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Skeletons in the Mist


Jennifer Hayden - 2014
    One afternoon, a phone call changes the entire course of her life. Her aunt has been murdered and her young brothers are at the center of the vicious crime. Detective Chas McCall knows that Roxy is the only hope the young boys have. What he doesn't know, is that by bringing her back to Cavern Creek he puts her squarely in the crosshairs of a monster—the same monster who haunts the memories of her childhood. Everyone has skeletons in their closets, but Roxy's are worse than most. When she steps foot back on Cavern Creek soil, all hell breaks loose. A mist of fury is unleashed. There is nowhere to run this time—no place to hide. When all is said and done, lies and betrayal threaten to take down an entire town.

Playing with Power (Book 5)


Adele Huxley - 2014
    MyBFC is on the brink of launching and Lauren has to decide if she is willing to leave New York City to make it a reality.Someone isn’t happy with the choices she’s making. With a violent and invasive stalker tracking her every move, Lauren turns to the only person who she knows can protect her, Damon Kael. Can she resist the power he has over her?Sparks fly when Landon finally confronts Nick and Parker finally takes it too far.Can she find the inner power she needs to demolish those who stand in her way? Will she find Damon or Landon at her side?

More Than Pancakes


Christine DePetrillo - 2014
    Her nights are filled with the glitz and glamour of upscale parties. Until her grandmother dies and leaves Lily property in wretched Vermont. The woods mean only one thing to Lily—nightmares. When Utopia wants the land for development, Lily is forced to travel to a place she’d rather forget. Rick Stannard makes maple syrup and builds barns in the peace and quiet of picturesque Vermont. Noisy New York City nearly killed him a few years back, and now he lives a calm, simple life with his coyote, Poe, and his beloved book collection. It’s the only way he’s guaranteed to wake up each morning. When Lily marches her expensive boots onto Rick’s land and proposes turning it into a mega resort, the serenity of the woods is shattered. Lily always closes a deal. Rick never intends to sell. They’ll need to compromise, or someone else will do it for them. Someone who is not afraid of the woods or the city. Or spilling a little blood.

Rosemary for Remembrance


Christine Arness - 1991
    A dying woman wants Abigail to find out what really happened to her sister Rosemary, a hit-and-run victim who's been dead for more than fifty years. Delving into the past, Abigail's suspects range from a vanished hoodlum to a judge, now headed for the Supreme Court. Rosemary, who had the looks of Hollywood royalty but ran straight into every dangerous situation she could find, mesmerized all men she came across, but she kept her heart hidden, and that may have cost Rosemary her life.Unraveling the mystery, Abigail comes to see how she guards her own heart, even from sexy Ross Stewart, her co-conspirator on the case. Yet soon she must turn to him, and learn to trust, as twisted threats warn her that investigating Rosemary’s death too closely will put Abigail on the same collision course with danger and death.

More Than Memories


Kristen James - 2011
    She meets Trent Williams, a Ridge City police detective, and something else definitely sparks. Not only does he know her, Trent takes on her case and promises to do everything he can to solve it. He wants to know why she left town, with her parents, but without a word to anyone. She doesn’t remember that life. She can only tell him she knew her parents briefly before they died . . . or were murdered, she’s not sure. She hopes regaining her memory will help answer that question. Trent has his own secrets, but they have a mystery to solve. As they work together, and Molly meets their old friends, she realizes her relationship with Trent went deeper than memories. In fact, she grew up in Ridge City, even though her parents had said they lived there just a few years. How could she have forgotten her lifelong friend and love? Has he really been looking for her—waiting for her—for the last four years? Can she love him again if she doesn’t remember him? There’s also the possibility that she did something awful –and maybe that’s why she’s afraid to remember her old life. Molly knows she wants Trent now, but the truth might destroy their love.

