Busy remodeling and restoring her 1853 Federal-style home
in Eastport, Maine, Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree's past rears its
ugly head. When Jake was three years old, her mother was
murdered with Jake at her side. After all these years, the
killer, Ozzie Campbell, is finally going to trial. Just Read more...
In Carystown, Kentucky, Sheriff Bill Delaney's daily
routine is abruptly altered when Kate Russell enters his
office. Kate informs him where the body of nine-year-old
Isabella Moon lies. Isabella disappeared two years ago and
it remains an open wound for this small community. When the
body is Read more...
Wed by proxy at the tender age of 12, Lady Isidore has
waited patiently for 11 long years for her husband, the
Duke of Cosway, to return to England. She has not waited
patiently at her strict mother-in-law's side; instead,
she's enjoyed society life and gained Read more...
After a broken romance leaves her reeling from rejection,
Hannah Leeds, the eldest daughter of a prosperous merchant,
accepts her father's proposal to marry a poor aristocrat.
It will aid her younger sisters and give her father further
business contacts. Any illusions of love she had are gone.
A Read more...
As the daughter of a newspaperman, Abigail Shaw shares her
love of the written word with her father. When she learns
of the decreasing circulation of her father's paper,
Abigail plots to restore readership. She needs a scandal
that will entice people to buy the paper. Abigail enlists
her Read more...
Aspiring archeologist Laetitia Talbot fights the rejection
by academia that she does not belong because of her sex.
She refuses to conform and uses blackmail when necessary to
get her assignments to digs. When Daniel, her godfather, is
murdered in France, she forces a previous professor to
write a letter Read more...
Secret Service agent Jo Harper returns to her hometown of
Black Falls, Vermont, to hide out in until she can assess
the damage to her career. On her watch, Jo fell for a prank
perpetrated by the vice president's 16-year-old son and his
friends. After the boys Read more...
In a HOLIDAY GAMBLE, Jane Feather entertains
with a heartwarming tale perfect for the Christmas
holidays. Traveling in the English countryside during a
blizzard, Edward, Viscount Allenton, is robbed by a
beautiful bandit and finds himself stranded at the
disreputable Lord Selby's home. A Christmas Read more...
It was by chance that a year ago, Fiona Lachlan caught a
glimpse of the Duke of Holburn at a ball. Her heart stopped
and Fiona knew that he was the man for her. However, the
Fates decreed she must lose everything before she
encounters him again. Needing money for Read more...
Clare Prentice's world turns upside down when after the
death of her mother, Ruth, she learns that she's adopted.
Clare feels her whole life has been based on lies. She
finds no record of her adoption and her birth certificate
is a complete fabrication. The only clue is Read more...
Heiress Antoinette Dupree has never misjudged a person as
thoroughly as she has Lord Rudyard Appleby. Believing him a
friend of her late father, she did not expect him to betray
her. His threats are simple. He wants her money and if she
will not marry him, he will harm Read more...
A widow with no future in Chicago, Jessie Barton bundles up
her three young daughters and leaves for Texas. Jessie's in-
laws blame her for their son's demise. They despise her and
threaten to take her children from her. Jessie's only
recourse is an uncertain welcome from Read more...
Cynthia Brightly arrives at the Redmond country estate as
the guest of Violet Redmond. It is not her antecedents or
wealth, since she has neither, that cause Violet to invite
her, but her reputation as the life of the party.
Unfortunately, the popularity has gone to her head and
she Read more...
Six years ago, Angela Sullivan fled to a convent after her
reputation and virtue were destroyed by an unrepentant
rogue. Angela tries to follow the nuns' exemplary behavior
but restlessness envelops her. When a famous rake arrives
injured at the convent, Angela is assigned to care for the
worthless peer Read more...
Assistant Attorney General Marianne Melone, along with her
three best friends, leaves an off-limits mob bar in the wee
hours of the morning and sees an SUV barreling down the
road. Almost in front of them, a bloody body is tossed from
the car. They leave the crime scene Read more...
Detective Shoni Alexander's career is on the skids. After
her mother's death from a hit-and-run, Shoni battles
fatigue and anger over the lack of justice in the case. The
driver escaped prosecution due to a technicality. The need
for revenge eats into her gut. Her boss Read more...
Legendary Regency author Mary Balogh inspired this
anthology with her belief that four authors given the same
plot premise would turn out very different and unique
stories. There would be no collaboration between authors.
The premise is a man and woman meeting at an inn after 10
years Read more...
Bound to the stake with villagers screaming "burn witch,"
the healer Zia looks to the heavens hoping for a miracle.
It arrives when a group of warriors interrupts the lighting
of her funeral pyre. The warrior needs information from the
healer about his brother and snatches her away from her Read more...