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Coiled Revenge
Crimson Rose
Sara Thacker

When young women start dying, lead detective Tony Santos is drawn into a web of deceit and revenge that forces him out of the police department and directly into the sights of the killer. His wife walked out, and he’s glad for that fact after a dead body winds up in his bed. Now he needs Marissa more than ever, but she’s got her defenses up and his charm isn’t working on her.

Marissa has never been physically strong, but threats to her personal safety force her to prepare for a fight. She hires a personal trainer to help her get in shape. But can Marissa get her emotions in shape and stop her overwhelming desire for Tony? He’s too close for comfort but her body begs to differ. She wants him but living in a small hotel room with Tony may prove to be more dangerous than the murders happening close to home.

Secret Stranger
Crimson Rose
Kathleen Mix

Kelly Salinger and Clay McCarthy are as different as satin and stone.
She is a peace-loving resort owner seeking a refuge where she can heal the scars of her past.
He has amnesia, and every clue to his identity suggests he’s been pursuing a life of crime.
The only thing they have in common is that they are trapped on a remote Bahamian island with a gang of dangerous jewel thieves.
Kelly and Clay discover opposites do attract. But will this gentle woman and the gun-toting stranger she found unconscious on her beach live long enough to learn that their contrasting views are less important than their love?

No Second Chance
Crimson Rose
Maggie Toussaint

Hope Farrier rescues unwanted horses, but she’s saddled with debt. Without help she’ll lose Second Chance Farm, the first home she’s ever known. An endowment brings the promise of future relief and the presence of shrewd business manager, Devlin Temple.

Trouble is, Devlin has his dreamy blue eyes on more than her bottom line.

Playboy Devlin Temple lays a trap for the thief that’s fleecing his company. When his cousin sets his cap for Devlin’s job, Devlin knows he needs Hope’s help to secure the CEO position. In her arms he finds the solace and support he craves, but their blossoming romance prompts the thief to raise the stakes.

Will Devlin and Hope pay the ultimate price for love?

Deadly Connection
Crimson Rose
Cierra James

Jenna Masters is celebrating a rare night out with friends. A chance encounter on the dance floor with a ruggedly handsome man begins a reconnection to a past she thought was behind her. Unaware that she is about to be thrown into the center of a major business storm, Jenna finds the stranger irresistible with an unforgettable smile.

As Cole Rawlins, owner of Rawlins Enterprise, and his insubordinate partner struggle over company interests, Cole is led down a path of perilous events making him the prime target. While his life and future are at stake he is unable to erase the memory of Jenna Masters. The woman he met on a dance floor in Phoenix.

Jenna and Cole's paths cross heightening a fiery passion. Will the brewing web of deception and attempts on their life melt their intense attraction, or strengthen a promising new love.

Escaping The Past
Crimson Rose
Julianna Stephens

Lou Smith would be the first to admit that she’s the luckiest woman on the face of the earth. She lives on a farm where manners matter and the farm hands all come to eat when the dinner bell rings. Life is comfortable – so comfortable that it seems almost too easy. But Lou comes with a past, one that she will be forced to face, or die trying.

Lou’s early years were never easy. She lived a life of poverty and depravity, never staying in one place for very long. She grows up quickly when she suddenly becomes a mother and is thrust into the world alone. She resolves to try to un-live the life that her mother lived. And it seems to be easy to avoid sex, love, and danger. It’s easy until she meets Brody Wester, that is.

Brody is a handsome, successful surgeon who is way too busy for family. In fact, it’s been twelve years since he’s been home. He’s forced to face some demons from his own past when Lou calls him home to attend his dying mother. But his mother is not the only person who holds his interest.

From the outside, Lou Smith looks like an average twenty-seven year old woman. She has a successful career, a family and a daughter. But she has a secret. Most women do have secrets but Lou’s secret is more powerful than most. And it’s coming to find her.

 

To Deceive Is To Love
Crimson Rose
Lynne King

A pilot who performs daring flights for the Swift Flying Circus, Chantelle Duvall is used to taking risks. And the enigmatic David Bishop, her partner’s brother, is a risk she can’t resist. But as things heat up between them, Chantelle learns David isn’t who he seems.

Undercover counterterrorism agent David Bishop relies on secrets and lies to keep him alive. With his final mission underway, a mission to expose a double agent who’s closer than David ever suspected, love is a weakness he can’t afford.

