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DECEMBER, 2018 FLOTSAM AND JETSAM THE AMELIA ISLAND AFFAIR By: M. S. Spencer The Plot: Who‟s littering the park with corpses? State Park Rangers Simon Ribault and Ellie Ironstone are used to dealing with messy campers and ravaging rac- coons, but when three bodies wash up on the beach, they mobilize all their powers of deduction. Who are they and how did they get to the shore of Amelia Island? Are they connected to the secretive League of the Green Cross? Or linked to a mysterious Jamaican drug ring? Ellie, new to Amelia Island, must penetrate a close-knit community if she wants to find answers to the mystery, all while deciding between two rivals for her affection: Thad, the hand- some local idol, and Simon, the clever, quirky bookworm. Simon, for his part, will have to call on his not-so-well- honed romantic prowess to lure Ellie away from Thad and at the same time use his wide-ranging research skills to solve the case. An Excerpt Ellie systematically searched the stern, lifting up seat cush- ions soaked from the rain and opening storage lockers. A rope sat in a jumbled heap by the cockpit wall. Under a small fold-out table, she noticed a red stain and bent down. It was dry. She scraped her fingernail in it and brought it to her nose. “Blood. I found blood, Simon!” “A lot?” “Puddle about six inches in diameter.” “That‟s nothing. I found a lot of blood. Oh, and a body.” Reviews Welcome. Available in Print and E-Book At: The Wild Rose Press Print The Wild Rose Press E-Book Amazon BN iTunes Author Contact Info: Prices: Print: $18.99 E-Book: $5.99 Length: 430 Pages Heat Level: Spicy (PG-13 ) Blog Facebook Twitter Amazon Author Page Biography: Although M. S. Spencer has traveled in five continents, she spent the last thirty years in Washington, DC, as a librarian, Congressional assistant, speechwriter, and nonprofit director. She has two grown children and a per- fect granddaughter. Ms. Spencer has published twelve mystery/romantic suspense novels and currently divides her time between Florida and Maine. 29 04