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Ann Charles

Biography

Ann Charles is a USA Today Best-Selling author who writes award-winning mysteries that are splashed with humor, romance, and whatever else sounds fun.

A member of Sisters in Crime and Romance Writers of America for many moons, Ann has a B.A. in English with an emphasis on creative writing from the University of Washington. She is currently toiling away on her next book, wishing she was on a Mexican beach with an ice-cold Corona in one hand and her Kindle in the other. When she is not dabbling in fiction, she is arm wrestling with her two kids, attempting to seduce her husband, and arguing with her sassy cat. Most nights, you can find her hanging out over at www.anncharles.com, on Facebook as Ann Charles, or as AnnWCharles on Twitter.

Where to find Ann Charles online

Website: http://www.anncharles.com
Twitter: @DeadwoodViolet
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Blog: http://www.anncharles.com

Books

Fatal Traditions by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 33,020. Language: English. Published: December 29, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General
There’s a real trick to catching a soul-stealing Hungarian devil made of shadow and smoke. Unfortunately, Violet Parker doesn’t know what that trick is and her aunt’s life depends on her figuring it out. But killing is an old family tradition for her ... or rather a fatal tradition.
TimeReaping in Deadwood by
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 118,310. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: December 29, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General
Time is a tricky devil. And so is that blasted imp! Violet Parker needs to catch the little terror before it wreaks even more havoc in the Black Hills. But now that she’s saddled with this dang Timekeeper gig, she has a lot to juggle, like the real monsters wanting to tear the flesh from her bones just for fun.
Twisty Tortoise Tussles by
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 130,270. Language: English. Published: September 21, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
The Morgan sisters are back for another round of twisty tussles and rollicking romps!
Jackrabbit Jingle Balls by
Price: $3.49 USD. Words: 33,150. Language: English. Published: January 24, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Holiday » Christmas
Christmas will never be the same again for the Morgan sisters.
Never Say Sever in Deadwood by
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 121,090. Language: American English. Published: July 21, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
“Burly muscled and rawhide tough don’t matter. Never tangle with a Scharfrichter!” ~Violet Parker
Can't Ride Around It by &
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 95,580. Language: English. Published: September 26, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier
Some things you just can't ride around ... Hold onto your hats and saddle up for another action-filled adventure with the Santa Fe Sidewinders, Clementine, Hank, and the rest of the goldurn Deadwood devils!
Devil Days in Deadwood by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 136,910. Language: English. Published: May 29, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” ~William Shakespeare Violet Parker knows better than to play with devils. They always cheat, especially when lives are at stake. Deadwood’s charming, troublemaking, and soul-sucking devils are no different, and they’re biting at her heels. “Executioners don't duck, they swing.” ~Violet Parker
Love Dances in the Desert by
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 340,060. Language: English. Published: February 5, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Action/adventure, Fiction » Romance » General
Ready for some love, laughter, and sunshine in the warm desert of Southwest Arizona? Join Claire Morgan and her family and friends for some sexy fun and adventure in Jackrabbit Junction, where love is waiting to be found and mysterious treasures are hiding around every cactus. With over 3000 5-star reviews across multiple sellers, the first three books of the Jackrabbit Junction Sexy Mystery ser
A Long Way from Ordinary (Deadwood Undertaker - Book 2) by &
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 86,200. Language: English. Published: January 9, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » General, Fiction » Western
“There’s gold in them there hills!” … and something deadly, too. Kick up your spurs and enjoy another rip-roaring, wild ride with Boone, Rabbit, Clementine, and Hank through the pages of the second book in the Deadwood Undertaker series.
In Cahoots with the Prickly Pear Posse (A Jackrabbit Junction Mystery - Book 5) by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 119,580. Language: English. Published: August 9, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Romance » General
The Morgan sisters are BACK … “This dusty corner of Arizona is about to have a replay of the O.K. Corral!” * * * When “Crazy” Kate Morgan learns that her sisters are the next targets on a killer’s to-do list, she’s hell-bent on chasing down trouble before it rides into Jackrabbit Junction.
Life at the Coffin Joint (Deadwood Undertaker - Book 1) by &
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 88,490. Language: English. Published: March 23, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Western
Deadwood (late 1876) ... A rowdy and reckless undertaker’s delight. What better place for a killer to blend in? Enter undertaker Clementine Johanssen, tall and deadly with a hot temper and short fuse, hired to clean up Deadwood’s dead … and the “other” problem. She’s hell-bent on poking, sticking, or stabbing anyone that steps out of line.
Gone Haunting in Deadwood (A Deadwood Mystery Book 9) by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 134,440. Language: English. Published: December 4, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
