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By Amanda Quick. 2017
When Hollywood moguls and stars want privacy, they head to the exclusive Burning Cove Hotel. It's where reporter Irene Glasson…
finds herself staring down at a beautiful actress at the bottom of a pool. The dead woman had a red-hot secret about up-and-coming leading man Nick Tremayne, a scoop that Irene couldn't resist. But now Irene's investigation into the drowning threatens to tear down the wall of illusion that is so deftly built around the famous actor, and there are powerful men willing to do anything to protect their investment. Seeking the truth, Irene finds herself drawn to Oliver Ward, once a world-famous magician, now the owner of the hotel. With Oliver's help, Irene soon learns that the glamorous paradise of Burning Cove hides dark and dangerous secrets. And that the past--always just out of sight--could drag them both under. 2017.By Betty Neels. 1990
Lucy wasn't a bright career girl like her two sisters. All she wanted was to find a man she loved…
and settle down with him. But Mr Right seemed to be peculiarly elusive. Until the day she encountered paediatrician William Thurloe. Not that she had the faintest hope of ever attracting his interest with the glamorous Fiona as direct competition! 1990.By Gwendolyn Womack. 2017
Semele Cavnow discovers a manuscript written in the time of Cleopatra, she knows it will be the find of her…
career. Its author tells the story of a priceless tarot deck, now lost to history, but as Semele delves further she realises the manuscript is more than it seems. 2017.By Beverly Barton. 2018
Cherokee Pointe, Tennessee. Deep in the Smoky Mountains, the victim lies, sacrificed on a makeshift altar-the gruesome work of a…
killer who has evaded the authorities in state after state. FBI agent Dallas Sloan knows the scene all too well-just as he knows the killings won't stop until there are four more bodies. 2018.By Dee Henderson, Lynette Eason, Dani Pettrey. 2018
In Dee Henderson's novella "Betrayal," Janelle Roberts is freed--thanks to people she doesn't know--after serving six years of a twenty-year…
sentence for a murder she did not commit. But a murderer is still at large, and Janelle needs to be somewhere safe with someone she can trust. She may not survive another betrayal. In Dani Pettrey's "Deadly Isle," Tennyson Kent is trapped on the isolated island of her childhood by a storm surge, and she is shocked when the typically idyllic community turns into the hunting grounds of a murderer. Cut off from any help from the mainland, will she and first love Callen Frost be able to identify and stop a killer bent on betrayal before they become the next victims? In Lynette Eason's "Code of Ethics," trauma surgeon Ruthie St. John saves the life of Detective Isaac Martinez. After a betrayal leads to him getting shot and then attacked while in recovery, Isaac is now a key witness determined to testify. But someone is intent on silencing him--and those around him--forever. Together, Ruthie and Isaac go on the run, desperate to escape the killers hunting him. 2018.By Iris Johansen. 1998
When the man who murdered Eve Duncan's daughter was executed, Eve lost the chance to find her daughter's body. Now,…
as a forensic sculptor, she reconstructs faces to identify juvenile skulls. When a billionaire wants to hire her to work on a mysterious adult skull, she reluctantly agrees. Strong language and descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 1998. (The Eve Duncan series ; 1)By Sandra Brown. 1987
When Kerry Bishop needs help getting nine orphans out of Montenegro, she decides to seduce a mercenary. Picking the most…
dangerous-looking drunken man in the cantina, Kerry lures him home only to learn he is American photojournalist Linc O'Neal. After Linc reluctantly agrees to escort the group through fifty miles of jungle, he mistakenly concludes that Kerry is an American nun. Strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1987.By Emily March. 2018
A man who loves adventure and the open sea, Devin Murphy returns for a short Christmas trip to his small…
hometown of Eternity Springs. Immersed in the joy and magic of the holiday season all around him, he doesn't hesitate to play along when a young boy phones Santa to ask for a very special wish. Devin never guesses that a wrong number has the potential to make everything in his life so right. 2018.By Gena Showalter. 2014
Fierce immortal warrior. Host to the demon of Disease. Torin's every touch causes sickness and death. Carnal pleasure is utterly…
forbidden, and though he has always overcome temptation with an iron will, his control is about to shatter. She is Keeley Cael, the Red Queen. When the powerful beauty with shocking vulnerabilities escapes from a centuries-long imprisonment, the desire that simmers between her and Torin is scorching. 2014.By Gena Showalter. 2016
Millionaire video-game creator Lincoln West has a dark and tragic past. The sought-after bachelor lives by a rigid schedule and…
a single rule--one relationship per year, lasting no more than two months. No exceptions. When he gave up the big city for a small town, he hoped to escape the worst of his memories--until a brash beauty dredges up long-buried emotions. 2016.By Gena Showalter. 2015
