Camille Laguire: 14 books

As a killer hurricane approaches their town, Lysette and her mother have no trailer to transport their horse, King. They decide to ride him to shelter. Two days, down roads increasingly filled with scared, impatient people. One accident could be the end of King. Can they make it? Middle readers, (13,000 words or approx. 45 pages.)

Four contemporary fantasy stories. In "The Bellhound" a woman needs protection, but doesn't want a dog; in "Away He Run" a boy struggles with being his family secret; in "The Trespasser" a girl and her pony come face to face with death; in "Like The Wind" there's not much stronger than the will of a teenager.

Was it a curse, a vengeful ghost, or murder? Or was it all three? When their friend Oren died from a fall from his horse, range detectives Mick and Casey are sorry to hear it, but not surprised. Oren was prone to carelessness. But Oren was only the most recent of many similar deaths...

On a lonely country road, in the cold of winter, two runaway teens are out of gas and stranded. They seek shelter in a distant farmhouse, only to find it's the lair of a gang of vicious kidnappers. Can they dodge the crooks and the weather long enough to save the kidnapped child...and themselves? HARSH CLIMATE is a fast paced novella of crime and suspense.

Anna is a runaway girl disguised as a boy. After she nearly thwarts a kidnapping, she is offered a job in the royal stables. Surrounded by the intrigues of the court, she has the time of her life. But this is Anna's only chance at adventure. She finds the hero admirable but boring, and the villain is both dead wrong and a lot of fun. Who should she follow?

Five light mystery short stories: from puzzles like "Waiter, There's a Clue in My Soup!", "The Hoosegow Strangler," and "Trail of the Lonesome Stickpin," to suspense in "Alibi" and "The Promise." These stories were previously published in magazines like Handheld Crime and Futures Mysterious Anthology....

Seven fables and children's stories, from haunting to the silly .Stories include:"The Enchanted Tree" - A magic tree has touched the lives of a whole town, including one lonely girl who needs some help at Christmas."The Hero and The Weaver" - When a young man pesters a magic...

In a small Michigan beach town, an eccentric movie buff and a compulsive secret agent join forces to solve a case of kidnapping and murder. * * * George Starling quit his job as a secret agent to take care of a traumatized woman he rescued. He has brought her home to her small Michigan...

Two gunslingers, one little girl, a big bag of toys...and murder.Mick and Casey McKee aren't exactly your average gunslingers. He's young and inexperienced, and has much too sunny a disposition for a gunman. She's younger, meaner, less experienced, but a much better shot.When...

These five flash stories from the Daring Novelist blog each have a twist. Some are hard-boiled, others light and fluffy. The stories include: "Burning Bridges" A hard-boiled woman must guide a young bimbo in trouble. "Balancing Act" A klutzy woman, a charming man and a the...

THE WIFE OF FREEDOM is a romantic adventure which takes place in a fictional world called New Acton - a world something like America in 1776.Mary Alwyn is the upstanding wife of a local revolutionary. She was once a wild orphan, who loved to run barefoot and jump in the mud, but she's...

Young gunslinger detectives, Mick and Casey McKee, are eager to hear some opera singing. But when somebody takes a shot at some visiting divas, the concert is off. The ladies won't sing until Mick and Casey solve a case of blackmail and murder.

Long after Mary and Jackie Alwyn have settled down to domestic life, Mary finds that the irrepressible Jackie can actually keep a secret. But is he straying from his vows, or is he up to something else? Midwinter Freedom is a short story in The Adventures of Mary Alwyn, which take place in...

The Case of the Misplaced Hero was originally written as a twice-a-week serial for the Daring Novelist blog. Here is the whole story collected into one novella-length volume -- 42 episodes, plus the teaser episode that leads into the next story. When Alex was a child his eccentric aunt gave...