"Trespassers will be gutted and hung!" --Slagton's unofficial town motto spray-painted on the old company store. Normally, not even drunk on a bet would Violet Parker go to Slagton, a creepy ghost town inhabited by those too stubborn--or deranged--to leave. Will Violet survive this new Hell that haunts her, or will she end up on Slagton's growing list of those "gutted and hung"?
A Bunch of Monkey Malarkey (AC Silly Circus Mystery Series Book 2) by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 28,890. Language: English. Published: December 4, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories
From the AC Silly Circus Co. comes the second story in a new series of paranormal mystery novellas chock-full of oddball shapeshifters, dangerous secrets, spicy steam, and loads of laughs. Come one, come all and enjoy A BUNCH OF MONKEY MALARKEY!
Ferally Funny Freakshow (AC Silly Circus Mystery Series Book 1) by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 26,880. Language: English. Published: December 4, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories
It’s all fun and games at the circus ... until everyone’s favorite clown winds up dead. Someone killed Clint the Clown. Madam Electra’s crystal ball could help find the murderer, but she risks exposing her own secrets in the process. Secrets that could land her on the endangered species list. Step right up and enjoy the Feral-LY Funny Freakshow!
Don't Let It Snow in Deadwood by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 60,200. Language: English. Published: December 4, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Holiday » Christmas, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
It’s Christmas Eve and Violet Parker has one request on her list for Santa—to make it home to her kids. Unfortunately, “home” is also the lair of her life-long nemesis, her sister Susan (aka the devil’s concubine). Standing in Violet’s way is Old Man Winter, who slammed the Black Hills with a show-stopping blizzard. However, a little snow isn’t going to ground her sleigh, not with family counting
Make No Bones About It ( A Dig Site Mystery - Book 2) by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 132,690. Language: English. Published: April 16, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
MYSTERY, MAYHEM, AND MONKEYS, OH MY! Welcome to the jungle, a treacherous place teeming with terrible secrets better left buried. “This dig site isn’t cursed. It’s doomed!”
Tequila & Time - A Deadwood Mystery Short (Book 6.5) by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 18,710. Language: English. Published: April 16, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories
Tequila is a slippery devil ... Tequila is a slivvery depil ... Tequila issa slipperppery debil ... depil ... Recipe for drunken laughter: Take two best friends since childhood; Add four shots of tequila each; Sprinkle in a handful of secrets; Shake. Given the right amount of Tequila & Time, even the deepest secrets between two friends will rise to the surface.
Cold Flame - A Deadwood Mystery Short (Book 6.5) by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 11,520. Language: English. Published: April 16, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
COLD FLAME is the third story in the “Deadwood Shorts” collection, set between the sixth and seventh books in the Deadwood Mystery Series.
Rattling the Heat in Deadwood (A Deadwood Mystery - Book 8) by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 146,070. Language: English. Published: October 4, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General
A scrappy, hot-blooded woman can only take so much! Violet Parker is on fire … or rather under fire yet again.
Boots & Bones Bonanza: Ann Charles' Startle Kit by
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 308,980. Language: English. Published: June 20, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Romance » Suspense
YOU'LL LAUGH. YOU'LL CRINGE. YOU'LL WANT MORE! For the first time ever, all three of Ann Charles' bestselling, award-winning first books from her multiple mystery series are available for a discounted price in one boxed set: BOOTS AND BONES BONANZA, the ANN CHARLES STARTLE KIT.
The Wild Turkey Tango by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 24,880. Language: English. Published: September 25, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Holiday » Humorous, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
One gun + two turkeys + three Morgan sisters = One helluva Jeep ride! It's Thanksgiving Day in Jackrabbit Junction and the feathers are flying before the food even hits the table. Never has Thanksgiving been so wild! (Note: This is volume 4.5 in the Jackrabbit Junction Mystery Series.)
A Wild Fright in Deadwood (A Deadwood Mystery - Book 7) by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 144,970. Language: English. Published: August 27, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned ... especially a dead one holding a grudge.
Boot Points - A Deadwood Mystery Short (Book 4.5) by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 12,370. Language: English. Published: March 3, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories
It’s not really about the boots … or is it? BOOT POINTS is a set of short tales about Violet Parker’s purple boots. It is set in the story time between the third and fourth books in the Deadwood Mystery series. Each tale not only explains more of Violet’s history, but also shows the role each character plays in Violet’s life.
Seeing Trouble - A Deadwood Mystery Short (Book 1.5) by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,090. Language: English. Published: March 3, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
What do you get when you combine a chicken named Elvis, a locked diary, and a secret Violet Parker does not want share with her daughter?
The Rowdy Coyote Rumble (A Jackrabbit Junction Mystery - Book 4) by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 125,460. Language: English. Published: February 25, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
A dust devil of mystery and mayhem pulls Claire into a storm full of rowdy sisters, ominous threats, relationship snafus, and a dangerous mine that could be a treasure trove of trouble. It’s only a matter of time before this rumble turns into an all-out calamity!
