Böcker av Lee Strauss

Katja Stoltz is used to tough times-an abusive stepfather, life on the streets, a musical dream that keeps shattering-but it's hard to compete with the ghost in Micah Sturm's mysterious closet.The Baroque beauty of Dresden Germany can be breathtaking, but it can also be bitterly cold. After being tossed onto the streets by her unfeeling roommates, Katja fears there's only one recourse left for her. The oldest profession on earth.Micah's the one to pick her up, but he surprises her with his no strings offer - a place to stay until she gets on her feet.If only it weren't for this undeniable attraction between them, a gravitational pull they both struggle to resist. Katja can't help but fall in love.But Micah has a secret that could ruin everything.Will Katja find happiness on her quest for the truth about Micah? Or will she miss out on her Love Song?* * ***This second edition has been edited to fit into the sweet romance genre. Previously published as Sun & Moon as Hope Franke Strauss.

Singer songwriter Eva Baumann has a celebrity crush on Sebastian Weiss. He's perfect to love because there was no way they could ever be a thing. She's a nobody. He's a heartthrob. Hiding an infatuation is easy for her because, since her accident, hiding is what she did best.Sebastian Weiss's band climbed the charts, seemingly overnight, and he's finally living the dream.All he has to do is write enough songs to produce a second album. The bad news is he hasn't written a new song in over a year.Sebastian stumbles into the Blue Note Pub in time to hear Eva Baumann perform a hauntingly beautiful song. Could this girl be the answer to defeating his writer's block?Eva and Sebastian begin a complicated writing relationship that leads to more. But Sebastian has a secret that will devastate them both. Can Eva forgive? Or will she miss out on Sweet Love?* * ***This second edition has been edited to fit into the sweet romance genre. Previously published as Flesh & Bone as Hope Franke Strauss.

Gabriele Baumann-Smith is deliriously in love with her young husband Lennon.Except, it turns out that Lennon Smith isn't his real name. In fact, he's full of secrets: a cottage on the southern British coast, an old girlfriend and... an identical twin brother.Callum Jones-not his real name-can't believe his brother's widow came to England. He'd warned Mick-Lennon-that an inheritance could put the girl's life in danger, and he was right."Mrs. Smith" is the last thing Callum needs to worry about right now. She's beautiful, sure, takes his breath away at times. But when she looks at him, who does she see?Gabriele's heart is battered and bruised. Can one brother fix what the other left behind? And will they live long enough to find out?* * ***This second edition has been edited to fit into the sweet romance genre. Previously published as Heart & Soul as Hope Franke Strauss.

Belle gets the best Christmas present ever, a man in uniform! Ian is a soldier home on leave. Neither of them has any idea how good it will feel to fall in love or how hard it will be to say goodbye.Anna is spending the holidays alone again with only her faithful dog, Angel, to keep her company. She can't afford to pay the rent, and her landlord threatens to kick her out. At least she's finished with her chemo treatments. She can be thankful for that. Plus, there's Rhys, the handsome visitor with kind eyes.One fateful cold and snowy night, a chance encounter changes everything. Love is lost. Love is found. Life will never be the same.

Murder's Bad Karma. . .Life couldn't be better on Eaton Square Gardens where the most prestigious families lived, until one of their own dies and it's murder.Ginger and Basil are on the case, but it's not a simple glass of bubbly fizz. The more the clues present themselves, the trickier the puzzle gets, and Ginger feels she's on a wild goose chase.But as someone close to the victim so aptly quips, "One shouldn't commit murder. It's bad karma." Reaping what one sows is hardly a great cup of tea.

Murder's a Bad Stroke of Luck!River Thames boat races between the London University colleges are popular events, and Mrs. Ginger Reed is excited to attend for the first time, especially since the son of a good friend of her new husband, Chief Inspector Basil Reed, is racing. When a very unusual murder presents itself at the boat club,  Lady Gold’s Investigations is hired to take on the case. Ginger’s determined to solve the mystery before someone else dies, but can she manage it without ruining another pair of Italian leather T-strap shoes?

Cadavers can be deadly . . .Unregistered corpses are showing up amongst the cadavers in the mortuary of the London School of Medicine for Women. Unnatural deaths. Murders. The first known victim is recognized by Haley Higgins, a third-year pathology student. War-widow fashionista Ginger Gold feels a responsibility for the man's death and is determined to find his killer. Her pursuit takes her into the dangerous realm of the famous Italian gangster Charles ''Derby'' Sabini. With the help of Haley and the handsome Chief Inspector Reed - an uneasy alliance - Ginger investigates shady dealings at the docks and at the racehorse stables. What does one have to do with the other, and how are they connected to the bodies piling up at the mortuary? Someone is working on the inside at the school, and Ginger has to find out who before she, or someone she loves, ends up lifeless on a ceramic mortuary slab.

Mayhem All Aboard!One blustery day in October of 1924, newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Basil Reed travel aboard the recently christened Flying Scotsman, a high-speed steam engine train that travels from London to Edinburgh, for their honeymoon. With only one short stop at York, Ginger anticipates time with her new husband will fly by.She's wrong. Something terrible has happened in the Royal Mail carriage, which forces the train to stop dead in its tracks. There's been a death and Chief Inspector Reed has been asked to investigate.It's a uniquely disturbing murder and Ginger and Basil are eager to puzzle it out together. What do the first class passengers have to do with the dead man? With another crime shortly discovered, Ginger and Basil soon realize they're not dealing with a run-of-the-mill killer-they're dealing with a mastermind who's not done playing with them yet.

