"Another hit by Ms. LeClair. A good read. Her series are entertaining and I love the family connections. Wonderfully sweet.” 5 star review from Wonder Womom on Amazon.com
Crimes committed...
Forbidden affair...
A secret child...
As an illegitimate son of an accused embezzler, Devon Marshall wants revenge against the man who put his father in his grave. In the twelve years since he left his hometown and the woman he loved, Devon has gone from rags to riches. Now he wants to right some wrongs while clearing his father’s name. Jewel Wainwright, daughter of the man Devon vows to ruin, wants to be loved for who she is not what her sterling family name and reputation can do for a man.
Jewel Wainwright’s secret and her heart is threatened when Devon Marshall walks back into town. He intends to stay and prove his late father’s innocence. But can he uncover the truth about Jewel’s family and the crimes from the past without destroying the two of them and the love they once shared?
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Books in The Heart Romance Series: Secrets Of The Heart, Book 1 Crimes Of The Heart, Book 2 Lies Of The Heart, Book 3
Books in the Once Upon A Romance Series: If The Shoe Fits, Book 1 Waking Sleeping Beauty, Book 2 Taming McGruff, Book 3 Views: 16
From the award-winning author of the Kindle Bestselling Deadwood Mystery Series comes the hilarious third book in the Jackrabbit Junction Mystery series: THE GREAT JACKALOPE STAMPEDE! "There's nothing like a woman who wears a tool belt!" Praise for *THE GREAT JACKALOPE STAMPEDE*"Cool characters, a clever mystery, and a ton of laughs--The Great Jackalope Stampede delivers them all! If you haven't read a Jackrabbit Junction Mystery yet, I highly suggest you hop to it!" ~Gemma Halliday, New York Times Bestselling Author of the High Heels Mysteries "Sassy, laugh-out-loud funny, and a rollicking romp of a mystery! Ann Charles delivers another sizzling page turner in her highly entertaining Jackrabbit Junction Mystery series!" ~Wendy Delaney, Award-winning Author of the Working Stiffs Mystery Series Overview of THE GREAT JACKALOPE STAMPEDE...Not since the Great Jackalope Stampede of '58 has tumbleweed-choked Jackrabbit Junction, Arizona seen so much action. Claire Morgan is determined to unravel the mystery behind a stolen treasure before goons come gunning for it--and her family. But all the strangers roaming around town have her anxiety red-lining. Then her mother shows up ... More praise ..."... an action-packed, sexy mystery loaded with Ann Charles' specialbrand of humor, including dirty old men, The Shaft, and a beagle. Ms.Charles hit one out of the trailer park with the third offering in theJackrabbit Junction series. Highly recommended!" ~Jacquie Rogers, Award-winning Author of the Hearts of Owyhee Romance Series "Claire, Gramps and the rest of the gang are at it again. The Great Jackalope Stampede is the best one yet!" ~Diane Garland, Reader Other WorksClaire Morgan just can't keep her nose out of trouble. Don't forget to check out the bestselling, highly rated 1st and 2nd book in the Jackrabbit Mystery Series: DANCE OF THE WINNEBAGOS and JACKRABBIT JUNCTION JITTERS. When you finish with the Jackrabbit Junction Mystery series, be sure to check out Ann's multiple award-winning, bestselling Deadwood Mystery Series, starting with the first book in the ongoing series, NEARLY DEPARTED IN DEADWOOD. "The first time I came to Deadwood, I got shot in the ass." ~Violet ParkerReview"A laugh-out-loud randy and rowdy mystery centering around the rabble-rousing Morgan sisters. Add the discovery of a box of eyeballs, suspicious strangers, a silent sexy sheriff, and lots of 'action' of the romantic and suspenseful kinds, and you've got yourself one entertaining read. Ann Charles' complex characters, witty and ribald dialogue, and cleverly intertwined plot twists will keep you turning the pages." ~Chanticleer Book ReviewsBook DescriptionNot since the Great Jackalope Stampede of ’58 has tumbleweed-choked Jackrabbit Junction, Arizona seen so much action. Claire Morgan is determined to unravel the mystery behind a stolen treasure before goons come gunning for it—and her family. But all the strangers roaming around town have her anxiety red-lining. Then her mother shows up … Views: 16
YOU'LL NEVER FIND ME... A twisty, compelling, characterful crime thriller from a major new talent. NOT TO BE MISSED! A distraught mother...When Susan Wilkins walks into No Stone Unturned, Leeds's newest private detective agency, owners Lee and Jo are thrilled. Their first client is the kind of person they always hoped to help—a kind woman desperately worried about her son, Jack. A missing son...The case seems simple—kid starts college, takes up with the wrong crowd, forgets to ring his mother. But very quickly, Lee and Jo suspect they're not being told the whole truth... A case which could prove deadly...Their office is ransacked, everyone who knows Jack refuses to talk to them and they feel like they're being followed...it's clear Lee and Jo have stumbled into something bigger, and far more dangerous, than they ever expected. Will they find Jack, or will their first case silence them both for good? Views: 16
From the USA Today bestselling author of the Bliss series comes a new spin off series featuring your favorite Bliss series characters who are yet to meet their match. This time it is Zach and Danika's turn. I’m a gamer by nature and by profession. I’m all about strategy, performance, and coming out on top. Five months ago I threw caution to the wind, and in the first miscalculated step of my twenty-one-year life, I made a move on my brother’s best friend. The first mistake we made was keeping our relationship secret. The next was going off half-cocked when a train wreck of epic proportions hit us. Now our secret is secret no more. As I struggle to deal with all of the swirling emotions, conflicted feelings, and the multitude of burned bridges that I need to mend, the one person who can help me through it all is the same man I need space from. To fix it I’ll have to pull on my big-girl panties, focus on what I truly want in life, and put everything I have into winning the most important game I’ll ever play. Life is a game, and it is what you make it. Coming out unscathed is a whole other matter. Views: 16
