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Blue Forever
By Nina Bruhns. 2013
Nina Bruhns, multi-award-winning author of White Hot, returns with another sexy, adrenaline-pumping thrill ride that will keep you on the…
edge of your seat... Dashing and devilish Major Kiptyn Llowell is the opposite of reasonable. But when his top secret mission on exotic Hainan Island, China, goes belly up, Kip throws himself on the mercy of the eminently sensible (and irresistibly sexy) DeAnne Lovejoy to hitch a ride to his rendezvous point. But he gets far more than he bargained for... As an officer of the U.S Department of State, DeAnne helps American citizens in need of aid on foreign soil. Yet, when DeAnne sets eyes on Kip's impressive body, she's the one who needs rescuing--from her own X-rated thoughts! But before Kip and DeAnne even get the chance to flirt, an enemy platoon storms in, guns blazing. Covers blown and running for their lives, the pair must complete Kip's mission together. Amidst escalating feelings, they just hope to survive long enough to enjoy this wild ride to a loving future...Through the Fire
By Sharon Mignerey. 2006
TO: AL_CRANE@CSSENTINEL. ORGFROM: COLLEEN_MONTGOMERY@CSSENTINEL. ORGBoss,I'm finishing my article about the Vance Memorial Hospital fire. No fatalities, although several people, including…
firefighter Lucia Vance and visiting wildfire expert Raphael Wright, were treated for smoke inhalation. I'm trying to stay unbiased--Lucia's a friend--but she's under investigation for disobeying orders, and I think Chief O'Brien is casting suspicion on her to cover himself. Word is he has some hefty debts. Raphael is only too willing to help clear Lucia's name--romance is brewing. It seems as if the Vances are being targeted. . . but by whom, and why?No Love Lost
By Lynn Bulock. 2007
I seem to be gathering quite a collection of murder victims: fi rst my husband, then my contractor. And now…
my ex-husband's fi ancée has turned up dead. But I, Gracie Lee Harris, am on the job--much to the dismay of my boyfriend, homicide detective Ray Fernandez. I've enlisted the ladies of the Christian Friends to help me fi gure out who killed my ex's sweetie not long before their wedding. My ex is the prime suspect, but his fi ancée kept secrets that might have been deadly. I just pray that her secrets don't get me killed!Heart of the Amazon
By Margaret Daley. 2007
THE JUNGLE SOUGHT TO CLAIM HER. ASSASSINS MEANT TO SILENCE HER. There was no way her brother was dead. Officials…
claimed the biochemist had been murdered in the Brazilian rainforest, his body fallen prey to the mists of the jungle. But Kate Collier knew Zach and couldn't leave it at that; Zach was all she had left. Tall, dark and mysterious, A. C. Slader had a past that was as turbulent as the Amazon River. Yet he was the only one who could guide her on a journey from which many never returned. A journey that would stretch the limits of their faith in God and each other. . . .The Inn at Shadow Lake
By Janet Edgar. 2006
Special agent Zachary Marshall had tracked a deadly terrorist ring to a secluded resort--right to a woman he'd once loved.…
Was Julie Anderson a cunning traitor. . . or an innocent victim of ruthless criminals?Zach planned to use their shared grief over lost loved ones--Julie's husband, his own wife and daughter--to get close enough to uncover the truth. He hadn't planned on Julie's quiet strength and unshakable faith lighting his dark soul. As sinister events unfolded, Zach realized Julie was in grave danger. And so was he. . . because he was falling for her all over again.Silent Enemy
By Lois Richer. 2006
A STOLEN STATUE, A CURIOUS COIN. . . AND A MURDERWhen Samantha Henderson ran into trouble recovering a lost statue…
in the Peruvian jungle, Daniel McCullough believed he'd made the right decision in not promoting her at Finders, Inc. But when forced to work together to track down the figurine--and the mysterious man who had it--Daniel and Sam came face-to-face with a network of dangerous suspects. Each day brought them closer to finding their silent enemy, even as their feelings for each other intensified.An Inquiry Into Love and Death
By Simone St. James. 2013
In 1920's England, a young woman searches for the truth behind her uncle's mysterious death in a town haunted by…
a restless ghost... Oxford student Jillian Leigh works day and night to keep up with her studies--so to leave at the beginning of the term is next to impossible. But after her uncle Toby, a renowned ghost hunter, is killed in a fall off a cliff, she must drive to the seaside village of Rothewell to pack up his belongings. Almost immediately, unsettling incidents--a book left in a cold stove, a gate swinging open on its own--escalate into terrifying events that convince Jillian an angry spirit is trying to enter the house. Is it Walking John, the two-hundred-year-old ghost who haunts Blood Moon Bay? And who beside the ghost is roaming the local woods at night? If Toby uncovered something sinister, was his death no accident? The arrival of handsome Scotland Yard inspector Drew Merriken, a former RAF pilot with mysteries of his own, leaves Jillian with more questions than answers--and with the added complication of a powerful, mutual attraction. Even as she suspects someone will do anything to hide the truth, she begins to discover spine-chilling secrets that lie deep within Rothewell...and at the very heart of who she is.Look-Alike
