The first book in the series, "For Better, For Murder", is a finalist for the 2009 Agatha Award for Best First Novel! Jolene Parker and her police-deputy husband Ray have found new love in their life together. They're foster parents for Noelle, an adorable baby whose fugitive birth parents hightailed it out of their touristy Finger Lakes-area town. Jolene and Ray want to make their parenthood official, but the adoption hits a mysterious roadblock when the given name of Noelle's mother traces back to a dead girl. As Jolene races to find the true identity of the secretive birth mother, she discovers an unsolved murder ...and learns that her family may be in extreme danger.From Publishers WeeklyIn Agatha-finalist Bork's winning second Broken Vows mystery set in New York's Finger Lakes region (after 2009's For Better, for Murder), Jolene Parker and her police deputy husband, Ray, have survived near divorce, but may lose the infant daughter they hope to adopt, Noelle, because the bank-robbing fugitive birth mother, who called herself Abigail Bryce, was using a 17-year-old dead girl's identity, rendering all the adoption paperwork worthless. Jolene eventually catches up with the false Abigail in a parking lot, where she's holding a broken beer bottle over her dying boyfriend, who's bleeding from a neck wound. Meanwhile, Jolene must strive to keep her floundering sports car boutique and repair business afloat. When a millionaire summer resident promises a substantial finder's fee for tracking down a specific car for his wife's grandfather, the need for cash outweighs the weirdness of knowing the car will be used as the grandfather's coffin. The various plot lines wind neatly to a bittersweet conclusion. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From BooklistIn this second Broken Vows mystery set in the Finger Lakes area of New York, sports-car-boutique owner Jolene Parker and her deputy-sheriff husband, Ray, have not only reconciled but they’re in the process of finalizing the adoption of their foster daughter, Noelle. Then a routine check on the birth-mother’s name, Abigail Bryce, traces to a dead girl. When Jolene tries to track down information about the real Abigail, she witnesses the murder of Noelle’s birth father, and it looks as though the girl calling herself Abigail is the killer. As Jolene continues to investigate, she also faces Ray’s possible infidelity with a gorgeous attorney; financial trouble with her business; and the possible loss of Noelle, who has become Jolene’s symbol of hope for her marriage. Bork combines the mystery with domestic situations, romance, and sports-car lore in a book that comes across as less a cozy and more a family drama. --Kat Kan

Jolene Parker isn't sure what to think when her police deputy husband, Ray, unexpectedly brings home a new foster child. The impulsive son of a jailed car thief, twelve-year-old Danny has talents that include picking locks and hotwiring cars.Following Danny's brief joyride in the car that he says is his dad's, a horrific surprise turns up in the trunk: a woman's arm. While Ray hunts down the victim's identity, Jolene tries to determine whether Danny's father did the deed. And it drives her straight into the killer's sights.About the AuthorLisa Bork holds a bachelor’s degree in English and an M.B.A. in marketing, and worked in human resources and marketing before becoming a stay-at-home mom. When her children entered school fulltime, Lisa turned to writing to fill her days and exercise her mind. For Better, For Murder grew out of her family's love of New York’s Finger Lakes region and her husband’s obsession with cars. Lisa is a member of The Authors Guild, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, the Guppies, and the Thursday Evening Literary Society. She resides in western New York with her husband, children and family dog.For Better, For Murder is a finalist for the 2009 Agatha Award in the category of Best First Novel.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Jolene Asdale is just one step away - one sale, in fact - from becoming a successful New York businesswoman. But her dream stalls when a dead body tumbles out of the shiny Ferrari in her exotic car showroom. The victim is Tim Lapham, head of the Finger Lakes zoning board. They'd been dating - and publicly arguing over relocating her business - just months before. The crime brings Jolene face-to-face with Deputy Ray Parker, her almost-ex-husband, whose suspicions are raised when wads of cash and a knife sheath turn up in her home. Many consider Jolene's downtown showroom a major eyesore. Could a spite-driven local be trying to frame her? Facing bankruptcy, a murder conviction, and divorce from the man she still loves, Jolene is on her own in solving the case and saving herself from a loveless life behind bars.Review"Bork juggles multiple puzzles deftly in her witty debut." --Kirkus Reviews --July 1, 2009"Bork juggles multiple puzzles deftly in her witty debut."--Kirkus Reviews --July 15, 2009"Lovely book."--CrimeSpree --July/August 2009"In this promising series debut, Bork has created an interesting cast of complex characters that readers will enjoy getting to know."--Booklist --September 15, 2009 About the AuthorLisa Bork holds a bachelor’s degree in English and an M.B.A. in marketing, and worked in human resources and marketing before becoming a stay-at-home mom. When her children entered school fulltime, Lisa turned to writing to fill her days and exercise her mind. For Better, For Murder grew out of her family's love of New York’s Finger Lakes region and her husband’s obsession with cars. Lisa is a member of The Authors Guild, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, the Guppies, and the Thursday Evening Literary Society. She resides in western New York with her husband, children and family dog.For Better, For Murder is a finalist for the 2009 Agatha Award in the category of Best First Novel.

Full-throttle drama on the road to revenge Pulses are racing at the Vintage Grand Prix Festival, a veritable Mecca for car fans. But excitement turns to horror when a man is crushed by a speeding sports car. A witness swears the victim was shoved by Brennan Rowe, boyfriend of Jolene's friend, Cory. When Jolene Parker learns that Brennan caused the victim's sister's death years ago, she pieces together a twisted tale of family tragedy, blackmail, and retribution.

Full-throttle drama on the road to revengePulses are racing at the Vintage Grand Prix Festival, a veritable Mecca for car fans. But excitement turns to horror when a man is crushed by a speeding sports car. A witness swears the victim was shoved by Brennan Rowe, boyfriend of Jolene's friend, Cory. When Jolene Parker learns that Brennan caused the victim's sister's death years ago, she pieces together a twisted tale of family tragedy, blackmail, and retribution.