Orphaned at thirteen, Grace Silva clawed her way out of poverty and violence to become one of the most respected judges on the federal bench.  Grace believes in the rule of law -- lives it, breathes it.  She has always been buttoned up and buttoned down. Except once. Joe Faroe...  more

Orphaned at thirteen, Grace Silva clawed her way out of poverty and violence to become one of the most respected judges on the federal bench.  Grace believes in the rule of law -- lives it, breathes it.  She has always been buttoned up and buttoned down. Except once. Joe Faroe has learned that laws are made by politicians, and politicians are all too human.  He believes in the innocents, the ones getting ground up by governments that are too polarized or too corrupt to protect their own citizens.  He's been through the political meat grinder himself.  It cost him his career, his freedom, and the woman who still haunts him.  Since then Faroe has worked outside the rules and politics of government as a kidnap specialist for St. Kilda Consulting, a Manhattan-based global business that concentrates on the shadow world where governments can't go.  He is good at his work -- intelligent, confident, ruthless. Until a friend dies trying to kill him. Now Faroe is out of the business.  Retired.  He's through trying to save a world that doesn't want to be saved. Then Grace comes to him, past and present collide, and Faroe finds himself sucked back into the shadows, tracking a violent killer who holds the life of Grace's son in his bloody hands.  

"WHEN YOU READ THIS, I'LL BE DEAD...." These are the troubling words Serena Charters's grandmother has written on a note accompanying four pages of a centuries-old illuminated manuscript delivered after the old woman's passing. Seeking clues to the mystery laid...  more

"WHEN YOU READ THIS, I'LL BE DEAD...." These are the troubling words Serena Charters's grandmother has written on a note accompanying four pages of a centuries-old illuminated manuscript delivered after the old woman's passing. Seeking clues to the mystery laid out before her, Serena turns to Erik North, a reclusive manuscript appraiser with a passion for the past.  Erik's examination of the vellum pages raises perplexing questions -- about Serena's legacy, the possible location of the remainder of the manuscript... and the senseless murder of an eccentric old woman. Suddenly, Serena and Erik find themselves in the center of a firestorm that rages between two worlds... a past long dead yet living on in an ancient text and a contemporary landscape fraught with terror.  Now, there is no one they trust except each other as they get closer to a shocking revelation about what is really at stake and how far a killer will go to possess a vanished treasure.

Jordan Buchanan is thrilled that her brother and best friend are tying the knot. The wedding is a lavish affair -- for the marriage of Dylan Buchanan and Kate MacKenna is no ordinary occasion. It represents the joining of two family dynasties. The ceremony and reception proceed without a hitch...  more

Jordan Buchanan is thrilled that her brother and best friend are tying the knot. The wedding is a lavish affair -- for the marriage of Dylan Buchanan and Kate MacKenna is no ordinary occasion. It represents the joining of two family dynasties. The ceremony and reception proceed without a hitch -- until a crasher appears claiming to be a MacKenna guest. The disheveled and eccentric professor of medieval history warns that there's "bad blood" between the couple's clans, stemming from an ancient feud that originated in Scotland, and involving the Buchanan theft of a coveted MacKenna treasure. Jordan has always led a cautious life and has used her intelligence and reason to become a successful businesswoman. So she is intrigued but skeptical of the professor's claims that the feud has been kept alive by the grave injustices the Buchanans have perpetrated over the centuries. But when Noah Clayborne, a close family friend and a man who has never let a good time or a pretty girl pass him by, accuses Jordan of being trapped in her comfort zone, she determines to prove him wrong and sets out on a spontaneous adventure to the small, dusty town of Serenity, Texas, to judge the professor's research for herself. Maneuvering through a close-knit community in which everyone knows everyone else's business, Jordan never anticipates the danger and intrigue that lie in her path, nor the threat that will shadow her back to Boston, where even in familiar surroundings, her life is at risk. A powerful thug who rules by fear, a man who harbors a simmering secret, and an unexpected romance that pierces all defenses -- beloved author Julie Garwood weaves these dazzling elements into a brilliant novel of romantic suspense. Shadow Dance is a searing tango of passion and peril.

