{"id":626,"date":"2022-02-03T09:09:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T09:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/annelouisedarling.com\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:09:40","slug":"author-of-jessie-witthun-mysteries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annelouisedarling.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"626\" class=\"elementor elementor-626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e72acdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e72acdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50a9d72\" data-id=\"50a9d72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf2f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acf2f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A brand new Jessie Witthun Mystery!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a26eee9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a26eee9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08eb22e\" data-id=\"08eb22e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f27d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03f27d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Now available in ebook and paperback! \n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215268d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"215268d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bishop &amp; Pawn<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ba851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01ba851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Jessie and Charlie are husband and wife now, so shouldn&#8217;t life be rosy? Can&#8217;t they get to enjoy a few months of marital bliss? In Jessie&#8217;s Universe, of <em>course<\/em> not!<\/h6><h6>A whole host of troubles is crashing down on them: attacks on their friend, a bitter break-up, the murder of a family member, deadly arson, and a series of devious manipulations by a most unexpected villain&#8211;who may be their most lethal adversary yet!<\/h6><h6>Hold onto your hat, because this is going to be a nail-biter!<\/h6><h6><em><strong>Bishop &amp; Pawn: A Jessie Witthun Mystery, Book 5: A<\/strong><\/em>vailable in both <strong>e-book<\/strong> and <strong>paperback<\/strong> formats at: Indigo, Barnes &amp; Noble, Apple Books, Amazon\/Kindle, Kobo, Everand, Smashwords, and many more platforms and stores!<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f5415 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"31f5415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/bishop-pawn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Universal book Link for Bishop &amp; 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If you&#8217;re looking for the next Earth-shattering work of literary fiction, you won&#8217;t find it here! Instead, you&#8217;ll find a fun, gripping escape from your real-world stressors, and enough humour, romance, and adventure to give you a little holiday from Life.<\/p><p>I hope you enjoy reading these books as much as I enjoyed writing them!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f4127d elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9f4127d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee821f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ee821f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18c9ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c18c9ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anne L. 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