Buddy Bollen is a C-list movie mogul who made his fortune producing films of questionable artistic merit. When Buddy hires Sunny Randall to protect his rising star and girlfriend, Erin Flint, Sunny knows from the start that the prickly, spoiled beauty won't make her job easy. And when Erin's sister, Misty, is found dead in the lavish home they share with sugar daddy Bollen, there doesn't seem to be a single lead worth pursuing.But then Sunny meets Jesse Stone, chief of police in Paradise, Massachusetts, under whose jurisdiction the case falls. It immediately becomes clear that Jesse and Sunny have much in common. While searching for the killer, they learn an awful lot about each other-and themselves.Tracking Misty's murderer reveals a host of seedy complications behind Erin's glamorous lifestyle as well as Buddy Bollen's entertainment empire, made up of shady film deals and mobsters out for revenge. But in a world where there's little difference between the good guys and... Views: 49
Taking on a case that sounded simple, Morgan Stark and Felicity O'Brien are tasked to retrieve two high-value paintings but it quickly becomes more complicated. Using past connections, the ex-mercenary and the former jewel thief, go undercover as part of J.J. Slash's growing crime empire. Slash, a 17-year-old gangster with some unique ideas about crime and capitalism is at the center of a war to reshape the criminal system of New York City. To stop the battle, Stark and O'Brien are relying on their special gift, a psychic link that alerts them to danger. But danger comes in many forms in J.J.'s world. The team will need luck and skill to survive gangsters, killers, and attacks from the most unexpected sources. Views: 49
Three strikes and you're out—or so the saying goes. But when three strange occurrences happen in the same week, Kate Pierce finds it far more alarming than a simple coincidence. Kate's horrific nightmares have returned with a vengeance and cause her to doubt her role as a detective who is taken seriously by her colleagues. A stranger in town has an unusual attraction to Kate, and her former landlord has just been brutally murdered in her old apartment. The Washburn County Sheriff's Office has its hands full trying to solve a murder without any suspects, but when a clue from an old case rears its ugly head, Kate pulls out all the stops to prove her worthiness to her team. The resident psychic detective has no idea of the adversary she's up against, and her risky actions may cost the lives of her and her dearest friends. All Amber Monroe books are standalone stories but since characters carry over, they are best read in... Views: 49
Erotica/Romance. 23167 words long. First published in www.total-e-bound.com, 2008 Views: 49
A lawyer ready to die takes one final case...the trial of his life.Attorney Kent "Mac" MacClain has nothing left to live for. Nine years after the horrific accident that claimed the life of his wife and two sons, he's finally given up. His empty house is a mirror for his empty soul, it seems suicide is his only escape. And then the phone rings.Angela Hightower, the beautiful heiress and daughter of the most powerful man in Dennison Springs, has been found dead at the bottom of a ravine. The accused killer, Peter Thomason, needs a lawyer. But Mac has come up against the Hightowers and their ruthless, high-powered lawyers before -- an encounter that left his practice and reputation reeling.The evidence pointing to Thomason's guilt seems insurmountable. Is Mac defending an ingenious psychopath, or has Thomason been framed--possibly by a member of the victim's family? It comes down to one last trial. For Thomason, the opponent is the electric chair. For Mac,... Views: 49
With fugitive parents, a brother dodging loan sharks, a hunky cop who's made her outlaw family his business, and her ex-fiancé back in the picture, Carlotta Wren thought her life couldn't get any more complicated. And then…
Her fugitive parents phone home.
Her identity is stolen by a look-alike.
Her look-alike is found, well…dead.
Under suspicion for murder, Carlotta discovers that her devious double might have been bumped off accidentally�and that she could be the real target! Throw in dealing with her motley crew of family, friends and wannabe lovers, and Carlotta begins to think that jail isn't such a bad alternative after all…. Views: 49
