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"COLD FURY defines the modern romantic thriller."�-�NYT�bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz


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Romance writer and reluctant cop navigate sparks during fateful ride-alongs.


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Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception
by Lois Winston
"A story fit for today's tabloids is as addictive as mocha latte."
Posted May 16, 2007

Logan Crawford runs smack-dab into Emma Wadsworth at a neighborhood bookstore and drenches the unassuming beauty with a full mocha latte. Immediately taken with her, Logan woos Emma into letting him make it up to her. Actually, he makes it up to her in ways she's never experienced Read more...


One Night With a Goddess
by Judi McCoy
"Mount Olympus tremples as another of Zeus' daughters visits Earth."
Posted April 7, 2007

Chloe Degodessa is a muse and the daughter of Zeus. Chloe and her two muse sisters have angered their father and he's sent them away from Mount Olympus on a mission to Earth. Apparently, Chloe and her sisters have not been living up to their father's expectations for Read more...


Heartstopper
by Joy Fielding
"Small-town life is anything but tranquil in this chilling suspense/thriller."
Posted March 15, 2007

Sandy Crosbie has just found herself smack-dab in the middle of small-town life and a nightmare. Sandy is teaching school in Torrence, Florida, a town with barely 4,000 residents, after her doctor husband moves her and their two teens from New York to the swampy, small-town Read more...


Damage Control
by Robert Dugoni
"Lots of suspenseful twists and turns make this crime procedural thrilling and capitvating."
Posted February 12, 2007

Seattle attorney Dana Hill knows that bad things happen in threes: her twin brother is murdered, she gets diagnosed with breast cancer, and she discovers her husband Grant is having an affair. Robert Dugoni certainly knows how to create a real, likable main character for the reader to Read more...


The Marcelli Princess
by Susan Mallery
"Delightful addition to this series, though a big far-fetched."
Posted February 12, 2007

Mia Marcelli awakes one morning to find Diego, the once- thought dead, love-of-her-life, in her bed. Well, actually, he's not really Diego. Diego is really Prince Raphael of Calandria and he is very much alive. He is also very interested in Mia and her young son Read more...


The Edge of Winter
by Luanne Rice
"Powerful, poetic novel with mesmerizing scenery and soulful characters."
Posted January 15, 2007

THE EDGE OF WINTER is a story about the struggles of single mom Neve and her daughter, Mickey, as they try to make a life along the rugged beach coast of Rhode Island. It's a tumultuous time for both as Neve is still recovering from the disappointment of divorce Read more...


Strangled
by Brian McGrory
"A thrilling crime drama that's cleverly told."
Posted January 15, 2007

Jack Flynn is a newspaper reporter who wakes up one morning to find his world turned upside down. On this particular day, he's to marry Maggie Kane in a civil ceremony and leave for his Hawaiian honeymoon. However, he's besieged with second thoughts and tries to find a Read more...


Sight Unseen
by Robert Goddard
"Mysterious tale of drama and suspense."
Posted December 11, 2006

It's been nearly 20 years since David Umber witnessed a horrific crime from a café window. A little girl was abducted by car as her brother, sister and nanny were nearby. The sister chased after the car trying to reach her sibling, only to be struck and killed by Read more...


Trap Door
by Sarah Graves
"Charming addition to this home improvement mystery series."
Posted December 11, 2006

Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree is as interesting as her name. Her mother was murdered, her father was accused, and she was raised by miserable relatives until she ran away at age 14 to the concrete jungle of the big city to fend for herself. That's where she found her life Read more...


Hollywood Station
by Joseph Wambaugh
"Engaging collection of gritty tales about cops and crooks in the glamourous locale of Hollywood."
Posted November 17, 2006

HOLLYWOOD STATION is a series of tales about several cops and crooks whose lives collide in one of the most famous police jurisdictions of all time -- Hollywood, California. Filled with colorful characters galore encountering situations ordinary people would never see is both disturbing and entertaining. Wambaugh masterfully captures the seedy Read more...


