Dirty Daisy

2021 Daphne du Maurier- Honorable mention

There's a killer in the cute but crazy town of Daisy.

Freelance travel reporter Mikaela "Mike" Mitchell can see the headline now: Trollop Turned to Tar on Texas Trail. Dumped in the middle of the road, she's run out of lifelines until a beast on a matte-black bike rides to her rescue.

Ryder Ruiz loves his motorcycle, his adopted town, and his cat. Not long-legged brunettes abandoned in road snot. But before he can untangle his unexpected houseguest fr...