Ex-nurse-turned-insurance fraud investigator Pauline Sokol's willing to risk anything to put a bad doc out of business-;even her best friend Goldie's near-perfect proboscis! Her cross-dressing compadre has agreed to get his shnozz bobbed so Pauline can pose as his private nurse and gain entry into Highcliff Manor-;a posh plastic surgery "spa" making an illegal killing with their repeat clientele. But when a super-rich "frequent flier" is unexpectedly widowed-;and a receptionist who knows too much is given the boot… off a nearby cliff!-;Pauline realizes she's stuck her own nose into something really nasty. Despite the pleasant distraction of the hunky Dr. Neal-;and the unexpected appearance of her sexy cohort, Jagger-;Pauline can't shake the feeling she's being closely watched. And if she's not careful, she'll be the next one who goes under the knife! Views: 28
Sometimes trust can be dangerous…
Elizabeth Young is FBI agent Collin MacBride's prime suspect in the murder of a prominent Manhattan psychiatrist—the one and only lead in an ongoing investigation. Elizabeth had motive—her affair with the doctor hadn’t ended well. She had means—the exquisite antique dagger she’d given him as a gift was buried to the hilt in his chest. She had opportunity—dinner with Elizabeth had been penciled in on the doctor’s calendar for the night he was murdered. Yet, Mac can’t bring himself to believe she did it. But is he thinking like an investigator or like the man who wants Elizabeth all to himself.
Elizabeth is terrified that Collin MacBride will learn her secret. Somehow she must convince him that she’s innocent without allowing the determined agent to discover the truth. If she can just find the very intimate and very erotic video her former psychiatrist had blackmailed her with, just maybe she can escape a murder charge. But when female patients of the late doctor start being murdered one by one, Elizabeth understands that she is on that same murder list and MacBride is the only man who can save her…
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Armistice Day, London, 1918. Fiercely independent Georgie is tired of being told what's best for her by men. When she defies her father's wishes by going out into the peace festivities, she tries to help a woman being attacked and encounters Patrick, a gallant wounded ex-soldier looking for a new calling now that the fighting is done.But the war isn't over for everybody. Enemy forces have infiltrated the bureau and sent her father into hiding. And they are coming for her too. Georgie knows there's only one place where she'll be safe: Honeyfield. But there are traitors in the bureau and she doesn't know who she can trust.With Patrick in charge of her security detail, can she get to Honeyfield before her father's enemies find her? And will she be reunited with her father, the only family she has left? Views: 28
A test book to be a test for whether this book needs a test out before I finalize it Views: 28
As he turned to leave, he caught sight of one of the staff on the stairs. He paused, ready to say hello, but the figure wavered...the pattern of the carpet runner visible though the translucent outline of the woman. Michael's heart leapt into his throat. It was one of the Glenncailty ghosts.The Irish Castle Lovers, Book 2 in the bestselling Glenncailty Ghosts series from multi-published, bestselling author Lila Dubois is an Irish ghost story that will keep you on the edge of your seat!Mary Callahan doesn't remember Glenncailty, or the handsome Michael Baker, yet she's a connection to both by a dark, dangerous past.Returning to Ireland for the first time since she was a baby, Mary sets out to learn more about her parents who died in a car bombing, and the rural Irish town where she was born. Her first night at the Glenncailty Castle hotel is full of magic when she stumbles into the pub and meets Michael.Wary of her sudden and... Views: 28
A Braunach desperate to atone for his sinsA woman with the ability to heal lost childrenHe's certain she can save his sonBut can she save him from himself?Patrick MacDonald, a Braunach from 19th century Ireland, surrendered to a Banshee's seduction four years ago. This resulted in a son, and the little boy is troubled and withdrawn. Patrick uses his uncle's enchanted amber to jump to the future to find some way to save his son.Tara Connor's work in the behavior lab at the Children's Hospital in Indianapolis challenges her to reach kids locked inside themselves. When Patrick charms her and jumps with her back to his home, she's confused and angry. But when she meets his son, she longs to bring the little boy back to his family. She can't deny her attraction to the boy's father, either. He wants her too, but he's certain his sins put her out of reach.Can Tara show Patrick that he's more than his past mistakes?Or will he let his shame destroy any future they might have? Views: 28
MATCHMAKING MOMSThe Game of MatchmakingThe players--Maureen O'Malley and Bridget KingsfordTwo mothers with marriage on their minds--for their kids. Little do they suspect that they have done their work too well....The pawns--Daniel O'Malley and Rose KingsfordConfirmed bachelor and bachelorette. Both intend to marry someday, but not now. That is, until they set eyes on each other. Suddenly, settling down doesn't seem so bad....CheckmateMaureen and Bridget are pleased with their work--until they meet one another. Then all hell breaks loose. Back in Ireland, Bridget and Maureen had been best friends. But a bitter dispute changed all that and they've been bitter rivals ever since. The last thing either of them wants is to acquire an "in-law" from the enemy camp.Can true love survive a mother... Views: 28
Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan returns in this far-fetched but expertly plotted, eminently entertaining novel. When detective Joe Quinn is called to investigate the murder of a young woman whose skin has been peeled away from her skull, he presses the overloaded Eve to work her grisly magic. Eve is shocked to realize that the victim bears an uncanny resemblance to Jane MacGuire, the headstrong 17-year-old she and Joe have adopted, and who was already menaced by another serial killer in 1999's The Killing Game . Then a suspicious inspector from Scotland Yard, Mark Trevor, arrives with the grim news that a string of women with similar features have been murdered in Italy, England and Spain. A serial killer he calls Aldo has been working his way around the globe, butchering women who look like Cira, a beautiful young actress from the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum (which was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius), whom he holds responsible for his father's death (such is the logic of the insane). Since Jane looks like Cira (and, incidentally, has been having nightmares about being her and trying to escape the volcano's destruction) she will be his prey—or bait. Johansen fans will recall that Eve lost her biological daughter, Bonnie, to a serial killer, so her desire to bring Aldo to justice is tied up with her still-sharp grief. Meanwhile, Jane behaves like a typical teenager, living in denial of her own mortality while feeling intoxicated by the sexy air of peril that now surrounds her. Aldo never comes fully into focus as a villain, but that doesn't matter much, since one of the real engines of fear in the novel is Jane's burgeoning sexuality.
From Booklist In her latest thriller about Atlanta detective Joe Quinn and the love of his life, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan, Joe gives Eve a skull to reconstruct. Eerily enough, the face resembles 17-year-old Jane MacGuire, who has been offered sanctuary by Eve and Joe after surviving a rough-and-tumble life on the streets. Now it seems that a killer is trying to erase all evidence of her face because it is identical to that of a statue of a woman who died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Several look-alikes have already been killed in Europe, and Scotland Yard sends in hunky Mark Trevor to help. Eve mistrusts him, but Jane, who has had recurring nightmares related to the killings, believes that he's there to help her. Eve and Joe want to protect Jane, but the intrepid teenager knows that unless she confronts the killer, she will live the rest of her life in fear. Johansen has become adept at mixing supernatural elements with intriguing suspense, and her new tale will please both fans and new converts with its unpredictable journey from Atlanta to the archaeological digs of Herculaneum in Italy. Views: 28
Amanda Armitage is almost as much a captive of her family's international investigations agency as the women she discovers in an old cracker shack in the Florida outback. While attempting to rescue these victims of trafficking, the girl known as Mandy Mouse metamorphoses into a dynamic, independent woman who might even be able to rekindle a romance with the husband she hasn't seen in five years. Views: 28