Weddings can be murderRomance is in the air for the delightful Reverend Oliver Hill. Unfortunately, the choir rehearsal for the wedding ends abruptly with the sudden and disturbing appearance of a body.War widow fashionista Ginger Gold is determined to find the killer even if it means working with the dashing, yet exasperating Chief Inspector Basil Reed, but only in her professional capacity as a private investigator. Like they say: once burnt, twice shy.Basil has his work cut out for him if he wants to solve this case and win back Ginger's heart.He's up for the challenge.

Espionage, intrigue . . . murder . . .It's 1924 and war widow fashionista Ginger Gold's new Regent Street dress shop, Feathers & Flair, is the talk of the London fashion district attracting aristocrats from Paris to Berlin to Moscow.Ginger is offered her first job as a private detective when her sister-in-law’s stage actor friend goes missing, and though the dress shop takes most of her time, Ginger takes the case.But when a Russian grand duchess dies at the shop's official grand opening event, Ginger ignores the missing person to chase a killer. It's a decision she will live to regret.

Nur ein Wort von Heinz Schultz konnte einen Mann ins Gefängnis bringen. Obwohl erst fünfzehn, war er groß, kräftig und blond. Die Jungen im Deutschen Jungvolk achteten und fürchteten ihn. Und sie wollten genauso sein wie er. Emil Radle wollte genau so sein wie er. Als eifriges Mitglied der Hitler-Jugend ist Emil Radle dem Führer treu ergeben - mehr noch als seiner Familie. Er ist ein Verfechter der guten Sache und begeisterter Anhänger der berühmten Luftwaffe. Doch dann entdecken Emils Freunde Moritz und Johann ein Kurzwellenradio, und alles ändert sich. Sie hören die verbotenen BBC-Nachrichten-Übertragungen und erkennen die Wahrheit. Die Jungs verbünden sich mit Johanns Schwester Katharina, halten die Sendungen schriftlich fest und verteilen heimlich Flugblätter in ihrer Stadt - ein Akt des Hochverrats, für den ihnen Haft oder Schlimmeres droht. Während der Krieg andauert, vertieft sich Emils Zuneigung zu Katharina. Er würde alles tun, um ein normales Leben zu führen und mit ihr in Passau bleiben zu können. Doch als die deutschen Verluste riesige Ausmaße annehmen, kann auch ihr größter Widerstand die Jungen nicht davor bewahren, an die Ostfront geschickt zu werden. Emil hofft für Katharinas Wohl und das seiner Familie, dass er die Schlacht überlebt, denn er weiß, dass sie den Krieg bereits verloren haben.

When that cute chick you met online is murdered - but shows up for your next internet meeting anyway.Marlow's just a regular geeky college freshman with little to no experience with girls, so when he has a semi-flirtatious chat with a cute girl online, it's almost more than his nerves can handle.Then the girl is murdered.Or is she?Marlow finds himself teamed up with intelligent and savvy Sage Farrell, a girl so far out of his league he feels blinded in her presence - literally - damned glasses! Together they work to find the identity of @gingerbreadman. Can they stop the killer before he strikes in more worlds than one?

When danger lurks in your sleep...dreams aren't realunless they arewhen someone wants to watch you drownyou better pay attentionSage and Marlow are reunited in this second book of A Nursery Rhyme Mystery series. When Sage's dreams merge with Marlow's they know something strange is connecting them. But when the drowning dreams start to come true, Sage wonders if she can prevent her own death. Because someone is definitely out to get her.***A science fiction mystery romantic suspense series from Amazon bestselling author Lee Strauss!

When you're dead wrong.Sage Farrell regrets missing her chance to be more than friends with Marlow Henry. But being alone and lonely in her sophomore year at Detroit University is the least of her problems. On a dark, quiet forest road something jumps in front of her truck, literally from out of nowhere. It wasn't a deer or elk that she hit, but the beautiful media star Crystal Morrisette.Marlow and Sage are pulled into yet another unexplainable mystery. Who killed the media star and how did she just appear out of thin air? And how are they going to prove to the police that Sage is innocent of this crime?There's a madman on campus getting crazier by the day and now his sight is set on Sage and Marlow. They have to put their heart issues aside until they find a way to stop him, because there's no sense falling in love if you're dead.

When the future is murder.After a tumultuous freshman year at Detroit University, Marlow Henry and Sage Farrell look forward to a calm, uneventful summer break.Not gonna happen.Before Marlow can even make his blossoming relationship with Dakota official, Sage pulls him into her new discovery - a math equation that opens a window in time and space. Then they witness a murder.Fate pulls them into a war-torn and deserted version of Marlow's neighborhood where they are forced to help a rebel group counterattack. The group's ethics are questionable and Marlow has a personal reason to distrust the leader. Plus, members of their small community keep dying.The situation is more dire and twisted than Marlow and Sage can imagine. No one is safe. No one can be trusted. They don't even trust each other. How can they save the world, if they can't save themselves?