To the ancient Celtic land of Cornwall, she searched for a myth
and found truth.
To prove she's got what it takes to make it in the male-dominated
world of wildlife photography, Emma Hayward sets herself an impossible
task---to be the one to find and photograph the fabled Beast of
Bodmin Moor. It's her big adventure and nothing, not even a handsome
distraction, will stop her reaching her goals.
Katherine Sabina Price, investigative journalist, accepts first
prize in a contest she didn't enter. The prize? Two days with
the sexiest man in the world.
It's nothing but trouble for Jack Martin, chief of police, when Kelsey Reagan blows into town. Her ex-con brother just became the prime suspect in a murder, and this "reformed" bad girl vows to prove he's innocent. She even blames herself for her brother's jail record for her brother's convicted crime.
And now Jack's precocious young daughter is beginning to idolize Kelsey.
But an error in judgment nearly cost the widowed cop his career once; he's never going to let that happen again. Not even for a gorgeous troublemaker like Kelsey.
Special Agent Rainie McClain wants out. Out of The Agency. Out of the shadow life that has consumed her for far too long. Walking away from The Agency means letting go of the only man she s ever loved, her husband, Captain Roc Branson. But at thirty-eight, Rainie has seen all the violence and death she can handle. And after discovering she s pregnant, she just wants a normal life.
But what can be normal about the reappearance of a long lost brother who may or may not be a sadistic killer, the heartrending demise of her marriage, and the web of lies that grows until she no longer knows who to trust?
It s vital that she discover the truth soon...because what she doesn t know, just might kill her.
Kyraninse with Night Owl Romance gives the book 4 Hearts!
'ooh-ing over how kick-ass Rainie is and sighing rapturously over her relationship with Roc, her husband, this book definitely sped by. I was halfway through before I even realized it.
Rainie is definitely my sort of girl; she's able to take care of herself when it comes to fisticuffs, but she's also very feminine, with very womanly wants and needs that she's not afraid to address. The conflict between who she was as an agent and who she was as a woman was handled very realistically and I was definitely hankering to know what she would choose in the end.
The biggest challenge to Grace s self-imposed celibacy? Love.
As a little girl, Grace Caldwell watched her father walk out on her mother as she struggled through the final stages of breast cancer. Grace, knowing the odds that she could suffer her mother s fate, resolves to never to let any man close enough to hurt her that way.
Her new boss, Aaron Severn, isn t hard to figure out his reputation with women is legendary. She s confident it won t be hard for her to resist his charm. To her surprise, Aaron seems sensitive and caring, the kind of man who will be there for her, no matter what. Despite her vow of self-imposed celibacy, Grace finds herself allowing their friendship to grow deeper.
When her worst nightmare becomes reality, Grace s past fear rears its ugly head, driving her to push him away. But Aaron s not the kind of man to give up on Grace s love or her life without a fight.
I have a wonderful time reading Survivor because of the author's often graceful prose. It's why I keep reading her books, actually, since the books I've read by her have prose that really appeals to me.The author's writing style sometimes reminds me of Deborah Smith's elegant way with words, as both authors can easily sell me even the most fanciful or whimsical ideas when I'm really quite the cynic."
- Mrs. Giggles
THE
THINGS YOU THINK YOU WANT Release Date: November 2007, Samhain
Publishing
Carrie Sinclair thought she knew exactly what she wanted from
life until she came face-to-face with the bluest eyes in Texas.
Caterer Carrie Sinclair thinks she has the perfect life and doesn
t need a man to complete it. Her pudgy kitty Max is the man in
her life, and that s enough for her. Then, quite by accident,
she comes across the man of her dreams. Tyler Bennedict is perfect
boyfriend material: Charming, sweet, rich, and incredibly sexy.
No matter that he s made it clear he s not looking for a serious
relationship. One night in his arms, and all her usual warning
bells about men go silent.
She should have listened to those bells, and to Aunt Mable. Enter
Tyler s real estate tycoon father, Richard. He makes it relentlessly
clear she is not the woman for his son, and comes up with creative
ways to keep them apart until Carrie sees the light.