On both England and France’s soil, Chantelle and David will discover a passion greater than they’ve ever known, but with one more betrayal still to come, will it be enough?

Free Falling
Crimson Rose
Mary Eason

Special Agent Rainie McClain wants out. Out of The Agency. Out of the shadow life that has consumed her for far too long. Walking away from The Agency means letting go of the only man she’s ever loved, her husband, Captain Roc Branson. But at thirty-eight, Rainie has seen all the violence and death she can handle. And after discovering she’s pregnant, she just wants a normal life.

But what can be normal about the reappearance of a long lost brother who may or may not be a sadistic killer, the heartrending demise of her marriage, and the web of lies that grows until she no longer knows who to trust?

It’s vital that she discover the truth soon...because what she doesn’t know, just might kill her.

Hidden Shadows
Crimson Rose
Lauren Hope

With a failed marriage and bitter betrayal tucked in her suitcase of baggage, Jenna Gregor is admittedly cynical and pessimistic concerning men and the prospect of a lasting relationship. When Bennett Aston sweeps into her life like a sturdy gust of wind, she jumps to defend herself at every angle from his easy confidence, southern charm, and unnerving good looks.
But in the shadows of Jenna’s past lay deep secrets. And there, a mad woman lurks in the darkness, ready to ruin all Jenna holds dear. As life as Jenna knows it begins to unravel, she finds herself in a tangled web of lies, suspicion, and murder. She must look deep inside herself to find the courage for forgiveness, trust, and self-acceptance. Only then will she discover love, redemption, and ultimately, survival.

Only In Her Dreams
Crimson Rosebud
Rayna Vause

Rachel Walker is haunted by visions of her own death...made even more frightening by the fact that she’s a psychic and her visions have never failed to come true. After the death of her mother, she finds herself alone and strapped for cash. She puts her unusual talents to work and takes a job as a tarot card reader in the restaurant of the Warrick Towers Hotel.

Jack Morgan, CEO of Warrick Hotels International, focuses on the bottom line...money. He’s convinced that a tarot card reader will never turn a profit. After all, no sensible person truly believes their fortune can be predicted by a deck of cards.

From the moment Rachel first sees Jack, horrifying visions of her own drowning death begin to haunt her. Knowing that Jack is connected to these terrifying visions, she is determined to keep her distance from him, but fate has other plans. They are brought together by a freak accident, and forced even closer by an undeniable attraction and the very real threats of a stalker. Together, Jack and Rachel must figure out who is terrorizing her before Rachel’s dreams become a reality.

 

Familiar Strangers
Crimson Rose
Allie Standifer

Louisiana born and bayou bred Galen Matthews doesn’t usually care about other people’s problems, but when one of his few friends calls needing a favor and against his better judgment, he agrees. He had no idea the favor was going to be protecting the feisty and slightly flighty Rein Neff, without her knowledge. Little did he know how far accepting this new job would send his world careening out of its perfectly ordered existence. And how deeply into the past he would have to dig in order to understand his unexplained connection to Regin.

Regin Neff is smart enough to smell a set-up, but for the life of her she can’t sense where. Her usually sharp mind is a bit off kilter. Maybe it’s because she’s overwhelmed with the recent events upsetting her happily unstructured life. It could be the creepy letters that find her no matter where or how far she moves. The letters are from a man who almost killed her seven years ago and vowed to someday to escape and finish the job. There’s the mysterious yet gorgeous Galen Matthews, a neighbor, whose kisses make her body shiver, in every good way. Even though, his watching her every move makes her crazy. She can’t deny the connection she feels to her Cajun neighbor. A connection that leaves her feeling angry, betrayed, confused and loved to the depths of her soul. Yeah, Regin’s got problems, but decide which man, Galen or the stalker holds the biggest danger. One wants to end her life and the other could destroy her heart.

Dead Heat
Crimson Rose
Pam Champagne

Jenna Green struggles to make a name for herself on the racetrack after her father’s untimely death. Rye Cameron’s offer of a job to train his horses comes out of the blue. Aware of his reputation with women, she accepts the job despite her doubts. Soon she discovers the real reason Rye hired her and finds herself fighting for her life.

