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The Marshal's Witness
Lena Diaz - 2013
Hers may get them killed.Breaking protocol and going on the run with a protected witness wasn't in U.S. Marshal Ryan Jackson's plans. And even though Jessica Delaney's testimony nearly put away a crime boss, Ryan can't afford to trust her. Still, the duty-dedicated marshal will do whatever it takes to protect Jessica and uncover the mole leaking her new identity. But staying seconds ahead of the ruthless killers on their trail is easier than keeping himself safe from Jessica's unexpected vulnerability and irresistible determination.Now, as the net around them tightens, Ryan's deepest loss may be the one danger he never anticipated.
Jessie
Anna Jacobs - 1998
Times are changing, railways are being built across the land bringing new freedom and possibilities. Jessie tastes that freedom when she meets an ambitious young navvy, newly arrived in Yorkshire. The attraction between them is overwhelming. And Jared Wilde is determined to make Jessie his wife. The primitive, colourful shanty towns that spring up around the railway works are nothing like the safe world Jessie once knew. But in spite of the hardness of life there, she finds happiness with Jared. Until another navvy becomes determined to destroy their future together...
The Calgary Chessman
Yvonne Marjot - 2011
To Cas, torn between Scotland and her New Zealand home, the object seems as odd and out-of-place as herself. Intrigued, she begins to search for its origins, thinking it will bring a brief respite from isolation. Instead, the Calgary chess piece opens the door to friendships and new hope. Her son, meanwhile, brings home his own revelation to shake her world.
A Woman With A Mystery
B.J. Daniels - 2001
Daniels released on Nov 23, 2001 is available now for purchase.
The Christmas Glass
Marci Alborghetti - 2009
In the tradition of 'The Christmas Shoes' and 'A Christmas on Jane Street', the heart-warming story of 'The Christmas Glass' shows how, today as always, the Christmas miracle works its wonders in the human heart.
Wyoming Cowboy Marine
Nicole Helm - 2019
When he follows the beautiful stranger, he saves her from a deadly fire and gunmen out for blood. But who exactly is Hilly? Is she connected to the Delaney family’s biggest rivals? And how is the former marine going to keep her from breaking down his carefully constructed barriers?Carsons & Delaneys: Battle Tested
Cornered
HelenKay Dimon - 2015
The last thing he needs is to involve an innocent woman in the cross fire. But when he leaps into Julia White's home for safety, she becomes part of the tangled web Cam's trying so deseparately to unravel. Smooth, solid Cam's the consummate professional. But gorgeous, feisty Julia transforms the high-stakes assignment into something far more than business as usual. Now that the villains have her in their sights, Cam's got to not only solve the case—but also protect the only woman who's ever found the way into his heart.
Forget
Ruth Gilligan - 2006
That is until her father dies suddenly & her whole world falls apart. The only person she can talk to is cute, scruffy, guitar-mad Zac, who always seems to know the right thing to say. Eva feels that the responsibility for keeping the Coonan family afloat rests on her shoulders.
Skyfall
Saba Karim Khan - 2020
Despite the worst of humanity every day – her madrassa running father selling her mother's body and beating her sister – Rania remains the 'Troublemaker', unable to give up on her dreams.When an Indian filmmaker encourages her to enrol in a music contest that can take her to New York, her dreams take flight. But even as she wins the hearts of her listeners, a family secret threatens to bring her life in Heera Mandi back in sharp relief, upending the new life she has built for herself.From the oppressive walls of religious hypocrisy to the orange jumpsuits of American prisons, Skyfall is a tender, piercing debut that teaches us the strength of human endeavour and our desire for love in a time of hate.
GI Cowboy
Delores Fossen - 2011
Returning to civilian life hasn't been easy, but Parker's new job with Corps Security and Investigations gives him purpose again--if he can keep Bailey alive. The privileged governor's daughter has been receiving threats--and they've just escalated into dangerous territory. Someone close to her wants her dead. Parker can handle any adversary, but handling Bailey proves more difficult--the stubborn, independent beauty stirs the passion Parker had thought long buried. Passion has no place in war, and the enemy is always watching, waiting. Now with desire blurring his objectivity, Parker must face the fact that the greatest danger to Bailey just may be him....
Groom Under Fire
Lisa Childs - 2014
But when there are no demands for money, only attempts made on Tanya's life, Cooper's protective instincts go into overdrive. Nearly losing her makes Cooper realize he never stopped loving her, and their pretense as husband and wife resurrects the passion between them. Cooper has vowed to honor and cherish her, and he is determined to find the truth—even if it means in the end he must let Tanya go.
Navy SEAL Survival
Elle James - 2016
Fun in the sun becomes a perilous rescue mission when the navy SEAL saves his beautiful diving partner from an underwater attack. Except Natalie Layne wasn't chosen at random. Setting herself up as bait is the only way Natalie can find her abducted sister. But all her survival training can't prepare the former SOS agent for the irresistible stranger she has to trust with her life. Giving up isn't an option. Neither is giving into the powerful desire smoldering between them… Plus a bonus short story by USA TODAY bestselling author Delores Fossen
In the Dead of Night
Linda Castillo - 2007
She'd returned to Cape Darkwood, and the cliff side mansion that held herfamily's secrets, to research her parents' murder--and stop the nightmares. As chief ofpolice, Sara knew Nick could help. But his mere presence had always left her breathless...Few people understood how much Nick had lost, but while Sara ran, Nick had nowhere else togo. Instead, he patrolled a divided town whose secrets lay dormant at the bottom of thecliffs. Nick wouldn't let that be Sara's fate, no matter how much it pained him to see heragain. Their pasts linked by tragedy, the truth would finally give them a fresh start. Butonly if the keeper of that truth allowed it...Originally published in October 2007
Bedazzled
Jayne Ann Krentz - 2002
Ryerson to get better acquainted.But in a high-stakes poker game, they won a bracelet of uncommon beauty, and from that moment on they barreled recklessly into love - and adventure.Never before had they abandoned themselves to such joy. Or exposed themselves to such danger.Impulse - Vicki Lewis ThompsonApril Foster had almost married Dan Butler once, but his cautious nature had gotten in the way.Eight years later, he was still attractive but unimaginative, and yet ... something had changed.He now possessed an heirloom ring, a talisman of his parents' love, and it seemed to inspire Dan to act on impulse ... satisfying all April's fantasies.Trust - Rita Clay EstradaGrowing up in a truck stop didn't put a damper on Katherine O'Malley's aspirations. She was going to be top-notch secretary ... and convince millionaire Clay Reynolds that she was perfect for him.But Clay didn't trust his emotions, so Katherine was forced to use her most precious possession as a weapon.She gave him her priceless talisman earrings ... along with her heart.And he didn't stand a chance.
Jane's House
Robert Kimmel Smith - 1982
The sort of novel that comes along rarely to touch something personal in us. It's the story of a man and woman falling in love, and of the children and the memories of a perfect first wife that could keep them apart. "Excellent!" —Philadelphia Inquirer