Family secrets. A handsome crime reporter. Can a single mom solve the case before her feel-good column gets killed?

Piper Harrington’s life is a blur. Between raising two kids alone and scrambling to keep up at work, she craves a chance to prove her own dreams are still valid. When she’s given her lucky break to take over a feature column at the local paper where she works, she jumps at it...even though it requires telling one teensy, tiny lie.

Digging deep into the world of genealogy, she’s determined to find out about her best friend’s long-lost father for the feel-good story. It can’t be that hard to figure out! All she has to do is use a DNA Testing Kit and the Family Found genealogy website to put the pieces of her story together. But between a Type-A boss, a distracting new crime reporter, racing between school drop-offs and pickups, she discovers that some secrets want to stay buried.

Can Piper uncover the truth + deliver a show-stopping story by the deadline? Or will her career and life ambitions end up relegated to the backburner permanently?

If you like quirky heroines, intriguing puzzles, and slow-burn romance, then you’ll love this feel-good listen! A story about friendship, family, and finding your passion, Headlines, Deadlines and Lies is a genealogical mystery set in a sweet beach town along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Kick back and relax with this upbeat cozy in the Sunshine State: Cozy + Crime stand-alone amateur sleuth series!