Bless me father, for I will sin.... In the still shadows of the confessional, a madman tauntingly reveals his plan for a murder he is going to commit, pulling Father Thomas Madden into a twisted game by disclosing his next intended victim: Tom's sister, Laurant. In a frantic race to...  more

Bless me father, for I will sin.... In the still shadows of the confessional, a madman tauntingly reveals his plan for a murder he is going to commit, pulling Father Thomas Madden into a twisted game by disclosing his next intended victim: Tom's sister, Laurant. In a frantic race to protect her, Tom calls upon his best friend, elite FBI agent Nick Buchanan, to track the predator who is closing in on Laurant. Now, as an electrifying attraction grows between Laurant and Nick, so does the danger -- and one false move will cost both of them everything that matters.  

They were caught in the cross fire between danger and desire. HE'S A NAVY S.E.A.L. SUSPECTED OF MURDER. SHE'S HIS LOVER -- AND THE CHIEF INVESTIGATOR. Chris Waldron, an elite U.S. Navy S.E.A.L., is used to getting out of tight spots.  But all his years of training...  more

They were caught in the cross fire between danger and desire. HE'S A NAVY S.E.A.L. SUSPECTED OF MURDER. SHE'S HIS LOVER -- AND THE CHIEF INVESTIGATOR. Chris Waldron, an elite U.S. Navy S.E.A.L., is used to getting out of tight spots.  But all his years of training can't prepare him for the crisis he now faces.  When a mission to rescue a kidnapped ambassador and his wife goes tragically awry, an FBI hostage negotiator is killed and Chris finds himself at the center of the ensuing investigation.  Leading the charge is Jamie Michaels, a blistering-hot special agent -- and Chris's onetime lover. Despite their reignited mutual attraction, Jamie is determined to keep things professional with Chris this time.  But seeing him bruised and battered in that hospital bed has rekindled all those feelings she thought she'd left behind during their brief, passionate encounter in Africa.  Now Jamie must keep at bay her craving for danger as she spearheads a search for the truth that just may blow Chris's career to bits -- and put them both in the crosshairs of an unseen enemy.

Together they're an explosion waiting to happen. HE'S AN ELITE NAVY S.E.A.L. LIVING A RISKY DOUBLE LIFE. SHE'S THE GORGEOUS REPORTER HOT ON HIS TRAIL. Nick Devane's life is one big classified secret.  Until Kaylee Smith busts his covert world wide open,...  more

Together they're an explosion waiting to happen. HE'S AN ELITE NAVY S.E.A.L. LIVING A RISKY DOUBLE LIFE. SHE'S THE GORGEOUS REPORTER HOT ON HIS TRAIL. Nick Devane's life is one big classified secret.  Until Kaylee Smith busts his covert world wide open, threatening to blow his cover.  Digging around where she doesn't belong could get them both killed... especially when the beautiful journalist uncovers top secret information that could set off a global disaster if it falls into the wrong hands.  Nick can't let that happen, even if he has to battle deadly mercenaries and an irresistible attraction that is all consuming.... Kaylee didn't expect her search for her missing ex-husband to lead to this sexy and dangerous warrior.  Now she's teamed up with Nick on a mission that takes them into deepest Africa -- and into the middle of a massive government cover-up.  With rogue agents hot on their trail, Kaylee's going to unearth all Nick's secrets.  Before they both vanish without a trace.  Before the passion burning between them sets off an explosion no one may survive....

