Joyce and Jim Lavene are award-winning photojournalists, which somewhere along the way, they decided to write novels and since then, they have been hooked on that genre. They started out publishing mystery and romance novels in 1999 as themselves, and under the pseudonyms Joye Ames, J.J. Cook, and Ellie Grant. The bestselling marriage writing team have written and published more than 65 novels for Harlequin, Berkley, Amazon and Gallery Books along with hundreds of non-fiction articles for national and regional publications.
They live in rural North Carolina with their family.
They live in rural North Carolina with their family.
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Series
Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade
1. That Old Flame of Mine (2013)
2. Playing with Fire (2014)
3. In Hot Water (2015)
4. Sweet Pepper Hero (2016)
1. That Old Flame of Mine (2013)
2. Playing with Fire (2014)
3. In Hot Water (2015)
4. Sweet Pepper Hero (2016)
Biscuit Bowl Food Truck
1. Death on Eat Street (2014)
Gator Bowl (2015)
2. Fry Another Day (2015)
3. Fat Tuesday Fricassee (2015)
1. Death on Eat Street (2014)
Gator Bowl (2015)
2. Fry Another Day (2015)
3. Fat Tuesday Fricassee (2015)
J J Cook recommends
Guilty as Cinnamon (2015)
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