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Chautona Havig

Chautona Havig

Using story to connect YOU to the Master Storyteller

The Nutcracker’s Suite

The Nutcracker’s Suite

$9.99eBook: $4.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Christmas Fiction, Book 5
Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical, Mystery
Tags: Christmas Fiction, Collection, Historical, Mystery, Rockland, Romance

A painter at the Meyer’s Toys factory, Clarice Stahl, knows something is strange about the way so many men come and go through Mr. Meyer’s office, especially one in particular. Then murder strikes a little too close to home and uncorks a barrel of secrets.

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The Last Gasp

The Last Gasp

$9.99eBook: $4.99Audiobook: $12.50
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Ever After Mysteries, Book 1
Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Historical, Mystery, Romance

The first book in the Ever After Mysteries combining beloved fairy tales and mysteries, The Last Gasp. This Cinderella retelling blends murder with enough crime and story clues to keep you on the edge of your seat.

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Christmas Party in a Box: Mysteries (Set 3)

Christmas Party in a Box: Mysteries (Set 3)

eBook: $6.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Christmas Fiction
Genres: Christian Fiction, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Christmas Fiction, Collection, Mystery, Novella

Three Christmas "Noella" Mysteries and a bonus short story!

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Looks Could Kill

Looks Could Kill

Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Meddlin’ Madeline
Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Coming Soon, Historical, Mystery, Rockland, Romance

When Louisa Farnsworth's friend dies, she grieves. When another goes, she becomes suspicious.  When someone tries to break into her house, there's only one thing to do, and it's the last thing she wants to do.

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Treasure Die Land

Treasure Die Land

Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Josie Parker Mysteries
Genres: Christian Fiction, Mystery
Tags: Coming Soon, Mystery

All the stuffness

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Byrd’s-Eye View

Byrd’s-Eye View

$14.99eBook: $5.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Meddlin’ Madeline, Book 5
Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical, Mystery
Tags: Historical, Mystery, Rockland

If everything looks so perfect, how does she know it's all wrong?

 

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Dead Letter

Dead Letter

$14.99eBook: $5.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Meddlin’ Madeline, Book 4
Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical, Mystery
Tags: Historical, Mystery, Rockland, Romance

Something's not adding up in the Wintherwood, Ohio bank, and Madeline's there to figure out why.

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{Operation Posthaste}

{Operation Posthaste}

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Author: Chautona Havig
Series: The Rockland Chronicles
Genres: Christian Fiction, Comedy/Humor, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Mystery, Novella, Rockland, Romance

In class, Dylan learns all about secret British operations to ensure the security of their homeland. Well, he's got one of his own now.

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Fine Print (Meddlin’ Madeline Book 3)

Fine Print (Meddlin’ Madeline Book 3)

$14.99eBook: $5.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Meddlin’ Madeline, Book 3
Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical, Mystery
Tags: Historical, Mystery, Rockland

If Miss Marple had been a very young woman in 1901, and she'd had the observational skills of Patrick Jayne of The Mentalist, they might have called her "Meddlin' Madeline." She's not a master sleuth yet, but with a little work, a lot of pluck, and maybe a bit of Providential luck, she might make it yet!

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Silenced Knight

Silenced Knight

$9.99eBook: $3.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Christmas Fiction, Book 4.5
Genres: Christian Fiction, Mystery
Tags: Christmas Fiction, Collection, Mystery, Novella, Rockland

The Hartfield women are at it again. When a local woman is the primary suspect in a murder investigation, Alexa and Faye are off to prove her innocent and find the true killer before he or she strikes again.

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Will Not See (Sight Unseen Series Book 2)

Will Not See (Sight Unseen Series Book 2)

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Author: Chautona Havig
Series: The Rockland Chronicles, Sight Unseen Series, Book 2
Genres: Christian Fiction, Romance, Suspense
Tags: Mystery, Rockland, Romance, Suspense

The secrets of a past she's discovering she doesn't want to know lay locked away in a memory that refuses to acknowledge their existence.

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Christmas Stalkings: a Christmas Noella

Christmas Stalkings: a Christmas Noella

$7.99eBook: $2.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Christmas Fiction
Genres: Christian Fiction, Comedy/Humor, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Christmas Fiction, Mystery, Rockland, Romance

Seven cats. Seven Christmas trees. What could go wrong?

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Such a Tease (Meddlin’ Madeline Book Two)

Such a Tease (Meddlin’ Madeline Book Two)

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Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Meddlin’ Madeline, Book 2
Genres: Historical, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Historical, Mystery, Rockland, Romance

In Such a Tease, Madeline, with a little assistance, discovers her old adversary is gaining a following in Rockland! Can she expose him for the fraud she's sure he is?

