Rapid Reads are short books for adult readers. They are intended for a diverse audience, including ESL students, reluctant readers, adults who struggle with literacy and anyone who wants a high-interest quick read. Reading levels from grade 2.0 to 6.0; Interest level ages 16+.

Coral Reef Views

In the work of crime fiction, paramedic Ashley Grant helps her visiting father solve the mystery of a missing neighbor.

Blood Ties

In this work of crime fiction, country handyman Cedric O'Toole finds his life turned upside down when a stranger shows up claiming to be his brother.

Coming Back

In this work of fiction, Julie works with a therapy horse to help heal the PTSD she suffers from after a horrific car accident.

Blue Water Hues

In this work of crime fiction, paramedic Ashley Grant becomes embroiled in a murder investigation soon after being called to a fire at a beach resort.

Murder Among the Pines

Maxine Benson, police chief in a small town, sets out to solve the murder of her ex-husband's new girlfriend in this work of crime fiction.

White Sand Blues

Paramedic Ashley Grant finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation while in the Victoria and Albert Islands in this work of crime fiction.

From Scratch

In this short novel, a single mother goes back to school in order to run her own bakery.

Blood and Belonging

In this work of crime fiction, RCMP Sergeant Ray Robertson is on holidays in Turks and Caicos when he discovers the body of a man on the beach.

A Murder for Max

Maxine Benson, police chief in a small town, sets out to solve the murder of a local bad boy in this work of crime fiction.

Race Against Time

Small-town journalist Claire Abbott investigates a bomb threat in the local high school in this work of crime fiction.

When Blood Lies

In this work of crime fiction, rookie reporter Nicole Charles works to uncover a money-laundering ring.

The Goddaughter Caper

In this work of crime fiction, Gina Gallo, mob goddaughter and unwilling sleuth, gets drawn into a body caper mystery against her better judgement.

I.O.U. Dead

In this work of crime fiction, Keno, a bill collector, is unwittingly drawn into a murder investigation when he witnesses a serial killer fleeing the scene of a crime.

Beethoven's Tenth

In this murder mystery, piano tuner and unlikely sleuth Frank Ryan is forced to solve a mystery in order to save his life.

If It Bleeds

Nicole Charles is a gossip columnist for a big city paper who gets the chance to cover a murder after she finds the body.