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Criminal Behavior--A Thrilling FBI Romance

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:00:15 +0200

Together, can they find the Twilight Killer...
Before he finds them?
Special Agent Ethan Barrow's father was the most brillaint FBI profiler of all time. Now he's in a psychiatric ward, committed for the very crimes he cased. But new evidence leads Ethan straight to Detective Adaline Kinsella—the woman he had a past with ten years earlier. Addie can trust evidence...even if she can't trust the emotions Ethan elicits. Can she now put the past aside to bring the real Twilight Killer to justice?

Someone is Watching

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 17:51:59 +0200

How can she remember the night
she desperately wants to forget?
Radio host Ellie Brannon fears the return of the monster who abducted her and two of her friends from the Ruins...and left her for dead. Fifteen years later, Special Agent Sam Reece reopens the cold case when new evidence comes to light about one of the victims. Ellie must trust Sam completely to have any chance of discovering the truth—especially since the gaps in her memory left them with few leads. But is someone luring Ellie into a terrifying return to the scene of the crime?

A Desperate Search

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:01:16 +0300

Something strange is going on at Echo Lake.
Detective Adam Thayer is devastated when he arrives too late to save his friend who had called for help. But a series of obscure clues brings Adam to coroner Nikki Dresden, who's eager to determine if one of the town's most beloved citizens was murdered. Now they must work together to unravel a deadly web of lies and greed...or die trying.

Incriminating Evidence

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:04:48 +0200

Sometimes secrets are better left in the past
Renowned anthropologist Catherine March fears she's the biological daughter of a convicted serial killer. Tormented for years by nightmares and vague memories, she'd make a deal with the devil to investigate her mysterious adoption. Nick LaSalle eagerly takes the case, determined to prove someone is willing to kill to keep Catherine's past buried. But when the evidence hits too close to Nick's home, he has a choice to make—uncover the truth or protect his reputation and family name...

Without A Trace (Echo Lake Book 1)

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 17:52:00 +0200

Rae Cavanaugh Would Do Anything To Find Her Kin.

Even Join Forces With Tom Brannon.

The disappearance of Rae Cavanaugh's sister rocked the community of Echo Lake. So when Rae's niece mysteriously goes missing fifteen years later, county sheriff Tom Brannon is determined to find her. But as the electricity between the two sparks, Rae soon discovers–despite her misgivings–that Tom is the only one she can trust…

What She Forgot

Tue, 18 Nov 1997 11:40:59 +0200

A woman will do anything to remember her identity in this beloved story by Amanda Stevens, which was originally published as The Second Mrs. Malone by Harlequin Intrigue in 1997.
A woman was found wandering down a street in the middle of the night, covered in blood - not her own. She knew her name was Andrea, but not what had happened to the man whose wedding band she wore. Or why the family she was supposed to belong to hated her so much.
The only shelter she'd found in the nightmare days was Sergeant Troy Stoner, the policeman assigned to her case. But how could Troy trust - or love - her, when she didn't know the answer to the most important question of all: was she victim - or villainess?

A Man of Secrets

Thu, 14 Nov 1996 09:42:43 +0200

In this beloved story by Amanda Stevens, which was originally published by Harlequin Intrigue in 1996, a woman will do whatever it is to discover the truth at Christmastime... even as she attempts to hide some of her own secrets.
Natalie Silver can't understand why FBI agent Spencer Bishop is helping her. But when her ex-husband, Spencer's brother, is found dead in Natalie's Christmas shop, she finds herself needing the secretive and seductive Spencer as much as she once loved him. And therein lies danger.
The more time Spencer spends with her and the more clues he unravels, the closer he comes to her own secret. His brother had wanted to take her six-year-old son from her. Will Spencer feel the same way if he learns her son is his?

Killer Investigation

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:42:02 +0200

Some things you never forget...
Because they'll never let you.
Minutes after Arden Mayfair returns to her hometown, lawyer Reid Sutton appears on her doorstep. He warns her of the murder of a young woman, which closely resembles that of Arden's mother. Reid may be the man Arden left behind, but he's taking no chances with her safety. She could have seen her mother's killer. And the heartbreaking past between them won't stop Reid from protecting Arden with his own life.

Silent Storm

Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:10:05 +0200

HE WAS THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY MALE

The kind a small-town girl like Marly Jessop had rarely -- if ever -- seen in the flesh. Deacon Cage arrived in Mission Creek, Texas, like a specter in the night, stealthy and secretive. And his ability to stir Marly's feminine senses was like no other man's....

