Flashes of Insight

Cozy Mystery reader beware! Flashes of Insight is a "Jersey Cozy." The author and protagonist both hail from New Jersey, so there is "salty" language not usually found in traditional cozy mysteries. You have been forewarned!

Since hot flashes set in, Olivia Wilde's mantra has become, "There's nothing sexier than a sweaty upper lip." But hot flashes and Liv’s menopause mood swing personality, Grumpy Gal, or G.G. to her friends, aren't the only intrusive newcomers in Liv's world. To her surprise, she found perimenopause unleashed hormone-fueled psychic visions-a middle-age twist she discovers also appeared in the life of another woman in her family tree.

When Liv's friend Jane's antique store is robbed, Liv finds herself in the midst of a quest to find priceless letters written by President James Monroe and his wife Elizabeth, which historians thought Monroe destroyed long ago. With the encouragement of her "Monthly" dinner party girlfriends, Liv begins to learn how to harness her newfound abilities, along with her smarts, to help uncover who is behind the break-in. It's a quest that nearly costs Liv her life and teaches her the often-hidden price of small-town life and generational family secrets.

Deftly weaving together elements of history, mystery, menopause, humor, some Jersey girl attitude, and a healthy dose of female friendship, Flashes of Insight marks the start of a new series sure to deliver laughter, intelligence, and lots of heart.