Bøker av Wendy Owens

Wyoming Ohio is the place you move when you are ready for the quiet life-at least that's what Penny Preston thought.Five years ago, Penny Preston found herself divorced and alone in San Diego, CA. With only her Dachshund named Piper and the possessions she could fit in her beat-up Chevy Malibu, Penny decided to take her Aunt up on her offer to move in with her in Wyoming, Ohio, and help her run her coffee shop. She never imagined her Aunt passing away or her leaving the shop to her, but that's exactly what happened.Besides the occasional nosy community member creating a stir around unsubstantiated gossip, life was peaceful-that's until Penny's life got messy . . . as in dead body messy. Jack Eggerton, the local dog catcher, is found dead in the back of the animal shelter Penny runs in her spare time. After a heated argument between her and Jack about a missing dog, it appears the finger is pointed directly at Penny Preston. Enlisting the help of her seamstress neighbor, Linda, and her chubby Dachshund, Piper, with whom she has a rather peculiar connection to, Penny sets out to unveil the killer before she is left paying for a crime she didn't commit . . .

The Holiday Season is upon Wyoming, Ohio and shoppers are filling the small towns streets. Half Day Coffee Shop owner, Penny Preston, thought her crime-solving days were behind her until one of her favorite customers winds up in a fatal car crash in front of her shop. With no one believing that it could be foul play, Penny must uncover the secrets of the local painter's life in order to bring him and his family justice. With things just getting interesting between her and Detective Hanson, Penny is trying her best to stay out of police matters, that is until another body is discovered. She can't ignore her instincts any longer, but will she be able to solve who is behind these killings before she herself becomes the next target?

A group of college friends got away with an unthinkable crime, or so they thought.Ten years after that fateful night, Riley and her friends all receive a mysterious invitation to spend the weekend at a cabin on Meadow Lake. It's obvious to all that it isn't a coincidence the gathering falls on the anniversary of the evening that changed their lives forever.Once everyone arrives, tensions run high in the midst of a snowstorm, as everyone tries to figure out who brought them together and to what end.As the snow continues to fall, the body count begins to rise. The survivors must confront their dark pasts and the secret that brought them back together if they have any chance of surviving.Will they make it out alive, or does whoever knows their secret have other plans for them?

Addy's life changed forever the day she purposely let her father drown. Immersed in a new world at boarding school, she learns she's not the only one with secrets. While trying to navigate the minefield of painful lies that seem to be rattling around her family's past, she meets soft on the eyes and heavy on the heart, Leo. Despite the distractions surrounding her, darkness creeps in, and Addy must decide to cling to her new life and friends or let the monsters hidden in all the secrets carry her away. The choice is hers, sink or swim.

Trouble seems to follow Penny Preston wherever she goes, but as usual, when life gives her lemons, she makes lemon bars. Her trusty sidekick, Linda, has convinced her they need their Private Investigators licenses. The only problem is she can't figure out how to tell the overprotective Deputy Hanson, now that they are dating, that she's going all in on this mystery business.Penny's new adventure takes a back seat when the local baker, Violet, turns up missing. With the baker's ex-fiancé mysteriously returning to town it seems like the police may have a viable suspect, that is until another towns-person goes missing. Penny decides she can't sit back and do nothing. She must try to find her missing friend before it's too late for the pastry princess, but can she do it before any more Wyoming, Ohio locals go missing?

Sydney Booth has been hiding a dark secret most of her life. When her past comes back to threaten her new life, she must now choose between protecting her family or bringing a killer to justice. Almost two decades after her father was imprisoned as the notorious 'Lipstick Killer, ' Sydney thought she might finally outrun her past. She has found a man she could see a future with. She loves her job as a crime scene investigator. However, all of this is threatened when a murdered woman is found wearing the same lipstick as her father's victims. Someone who knows her real identity has found her, and they're intent on continuing her father's legacy. The Day We Died is a gripping, twisty, and utterly suspenseful thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end!

A broken heart is only the beginning for her. When Anna's fiancé's philandering ways shatters their happy future, she decides she's through playing the victim. Now, rather than read about life, she wants to live it-starting with traveling the world. He's still picking up the pieces after the woman he loved walked away from him. Holden is content with his life as the owner of an English Inn, that is, at least, until Anna stumbles into his life. The passion between them has him questioning if maybe he has found a second chance at happily ever after. However, when Anna's past returns in a way she can't ignore, she panics and runs. Will these two be able to navigate the consequences of their pasts.

When my husband's mistress was found brutally murdered, I was the one imprisoned for the crime. I was willing to do whatever it took to prove my innocence. When Dr. Evelyn Powell showed up on visiting day, I was shocked to learn she was my husband's new fiancé. I befriended her in hopes of finding answers to my questions. Was my husband behind the brutal slaying? If I wanted to regain my freedom, I had to figure out a way to convince Evelyn to betray the man she loved and search for the evidence that would prove my innocence. After all, if I was right about my husband, she could be his next victim. A psychological thriller with a twist you'll have to read to believe.

Kenzie feels like she's suffocating, smothered by her own life. After graduating from college, she assumed she would marry Ben and start the perfect family. The problem is, she's not sure she wants the happily ever after, at least not with him. Aiden is an expert at loving them and leaving them. Growing up with his billionaire abusive father he is certain he has zero interest in relationships or the pain they bring. But his new photography assistant has him questioning his choice to keep everyone at arm's length. Is Kenzie enough to make him risk the pain? Just when they all think the pieces of her lives are finally falling into place, a tragedy leaves everyone questioning the things that truly matter to them. A heart will be left broken, the question is, who's heart will it be?