Kelly Young
My Books
Here are my books, newest ones first, and grouped by series when applicable.
Insider Joe: A Haunted & Harassed Paranormal Mystery #3
Carmen and Bass are going to replace the shed, but when they take down the ancient one, they find a skeleton under the floor. Was Joe a murderer? Are there nefarious secrets in his past? It's a cold case that hits close to home.
Fans of Angie Fox's Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries will love this humorous series featuring a ghost named Joe.
Sloppy Joe: A Haunted & Harassed Paranormal Mystery #2
For fans of the Mudbug series by Jana DeLeon comes a new cantankerous ghost to tickle the funny bone.
When two ladies - who happen to be ghosts - have a knock down, drag out fight in Carmen's back yard, resident ghost Joe insists that she and her husband Bass lend them a hand. But can they help when it becomes increasingly probable that the two women killed...each other?
Say It Isn't So, Joe: A Haunted & Harassed Paranormal Mystery #1
Why has Joe returned? And why won't he leave Carmen and her husband Sebastian alone?
This time, when Joe turns up, he isn't alone. The ghost of his friend Donna Smyth is with him, and she is convinced that she did not die of natural causes. Joe has told her that he knows just the people to figure out her dilemma, an no amount of protest from the couple will make them realize that finding a missing necklace is nothing like finding a murderer.
It's a steep learning curve for Carmen and Bass. Despite their misgivings, they team up with the owners of the local Montgomery Funeral Home, and are soon up to their necks in suspects and intrigue. Can they solve a murder that no one thinks happened, and will Joe finally leave them alone if they figure the puzzle out?
Or will they be the next ones lying in state at the funeral home?
A Ghost Named Joe: A Haunted & Harassed Paranormal Mystery #0.5
First published in a horror anthology, it's the story that spawned a series.Joe has returned to the home he owned when he was alive to find something very important. The only problem? He doesn't know what it is that he needs to find. And he won't rest until his home's current occupants find it for him.
Streets Alive on Overdrive: A Travel Writer Cozy Mystery #5
For fans of Jana DeLeon and Amy Vansant, this series follows the hilarious misadventures of a travel writer and her friends.
Casey and her friends visit the city of Orillia, Ontario to take advantage of a free place to stay, and soon get embroiled in missing and damaged art installations. Why is someone taking and damaging these popular and beautiful sculptures? Is it just a bunch of pranks, or could there be something more sinister going on?
Lethal Shot on Flowerpot: A Travel Writer Cozy Mystery #4
Old tensions can come back to bite you. But did they really push this detective over the edge to murder? Casey, Jim and their unlikely posse of friends don't think so, and they aim to prove he wasn't behind the Lethal Shot on Flowerpot.
Christmas Tree Mystery: A Travel Writer Cozy Mystery #3
'Tis the season to get your geek on! Casey and Jim, along with some of their friends, travel to Vulcan, Ontario to attend the first annual Geek the Halls Christmas event, in hopes of getting some of the missing ornaments for their Star Trek Christmas tree. While there, some of the rarest ornaments go missing, and it's a mad rush to find the valuable pieces before the police are brought in. With a hall filled with geeks of all types and genre, will Casey and her friends be able to find the missing ornaments? It's a Christmas Tree Mystery.
Urgent Quest at Pumpkinfest: A Travel Writer Cozy Mystery #2
Breakups are never easy. But when a young woman disappears after a very public breakup, leaving everything including her medication behind, a small town's Pumpkinfest celebration is disrupted. Will travel writer and sleuth Casey find the woman in time? It's an urgent quest at Pumpkinfest.
Wine and Whines: Travel Writer Day Trips Cozy Mysteries #1
The Travel Writer Day Trips Cozy Mystery series features two novellas set in different locations, with characters visiting over the course of a day.
In Wine & Crime, travel writer Casey Robertson goes on a girls' day trip to southwestern Ontario wine country. During their wine tour, one of the other women in their tour van loses a valuable piece of jewelry. Was this a crime of opportunity, or just a misplaced item? Join Casey, Ilene, and Myrna as they taste wine and try to figure out the alleged crime.
In Dognapped & Trapped, Casey and her husband Jim are cycling the trails of Rondeau Provincial Park when they run into their sometime friend, sometime nemesis Ed Wolsey, who is camping at the park. All is going well until Wolsey's prize beagle, along with other valuable dogs at the park, all go missing. Can the couple and the retired detective find the missing canines before the day is out?
Flurries Ending
Kim Johnson's life comes to a screeching halt when police arrive on her front step with the news that her husband has been killed in an accident. Haunted by memories and needing to escape well-wishers, Kim decides to travel to the family cottage to deal with her grief alone. That is, if she can make it north before the forecasted snow storm hits.
The drive is harrowing, with flurries battling memories for Kim's attention. The weather wins, demanding her attention as the snow gets heavier and she must concentrate on her driving. When she reaches the cottage, she knows she won't be leaving for a while.
