Book DescriptionLife is good for Joanna Brady in the small desert community of
Bisbee. She has Jenny, her adored nine-year-old daughter, and solid, honest, and loving husband, Andy, a local lawman who's running for Sheriff of Cochise County. But her good life explodes when a bullet destroys Andy Brady's future and leaves him dying beneath the blistering Arizona sun.The police brass claim that Andy was dirty--up to his neck in drugs and smuggling--and that the shooting was a suicide attempt. Joanna knows a cover-up when she hears one...and murder when she sees it. But her determined effort to track down an assassin and clear her husband's name are placing herself and her Jenny in serious jeopardy. Because, in the desert, the truth can be far more lethal than a rattler's
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From the author of "Kiss My Tiara" comes a funny and poignant collection of true stories about women coming of age that for once isn't about finding a date. Views: 49
Knowledge is power, but secrets are more powerful still... secrets have a life of their own and a way of working themselves to centre stage.When Kate Mayfield receives a letter from Mrs Ivanisovic, she realises that the secret she has kept for more than thirty years is not so safe as she imagined. Haunted by the echoes of a vanished summer which changed her life for ever, Kate is forced to confront memories she would rather forget... a dead white face in a flickering beam, not flinching when the soil hit it...Mrs Ivanisovic is dying and demands to be told the truth, but is Kate's story of love, lies and murder really what Mrs Ivanisovic wants to hear? And how much does she herself already know?The danger is always there that a secret is going to find a way out... Views: 49
It's 1880 and Catherine Goodwin has got to escape from her Virginia hometown. She heads west to marry a childhood friend. Race Hillyard heads west with vengeance for his brother's death on his mind. Fiery, opinionated, quick to react, they despise each other at first meeting. But can they team up long enough to throw the devil off the train? Views: 49
On a cold December night in 1920s Atlanta, a drunken white cop shoots a black gambler in one of the worst parts of town, and a cache of jewels goes missing from a mansion in one of the best. Joe Rose—rambler, gambler, and professional thief—has just hit the city. He soon finds himself caught in a three-sided puzzle that involves a black-hearted police officer called "the Captain," the pimp and crapshooter Little Jesse Williams, and a wicked beauty named Pearl Spencer. Behind it all is Atlanta, the city once nothing but dust and ashes, now the richest, busiest metropolis in the South, mixing sin with success and vibrating with mayhem and music. In his acclaimed Storyville series, David Fulmer brought the jazz-soaked streets of New Orleans to life. Now he brings us another absorbing mystery in a new setting raucous with music and rich with history. Views: 49
A Dark Message
The body of a brutally slain man is found on the holy grounds of a chapel, and a cryptic message pinned to his chest unravels the lives of people touched by a dark secret. Detective Raven Mackenzie and her partner uncover the dead man's connection to a powerful female crime boss, leading them to her mysterious head of security, Christian Delacorte, who soon becomes the prime suspect.
Triggers His Nightmares
Yet when Raven sifts through Christian's past, she discovers the man is plagued by deeply rooted nightmares—and a shadowy childhood tragedy linking him to the case. Convinced his past holds the key to finding the real killer, she defies her partner, following her gut instincts and trusting her undeniable bond with Christian.
And Arouses a Killer
But Raven shares her own date with destiny when she crosses paths with a heartless killer. And when he unleashes his rage, there will be no one left to tell. Views: 49
A WW III thriller--just this side of tomorrow's headlines--by the award-winning author of The Cybernetic Samurai. It is the late 1990s, and Russia is ruled by corrupt tyrants known as "The League". When a rebel leader rises up to lead South Asia to independence, other nations take sides, as the world rushes to the brink of a terrifying war of global proportions. Views: 49
At 72 Chepstow Villas lives the Motley family: Leonard, the Assistant Manager of Whiteley's, his gentle wife Gwen, 'new woman' daughter Madge and son Dicky. Into their comfortable Edwardian world comes a sinister threat of murder and a charismatic stranger who will change their lives for ever. Views: 49
Meet the gigolos of Sin City: three fun-loving studs who are deadly serious about pleasuring their clients and protecting their hearts.Victoriana Hastings is poised at the edge of the promotion that will change her life and put her at the top at Precision Media Services. All she needs is to snag one more premier advertising client, and her successful future is in the bag. The only person who stands in her way is Georgiana Masterson, the top agent at an opposing firm. Kipling "My Last Name Is the Only Thing Not for Sale" loves his job as a gigolo, but he also understands that this good run on fortune can't last forever. He's almost halfway to his goal of raising $40,000 to start his own business—he's not sure exactly what that will be, but it won't conform with the Madison Avenue-style track his parents would appreciate. When a business deal between them turns to more pleasure than either could have imagined, they find themselves caught between living for... Views: 49
A fan-favorite from New York Times bestselling author JoAnn Ross, originally published as The Prince and the Showgirl in 1993.Sabrina Darling has always fantasized about becoming a princess. But when her marriage collapses and she learns that her father died owing millions to the IRS, Sabrina is about the furthest she can get from royalty. Until she meets Prince Burke, that is. He's everything Sabrina has ever wanted—except that she stopped believing in fairy tales a long time ago. If Prince Burke is too good to be true, what will it take for Sabrina to find her happily ever after? Views: 49
