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A chilling secret, an untamed passion After tracking a serial killer through six brutal murders, detective Wade Callahan didn’t know where to turn. Then Tierney Doyle, an empath and the police force’s secret weapon, joined the search. Wade was immediately attracted to her – but he didn’t trust her abilities. Until Tierney uncovered a fact he couldn’t deny.Someone was watching Wade – someone who might be connected to the recurring nightmare he’d had since childhood. And, as he and Tierney both...
| Автор | Kathleen Creighton |
I'm a P.K., preacher's kid (or if I want to get fancy, a T.O., theologian's offspring). I grew up afraid of my own allowance….So when over $20 million falls into her lap, Cassia Carr views her Midas touch as a cross, not a blessing–and certainly doesn't anticipate the difficulty of giving it all away!And it's hard enough to gauge romantic feelings without the chaos of a major windfall. Her globetrotting neighbor, Adam Cavanaugh, seems interested–but in Cassia or her...
| Автор | Judy Baer |
Don't let the knockout looks fool you. Jackie «Jack» Rooney packs a punch, and it's made her the top boxing trainer in Vegas.But when an old friend shows up on her doorstep, daughter in tow, Jack gets thrown into the fight of her life. Suddenly Jack becomes guardian to Destiny, the little girl who witnessed a mob hit. The same mobsters who framed Jack's father years ago. Together with her hunky cop beau,Jack is determined to protect Destiny, bring the criminals to justice and...
| Автор | Erica Orloff |
Lacie Reed was the best agent to send to the Big Easy to catch a serial killer. Not just because of her stellar track record, but because the undercover operative looked exactly like the kind of woman this murderer might go for.Lacie was more than ready to play the mouse, knowing she had a big cat to catch. But once she infiltrated the small New Orleans community, befriending the very people she was trying to protect, the stakes got higher. Lacie began taking risks so big that Detective Anthony...
| Автор | Maureen Tan |
Isabella Trueblood made history reuniting people torn apart by war and an epidemic. Now, generations later, Lily and Dylan Garrett carry on her work ith their agency, Finders Keepers. Circumstances may have changed, but the goal remains the same.LostHer so-called life. Calley Graham's overprotective mother had stood in her way long enough. But all that would change if she could sign on as a rookie investigator for Finders Keepers!FoundOne tough trail boss. Matt Radcliffe was leading a...
| Автор | Kristin Eckhardt |
With rough miners for shipmates, Elizabeth Breckenridge sets sail to search for her brother in Alaska, wild with the 1890s gold rush. When she falls overboard midjourney, she is rescued by a man very unlike her minister brother–Clint Brady, a cynical bounty hunter who shoots to kill.Together, this unlikely couple struggles to survive the rugged dangers of the beautiful Alaskan frontier. Unexpectedly, Clint comes to love her, and proposes. Elizabeth returns his love, but unless she can help Clint...
| Автор | Rosanne Bittner |
From the glittering ballrooms of London to the shimmering palaces of czarist Russia, New York Times bestselling sensation Rosemary Rogers returns with a sweeping tale of dangerous love and divided loyalties.Desperate to escape her lecherous stepfather, flame-haired Brianna Quinn seeks refuge with the Duke of Huntley, a childhood friend. But her hopes crumble when she discovers that Edmond, the duke’s hot-blooded twin, is masquerading as the duke to thwart an assassination scheme…With nowhere to...
| Автор | Rosemary Rogers |
Successful, blessed with friends and a rich faith–as Scott Williams's thirty-eighth birthday dawned, he was at the top of his game. Or was he? Although his life seemed perfect to others, Scott felt that something was missing. But how could a rugged executive admit he yearned for a family of his own to love?After making a birthday wish to meet the woman of his dreams, Scott encountered enchanting author Jennifer St. James strolling along the beach. Her beautiful looks hid a heart mourning...
| Автор | Dee Henderson |
Forensic sculptor Toni Sullivan's job takes her to crime scenes to put faces to victims. Shaping the clay always gives her a sense of purpose and order, but that all changes when she feels a mysterious connection to the victim found on Red Bud Isle.When Toni accepts another assignment that may officially prove an old friend is dead, memories of her nursing days in Vietnam begin to haunt her.Suddenly, her calm professionalism is gone. To find peace, she'll do whatever it takes to unmask...
| Автор | J.F. Margos |
She ran away with the groom…but she wasn’t the bride! No one was more shocked than Trae Andrelini when her best friend left wealthy Rhys Paxton standing at the altar on his wedding day. Trae was determined to find out what really went wrong – so she joined forces with reliable Rhys to find the runaway bride. As they raced across the country Trae was surprised to learn that the man she once thought boring was anything but…And jilted Rhys was equally stunned that Trae’s infuriating, tempestuous,...
| Автор | Barbara Benedict |
Missionary work in Africa was the most difficult and faithaffirming labor James Graham had ever faced, and warm, homey presents from a Good Samaritan back home gave him hope to carry on. But an injury halted his work and sent him home to Chicago.There, James met Rachel Ashcroft, who'd sent those thoughtful gifts, and he was intrigued by the sadness that shadowed her features. Bringing the light back into Rachel's face gave him new purpose, but was this respite only temporary? Or could...
| Автор | Dee Henderson |
Called home to Regency London after his brother's death, Tertius Pembroke, Earl of Skylar, must marry quickly and produce an heir. Lady Gillian Edwards seems the ideal bride: young, beautiful and innocent.But Sky is no ideal husband, having returned from the Indies gaunt, ill and plagued by a darkness that he dare not reveal–even to his betrothed.Lady Gillian had promised Sky her hand in marriage but cannot give him her heart–not when she gave it to another man three years ago. Afraid of...
