Last December, I took my 16-book series, the Presley Thurman Mystery Series, off sale. I did it after much thinking and praying about what the best course of action for me was. I started writing the Presley Thurman Cozy Mysteries over ten years ago when I was not even close to the writer I am […]

Trixie is ecstatic that she is about to reach her lifelong dream of owning a shop which is a combination bookstore, coffee shop, wine bar. It’s the best of all worlds. To make it even better she’s doing it with her best friends Sally and Cora. Everything is going smoothly until strange things start to […]

My longest-running series is the Presley Thurman mystery series with 16 books over 12 years. It’s the one nearest and dearest to my heart and the biggest one I have. It’s also it the worst-performing sales wise which, as a professional author, is kind of important. I published my first book, Stilettos & Scoundrels, a […]

Grab your free copy of this fast paced, exciting cozy mystery! Can Presley crack the case of her murdered co-worker before she ends up in jail? Presley Thurman, the Human Resources manager at her company, is up for a big promotion and the only thing standing in her way is co-worker Susan, who is also […]

After 10 years of using the name Laina Turner as my author name for my cozy mysteries a couple months ago, I decided to make a switch. Why, you ask? Because I like to make things difficult for myself. I just love a challenge, don’t you? Ok, not really. The name change wasn’t on a […]