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Nine Days
plot synopsis:
Julia Kalas isn't her real name. She's an illegal gun dealer's widow who helped the feds put away the skinhead who killed her husband. In exchange, witness protection has sent her to the tiny town of Azula, Texas. Also known as the Middle of Nowhere.
It's not really that bad. The police chief who will act as her federal contact, Teresa Hallstedt, turns out to be an earthy, oversized broad much like Julia herself, and she's gotten Julia a job with the best-looking guy in town, retired fighter Hector Guerra. Julia suspects that the two of them are more than friends, but before she can find out for sure, Hector is caught standing over a dead body.
Having once been married to the underground arms trade, Julia knows her criminals, and she's pretty sure that Hector Guerra isn't one. Azula's taciturn county sheriff John Maines, who takes over the case for reasons that Julia quickly learns are both personal and nefarious, disagrees. When Julia sets out to prove Maines wrong, she discovers that she might not be as tough -- or as right -- as she thinks she is.
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Samsara
plot synopsis:
Julia discovers the body of a Tibetan buddhist monk on her recently-acquired property. Hijinks ensue.
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