She's just the kind of drama Interior designer Bertie Anderson has big dreams for her career, and they don't include being stuck in her hometown of Harmony, North Carolina. One last client, and Bertie is packing up her high heels and heading for her dream job in Atlanta. But her plans...  more

She's just the kind of drama Interior designer Bertie Anderson has big dreams for her career, and they don't include being stuck in her hometown of Harmony, North Carolina. One last client, and Bertie is packing up her high heels and heading for her dream job in Atlanta. But her plans are derailed by the gorgeous new owner of that big old Victorian she's always wanted to renovate... He's vowed to avoid For retired tennis pro Keith Morgan, Harmony is a far cry from fast-paced Miami -- which is exactly the point. Keith is starting a new life for himself and his daughter Maddie, and he's left the bright lights and hot women far behind. Bertie's exactly the kind of curvaceous temptation he doesn't need, and Keith refuses to let their sizzling attraction distract him from his goals. Keith and Bertie both have to learn that there's more than one kind of escape, and it takes more than wallpaper to turn a house into a home.

Purrder She Wrote is second in the pawsitively charming new feline mystery series from Cate Conte set off the New England coast, where curiosity leads to some killer small-town secrets....  It’s the grand opening of Daybreak Island’s cat café, where customers...  more

Purrder She Wrote is second in the pawsitively charming new feline mystery series from Cate Conte set off the New England coast, where curiosity leads to some killer small-town secrets....  It’s the grand opening of Daybreak Island’s cat café, where customers can get cozy with an assortment of friendly felines -- €•and maybe even take one or a few home. Co-owner Maddie James is purring with excitement over her new warm-and-fuzzy venture. . .until she becomes entangled in a petty drama between one of her volunteers, an ardent animal-rights activist, and a wealthy woman who insists on adopting a calico kitty -- right this instant. The catfight that ensues is bad enough for business. But when the snubbed socialite is found dead with a tell-tale catnip toy on the scene, suspicion lands squarely on Maddie’s staffer. Now, with her reputation and her career prospects on the line (to say nothing of her budding romance with a handsome pet groomer) Maddie must do whatever it takes to solve the crime -- €•before her nine lives are up.

Welcome to Torte -- a friendly, small-town family bake shop where the treats are so good that, sometimes, it’s criminal... After graduating from culinary school, Juliet Capshaw returns to her quaint hometown of Ashland, Oregon, to heal a broken heart and help her mom at the family...  more

Welcome to Torte -- a friendly, small-town family bake shop where the treats are so good that, sometimes, it’s criminal... After graduating from culinary school, Juliet Capshaw returns to her quaint hometown of Ashland, Oregon, to heal a broken heart and help her mom at the family bakery. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is bringing in lots of tourists looking for some crumpets to go with their heroic couplets. But when one of Torte’s customers turns up dead, there’s much ado about murder...

TALL, DARK & DELICIOUS Joe Rafferty is just as mouthwatering as the food he cooks. But if he thinks he's going to waltz in and take over her kitchen, he's denser than a thick slice of chocolate ripple cheesecake. Marly has invested too much of her life in Chameleon to hand off the...  more

TALL, DARK & DELICIOUS Joe Rafferty is just as mouthwatering as the food he cooks. But if he thinks he's going to waltz in and take over her kitchen, he's denser than a thick slice of chocolate ripple cheesecake. Marly has invested too much of her life in Chameleon to hand off the restaurant to someone else -- especially a cocky-as-all-get-out superstar chef. But there's no denying the man knows how to light her fire. Question is: Can she have the sizzle without feeling the burn?

Welcome to Boomerang.com, the dating site for the millennial gen with its no-fuss, no-commitments matchups, and where work is steamier than any random hook-up Mia Galliano is an aspiring filmmaker. Ethan Vance has just played his last game as a collegiate soccer star. They’re sharp,...  more

Welcome to Boomerang.com, the dating site for the millennial gen with its no-fuss, no-commitments matchups, and where work is steamier than any random hook-up Mia Galliano is an aspiring filmmaker. Ethan Vance has just played his last game as a collegiate soccer star. They’re sharp, hungry for success, and they share a secret. Last night, Ethan and Mia met at a bar, and, well... one thing led to another, which led to them waking up the next morning -- together. Things turned awkward in a hurry when they found themselves sharing a post hookup taxi... to the same place: Boomerang headquarters. What began as a powerful connection between them is treated to a cold shower courtesy of two major complications. First, Boomerang has a strict policy against co-worker dating. And second, they’re now competitors for only one job at the end of summer. As their internships come to an end, will they manage to keep their eyes on the future and their hands off each other, or will the pull of attraction put them right back where they started?

Phoebe Hightower is flat broke, burning furniture to survive the St. Louis winter. Cold and desperate, she doesn't pay much heed to the mysterious stranger who grants her four wishes for saving his life. Until she idly wishes to be someplace warm. Overnight she inherits a saloon in the desert...  more

Phoebe Hightower is flat broke, burning furniture to survive the St. Louis winter. Cold and desperate, she doesn't pay much heed to the mysterious stranger who grants her four wishes for saving his life. Until she idly wishes to be someplace warm. Overnight she inherits a saloon in the desert boomtown of Rimshot, Nevada. Unfortunately, even wishes have a price. She's also inherited a partner. Riley Burnett is an ex-Federal Marshal with a chip on his shoulder, a stubborn streak as wide as Phoebe's, and a three-year-old daughter. As her feelings for Riley heat up, Phoebe suspects it will take more than simply magic to build a life with a man more familiar with Hell than Heaven. Still, she does have three more wishes...

