The prime suspect in her brother's murder: Max Pershing.He's the man Ava Renault has secretly loved since girlhood–against her controlling mother's wishes. The wealthy Pershings have a longstanding feud with the even wealthier Renaults.Still, Ava believes that Max is innocent…believes it strongly enough to give him her heart. But if he's not the killer, then who set him up? Who…
The only witness when a single mother mysteriously vanishes? Her three-year-old daughter. FBI agent Sam Pierce needs to question little Sarah. Yet child psychologist Jocelyn Gold will barely let him near the girl. Or herself.The tragic conclusion to a kidnapping case broke Sam and Jocelyn apart years before, and their hearts still haven't healed. But for the child's sake–and her mother&a…
"What's he doing back in town?" With his black leather jacket, Patrick Rivers looks every inch the bad boy the townsfolk believe him to be. Ten years ago, he left Loomis, Louisiana, under a cloud of suspicion. Back to settle his stepfather's estate, Patrick knows he isn't welcome and can't wait to leave.Until Shelby Mason gives him a reason to stay. Because Shelby knows a …
Her hometown of Loomis, Louisiana, holds no charm for Jodie Gilmore.Why be reminded of her mother's abandonment? Then the novice FBI agent is assigned to a missing person's case, and refusal isn't an option. Her coworkers are counting on her. Surely the tight-lipped locals will talk to one of their own. Or will they?A decades-old double homicide is discovered, and Harrison Cahill, t…
The single mother hasn't been found. And all her daughter, Sarah, has is her uncle. Clueless at parenting, Clint Herald seeks a loving, responsible nanny. What he finds instead is a stranger as mysterious as his sister's disappearance. Mandy Erick is secretive and seems scared, yet she's so good with Sarah that Clint can't help but trust her.In fact, he even enters Mandy in the…