If you thought Temecula California was all about wine and cowboys...you'd be wrong. Strap in for the newest page turner from Maria Pease. PI Sam Parker is a little girl next door, a little Stephanie Plum... in a PG kinda way. She's a wiseass, she's stubborn and she's reckless. Lucky for her womanizing boss, Frank and the people of Southern California, she's also a very good PI.

While questioning the parents of a missing Temecula teenager, Sam senses that they're holding something back, that there's more to the story. And is there ever! The investigation takes some very interesting twists and turns as the story unfolds, revealing secrets, lies, friendships, cults, cover-ups, suicide, jealousy, alternative lifestyles, denial and murder. Did I leave anything out? Be prepared to stay up past your bedtime. Some questions can't wait until morning for answers. I guarantee you will never think of this sleepy California town, or your own, the same way ever again!

Malicious Secrets includes eye-opening adventures involving financial trickery, cheating spouses and even the vampire culture. It's exciting to learn more about Sam Parker's "keen ability to visualize things and events" via Maria Pease's second installment in her mystery series that takes place right here in the Temecula Valley. You won't want to put it down!

Malicious Secrets, the second in the Sam Parker Mystery Series, is smart, sexy, funny, and exciting. A page-turner that will keep you guessing, anxious to see what's next, and extremely entertained throughout. Couldn't put it down!! It's a real winner, a must read.