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Too Close For Words, the second book in the Chesapeake Conference Center mystery series, has been published by Cambridge Books/Write Words, Inc. as a trade paperback, ISBN: 1-59431-553-1, as well as an ebook (electronic book).

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In Too Close For Words, Jill McCormick, former Chesapeake Conference Center security guard and now a sheriff's deputy, is summoned by the U.S. Secret Service to assist in security operations during an international summit at the prestigious facility. After Jill discovers evidence of a potential bomb on the conference center property, she confronts the would-be assassin, putting herself, as well as the President and other world leaders, in deadly danger.

Too Close For Words is the sequel to the first Chesapeake Conference Center mystery,In Over My Head, which was first published as an e(lectronic)book in 2006, and became an instant best seller on www.fictionwise.com, the leading ebook publisher and distributor in the world. In Over My Head has enjoyed a year of favorable book reviews and enthusiastic approval from readers across the country. Read the synopsis and an excerpt from this book. Click here to order In Over My Head. To order a signed or personalized copy, click on Contact Me on the menu on the left.

Book Number 3 in the Chesapeake Conference Center mystery series is called Suitable For Framing. The publication date is projected to be late 2008. Read the synopsis and an excerpt from this book.