Books by Arlene McFarlane

A weekend visit to Rueland's multicultural fair turns sour when beautician Valentine Beaumont comes face to face with a corpse wearing a kilt. What's worse, she learns the victim was a target of foul play, her #1 nemesis is on the case, and no one is who they seem.Despite warnings from hot, hard-headed Detective Romero to leave things to the police, Valentine sets off to snag the killer. While on the case, she crashes into sexy, Herculean stylist Jock de Marco, rattles an old foe, wrestles with family issues, and tangles with secretive clan members.Will Valentine catch the murderer before she becomes the weekend's next target? Or are her fair days numbered?¿

"Laugh-out-loud humor & top-notch mysteries! Absolute MUST-READS!"-Darynda Jones, New York Times/USA TodayBestselling Author of the Charley Davidson Series"Smart, entertaining, and laugh-out-loud funny!"-Liliana Hart, New York Times Bestselling AuthorIn her first action-packed mini mystery, beautician Valentine Beaumont is stalked by an escaped felon she once helped put behind bars. As she strives to stay one step ahead and stop this maniac before he kills her, she stumbles onto a dead body, unearths secret plots, struggles with family obligations, and is tackled in more ways than one.With a string of beauty disasters, two sexy heroes, a ticking clock, and a little help from her friends, can Valentine solve this case before the killer gets his revenge, or will this be her last?Murder, Curlers & Kegs is book 4 in the Murder, Curlers series and the first in Valentine's shorter-length mini mysteries.

"Sharp, sexy, and side-splitting. Everything I love in a good mystery!"- Darynda Jones, New York Times/USA TodayBestselling Author of the Charley Davidson Series"A fun-filled ride. A zany cast of characters. And a quest to find a killer. Another great book in a wonderful series!"- Wendy Byrne, USA TodayBestselling Author of the Izzy Lewis MysteriesIn her third fast-paced mystery, beautician Valentine Beaumont and her madcap crew sail the high seas on a Caribbean "Beauty Cruise." When a bizarre murder takes place onboard, Valentine finds herself swept into the middle of the investigation.If things aren't bad enough, her mother is playing matchmaker, a loved one is kidnapped, drug smuggling is afoot, a hair contest proves disastrous, and a strange alliance between tough Detective Romero and sexy stylist Jock de Marco rubs Valentine the wrong way.Will this impulsive beauty sleuth comb through the catastrophes and untangle the mystery, or will this voyage turn into another fatal Titanic? With Jock and Romero onboard, it's destined to be a hotcruise!The Murder, Curlers Series:Book 1: Murder, Curlers, and CreamBook 2: Murder, Curlers, and CanesBook 3: Murder, Curlers, and Cruises

"Smart, entertaining, and laugh-out-loud funny!" -Liliana Hart, New York Times Bestselling AuthorValentine Beaumont is a beautician with a problem. Not only has she got a meddling mother, a wacky staff, and a dying business, but now she's got a dead client who was strangled while awaiting her facial.With business the way it is, combing through this mystery may be the only way to save her salon. Until a second murder, an explosion, a kidnapping, death threats, and the hard-nosed Detective Romero complicate things. But Valentine will do anything to untangle the crime. That's if she can keep her tools of the trade in her bag, keep herself alive, and avoid falling for the tough detective.In the end, how hard can that be?