Just when business starts booming for the busy summer tourist season in sunny Calgon, Florida, Melissa Beckett engages in a struggle of wills with a health inspector who seems to have a very negative agenda. When the new detective in town appearss to be looking for reasons to shut her down, Chas and Spencer look for a motive, and end up putting themselves in danger, for the sake of solving a murder.
Izzy disappears to New York, but has a change of heart and comes back to talk with Spencer, only to find that things are worse than she thought. Will this be the end of the "on again, off again" couple? Will Missy's shop pass the nearly impossible inspection, or will the business that she worked in for her entire adult life have to close its doors forever? Find the answers to these questions and more, in the latest installment of the Cupcakes in Paradise Series. Views: 67
The seven members of the Bastion Club have served loyally in the perilous service of the Crown. Now they've banded together to support one another through their most dangerous mission of all: getting married.
When Charles St. Austell returns home to claim his title as earl, and to settle quickly on a suitable wife as well, he discovers that experience has made him impatient of the young ladies who vie for his attention—with the exception of Lady Penelope Selborne. Years ago, Charles and Penelope's youthful ardor was consummated in an unforgettable afternoon. Charles is still haunted by their interlude, but Penny refuses to have anything more to do with him.
If controlling her heart was difficult before, resisting a stronger, battle-hardened Charles is well nigh impossible, yet Penelope has vowed she won't make the same mistake twice, nor will she marry without love. But when a traitorous intrigue draws them together, then ultimately threatens them both—will Penny discover she has a true protector in Charles, her first and only love, who now vows to make her his own?
From Publishers Weekly Regency romance juggernaut Laurens shows signs of fatigue in the third book of her Bastion Club septet (after The Lady Chosen and A Gentleman's Honor ). Lord Charles St. Austell, earl of Lostwithiel, is one of the seven noble members of the Bastion Club ("a last bastion against the matchmakers of the ton") who served as spies during the Napoleonic wars and who still do a bit of investigating for the Crown when they're not braving eager ladies on the marriage mart. At his country estate, Charles encounters old friend (and old flame) Lady Penelope Selborne, who's up to her neck in intrigue. Penny's late brother may have been involved in schemes to smuggle secrets to France during the war—schemes that seem to be continuing with new sources even after his death. The novel features all the steamy sensuality for which Laurens is known, but the sex scenes lack the spark typical of her best work; Penny and Charles spend far too much time staring longingly at each other, dutifully denying their own urges. The unwieldy spy plot, meanwhile, progresses with agonizing slowness as the two interrogate every suspicious newcomer in town. Dedicated fans will probably stick with Laurens through the remaining four Bastion Club titles, but she's going to have to pick up the pace if she's to keep others intrigued. Views: 67
Autumn, 1941. FBI Assistant Director Harry Guttman hears a rumor that the Soviet Uion has infiltrated the highest levels of the United States government.Looking deeper, Guttman finds that fifty thousand dollars have been mysteriously wired from the Russians to a Japanese bank in Los Angeles. But there the trail goes cold, so he taps his man on the street, Special Agent Jimmy Nessheim, to track it down.Hailed as the "successor to Frederick Forsyth" (Independent), Andrwe Roseinheim continues the adventures of Nessheim and Guttman that began Fear Itself. The Little Tokyo Informant is a skillfully rendered portrait of America on the cusp on the world stage. Views: 67
She ripped his heart apart…
Vic Vargas
planned to marry Delaney West, but when she suddenly left town—and him—behind,
she turned from the love of his life to the woman who’d torn his world
apart. Now, twelve years later, she’s back, and the walls protecting his
heart are crumbling.
He betrayed her trust…
The night
she and Vic were supposed to meet at the Chain Tree and elope still haunts
Delaney. He left her there, at the mercy of someone else. Coming
home to San Julio was supposed to help keep her sleepwalking at bay. Instead, it’s
opened up old wounds, and put her in the path of the so-called legendary
monster tormenting San Julio.
Now time is running out…
With a
killer on the loose, will Vic and Delaney learn to trust each other again, or
do the roots of betrayal run too deep?
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"Editorial ReviewInvestigators believe three young women were mauled by bears but soon find out they were actually victims of a monstrous murderer, and newly minted FBI agent Jade Monroe is brought in to help find him. The killer is clever enough never to be seen on surveillance camera, and Jade and company start to believe they’re following a ghost. The body count goes up, and so do the stakes for finding this madman, who begins to strike closer to home. Fans of Jade Monroe are in for an emotionally charged ride with Sutter’s latest, a most welcome addition to her terrific new FBI series.” Angela M., Editor, Red Adept EditingThey can’t keep up with the body count he leaves behind. FBI agents Jade Monroe and J.T. Harper are on the trail of their most recent serial killer, but they know his whereabouts only by the carnage left in his wake. By the time they reach his most recent location, he’s long gone.Without a... Views: 67
I'm Cisco Suarez: necromancer, shadow charmer, black magic outlaw. Sounds kinda cool, doesn't it? It was, right until I woke up half dead in a dumpster.
Did I say half dead? Because I meant 100% dead. Full on. I don't do things halfway.
So here I am, alive for some reason, just another sunny day in Miami. It's a perfect paradise, except I'm into something bad. Wanted by police, drenched in the stink of dark magic, nether creatures coming out of the woodwork, and don't get me started on the Haitian voodoo gang. Trust me, it's all fun and games until there's a zombie pit bull on your tail.
I'm Cisco Suarez: necromancer, shadow charmer, black magic outlaw, and totally screwed.
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SPIRIT TRAP not only reunites the Fort Worth detective with his friends Slant Face and James Alto, it also brings back favorites like Ruthie Nell Parker and Verbal and Noble Whitaker. There’s a dead family in a small country house, a blind man working in a gun store, a vindictive dancehall owner and a wild animal waiting at the edge of the woods. All have one thing in common, and it isn’t their love for the Texas two-step. Views: 67
From the ashes of betrayal, love still burns bright... When lycan prince Darrius discovers his former fiancee did not die in the fire that claimed their werewolf village more than seventy years ago, he tracks her down to Broken Arrow, Oregon. Alaya hoped to spare Darrius the decision to remain with a woman who was scarred both physically and emotionally, so she walked away from him--and everyone she loved. But their passion is rekindled ... and both are ready to take another chance on each other. Then Nemesis grants a grieving widow vengeance against Alaya by taking away both memories and feelings for Darrius. Desperate to reconnect with the only woman who holds his heart, Darrius seeks the help of Aphrodite to lift the curse ... and hopefully grant him and Alaya their long-awaited happily-ever-after. Views: 67
