"No one tells a story like Lisa Jackson," raves Debbie Macomber. Ann Major hails her "sizzling passion, fast-paced plots, and heartwarming characters." Now, from the best-selling author of Whispers comes the thrilling tale of a woman whose search for her missing sister leads her back to the seductive cowboy who loved them both...Twice KissedWhen glamorous TV star Marquise Walker vanishes from her lavish Denver estate without a trace, her identical twin, Maggie Macrae, leaves her home in the Northwest to search for her. With the police indifferent and a cryptic suicide note setting up a dreadful possibility, she plunges into a seething world of scandal, intrigue, and illicit desire...and uncovers secret after shocking secret about the sister she thought she knew.But of all the men who loved and hated Marquise Walker, it is her wickedly handsome ex-husband Thane Walker, who puts Maggie at greatest risk. Once, she desired him with all the wild... Views: 46
Anne Perry has dazzled readers for decades with her gripping Victorian novels and has won new fans with her acclaimed World War I series. Perry's thrilling Christmas novels, recent additions to her unique repertoire, are set in the most joyous season of the year. In A Christmas Guest, Mariah Ellison, better known as the vinegar-tongued Grandmama from the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series, makes a stunning appearance in a bracing story full of devious delight . . . and certain death.For Grandmama Ellison, Christmas is no reason to celebrate. And when her daughter and son-in-law plan a Christmas vacation to Paris sans hers truly, the cantankerous Grandmama is forced to stay elsewhere--and travels to the chilly, windswept Romney Marshes to spend the holiday with Charlotte Pitt's parents, Caroline and Joshua Fielding. Grandmama is immediately miserable. For starters, Christmas with the Fieldings is nothing like the cultured life to which she's accustomed, and the... Views: 46
In this classic thriller from USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb, the most effective weapon Tasha North has in her arsenal is herself. But can she neutralize her target without succumbing to passion?CIA recruit Tasha North has been assigned to draw out an unknown assassin and neutralize him—to take whatever risks are required to accomplish her assignment. Her target is a ruthless killing machine with no conscience, no fear and a black hole for a heart, and he's targeted the dynamic head of the Colby private investigation agency for termination. But Tasha is determined to stop him at all costs.When she discovers carnal seduction is the only way to reach the suspected killer, she's willing to put her safety on the line, though years of rage and fantasies of revenge have destroyed any semblance of human emotion in him. Penetrating his personal fortress is the only hope she has...and she'll have to use her own heart as bait.Previously published... Views: 46
When Stella Crown hires a new farmhand to help run her Pennsylvania dairy business, she gets more than she bargained for in a Mennonite widow who arrives burdened not only with grief, but with rumors of infidelity and murder. And a young child. Before you know it, Stella, battling deep sorrow herself over the loss of her long-time friend and employee Hank as well as worries over her shaky finances, copes with an influx of nasty in-laws, heartbroken beaus, and spiteful vandalism. It all strikes Stella as an empty vendetta. Maybe. Determined to protect herself and her farm, Stella sets out to discover the truth while trying to give her new employee a respectful benefit of the doubt.Meanwhile, Stella's good friend and fellow biker, Lenny, is riding a crisis. At one moment jovial, the next angry and suspicious, Lenny is haunted by pain and secrets he won't share with Stella. His bizarre behavior is soon complimented by vicious attacks on his home and his business."Three can... Views: 46
Laura Lippman is one of the most acclaimed authors of crime fiction writing today, the winner of every major award the genre has to offer. Now she dazzles once again with a riveting stand-alone novel that takes on the secret -- and not-so-secret -- lives of teenage girls, illuminating a dark tragedy with startling clarity and unique empathy.To the Power of ThreeThe three girls have been inseparable best friends since the third grade -- Josie, the athletic one; Perri, the brilliant, acerbic drama queen; and Kat, the beauty, who also has brains, grace, and a heart open to all around her. But their last day of high school becomes their final day together after one of them brings a gun to school to resolve a mysterious feud. When the police arrive, they discover two wounded girls, one so critically that she is not expected to recover. The third girl is dead, killed instantly by a shot to the heart. Views: 46
A Merry Dance by Josi S. Kilpack Unmasking the Duke by Donna HatchWhat’s in a Name? by Nancy Campbell Allen Views: 46
The Second R. Austin Freeman Megapack collects 19 mystery tales featuring the forensic sleuth Dr. Thorndyke (and others) plus a bonus essay by the author. ContentsINTRODUCTION: MEET DR. THORNDYKE, by R. Austin FreemanTHE BLUE SCARAB (1923)THE NEW JERSEY SPHINX (1923)THE TOUCHSTONE (1923)A FISHER OF MEN (1923)THE STOLEN INGOTS (1923)THE FUNERAL PYRE (1923)THE CAT’S EYE (1923)THE MYSTERY OF ANGELINA FROOD (1924)THE SHADOW OF THE WOLF (1925)THE PUZZLE LOCK (1925)THE GREEN CHECK JACKET (1925)THE SEAL OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR (1925)PHYLLIS ANNESLEY’S PERIL (1925)A SOWER OF PESTILENCE (1925)REX V. BURNABY (1925)A MYSTERY OF THE SAND-HILLS (1925)THE APPARITION OF BURLING COURT (1925)THE MYSTERIOUS VISITOR (1925)THE D'ARBLAY MYSTERY (1926) Views: 46
In September of 666 A.D., an aged monk and a set of relics disappear during the night from the Abbey of Imleach. The missing monk is a matter of great concern for the abbey. But the relics are a disaster of a much higher order. They are the priceless holy relics of St. Ailbe, the man who, in the fifth century, brought Christianity to the Irish kingdom of Muman, converted and baptized it's king, and founded the abbey. The relics themselves are the political symbol of the entire kingdom and their disappearance threatens to disrupt its continued peace and stability.On a visit to the Abbey of Imleach, Sister Fidelma, sister to Colgu, the current King of Muman, and an advocate of the Brehon Courts, is asked to investigate. With the help of her friend and traveling companion, the Saxon monk Brother Eadulf, Fidelma begins to slowly unravel the mystery behind the twin disappearances. But there are dark forces at work, which will stop at nothing - even murder - to achieve their aims. Views: 46
