Laura Levine
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Hired by her high school nemesis, Patti, to rewrite the ending of "Romeo and Juliet" for her wedding, Jaine Austen gets more than she had bargained for when Patti falls to her death from the balcony just before her big scene.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When Jaine lands a job writing web copy and brochures for matchmaker Joy Amoroso, shes excited for a chance to help the lovelorn just in time for Valentines Day until she realizes what Dates of Joy is really all about. Joy is a ruthless taskmaster who screams at her employees for the smallest infractions, pads her website with pictures of professional models posing as clients, and offers up convincing but empty promises of love in exchange for inordinate...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Jaine Austen is looking forward to an indulgent spa getaway until she learns it is more about deprivation than relaxation. Between minuscule meals and a deadly brush with fame, surviving this vacation will be no piece of cake. When Jaine's friend Lance surprises her with a trip to The Haven, an uber-luxe health spa on the California coast, she and her feline pal Prozac are eager to hit the road and bask in a week of pampering and pedicures. But upon...
Author
Series
Jaine Austen mystery volume 11
Language
English
Description
When Cryptessa Muldoon, a Hollywood has-been who spends her days making enemies with everyone on the street, is found murdered on Halloween night, Jaine Austen, to prove her own innocence, must unmask a killer among a neighborhood filled with suspects.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The future is looking bright for freelance writer Jaine Austen. She's signed up for a new job, she's looking forward to a tropical vacation, and her cat Prozac is slated to star in a major commercial. But when the claws come out behind the scenes, Jaine worries that murder might be the only thing to meow about. ...
Author
Series
Jaine Austen mystery volume 15
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Jaine's life has been a royal pain since she started penning dialogue for Some Day My Prince Will Come - a cheesy dating show that features bachelorettes competing for the heart of Spencer Dalworth VII, a very distant heir to the British throne. As if fending off golf ball-sized bugs on a sweltering island wasn't tough enough, Jaine must test her patience against an irritable production crew and fierce contestants who will do anything to get their...
Author
Series
Jaine Austen mystery volume 17
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Daisy Kincaid is in her sixties and heiress to a fortune. Now she wants to make a name for herself as a romance author ... with a little help from Jaine, that is. As Jaine labors away on love scenes, she gets to know the wealthy woman's gentleman friend, her household staff, and her social circle - every one of whom is horrified when Daisy falls under the spell of a much younger stud named Tommy, a rude, crude lothario who's made himself a fixture...
Author
Series
Jaine Austen mystery volume 19
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Freelance writer Jaine Austen and her cat Prozac investigate the murder of a demanding actress set to star in a play based on a short-lived zombie sitcom.
I Married a Zombie may have flopped in its day, but it's got a devoted cult following. Jaine is delighted when one of those rabid fans hires her as script doctor for his new play based on the show-- until she reads the awful script, and meets Misty, the actress who'll be playing Cryptessa's role....
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The Twelve Desserts of Christmas: "It's the perfect mix of naughty and nice when two lovestruck boarding school teachers watch six kids over Christmas break. But when someone wants the cozy couple's romance to burn out faster than a scorched fruitcake, it's Hannah Swensen to the rescue, armed with her sleuthing skills--and twelve deliciously festive recipes..." .
Nightmare on Elf Street: "Aside from the mortifying costume, how bad can a gig as a...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Candy cane murder: When a trail of candy canes leads to a corpse in a Santa suit, bakery owner Hannah Swenson sets out to find his killer.
The dangers of candy canes: Freelance writer Jaine Austen delves into the cutthroat decorating wars of scheming neighbors to find the killer of a wealthy suburbanite who takes a lethal tumble off his roof while installing a giant candy cane.
Candy canes of Christmas past: Lucy Stone must solve the mystery of...
14) The PMS murder
Author
Series
Jaine Austen mystery volume 5
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Author
Series
Jaine Austen mystery volume 9
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When Marv Cooper's trophy wife Bunny is murdered during a lavish party, Jaine's friend Lance becomes the prime suspect. But Jaine knows he just couldn't have done it and sets out to find the real killer.
16) Last writes
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
While writing for the sitcom "Muffy 'n Me," occasional sleuth Jaine Austen is immersed in a mystery when the show's leading man, womanizer Quinn Kirkland, is murdered and she is faced with a wealth of suspects.
17) Killer cruise
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
While teaching on a swanky cruise, wordsmith Jaine Austen soon discovers that her all-expenses-paid trip to the Mexican Riviera comes with a high price when she is faced with blackmail, a sleazy British dancer, eccentric passengers, and murder.
18) Death by tiara
Author
Series
Jaine Austen mystery volume 13
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When she is hired to write lyrics for a contestant in the talent competition for the Miss Teen Queen America pageant, freelance writer Jaine Austen is plunged into a glittering nightmare of vicious stage moms, exacting judges and trash-talking teens after a catfight turns deadly.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Uber-stylist Bebe Braddock plans to juice up her Instagram feed, and thinks Jaine would make a perfect "Before & After" model. At Lance's insistence Jaine is ushered into Bebe's sprawling Brentwood spread to await her transformation. Yet, while the surroundings are glamorous, the atmosphere is toxic as Bebe bullies her team of assistants, and even her husband, into obeying her every whim. Having earned the wrath of everyone in her orbit, few are...