Rough Justice by Jack Higgins Copyright 2008

Dispatched by the President to report on the state of troubled Kosovo his trusted agent Blake Johnson runs into a military man named Harry Miller, who has done the same task from the British Prime Minister. Johnson and Miller band together just in time to stop a Russian officer from torching a mosque – or rather , Miller stops him, with a bullet to the forehead. This action will have considerable consequences, not only for Miller and Johnson and their associates, including Britain’s Sean Dillon, but for a great many other people, all the way to the top of the governments of the United States, Britain, and Russia. Death begets death and revenge leads to revenge.
ISB 978-0-399-15513-0

The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner Copyright 2003
Death always strikes on time…. Each time he strikes, he takes two victims. He waits for the first victim to be discovered – a body containing all the clues investigators need to find the second victim, who counts the seconds… to a slow but certain death.
Now, two girls have disappeared, and the deadly countdown begins again. Rookie FBI agent Kimberly Quicy knows the killer’s deadline can be met – but she’ll have to break some rules to do it. Joining forces with her father, renowned FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, and his partner, Rainie Conner, Kimberly will begin a dangerous hunt for a predator like none she’s ever seen. He’s had five years to perfect his game. Now the clock is ticking. For his victims and for Kimberly…. Time’s Up.
ISBN 0-553-58452-9

Ice by Linda Howard Copyright 2009
On holiday leave from the service, Gabriel McQueen is sent into a brewing ice storm to make sure that his father’s distant neighbor, Lolly Helton, who has fallen out of contact, is safe and sound. It’s a trip that Gabriel would rather not make, given the bitter winter weather – and the icy conditions that have always existed between him and Lolly. Arriving at Lolly’s home, Gabriel spot strangers thorough the windows – one of them packing a weapon – and kicks into combat mode. But once Lolly is rescued, the heat – and the hunt are on. Snowbound, unarmed, and literally under the gun, Gabriel and Lolly must depend on each other to endure the merciless forces of nature and evade the ruthless enemy out in the blackness of the silent night – and out for their blood.
ISBN 078-0-345-51720-3

Run for Your Life by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge Copyright 2009
Only one man in the NYPD can tackle this high-profile case: Detective Michael Bennett. A calculating murderer called the Teacher is terrorizing New York City’s powerful, arrogant elite. Rich people must mine their manners or die. For anyone else, the pressure would be overwhelming, but Mike is ready. Taking care of his ten children has prepared him for the job! With his hands already full – his kids have all caught a virulent flu – he must now track down the killer. As a secret patter emerges in the Teacher’s lessons, detective Bennett has just a few precious hours to save New York from the greatest disaster in its history.

I am going to attempt to try to add a small picture of each of the books for reference. Some times having a picture of the book’s cover helps me to remember if I have read it or not.

When publishers change the cover of the book it does not help as much. LOL

I’m experimenting with how various size, formats and layout options. If you have a favorite or if one style appeals to you more than another let me know.

Intent to Seduce by Cara Summers – Harlequin Blaze Copyright 2002

Dr. MacKenzie Lloyd is bulletproofing herself for marriage. Determined that no husband of hers will ever leave, she’s learned everything there is to know about the art of pleasing a man. But now that it’s time to put her knowledge into practice, she’s stuck. Until she finds herself alone with seriously sexy Lucas Wainwright and decides to see if practice can make perfect….

CEO Lucas Wainwright thought he could handle just about anything… until he’s propositioned by a very determined  and incredibly sexy – Mac. The gorgeous redhead is as knowledgeable as a madam, as irresistible as an innocent. Lucas had no idea how incredible sex could be, until Mac becomes his every fantasy in the flesh. But once Mac has proved all her theories, will she start looking for another test subject?

Source: back cover of book

Lone Eagle by Danielle Steel Copyright2001

It was just before Christmas 1940. The war is raging in Europe when Kate Jamison makes her debut in New York City. In a room filled with the scions of East Coast society, it is Joe Allbright who catches Kate’s eye. At twenty-nine, Joe is already a legend in flying circles. All Kate sees is a strikingly handsome man, at once awkward and larger-than-life. Joe, too, is caught off balance, seeing in Kate the soul mate he never expected to find. As the months pass, they will meet again, forging  a bond that will set the course of both their lives. Kate will study at Radcliffe. Joe will skyrocket to fame in aviation. Joe’s planes are his life, his passion. But he always comes back to Kate. Even after the long, dark years of World War II, Joe returns. Never willing to stay, always needing to fly away.

When the war is over, Kate wants marriage and a family. Joe wants the world, his limitless horizons, and the aviation empire he is building. Unwilling to wait any longer, Kate moves on. But when a chance encounter brings them together again, the time has finally come to make a choice that will have profound consequences for them both.

Against a vivid backdrop of war and thrilling innovation, Danielle Steel weaves a story that spans three decades, of two intensely different people who, in spite of themselves, are irrevocably woven into the fabric of each other’s lives. It is a novel of extraordinary grace and compassion from a master storyteller.

Source: back cover

Murder List by Julie Garwood Copyright 2004

Hotel Heiress Regan Hamilton Madison is flirting with danger. She agrees to help a journalist friend expose Dr. Lawrence Shields, a shady self-help guru who  may have been responsible for the death of one of his vulnerable devotees. Hoping to find some damming evidence Regan attends a Shields seminar, where the doctor has his guests make a list of the people who have hurt or angered them over the years and asks “Would the world be a better place if these people ceased to exist?”. Treating the exercise as a game, Regan plays along.

The experience is all but forgotten – until the first person on Regan’s list turns up dead. Shock turns to horror when another name from her list surfaces as a corpse. While brutal murders seem to stalk Regan’s every move, her attraction to the detective assigned to protect her grows. As the menace intensifies and a serial killer circles, Regan must discover who has turned her private revenge fantasies into grisly reality.

Source : Text taken from back of book.

When Dragons Dream by Kathleen O’Brien  –  Copyright 1993

Conner St. George didn’t want anything to do with the troublesome Fairfax women, but he had no choice. His younger brother had married one just before he died, and now the very pregnant Marlene was his responsibility. And that meant asking another Fairfax women, the beautiful and strong-willed Hilary- to come to Dragon’s Creek, North Carolina, to look after her.

When Hilary met Conner, he seemed to be everything she never wanted in a man – too confident, too controlled and far too disturbing- but she soon realized that he needed her more than Marlene did. Dare she risk loving a man so haunted by his past?