Carly Winter

Welcome to Heywood, Arizonawhere herbs heal and secrets kill. Samantha Rathbone's glamorous Hollywood life came crashing down after her husband's brutal murder and a very public fall from grace. Seeking anonymity and a fresh start, she escapes to the quiet mountain town of Heywood, landing a job...

Welcome back to Heywood, Arizona, where small-town charm hides deadly secrets. Samantha Rathbone thought leaving Hollywood behind would mean a quieter life. But in Heywood, Arizona, murder never seems to take a vacation. From a Christmas festival threatened by murder to a deadly secret at the...

Deck the Halls… with a dead body? When Mrs. Claus is found murdered days before the Annual Heywood Christmas Festival, Sheriff Mallory Richards cancels the beloved event. As the flu takes out the whole sheriff’s department—except for Deputy Jordan Branson—he begs Sam to help him find the...

Hiding her true identity is difficult… but not as hard as catching a killer. As Samantha Jones, a former daytime television star, tries to assimilate into the small community of Heywood, her life is upended when her friend, Gina, is arrested for murdering her abusive ex-husband. Even though...

From Hollywood, California, to Heywood, Arizona, trouble follows her... After her husband's brutal killing and her fall from the Hollywood elite, the disgraced Samantha Rathbone moves to Heywood hoping to forget her past and live a quiet life of anonymity as Sam Jones. When she takes a job at...

A dancer is found dead. The killer will go to great lengths to avoid apprehension. Deputy Jordan Branson is accused of murder in order to cover up a departmental investigation into his questionable behavior. He asks former Hollywood starlet, Sam Jones, to help him find the real killer. The...

She's trying to report on the facts, but someone is framing her for murder. A local nectarine orchard burning to the ground is front page news, and as the only reporter for the Tri-Town Times, Tilly Donner is determined to uncover the facts and find out who started the fire. That is, until she...

When Mrs. Mason, the owner of Knit Wit, finds her husband murdered, Sam Jones steps in to console her despite her own troubled life filled with uncertainty and loneliness.

When the town doctor dies at the Farmers Market, it is quickly discovered he was poisoned. The gossip vine turns its sights on Sam because she was one of the last people to see the man alive, and if anyone wanted him dead, it was her. As Sam fights to maintain her reputation as well as find the...