A former Elite Ops captain with a dark past meets his match in a female ex-CIA agent who's dead-set on revenge. And this time, the action -- and the attraction -- is more adrenaline-pumping than ever... John Vincent has always led a life of danger, and now he has every reason to want to...  more

A former Elite Ops captain with a dark past meets his match in a female ex-CIA agent who's dead-set on revenge. And this time, the action -- and the attraction -- is more adrenaline-pumping than ever... John Vincent has always led a life of danger, and now he has every reason to want to remain as dead as the obituary in the Australian papers had proclaimed him to be. He'd left nothing behind in the life he had once led--except for one woman, and one night of unforgettable passion. Now, both will return to haunt him... Bailey Serborne is still tormented by a past she can't change and a man she hasn't been able to forget. A man who was supposed to dead. But now, a stroke of fate has revealed that sometimes, a woman is given a second chance to heal her heart--and exact the sweetest revenge...

As the illegitimate son of Diego Fuentes, Ian Richards faces danger at every turn. Neither his father nor his fellow Navy SEALs knows which side he's fighting for--or against. Which is exactly how the game must be played...until Agent Porter enters the picture. Kira Porter, undercover...  more

As the illegitimate son of Diego Fuentes, Ian Richards faces danger at every turn. Neither his father nor his fellow Navy SEALs knows which side he's fighting for--or against. Which is exactly how the game must be played...until Agent Porter enters the picture. Kira Porter, undercover agent for the Department of Homeland Security, shadows Ian on his journey. She thinks she can see the real man beneath Ian's bad-boy exterior...but the ever-elusive Ian keeps her guessing at every turn. Is his goal to protect the Fuentes cartel from French terrorists? Or to do his father in for good? The only thing Kira does know is that her attraction to Ian is a time-bomb waiting to explode. With time running out on the Fuentes mission, she and Ian are drawn ever closer to the edge of desire--and even closer into the line of fire....

Like most men of action, Navy SEAL Chief Cosmo Richter never learned how to take a vacation.  So when he finds himself facing a month's leave, he offers his services to Troubleshooters Incorporated.  Founded by a former SEAL, the private-sector security firm is a major player in...  more

Like most men of action, Navy SEAL Chief Cosmo Richter never learned how to take a vacation.  So when he finds himself facing a month's leave, he offers his services to Troubleshooters Incorporated.  Founded by a former SEAL, the private-sector security firm is a major player in the ongoing war against terrorism, known for carrying out covert missions too volatile for official U.S. military action.  But the first case Richter takes on is anything but under the radar. High-profile maverick movie producer Jane Mercedes Chadwick hasn't quite completed her newest film, but she's already courting controversy.  The World War II epic frankly portrays the homosexuality of a real-life hero -- and the storm of advance media buzz surrounding it has drawn the fury of extremist groups.  But despite a relentless campaign of angry E-mails, phone calls, and smear tactics, Chadwick won't be pressured into abandoning the project.  Then the harassment turns to death threats. While the FBI appears on the scene, nervous Hollywood associates call in Troubleshooters, and now Chadwick has an army of round-the-clock bodyguards, whether she likes it or not.  And she definitely doesn't.  But her stubbornness doesn't make FBI agent Jules Cassidy's job any easier.  The fiercely independent filmmaker presents yet another emotional obstacle that Cassidy doesn't need -- he's already in the midst of a personal tug-of-war with his ex-lover, while fighting a growing attraction to Chadwick's brother. Determined to succeed -- and survive -- on her own terms, Chadwick will face off with enemies and allies alike.  But she doesn't count on the bond she forms with the quiet, capable Cosmo Richter.  Yet even as their feelings bring them closer, the noose of deadly terror all around them draws tighter.  And when all hell erupts, desire and desperate choices will collide on a killing ground that may trap them both in the crossfire. Read by Patrick Lawlor and Melanie Ewbank Abridged: 6 CDs, 8 hrs.

