An unexpected phone call from a frantic, estranged friend sent scientist Kate Murphy to a rural town in Georgia.But neither woman made the meeting. Kate's friend died mysteriously. And Kate herself was trapped in a horrific accident until rescued by Nolan Price, her friend's handsome boss. And the widowed single father might know more about secrets and lies than he was telling.Offered re…
He took the fall Hunter Gordon had pleaded guilty to a crime he hadn't committed.And served ten long years in prison. All to save the family who had taken him in: beautiful Rae Benton and her father. But right before Rae's father died, he revealed his daughter was in danger. Hunter had to keep her safe. How was he supposed to get close?Rae didn't know the truth and blamed him for th…
A body in the bayou. Alligator conservationist Coco LeBlanc knew real fear when she found a body in the clutches of her beloved beasts. Fear turned to horror when she saw that it was one of the Trahan clan–and he'd been shot in the back.Her ex-boyfriend, Luc Trahan, had dumped Coco two years ago when she refused to give up her family's centuries-old voodoo traditions, and he didn't …
TWO ATTEMPTS ON MAYOR'S LIFE by Colleen Montgomery (staff reporter) DRAFT Mayor Maxwell Vance was shot in an apparent assassination attempt yesterday. A second attempt on his life was made at Vance Memorial Hospital, where nurse [leave her name out?] Chloe Tanner managed to stop the assailant before being injured herself.She is currently under protection. [Note to self: disclose FBI agent pro…
A STOLEN STATUE, A CURIOUS COIN…AND A MURDER When Samantha Henderson ran into trouble recovering a lost statue in the Peruvian jungle, Daniel McCullough believed he'd made the right decision in not promoting her at Finders, Inc.But when forced to work together to track down the figurine–and the mysterious man who had it–Daniel and Sam came face-to-face with a network of dangerous suspects. Ea…
A faded childhood photograph of the Barker girls was the only clue found at a crime scene. But it didn't explain who'd want Jessie Barker's sister dead.The snapshot brought back memories of another tragedy, shrouded in mystery, that left the Barker girls orphaned as children. Jessie had to find out what happened to her beloved sister, but she'd have to trust a stranger with a t…
Since the day he left prison, Michael Carson sought a second chance.Helping troubled teens in a church youth group seemed a good place to start. Working alongside youth leader Maggie Simmons, Michael could see his new life before him–a life he hoped would include smart, pretty Maggie.But because of her painful past, she was wary of trusting anyone, least of all an ex-con. When circumstances beyond…
Life was busy and organized, just the way Lakeview music history professor Piper Sinclair liked it. Some recent family research even meant a new book to write. Until she witnessed an attempted kidnapping–and became a target herself. Someone wanted her out of the way permanently. Someone who seemed to know her all too well…His expertise as a former crime scene photographer left Cade Macalister with…
Tiny Antelope Springs, Colorado, had provided a place for police officer Dallas Brooks to forget about the big-city trauma that had almost destroyed him three years ago. Now drug dealers threatened to take over his small town, targeting the schools and ripping apart families. Suddenly Dallas was back in the fray. He vowed to just do his job, not get emotionally involved.But beautiful social worker…
An unexpected windfall had greedy church choir members seeing green, taking sides and preparing for battle.Their weapon of choice? Practical jokes. And Emma McCall wanted no part of it…until a VW Bug appeared on her bed-and-breakfast's porch. The combatants' pranks were escalating, and only innkeeper Emma seemed to be taking them seriously.But before the pretty amateur could dust for fin…
Con games were unheard of in quiet Glory, North Carolina.But when the local church's financial secretary took some bad investment advice, a million bucks disappeared, someone died and now a local businessman faced murder charges. Undercover investigator Lori Dorsett thought getting to the bottom of this mystery would be easy.These small-town folk were no match for her city smarts! Yet the lon…
It was a hotly contested senatorial race, and Matthew Strong's unexplained decision to withdraw piqued Raven Mahoney's interest.This could be just the story to guarantee her success as a TV journalist, particularly since their past relationship increased the likelihood that Matthew would level with her. It seemed things had changed dramatically in the Strong family–the existence of Matth…
Hi, Mom! Camp is going well. (I feel like a child writing home instead of the animal therapist assigned to work here with the troubled kids!)Since James Harris has seen the success of the program, the skeptical camp director is much more charming – we've been having some late night talks…and a surprising good-night kiss! He didn't even complain when I brought Roxy along – you remember ho…
It had to be a mistake. Tara Elliott's grandmother had bequeathed the family office building to Tara – jointly?Her co-manager was Sam Kennesaw, the abrasive but still-handsome man who'd broken Tara's tender teenage heart nine years before. The will stated they needed to make business decisions together. At first the two couldn't agree on anything, but as the building's ope…
When tragedy separated teen sweethearts Keri Mahoney and Justin Kramer, they promised to reunite someday. Now, fifteen years later, their meeting was bittersweet. After his wife's murder, Justin sought refuge with his twin sons at the childhood cabin in Missouri where he and Keri had first met. But Keri had become a police officer…and Justin might soon be facing a murder charge.Could past wro…