Dead Flowers and Baited, a duo of Julie Collins novellas from two-time Shamus Award winning author Lori Armstrong. Valentine's Day is for suckers... In Dead Flowers*, cynical PI Julie Collins trails cheating lovers, which leads to questions about her relationship with Tony Martinez. A hobby turns deadly... In Baited, it's been a long, hot, summer for PI Julie Collins. With her partner Kevin off on assignment, she's lured into taking a case involving a missing fisherman. Nothing about the man's disappearance is as it seems. Although Julie is no stranger to the dark currents that churn below the surface, can she count on her friend Jimmer, and her lover Tony Martinez, to keep her from getting in too deep?