Karen Cino

Seaside RebootVicki Bandini never expected to be returning home to the family beach house on the New Jersey Shore, let alone inherit her daughter's businesses. Sitting in her driveway is a 1962 Transporter that's literally a beach store on wheels. The winter business consists of cleaning out estates. Days after her arrival, she goes on a last minute job her daughter had gotten. Before she starts cleaning, she finds a dead body up in the bedroom.
To her surprise, the detective who arrives was her high school sweetheart. Along the way, she meets a retired police photographer named Angie who winds up being her partner in crime as they both try to solve the murder. To add to the confusion is an old family feud with her nextdoor neighbor. Completing the chaos is when old sparks ignite with the handsome detective. Will Vicki be able to keep the past on the back burner, and her nose out of the investigation?Seaside Wine FestivalIt's the annual Seaside Wine Festival on the boardwalk.
After coming home from the beach and parking her 1962 Transporter, aka "Beach Store on Wheels", Vicki gets ready for her first date since high school with police detective Randy Jansen. Unfortunately, their dinner comes to a screeching halt when a customer announces there's a dead body in the vineyard's booth outside the restaurant. Despite Randy's warnings, Vicki gets involved in the case, bringing her friend, retired police photographer Angie in to help her with the clues.
Adding to the chaos is Vicki's complicated feelings for Randy. As Vicki sticks her nose into yet another investigation, will she be able to juggle her feelings, ignore Randy's warnings not to get involved in the case and concentrate on her own investigation with the help of Angie?Seaside Beer FestivalVicki Bandini runs a Beach Shop on Wheels and likes life uncomplicated: sun, sandals, and selling beach towels.
When a finalist in Seaside's beer festival turns up dead, Vicki and her retired police photographer friend Angie Knowles, are the ones who find her. The town that once felt like home reveals its undercurrents, where a foundation with money to lose, and an adoption document that doesn't add up, and footprints leading to a back door that should have been locked. As Detective Jansen closes in on suspects, Vicki must decide how far she'll push, risking arrest, exposing loved ones, and putting her romance with a local detective on the line once again.