ROMANTIC SUSPENSE (With a Touch of PARANORMAL): Welcome to Camden Point, Connecticut, a small town on the shores of Long Island Sound. You'd think that with a population of less than ten thousand nothing exciting would happen. You'd be wrong. 

TELL ME LIES

You’d think with a guardian who’s a ghost, P.I. Lexie Smith would see what's coming. But nope, that’s not how it works. 
 
Private investigator Lexie Smith almost has it all. A successful business with her best friend. A wonderful, loving companion—sure, he’s a little furry, and he drools, but nobody’s perfect. Even a house on the beach, complete with a wisecracking, street-smart, supernatural “intern,” who knows everything there is to know about crime and her nonexistent love life.

Things are good until a dangerous assignment forces her to turn to the last man she can trust: Rafe Barandas, local police detective and the man who broke her heart years before.

After a decade in New York, Rafe has returned to his small hometown, burned out on big-city politics and crime. He’s looking forward to the quiet life until he’s thrown together with Lexie to solve what starts out as a simple B&E.

Rafe made a mistake the first time, leaving Lexie. Now he’s determined not to blow this new chance. But thwarting a cunning foe is one thing. Putting the past and lies behind is another.
 
If you like slow-burn romances with sassy heroines and strong heroes getting a second chance at love, set in a small town, then TELL ME LIES is your jam.

BEFORE THE DAWN

Finalist in the Book Buyers Best in Romantic Suspense and Mystery with Romantic Elements.
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Private Investigator Katarina Jones has one too many men in her life.
One man wants to give her the world. The other wants to burn it all down.
 
After a near death accident and a broken heart, Kat’s lost her edge and confidence. With her best friend and business partner away, she’s got to step up and solve one last case. If she fails, lives will be lost. But even with a ghostly guardian, Kat’s own life—and heart—are on the line.
 
Fire Marshal Shawn Randal has one goal: solve a series of arson cases before heading back to his home state on the other side of the country. The pretty investigator is not a distraction he needs, but definitely one he wants. 
 
A weekend fling goes against all of good girl Kat’s rules, but she can’t resist the smoking hot man holding out his hand and offering her everything she desires. Who sees her inner strength. But they’ve got more pressing matters than a love affair doomed from the start, like catching a madman. One who is set on setting the world on fire including his latest obsession: Kat Jones.


​Do you like mysteries with action, laughs, and a steamy romance? If so, then this is the book you’ve been looking for.

BEFORE THE DAWN is book 2 in the Camden Point Romantic Suspense series and can be read as a standalone.

LOST IN THE DARK

Finalist for the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award ~ for Speculative Romantic Fiction and the Holt Medallion Awards and the National Excellence in Storytelling Awards in Romantic Suspense.

 
"Evil is Coming"...just what a cop turned PI didn't need to hear.

Ashley Medearis was a great cop until she died. She can’t tell you what’s on the other side, but she came back with the ability to talk with the dead. Her sabbatical lands her in Camden Point, searching for answers, but only finds more questions, a string of missing women, a hot cop in her bed, and a ghost who’s stalking her. 
 
Small-town police detective and widower Nate Daines moved to Connecticut, hoping to heal his heart. He never expected to find the second love of his life. If only she’d let him love her. Ashley is everything he’s not. He can’t get her out of his head or his heart, but they have a job to do. The clock is ticking with one dead woman, and more missing and now, Ashley might be the next target. He’ll do anything to protect her because they have more than chemistry, more than a case to solve. She’s the other half of his soul.


​If you like stories with small-town charm and high stakes, smart heroines and honorable heroes, sexy times, action, and a touch of the paranormal, then this is the book you've been looking for. Enjoy.

Lost in the Dark is book 3 in the Camden Point Romantic Suspense Series. It can be read as a standalone.
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"A haunting page turner, the story turns in the direction where the reader least expects, keeping one glued to the page!" ~InD'tale Magazine (Lost in the Dark)

"Ms. Chianese is a marvel with words, creating an adventure that is engrossing and witty! ... “Before the Dawn” is a gripping mystery with just enough of a paranormal twist to really shake things up! Readers who like edge-of-your-seat action and steamy romance will devour this book!" ~ Chelsea Andersen, InD'tale Magazine (5* Crowned Heart of Excellence)
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"Gail Chianese explodes onto the paranormal romantic mystery scene with a slow-burn, second-chance romance that readers of the genre are sure to love!" — Elicia Hyder, bestselling author of The Soul Summoner series

"In Gail Chianese’s mystery, Tell Me Lies, the characters are fresh, the plot is complex, and the readers will definitely savor the piquantly sweet sex scenes. But it’s the side-splittingly hilarious banter between Lexie and her best friend and agency partner, Kat Jones, that is the frothy icing on this multi-layered whodunit.“ —Josie Brown, author, The Housewife Assassin’s Handbook series
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