Kendall Aims' life is falling apart. She didn't win a much-
anticipated writing award, and now her agent and her editor
are avoiding her. Her husband is leaving her for the young
realtor who is putting their house on the market after the
divorce is final. Kendall runs to Read more...
Betsy Phillimore has been lying to her parents. They
believe she works as a successful management consultant
when actually, she manages an upscale shoe boutique.
After Betsy's mother dies, her father admits that the
family business is in trouble. Enrollment at London's
Phillimore Academy for Young Ladies has Read more...
On the morning of her second wedding, Harri Ryan is rushed
to a Dublin hospital with a panic attack. Since she has
already left the same fiancé, James, at the altar once
before, this time he says goodbye and moves out of their
shared apartment.
Harri is heartbroken, and although Read more...
Jane Shea is a list maker, a planner, a worrier. She's
excited about her week-long trip to Maui with her
boyfriend, Jimmy, but she worries that they will miss their
plane, or lose their luggage, or get sunburned. Jane thinks
it's a good sign when Jimmy surprises Read more...
When friendship matters most, Ellie, Jen and Mara have been
there for each other, ever since their college days.
Although they are each at a different stage in their
personal lives, they are each facing heartbreak because of
that most troublesome of legal documents -- the prenuptial
agreement.
Ellie and Michael Read more...
When friendship matters most, Ellie, Jen and Mara have been
there for each other, ever since their college days.
Although they are each at a different stage in their
personal lives, they are each facing heartbreak because of
that most troublesome of legal documents -- the prenuptial
agreement.
Ellie and Michael Read more...
Juliet Weston, a widow for 11 months now, loved her husband
deeply -- he was much older than her, a wealthy,
distinguished military general. He had sheltered and
provided for her, maybe more than she wanted or needed. Now
that he's gone, his most trusted soldier, Noah Smith, is
fulfilling Read more...
Taylor Donovan takes her job as a sexual harassment lawyer
seriously, working evenings and weekends so she can make
partner at her Chicago law firm. When she's sent to Los
Angeles as the lead defense attorney for a long trial, she
expects to concentrate on her work and not Read more...
The huge crush that Macy McCoy has on her best friend's
brother is just a waste of her time. As the maid of honor
and best man at Jamie Lee's wedding, Macy and her crush are
thrown together in every romantic situation imaginable.
Luke Carter has been the Read more...
At an emergency meeting with her wedding planner, Katie Ray
is worried she's getting cold feet, but before she can
express her concerns, the doorbell rings. Peeking into the
hallway, Katie watches in horror as her wedding planner is
shot in cold blood. Carl Hades is a private investigator Read more...
Nikki Carmichael is an amazing restaurant chef, but an old
knee injury is forcing her into early retirement from the
place she worked since cooking school. Instead, she
advertises in Los Angeles neighborhoods that might be
interested in a private chef, hoping she can rest her knee
and avoid surgery Read more...
Katie Chandler is taking a hiatus from all things magical.
After the powerful wizard and all-around great guy she
liked in New York chose to save her life instead of
defeating the bad guy, she knew she was becoming an
obstacle instead of an asset to her bosses at Read more...
Debra Daniels is still single; is that such a crime? She's
tired of nagging parents, sympathetic friends and too many
blind dates to count. She lives and works in Springfield,
Illinois, helping crime victims find resources and
restitution. But no one seems satisfied with her, all
because she hasn Read more...
Lulu Flannery loves living in her hometown, Louisville,
especially during the weeks before the Kentucky Derby. The
lavish fundraising parties, the famous horse owners and
trainers in town for the event all add to the excitement of
the crowd as the city fills with tourists. Lulu always just
watches the Read more...
Avy Hunt steals art for a living. Actually, insurance
companies hire her to return stolen art to the rightful
owners, so she feels justified in her actions. Her art
recovery company, ARTemis, operates internationally, and
Avy frequently assumes disguises, often sexy ones, to gain
access to the black market goods Read more...
Emma and John had been together since their teens, but at
26 Emma still felt too young to marry. Living happily
together in Dublin, Ireland, since college, the couple also
shared a group of close friends. On the night of a party to
celebrate a friend's large inheritance, an Read more...
Zoe Degodessa is going to learn her lesson the hard way.
She's been sent from Mount Olympus down to Earth by their
father, Zeus, to prove herself. As the Muse of Beauty, Zoe
has one year to find a way to inspire beauty in as many
people as she Read more...
Maddy Madison never imagined that her Columbia University
journalism degree would lead her to five long years of "if
it bleeds, it leads" TV news on a local San Diego station.
Besides being assigned sensationalist and sometimes
fabricated stories about lipstick that kills and deadly
dishwashers, Maddy also must write Read more...
Melissa Romney-Jones is a London woman who runs her own
business as a consultant to help single men with a variety
of specialized tasks aimed at cleaning up their lives,
their wardrobes and their manners. She is not, as some
critics claim, a freelance girlfriend, although she has
been Read more...
Turner Hastings has spent the last four years playing the
part of mild-mannered librarian and part-time bank teller
in her small Wisconsin town. When two bumbling robbers in
silly masks pull out sawed-off shotguns one Saturday
morning, the commotion provides Turner with the opportunity
she's been Read more...
Lissa Staley
I am an avid reader and a librarian at
the Topeka and Shawnee County Public
Library. I lead a monthly book
discussion group at the library
called "Literature with Lunch." I
encourage Topeka writers with National
Novel Writing Month each November
(www.nanowrimo.org). I enjoy knitting
and crochet, and relaxing with a good
audiobook. My newest adventure is being
a mom (www.kivrinanne.com).
© 2003-2024