Murphy's Law


Kat Attalla - 2008
    Ask Customs Agent Jack Murphy. He uses both to hunt felons. But instinct and experience fail when he sets out to retrieve Lilly McGrath-- a blonde bombshell who is either a willing participant or an innocent pawn in her boss's smuggling scam. Until Jack knows which, she's just another suspect. . Now he just needs to get his hormones in sync with his head.While working as an export clerk Lilly, stumbled upon her boss's illegal activities. After an attempt on her life, she flees to Europe to hide. Living on credit cards and her wits, she is constantly on the move—but no matter where she runs, she can’t lose the dangerously handsome stranger following her across the continent. In Genoa, Italy , her credit limit and luck finally run out. Once Jack grabs Lilly, Murphy’s Law dogs them at every turn. Someone is determined to see that Lilly never makes it back to the States to testify. The distrustful couple must learn to rely on each other if they are to survive. And for Lilly that means surrendering to a man who both infuriates and excites her.REVIEWS:"I really enjoyed MURPHY'S LAW. Kat Attalla has penned an exciting, fast-paced read that I couldn't put down. Brilliant!" Cocktail Reviews"MURPHY’S LAW was wonderful. Ms. Attalla proves to be a spectacular romantic suspense author. MURPHY’S LAW is so full of twists and turns, you end up wondering just who can be trusted and who can’t. "Dark Angel Reviews

Where We Left Off


J. Alex Blane - 2012
    Others you wish you simply had the opportunity to remember. Mason Everett found himself in the center of both, as he felt the warmth of an autumn sun graze his face through the tinted windows.A successful Real-estate developer, Mason had his picture perfect life. He was young, handsome, wealthy and single. No stranger to frequent hook ups at the local night clubs he avoided relationships at all costs living tirelessly by one rule:“Never let anyone close enough again to hurt you”Until he found himself falling for Sydney McCail, a young woman he met at his brother’s wedding. In the midst of a developing relationship Mason’s past begins to surface causing him to push Sydney away in fear of her finding out a secret he’d kept hidden for most of his adult life. In the wake of a tragic accident she finds that what she thought she knew was only the beginning, and what happens from there leaves them both searching for answers to a single question in what turns out to be a startling outcome, Where We Left Off.

SCVC Taskforce Box Set: Books 1 - 4


Misty Evans - 2015
    But will their past, with its forbidden passions and impulsive choices, put them directly in the killer’s crosshairs?Deadly Deception:When passion ignites while undercover, the truth FBI agent Ronni Punto is hiding puts her mission with DEA agent Thomas Mann in jeopardy and tests their partnership. Can they learn to trust each other while deceiving the enemy? Or will their cunning foe lure them into a dark and deadly trap?Deadly Force:On the run from the very government they serve, NSA agent Bianca Marx and her estranged husband and SEAL, Cal Reese, only have each other. When they uncover a deadly scandal threatening the nation, they’ll have one chance to save the day…and one last chance at love.Deadly Intent:Immigration enforcement officer Nelson Cruz is assigned to protect the sexy, but oh-so-aloof, FBI Agent Sophie Diaz, but he can’t trust her and she doesn’t trust anybody. As the two fight their red-hot attraction, Nelson discovers a secret that could destroy Sophie’s world. Can he keep her alive, or will their careers, as well as their hearts, go up in the flames of desire?

Just Evil


Vickie McKeehan - 2011
    No one cared. But a stranger, bent on revenge, is out to change all that. Kit Griffin has finally overcome a painful childhood at the hands of her mother, former actress Alana Stevens. No longer living in the grasp of the cold, tyrannical woman, Kit has found a new life tucked away in little San Madrid, California, running a business she loves, surrounded by friends she considers family. For the first time her life is on track. That is, until Alana is found brutally murdered on Mother’s Day, pulling Kit back in to the dark horrors of her past. To make matters worse, the police consider her the prime suspect.Jake Boston, an old family friend and the man Kit has loved since she was a teen, is fighting his own demons as a suspect in his wife’s murder two years earlier. Despite his past, he’s determined to win Kit over once and for all. But before that can happen they need to convince the police there’s a killer working his way down a list with cold-hearted vengeance in mind. Forced to delve into Alana’s dark past, it becomes clear someone is out to settle a score. When Jake and Kit uncover a forty year old double murder that leads them straight to the door of a legal dynasty, they soon find out just how far the heirs will go to keep the past buried and eliminate all the loose ends to protect their empire. Will Jake and Kit become the next victims or will they find an unexpected guardian angel?

