Lucy Lakestone

ALLi Author Member

Location: United States of America

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Cosy Mystery

Lucy Lakestone writes books that offer fun escapes, whether they’re humorous mysteries, hot romances or storm-chasing adventures (as Chris Kridler). She loves sipping a classic cocktail and chasing tornadoes, but not at the same time. An award-winning author and photographer, she’s also told stories as a journalist and video producer. She lives with her husband and two crazy dogs on Florida’s Space Coast, which inspires many of the colorful settings in her books. Lucy’s series include the Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries and Comet Cove Mysteries, as well as the Bohemia Beach Series of hot romances.

Lucy Lakestone's books

Risky Whiskey - Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries 1

Stirring up trouble in New Orleans … Eager to shake up her drinks and her life, mixologist Pepper Revelle jumps at an invitation to join the elite Bohemia Bartenders. Leader Neil thinks she’ll be the perfect advance gal for his team at a colorful cocktail convention in her hometown of New Orleans, but the job turns out to be more bananas than a drunk monkey. Setting up the key tasting for their distiller client, she and Neil discover their whiskey has gone dangerously bad. But how? And was this shocking poisoning more than an accident? As Pepper and Neil try to figure out what happened, keep the drinks flowing and help distiller Dash Reynolds survive the weekend, they find themselves the target of increasingly scary attacks. Maybe it’s the danger, or maybe it’s the drinks, but Pepper also can’t help an inconvenient attraction to cocktail nerd Neil as they stir...

Wrecked by Rum - Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries 2

When rum collectors collide … When mixologist Pepper Revelle joins the Bohemia Bartenders for what promises to be an entertaining, rum-soaked tiki convention in sultry South Florida, she expects divine ukuleles, sublime swizzles and a chance to know chief bartender Neil a little better. What she gets is chaos — the death of a high-profile rum collector, a cast of sneaky suspects and ten thousand limes to squeeze. With one of their own under suspicion, Pepper and Neil set out to find the real killer. But behind the aloha shirts and cocktail parasols is a blender full of secrets. The centerpiece of the convention is a high-dollar tasting of rums that survived a shipwreck and other disasters, and when a precious bottle vanishes from the crime scene, everyone with a ticket is a suspect. As Pepper tries to keep the insatiable crowd inebriated and her gregarious dog Astra sober, she...

Bohemia Beach

An irresistible obsession… Alex is a mystery: Secretive. Rich. Way too hot for his own good. I’m an artist just trying to make it as a potter, and why he wants me, I don’t know. I’m starting over in this beautiful beach town, and saying “yes” to him is part of the adventure. Until yes becomes something more. My new artist friends are quirky and cool. My teacher is alarmingly obnoxious. I’m working hard to get into the big juried exhibition. And I keep losing myself in Alex’s arms. He’s insatiable. I’m addicted. But under his quietly forceful exterior is a man wounded to his core. Can obsession turn into love? And can passion overcome the past? Or is Alex the worst best thing that ever happened to me? Bohemia Beach is a sizzling hot romance featuring an aspiring clay artist, a mysteriously wealthy/seductive/secretly sweet writer, and a colorful beach...

Bohemia Light

A wandering surfer meets his match… Wherever I go, I’m there to shoot the photos. Not get entangled with pro surfers looking for a dalliance before they split town. Whether Wyatt is trying to set me up with his famous jerkwad friend or coaxing me to test my limits, I’m not sure if I should hate him or give him everything. He’s a photographer, too, but I’m afraid what’s developing between us will expose feelings I’d rather not have. I’ll be glad when he leaves. I need to focus on setting up my new business. Besides, how could I ever be with a surfer? The ocean terrifies me. Still, some temptations are impossible to resist, especially when they don’t have consequences. But after our reckless tryst, Wyatt’s still in Bohemia Beach. Will he stay or will he go? He’s inconveniently irresistible. And I can’t seem to keep my heart above...

Bohemia Blues

BOHEMIA BLUES is the 2017 Golden Quill winner for best hot romance and a National Readers’ Choice Awards finalist! Good guy, meet bad reputation… Maybe I’m sick of dating losers, but they’re just so convenient. They don’t expect much. I expect even less. And I really don’t want the complications of, say, dating an old friend from high school who follows my band around like a groupie. But when my latest boy toy goes ballistic at a gig, who’s there to rescue me? Gary. And there’s no chemistry with Gary. Or at least that’s what I thought until the moment he set my world on fire. There’s no reason a good guy like that would want a gal with such a bad reputation, even if I have a big secret that proves just how undeserved that reputation is. OK, a few big secrets, secrets that could make this friends-to-lovers experiment...

