As Destiny Falls: Book Two of the True North/Destiny Bay Series

Destiny Bay.

A Crystal Coast town.

Where quiet and quaint meet murder and mayhem.

Cafe owner Sara Harwood has a bad feeling, and that can only mean one thing: something ominous is looming. With the mayoral election right around the corner, Sara's small town is torn between two candidates. Animosity is at an all-time high while tempers rise and sides are taken. But when the senior citizens of Destiny Bay start turning up dead, Sara and her friends, Alex and Diana, realize this election has more to it than meets the eye.

Determined to uncover the truth behind the murders, Sara and her friends begin to investigate. However, the murderer might be closer than they think. Raising their teenage daughters, running a business, and solving crimes isn't easy for anyone-especially these three feisty, determined women. When the murderer realizes that they're closing in on solving the case, nobody in Destiny Bay is safe. Will they find the murderer before Destiny Bay faces its biggest fall yet?

Gina Lea is the award-winning author of two series: the True North/Destiny Bay series under Gina Lea and the Library of Hereafter series under her pen name, G.L.T. Lyons. Gina Lea grew up sharing time between Southwest Ohio and the Deep South. As a child, she began writing and illustrating stories, hoping to create the next great cartoon comic strip one day. She fell in love with the Carolinas at a young age and found it a natural setting for her books. She publishes women's fiction and mystery under Gina Lea. Kirkus Review called her first book, Defining Destiny, "An ideal, frothy beach book." Under the pen name G.L.T. Lyons, she wrote Lost Voyageur In Time, Book I in the Library of Hereafter Series. Kirkus Review called Lost Voyageur In Time, "A rousing adventure with a touch of fantasy and mystery and a lot of heart." Lost Voyageur In Time was chosen as a 2025 The Golden Wizard Book Prize winner. G.L.T. Lyons is also the author of Book II in the Library of Hereafter series, Lost Ghost Ship In Time, which Kirkus Review called, "An engaging, adventurous romp through history and the present day, perfect for middle-grade or early-teen readers." Lost Ghost Ship In Time was chosen as a 2026 Golden Wizard Book Prize winner. Gina Lea hand-draws and paints all the illustrations for all her books, including several paintings. She draws on her own experience living in a small town and working in the coffee industry for her stories. She lives just off the coast of North Carolina with her best critics, her husband, and Zuzu the Wonderpug.