"Lucky" Tom Blane's luck as a private eye had run out when his crooked ex-partner, Enrico Pachuco, took off with his rep and his funds. So Rosanne Norton was like an angel from heaven when she offered to pay him to keep tabs on this same Pachuco, who was now operating his slippery game in Rosanne's home ground—the border between Texas and Mexico.Blane jumped at the prepaid opportunity to clear his own name and get even besides. But when he finally ran to crook to earth, it was to find the man tortured and stabbed to death—and Tome Blane everyone's favorite suspect.The cops of two nations were converging on him fast when Blane set out to unravel the frame ... with nothing to help him but a double-crossing set of two-faced females and an unknown knife-thrower aiming for his back. Views: 38
HE STOOD FOR EVERYTHING SHE DESPISEDAlluring Verony Langford knew full well her fate. Now that her father was dead and his lands and title granted to the mysterious Curran d'Arcy, only her grace and beauty had saved her from swift execution.But d'Arcy wanted what was hardest to give. He might trick her into accepting his marriage proposal, but she couldn't believe he would ever claim her passionate heart. Views: 38
Samantha Bright lived for Lord Monteith's visits to his estate, when he would flirt with her and tease her. But everything changed when Monteith's debauched, middle-aged uncle returned from India rich as a nabob-and looked around him for a pretty young wife. Sam was his choice and Monteith found himself rushing to protect his country friend from such a misalliance. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest Views: 37
'I DO NOT THINK I WANT TO BE MARRIED AT ALL. I WANT TO BE RICH. VERY RICH?.'Miss Henrietta Bascombe's closest of friends chums gasped to hear of such a well-bred lady talk of going into trade, but Henrietta was determined to turn her pittance of an inheritance into a fortune by opening a London sweet shop that would rival the famous Gunther's! Undaunted by a challenge, Henrietta proceeded to hang out the traditional confectioners sign of a golden pineapple and soon earned the custom of the entire haute ton. That is, until the proud Earl of Carrisdowne took exception to his younger brother and his best friend ogling the girls behind Bascombe's counter. It was clear to the earl that Miss Bascombe would have to be put out of business and soon. But the earl looked forward to tangling with the fiery-eyed proprietor much more than he was willing to admit. Views: 37
When First Citizen James Corbin learns he is to be impeached on trumped up charges, he decides to lead his army, the Gentlemen Volunteers, back into the unarmed U.S Views: 37
SUMMARY:Gideon Sunday is faced with the possibility of being stranded in the land of Chey, unless he can fight his way through demons, witches, and dragons to find the Bridge that can take him safely home. Views: 36
Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD is stunned when he gets the report. Someone has shattered the sanctuary of a remote yeshiva community in the California hills with an unimaginable crime. One of the women was brutally raped as she returned from the mikvah, the bathhouse where the cleansing ritual is performed. The crime was called in by Rina Lazarus, and Decker is relieved to discover that she is a calm and intelligent witness. She is also the only one in the sheltered community willing to speak of this unspeakable violation. As Rina tries to steer Decker through the maze of religious laws, the two grow closer. But before they get to the bottom of this horrendous crime, revelations come to light that are so shocking, they threaten to come between the hard-nosed cop and the deeply religious woman with whom he has become irrevocably linked. From Publishers WeeklyLike the series it inspired, Kellerman's award-winning 1986 debut novel combines police procedure, via hard-boiled LAPD detective Peter Decker, with Judaic rites and rituals courtesy of its heroine Rina Lazarus, an ultra-Orthodox widowed mother of two. Decker and Lazarus are brought together by the brutal rape of a young bride-to-be at the mikvah (a bathhouse used in the purification ritual) that Rina manages in the Hollywood hills. Mitchell Greenberg nicely vocalizes the story from Decker's point of view, with the detective struggling to stick to his sleuthing in spite of his developing feelings for Rina. The novel continually rings true, from explaining various Orthodox beliefs and customs to Decker and his crew's no-nonsense unmasking of the villain. Greenberg moves in and out of the novel's elements smoothly and efficiently. He paces the police work with just the right sense of urgency and frustration; handles the romantic sequences with the proper emotion and without a hint of sentimentality; and breezes through the many Jewish-centric passages with the confidence and clarity of a yeshiva graduate. An Avon paperback. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review"A Master of Mystery" -- Cleveland Plain Dealer"Engaging" -- -- Los Angeles Times Book Review"Exceptionally fine suspense." -- -- San Diego Union-Tribune "Phenomenal!" -- -- Murder Inc. Views: 36
Published November 1987 by ZebraHOT BLOODED RACESWhen dashing Marc Copeland won the Southern Belle from her brother in a card game innocent Catalina Carrington was confident she could buy the riverboat back from the debonair gambler. But when the arrogant cad named his price--three days as his mistress--the sumptuous beauty's fury knew no bounds. She vehemently swore she'd never meet his terms... but even as she protested, Catalina couldn't slow her racing pulse nor calm her breathless gasps nor still her romantic heart imagining the sensual splendor she could have were she to relent to the ebon-haired scoundrel!BLACK-HEARTED SCHEMEThe moment virile Marc Copeland saw curvaceous Catalina, he knew exactly what the next step would be in his long-planned downfall of the Carrington: to seduce the golden-eyed chit, then toss her out with her reputation in shreds. But as he stroked her hip-length tresses and boldly traced her lush ripe form, the insolent male thought less of ruining her and more of ravishing her. On the morrow there'd be time aplenty for revenge. Tonight he would reap the rewards at hand and glory in the passionate pleasures and ecstatic delights of CATALINA'S CARESS Views: 36
When a dismembered corpse is found in the compartments of an antique secretaire a abattant, Marshall Trueblood, recipient of the precious piece of furniture, is the first to protest: "I bought the desk, not the body, send it back." Who would want to kill Simon Lean, the greedy nephew of the wealthy Lady Summerston?Leave it to Superintendent Richard Jury of Scotland Yard to suggest a connection to the murder of brassy Limehouse lady named Sadie Driver, found dead near Wapping Old Stairs...if that stone-cold body on the slipway is really Sadie. Not even her brother, Tommy, on a visit from Gravesend, can swear to it.In this ninth Richard Jury novel, a beautiful antique offers more than its market value when dealer Marshall Trueblood unwittingly discovers a corpse stuffed inside the rosewood desk he has just haggled out of a wealthy estate owner. Views: 36
Humanity tries to escape enslavement by intergalactic aliens. Views: 35
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In the winter of 1818 Brie Carringdon finds herself stranded in a gentleman's hunting box, where she meets Dominic Serrault, a handsome Frenchman Views: 35
(Silhouette Romance #544)OLD FLAMES REKINDLEDHe'd once loved her so much that he'd been willing to let her go. Now popular soap opera star Brad Crawford was attending Penny Blackwell's wedding--to another man! But when the groom didn't show up, Brad knew what he had to do. After all, what are friends for?Penny's world had been turned upside down. Brad, who had left her years ago to pursue his acting career, had breezed back into her life, making it seem like old times. Everything had always been more exciting when he was around. But she wanted her leading man to play a starring role in her life . . . forever. Views: 35