Bohemia Heat

Can a passion this hot be just an act? So what if Jace Edison is a famous actor, darling of Broadway and film, ridiculously good-looking and smart, too? He’s also famous for ignoring women, even adorable part-time pinups like me. Then why does the air between us combust whenever we’re together? Jace runs hot and cold. He likes pretending to be someone else — someone not interested in me. Someone who doesn’t have a secret. But I’m determined to unmask him. The problem is, my job and my heart are on the line. Jace is visiting Bohemia Beach to oversee his reboot of Shakespeare, and I have to design the costumes while the production is plagued by disasters. I can’t afford to be burned again. But one scorching encounter in disguise changes everything … Bohemia Heat is a smokin’ hot celebrity romance featuring a rising star with secrets, a costume...

Bohemia Nights

A hot Scot, a deliciously indecent proposal … Is it wrong that I like my quiet life? Maybe it’s been tough lately, but I’m happy enough making cool pop-up paper art, hanging out with friends and watching videos of my favorite vlogger online. Only when I actually meet my favorite vlogger, I can’t run away fast enough. Duncan Flyte is gregarious and hilarious, he’s got a great Scottish accent, and I’m convinced he’s a total man-whore. And he has it in his head that he needs to feature me on his video blog until he drives me crazy. The only way out of it? Agree to spend seven nights with him. Then he’ll leave me alone. But there’s something he’s not telling me. What does he really want? Is this all a game? And are his romantic stunts all a lie? This hot Scot has catastrophe written all over him....

Bohemia Bells

Making merry mayhem in a hot holiday romantic comedy … When my friends draft me to plan their Christmas wedding, I’m not worried. I’m a natural organizer, even if I don’t know what to do with my life. I figure a spectacular centerpiece is just what this wedding needs, and a world-renowned sand sculptor with ties to Bohemia Beach will be just the guy to create it. But soon I realize my expensive impulse might cost me. No matter how talented Bennett is, he’s also a troublemaker, stirring up spats with the snooty caterer and driving me to distraction. Worse, I can’t resist him, even as his merrymaking steers us toward a wedding-day disaster. The Christmas Eve deadline is coming up fast, my organized life is completely muddled, we have a critical shortage of mistletoe, and I’m losing my heart in the mayhem. Bohemia Bells is a hot holiday romantic...

Bohemia Chills

My haunted house is a fixer-upper. So is my heart. I never asked to inherit a historic mansion on the lagoon from the dad I never knew. It’s more likely to fall down than survive another century. And after a career-crushing romantic disaster on a failed TV project, I’m too broke to refurbish Bohemia’s most famous haunted house. Enter my annoying roommate, Landon, who for some weird reason is more than happy to help me resurrect the landmark. What better fundraiser to get the ball rolling than a Halloween haunted house? The place might be a death trap, but its mysteries are alluring, and to my dismay, so is Landon. I’ve had it with guys, even if this one is hotter than a lava lamp. Still, he knows his way around a hammer, and the house needs saving. Maybe I do, too, but he doesn’t need to know that. My...

Vexed by Vodka - Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries 3

Movies, murder and too much vodka … Pepper Revelle is thrilled the Bohemia Bartenders’ latest gig is in her backyard: a cocktail-themed film festival that draws all the usual suspects to Bohemia Beach. But good suspects are in short supply when a body wearing an antique gold coin necklace washes up on the Florida sand. Pepper’s colleague and elusive crush Neil fears the worst for his grandfather, a treasure hunter who’s been missing for months. Meanwhile, Pepper’s big-bearded ex-boyfriend, an obnoxious celebrity mixologist with a television crew in tow, is convinced someone’s trying to kill him, too. To Pepper’s dismay, he begs her for protection. Stir in a couple of flickering Hollywood stars, a pushy TV producer, dashing distillers, a frantic festival chairman, a garnish-eating dog, vats of vodka and a double dose of danger, and Pepper’s patience is poised to pop like popcorn. Can the mixologists shake up a...

Jiggered by Gin - Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries 4

A royal pain in the palace … Mixologist Pepper Revelle and the Bohemia Bartenders land in London for a UK adventure—a gin festival sponsored by dashing distiller Mark Fairman, who wants them to do more than make cocktails. As valuable books mysteriously vanish from his mansion’s luxe library, Mark asks Pepper and her colleague Neil to track down the thief. But there’s another olive in this martini of mischief. At their frenemy Alastair’s bar, a storied gin palace from Dickens’s time, bizarre break-ins add another mystery to the mix. Pepper and Neil’s sleuthing takes them on a wild ride from the city’s swank watering holes to a fascinating real-life palace as they face deception, devilry and danger. While Pepper’s tempted by Mark’s extravagant flirting and charmed by his loaner dog, she wonders if hot nerd Neil will stop playing hard to get. But thoughts of love in London seem trivial...

