Elizabeth Sims Books in Order

Troubled Detroit reporter Lillian Byrd investigates women disappearing around the city after losing her job and girlfriend. Recognizing a mutilated victim draws her deeper into a murder case, where her mistakes put her directly in the killers' path.

A friend's crisis brings Lillian Byrd to Palm Springs during the Dinah Shore golf tournament. Romance with an LPGA star becomes an investigation when she learns someone is terrorizing the golfer, prompting increasingly risky undercover work.

An encounter with childhood friend Duane unsettles Lillian Byrd's memories of the fire that killed her parents. With crime writer Minerva LeBlanc accompanying them, the friends travel to Las Vegas to investigate contradictions in their shared past.

Broke and worried about her failing car and sick rabbit, Lillian Byrd accepts work helping a friend renovate a house. The discovery of hidden cash and a corpse interrupts the job, while an attractive neighbor complicates matters.

Desperate for work and afraid of losing custody of her son, actress Rita Farmer secretly coaches an heiress accused of killing her child. Preparing the woman for court draws Rita into investigating what actually happened that night.

Working as a film extra to fund law school, Rita Farmer interrupts an assault while dressed as a police officer. Her concern for the victim leads her to his grandmother's mission, where new money and heavy security raise questions.

When Rita Farmer's sister disappears while scouting a Washington film location, Rita joins the search with her son and friends. The investigation draws them into trouble surrounding the production, its filmmaker, and the people connected to it.

Elizabeth Sims offers practical guidance for turning a book idea into a finished manuscript. The guide addresses finding time and space to write, overcoming doubts, gathering creative tools, and maintaining momentum through the process of completing a book.

A corpse on a neighboring lawn sends Lillian Byrd back into investigative journalism and onto the victim's softball team. Undercover inquiries into a corrupt medical organization compete with championship ambitions and a romance with the team's pitcher.

Four stories explore lesbian lives through danger, romance, heartbreak, and humor. Calico Jones confronts a kidnapping, while other characters navigate camping adventures and everyday encounters that expose the complications of desire and the longing for connection.

Retired teachers Elnice and Arthur Coker befriend their Mexican American cleaner, Solita, in Hollywood Hills. English lessons opposed by her partner intersect with corporate sabotage involving aircraft manuals, drawing their seemingly ordinary friendship into danger and ethical dilemmas.

Four literary stories follow people searching for affection, change, and a place in the world. Unexpected visitors disrupt a pressman’s life, a shamed student seeks transformation, and encounters with art and love offer uncertain possibilities.

Lillian Byrd joins a Detroit mayoral campaign and becomes involved with its married manager. When the woman and her husband are murdered, Lillian becomes a suspect while political dirty tricks threaten the campaign and obscure the truth.