Valerie Series Books 1-3


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Get the first three books of the Valerie Series together in one bundle. Book 1 - Valerie A taxi driver and a politician. Opposites attract, but can it last? Taxi driver Max Jarvis has never been one for falling hard, especially when a woman as vibrant as politician Valerie Smythe crosses her path. As an election draws closer and loyalties are tested, will Max and Valerie make the right choices? Book 2 - Amy With an unexpected leadership election called in Westminster, the race is on to decide the next PM. Valerie Smythe MP is out of favour with her colleagues and has no desire to get involved in the campaign - until events make it unavoidable. Can Valerie make a difference to the leadership campaign and still come out of it with her relationships unscathed? Book 3 - Max Since leaving home as a teenager, Max has kept away from her bigoted parents, but now they're keen to make contact and not so keen on taking "no" for an answer. With a hidden agenda at play, Max and Valerie rely on their friends and family to help them unravel what the Jarvises really want, but will they manage to outsmart them?




Anything for You


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A detective must reckon with her past and future as she probes a lawyer’s grisly murder in this crime thriller by the author of The Killing Lessons. On a hot summer night, a watchful neighbor locks eyes with an intruder and unwittingly alerts the police to a vicious crime scene next door: a lavish master bedroom where a man lies dead. Next to him, his wife is bleeding out onto the hardwood floor, clinging to life. The victim, Adam Grant, was a well-known San Francisco prosecutor—a man whose connection to homicide detective Valerie Hart brings her face-to-face with a life she’s long since left behind. Adam’s career made him an easy target, and forensic evidence points towards an ex-con he put behind bars years ago. But while Adam’s wife and daughter grapple with their tragic loss, Valerie uncovers devastating clues that point in a more ominous direction. Lurking in the shadows of the Grants’ pristine life is a mysterious blonde who holds the key to a very different—and much darker—story . . . As Valerie struggles to forge a new path for herself, the investigation forces her to confront the question: can we ever really leave our pasts behind? Praise for Anything for You “[A] hard as nails detective novel, satisfyingly twisted story, and the writing is sharp as the devil.” —Stephen King “A rare thriller that picks up both style and momentum as the pages fly. A first-rate suspense novel.” —Peter Blauner, bestselling author of Sunrise Highway “Gritty and grim, this is a terrific thriller made more luminous by its refreshingly human detective.” —Kirkus Reviews




Bloodless Ties


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I bargained with my life to save myself and everyone else, but maybe death would've been better than this... Taken away from her home and everyone she knows, Valerie Darkmore finds herself in the heart of a world she didn't know existed. Everyone she loves thinks she's dead. The people who want her dead are now charged with keeping her safe. As she learns the truth behind the attacks and the unrest that's been building for years, the time for their plans to come to fruition draws closer. The more she's drawn into their world, the less clear it becomes which side is the right one.  Bloodless Ties is the third installment in the dark fantasy romance series, The Marionettes.




The Killing Lessons


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In their isolated country house, a mother and her two children prepare to wait out a blinding snowstorm. Two violent predators walk through the door. Nothing will ever be the same.




The Marionettes


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Valerie Darkmore's entire life has been building up to this moment-her initiation into the Marionettes, the prestigious league of witches sworn to serve the vampires. As one of the last remaining blood witches, her spot is almost guaranteed. At least, so she'd thought. The academy is full of sabotage and secrets as the tasks begin, and Valerie quickly realizes she has more than her spot on the line. Her survival seems just as uncertain. The closer she gets to the final trial, the more she learns everything-and everyone-around her isn't quite what it seems. The Marionettes is the first in a series.




Love Is Darkness


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In London for graduate school, Valerie Dearborn draws the attention of Lucas, a 1600-year-old Vampire, who makes her an offer she can't refuse - help him find out if the Others (Empaths, Fey and Werewolves) still exist or he'll stop protecting those she loves.




Texas K-9 Unit Series Books 1-3


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Love Inspired Suspense authors Shirlee McCoy, Margaret Daley and Sharon Dunn will get your pulse racing with tales of Texas cops and their loyal K-9 dogs tracking down a crime ring. Enjoy three action-packed Texas K-9 Unit romantic suspense novels in one box set! When a boy goes missing from his bedroom, a police detective must assure a desperate single mother that he and his trusty bloodhound will find her son. A woman with amnesia has to rely on an officer and his border collie to stay alive when she can't remember who tried to kill her. An FBI agent is called in to protect a single mother when the rookie K-9 officer witnesses a murder and becomes the killer's target. This box set includes: TRACKING JUSTICE BY SHIRLEE MCCOY DETECTION MISSION BY MARGARET DALEY GUARD DUTY BY SHARON DUNN Look for more Texas K-9 Unit books sold separately: EXPLOSIVE SECRETS BY VALERIE HANSEN SCENT OF DANGER BY TERRI REED LONESTAR PROTECTOR BY LENORA WORTH TEXAS K-9 UNIT CHRISTMAS BY SHIRLEE MCCOY AND TERRI REED




Secrets of a Wedding Night


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The first book in Valerie Bowman's sexy Secret Brides trilogy, Secrets of a Wedding Night HOW TO STOP A WEDDING Young, widowed, and penniless, Lily Andrews, the Countess of Merrill, has strong opinions on marriage. When she spots a certain engagement announcement in The Times, she decides to take action. She will not allow another hapless girl to fall prey to a man—particularly the scoundrel who broke her heart five years ago. Anonymously she writes and distributes a pamphlet entitled "Secrets of a Wedding Night," knowing it will find its way into his intended's innocent hands... HOW TO SEDUCE A WIDOW Devon Morgan, the Marquis of Colton, desires a good wife and mother to his son—someone completely unlike Lily Andrews, the heartless beauty who led him on a merry chase five years ago only to reject him. When Devon's new fiancée cries off after reading a certain scandalous pamphlet, he vows to track down the author and make her pay. But when he learns it's his former fiancée Lily, he issues a challenge: write a retraction or prepare to be seduced—to find out how wonderful a wedding night can be...




A Glimmer of Death


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Selected as a Pioneer Woman Best Beach Read! Featured on Buzzfeed Books! In the first of a thrilling new series, one woman’s extraordinary psychic gift plunges her already-troubled present into chaos—and puts her future in someone’s deadly sights . . . Until now, Odessa Jones’ inherited ability to read emotions and foretell danger has protected her. But second sight didn’t warn her she would soon be a widow—and about to lose her home and the catering business she’s worked so hard to build. The only things keeping Dessa going are her love for baking and her sometimes-mellow cat, Juniper. Unfortunately, putting her life back together means taking a gig at an all-kinds-of-shady real estate firm run by volatile owner Charlie Risko . . . Until Charlie is brutally killed—and Dessa’s bullied co-worker is arrested for murder. Dessa can’t be sure who’s guilty. But it doesn’t take a psychic to discover that everyone from Charlie’s much-abused staff to his long-suffering younger wife had multiple reasons to want him dead. And as Dessa follows a trail of lies through blackmail, dead-end clues, and corruption, she needs to see the truth fast—or a killer will bury her deep down with it.




Winnie the Witch Collection


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Welcome to the wonderful world of Winnie the Witch and her long-suffering cat, Wilbur. When Winnie waves her magic wand, all kinds of amazing things happen. This giftbook contains all three Winnie stories. Originally published: 2001.