It has been twenty years since Lisa Craig was found murdered in a city park. Her killer was never found. When the case is re-opened, reporter Scott Preston falls increasingly under Lisa's spell. Her long red hair and flowing green cloak haunts his dreams. As Scott searches for her killer, it takes him down a perilous road that ends shockingly close to home.
"Who killed Lisa Craig? Was it Alec Webb, her swim instructor who seemed to have something more than a teacher-student relationship with her? Was it Garrick Boyd, the jealous boyfriend known for violence? Or was it Victor Kenny, the quiet, reclusive man so infatuated by Lisa? The twentieth anniversary of Lisa Craig's murder is coming up and Scott Preston, a reporter at the Morning Herald who has covered the case, is hot on this trail. 

His infatuation and even physical attraction to Lisa draws him into his desire to solve this case even more. It's a cold case, sure, but some cold cases just won't go away. Especially since the cold case involves a beautiful young woman murdered one night as she was walking home. For Scott, solving this cold case with his own investigating is the only thing that will make his obsession over Lisa Craig go away. He wants to find the killer and bring that killer to justice.

Murder at Midnight by Karen Lewis a cleverly written mystery novel readers won't soon forget. It kept me guessing and trying to figure things out. It was hard to stop reading this story and the story never had a dull moment. There was no overuse of the surprises in this story, because each new surprise kept me reading even more. It was interesting to see how the reporters and the police interacted with each other over the investigations of the Craig case...the arguing, the misleading and the scuffle for leverage over the case. The reporters had it in for the cops, the cops had it in for the reporters. And as the reporters dug deeper and kept sniffing around for clues, the tempers among police officers and the richest man in the province just kept growing and growing. Scott puts his personal safety, his job and his family on the line to solve the mystery, and the story just kept getting better and better towards the end.

The story is told almost entirely from Scott's POV, but readers get to see the police officers in action, too. In fact, the story is told with a touch of tough-cop talk that had me almost hearing the Dragnet theme song in certain scenes of the story. And as a writer for a newspaper, I could only shake my head over the semi-sensationalist headlines used for the Morning Herald newspaper stories. Then again, that's probably the kind of newspaper our character writes for.

Murder at Midnight is a fantastic whodunit that held my interest from beginning to end. If you like cop stories and mysteries, check out this story and you won't be disappointed." 
(5 STARS)
Murder at Midnight Lisa Craig was only twenty-five when she met her killer, on a freezing night, twenty years ago. Her quick tempered boyfriend had been a suspect but there was nothing that linked him to the crime. Scott Preston, with the Morning Herald, had been there to do the story, and the etching of it all was still branded in his memory. Recently, he had written an update on the case that still, after twenty years, was only growing colder with each passing day. When good friend, Meg, is attacked, he is pretty certain; it is the same person who killed Lisa. He was attracted to Meg, in a way, and he didn't want anything to happen to her. Scott can only hope that she will not meet the same fate as Lisa.

As the obsession for Lisa's death continues to draw Scott into the real truth about her death, he feels as if she is reaching out to him to help find the killer. Lisa needs to find rest and until her killer is caught; she will never be at peace. Scott wants desperately to put her soul to rest but by doing so, is he bringing misery to others? Murder at Midnight is an excellent murder mystery that holds the reader from the beginning to the climatic ending.

The story was so beautifully composed, and in depth, that this reader was in awe. I found it interesting how Scott had to deal with the reporters and the witnesses, as if no one really wanted to give in to the other about any of the information. Karen Lewis, without a doubt, has penned a well-thought out mystery that is ingeniously fashioned. She instills a roller coaster ride, with unexpected twists and turns that had this reader puzzled as to the outcome. There was a touch of romance and elegance that gave the story that gusto making it a superb read. I love a good mystery and this one positively is one that this reader will not soon forget. The character of Lisa indeed has a way of clinging to the reader, as it did to Scott, in this remarkable mystery. Reviewed by: Linda L. (5 ANGELS)

Murder at Midnight: Best Mystery Novel. Preditors and Editors Readers Poll

Constructed over two centuries ago, the PrivateGarden now sits in the middle of a busy intersection, beneath a gigantic statue of a British Statesman. The last thing Vivien Hall expects when she visits the garden is to be transported back in time to the nineteen-forties––in the midst of an Air Raid, to boot.

