Books by Laura

When Bear struggles to get the hang of riding his bike, his friends are there to support him by practicing together and cheering him on as he learns a new skill. Includes bike safety tips.

**Agatha Award-winning Series!**Wedding planner Annabelle Archer is ecstatic about her wedding-free weekend getaway . . . until she realizes she's booked a hotel room next to an unfriendly ghost.A vacation is just what Annabelle and her team need after a busy wedding season, and a weekend at a mountain resort promises plenty of R & R. That is, until they discover the hotel is haunted and the ghosts might not be so friendly. Reports of the poltergeists have made reservations plummet, and the hotel staff is in danger of losing their jobs. Can Annabelle and crew discover the truth behind the ghost rumors and save the resort?Night of the Living Wed, a novella, is the sixth book in the Annabelle Archer cozy mystery series. If you like charming characters, fast-paced comedy, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the wild world of weddings, then you'll love the latest installment in Laura Durham's Agatha award-winning wedding planner mystery series. Buy Night of the Living Wed to read Annabelle's next adventure today!Interview with the AuthorQ - So, what makes the Annabelle Archer series special?A - The Annabelle Archer wedding planner mysteries are based on my 20 plus years of planning society weddings in Washington, DC. That means I've seen tons of crazy things happen, and I've worked with lots of colorful characters. I bring that light-hearted sense of fun and zany characters into the novels. A lot of the humorous details I include in my books actually happened at my weddings! And since the books are about weddings, there is plenty of food, décor, and behind the scenes details. The Annabelle Archer books are fast-paced cozy mysteries featuring a female protagonist with a little romance and comedy thrown in. You'll find the series focuses on the murder mystery and amateur sleuth genre overall, with a jewelry heist caper and ghost story in the mix to keep things interesting. Plus, Richard acquired a Yorkie in Review To A Kill, so the latest books are also for fans of animal or dog mysteries.I'm working on an Annabelle cookbook to share the recipes for all the culinary treats mentioned in the books. Richard is a caterer, after all, and he loves food and cooking! So, in a way these books are also culinary mysteries. I'm working on another "between the brides" novella set during the Christmas holidays, and soon the series will take Annabelle and her team overseas!Q - In what order should I read the books?A - You won't be lost if you read the books in this cozy mystery series out of order but if you do want to read them in order, I'd suggest the following sequence:- Better Off Wed- For Better Or Hearse- Dead Ringer-A Novella- Review To A Kill - Death on the Aisle- Night of the Living Wed-A NovellaQ - So, why should readers give these books a try?A - Because the Annabelle Archer cozy mystery series is fun, light, and the perfect escape or beach reading. Better Off Wed has hit number one in the Kindle store and the series has hit the top ten bestsellers list on Kindle for Cozy Mysteries, Amateur Sleuths, and Women Sleuths. Plus, the first book in the series won the Agatha Award for the Best First Novel. Thanks for reading!Praise for the Annabelle Archer Series:"A delightfully witty blend of murder and matrimony"- Donna Andrews, author of "Gone Gull" and "How the Finch Stole Christmas""Cozy mystery lovers should briskly march up their bookstore aisles to grab a copy of Better Off Wed."-- Susan McBride, author of "Come Helen High Water""Laura Durham has given her readers a reason to celebrate."-- Elaine Viets, author of "The Art of Murder""Delightful mystery . . . Cozy readers will love this invitation to a wedding to die for."-- Nancy Martin, author of "Bye Bye Blackbird"Annabelle Archer Wedding Planner Mystery Series eBook Categories:- Mystery Series - Women Sleuths- Cozy Mystery- Culinary Mystery- Amateur Sleuths

For wedding planner extraordinaire Annabelle Archer, temperamental chefs are part of the job. But when she finds a culinary diva impaled on an ice sculpture, it seems that revenge is, indeed, a dish best served cold. After the police arrest one of Annabelle's friends, she and her crew set out to nab the real killer. As the bodies of rival chefs begin to pile up, the suspect list shrinks along with Annabelle's chances for survival is she's caught poking around in the murderer's kitchen.

**Winner of the Agatha Award for Best First Novel!**Planning weddings can be murder. But stumbling across dead bodies usually isn't on the itinerary. Can a wedding planner use her skills to discover who's killing her clients?Society wedding planner Annabelle Archer is no stranger to wedding day stress, but a dead body at her latest fete takes the cake. When suspicion falls on her best friend and caterer Richard Gerard, she knows she must find the real culprit before his career is ruined along with her reputation for solving problems. But it's no easy feat since the slain mother-of-the-bride was the most hated socialite in the city. As Annabelle navigates DC's powerful social scene to unmask the culprit, there's no telling how many more victims the killer will claim or if Annabelle and her friends will be among them.Better Off Wed is the first book in the Annabelle Archer cozy mystery series. If you like charming characters, fast-paced comedy, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the wild world of weddings, then you'll love Laura Durham's Agatha award-winning mystery.

A 26th century, time-traveling, bounty hunter snatchs a 18th century Earth pirate in a deal to enrich the archeological knowledge of Earth's mankind, but as the bounty hunter develops an attraction for his likable, free-spirited prey, he attempts to alter the deal, threatening both his own personal code of honor and the strict rules of conduct of his Oracan warrior race. Will the love of a wily, cock-sure, young human pirate be enough for the stoic hunter to risk exile from his own people?

Architect James Justin impulsively lets himself be picked up in a biker bar by seductive hunk Bram Lord for a one nightstand that turns into something bigger. The physically impressive, forceful stranger mets, matches and exceeds James' sexual fantasies, but can shy, uncertain James be everything the strongly committed Bram wants?