Bleeding Hearts
by Ian Rankin
"Violent crime mystery with great attention to detail."
Posted November 17, 2006

The tables have finally turned for British hit man Michael Weston. After making his mark in this seedy underworld as one of the best, cold-blooded hit men around, it appears that someone just may be after him this time. After pulling off his latest job -- the murder of journalist Read more...


Wild Fire
by Nelson DeMille
"Government and science collide in this engaging mystery."
Posted October 20, 2006

John Corey is a former NYPD homicide detective working for the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force. He's married to Kate Mayfield, who happens to be his boss on one particularly dangerous and personal assignment -- the murder of good friend and fellow FBI Agent Harry Muller. The prime suspect? Bain Read more...


I'm In No Mood For Love
by Rachel Gibson
"Lighthearted, snappy little love story."
Posted September 20, 2006

Claire Wingate's perfect life has just unraveled before her eyes. She's engaged to be married to Lonny, whom she has just found in a compromising position with the Sears washing machine repairman in their closet. While Lonny's little secret is now out of the closet, thanks to Read more...


Give Him the Slip
by Geralyn Dawson
"Fiery romance with a hefty dose of mystery."
Posted September 18, 2006

Maddie Kincaid and Luke Callahan are strangers running from their complicated pasts. As they are running from their own situations, they stumble into each other's lives and take a tumble into each other's beds. And, as always when that happens, life gets even more complicated and confusing. Hard Read more...


Hysterical Blondeness
by Suzanne Macpherson
"Delightfully quick and quirky chick lit."
Posted August 3, 2006

Patricia is a plain-Jane, 20-something who has never received much attention from men. A few extra pounds keep her off the radar screens of potential boyfriends, who mainly focus on her great personality. That all changes when she signs up for an experimental weight-loss drug study. To Read more...


The Dressmaker
by Elizabeth Birkelund Oberbeck
"Wonderfully refreshing and poetic modern-day fairy tale."
Posted July 4, 2006

Claude Reynaud is a small-town, middle-aged French dressmaker, spending all his days and nights creating stunning attire for the upper-crust women of Paris. Women flock to his small tailor shop as they claim his creations transform their lives. Claude's artistry helps add glamour and excitement to Read more...


Sandcastles
by Luanne Rice
"A troubled family must finally come to terms with the emotional turbulence in their lives."
Posted June 13, 2006

SANDCASTLES chronicles the lives of a family with strong a Irish heritage and Catholic values set in a Connecticut seaside town involving four life-long friends -- Honor, John, Tom and Bernie -- whose seemingly idyllic lives are really wrought with turmoil and emotional turbulence. Honor and John are artists who shared Read more...


One Mississippi
by Mark Childress
"Honestly funny and deeply moving novel about growing up in the South in the 70s."
Posted June 13, 2006

The year is 1973 and Daniel Musgrove's cantankerous dad has been transferred again. This time, his parents are hauling him and an older brother and a younger sister from Indiana to the Deep South -- Mississippi. The family gets off to a rocky start as they happen upon a fiery Read more...


Owl Island
by Randy Sue Coburn
"Emotional, captivating story placed in a rugged island setting."
Posted May 6, 2006

Phoebe Allen is a 40-something-year-old widow making a quiet life for herself on Owl Island, a quaint island tucked off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. She supports herself weaving fishing nets for the locals and is the recipient of the amorous attention of a local artist Read more...


The Marcelli Bride
by Susan Mallery
"Fiery romance, fast-moving storyline and some intrigue make this a winner."
Posted April 16, 2006

Darcy Jensen is the younger of the president's two daughters and she's tired of playing second fiddle to her more attractive, adored sister Lauren. After spending what feels like a lifetime being upstaged by Lauren -- whether it be for her father's affection or that of her college Read more...


Stacey Herman


Stacey has always had a flair for writing and the arts, which ultimately lead her to pursue a Journalism degree in Business Communications from the University of Kansas (Rock Chalk Jayhawk Go KU!). Since graduating in 1992, she’s worked for public and private sectors, for both profit and not-for-profit organizations in marketing and communications positions. She recently started her own freelance creative/technical writing and marketing consultation business called Stacey Ink. Stacey and her husband, Jeff, are also third-generation owners of Herman’s Meat and Deli in southwest Topeka. Stacey may be reached at [email protected]

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