Susan C. Daffron

Journalist Meg and tech industry dropout Riley are forced together to solve the shared problem of their missing parents and inexplicable sensory powers.

Meg and Riley embark on a journey to find a mysterious retreat located somewhere in the Northwest. The trip takes them from tiny hamlets to big cities where they encounter everything from digestively challenged buzzards to tone-deaf musicians dressed like Klingons having a fashion disaster.

While Meg faces her fear of snakes, slugs, and scary oversized beetles in the garden, Riley works to get an ancient vehicle, aptly named Lurch, to run again. Although espionage can be a filthy job, the pair learn a lot about themselves, their families, and each other as they work to find out what's going on. But when their investigation steers them toward a high-tech conspiracy, both their lives and their hard-won knowledge could be eliminated permanently.

A technical writer looking for a change gets more than she intended when her great aunt leaves her a dilapidated house along with four dogs and five cats.

A quiet and orderly librarian with a penchant for obscure facts invites unaccustomed drama into her life when she falls for the adult version of the obnoxious neighbor boy she knew as a child.

An underachieving veterinary assistant enrolls in a digital art class for a change of scene and unexpectedly discovers a questionable but much-needed job opportunity working for a fellow student.

A trainee appraiser is rescued from an unexpected blizzard after she gets lost on her way to a job site in a town that doesn't believe in road signs.

When the life of an over-achieving techie goes off the rails, she discovers that her past may hold the key to her future happiness.

The planning and diplomacy skills of a purchasing agent are tested to the limit when the CEO tasks her with managing a company retreat at his family lodge.

Seeking to reinvent herself, a military widow finds a second chance for love and a new focus for her life after she adopts a stray dog.

While practicing her canoeing skills, camp counselor Sara Winston encounters an inept treasure hunter named Zack who convinces her to help him with his search.

A serial underachiever hits the road in search of a new life and the identity of the mysterious benefactor who sent her a winning lottery ticket.

An empty-nest divorcee faces off against the shadows of her past when her brother cajoles her into helping prepare their elderly parents' home for sale.

An aspiring actress discovers romance and a personal mission after she is evicted from her apartment and makes a desperate choice for a new place to live.

Carly Buchanan invites her sister and two college friends to join her at a tranquil lake house after her boyfriend of fifteen-years boots her from their home so his new girlfriend can move in. The relaxing escape turns hectic when the ladies decide to rescue  a litter of puppies with the reluctant help of the artist next door.