By Meredith Fletcher. 2006
They looked alike, fought alike...but when it came to spy games, Samantha St. John and Elle Petrenko had different codes.…
Upstanding CIA agent Sam played by the rules. Russian spy Elle had more colorful ways of getting the job done. Ways that put her at odds with her newfound sister--and in the path of one dangerous male.Sam's loyalties lay with her former classmates, the women of Athena Academy who'd asked her to find a link between a blackmailer and her parents' deaths. But Sam needed Elle and her mystery man to succeed. Could the sisters' newly formed bond survive this personal mission, the heart of which might reveal a devastating truth about their past?Home Before Midnight
By Virginia Kantra. 2006
USA Today bestselling author Virginia Kantra delivers a haunting novel of suspense and passion, in which the sins of the…
past are never forgiven-and murder is never forgotten... Years ago, Bailey Wells left behind her small-town North Carolina roots for the high life in New York City, working as a personal assistant to bestselling true crime author Paul Ellis. Now, Ellis and his wife are moving to rustic Stokesville, North Carolina, and Bailey follows them-right back home. When Ellis's wife is murdered in their new house, Bailey attracts the attention of tough police detective Steve Burke, who cannot share his growing feelings for her as long as she is a murder suspect. But Bailey soon discovers that the violence is far from over. And that to bury a secret from the past, someone is willing to kill again..Fatal Harvest
By Catherine Palmer. 2003
Teenager Matt Strong discovers a secret that could expose the indiscretions of the conglomerate who controls the world's food supply.…
Now he's been framed for murder and is on the run. Matt's father, Cole Strong, enlists the help of Matt's teacher Jill Pruitt to find the boy and save his life. Before long, the two are caught up in a dangerous quest with stakes much higher than either is prepared to face. Page-turning, contemporary, romantic suspense from bestselling author Catherine Palmer.Commanded by the French Duke
By Meriel Fuller. 2016
One knight to capture her heart! Alinor of Claverstock takes her life in her hands when she rescues Bianca d'Attalens…
from her stepmother's evil clutches. But when Alinor encounters Bianca's handsome brother, Guilhem, Duc d'Attalens, it's not just her life that's in danger. Alinor finds herself powerless to resist Guilhem and is soon caught up in a perilous web of intrigue and forbidden attraction. An attraction that heightens when they are sent together into enemy territory...A Serial Affair
By Natalie Dunbar. 2007
Agent Marina Santos ruined her relationship with Officer Reed Crawford when they first had dated. She never expected another chance.…
Until a vicious serial killer began terrorizing Chicago, and the two had to work together to track him down. Marina and Reed soon discovered a dark secret that might be the link between all the victims. And as they delved deeper, their steamy past added tension to the high-pressure investigation. Now they had to face their explosive feelings for one another, as well as the possibility that the victims may have gotten exactly what they deserved.A Time to Protect
By Lois Richer. 2006
TWO ATTEMPTS ON MAYOR'S LIFE by Colleen Montgomery (staff reporter)DRAFTMayor Maxwell Vance was shot in an apparent assassination attempt yesterday.…
A second attempt on his life was made at Vance Memorial Hospital, where nurse [leave her name out?] Chloe Tanner managed to stop the assailant before being injured herself. She is currently under protection. [Note to self: disclose FBI agent protecting her and her kids is my brother Brendan. ] Speculation is that the mayor was shot in retaliation for his strong antidrug stance, following the new surge of drug-related crimes in Colorado Springs. Does the would-be killer want Chloe silenced forever?Skeleton
By Suki Fleet. 2014
Jan has given up on love, at least the romantic kind.He loves his five-year-old son Henry more than anything. But…
when Henry starts school, Jan is introduced to Matthew, a very sweet but shy young man who helps out in Henry's class. Although he tries desperately to ignore his attraction, Jan finds himself falling for Matthew--he's everything Jan needs. But amid creepy silent phone calls and possible break-ins, things start to fall slowly apart for Jan. Matthew wants to trust Jan, but the skeleton Jan has been trying to keep buried in his closet and the guilt he feels threatens to destroy everything good in his life.The Girl Next Door