Beguiled by Bourbon - Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries 5

A barrelful of bonkers … As mixologist Pepper Revelle preps for the Bohemia Bartenders’ gig in beautiful Kentucky bourbon country, she finds a great new friend in distiller Royce Doucet. Even if her pup Astra makes an enemy of his crafty cat. But Pepper’s hopes of a smooth launch of Royce’s superb new bourbon go awry when a ghastly murder overshadows the festivities. As if Pepper isn’t shaken enough, one of Royce’s guests surprises her with news that will change her life. But is she ready to welcome someone new to her family? Especially when she’s still trying to figure out if she and chief bartender Neil are doing this romance thing or not. She hardly has time to consider the consequences as they encounter a troublesome set of Royce’s acquaintances—and suspects. It doesn’t help that Pepper’s irksome ex Mr. Mixy wants to interview her for his ego-trip memoir. Pepper...

Shocked by Champagne - Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries 6

A fatally fizzy holiday … The holidays in Bohemia sparkle with fun under the palm trees, even if mixologist Pepper Revelle and her Bohemia Bartenders friends are working their glasses off. With all the cocktailians in town, the season promises to be festive—at least until a murky death in the swamp puts one of their friends under suspicion. Rumor has it the victim was on the verge of a fantastic discovery, but Pepper and her would-be boyfriend Neil find nothing but questions surrounding it. What was she looking for among the alligators? And was it a motive for murder? While Pepper and Neil search for answers and try to date among the disasters, Pepper’s dog Astra snubs distiller Mark’s impudent pup, and her ex Mr. Mixy gets into more trouble than he’s worth. When Pepper gets too close to the truth, will she be blasted like a cork from a...

Why Oh Rye? - Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries 7

Bunnies, bonnets and bedlam in New Orleans … Are the rhyming threats of a crafty con man a good reason to return to New Orleans? Maybe not, but mixologist Pepper Revelle wants to neutralize her nemesis. She hopes she’ll have time for cocktails and Easter parades with her friends, too—as well as the next step in her romance with fellow bartender Neil. But they don’t count on finding a body in their hotel room, the machinations of her vexing ex Mr. Mixy, and drama with her quirky family. To clear her name and settle the score, Pepper must crack the case—and figure out if her increasingly dangerous enemy engineered the murder or if another killer is involved. As they face a farting ghost, an unexpected gig, spooky surprises and the wacky charms of the French Quarter on Easter weekend, can Pepper and Neil unravel the mystery before they’re flamed like...

Smoked by Scotch - Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries 8

Hijinks in the heather … Mixologist Pepper Revelle is excited about the latest Bohemia Bartenders gig, but she’s even more thrilled about where it is — Scotland! She and fellow bartender Neil are finally a thing, they and their friends (and frenemies) are traveling in style, and making cocktails for an iconoclastic scotch distiller’s big launch is the glitzy garnish. Bonus: She gets to work with the sizzling hot Scottish celebrity and TV star who’s the front man for the brand — at least until a shocking incident puts her on alert that there’s trouble under all that plaid. Could their adorable spokesman’s stalkers have leveled up to violence? The team’s job gets thornier than a thistle when they realize the Bartenders’ clients have a lot more enemies than they’ve let on. From the enchanting streets of Edinburgh to the mystical vistas of the Orkney Islands, Pepper finds so many...

Scoop and Scandal - Comet Cove Mysteries 1

They’re rival reporters chasing the biggest scoop Comet Cove has ever seen. She wants a serious story. He wants glitz and gossip. The problem is, they just might want each other... Comet Cove, Florida, is all about stars. Star Harbor, Stargazer Point, and a galaxy of space-themed businesses draw more and more famous folks escaping their celebrity lives for a stay in this quiet, quirky town. But when a fishing boat explodes in the Atlantic with a beloved actor on board, the big bang shakes up more than the glitterati. Fueled on mochas from Bean Me Up, reporter Roz Melander rushes to land the biggest story her beach town has seen in years. Who was aboard the boat? And what caused the blast? Solving the mystery could help her save her family’s struggling Courier newspaper and get her back to her big-city career. But her annoyingly handsome rival, newshound Alden...

Pen and Peril - Comet Cove Mysteries 2

A new job. A new romance. A new … murder? Reporter Roz Melander has juggled more than enough chaos since she moved back to her quirky Florida hometown. After breaking the big story that led her to the reinvented Courier-Beacon, she has her hands full with work … and a hot-off-the-press romance with colleague Alden Knox. But when they stumble upon a disturbing death that looks like murder, she knows they have another explosive story to investigate. Alden’s specialty is digging up celebrity dirt, but he’d rather not go through a grave to do it. The hapless movie producer who was killed behind Comet Cove’s bookstore — in the middle of a signing by Alden’s favorite author — had glittering connections and a gift for gab. It seems everyone at the event knew him. But who wanted him dead? As Roz and Alden chase leads, secrets, and a decent cup...

Loading...