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Sweet on You (Meddlin’ Madeline Book One)

Sweet on You (Meddlin’ Madeline Book One)

5.99/13.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Meddlin’ Madeline, Book 1
Genres: Historical, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Historical, Mystery, Rockland, Romance

Sweet on You--Madeline Brown discovers that despite the best of motives, meddling in the affairs of others isn't always appreciated.

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Front Window

Front Window

5.99/12.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: The Rockland Chronicles, The Hartfield Mysteries, Book 4
Genres: Christian Fiction, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Mystery, Rockland, Romance

When Faye Hartfield moves to Fairbury, Alexa's hopes for a quiet, murder-free life goes out the front window.

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A Forgotten Truth

A Forgotten Truth

$14.99eBook: $5.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: The Rockland Chronicles, The Agency Files, Book 4
Genres: Christian Fiction, Mystery
Tags: Mystery, Rockland, Suspense

A man on the run. A woman protected. When The Agency has to protect the hunter and the hunted, things get complicated.

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Effective Immediately

Effective Immediately

12.99 / 2.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: The Rockland Chronicles, The Agency Files, Book 3
Genre: Mystery
Tags: Mystery, Rockland

When things start going wrong for Keith Auger, he begins to question all he knows and trusts, including himself. Can he reconcile his turmoil before he put himself and all he loves in harm's way?

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Two O’Clock Slump

Two O’Clock Slump

14.99 / 4.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: The Rockland Chronicles, The Hartfield Mysteries, Book 3
Genres: Christian Fiction, Mystery
Tags: Mystery, Rockland

When going home turns into a nightmare worse than Alexa had already envisioned, she's in a fight for time. Can she prove her own innocence even when all clues point at her?

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Crime of Fashion

Crime of Fashion

12.99 / 3.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: The Rockland Chronicles, The Hartfield Mysteries, Book 2
Genres: Christian Fiction, Mystery
Tags: Mystery, Rockland

New. All is new in Alexa's world. New home, new friendships, new business venture, new feelings. But when a new murder and murderer surface, Alexa finds herself ready to close the book on all things new. Can Joe convince her of her need for his friendship and protection before it's too late?

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Manuscript for Murder

Manuscript for Murder

12.99 / 3.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: The Rockland Chronicles, The Hartfield Mysteries, Book 1
Genres: Christian Fiction, Mystery, Romance
Tags: Mystery, Recommended Books, Rockland, Romance

Meet Alexa Hartfield, one of Fairbury's most eligible bachelorettes, not to mention fashion connoisseur and celebrity author. She seems to have everything going for her... until someone starts replicating the murders she writes in real life. Can the police end this killing spree, or will this be the end of Alexa's writing career?

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Mismatched

Mismatched

12.99 / 2.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: The Rockland Chronicles, The Agency Files, Book 2
Genres: Christian Fiction, Mystery
Tags: Mystery, Rockland

Sometimes you get a second chance at life, whether you deserve it or not. But what if that second chance included meeting the love of your life, right when things started falling apart again?

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Justified Means

Justified Means

12.99 / 4.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: The Rockland Chronicles, The Agency Files, Book 1
Genres: Christian Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Tags: Mystery, Recommended Books, Rockland, Romance, Suspense

“You steal me from my house, drag me out here bound and gagged, hold me at gunpoint, and you’re worried about getting the tape off me gently? You’ve got some nerve!”

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Dying to Read

Dying to Read

$15.99eBook: $5.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: The Rockland Chronicles
Genres: Christian Fiction, Mystery
Tags: Coming Soon, Mystery, Rockland

A nice, normal book club becomes anything but when an anonymous riddler offers a challenge they can't refuse. Basically, read or die.

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A Ransomed Grete

A Ransomed Grete

$9.99eBook: $5.99
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Ever After Mysteries
Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical, Mystery
Tags: Historical, Mystery, Novella

A Ransomed Grete is the bridge book between the 1920s and 1940s Ever After Mysteries, combining fairy tales with mysteries.

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Episode 602: A Chat with Paul Headworth
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Christians are fond of saying that Christ has already defeated Satan, but sometimes, it sure doesn’t seem like it. Listen in as I chat with Paul Headworth about his novel exploring this in his book, Prophetic Redemption.

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Headworth focuses on the difficulties of cases and what happens when things go wrong. By the time we got done talking, I knew I’d have to read it.

Prophetic Redemption by Paul Headworth

This special novel is geared for the believer and nonbeliever, providing an engaging murder mystery while sowing many positive and possibly life-changing messages.