By Cynthia Eden. 2014
He pledged to protect his neighbor, in New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden's Shadow Agents: Guts and Glory miniseries…
When Gabrielle Harper's gutsy investigative reporting attracted a serial killer, her new neighbor began keeping an eye on her. But Cooper Marshall was more than his chiseled frame suggested. He was an Elite Operations Division specialist who thrived on adrenaline, who always took risks, whose every instinct was geared to protect. Even if it meant breaking cover. Gabrielle wasn't the sort to hole up in her Washington, D.C., walk-up, waiting to be the next victim. So when the time came, he'd throw her on the back of his motorcycle and ride with a vengeance to save her life. Until then, he'd watch and wait, and try not to get carried away with attraction to the girl next door....A Little Bit Guilty
By Jenna Mills. 2007
Lawyer Gabe Fontenot lives for the day he brings down his father's murderer. And after years of chasing phantoms, he's…
finally closing in. Until his longtime adversary Evangeline Rousseau interferes. The district attorney's little darling wants to see Gabe fail, whatever the cost. Then Evangeline's secret agenda and Gabe's vow of revenge force them to ally with each other. But trust each other? Never. Yet now that they're posing as lovers, neither can run from growing temptation. And when a toxic threat is made against Evangeline, Gabe must concede that his plan for justice could be the undoing of them allhellip;.Irish Kiss
By Christa Paige. 2010
Six months of desire explodes in one wildly passionate night! Now they have to find a way to get over…
the issues of the past to find the path to their future. Irish Kiss is Book 1 of Christa Paige's suspenseful romance series, Kissin' Cops.For six months, Gavin has kept a tenuous hold on his desire for Cassidy, knowing policy forbids them from taking it to the next, inevitable stage. With their case all wrapped up and ready to go to trial, he is eager to pursue a deeper connection with her. A Saint Patrick's Day party seems like the best place to explore their growing passion.Not very successful in love, Cassidy is hoping to break the streak of bad luck in her relationships. She thinks Gavin could be her Mr. Right and sets out to intercept him at the pub. Instead, she finds herself in a tense situation.Gavin intervenes and their passion flares wildly out of control. They barely make it to a private area before their desire ignites and their feelings are revealed. However, an unexpected predicament crops up. Cassidy is crestfallen at the possibility of losing what she found in Gavin's arms.Now that Gavin has finally claimed his woman, he will let nothing get in his way again. Whether it is the constraints of their law enforcement jobs or the issues from her past, he vows to stay by her side and shower her with his affection for as long as she wants him.Now all he must do is prove it to her.Miami Steam
By Chantal Verlaine. 2009
An ambitious reporter and a homicide detective are on a collision course with a serial killer in Chantal Verlaine's passionate…
suspense romance, Miami Steam.Miami Star reporter Rebecca Challenger desperately needs a big story on the serial killer terrorizing the city in order to get a promotion to features writer. Her main source, lead homicide detective Rick Gonzalez, despises reporters. As the pair spar over the story, they're both jolted by a white-hot current of mutual attraction. They overcome their mistrust to start a promising love affair, but overheard gossip causes Rebecca to shy away. Baffled and hurt by Rebecca's sudden rejection, Rick vows to forget her. That is, until the serial killer, enraged by Rebecca's story about him, kidnaps her, and Rick must rescue the woman of his dreams. Can true love endure in the face of misunderstandings and a psychopath's wiles?In Enemy Hands
By Michelle Perry. 2006
How hard could it be to kidnap a pampered little rich girl? Especially if you’re bounty hunter extraordinaire Dante Giovanni,…
who normally prowls the underworld in search of the most vicious criminals. Piece of cake, Dante thinks, when reclusive businessman Gary Vandergriff offers him a cool half million to bring home his estranged daughter, Nadia. His first meeting with her is stunning; both literally and figuratively. He foils an attempt on her life, and falls immediately under her spell. It’s not gonna be hard duty, Dante thinks, keeping her safe from the Mexican drug lord infuriated by her stepfather’s expanding meth operation. He’ll take her out of harm’s way, no problem, get her back to her father, and enjoy the ride along the way. Everything is great. Until he delivers her into enemy hands.Cold Midnight
By Joyce Lamb. 2009