumber doesn't surprise him as much as the extra digit on her hand,but neither fact deters him from warming to her wit and sense of humour while Mitch is taken with the new doctor more than she would like to admit. A budding romance is the last thing Mitch needs right now. Freezing winter temperatures keepher busy in people's houses andthe seniors' home whereher delusional grandmother resides.Mitch does not like the woman who runs the home, nor does she trust one of the nurses there.When she asks Zachary to assess her grandmother's medications, he sees that Mitch has cause for concern. J.S. Marlo has penned a thoroughly entertaining story full of twists,turns, and poignant observations on what might be involved in caring for an elderly relative.She hints at the dark days of institutions and the measures to which people will go to hide their secrets.As they uncover these secrets, Zachary and Mitch grow steadily closer. I fully recommend this book as asatisfying read.

Snowstorms blow threatening notes onto the doorstep of Raven Brook's isolated log cabin, but the police give them no credibility. In their ears, Raven's tarnished reputation resonated louder than her complaints. While on a snowmobile ride in the forest, Raven discovers the body of the disgraced officer who investigated her foster grandfather's murder and dismissed her witness statement. Suddenly, the past she tried to escape roars back to haunt her and her young son. Corporal Landon Steele is posted to a remote understaffed RCMP detachment to fill the position left vacant by a dead officer. As he searches for missing evidence, he stumbles on a string of suspicious deaths linked to his predecessor. His troubling investigation throws him into Raven's warpath. Trust is in short supply. Can Raven and Landon lower their guards, share their discoveries, and solve the murders before their fates intertwine in death?