Tori Radburn simply wants to be left alone to paint at the Brightwood Artist Resort in Colorado. She intends to hole up in her cabin and use the meadow just outside the backdoor for inspiration. But, a moose, a ghost, and a man launch Tori into the middle of a murder mystery. As soon as Tori steps into the meadow, a needy moose with fishing line caught in its antlers bats his eyes a her. Suddenly every animal in the vicinity stalks Tori hounding her to fix their problems. The Resort's resident ghost, Arty, possesses Tori's hand the moment she picks up a paintbrush and destroys her landscape. Arty must find a killer before the Resort is closed and his name is tarnished. He compels Tori to paint his clues, drawing her deeper into the hunt for the murderer. And Nelson Brightwood, the sexy owner of the Resort, only complicates the comedy of errors by rushing to her rescue. When Nelson laughs at Tori's humorous attempt to divert him with a squirrel attack on his pant leg, and greets her with a hug after Tori frees a bear caught in a backpack, Tori knows she's found her soul mate. But can Tori keep him safe from the killer haunting the Resort? After being mangled by a moose and going through years of rehabilitation, Nelson Brightwood returns to the home his family has owned for generations. Nelson finds the Resort manager has been murdered. Worse, the family business will be closed if Arty can't prove his innocence. A dead manager, an out-of-control ghost, and an intriguingly sexy wildlife daredevil have Nelson dashing from one catastrophe to another. Even with a mysterious murderer on the loose and close encounters of the wild kind, Nelson can't help losing his heart to Tori, but can he keep her alive? Tori isn't Nelson's only problem. The murderer retaliates as Nelson and Tori work to expose the truth. Danger and suspense builds as Arty's clues bring Tori to the brink of disaster. Can the killer be caught before everything Nelson cherishes is destroyed? If you like your contemporary romance spiced with comedy, mystery, and suspense, Murder by Paint is for you. Categories: Humorous romantic suspense Romantic comedy mystery Contemporary Romance