Sylvie Kurtz

THE IT GIRLS They’re rich, fabulous… and dangerously underestimated. IT GIRL: Alexa CheltinghamMISSION: Pose as a grubby groom to stop a high-stakes horse killer and protect the Mayor of New York’s show-jumping daughter.A Cheltingham shoveling horse manure – what would Mother think? That was my first reaction when the Gotham Rose spy ring handed me this riches-to-rags assignment. But the country’s top show horses were dying suspiciously and the Roses trusted me to catch the killer.My old leg...

MARRIED TO A STRANGEROne steamy afternoon when the setting sun bled the raging Red Thunder River red, Texas sheriff Chance Conover forgot who he was. A trauma from fifteen years ago resurfaced in his mind, creating muddy images of murder that stirred whirlpools of horror. Worst of all, Chance couldn't remember the beautiful woman who claimed to be his wife–Taryn Conover. Traveling back up the river to confront his past and the danger that surely awaited him was the only way this lawman knew...

EVERY MAN HAS HIS DAY OF RECKONING…With a new face and new life, Kevin Ransom vowed never to return to that small Texas town where an impulse of anger had destroyed his body and soul. But then, he never dreamed that his actions that day on the Red Thunder River had led a madman to keep the woman he loved in a drugged state, trapped as a prisoner in her body for fifteen years. Kevin had caused Ellen Paxton enough pain, but for her sake he had to go back to make things right, especially when he...

SHACKLED HEARTOn a stormy Texas night, Tyler Blackwell awoke from a car crash to find himself in a castle dungeon, bound under lock and key by an ephemeral jailer with haunting eyes and virginal flesh that begged for a man's touch. Mysterious Melissa Carnes–the woman Tyler had been sent undercover to defend from a deadly enemy intent on destroying her life–was more tempting to Tyler than any assignment. And being her «prisoner» had its advantages. But could Tyler penetrate the cold stone...

THE PRICE OF PASSIONNine years ago, Christiane Lawrence surrendered her innocence to the mysterious young Daniel Moreau. Even after he left her without warning, the memory of his lovemaking haunted her. And as the child he left in her womb grew, she wondered who he'd really been–and why she felt an uneasy presence always by her side….Daniel had been working for the devil–a madman with an evil obsession for Christiane. He'd left Christi to keep her safe, but he had only intensified the...

TWO SCARRED HEARTSAs far as former CIA sniper Lucinda Taylor was concerned, her heart died the day she pulled the trigger that left her a widow and a single mom. Then fellow agent Dominic Skyralov came to town to hunt down a dangerous scam artist, and Luci was shocked to feel an exhilaration she hadn't felt in seven years…a feeling that made her think she and this brave, bull of a man might be more than old friends. But Dom had his own secrets about that tragic day. And now, with her family...

THE MAN BEHIND THE MASKHaunted by the demons of his past, hardened Seeker «Ace» Esteleone was the man least likely to mix business with pleasure. But the reckless behavior of the book-smart beauty he'd sworn to protect was threatening to ruin his investigation, and pretending to be her lover was the only way to keep them both safe.Desperate to find her missing sister, Aurora Cates hadn't counted on being dragged into the arms of the dark, unpredictable hunter. The passionate kisses...

THE HUNTER BECOMES PREY…U.S. Marshal Sebastian Falconer was a workaholic, dedicated to catching dangerous fugitives. But when his wife became the victim of a vengeful escaped felon who had vowed to destroy Sebastian, he knew he could no longer protect his beloved Olivia from the dark side of his job.Olivia's amnesia made her wary of the raven-haired man who called himself her husband. Was she attracted to the handsome stranger because of a need for security or a true calling of her heart?...

PROTECTING HER WAS HIS JOBIn the click of a shutter, heiress Abrielle Holbrook's life was changed forever when she captured her father's murder on film. But trying to stay alive long enough to testify against his ruthless partner only brought her face-to-face with the past.LOVING HER WAS HIS LIFE'S MISSIONSpecial agent Gray Reed–Abbie's childhood pal from Echo Falls–looked as brave and handsome as she remembered. Except for the knowing look in his eyes that betrayed what they...