While Teri Carmichael is being hailed as one of New York's most-promising new artists, her marriage to a compulsive gambler is wrecking her life. When her scumbag husband refuses to give her a divorce, she thinks her life can't get any worse.Then the police find his brutally murdered corpse in an empty apartment.Further complicating Teri's world is her new photographer, Drew Marshall. He's starting over from a disastrous downward spiral of his own, and nothing gives Drew as much hope as being with Teri, despite the circumstances.Together, their powerful chemistry could drive them to the happy ending they've always wanted, if it wasn't for the web of evil being spun around them. A hardened detective is convinced Teri killed her husband, and Selena, a young woman who loves Teri like a mother, is willing to kill to protect Teri from harm... in fact, she already has.REVIEWS:"A spine-tingling, chilling ride into the mind of a demented killer" ~Rave ReviewsThe LUST... Views: 30
Paul Sherman has been an agent at Interpol's Narcotics Bureau for a long time. Used to working alone, he has a lot of readjusting to do for his current assignment. He must fly to the Netherlands to break up a vicious drug ring and track down a dope king. The catch? He has the assistance of two attractive female agents. Views: 30
You may remember Horrible Harriet - she's wicked, wild and larger than life, and she invented Mr Chicken. Well Harriet is back, to claim her inheritance and fill in the gaps in her impressive family tree along the way. These include queens, warriors and yes, a vampire, too... In this story you will see how Horrible Harriet obtains her rightful inheritance, and in the process learns a lot about her famous and infamous ancestors. Hilarious and subversive, this is the perfect gift for any primary-aged child. Views: 30
HE WAS THE NEW PILOT?When he'd first popped through the shrubbery, nurse Kirby McKaslin had found her new neighbor brazen and obnoxious. So she was more than surprised to find Sam Gardner volunteering to pilot an early-morning medical emergency flight . . .and fixing her fence, making her cocoa when she couldn't sleep, even cooking dinner. But when Sam took Kirby's hand in his, she wasn't surprised to find herself falling for him . . . Then he gently removed his hand, and closed his wounded heart to her. After he'd shown her that faith and kindness could exist in a man, could Kirby convince him that despite his past, love wasn't gone for him -- foreverNOTE: Also reissued as Harlequin Heartwarming - Gifts from the Heart? Views: 30
According to Maya legend, December 21, 2012, will mark the end of the world as we know it. Is it myth . . . or will their prediction become reality?Archaeologist Lina Taylor has devoted her life to studying ancient Maya artifacts, splitting her time between digs in South America and the classroom teaching college students. But the professor's structured, academic life is about to spin out of control. Some extremely valuable and important Maya artifacts have gone missing. Are the culprits fanatics determined to create chaos and usher in annihilation?Helping out a friend, former immigration and customs enforcement officer Hunter Johnston is determined to recover the missing pieces and he needs Lina's help. A man used to calling the shots and working alone, he isn't comfortable letting anyone get close, especially a beautiful and brainy woman like Lina. His gift for reading people tells him there's a lot going on below that professional exterior, and he's more than a little curious to probe her depths.Burying herself in her work, Lina's had little experience handling men, especially one as fascinating and exasperating as the secretive, headstrong Hunter. A devoted archaeologist, she has the skill to excavate those protective layers all the way to his core.But finding the missing artifacts is only the beginning of a mystery that will plunge these unlikely partners into adventure, romance, and danger more thrilling, sensual, and deadly than either of them knows. . . .Review“As Lina and Hunter dodge bullets and trade wisecracks across the Southwest, Lowell (Death Echo) deftly incorporates creepy basement corpse discoveries, sleazy antiquities dealers, crumbling jungle tombs, charmingly sinister relatives, fascinating archeological elements, and a well-realized, completely invented Mayan god.” (Publishers Weekly ) About the AuthorElizabeth Lowell's acclaimed suspense novels include the New York Times bestsellers Blue Smoke and Murder, Innocent as Sin, The Wrong Hostage, Always Time to Die, The Color of Death, Die in Plain Sight, Running Scared, and Moving Target, as well as four books featuring the Donovan family: Amber Beach, Jade Island, Pearl Cove, and Midnight in Ruby Bayou. Lowell has more than thirty million books in print. She lives in Arizona and Seattle, Washington, with her husband, with whom she writes mystery novels under a pseudonym. Las aclamadas novelas de suspenso de la autora Elizabeth Lowell incluyen varios bestsellers en la New York Times. Lowell ha vendido mÁs de treinta millones de ejemplares. Vive con su esposo en Seattle, Washington y Sedona, Arizona, con quien escribe novelas de misterio bajo un seudÓnimo. Views: 30