But she didn't have time for female fantasies. As local deputy, Marly had her hands full with a rash of suspicious suicides. Could there be a link between them and the killer Deacon came to catch? And would Marly survive her run-in with the desirable Deacon?

The Perfect Kiss

Thu, 10 Nov 1994 09:14:14 +0200

He would give his own life to save her. That's just what she feared.When Anya Delorian reemerged after a ten-year absence from the modeling scene, she looked as if she hadn't aged a day. All it took was one glimpse of her timeless beauty to convince CEO Zach Christianson that she should be the face for his company's newest perfume. Anya was just as captivated by Zach. She knew that she could lose herself forever in his emerald eyes, but that wouldn't be safe for her--or him.Unable to let go of the elusive Anya, Zach follows her to her secluded estate. As he ventures ever-deeper into her world, Zach discovers that Anya's allure has a dark edge...darker than he could ever have imagined. Anya begs Zach to leave when a mysterious man from her past threatens to kill them both, but Zach refuses to leave the woman he loves to face this monster alone.Previously published.

Intimate Knowledge

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:04:40 +0200

AN ACCIDENTAL RUN-IN?
A benign business trip to Mexico turns sinister when one man turns up dead and another -- impossibly -- returns in the flesh! Penelope Moon couldn't believe her eyes when she saw her fiance, Simon Decker, a man who had been languishing in a coma for months, on board a passing yacht with a man who would die within hours. But this Simon wasn't the kindly accountant she'd fallen in love with, who knew her intimately as though he'd read a brief on her needs and desires. This man was altogether different. Tougher, stronger -- sexier than she'd known. And she secretly liked it.
Soon Penelope found herself drawn into a deadly conspiracy involving an illegal pharmaceutical and border infiltration. More than just her wedding was at stake. But would her heart end up as collateral damage...?
Matchmakers Underground -- Coincidences... Chance encounters... It's what one Houston, Texas, firm specializes in. Who knows what lies around the next corner...

The Prophet

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:50:53 +0200

My name is Amelia Gray. I am the Graveyard Queen, a cemetery restorer who sees ghosts. My father passed down four rules to keep me safe and I've broken every last one. A door has opened and evil wants me back. In order to protect myself, I've vowed to return to those rules. But the ghost of a murdered cop needs my help to find his killer. The clues lead me to the dark side of Charleston - where witchcraft, root doctors and black magic still flourish - and back to John Devlin, a haunted police detective I should only love from afar. Now I'm faced with a terrible choice: follow the rules or follow my heart.My name is Amelia Gray. I am the Graveyard Queen, a cemetery restorer who sees ghosts. My father passed down four rules to keep me safe and I've broken every last one. A door has opened and evil wants me back. In order to protect myself, I've vowed to return to those rules. But the ghost of a murdered cop needs my help to find his killer. The clues lead me to the dark side of Charleston - where witchcraft, root doctors and black magic still flourish - and back to John Devlin, a haunted police detective I should only love from afar. Now I'm faced with a terrible choice: follow the rules or follow my heart.

The Visitor

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:14:14 +0200

www.AmandaStevens.comMy name is Amelia Gray. I'm the Graveyard Queen. Restoring lost and abandoned cemeteries is my profession, but I'm starting to believe that my true calling is deciphering the riddles of the dead. Legend has it that Kroll Cemetery is a puzzle no one has ever been able to solve. For over half a century, the answer has remained hidden within the strange headstone inscriptions and intricate engravings. Because uncovering the mystery of that tiny, remote graveyard may come at a terrible price. Years after their mass death, Ezra Kroll's disciples lie unquiet, their tormented souls trapped within the walls of Kroll Cemetery, waiting to be released by someone strong and clever enough to solve the puzzle. For whatever reason, I'm being summoned to that graveyard by both the living and the dead. Every lead I follow, every clue I unravel brings me closer to an unlikely killer and to a destiny that will threaten my sanity and a future...

The Littlest Witness

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 09:14:15 +0200

Nothing distracted true blue police detective John Gallagher from his work--certainly not a woman. Until a mysterious death led him to Thea Lockhart's door. One look in Thea's beautiful, haunted eyes and John wanted to run--from visions of love, marriage and forever! But Thea's little girl might be the only witness to murder... Betrayed by the law that should have protected her, Thea had given up her identity to save her daughter. The last person she should trust was a policeman--but something in John's steady gaze made her hope. If she told him the truth about her past, did she dare believe this man could be her future?