While there, she meets a captivating Air Force Officer, named Curtis Matthews. They have an erotic encounter. But as soon as Vivien falls asleep she finds herself back in the twenty-first century again. Her subsequent time travels to visit her lover, and her attempts to validate his existence––her friend believes she hallucinated the whole episode––make up an erotic and romantically haunting story about love and loss.
"Karen Lewis pens a thrilling tale with intriguing wartime happenings and passionate love that even time cannot deny with The Private Garden." "Karen Lewis did an excellent job of drawing the reader into The Private Garden. Vivian had been hurt so badly by the changes in her life that she needed a break. When she arrived in Scotland, The Private Garden became her sanctuary that turned into so much more. You were never sure if what she experienced was real or not which made the reading so very intriguing. Looking for a story that will keep you guessing while at the same time heating you up? The Private Garden by Karen Lewis is perfect for you. Read it and enjoy!"

4 STARS
When Lacey Grant meets Denman, a handsome soldier, there's an instant connection between them. Their time together, however, is all too brief. Denman is soon posted overseas on a dangerous mission to Afghanistan. They marry before he leaves. Then the mother of Denman's first wife shows up and claims he murdered her daughter. As more disturbing revelations come to light about Denman, Lacey realises just how little she knows about this new husband of hers. She is torn between believing in his innocence one minute, to thinking he must be a cold-blooded murderer, the next.

"Karen Lewis presents us with an interesting conundrum with her exciting, nail-biting tale, Suspicion."

"Suspicion is the kind of book you want to read when you have plenty of free time, because once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down. (However, I would not recommend this book for children under 18, due to graphic sexual situations). I was so caught up in this book that I read the whole thing in one day. I found myself going back and forth between believing he was guilty and believing he was innocent until the very last page. It's a book you won't be able to forget."

The action never stops in this fast paced thriller about the disappearance of a young woman during the Vancouver Olympic Games. The police pull out all stops to find her. But when a detective suddenly vanishes as well, they begin to suspect there is more to the case than meets the eye. Fasten your seatbelts for a shocker of an ending.
Cover artist, Karen Lewis
Rating: 3 Cups
"Deception is a fast-paced thriller and although a short story, contains elements that frequently reminded me of a full-length novel. The plot is well thought-out and Ms. Lewis has a clever way of filling the mind with perplexity and suspicion as to who and why. "

Rating: 4
"If you are looking for a story with twists and turns that will leave you on the edge of your seat, Deception is the story for you. Just when you think you know what is going on it takes a u-turn and leaves you hanging on."
Rating: 4 stars
"DECEPTION is a short, clever little mystery that will have you asking ‘what if’ by the end. The characters are interesting, and the plot moves along at a lightning speed."
Rating: 4 Stars
"Deception by Karen Lewis is a short, suspenseful mystery...All in all the author had a way of making one use his mind as he read."

When her husband is arrested as a serial killer Kyla thinks it’s as bad as it gets. But there’s much more in store. Set in the frenzy of Olympic games Vancouver, Kyla swings from believing in his innocence to the utter conviction of his guilt, and then back again. And discovers, in the process, that nothing is ever as it seems.  
SOLSTICE PUBLISHING
 
REVIEW FROM THE ROMANCE STUDIO
"Kyla Mclean, on her day off, decided to lounge around in her pajamas and watch a little television. Her husband Dudley, a pilot, was out of town and would call her soon. Surfing the channels, the passport picture of her husband flashed on the screen. Thinking a plane crash, she turned the sound up and heard he was arrested for the murder of two woman. This is when her nightmare begins.

The story was set during the Olympic games in Vancouver and the author put in enough facts to make the story very realistic. I can't imagine having a man you've loved for years being accused of such a horrible crime. I felt her pain and confusion."  Overall rating: 4 hearts
Sensuality rating: Sweet"

REVIEW FROM NIGHT OWL
"Set against the background of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic games, Nightmare is a story about a woman who faces what she believes to be the worst moment of her life. Little does she know it’s only the beginning.

This story kept me on edge from the very beginning and I must admit I found myself trying to read as fast as I could so as to uncover the truth behind the mystery. I kept going back and forth on my opinion of Dudley's guilt. I tried to put myself in Kyla's predicament and think of how I would feel in her place. Could I believe my own husband was guilty of such despicable acts? What would I do?