| Автор | Ruth Axtell Morren |
Trouble in TexasA battle of wills was raging in the Lone Star State in 1876. April Truitt didn't trust doctors, least of all handsome newcomer Gray Fuller, who opposed her efforts to offer the women of Dignity, Texas, an herbal alternative to surgery. He treated her like some quack, but April was determined to save other women from dying on the operating table, like her mother did.Gray couldn't help admiring April's spirit and good intentions. Yet he couldn't let this...
| Автор | Lori Copeland |
In the dead of night, there's a knock on the door at Haven, an inner-city youth center in St. Louis.A refugee family–scared, tired and hungry–seeks shelter. Fresh back from Afghanistan, former marine sergeant Joshua Duff takes on the mission. He recruits aid worker Liz Wallace, but she has questions for Joshua. Such as why a Texan with an oil magnate for a father is working at Haven. Or why a man who fears nothing–including the gang violence threatening the center–seems scared of opening...
| Автор | Catherine Palmer |
spinster:noun 1 : an unmarried woman or a woman for whom marriage seems dubious 2 : a woman who spins or weavesHer mother, sister and friends (?) fear spinsterhood may be thirty-year-old Whitney Blake's fate. And while she doesn't believe she'll be weaving tablecloths, Whitney wonders if Mr. Right will ever arrive.Deciding to be more proactive, Whitney starts a journal, stating her goals: «This month–Lose two pounds (sensibly). GET ORGANIZED. Start by cleaning closets. Have...
| Автор | Judy Baer |
FBI agent Angie Davis sees past the crime scene into the twisted criminal mind. It's a skill she hones with the guidance of her mentor, Cain…one that helps Angie predict a killer's next victim before it's too late.But this profiler-in-training's latest case is a headache from the start. For one, she must work with maverick NYPD detective Carson Severo. And then, another kill. And another. Only this serial killer's victims seem to follow a disturbing pattern–they are all...
| Автор | Lori A. May |
The three Long sisters of Welleswood, New Jersey, felt they could handle any problem, any crisis together…But suddenly, each was facing the most critical challenge of her life. Andrea, a single mom, was in a fight for survival, against cancer. Madge, who'd once lived a storybook life, needed to find forgiveness–if she ever could–for a husband who'd kept a shocking secret for years. Jenny, pregnant with her third child, longed to keep her husband's dream alive, whatever the...
| Автор | Delia Parr |
Daughter of a prominent nineteenth-century Maine shipbuilder, Cherish Winslow had a deep love for ships, the ocean–and her father's apprentice, Silas van der Zee. Once his childhood companion in Haven's End, Cherish wished Silas could see she was no longer a girl in pigtails but a woman in love.To Silas, Cherish was a beacon of light, illuminating his lonely life…yet he doubted a lowly apprentice could win the heart of such an elegant young lady. A stolen kiss brought a moment's...
| Автор | Ruth Axtell Morren |
Meet Melissa Daniels. This leggy redhead is strong, smart and seductive. And with a black belt in karate, she's not afraid of anything.Too bad she doesn't exist.Melissa is the alter ego of master of disguise Kristie Hennessy, who prefers steak dinners to stakeouts. As a profiler for a secret government agency, Kristie researches the most heinous killers around. But when one case draws her into the action, she can't resist letting her more audacious other half emerge. As a...
| Автор | Kate Donovan |
Rookie agent Miranda Cutler had looked up to superspy Ray Ortega.Her thanks? He'd seduced her, then left her holding the bag for an ill-fated op that nearly ruined her career while he went into selfimposed exile. One year later, the CIA wanted Miranda to lure Ortega back for a mission so risky, they said only he could handle it.Miranda had a better idea. She would infiltrate the militant group suspected of creating a dangerous new weapon, salvaging her career and ridding herself of...
| Автор | Kate Donovan |
Though he'd found his life's calling ministering to London's underclass, Dr. Ian Russell hadn't yet found his life's mate. Then the former army surgeon encountered the enchanting stage actress Eleanor Neville.Ian's good works and strong faith set him apart from other men Eleanor knew. But despite his fascination with her glittering world, Eleanor feared her notorious past would end their future together before it had even begun. Could true love and faith overcome...
| Автор | Ruth Axtell Morren |
They called her the Dove–her gentle beauty concealing a will of iron. But former agent Nova Blair never wanted to return to the world of spying. She'd started a new life…until her former partner came to her with a mission she couldn't refuse. Terrorists had threatened to release a deadly strain of the Ebola virus that could wreak global devastation. Going back to the shadowy, seductive life of an international spy was the price she would pay to save millions of lives–but could Nova...
| Автор | Judith Leon |
Angel Baker isn't your ordinary twenty-second-century gal. Just ask mom.Instead of joining the family fortune-telling business, Angel's busy saving the world. And dating? Why bother when she's got Humphrey Bogart, her sweettalking robot.Welcome to Chicago circa 2100. The legal system is in shambles, robots are a woman's best friend, and kung fu fighting Retribution Specialists like Angel bring justice to criminals who've slipped through the cracks.So when dear old Mom is...
| Автор | Julie Beard |
Megan Crosse never had to fight for anything. Now she’s fighting the urge to kill. Megan and her sisters are heirs to an ancient vampire-slaying legacy. One of them is a natural-born slayer. One is a healer. One will become a vampire. And they’re all in imminent danger from a world being overrun by their undead enemies…Yet with wild and rugged bodyguard Mikhail watching her every move, Megan’s got an even bigger problem. The bad-boy-turned-good leaves Megan weak at the knees, but he has his own...
| Автор | Harper Allen |