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• Start with a widow who avoids getting involved with men so she and her young daughter won't be hurt again if they leave as her husband did by dying.
• Have her feel fear as a victim of a burglary.
• Add a hardened cop to investigate who's never allowed himself to be involved with any woman because his job would put her in jeopardy.
• Make him the widow's little town's Acting Chief of Police while his shoulder heals from being shot.
• Blend the issues with an unlikely attraction between them.
• Sprinkle with a small-town false sense of security.
• Fold in a hired gun from the hero's unfinished past.
• Spice with a manhunt.
• Let the mixture heat up as she wonders if her time with him will be forever just a memory.

Hard Cover

Carolyn Whitney Madison inherits a house--and a mission--find the long lost Whitney family emerald necklace so her ancestor, Sara Whitney, can rest in peace.

Unlikely accidents and delays threaten her plans, and with evidence the man she's coming to love now may be at the bottom of them, Carolyn fears she'll never attain her most fantastic dream, her chimera--happiness with a man she loves and trusts.

An eBook

Called half way across the country to her dying mother's side, Kerri is thankful for the comfort and sympathy she receives from a tall handsome stranger in black. But just when she comes to care for him and welcome his kisses, she discovers he has been deceiving her about his true identity.

An eBook

Lissa's comfortable 1865 life in Philadelphia ends when her family moves to Dakota Territory.

Danger and tragedy force her to set aside her regrets and face the perils of the trail with Lars, the man who gave her father the outrageous idea of moving west.

An eBook

Snowbound with a big-city businessman for a weekend, a lonely small-town woman takes a chance and makes love with him--her first time. Instead of creating tender memories to savor, the weekend turns into a nightmare when he stops abruptly and leaves without a word.

In love with him, but feeling a failure at love-making and never expecting to see him again, she retreats into long hours of work expanding her dress-design company.

Will she believe him when the businessman sneaks back into her life and tries to tell her he loves her? Or will she be the one to leave this time when she learns the truth of what he has done?

An eBook

Karn Borden, a private investigator of white-collar computer crime, agrees to investigate industrial theft via computer at a friend's company.

She faces her past as the owner's son, James, arouses feelings she has been trying to forget for eight years since she saw him last.

James and Karn rekindle the attraction, but James can't come to terms with the dangers of her job.

During the investigation, his actions put her in jeopardy as she faces a gun in the criminal's hands.

When the gun goes off, their lives are changed forever. Will their love for each other be strong enough to heal the wounds?

An eBook

Carrie visits her hometown in the North Dakota countryside to hire a caregiver for her ill grandmother. She meets Peter, the new pastor, and feels a mutual attraction but does not want to encourage a relationship that's impossible because of her past for which she feels deep guilt.

Peter loves living in the small town, and wants to find a wife and raise a family there.

Carrie cannot visualize ever moving back and when she realizes that they are falling in love, she vows to leave so his reputation isn’t tainted by hers. The rift in her faith widens, and the pieces of her scrambled existence scatter.

Can the truth win out? Could Carrie ever move back and accept Peter's marriage proposal? Or will she spend the rest of her life feeling so alone?

An eBook

Still hurt by a former fiance who lied to her, Ali meets Jase, but he conceals the fact he's the owner of a chain of bakeries. Her promotions business bids on a contract for his company.

Jase has all the material goods a man could want and is pleased to think her interest is in him and not his money. He's certain the little lie about who he is can't hurt.

Ali discovers Jase's deception and severs their relationship just before a near disaster strikes his company.

Can they rediscover trust in each other? In their moments of deepest need, will their fragile love be strong enough? Or is a relationship built once upon a Lie too weak to survive?