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A MISS FORTUNE Christmas story with chaos, Moon Pies, case law, and questionable glitter decisions.

Hi. I’m Fortune Redding—ex-CIA, current small-town trouble magnet, and the only person you’ll ever meet who can weaponize a cookie exchange.

Here’s the situation: a wandering troubadour with a red fedora wanders into The Pines and wakes up a...

The may be Fortune’s most explosive story yet.

Nothing says small town charm like jail time, exploding auctions, and chasing a drug lord through a Louisiana rock quarry.

Former CIA assassin Fortune Redding thought Sinful, Louisiana was supposed to be her safe haven. Instead, she’s stuck in a cell with her sometimes partner Brennan Noble (who’s...

When Fortune, Ida Belle and Gertie stumble on a suspicious ‘gold digger’ in a roadside diner, the gossip flies faster than Gertie on a scooter—and that’s before the body drops.

Fortune Redding, known to the locals in Sinful as Sandy Sue Morrow, former beauty queen and new local librarian, was just trying to keep her cover intact, have the...

Sam Tremblay is a brilliant, young finance manager who has it all: charm, wealth, cars, and celebrity status. A single event causes his life to come unglued. He is unable to trust anyone. He leaves everything behind and runs, but a killer-for-hire is hot on his tail. His car breaks down in a rural area of southern Idaho, bringing his flight to a...

He was trained to kill without hesitation. But when the target is an innocent girl, hesitation becomes rebellion—and rebellion becomes war.

Rainhorse is a legend: a decorated U.S. Army Ranger turned elite assassin with the soul of a warrior and the scars of a man who’s lost too much. Bound by a blood-debt to a ruthless ex-general, Rainhorse has...

A deadly hunt for a Civil War treasure!

When treasure hunters Dane Maddock and Bones Bonebrake set out to recover the lost fortune of the legendary Confederate raider John S. Mosby—known as the Gray Ghost—they quickly realize they’re not the only ones on the hunt. A ruthless team of assassins is hot on their trail, willing to kill anyone who...

A dead man’s riddle sets Maddock and Bones on a search for a lost treasure and into peril!

For nearly a century, treasure hunters have searched for the lost treasure of notorious gangster, Dutch Schultz. When Dane Maddock and Bones Bonebrake take up the search, they find themselves in a race against a dangerous enemy and in the crosshairs of...

CHECK OUT THE VERY FIRST MISS FORTUNE RELEASED BY STEPHEN JOHN, EXPANDED AND REIMAGINED, FORTUNE AND FAME - 2025

Gertie’s arch-rival enters a contest at Kookies Comedy Club, planning to use the prize money to coerce the school board into renaming the high school theater to The Celia Arceneaux Theater. Gertie enters the contest hoping to foil...

NEWEST RELEASES: FAME AND FORTUNE - 2025

THE ICE QUEEN’S GAMBIT

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When a wealthy widow suddenly passes away from a heart attack, Fortune senses foul play. The Swamp Team 3 springs into action. However, before they can identify the murderer, they must first prove that the victim’s death was not a result of natural causes. Along the...

NEWEST RELEASES: FAME AND FORTUNE - 2025

THE ICE QUEEN’S GAMBIT

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When a former Marine buddy goes missing in Seattle, Carter LeBlanc goes undercover to find out what happened and save his friend. Fortune flies to the Emerald City with him but when Carter discovers the level of danger involved, all he wants to do is protect her by...

NEWEST RELEASES: FAME AND FORTUNE - 2025

THE ICE QUEEN’S GAMBIT

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Embark on a heart-pounding journey with Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie in the gripping narrative of ‘Swamp Team 3’. The story escalates dramatically when Fortune uncovers the long-forgotten case of a young girl’s murder in the enigmatic town of Sinful. The chase is on...

When former CIA Agent Fortune Redding and her two elderly friends sees a beautiful woman with a wealthy elderly man in a roadside diner, her radar goes off. She remembers the story of a southern woman named Georgia Fame, who seeks out older men, steals their money and leaves them penniless or dead. Ignoring her orders to lay low, the three...

NEWEST RELEASES: FAME AND FORTUNE - 2025

THE ICE QUEEN’S GAMBIT

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In the small, quirky town of Sinful, a senior ladies’ softball game sparks off more than just a friendly competition. It sets into motion a series of events that pull the SWAMP TEAM 3 into a mystery where the clues are as abundant as gossip, but hard evidence?
Casey...

NEWEST RELEASES: FAME AND FORTUNE - 2025

THE ICE QUEEN’S GAMBIT

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Has the Swamp Team 3 finally met their match? Fortune finds herself pitted against a deadly adversary, Alex Ripley, a former military assassin and undefeated professional boxer, turned killer-for-hire. Gertie stumbles on a dead body and a rare bird, thought to be...

Gertie decides to face an old nemesis at the Annual Alligator Festival Triathlon competition. Fortune and Ida Belle tag along for support. When they arrive, they stumble on an unsolved murder that took place at the festival two years earlier. When Fortune meets a shady character with an agenda and a motive for murder, the Swamp Team 3 jumps into...

It’s a stinky situation in Sinful. A box of rotten fish is placed under Celia’s car and a highly illegal device explodes, totaling the car. Gertie was seen in the area but says she didn’t do it, but only Fortune and Ida Belle believe her and there are no other suspects. The Swamp Team Three has to solve the crime in forty-eight hours before...

The SWAMP TEAM THREE is back for another exciting holiday adventure. This time, Fortune Redding is on the trail of a stolen treasure—a priceless Wigström egg. With the ever-sarcastic Ida Belle and the wild, unpredictable Gertie by her side, Fortune must navigate a web of secrets and lies to crack the case. Between Gertie’s outlandish schemes and...