Look What the Wind Blew In ( A Dig Site Mystery - Book 1) by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 116,330. Language: English. Published: February 19, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
A steamy jungle, an ancient curse, a deadly secret—one big sweaty mess! From the award-winning author of the Deadwood Mystery Series comes LOOK WHAT THE WIND BLEW IN, the first book in the Dig Site Mystery series.
The Great Jackalope Stampede (A Jackrabbit Junction Mystery - Book 3) by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 123,760. Language: English. Published: February 19, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Not since the Great Jackalope Stampede of ’58 has tumbleweed-choked Jackrabbit Junction, Arizona seen so much action. Claire Morgan is determined to unravel the mystery behind a stolen treasure before goons come gunning for it—and her family. But all the strangers roaming around town have her anxiety red-lining. Then her mother shows up …
Jackrabbit Junction Jitters (A Jackrabbit Junction Mystery - Book 2) by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 118,790. Language: American English. Published: February 18, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Claire is back, raining trouble throughout Jackrabbit Junction in another fast-paced, fun, sexy suspense. A burglar is on the loose! Claire wastes no time forming suspicions, but she's sidetracked by a treasure hunt. Even with help from her boyfriend, Claire is swirling in a whirlpool of chaos. Then her mother arrives ...
Dance of the Winnebagos ( A Jackrabbit Junction Mystery - Book 1) by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 100,790. Language: American English. Published: February 18, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Romance » Action/adventure
When Claire's grandfather and his army buddies converge in the Arizona desert, it's her thankless job to keep them out of trouble with the opposite sex. But when she finds a human leg bone and partners with a reluctant geotechnician to dig up secrets from the past, trouble finds her. If she doesn't stop digging, she could wind up dead.
Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood (A Deadwood Mystery - Book 6) by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 128,820. Language: English. Published: February 7, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Horror » Ghost
Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood … the mystery and mayhem continue. Between the butchered body parts, creepy killers, dogged detectives, ghoulish ghosts, and ever-present TV cameras, Violet Parker’s purple boots are itching to skedaddle. But there is no escaping another murder investigation or her new deadly reputation. Not even if both risk the lives of those she loves most.
An Ex to Grind in Deadwood (A Deadwood Mystery - Book 5) by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 126,440. Language: English. Published: February 7, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Horror » Ghost
Something has gone foul in the Black Hills … something gravely unnatural. Leave it to Violet Parker to stumble into the middle of it. A creepy phone call. A dead body. Two meddling detectives. A glut of trouble-making ex-partners. Can things get any worse? Violet swears to keep her nose out of police business this time. But when her son is linked to the victim, she returns to the scene of the cr
Dead Case in Deadwood (A Deadwood Mystery - Book 3) by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 116,340. Language: English. Published: February 6, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Horror » Ghost
Real estate agent, Violet “Spooky” Parker stumbles upon a body-part theft ring at the local funeral parlor and suspects her caustic coworker has a hand in it—or maybe a foot. Can Violet discover what’s in the crates the crooks are sneaking out of the mortuary in the dark of night? Or will she end up in one of them herself … in pieces?
Optical Delusions in Deadwood (A Deadwood Mystery - Book 2) by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 110,370. Language: English. Published: February 6, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Horror » Ghost
With her reputation endangered, her bank account on the verge of extinction, and her career at risk of going up in flames, Violet is desperate. When the opportunity to sell another vintage home materializes, she grabs it, even though this “haunted” house was recently the stage for a two-act, murder-suicide tragedy. Ghost or no ghost, Violet knows this can’t be as bad as the last house of horrors
Nearly Departed in Deadwood (A Deadwood Mystery - Book 1) by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 100,360. Language: English. Published: February 6, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Horror » Ghost
Little girls are vanishing from Deadwood, South Dakota, and Violet Parker's daughter could be next. She's desperate to find the monster behind the abductions. But if she's not careful, Violet just might end up as one of Deadwood's dearly departed.
Better Off Dead in Deadwood (A Deadwood Mystery - Book 4) by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 126,070. Language: English. Published: February 6, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
One dead body. One century-old haunted opera house. One zombie musical. One pissed-off detective. Will Violet “Spooky” Parker keep her tail out of trouble or will she end up as one of Deadwood’s walking dead?

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Latest book: Can't Ride Around It.
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Smashwords book reviews by Ann Charles

  • The Writer on Oct. 17, 2011

    What a great concept! I love the whole idea of a manuscript that details and solves a terrible unsolved crime being left on George's front porch, and him having to get it published or risk ruin or worse. George is damned if he does, and damned if he doesn't. This makes for excellent conflict right out of the gate. The Writer is an interesting novel full of exciting twists and turns and slams. I was hooked in Chapter 1 and raced through it to see how George ended up on the final page. It's definitely worth the time to read this unique, fast-paced thriller.