Kim allows the memories to envelope her and embraces her grief. She is interrupted only by the kindly old gentleman who has been keeping an eye on the place for her. He has removed the snow, and continues to do so throughout the week, keeping an eye on the new widow as well.
As she goes through items she plans to take back home, Kim finds a stack of video tapes hidden in a secret compartment, demanding to be watched. What she sees of her husband's secret activities when he was alone chills her to the bone and the events she has built her life around take on an entire new meaning. She forces herself to fast forward through one tape, and she witnesses the murder of a young woman, in their bedroom no less. The horrible knowledge sends her into a tailspin.
Kim must come to terms with the fact that her husband was not the man she loved, and decide what she will do with that knowledge. As the snow falls around her and the life she thought she had along with it, she must face the most difficult decision of her life.
The Six Thousand
Evil is increasingly dominating every country in the world, and the average person is helpless to make a difference for the better. But an international group of people who care about the injustices they see every day comes together to rid the world of evil once and for all. They number Six Thousand and together, under the guidance of a mysterious woman known only as Nemesis, they are Legion. Can they do what they set out to accomplish? If so, the world will never be the same again.
Kisses in the Moonlight and Other Short Tales: Volume 1
A collection of short stories by Kelly Young. Kisses in the Moonlight, Shadows, Best Forgotten and Assimilation span genres from horror to speculative fiction. Previously published individually as e-books. Includes two new tales, now available in e-book format, Campfire Tales and Merry Christmas Santas.
Kisses in the Moonlight and Other Short Tales: Volume 2
Volume 2 includes the Kisses in the Moonlight short story as told from the point of view of the victim, as well as more short tales. KISSES IN THE MOONLIGHT : A Tale from the Other Side A night with a guy who could be 'the one' takes a horrible turn for one young woman in this tale of hook ups gone horribly wrong. Can zombies feel? And if so, what do they feel? This story is based on the previously published story Kisses in the Moonlight. It is told from the point of view of the woman in that story. It can be read on its own, or together with its companion story. A Ghost Named Joe Their peaceful retired life in the home they bought and were busy renovating is interrupted by the last person they would have ever expected to meet. Eaten Alive Dwelling on the past can take its toll on a person. A Touch of Knowledge Having a secret power might not be a good thing. And knowledge sometimes comes with a steep price. The Plant Killer She has a somewhat checkered history when it comes to keeping plants alive. Now that everyone is socially isolating, she's decided to share her experiences online.
Trumping the States: Trump Speculative Fiction #1
Luke has a high school history project to complete and seeks his grandmother's help. This is her story of what exactly happened in Canada leading up to and following Donald Trump's successful bid to become President of the United States. Full of twists and turns and lots of conspiracy theories, Grandma Kim's story gives lots of fuel for Luke's project.
Putin' it to the States: Trump Speculative Fiction #2
Sam needs her grandfather's help with a history assignment. All he has to do is tell her his memory of the second American Civil War, from the perspective of a Canadian living safely on the other side of the wall. Scotty recounts the events leading up to and following the civil war. The things one does for a grandchild!
Shades of Green: The Fraulein and the Handyman
Anja Gaertner thinks she's missed her chance at finding a man to share her life with. But when she hires the landscape company Shades of Green to fix her disaster of a property, the owner David Green proves to be everything she has ever dreamt of and more.
The steamy tale of what follows is the first in a series of the tale of Anja and David as they explore their feelings for each other.
Living With Men
Living with men – there’s never a dull moment. A home full of men is so very much different than a home full of women. And if you think that dating has educated you to their ways, you haven’t seen anything yet! It takes living with men before you really get a sense of what they’re like.
The author takes a humourous look at what she's learned living in a male dominated household. From the fact that they never grow up, to their fascination with the bathroom and the fact that they are oblivious to the reactions of the women around them, this book points out what an adventure living with men can be.
From the Heart: A Lifetime of Poetry
The poetry in this book literally spans a lifetime, from the teen years to the half a century club. It was written from the heart and based on what the author was experiencing at the time.
From surviving foster care and adoption, to teenaged love and angst, to finding true love, marriage and the raising of children, follow one woman's life to the age of 50 through her poetry.
Favourite Recipes For the Bride & Groom
Newlyweds need good recipes to help them start off right! This is a collection of recipes gathered from family members, and good friends who are like family, to start off an excellent yet familiar collaboration in the kitchen.
The Mitten Tree Kindle Edition
The joy of giving builds as a little girl learns why her mother and grandmother are knitting items throughout the year for The Mitten Tree.
The Travel Writer Cozy Mysteries Box Set 1
Ever wonder what kind of trouble a retired reporter, her husband, and her friends can get into as they travel around the province of Ontario, Canada? Wonder no more as you read the first three books - The Piper Sniper, Urgent Quest at Pumpkinfest, and Christmas Tree Mystery - in the Travel Writer Cozy Mystery Series.
Travel with the gang to the Ontario small towns of Kincardine, Port Elgin, and Vulcan for a bit of tourism and a lot of adventure.