In one fell swoop she swears off all men, closes her business,
and gets out of Austin. But no matter how far and how fast you
run, the unexpected bumps in the road have a way of revealing
the truth and turning your life and your heart a complete 180.
Maggie Monroe might not believe in all that fairy tale stuff,
but meeting Jackson Riley certainly made her a believer in love
(okay so maybe it was lust), at first sight. Unfortunately that
little reality check hit her like a ton of bricks and had just
the opposite effect on Maggie than it would any other red-blooded
twenty-five year old woman. Everything that she believed she wanted
in life all of her well thought out future plans were in some
serious jeopardy right about now. Jackson Riley had to be just
about the hottest thing around and Maggie, well she was in way
over her head with him.
The problem? Well it was clear to Jackson Riley what the problem
was. It was five foot two, blond hair, green eyes with the biggest
get lost attitude he d ever run across Maggie Monroe. The
solution? What usually worked with most women that got under his
skin? Normally, the second they opened their mouths, he lost interest.
Unfortunately, that wasn t working with Maggie Monroe. Everything
Jackson found out about her only made him that much more interested
in her and spelled nothing but trouble for his weekly schedule
of dating Austin s most beautiful women. For the chance to get
to know the real Maggie Monroe beyond her tough girl act, Jackson
was willing to give up more than just one night a week. Maggie
could have all seven if she liked.
The last thing Paige Wilder is looking for at thirty-eight is
another bad-ending relationship. Paige believes she has it all
good friends, a challenging career in publishing and the perfect
little companion named Sammy.
Jude Martin has made some promises to himself. He will never return
to New York City, never work for his father and never, under any
circumstances, will he fall in love again. So why is he here,
in New York, running his father s publishing house and trying
to convince a woman who is just as determined as he to give him
a second chance?
"Ms Eason's success in depicting emotions in a manner
that may be more romanticized and lighter than those in real
life but at the same time recognizable enough for me to relate
to. As a result, this book manages to be more heartwarming than
I initially expect. I should know - I am having a pretty rough
day when I sit down and randomly pick this book to read and
at the end of the day, well, look at me, I'm smiling."
- Mrs. Giggles
When forty-year-old salon owner Kitty Murphy meets dashing entrepreneur Harrison Wentworth, III she is instantly drawn to his powerful presence. Kitty fights the intense attraction, fearing Harrison's motive is to woo her precious salon away from her.
But losing her salon isn t the only problem on Kitty s horizon. Josh, her son, moves back home. Delighted at first, Kitty soon discovers Josh is in denial about his drug addiction.
Not only that, but his girlfriend, Brooke, is pregnant. Kitty's maternal instincts shift into high gear to protect Brooke and her unborn baby. Can she save Josh in time for him to be a father to his child? Can she trust Harrison with her heart?
Driving blind through a torrential thunderstorm, Maggie Tremont
stumbles into a small New Hampshire village almost as lost as
Shangri-La. But no paradise this! Primrose is a tiny hamlet the
twentieth century seems to have forgotten, not even a dot on her
waterlogged map. Only when its inhabitants grudgingly offer her
shelter does she begin to uncover secrets the community would
rather forget.
If they had their choice, Primrose would remain a simple farmland
community, but they are wise enough to recognize that the future
of their children is at stake. And it's looking rather drab. No
one knows this better than Rafe Burnside, the grim-faced, unofficial
mayor of Primrose. Nursing his own wounds, Rafe would prefer Maggie
to leave town and take her new fangled ideas with her! The problem
is, Maggie would take his heart when she left!
As a doctor, Maggie has been called upon to cure many things.
But can she heal a town that isn't sure it wants her help?
As editor-in-chief of The Los Angeles Connection, Lincoln Cameron
has it all: fame, fortune, and wealth. But when the Connection's
owner sends him east in search of her long lost sister, he learns
a whole new set of values.
