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| Books by Justine Dare | "Dangerous Ground" [1] | |
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"Dangerous Ground"
Signet, August 1998 Reviewed on 2/1/99 | ||
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Somewhere between the shadowy depths of a killer's mind and the hidden places of the human heart... lies the shattering truth. And time is running out. Ten years ago Beth Russell's husband, Ian, died during a covert anti-terrorist mission. Now her fifteen-year-old son has vanished. Authorities believe the troubled teenager has run away, but Beth suspects something far more sinister. Only one person may be able to help her. He is Jess Harper, Ian's best friend -- and Beth's lover from a long-age, never-forgotten past. Yet even Jess is powerless against a shadowy enemy who holds the key to one man's suspicious death... to one boy's disappearance... and to a terrifying conspiracy that stretches to the country's most elite, power-hungry terrorist leaders. To save her son, Beth and Jess must first save themselves by outwitting a madman harboring a secret as dangerous -- and inescapable -- as death itself. | |
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"Dangerous Games"
Signet, June 1999 Reviewed on 7/1/99 | |||||
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The mysterious painting tore at Alison Carlyle's heart. A canvas layered with emotion - and
fraught with madness - it was the work of a man who obviously lived life on the edge. To Alison, the artist's view
of the world was dangerously provocative... and utterly irresistible. Returning to his hometown in Colorado, Lake
McGregor was shocked to see his painting in the window of Alison's galley. But when he met this captivating -
and persuasive - woman face-to-face, he agreed to display the greatest works of his past... and to hide his deepest,
darkest secrets. Alison was intrigued by the haunted, hunted look in Lake's eyes. And she swore she'd help him
bury the scandal that had destroyed his childhood. But the harder she tried to unlock his troubled soul, the deeper
she fell - into a web of lies... into a maze of murder... and into a world of dangerous games.
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| Books by Rachel Gibson | "Truly Madly Yours" | |
| "Simply Irresistible" | ||
| "It Must Be Love" |
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"It Must Be Love"
Avon Books, March 2000 Reviewed on 7/5/00 | ||
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Undercover cop Joe Shanahan's bad luck hit bottom the morning he stared up into the face of sexy suspect Gabrielle Breedlove. She'd blown his cover - brought him down with a can of hairsray - and now his new assignment was to pose as her boyfriend. But spending as much time as possible with the utterly irresistible New Age beauty caused unexpected complications. To make matters worse, his matchmaking sisters are picking out china patterns. Joe's brooding good looks and T-shirt-straining muscles might be easy on the eyes, but how could Gabrielle be attracted to a straight-laced detective who's determined to find evidence to arrest her? Still, he invades her dreams and when they share a transcedent lovemaking experience, Gabrielle knows it must be love. | |
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"Truly Madly Yours"
Avon Books, January 1999 Reviewed on 1/7/99 | ||
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Delany Shaw didn't want to return to Truly, Idaho, but when her stepfather, Henry Shaw, died she had to go home. She promised herself that she would only stay as long as it took to attend the funeral and hear the reading of Henry's will. But Henry's will had a couple strange stipulations. The first, Delany has live in Truly for a year and if she doesn't Nick Allegrezza gets her share. Nick was the town bad boy and Henry's natural child but Henry never acknowledged him. The second stipulation was that Nick and Delany couldn't have any sexual relations for an entire year or Nick's bequest went to Delaney. Disgusted with the terms but determined not to let Nick win, Delany stays in town and opens up a beauty parlor. As she struggles to get her business off the ground, she tries to resist Nick and the love she'd always carried for him. Nick's decided that he'd rather have Delany than Henry's inheritance and go to any lengths to win Delany's heart. | |
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"Simply Irresistible"
Avon Books, January 1998 Reviewed on 1/8/98 | |||||
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Georgeanne Howard knew she was making a mistake. So she skipped out on her own
wedding. And met John Kowalsky, hockey player and hunk extraordinaire. John didn't realize that Georgie was
Virgil Duffy's, owner of the hockey team he played for, bride-to-be. Although he figured that he could get rid
of her before either one of them got into trouble, John and Georgie couldn't keep their hands off each other. But
John wouldn't risk his career for a one night stand and left a broken hearted Georgie. Seven years has past and Georgie
is a successful partner in a catering business, when she meets up with John again. Shocked and distressed, she prays
that John never finds out the secret she's been keeping, but it doesn't take John long to figure out the Georgie's daughter,
Lexie, is actually his daughter too. As the two struggle over visitation and what to tell Lexie, Georgie realizes that
she has always loved John and that she never will. John needs a little more time to figure out that the mother of his
child is the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life.