For fans of Lisa Scottoline and Law and Order: SVU, former federal sex-crimes prosecutor Allison Leottas novel explores the intersection of sex and power as Anna Curtis investigates the murder of one of DCs highest-paid escorts. When a beautiful young woman plummets to her death from the balcony of the U.S. Capitol, Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Curtis is summoned to the scene. The evidence points to a sexual assault and murder. The victim is one of the citys highest-paid escorts. And the balcony belongs to Washington, D.C.s sole representative to Congress, the most powerful figure in city politics. The Congressman proclaims his innocence, but hes in the middle of a tough primary fight, and the scandal could cost him the election. For Anna, the high-profile case is an opportunity. But as the political stakes rise, she realizes that a single mistake could end her career. At the same time, her budding romance with Jack Bailey, the chief homicide prosecutor, is at a crossroads. Determined to gain respect in the office, Anna wants to keep their relationship under wraps. But the mounting pressure and media attention that come with the offices most important case will inevitably expose their relationshipif it doesnt destroy it first. The investigation leads Anna to Discretion, a high-end escort service that caters to D.C.s elite. But with each break in the case, the mystery deepens. And the further Anna ventures into D.C.s red-light underworld, the larger the target on her own back. From the secret social clubs where Washingtons most powerful men escape from public view to the asphalt track where the citys most vulnerable women work the streets, Discretion is a gripping exploration of sex, power, and the secrets we all keep. Views: 30
After being recently cleared of murder charges, the disgraced and out-of-work police detective Steve Nastos reluctantly teams with his brash and similarly disgraced lawyer Kevin Carscadden for a paycheck. Nastos—who built his career on channeling the shadowy instincts within him to hunt dangerous predators—takes on a mission to track the whereabouts of Lindsay Bannerman, a troubled teen who is missing from her wealthy adoptive home. The trail Nastos and his lawyer pick up is one with a sadistic abuser on the other end and littered with lies, deceptions, and lifeless bodies. Torn between spiteful former colleagues—detectives who maintain Nastos belongs in prison for homicide—a wife who wants her husband to finally liberate himself from the darkness that fuels him, and the promise he made to a stranger to find Lindsay, the search is a race against time before everything vanishes forever into the dark matter. Views: 30
The lifeless body of an unidentified disabled man is found on a cold
fall night in the Finnish city of Tampere. The police learn that the
deceased was a member of the “Fallen Angels,” a gang of wheelchair-bound
motorcycle enthusiasts. Soon there are more attacks on the disabled and
ailing. Detective Sakari Koskinen and his eccentric team spring into
action: How are these events linked? Is there a serial killer on the
loose playing angel of mercy?Critically acclaimed Wolves and Angels,
winner of 2002 Finnish Crime Novel of the Year, is a gripping story
about the struggles of the disabled coping with their new lives and the
strains on those who care for them. Nuanced depictions of interpersonal
relationships and personal challenges make Jokinen's characters come to
life on the page. Seppo Jokinen is a bestselling author who lives in
Tampere. Views: 30
The extraordinary story of how an 18 year old Australian girl set up a grassroots development organisation in Namwenda, Uganda.Aged eighteen, Nikki Lovell was a typical Adelaide schoolgirl, finishing her exams and planning to study journalism at university. She had a boyfriend whom she loved; she had done well at school; her future looked bright. But first she planned to take a gap year and volunteer at a school in the small Ugandan village of Namwendwa.Little did Nikki know that decision would change her. Forever.We Are One Village is the story of how Nikki became a part of the Namwendwa community, of how their needs and her capacity to empower them changed the direction of her life. But it's also the story of how one teenage girl dealt with the loneliness of living in a foreign land, the heartache of a relationship ending, the torment of being torn between your parental home and your spiritual home, and ultimately learning to follow your heart and your... Views: 30