After a devastating loss, millionaire playboy Beck Ockley moves to the small town of Strawberry Valley, Oklahoma to start a…
new life, where he is drawn to Harlow Glass, who is searching for redemption for her troubled past. 2015.By Jayne Castle. 2014
Halloween - with its tricks and treats - is a dust bunny's dream come true. Just ask Lyle, Sedona Snow's…
faithful sidekick. But for Sedona, it's a nightmare. Though her new job managing a small hotel and tavern on Rainshadow is helping her move on from her tragic past, a bizarre disaster down in the catacombs has brought a pack of rowdy ghost hunters to her inn. And now, Sedona's ex has arrived on the island, claiming he wants to get back together, just as a newcomer appears to have a strong interest in her. Sequel to “Deception Cove”. 2014.By Lilian Darcy. 2003
A spark of attraction has just ignited between GP Pete Croft and midwife Emma Burns. Given the chance, their passion…
would set ablaze. But Pete's ex-wife is ill and his young twin daughters need him most right now. Even if it breaks her heart, Emma must do the honourable thing and stand aside while Pete puts his family first. But as they tend the Glanfallon community together, the physical temptation between them is torture. And Emma's generosity simply fires Pete's determination to make her his bride. 2003.By Michele Hauf. 2010
Unleashing the devil within, Max Fitzroy has slain scores of demons. Now, to rid himself of the demon inside -…
who cursed him with immortality and an inability to feel all sensual pleasure - Max needs a witch's familiar, a creature he's made a career of killing. But the Highwayman isn't prepared for Aby. The sleek and sexy conduit to the demon world can see past tortured Max's darkness and bring out deep desires he didn't believe he had the power to feel. Max needs Aby to grant him his freedom and then he needs to slay her. But how can he destroy the only creature he's lusted for in centuries? 2010.By Stephanie Laurens. 2017
A nobleman devoted to defending queen and country and a noblewoman wild enough to match his every step race to…
disrupt the plans of a malignant intelligence shaking England to its very foundations. Sequel to "An irresistible alliance". 2017.By Karen Swan. 2018
Running from heartbreak, Chloe Marston leaves her old life in London for a fresh start in New York, working at…
a luxury concierge company. Client Joe Lincoln asks her to find him a secluded holiday home in the Greek Islands, but when Tom, her ex, unexpectedly shows up in Manhattan, Chloe jumps at the chance to help Joe inspect the holiday house. Escaping to Greece will give her the time to decide whether her future lies with Tom or Joe - there's an undeniable chemistry between them that she can't resist. But whatever her heart is telling her, she's in over her head - another client's wife has mysteriously disappeared and serious allegations about Joe threaten more than just her happiness. Who can she trust? And will Chloe uncover the truth in time? 2018.By Joan Wolf. 1997
When the earl of Weston dies in Regency England, his will surprisingly names his brother Stephen guardian to his young…
son. The earl's widow, Annabelle, who was raised as the brothers' stepsister, had loved Stephen until he fled to Jamaica in disgrace five years earlier. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1997.By Patricia Davids. 2010
As a nurse-midwife in Amish country, Amber Bradley helps expectant mothers have their babies safely at home. But when Hope…
Springs' new doctor arrives, he insists all maternity patients deliver at a hospital. Amber is determined to show Dr. Phillip White that the Amish have a different way of life, one he needs to respect if he expects any patients at all. But even as he becomes more a part of the community, Amber must remember his stay is just temporary. Unless she can convince Phillip he's found the home--and heart--he's always been looking for. 2010.By Carole Mortimer. 1998
Nanny wanted! A young girl needs a mother, but does her father need a wife? Annie's delighted when she's hired…
as Jessica Diamond's nanny - she adores her new charge and, after her own childhood spent in care, she's part of a family for the first time. But how complicated her relationship with Rufus Diamond turns out to be! Rufus is more than just Annie's employer; he has the power to make her laugh and cry - and he wants to make love to her! But he obviously won't marry again; the so called 'curse' of the Diamond brides has already touched his life. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1998.By Jackie Braun. 2012
She thinks I'm a hero, but I'm only a former cop, out of the rescue business for a long time…
now. Still, I couldn't leave Caro Franklin stranded in a snowstorm. Even if bringing that beautiful lady to my home meant my family - and yes, maybe I, too - would immediately fall in love with her. So we just met. We still have something. In spite of those "family obligations" of hers that I don't fully understand, there's no denying what's between us. No denying that I could make the perfect father for her son. Now I just have to convince Caro to choose me - Jake McCabe. 2012.