BEYOND THE GATES

What is happening beyond the Stillwater Cove gates?

After the posh Lowcountry HOA’s new board fires Ted Welch’s HOA management company, it doubles the security force. Now guards strictly control who enters the community and electronically track even invited guests.

Kylee Kane gives these changes little thought until Maury, a friend and Stillwater resident, dies in a perplexing golfcart crash. Maury’s widow swears his death is no accident—it’s murder. Kylee vows to uncover the truth. When Maury’s personal effects are returned, they include the feather of an endangered South American parrot. The mystery deepens.

The killer makes his own vow—Kylee won’t be alive for her planned Christmas Eve wedding.

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With a cast of unforgettable characters and a plot that keeps you guessing (not to mention the most EVIL HOA ever imagined!), Beyond the Gates is the perfect cozy mystery for readers who crave Southern charm, suspense, and more than a little danger. 

~ Carla Damron, Award-winning author of The Orchid Tattoo, The Stone Necklace,

and Justice be Done

“A great novel requires strong characters and a compelling storyline. With Beyond the Gates, author Linda Lovely nails both!” 

~ Kevin Kluesner, author of the Cole Huebsch Mysteries

"What do stolen jewels, a murder, and a wedding have in common? Retired Coast Guard Captain Kylee Kane, of course! In the fourth installment of An HOA Mystery Series: Beyond the Gates, author Linda Lovely treats the reader to a trifecta of intertwining plots that will keep readers hooked until that last satisfying page."

~ Lynn Chandler Willis, award-winning author of best-selling crime, mystery, and suspense