Rae Davies

Biography

Rae Davies is the USA Today Best-selling Author of the Dusty Deals Mystery Series.

She also, under the name Lori Devoti, writes in numerous other genres including paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and young adult fiction.

Rae/Lori is a past winner of the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award and a member of Novelists Inc., a prestigious group for professional writers. She lives near Madison, Wisconsin with her husband and children as well as two dogs. She teaches the craft and business of writing through the University of Wisconsin's Continuing Studies program, both in person and online, and blogs about writing at www.HowToWriteShop.com.

Like Lucy, Rae/Lori loves antiques, Montana and malamutes. (Although don't tell her husky or aussie/pug mix that last part.)

Learn more about both personas by visiting Rae's web site at http://raedavies.com or Lori's web site at http://www.loridevoti.com

While you are there, don't forget to sign up for her newsletter for information on what is coming next from both Lori and Rae.

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Where to find Rae Davies online

Books

Loose Ends
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 58,160. Language: English. Published: September 20, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
What you don’t know can’t hurt you….At least that’s what they say…But when unknown to Lucy, her parents sneak into town, more than Lucy’s feelings get hurt. Her mother is obsessed with winning a beef cookoff and meddling in Lucy’s love life. Then one of her mother’s competitors turns up dead, her mother finds the body, and Lucy is once again caught in the middle of a murder investigation.
Loose Lips
Series: Dusty Deals Mystery Series. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 64,570. Language: English. Published: May 17, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
An ex-reporter turned antiques shop owner, Lucy Mathews prides herself on being a true and loyal friend. When she discovers a new coffee kiosk is stealing business from a friend she is determined to help. Then, of course, just when Lucy thinks she can’t take any more… she lands on top of yet another dead body. And this time more than one of Lucy’s friends is at the top of the suspect list.
Lucy and the Valentine Verdict
Series: Dusty Deals Mystery Series. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 21,750. Language: English. Published: September 7, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories
A Dusty Deals Holiday Novella featuring amateur sleuth and antique store owner, Lucy Mathews and her Alaskan malamute, Kiska. Lucy is looking for love with her cowboy detective boyfriend, Peter, at a Valentine's Mystery Weekend Retreat. Kiska is looking for treats. Motivated by a bet with Peter, Lucy goes all out to solve the mystery, but things go wrong and Lucy finds herself a suspect once
Let Loose: Dusty Deals Mystery Series: Book 4
Series: Dusty Deals Mystery Series, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 66,050. Language: English. Published: March 3, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Book 4 in the Dusty Deals Mystery Series. No good deed goes unpunished. The rule has kept Lucy Mathews out of trouble for most of her 29 years. That is until her part-time partner decides Lucy’s image needs a little polishing and shoves her in front of every do-good bandwagon she can find.
Loosey Goosey (Dusty Deals Mystery Series)
Series: Dusty Deals Mystery Series, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 67,210. Language: English. Published: December 17, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Book 3 in the Dusty Deals Mystery Series. Lucy's animal activist brother comes to call, along with his recalcitrant goose. When Lucy discovers the body of a pate selling chef under his car, she has to find the real killer both to get her brother out of jail and to keep her mother out of Montana.
Love is All You Need
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 85,050. Language: English. Published: July 6, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit
Del Montgomery left southern Missouri in her rear view window years ago with no intention of looking back. But when her dream of becoming a big city auctioneer is at risk, she finds herself too close to home for comfort and too close to one sexy small town auctioneer to remember why she left home in the first place.
Love is All Around
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 89,870. Language: English. Published: June 3, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Patsy Lee Clark knows what she wants–out of Daisy Creek and away from everything country. That is until Will Barnes rolls back into her life. This bad boy from her past spent fourteen years making up for teenage mistakes. Now he’s ready for a fresh beginning. With Patsy?
Cut Loose (Dusty Deals Mystery Series)
Series: Dusty Deals Mystery Series, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 68,310. Language: English. Published: May 16, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
It's rodeo season in Helena, Montana and Lucy Mathews is ready to make some new sales for her antiques shop. Unfortunately, things aren't going so well, her boyfriend's ex-wife is causing trouble, her dog is getting Lucy in trouble and oh, yeah... there's that dead rodeo queen whose body Lucy just found.
Loose Screw (Dusty Deals Mystery Series)
Series: Dusty Deals Mystery Series, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 68,180. Language: English. Published: March 21, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
(4.29 from 7 reviews)
Lucy Mathews, crime reporter turned antiques dealer, avoids confrontation like a home perm. She even lets a cat shove her around. When Lucy trips over the body of a relics trader, her ex-boss asks her to cover the story. She tries to tell him no, but old habits die hard and soon she finds herself in the path of a killer and the exasperating, if attractive, detective in charge.