Member Since:
Dec. 08, 2022
Barbara Howard
Biography
Author of mystery stories featuring a female amateur sleuth, diverse characters, and a dash of romance. Barbara Howard is a mystery author of over a dozen books, including the trilogy, Finding Home Mystery Series; Final Harvest, Charlotte's Revenge, and Milo's Journey. She is a first generation tech geek turned master gardener. She returned to her Midwestern hometown after an extensive career as a Department of Defense Project Manager at the Pentagon and spends most of her time treasure hunting, spoiling her fur-babies, growing veggies, and plotting whodunits. She has also published a collection of books on food-related topics, food safety, and heirloom recipe cookbooks under the pen name, Arlene Lee. Memberships/Affiliations: Mystery Writers of America (MWA), Sisters in Crime (SinC), Great Lakes Fiction Writers (GLFW), Crime Writers of Color (CWoC), Gamma Xi Phi (GXP) Read more at http://www.authorbarbarahoward.com
Series
Finding Home
by Barbara Howard
Finding Home Mystery Series
Cup of Secrets - Trace of Lace
Final Harvest
Charlotte's Revenge
Milo's Journey
Finding Home Mystery Series
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Cup of Secrets - Trace of Lace
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Final Harvest
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Charlotte's Revenge
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Milo's Journey
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Books
The Taste of Rain
by Barbara Howard
Series: The Clover City Files, Book 1.
Pre-release—available
June 6,
2023. Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 38,840.
Language:
English.
Published by
Barbara Howard Media.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » African American fiction » Mystery & detective, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
College student and part-time health aide, Amira Connors, wants nothing more than to graduate and successfully launch a non-profit with her latest crush, Attorney Darius Browne. But when a nursing home patient (Claire Stewart) shares shocking details surrounding her husband's death, Amira pieces together the fractured memories and helps law enforcement identify the actual killer. But is he?
Cup of Secrets - Trace of Lace
by Barbara Howard
Series: Finding Home.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 16,470.
Language:
English.
Published: January 28, 2023 by
Barbara Howard.
Categories:
Fiction » African American fiction » Mystery & detective
Looking for a quick and easy cozy mystery to read? Enjoy two short stories featuring Milo and Jules from the Finding Home series. Our favorite couple is busy juggling time between preparing for Jules' college graduation and Milo building their new catering business. The pace picks up even more when the sweethearts find themselves targeted and swept up in murder investigations troubling their...
Finding Home Mystery Series
by Barbara Howard
Series: Finding Home.
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Words: 110,220.
Language:
English.
Published: December 8, 2022 by
Barbara Howard.
Categories:
Fiction » African American fiction » Mystery & detective, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
Book One: Final Harvest Traci Simmons has been fired from another job and must decide if it's time to give up her home and start fresh in another town. But, when her elderly neighbor dies mysteriously, she is pulled into leading a crusade to save the neighbor's urban farm and find the killer. Through her new and unexpected relationship with these invisible people, Traci faces her own...
A Day for the Animals
by Barbara Howard
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 14,160.
Language:
English.
Published: December 8, 2022 by
Barbara Howard.
Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books
The story: What if you said a prayer and then changed your mind. But before you could take it back, God answered it? When Roger Grayson said the animals should rule the world, God was listening. And his family will never be the same again. For one day the Graysons live among the animals and learn the meaning of love, courage and commitment. 3rd grade reading level.
Milo's Journey
by Barbara Howard
Series: Finding Home, Book 3.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 35,480.
Language:
English.
Published: December 8, 2022 by
Barbara Howard.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Two years have passed. With Traci in his corner, Milo has surmounted every challenge to become a rising star in Faucier County. His journey to success engenders hope to thousands of young people throughout the community. But when a cold case is reopened, it shatters everything he believes about himself and threatens to dismantle his relationships and his new life.
Final Harvest
by Barbara Howard
Series: Finding Home, Book 1.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 34,570.
Language:
English.
Published: December 8, 2022 by
Barbara Howard.
Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Mystery & Detective, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » Clean & Wholesome, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » Multicultural & Interracial
Traci has been fired from another job and must decide if it's time to give up her home and start fresh in another town. But, when her elderly neighbor dies mysteriously, she is pulled into leading a crusade to save the neighbor's urban farm and find the killer. Through her new and unexpected relationship with these invisible people, Traci faces her own insecurities to learn what home really means.
Charlotte's Revenge
by Barbara Howard
Series: Finding Home, Book 2.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 40,230.
Language:
English.
Published: December 8, 2022 by
Barbara Howard.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
This is a continuation of the story of Traci Simmons. Two years have passed. Her relationship with Officer Randall Wells unfolds and they embark on a new life together. As things get serious, someone from their past designs a scheme to ruin both of their lives. The suspense heats up as Randall becomes a target of the evil Charlotte Carter and it almost destroys his career. And, if that were not...