Michele Scott Books in Order

A job at a Napa Valley winery promises Nikki Sands a fresh start after she loses her waitressing position. Finding a body near her cottage changes everything, especially when the newly hired winery manager becomes a murder suspect.

Nikki Sands attends a wedding involving her friend Isabel's unfaithful former boyfriend, but the celebration ends with the bride's murder. Surrounded by guests with reasons to dislike the victim, Nikki investigates a case uncomfortably close to her friend.

Horse trainer Michaela Bancroft already faces divorce and mounting farm debts when her uncle Lou is murdered with a pitchfork. Investigating his death draws her into breeding deals, hidden affairs, and financial arrangements involving people she thought she knew.

Michaela Bancroft's friend Audrey is worried about her missing brother, a racetrack veterinarian. When Audrey herself is murdered, Michaela follows the investigation from Palm Desert to Malibu, seeking answers about two tragedies connected to the horse world.

A new hotel, spa, and restaurant promise to expand the winery's appeal, until celebrity chef Georges Debussey is shot during opening celebrations. Nikki Sands must look beyond the luxurious surroundings to discover who wanted the chef dead.

Nikki Sands accompanies Derek to an Australian winery where a film production is underway. When actress Lucy Swanson dies from a poisonous snakebite in her trailer, Nikki investigates whether the apparent accident conceals jealousy, resentment, or deliberate revenge.

Polo player Sterling Tabor is killed with a mallet belonging to Michaela Bancroft, leaving her fingerprints on the murder weapon. With her boyfriend away and rumors linking her to the victim, Michaela must investigate to protect herself.

A retreat led by a self-help guru takes an excursion aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train. When one of the followers turns up dead in a storage car, Nikki Sands searches for a murderer among the retreat's participants.

Four women in Napa Valley meet regularly to share friendship and support while juggling complicated lives. An editor caring for family, a divorced winemaker, a restaurant owner, and an artist confront responsibilities, relationship strains, and secrets from the past.

Nikki Sands and Derek's wedding preparations are disturbed by cryptic messages and unexpected arrivals from their pasts. When Simon is shot while escorting Nikki down the aisle, she must investigate an attack that turns their celebration into a crime scene.

Drawing on her writing workshops, Michele Scott offers guidance on plotting, developing characters, building subplots, and revising fiction. Worksheets and practical exercises help beginning and experienced writers apply these techniques to their own manuscripts throughout the writing process.

A serial killer targets single mothers and their children, entering their lives before punishing families that disappoint him. San Diego investigator Holly Jennings confronts the case after a friend and her daughter become victims, bringing the threat close to home.

Unexplained deaths among vulnerable pregnant women lead Dr. Kelly Morales to seek a pathologist's help. His murder draws a journalist and other investigators toward a dangerous conspiracy involving a chemist, a secretive organization, and threats against families.

Beginning with an affair in Mexico in 1969, this crime saga follows relationships shaped by the rise of powerful drug traffickers. Across decades and generations, ambition and violence test family loyalties and expose the costs of the cartel world.

Brothers Mason and Carter enter their favorite video game after its villain kidnaps their baby sister. Crossing a magical world with unusual guides, they must survive increasingly dangerous challenges before Queen Zamora uses Isabella to invade and dominate Earth.

A rare bottle of Pinot disappears from a private cellar during a client's birthday celebration. Newly married Nikki Sands investigates the theft in this short mystery, with the people preparing and attending the gathering offering plenty of possible leads.

Aspiring singer Evie Preston moves from Texas to Los Angeles, where work for a pop diva leads to a house-sitting assignment. Encountering the ghost of rock star Lucas Minx entangles her in a mystery involving music, attraction, and murder.

Nikki Sands and her family travel to Puerto Vallarta for a holiday, only to discover a woman's body on the shore. Convinced the arrested suspect is innocent, Nikki investigates as another death raises fears of cartel involvement.

Murders in the horse industry appear connected to animal-rights grievances, but investigator Holly Jennings suspects a different motive. Following the violence into the racing world's darker corners forces her to confront dangerous interests and threats reaching into her own past.

Psychic agent Kylie Cain joins the search for eleven-year-old Hope Mitchell after a rogue organization abducts her. The child's telepathy and other unusual abilities make the rescue especially urgent, drawing Kylie's team into a struggle over extraordinary powers.

Seventeen-year-old equestrian Vivienne Taylor earns a scholarship to Fairmont Riding Academy, bringing Olympic ambitions and an ability to understand horses. Her assigned horse's troubled behavior leads her to question whether the school veterinarian's recent death was really an accident.

Vivienne Taylor returns to Fairmont determined to earn a place at a major riding event. Disturbing impressions from the horses, suspicions about fellow students, and the disappearance of someone close to her force her to investigate despite the competitive pressure.

A summer training placement at Liberty Farms gives Vivienne Taylor a chance to advance her riding and investigate her friend Joel's death. Secrets revealed through horses, a suspicious trainer, and complicated romantic attachments threaten both ambitions.

After rescuing Hope Mitchell, Kylie Cain and her psychic colleagues remain targets of a ruthless organization. A mission to retrieve an important document in Israel brings new dangers, uncertain loyalties, and personal complications that challenge the team's ability to trust.

Psychic spy John Herrel disappears while pursuing a chemist developing a deadly virus. Cut off from support, John and his girlfriend Kylie must use their unusual abilities to confront a biological threat before its creator can unleash it.

An investigation into a lethal virus leaves psychic agent John Herrel missing and his team struggling for answers. Kylie and her colleagues face a dangerous chemist and dwindling time as they attempt to prevent a devastating biological attack.

John Herrel's unexpected return raises troubling questions about his loyalties as Kylie Cain's team plans to rescue imprisoned psychic children. With the children being trained as weapons and a catastrophic prediction approaching, the agents face a desperate deadline.

Assassin Evangeline Heart's search for revenge after her fiance's murder leads to a stranger claiming his soul is trapped in Hell. To attempt a rescue, she must navigate a supernatural conspiracy and work with an unlikely group of allies.

Evangeline Heart searches for another relic that could help free her fiance's soul from Hell. Thief Clay Wellers interrupts her quest with a painting heist, but the apparently simple assignment conceals unexpected dangers in this holiday adventure.

Ella McBane caters her daughter Savannah's engagement party, where a dead body turns the celebration into a murder investigation. With Savannah suspected and organized crime entering the picture, Ella pursues answers while dealing with her own complicated romantic life.

Ella McBane suspects murder when a close friend’s death is ruled an overdose. Investigating with her loyal circle exposes powerful people’s concealed schemes, while a promising new romance and messages from a former love complicate her search for the truth.