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Against the Sun

It's not in bodyguard Jake Cantrell's job description to share his suspicions with his assignments. Beautiful executive Sage Dumont may be in charge, but Jake's not on her payroll. As a former special forces marine, Jake trusts his gut, and it's telling him there's something off about a shipment arriving at Marine Drilling International. His instinct is aroused…in more ways than one.

A savvy businesswoman, Sage knows better than to take some hired gun's "hunch" as gospel. And yet she is learning not to underestimate the man her grandfather hired to protect her. Determined to prove Jake wrong, Sage does some digging of her own and turns up deadly details she was never meant to see.

Drawn into a terrifying web of lies and deceit—and into feelings they can't afford to explore—what Jake and Sage uncover may be frighteningly worse than they ever imagined.


Hot Rain

Allie Parker knows her best friend's death was no accident, but her quest to find the truth soon puts her in the wrong place - at the worst possible time...An unwilling passenger on a boat carrying deadly cargo and dangerous men, her only ally is mysterious Jake Dawson, who warns her that she must play the role of his reluctant bedmate...if she wants to stay alive. Under any other circumstances, she'd welcome the attentions of a man with Jake's powerful body and seductive deep blue eyes. But as Allie places her body - and her trust - in the hands of a total stranger, she wonders if this desperate gamble will be her last...


Against the Storm

Redheads like Maggie O'Connell are nothing but trouble. But Trace Rawlins, a former army ranger turned private investigator, takes the case anyway. After all, he knows a thing or two about women.

Trace can sense that something is wrong-Maggie isn't telling him everything. If these menacing calls and messages are real, why won't the police help her? And if they aren't real, what is she hiding?

As Trace digs deeper to find the source of Maggie's threats, he discovers a secret that no one was meant to uncover. And the only puzzle left to be solved is whether the danger comes from an unknown stalker.or from the woman he's trying his hardest not to fall for.

Reviewer: Melinda
Review: May 20, 2012
Genre(s): Contemporary, Western
Trace Rawlins is a former army ranger. He is a man who has led a life of control. That was until he met Maggie O’Connell. Here is a woman who makes him want to lose control whenever she is near him. Trace has always been a ladies’ man but redheads are his weakness. Something about the color of hair beckons him to them. Yet Maggie seems to be the only woman who is not jumping after him. Or is she? He’s hired t

Against the Wind

They were known as the "no-account Raines boys" but they've grown into successful, honorable men and everything they have, they've fought for tooth and nail. Now each of the three brothers has one last obstacle to overcome to claim what's eluding them: love.

Secrets don't stay buried long in cattle country. Sarah Allen, the beautiful girl who humiliated Jackson Raines in high school, is back in town. Not so long ago, she couldn't wait to leave Wind Canyon, Wyoming, in her dust. But, recently widowed, she has nowhere else to go and finds herself on Jackson's ranch. And Jackson's finding himself reluctant to get rid of her.

Sarah brings her own kind of trouble, and he can't resist trouble. Enemies of her dead husband show up making threats, thinking she has something they're owed. They're not taking no for an answer, but what they will take is the one thing she has left—her daughter. Jackson's the only one who might be able to save little Holly and bring her home.

Reviewer: Melinda
Review: Mar 17, 2011
Genre(s): Contemporary, Western
Jackson Raines hated high school for it was years of fantasizing being Sarah Allen’s boyfriend. Yep high school was definitely a bad time for him for instead of succumbing to his charms she embarrassed him by calling him a lowlife. Now years later he never expected Sarah Allen would enter in his life. He knows something is wrong but she won’t confide in him. Seeing her again is definitely a surpri

A Song for My Mother
Kat Martin brings readers back to the charming town of Dreyersville for another compelling story of love, loss, and hope in second chance.

Years after leaving Dreyersville "for good" with her boyfriend right after high school, Marilys Hanson returns to her hometown at the behest of her daughter, Katie, a brain-cancer survivor, who's never met her grandmother, Marilys's mother, Winnie. Now divorced from her husband, Marilys has a past she wishes she didn't have to face there.

Living next door to Winnie is the handsome young sheriff (and widower), Reed Bennett, and his son, Ham. Ham and Katie become fast friends, and when their parents finally meet, they hit it off quickly as well. But Marilys is insistent that her time in Dreyersville be limited. She's accepted a teaching position back home, and while she's willing to spend some of her summer putting up with her mother, she's intent on heading back and making good on her commitment. But will Marilys finally come to realize that her true destiny and, ultimately, her happiness, lie in coming to terms with her past?

Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Mar 14, 2011
Genre(s): Mainstream / General
A Song for My Mother is a beautifully written story about mothers and daughters: What can drive them apart and what can bring them back together again. It is also a story about doing the best you can with what you have, even if it may seem like the worst thing to be doing. Finally, it is a story about forgiveness and moving on and that there are times when you can go home again and find it better than you l

Against the Law

The most unsettled of the “no-account Raines boys,” Devlin Raines has long been protecting his heart from injury. But his latest case—and client—forces him to lay everything on the line…

At thirty-two Dev is “mostly retired” from Raines Investigations, content to run operations from his sprawling Arizona home. But Dev has never been able to say no to a beautiful woman, so when Lark Delaney comes to him for help, the former U.S. Army Ranger from Wind Canyon gets back in the game.

Lark is sexy, successful and dedicated to tracking down the baby girl her sister gave up for adoption. It should be a straightforward case, but it’s not long before Dev uncovers a shady adoption ring and worse—the child’s parents have been murdered and the little girl has been taken.

As the case grows dangerous and Lark needs him more than ever, Dev can’t ignore his growing attraction for her. He also can’t trust his judgment with women or the emotions he’s longsince buried. But there’s a chance, if he gets this right and saves Lark’s niece, that he’ll end up saving himself, too.

Reviewer: Dreamweaver
Review: Feb 11, 2011
Genre(s): Contemporary, Western, Romance
Frustration and desperation abound in this novel by Kat Martin as she takes us on the search for the adopted niece of Lark Delaney. Each with their own fears of personal attachment and being made a fool of and hurt again, Devlin and Lark fight their attraction to each other despite the unexpected growing need each is experiencing unbeknownst to the other. Lark Delaney has worked hard to finish college and cr

Reviewer: Melinda
Review: Jun 24, 2011
Genre(s): Contemporary, Western, Romance
Everybody knows Devlin Raines is a bachelor and troublemaker at heart. He has said it time after time that he will never settle down. Yet he never expected a woman like Lark Delaney to enter his life. All she wanted was his help in rescuing her niece and nothing more. Yet her kisses say something else and this confuses Devlin. He's always been a bachelor but with Lark he is starting to think about the what if

Heart of Courage

In 1850's London, opinionated ladies journalist, Lindsey Graham, is forced to enlist the aid of the big, stubborn, volatile Norseman, Thor Draugr, to help in her search to find a killer--and prove her brother's innocence. Though she and Thor are oil and water, Lindsey soon falls prey to her burning desire for the handsome warrior determined to protect her.

Reviewer: Aemelia
Review: Nov 25, 2008
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Regency
Lindsey Graham is an independent woman, a reporter for the ladies gazette Heart to Heart, and a crusader for social change. Now her biggest cause is the fair judgment of suspected criminals, mainly proving brother's innocence, who has been accused of murder. Embarking on her own inquiry, she is determined to find the real murderer, though not without risk to herself.    Thor Draugr has

The Summit

Autumn Sommers knows the danger of ignoring such powerful omens. Twelve years earlier, she could have prevented a tragic accident if only she had acted on those horrible nightmares. This time, she knows what she has to do.

Her research into local missing persons suggests that the girl in Autumn's dreams could be Molly, the daughter of businessman Ben McKenzie. Still emotionally shattered from his loss and unwilling to trust this stranger, Ben is angered rather than relieved to hear her theory that Molly is still alive. Certain that she may be the girl's only chance, Autumn persists, until Ben grudgingly agrees to explore this tiny, if improbable, shred of hope.

As Autumn's dreams become more and more vivid, she and Ben pursue their leads-leads that point to more murders, and to the only person in control of whether they live-or die.

Reviewer: Paloma
Review: Jul 1, 2007
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
Out of the blue, schoolteacher Autumn Sommers starts to have terrible nightmares about a little girl being abducted. After doing some research, she learns the missing girl is the daughter of Ben McKenzie, a man she's seen in her gym. She has some trouble convincing him she's not a crackpot, and the two do quite a bit of legwork to see if Autumn's dreams are reality. Set in Seattle, Washington, Kat Mart

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