In a remote, frozen corner of New Hampshire, a Navy SEAL team and the elite security experts of Troubleshooters Incorporated are going head-to-head as fierce but friendly rivals in a raid-and-rescue training exercise. Despite the frigid winter temperatures, tension smolders between SEAL Petty...  more

In a remote, frozen corner of New Hampshire, a Navy SEAL team and the elite security experts of Troubleshooters Incorporated are going head-to-head as fierce but friendly rivals in a raid-and-rescue training exercise. Despite the frigid winter temperatures, tension smolders between SEAL Petty Officer Mark Jenkins and former cop turned Troubleshooter Lindsey Fontaine after an impulsive night of passion goes awry. And then suddenly Tracy Shapiro, the Troubleshooters' new receptionist, vanishes while playing the role of hostage during a mock rescue operation. Teaming up with the FBI to launch a manhunt in the treacherous wilderness, Jenk and Lindsey must put aside their feelings as a record snowstorm approaches, dramatically reducing any hope of finding Tracy alive. The trail is colder than the biting New England climate until a lucky break leads to a horrifying discovery -- a brutally murdered young woman wearing the jacket Tracy wore when she disappeared. Suddenly there is a chilling certainty that Tracy has fallen prey to a serial killer -- one who knows the backwoods terrain and who doesn't play by the rules of engagement. In a race against time, a raging blizzard, and a cunning opponent, Jenk and Lindsey are put to the ultimate test. Risking everything, they must finally come together in a desperate attempt to save Tracy -- and each other.

Alexa Gavlin is in a lot of trouble. She's used to this since she is a deep cover op for the CIA. What she's not used to is waking up in a cane field with no memory of how she got there or...why. To make things worse her contact is lying dead next to her with her knife in his chest. This...  more

Alexa Gavlin is in a lot of trouble. She's used to this since she is a deep cover op for the CIA. What she's not used to is waking up in a cane field with no memory of how she got there or...why. To make things worse her contact is lying dead next to her with her knife in his chest. This can't be good. Knowing that she must find out what has happened to her she heads back to civilization but runs into more guns, shoot outs, and one sexy man that is sent to "retire" her from duty. It really stinks that Killian Moore can kiss like no ones business and all she really wants to do is let go with him. But, she can't since she doesn't know what took place in her life for the past month. She is a danger to national security and Killian will stop at nothing to get her secure. Even if it mean following her half way around the world to Hong Kong. Will Alexa allow herself to trust the one man that was sent to kill her? Killian Moore wants his life back. His military career has a large blot on it and he is thought to have played a very large role in a DEA operation which, left many men dead. He is given the chance to find the mole that killed his career. Alexa Gavlin. What he doesn't expect is the instant attraction, or her spunky, sassy ways. She is one lady not afraid to die. This scares him the closer her gets to her. Will he be able to save Alexa and himself...or will terrorist get them in the end?

IT ONLY TAKES ONE MATCH … Viva Fiori wondered how the day could have gotten so bad so fast. One minute, she’s on a train moving through the Thai countryside, a precious archeological artifact in her hands; the next, she’s being chased through the jungle by the Thai mafia...  more

IT ONLY TAKES ONE MATCH … Viva Fiori wondered how the day could have gotten so bad so fast. One minute, she’s on a train moving through the Thai countryside, a precious archeological artifact in her hands; the next, she’s being chased through the jungle by the Thai mafia with some hardcore American marine right behind her, shouting orders like she should be grateful for his macho interference. What Viva needs is to get to her contact in Bangkok -- warm shower, nice hotel, girly clothes, no dead bodies or sexy armed Marines. Her practical side is telling her to run like hell. Then again, her practical side never met a guy like Sam Wyatt … …TO START AN UNCONTROLLABLE FIRE Sam has one mission -- follow a trail of stolen diamonds hoping it will lead him to the weapons sale he needs to stop. Finding the terrorists who took down his buddy will be the icing on the cake. But now, he’s stuck babysitting a curvy, talk-a-mile-a-minute redhead who’s hell-bent on playing Indiana Jones with her piece of Thai history. He can’t just abandon her to the snakes, the crocs, the Mafia, and whatever else is out there. She wouldn’t last ten seconds. And he can’t deny that everything about her stirs a deep hunger in him -- or that the power of their attraction is so electric he knows he can never really let her go. Now, protecting Viva is his new mission -- his most dangerous yet -- and one that will lead them both to a deadly threat beyond all imagining …