Valetta Faraday is a widow with a small child, in hiding from
her past. Having renounced her inheritance years before, she has
carved a new life for herself in a small town on the edge of the
Adirondack Mountains.
Then Lincoln shows up on her doorstep demanding she rethink her
priorities-or suffer the exposure of her secrets. Worse yet, he
reminds her of the old feelings they once shared, and maybe still
do!
"...a sunshiny, charming portrait of small-town life..."
- RomanticTimes Book Reviews
Daniel Boylan is a wealthy young African-American about to be
named ambassador to France. Katherine Harriman is a struggling
pianist whose white skin does not match his own. Is there a place
for their love? (Silhouette's first interracial publication)
Quinn and Debbye pretend to be married again to help their amnesiac
daughter, but the old issues have never been resolved. Can they
make it the second time around.
After the worst hurricane in recorded history, Kelly must find
the Miami Zoo tigers for whom she is responsible - whom escaped
- before someone else does.
Her lies may be satin, but his revenge is pure steel.
When Faye Benedict discovered she was pregnant with Enrico Lavini s baby she married his brother. Now an accident has taken her husband and stolen her memory. Slowly, as her memory returns, she is forced to confront the past and the deception that helped tear a family apart.
Enrico considers it his duty to protect his estranged brother s widow and child. But as long-hidden secrets are exposed, his role as protector transmutes into that of avenger and he exacts his own particular brand of revenge.
All work and no play would make Jack a very dull boy...
Charlie Keene has poured everything she's got into running her father's concrete company, and now her brother wants to sell. Worse, handsome acquisitions specialist Jack Maguire's arrived in town...and he wants to buy. Charlie's worked too hard to let the family firm go.
One delicious dance and an even more surprising dinner later, all bets are off, as Charlie draws Jack into her Carnelian Cove world. But what does he really want her or her company? And can Charlie ever trust a man in love if she can't trust him in life?
"...draws the reader in and thoroughly entertains with engaging characters, an excitingly different storyline and a small town setting that beckons us to visit. I suggest keeping Terry McLaughlin on your auto buy list; you can t go wrong." -- Donna Zapf, CataRomance
"...good writing and lively dialogue make A Small-Town Temptation a fun and joyous story." -- 4 stars, Romantic Times BOOKreviews
Marry the perfect man...or fall for the perfect stranger?
Charismatic Nick Martelli is all smoldering good looks and animal
magnetism. Unfortunately, he's not the man Sydney Gordon
is nearly engaged to--the man who's waiting for her to come back
from Europe and accept his marriage proposal.
And Nick's certainly not what you'd think of as ideal husband
material. Sydney needs somebody steady to help her rein
in her impulsive nature... Doesn't she?
"...combines likable, well-drawn characters with a fun and
interesting plot to form a story that's a pleasure to read."
-- 4½ stars, Romantic Times BOOKreviews
"...witty dialog and sizzling sexual tension that simply sparkles."
-- 5 stars, Donna Zapf, CataRomance
"...spot on comedic and romantic timing...reminiscent of a
Cary Grant/Irene Dunne--Doris Day/James Garner--Tom Hanks/Meg
Ryan movie." -- Connie Payne, Once Upon a Romance
It could be a screenplay--except this is no movie. Film producer
Burke Elliot really is snowbound in a remote Montana cabin with
his glamorous star. He's here on a mission--to convince Nora Daniels
to sign a contract and return with him to Hollywood--and nothing
is going to stop him. Not her meddling friends, not the manure-filled
snowdrifts, not the lousy cell-phone service. Not even Nora's
spit-up-prone bundle of joy.
But while he's "making nice with the talent," the radiant
actress and the unexpectedly sweet baby are wreaking havoc with
his carefully laid plan. Could "the original iceman"
be melting just a little?
RITA finalist and RT Reviewers' Choice Award nominee Terry
McLaughlin "is a favorite author of mine because her writing
seems so smooth and effortless. Her prose reads like poetry,"
says Donna Zapf of CataRomance. "I sincerely recommend
that you feel the love and read Terry McLaughlin's MAYBE, BABY
and the entire Bright Lights, Big Sky series."