30 Days


K. Larsen - 2013
    Dealing with the loss of her only sister. A suicide attempt that doesn’t end in death and a husband who wants her inheritance. Elle’s life is a catastrophe. But she has a list and thirty things she’s determined to accomplish. Love isn't on that list but it comes crashing unexpectedly into her life. Boxing coach and personal trainer at the gym he co-owns, Colin’s content with his life. Until a chance meeting with a woman eating alone at a restaurant sets his heart in motion. As secrets unveil themselves his only goal becomes holding on to what he’s found.

Concrete Evidence


Rachel Grant - 2013
    Now she wants revenge…Accused of stealing artifacts from a five hundred year-old shipwreck, underwater archaeologist Erica Kesling is determined to clear her name. She’s concealed her past and taken a job certain to give her access to the buyer of the missing antiquities. She's finally closing in on her goal, when she's distracted by a sexy, charismatic intern who makes her want something other than revenge.But Lee Scott is no intern. He's looking for the lead conspirator in an international artifact smuggling scheme, and Erica is his prime suspect. He’ll do whatever it takes to win her trust and get her to reveal her secrets, even seduce her.As Erica and Lee struggle to conceal their real agendas, the one thing they can’t hide is the attraction that burns hot between them. When Erica’s quest puts her life in jeopardy, Lee must choose between old loyalties and a woman he never expected to fall for.

The Next Little Thing


Laurie Breton - 2013
    This is a 25,000-word novella, written for fans of my Jackson Falls Series. If you haven't already read DAYS LIKE THIS, I strongly urge you to do so before reading THE NEXT LITTLE THING.25,000 wordsSometimes, love is complicated. Sometimes, love just is.New baby, new house, new life. In this short novella-length follow-up to DAYS LIKE THIS, Casey Fiore and Rob MacKenzie are finding that marriage continues to pose its challenges. Casey has finally achieved the happiness she sought for years. But for Rob, adjusting to these major life changes is more difficult, leading to tensions and misunderstandings that the couple must work through in order to grow and thrive as a family

The Lies that Save Us


J.L. Redington - 2013
    She purchased a diner in the quiet out of the way town of Startup, Washington and hired employees to help run it. She’s just beginning to feel secure in her loneliness. <br>Suddenly her world is jolted awake by Cayman, a handsome young stranger that enters her diner seemingly from nowhere. Event’s happen quickly, and soon Alexa is deep into secret lives, deception and desire. <br>Will she figure out the riddle of her father’s death? Will she be able to resist the temptation to fall in love with Cayman in spite of her suspicions? Will she live to tell the tale?

Deadly Beginnings: Hardy Brothers Security Books 1-3


Lily Harper Hart - 2015
    And not one of them is looking for a love match. Unfortunately, the women they meet are a little more than they can handle – and in danger at every turn. Find out if Mandy and James can make a relationship work despite a long past. Find out if Grady and Sophie can embrace a future despite obstinate personalities – and warring goals. Find out if Finn can help Emma overcome her haunted past and look forward to a happy ending. This omnibus includes the first three books – Deadly Intentions, Deadly Intuition, Deadly Illusions – in the Hardy Brothers Security romantic suspense series.

Elkridge Series


Lyz Kelley - 2019
    Passion Suspense LiesSomeone is not telling the truthThe small-town sheriff is dead and conspiracies are everywhere!Join the couples in this tight-knit community as they are thrown into the suspense and romance of a lifetime~Binge read the lives of the Elkridge, Colorado residents and fall in heart-pounding luv tonight!