The author mixes the craziness of the Olympic Games with this thrilling suspense story and kept me guessing till the very end. After reading this story, you might find yourself asking the question "How well do I know the person I married? Score: 4.75 / 5 - Reviewer Top Pick"

 REVIEW FROM BOOK WENCHES
"This story will stay with me for a while undoubtedly. It had a "scary" quality that touches on something that could easily happen to anyone. It makes you wonder how well you know anyone. As a fan of Ms. Lewis, I can only hope she keeps pouring out novels to feed my need."Rating: 4.25
While strolling on the Lion’s Gate Bridge on a foggy evening, Vicky Allen meets a handsome Naval Officer named Anderson Ford. They have an instant connection. This results in an erotic affair, cut short by Anderson’s strange disappearance.

Vicky tries desperately to find him, but hits one dead-end after another in her search. No one has any knowledge of Anderson. Even the waiter in a bar they frequented together has no recollection of him.
Vicky is distraught and devastated. It looks as if Anderson was just a figment of her own overactive imagination. Is she losing her mind?


REVIEW FROM BOOK WENCHES
"Vicky Allen loves the Lion’s Gate Bridge, her favorite walking destination in her Vancouver neighborhood. One might even say she’s obsessed with it. It beckons her and teases her dreams, and it is here that she meets Anderson Ford, who has got to be the man of her dreams. A chance encounter on the bridge one evening begins an affair between them that ends abruptly when he disappears without a trace, as if he had never existed.

The bridge is rumored to be haunted by the people who have ended their lives there by jumping. Is this what has happened to Anderson? Or did he never truly exist to begin with? Vicky refuses to believe that the man she has come to care for so quickly could be merely a figment of her imagination, and she plans to search for him until she gets some answers.
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Karen Lewis’s novella The Bridge gives us a mystery surrounding a fog-covered and reputedly haunted bridge, a disappearing lover, and a woman whose search for answers causes her to question her grip on reality. Mixing elements of sensual romance with a constant sense of suspense, this story kept me guessing.

 The Bridge begins with a prologue that pulls us into the middle of the story, offering a teasing promise of danger even before the mystery is introduced. While I am not a fan of prologues in general, Ms. Lewis has used this literary device to its best advantage, hooking her readers on the story before it even begins".

REVIEW FROM READERS FAVOURITES
Vickie Allen has a fascination with the Lions Gate Bridge. Even her apartment faces the bridge to provide her a beautiful view. While walking over the bridge one foggy evening out of the midst appears a naval officer. From this one meeting they end up in quite an erotic affair and then like the mist he disappears. She questions whether he was real or a figment of her imagination. No one seems to know anything about him except one man.

She has a feeling she is being followed. Her friend Pam does not believe her, the cops are not sure and now she is beginning to wonder if she is losing her mind. Was he one of the many ghost that people say haunts The Bridge.

This suspenseful story packs a mighty punch in a few short pages along with being highly sensual. I eagerly turned the pages to see if Anderson was real. This book will keep you guessing."
Police Officer’s Affair with Gangster Moll Jeopardizes Case. The headline blazed from the newspaper lying on Cheryl Richards’ front doorstep. This is her husband they're talking about.

Devastated that her marriage was thrown away for a slut, a gangster moll, who’s been passed around by gang members and even done donkey sex shows, Cheryl walks out. But to make matters worse, she must now be isolated in a police safe house, which turns her world upside down.

While in protective custody, Nicky, the gangster moll, finds her rescuer in Brian. Their affair produces what he wants most in life, and hasn’t been able to have with Cheryl, a child. Nicky sees this as a way out of her gangster life and lures him into her web of deceit. When Brian, bored with his wife and enticed by Nicky, makes a life altering decision the results are not only catastrophic but potentially deadly.
SOLSTICE PUBLISHING 
 
REVIEW FROM BOOK WENCHES
"Gangster Moll is a unique story that takes twists and turns that will leave the reader's jaw on the floor. This is a story of love, mistakes, and deceit. The story wasn't what I thought it would be, and I was pleasantly surprised by the turn it took.

I felt completely sympathetic to Cheryl. Her pain and angst came across in the pages with undeniable clarity. Her choices in the story are hard to understand and grasp for me personally, but I feel that Ms. Lewis made a winning choice with the storyline and the avenues it followed.

Brian brought out an entirely different set of feelings in me. I couldn't stand him from the beginning, and my feelings only escalated as the story progressed. The author does an outstanding job of leading the reader into a gamut of feelings throughout the book.

The book progresses at a quick pace, and the story unfolds without even a hint of what is coming next. There is a bit of a shock factor in some of the references, but I think it added to the understanding of the characterizations.

I can't wait to see what else Ms. Lewis might have on tap. She has a unique flair for storytelling."
Rating: 4.5