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Love, Danger, Homecomings & Heart β€” Your June Reading Escape Starts Here

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One disastrous night. One devastating man. One diabolical proposition.


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He’s stubborn. She’s tougher. His kid? Already picked the bride.


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A small-town second chance wrapped in danger, desire, and Sharon Sala heart.


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She came home to save the ranch… and found the cowboy she never forgot.


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From reality TV heartbreak to real-life reinvention.


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A missing twin. A deadly cartel. One K-9 team caught in the crossfire.


Shady Lady by Elizabeth Thornton

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Also by Elizabeth Thornton:

A Bewitching Bride, November 2010
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The Scot And I, June 2009
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The Runaway McBride, February 2009
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The Pleasure Trap, August 2007
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Dangerous to Love, September 2006
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The Bride's Bodyguard, September 2006
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The Bachelor Trap, April 2006
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Scarlet Angel, October 2005
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The Marriage Trap, July 2005
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The Worldly Widow, April 2005
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Fallen Angel, November 2004
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To Love an Earl, July 2004
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A Virtuous Lady, April 2004
Paperback (reprint)
Shady Lady, February 2004
Paperback
Bluestocking Bride, December 2003
Paperback (reprint)
Cherished, April 2003
Paperback (reprint)
Almost a Princess, January 2003
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Velvet Is the Night, January 2003
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The Perfect Princess, October 2001
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Princess Charming, January 2001
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Strangers at Dawn, November 1999
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Whisper His Name, April 1999
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You Only Love Twice, March 1998
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Bride's Bodyguard, March 1997
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Dangerous to Hold, April 1996
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Dangerous to Kiss, March 1995
Paperback

SHADY LADY
By: Elizabeth Thornton

Men of Special Branch #5
Bantam
February 2004
Featuring: Waldo Bowman; Jolie Chesney
384 pages
ISBN: 0553584901
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Romance Historical

As the Avon Journal’s no-nonsense publisher, Jolie Chesney always stuck to the facts. And the fact was that she found the celebrated war hero who’d come to her office angrily demanding a retraction unsettlingly charismatic. His wild sexual exploits had found their way into her paper’s gossip column, and Jo had no intention of compromising her standards, journalistic or otherwise. But when her star reporter suspiciously vanishes, Jo seeks help from this dangerously sensual man, whose connection to the Special Branch may save her friend’s life, even if it means putting her own lifeβ€”and heartβ€”on the line.

Waldo Bowman sensed danger in his immediate attraction to Jolie the instant they met. Beautiful and independent, she was unlike any woman he knewβ€”and he was determined not to lose her, whatever the risk. But when Jo uses her paper to set a trap for a cold-blooded killer, these reluctant lovers embark on a mystery that will change their livesβ€”or end them.

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