In the follow-up to his National Translation Award-winning collection The Undiscovered Chekhov, translator and scholar Peter Constantine brings us more little-known work from the legendary author's early days as a magazine writer, pseudonymously turning out pieces for Russia's small middle class. These stories are fresh, yet mature, snapshots of the style with which Chekhov would come to be associated, both uproariously tragic and darkly comic, and lit from within by a deep fellow feeling for all of humanity. As his readers have come expect, Constantine has translated this work with a masterly command of both languages' subtleties, capturing the shadings and intricacies of Chekhov's writing that flash and recede like sunlight on an orchard, offering Chekhov's tough and amused perspectives on daily phenomena like love, aging, class, and work. With moments that seem to presage the most contemporary writing, Chekhov's Little Apples reveals one of the world's greatest... Views: 16
'I did have hallucinations, but did they harm anyone? Who did they harm, that's what I'd like to know!' Views: 16
Acclaimed author Alice Adams introduces five women who are very different from one another -- from their looks to their personalities to the life choices they make -- in this hauntingly sensitive novel. Sage, the beautiful struggling artist, is caught in a hurtful marriage to a younger man; Lisa, overweight and happily married mother of three, fantasizes about living a different, more daring, life; Jill and Fiona are both blond, thin, and career-driven. Finally, there is Portia who, at twenty-five, suffers from chronic indecision and finds herself feeling very alone in the world. These women, who might ordinarily have little in common, are inextricably intertwined, for they are all Caroline's daughters. Now that her daughters are grown, Caroline feels an aching distance between herself and her children. Helpless to intervene in their lives, unable to spare them pain, she still finds that the love that ties a family together is more powerful than the mistakes they all make. Through the heartaches and the celebration, Caroline learns to step back and watches as her daughters grow into the kind of women she could never have expected.From Publishers WeeklyAs Adams's ( Superior Women ) subtle, involving novel begins, Caroline Carter returns home to San Francisco and to her five daughters by three marriages, most of whom were radicals in the '60s and now live vastly different lives. The eldest daughter, Sage, is an unsuccessful ceramic sculptor whose husband is unfaithful; Liza, the wife of a psychiatrist and the mother of three, wants to be a writer; rich Fiona runs a trendy restaurant; Jill is also raking in money as a lawyer-stockbroker (she turns tricks for kicks and big money); "shy, strange" Portia is sexually confused. Caroline is unobtrusively present across the spectrum of her daughters' varied lifestyles, and there is another shadowy link: Roland Gallo, Sage's former lover, who is now bedding Fiona and has a thing for Caroline. Meanwhile, Sage's husband dallies with Jill. Though Adams develops the story in her usual desultory style, there is enough action for all of Caroline's daughters and Caroline herself to undergo huge swings of the pendulum in their careers and private lives. As much a picture of America in the '90s (the specter of AIDS, the growing number of homeless people) as it is of one family's vicissitudes, the novel ends with Caroline's observations about her "beautiful, selfish, spoiled and greedy girls," products of a society visibly coming apart. Literary Guild alternate. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library JournalAlthough unique in character, all four of Caroline's San Franciscan daughters are inclined to be both self-indulgent and overwhelmed by yuppie angst. Sage, 41, is a ceramist who initially has more luck in attracting unfaithful men than in becoming a successful artist. At 35, Liza is the most dependable and dreams of being a writer instead of fulfilling the desires of her children and sexually demanding husband. Fiona, 33, is a wealthy, hedonistic restaurateur who falls victim to one of Sage's ex-lovers. A well-heeled 31-year-old lawyer, Jill satisfies her fantasies by indulging in a scandalous pastime. Portia, 25, the most boring and undeveloped character, drifts from housesitting to gardening and writing poems. In her 11th work, Adams explores familial relationships at their best and worst but falls short of the mark in holding the reader's interest. Literary Guild alternate; previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 11/15/90.- Mary El len Elsbernd, Northern Kentucky Univ. Lib., Highland HeightsCopyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. Views: 16
This New York Times bestselling series continues as mystery shopper Shannon and (near) billionaire Declan explore a relationship (and each other) as they deal with a jealous ex-boyfriend, a new perk at work that makes Shannon rethink her job, and a cat that offers up quite a present when Declan takes Shannon out for their first non-business date. Views: 16
Hoping to reconcile with her best friend, Lily Carlson agrees to maid of honor duties at a Christmas wedding. Holidays are already difficult, but this event promises emotional hell before the tree drops its first needles. The groom is Lily's last lover, a man who dumped her in public. When he's found hanging at the altar—under the mistletoe and without pants—Lily is the main suspect. Gray Bronson left town five years earlier. Now he's back to act as best man, even though he hates the groom. Years ago, Gray revoked Lily's virgin club membership, and he's determined to win her back. But Lily is being framed, and her own actions make her look guilty. A trail of broken hearts leads to the murderer, but Lily's celebration may be fatally delayed. Will the hapless lovers find a happily ever after gift-wrapped under the Christmas tree? Views: 15