How can two people so wrong for each other seem so right?
After his divorce, Wayne Hammond hesitated to make anyone the
second Mrs. Hammond. Topping the list of the women he shouldn't
pick is Maggie Harrison Sinclair.
Maggie has already left Tucker, Montana, once. She's back only
to lick her wounds and figure out her next step. Not exactly the
ranch-loving, stay-at-home wife and mother that Wayne has always
wanted.
But once Wayne and Maggie cross paths, the impossible-to-resist
rancher and the bright-lights-loving woman succumb to their hotter-than-heck
attraction, resulting in an even bigger complication.
"...full of smart dialogue and great characters."
4 stars, Romantic Times BOOKreviews
"Heartwarming and poignant...have the tissues handy just
to be safe." Lettetia, Contemporary Romance Writers
"Look for more from this author as each book of hers
gets better than the last."
Connie Payne, Once Upon a Romance
A Hollywood charmer and make-believe cowboy meets a widowed mom
and real-life rancher when he travels to her Montana spread for
a location shoot in this first book in the new Bright Lights,
Big Sky three-part series.
"...two people who think they're giving up their dreams
only to find them in each other." -- Debora Hosey, The
Romance Readers Connection
4 stars - "...a well-written story..." -- Romantic
Times BOOKreviews
High school teacher Joe Wisniewski may be in a rut, but he dug
it himself and he doesn't want to come out. So when he gets a
surprise assignment--Emily Sullivan, a student teacher with a
steamroller smile and dynamite legs--he ducks for cover.
Emily thinks "Wiz" is just coasting these days, and
a change in his routine is just what he needs. The question is:
Will Emily get Joe fired up or just plain fired?
4 stars from Romantic Times - "a skillfully developed
story with wonderful characters and excellent dialogue."
5 stars from Cataromance - "sassy, sexy and riotous
entertainment."
Monique Vicknair has a secret: she's a medium, dedicated to helping
spirits cross to the other side. Unfortunately, she's been so
busy, she hasn't taken care of her own earthly needs. And it's
been a long, long time. So when she meets recently deceased but
oh-so-sexy--Ryan Chappelle, she's more than ready for a fling.
Even if it is with a ghost!
Ryan is no stranger to the pleasures of a woman's body, and his
death hasn't changed that. But he's never wanted anyone like he
wants Monique. So, he's refusing to leave this world until he
makes love to her. And if he has to break all the laws of heaven
and earth to do it, he will.
Again and again and again.
"A unique setup with hot sex and interesting subplots
makes this the start of a promising series to watch." ~
Page Traynor, Romantic Times
When it comes to love, the stakes are high. This time, he
s betting it all.
Luke Chisum spent most of his life running from his past. Now
a family crisis has brought the former River Bluff daredevil home.
Home to the small-town girl he stills loves and the secret that
could tear them apart again.
Sixteen years ago, Luke dated Becky on a dare and broke her heart.
Now he s back, rekindling desire and tempting Becky to give him
a second chance. But she can t risk Luke discovering the truth
about the child she s kept from him all these years.
Becky isn t the only one keeping secrets. A shocking revelation
about his own family is about to test Luke in ways he never imagined
as a father and a son.
Don t miss the riveting conclusion (Book #5) of the Texas Hold '
em Series
After answering a call for back-up from the local police, Texas
Ranger Jeremiah Tuck Tucker discovers an abandoned baby at the
crime scene. Little Brady has been neglected and it turns out
he has no living family. Tuck is determined to give the two-year-old
boy a home, and starts the process of adoption.
He s furious when he learns Grace Whitten, a lawyer and family
friend, is representing a couple who also want Brady. She and
Tuck have never gotten along, and now she s questioning his abilities
as a parent. But once he finds out Grace s true intentions for
the child, he begins to see beyond the lawyer, to the woman. And
to the potential wife and mother.
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