Books
Cupids & Crooks A Presley Thurman Valentine’s Short Story
Presley was thrilled when Cooper surprised her with a trip to an all-inclusive resort in Cabo San Lucas. No work and all play was all that was on her mind until well renowned Mexican soap opera star, Lucia Vegas, turned up dead in the hotel pool. Accident it was not and Presley couldn’t help but… Read the Rest »
Athena’s Holiday
Meet Athena Parks, thirty something law professor who on a whim invites a guy she just met, Tristan West, home with her for the holidays. As crazy as it might seem she was willing to risk him being an ax murder in order to have a buffer between her and her mom. They had that kind of… Read the Rest »
All I Know About E-Book Marketing
All I know about e-Book marketing. Is a short book, because I, by no means, claim to know all there is to know about e-book marketing, nor am I even an expert. What I am is experienced in what not to do, enough that I have somehow stumbled on to a few things that actually… Read the Rest »
Cupcakes Aren’t Just for Eating
Trixie, Berklie, and Sophie are enjoying the success of their bookstore/coffee shop/wine bar, Read-Wine, and planning for Sophie’s upcoming wedding when they start receiving hang up calls. At first they chalk it up to a wrong number but soon the caller reveals himself. It’s Stephen making good on his threat. He wants his money back…. Read the Rest »
Tiaras & Texans
Presley wins a bet and thinks she finally is going to get a chance to work with Cooper and show her she’s got the potential to be a good security detail for his company. She is miffed when she finds out her first assignment is to protect a bunch of self absorbed beauty queens at… Read the Rest »
A Study of Perceptual Differences
This phenomenological qualitative study researched the perceptual differences of subordinates, which existed in reaction to the individual supervisor’s feedback during a performance feedback conversation. The subordinates’ perceptions were based on the supervisors’ verbal communication. Interviews were conducted with approximately thirty participants identifying perceptual differences and formulating strategies to improve the communication during the process of… Read the Rest »
But It’s My Business
A necessary business owners’ field guide to avoiding the common pitfalls of owning and running a business, this book is filled with real stories relevant to any business owner. But It’s My Business takes a practical, upbeat and candid look at why, as a business owner, you need to follow some rules but others are… Read the Rest »
The MS Project – Volume 1
A collection of stories of people afflicted by MS or who have loved ones afflicted. This book is meant to be informational regarding the disease as experienced by real people and to showcase the amazing strength people find when facing adversity.
The Presley Thurman Boxed set — Books 1-5 plus A Day in the Life of Trixie Pristine
Bestselling, mystery with a little romance (nothing too steamy her mom might read this), author Laina Turner has just released a Boxed Set, featuring her first three full length Presley Thurman Mysteries plus a holiday short story. What a great way to experience all that fashionista-dectective Presley Thurman has to offer in one easy download…. Read the Rest »
Mistletoe & Murder
In this holiday short story, Presley goes home for Christmas expecting it to be a relaxing holiday until her old boyfriend, Brian, asks for her help finding out who has been stealing from him and it turns from theft to murder. Why would anyone want to kill Tommy and what was he hiding?
Handbags & Hooligans
Presley went to Vegas to watch her friend Anna get married and the event turned into solving the mystery of her brothers girlfriend disappearance. But Ashley wasn’t exactly the schoolteacher she appeared to be. Who was she and was she kidnapped?
Necklaces & Nooses
When Presley’s boss is found hanging she thinks its suicide until the police discover its homicide. Who would want to kill a store owner? Presley’s not sure but she’s determined to find out.
Books Aren’t Just for Reading
Trixie and her friends, Berklie and Sophie, are excited about the opening of Read/Wine their new business venture of a bookstore/wine bar. All is going well until they happen to find a dead body in the shop and that wasn’t part of the business plan. All signs pointed to Berklie since it was her ex-husbands… Read the Rest »
Gems & Gunshots
Presley heads to San Diego to hang out with Cooper and enjoy the great west coast weather. She didn’t expect that while hanging out at the local coffee shop she would be a witness to a robbery and murder at Gemstone’s Unlimited. Much to Cooper’s dismay Presley feels compelled to investigate. She discovers that not… Read the Rest »
The MS Project – Volume 2
An inspiring collection of stories by people who have Multiple Sclerosis. These wonderful people give us a glimpse of their life with MS, their courage, and their determination to live the life they want regardless of the obstacles in their way.
A Day in the Life of Trixie Pristine
Available in ebook format on Kindle, Nook, and iTunes and audio format on Audible, iTunes, and Amazon. In this short story prequel, Trixie and her friends Berklie and Sophie, considered themselves typical thirty something females until someone turned up murdered in their newly opened bookstore/wine bar. They thought they would be living out their dream in their new shop not trying to… Read the Rest »
Stilettos and Scoundrels
Available FREE in ebook format on Kindle, Nook, iTunes, Kobo, and Smashwords or if you prefer the audio book purchase for $19.99 on Audible or $17.95 on iTunes. Gently touching the handle of the front door was all it took to make it swing wide open. It was late, after midnight, and everyone in the house except Tom was asleep. As usual, Tom was… Read the Rest »