Hot Contract
Crimson Rose
Jodi Henley

When Jen Stalling, chief geologist on a new magma-based power plant known as the Pele Project witnesses the murder of a fellow scientist, Project officials don’t want the negative publicity of a murder investigation. “An accident,” they say. Jen knows better. So does her father, billionaire Art Stalling. But having pushed Jen away years ago, he can’t now reveal his interest without exposing her to danger. He hires DalCon, a Seattle-based security group to watch over her.

Keegan Dalfrey has his own problems. Four days ago, during a routine mission gone wrong, his brother was captured by South Pacific extremists. They want two million in ten days. Keegan can make that in nine days by neutralizing the threat to Jen. It’s an all or nothing gamble with his brother’s life in the balance. He never expected to fall in love.

The Gift Of Deception
Crimson Rose
Patty Henderson

Once again, Maggie Watson is left high and dry. After two failed marriages and numerous tumultuous affairs, she gives the internet a chance. She’s quick to connect with a man she feels is “the” one, and follows her heart to Nickel Town, Texas where Tom Anderson has arranged for their purchase of the Stepping Stone Nursery. All is well until Tom vanishes one day, leaving behind only a vague explanation.
In the middle of the night, the discovery of a package on Maggie Watson’s front porch brings intrigue to her repetitive life. It sparks her to reach out to Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, in particular, the ever-delicious, Deputy Nick Johnson.
The emotional struggles thrive and wane as Nick and Maggie attempt to steady themselves while enduring continual harassment over the following weeks. Nick struggles to maintain his devotion to Maggie, fearful he’ll fall into the pattern of others gone by.

Danger In Her Arms
Crimson Rose
Phyllis Campbell

Taylor Marshal and her daughter need protecting, yet the bodyguard assigned is the one man she fears the most.

Three years earlier, Taylor gave her heart and body to stranger. After a whirlwind affair of unbridled passion, her hopes were crushed when she finds out her lover, Cory Ross, is a hit man. When she witnesses him take another man's life then watches her new found love fall from a cliff after being shot, her heart shatters. The only thing left to soothe Taylor's broken soul is the little life growing inside her. The last thing she expects to find is Cory Ross alive – and back in her life as her own personal bodyguard.

Cory thought his luck had changed after his near death experience in the Bahamas. But when he looks into the eyes of the woman who he suspected had something to do with his accident, he realizes his new assignment to protect her and her young daughter will be pure hell. But to fall in love all over again with Taylor Marshall will be sheer torture.

A Christmas Stalking
Crimson Rosette
Donna Dalton

Police dispatcher Shannon Malloy didn’t think her day could get any worse. But it does. First, her ex-boyfriend takes his latest flame to Jamaica – where he’d promised to take her – and then a disturbing 911 call tests the bounds of her professional skills. To top it off, her best friend is determined to set her up with the new homicide detective – a cop, just like her two-timing ex.

When the anonymous 911 caller takes a too-personal interest in her, Shannon is forced to let new homicide detective Hugh Montgomery into her apartment and her life. Her Christmas holidays heat up as a stranger stalks her and a detective pursues her heart.

Winter's Journey
Crimson Rose
Kathryn Meyer Griffith

To keep the bank from repossessing her eighteen-wheeler and putting her and her daughter on the street, trucker Loretta Brennan takes a dangerous route to Wyoming with a winter storm approaching. She worries if she can make the deadline and navigate the icy roads since her driving partner husband died in an accident the year before.

At a truck stop, Loretta meets handsome hitchhiker Sam Emerson, who helps her out of a bind. She feels compelled to return the favor and offers him a ride to Cheyenne. Blizzards, a series of trucker murders, and a sinister truck haunt them along their route. They grow close despite Loretta's fear that Sam may be aligned with the killer. Is Sam a good man down on his luck or is she falling in love with a murderer?

Booty Call For Murder
Crimson Rose
Jane Greenhill

Victoria Hubert spends her days with the Dewey Decimal System and her nights living vicariously through romance novels.
When Detective Angus McDonald enters her library, she recognizes him as the coverboy of her current novel.
Angus has more skeletons in his closet than a public official. He’s on the hunt for Richard Markov, a convicted felon who slipped through the justice system.
Now Richard is back in town with a new agenda, Victoria is his next victim and as her life plays out like a romance novel, Victoria is determined to write her own happy ending.

 

 

 

 

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