Lost roses. Cancelled reservations. Broken dates. Arrests. Dead bodies. Thereβs always some reason to hate Valentineβs Dayβ¦unless the scene of the crime starts really heating upβ¦.
MaryJanice Davidson Cuffs and Coffee Breaks
In a moment of weakness, greeting card writer Julie Kay About accepts a blind date for Valentineβs Day. As if the restaurantβs snotty waiter, cheap chocolates, and pastel- colored teddy bears arenβt enough, her date turns out to be the guy in handcuffs next to the dead body on the floor. At least he didnβt stand her up. How could a guy with beautiful, sky-blue eyes and sexy swimmerβs shoulders be a killer? Julie Kay is not about to have another horrible V-Day, even if she has to solve a murder and get her possibly homicidal date arraigned to do itβ¦
Leslie Esdaile A βNo Dramaβ Valentineβs
Jocelyn Jefferson is one sister who is not falling for any romance dramaβno pining over flowers never sent or bling not gotten. No, this year, Jocelynβs getting her best girlfriends together for a βpamperβ party at her house. Except that the βpamperingβ turns out to be from a dubious sex toy company. Soon, thereβs a whole crew of rowdy, enthusiastic people in Jocelynβs apartment. And thatβs when vice detective Raymond Mayfield shows up at her door, all six-four, hard-bodied bit of him, and he needs Jocelyn for some very private questioningβ¦
Susanna Carr - Valentine Survivor
This Valentineβs Day was supposed to be different for Shanna Murphy. She had a hot date, sought-after dinner reservations, and a brand new vase to show off those potential long-stemmed roses. But Murphyβs Law intervened, and now her date cancelled, sheβs stuck doing overtime, and sheβs just discovered the body of her boss-from-hell. The only person Shanna can turn to is her ex-boyfriend, Calder Smith, who just happens to be the most insensitive, non-romantic, domineeringβand completely irresistibleβ alpha male sheβs ever laid eyes onβ¦
These bad boys are bringing a whole lot more than chocolatesβ¦
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