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| Books by Jane Heller | "Princess Charming" | |
| "Infernal Affairs" | ||
| "Name Dropping" |
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"Name Dropping"
St. Martin's Paperbacks, March 2001 Reviewed on 3/5/01 | ||
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Pre-school teacher Nancy Stern is in a rut, spending her days with four-year-olds and her Saturday nights with a good book. Then another woman with the same name moves into her MAnhattan apartment building... a Nancy Stern who lives in the penthouse... a Nanct Stern who's bland and leggy and has a stable of boyfriends... a Nancy Stern who interviews celebrities for glossy magazines. Now Nursery School Nancy is deluged with mail and phone calls and deliveries of flowers - all meant for the Glamorous Nancy. It's all too much to bear - until a man calls one night, intending to ask the other Nancy on a blind date. What follows is a raucous and romantic tale involving mix-ups, mistaken identity, and murder. | |
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"Infernal Affairs"
Kensington Books, April 1996 Reviewed on 5/25/98 | ||
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Barbara Chessner's husband just told her he was leaving her from the local weather girl, she was overweight, she drank too much, her career was in a slump, and there was a hurricane headed her way. What else could go wrong. Well, nothing, she thought. Once she woke up she was a changed woman, literally. Thinner, curvier, great hair and she'd just made a huge sale. The buyer was rich and gorgeous and interested in her. Her life was looking perfect. That is until she realized that everything that had been happening was due to the actions of the Devil. That's right, the Devil. Know she had to find a way of getting him out of Banyan Beach. That's where Jeremy Cook came in. Jeremy was her brother's best friend and they had hated each other all their lives. But a crisis is a crisis and Barbara and Jeremy team together to vanquish the Devil. While they're doing battle, the two come to terms with the fact that they'd always been in love. And in the end will that be enough to send the Devil running? | |
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"Princess Charming"
Kensington Books, March 1998 Reviewed on 2/15/98 | |||||
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The Three Blond Mice. Elaine Zimmerman, Jackie Gault and Pat Kovecky. They'd
known each other since divorce court. This year in their yearly vacation they were taking a cruise. But someone
doesn't want one them to survive the trip. A paranoid, New-Yorker, Elaine, is determined to save herself and her
friends. In order to do this Elaine must figure out who the hitman is and stop him before he came kill someone.
But when Sam Peck sat down at her dinner table, Elaine knows that she's in for more than a possible murder.
As the cruise gets down to it's final days, Elaine and Sam fall in love and Elaine can't figure out who the hitman's
and who's the target But with Sam's help and a little dumb luck all will be just fine.
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| Books by Michelle Martin | "Stolen Hearts" | |
| "Stolen Moments" | ||
| "The Long Shot" |
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"Stolen Hearts"
Bantum Books, February 1997 Reviewed on 2/1/99 | ||
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For Tess Alcott, chocolate was a vice; stealing jewels was pure pleasure. So when her ruthless former "employer" turned up to coerce her into taking part in a daring heist, he didn't have to twist her arm too far. He only had to hold out the lure of the magnificent Farleigh emeralds. To win them, all Tess needs to do is convince one sweet old lady and one grouchy, blue-blooded lawyer that she's the missing heiress to a fortune. But Tess doesn't realize the danger, until the infuriating lawyer beats her at her own game... and steals her most prized possession... her heart. Now Tess doesn't know which she wants more: the gorgeous emeralds or the gorgeous emerald-eyed lawyer... | |
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"Stolen Moments"
Bantum Books, December 1997 Reviewed on 1/7/99 | ||
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Harley Jane Miller was tired of being Jane Miller, the Princess of Pop. Harley's life had become unbearable, she was singing syrupy-sweet ballads when all she wanted was to plug in an electric guitar and rock-n- roll. So Harley decided to escape it all, literally. Running away from her tyrannical manager and striking out on her for the first time. That's where Duncan Lang came in, Harley's manager hired Duncan's family firm to find her, whether she wanted to be found or not. Duncan needed to do this job well, his family were about to boot out of the business if he didn't bring Harley in. But once he was on Harley's trial, Duncan was intrigued by her and her ability to evade capture. And once the two meet, Harley persuaded Duncan to allow her to have some time to live her own life. But Duncan's not the only one after Harley, they're being chased by the French Mafia and trying to evade her manager. Through all this Duncan and Harley come to realize that they are perfect for each other in their own imperfect ways. | |
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"The Long Shot"
Bantum Books, August 1998 Reviewed on 8/30/98 | |||||
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When multi-millionaire Cullen Mackenzie returns to the Blue Ridge foothills of his childhood, he's ready to put a
ring on the finger of his future bride, the beautiful and sexy Whitney Sheridan. But instead of Cullen's ring, Whitney's
got a handful of eligible men wrapped around her finger-and she's not about to jump at Cullen's proposal. Cullen
turns to Samantha Lark to help him change Whitney's mind. Sam knows that nothing will get her best friend's attention
faster that having another woman in the picture, so she and Cullen publicly feign love for each other. But the Great
Plot sparks more than Whitney's attention-it ignites a passion that Sam and Cullen never knew existed. Whitney, though,
is not about to go down without a fight. And all is fair when love is war.
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