A judge from the 32nd Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Publishing Book Award cited, “The masterful use of suspense is key to maintaining reader engagement and greatly enhances the story’s captivating appeal. Additionally, the rich character motivations and development, especially evident in Charlie’s relentless pursuit of justice for his wife and son, alongside Paul’s transformative journey, render these characters both believable and relatable. Moreover, this book defies the stereotype that inspirational works lack depth. Instead of burdening readers with recipes, it proves that such books can be emotionally resonant and deeply thought-provoking.”

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Our town has a lot of people in need—no mistake about that.
We can’t meet them all, but we can do what we can to help.
Everyone loves a good box social, but that can be expensive, especially this time of year.
I propose a “dessert social.” We apply the same premise, but the boxes only hold enough dessert for two. Penny bids can be augmented by work or other goods. Folks can even buy the “augments.”
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Hungry for cinnamon rolls!

Ever heard of a box social? 📦✨ In 1934, during the height of the Great Depression, communities had to get creative to help neighbors in need.
This "unprinted letter" from the archives of my upcoming historical Christmas novel, Dear Uncle Nick, shows the exact heartbeat of a small farming town trying to survive winter with a little sweetness and a lot of grit.
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I’m currently sitting at 42k+ words for Dear Uncle Nick, plotting a storyline that is giving me all the feels.
Meet our Banker dude. He can handle the town's finances under the pressure of the Great Depression, but put him in a social setting and he completely freezes up. He is incredibly shy. But winter is coming, and he's being pressured into a marriage of convenience to save his late friend's daughter from the freezing 1934 streets. ❄️💍
Despite his quiet, protective pining and our main couple's semi-secret admirer flirting through the newspaper columns, this book is more than just romance. It's a huge found family of cast that I'm loving.
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From the unpublished archives of "Ask Uncle Nick". From the unpublished archives of "Ask Uncle Nick"...
Dear Uncle Nick,
Do you remember last year when the water main burst and flooded the picnic grounds near the town square? Everyone had so much fun skating on it once it froze over.
Why can't we do that again, but deliberately this time?
I enjoyed watching the little ones learning to skate and knowing there was something wholesome for the young folks to do on their "dates."
How can we make this happen again, (without costly pipe repairs)?

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October 1939. They fled Vienna looking for sanctuary.
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Following the Anschluss, Austria is no longer recognizable.
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hidden chalet where a courageous woman keeps hunted children safe, fed, and far
from Nazi hands. Driven by desperation, parents face an agonizing choice: part
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train station and couldn't leave her behind. But the chalet is far from the
haven they were promised.
The air here is thick with secrets. Children vanish in the
dead of night. And before Hans can uncover the truth, a high-ranking Nazi
officer is murdered right inside their sanctuary.
With the Gestapo closing in, the chalet becomes a pressure
cooker of suspicion. To save Grete and escape with his own life, Hans must
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They found a trap.
Following the Anschluss, Austria is no longer recognizable.
For its Jewish citizens, survival means listening to the whispers—whispers of a
hidden chalet where a courageous woman keeps hunted children safe, fed, and far
from Nazi hands. Driven by desperation, parents face an agonizing choice: part
with their children forever, or risk their lives by keeping them close.
Hans Hartmann arrives at Chalet Versteck with a hardened
heart and a terrified little girl in tow. He found young Grete abandoned at a
train station and couldn't leave her behind. But the chalet is far from the
haven they were promised.
The air here is thick with secrets. Children vanish in the
dead of night. And before Hans can uncover the truth, a high-ranking Nazi
officer is murdered right inside their sanctuary.
With the Gestapo closing in, the chalet becomes a pressure
cooker of suspicion. To save Grete and escape with his own life, Hans must
untangle a web of deadly lies. In a place where trust is a liability, Hans will
have to find a glimmer of faith to guide them out of the darkness—before the
killer strikes again.
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October 1939. They fled Vienna looking for sanctuary.
They found a trap.
Following the Anschluss, Austria is no longer recognizable.
For its Jewish citizens, survival means listening to the whispers—whispers of a
hidden chalet where a courageous woman keeps hunted children safe, fed, and far
from Nazi hands. Driven by desperation, parents face an agonizing choice: part
with their children forever, or risk their lives by keeping them close.
Hans Hartmann arrives at Chalet Versteck with a hardened
heart and a terrified little girl in tow. He found young Grete abandoned at a
train station and couldn't leave her behind. But the chalet is far from the
haven they were promised.
The air here is thick with secrets. Children vanish in the
dead of night. And before Hans can uncover the truth, a high-ranking Nazi
officer is murdered right inside their sanctuary.
With the Gestapo closing in, the chalet becomes a pressure
cooker of suspicion. To save Grete and escape with his own life, Hans must
untangle a web of deadly lies. In a place where trust is a liability, Hans will
have to find a glimmer of faith to guide them out of the darkness—before the
killer strikes again.
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