Jennifer Oberth

Ella Westin is tasked with investigating a haunted house – though she doesn’t believe in such things. A clue leads her straight into the heart of a plot to rob the Port Bass Museum. Can she catch the thieves or will she become one of them?This is the fifth story in the Ella Westin Mysteries and is 30,644 words.

When Ella marries Joe Westin, she inherits a father-in-law who gets her into more trouble than the bad guys. As a former thief turned government agent, Ella thinks she’s up for any assignment that comes her way, but Jasper Westin just might be more than she can handle. In Ernest Effort, a parrot-keeper is kidnapped, and a dangerous pirate orders Ella to find his son immediately. Not one to give in to demands, Ella makes an announcement that stuns everyone. In Missing Monkey, Jasper’s cohorts have misplaced their pet monkey, but the primate isn't the only thing that’s vanished. Ella needs to track the monkey down before nightfall or Jasper will pay the consequences. In Close Quarters, Ella is in a grim predicament—she and Jasper are about to be hanged for murder, and while she’s armed to the teeth, the only weapon at her disposal is her tongue. What could go wrong? Set in the 1820s, these three quick reads offer a fun glimpse into Ella’s new family life.

Ella Westin is back at work. Unfortunately, her new boss is convinced someone is trying to kill him. Ella thinks he’s accident-prone. He orders her to find out who’s attacking him—but won’t let her leave his side. Now Ella is the boss’s babysitter. Is it too late to declare a sick day? This is the sixth story in the Ella Westin Mysteries and is 49,254 words.

Ella’s pirate father-in-law is hosting the biggest Christmas bash Port Bass has ever seen. But when a guest is murdered, her husband is three sheets to the wind, and her boss is enamored with his new romance, it’s left up to Ella to solve the murder—quietly. Can she enjoy the holidays while working—without pay? This is the seventh story in the Ella Westin Mysteries and is 42,118 words.

Ella is back from her honeymoon and is moving into her new home. She unpacked a particularly heavy crate and got a nasty shock. All she wanted to do was put her books on the bookshelf. Is it too late to close the crate and send it back? #4 in the Ella Westin Mysteries coming December 27, 2015

When a fellow train passenger is murdered right in front of her eyes, newlywed Ella Westin thinks it's great that all the suspects are trapped with her. But when she can't check out backgrounds or confirm motives - or lack of - she soon finds herself in over her head. Then an unthinking Joe seems more determined to sabotage Ella's efforts than the murderer. Will she be able to solve the case before a second death occurs? Did the murderer engineer too good a crime for even Ella's skills? Can she track the criminal or will she be derailed before she can put her plan in motion? If the couple survive, is this just the beginning of a toxic relationship? This is the third story in the Ella Westin Mysteries. 19,968 words.

After surviving her wedding, Ella Westin is looking forward to a particularly restful honeymoon. What was she thinking?She is awakened in the middle of the night by her new husband – but it's not what you think.He wants her to solve a murder.In a drafty hotel.In the middle of November.At 4 a.m.Can she do it? Or will she add another homicide to her honeymoon?

The soon-to-be Mrs. Ella Westin doesn't remember adding 'solve a murder' to her bridal to-do list but when she stumbles over the dead body of her matron of honor, it looks like she'll have no choice. Especially as her groom is the one and only suspect. Throw in bad weather, a deaf hairdresser, a ruined wedding cake and a not so retired pirate and it's enough to make Ella want to throttle everyone in sight.Can she catch the killer before the wedding is called off? Or will she be Married To Murder?