Linda Barnes’s A Trouble of Fools is the book that introduced readers to ex-Boston cop and PI Carlotta Carlyle, who knows trouble when she sees it like the old Irish lady offering a grand in cash to find her brother... TROUBLE… Since being bounced from the Boston police for...  more

Linda Barnes’s A Trouble of Fools is the book that introduced readers to ex-Boston cop and PI Carlotta Carlyle, who knows trouble when she sees it like the old Irish lady offering a grand in cash to find her brother... TROUBLE… Since being bounced from the Boston police for insubordination after six years of service, Carlotta Carlyle has set up shop as a private investigator ready to deal with anything from lost pets to substantially grander larcenies. Though Carlotta, a six-foot-tall, redheaded ex cop, part-time cabbie, and neophyte private eye, works out of her home, it’s rare that clients stop by unannounced. Especially clients like the genteel, reserved, elderly spinster Miss Margaret Devens. ALWAYS COMES… With cash flow problems and a caseload so light that she’s taken to reading her cat’s mail, Carlotta accepts the case of Miss Devens’s missing brother Eugene. Oddly enough, Carlotta knew Eugene when they worked together back at Green and White Cab. As far as Carlotta sees it, this case should be a pinch -- until two thugs looking for money send her client to the hospital. WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT… The old lady’s missing brother seems to have been involved in something much more dangerous than simply driving a cab. Carlotta is determined to do whatever it takes -- work the cops, pose as a hooker, and even drive a cab again -- to find Eugene before it’s too late.  

In Salt Springs, on the Fourth of July, a young man took a bet - and ended up broken, battered and fighting for his life...But Billy Piper didn't die. He just came back to haunt Salt Springs - with all the book learning he did during his convalescence, with all the love he had for a whore, with...  more

In Salt Springs, on the Fourth of July, a young man took a bet - and ended up broken, battered and fighting for his life...But Billy Piper didn't die. He just came back to haunt Salt Springs - with all the book learning he did during his convalescence, with all the love he had for a whore, with all the friendship he shared with an old cowboy who couldn't help see the difference between right and wrong.

Working over Christmas isn’t all  bad.  For insurance investigator DD McGil, who lost her fiancé two years ago, a routine job offers welcome distraction. But who could guess that running employee background checks at Hi-Data, a major software company in Chicago’s...  more

Working over Christmas isn’t all  bad.  For insurance investigator DD McGil, who lost her fiancé two years ago, a routine job offers welcome distraction. But who could guess that running employee background checks at Hi-Data, a major software company in Chicago’s Silicon Valley, would lead to three dead bodies, counterfeit money, and a killer on her tail? The electrocuted corpse of a Hi-Data partner, who just happens to be her dead fiance’s step-brother, is only the first nasty surprise in this deadly web of corporate treachery. Is it possible that her aunt’s newfound Robert Burns discovery -- a literary treasure worth millions if authenticated -- is somehow connected? Relying on her own tools of the trade and the preternatural fact-finding skills of her antiquarian bookseller friend Tom Joyce, DD slowly pieces together a sordid case of high tech villainy, which turns out to be shockingly linked to her fiancé’s mysterious death.

Lucas Thorn wasn?t born a cheater. All it took was a single moment?say, a certain disastrous incident on the night before his wedding?and boom. Reputation destroyed forever and always. So now he owns it. He has a lady friend for every night of the week (except Sundays?God?s day and all), and his...  more

Lucas Thorn wasn?t born a cheater. All it took was a single moment?say, a certain disastrous incident on the night before his wedding?and boom. Reputation destroyed forever and always. So now he owns it. He has a lady friend for every night of the week (except Sundays?God?s day and all), and his rules are simple: No commitments. No exceptions.But a certain smart-mouthed, strawberry blonde vixen is about to blow that all to hell.Avery Black has never forgiven Lucas for cheating on her sister. And suddenly being forced to work with him is pretty much a nightmare on steroids. Of course, it does afford her the opportunity to make his life as difficult as possible. But no good revenge scheme comes without payback. Because he didn?t become the Lucas Thorn without learning a few things about women.Now Avery?s lust for vengeance has turned into, well, lust. And if Lucas stops cheating, it?s definitely not because he?s falling in love?

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Bad Boys novels comes the first in a dark, sexy contemporary trilogy. Is she strong enough to trust the most dangerous man she?s ever met? And is he strong enough to let her? How would I describe myself? Well, I?m Muse Harper. I?m a...  more

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Bad Boys novels comes the first in a dark, sexy contemporary trilogy. Is she strong enough to trust the most dangerous man she?s ever met? And is he strong enough to let her? How would I describe myself? Well, I?m Muse Harper. I?m a twenty-something painter who loves red wine, quirky movies, and men with a fatal flaw. But that was before I met Jasper King. He became my fatal flaw. Eight months ago, I had a choice to make?abandon everything I?ve ever known to protect my family, or stay and risk someone getting hurt. I chose the former. My plan was working just fine until I found out my father had gone missing. That?s when I met Jasper. A bounty hunter with the eyes of a tiger and the nose of a bloodhound, he was supposed to help me find my father. What I didn?t know was that meeting him was no accident. Hunting people isn?t all that Jasper does. And helping me was only part of his plan. I just wish I?d found out sooner, before my heart got involved. But even then, I don?t know if I?d have done things differently. Now, I have another choice to make?trust the man that I?m falling in love with and hope that he?ll do the right thing, or run as far away from him as I can get.