Ex-con Karen needs Diane′s help to track down her fourteen-year-old daughter, Sunny, who she′s lost contact with while she′s been in prison. To Diane, this appears at first glance to be a simple case of a mother wanting to reunite with a beloved daughter. But she soon learns that while Sunny miraculously survived her mother′s attempt to kill her, little brother Oliver was not so lucky. Tracking the girl down is easy. However, convincing her to meet the woman who tried to kill her is no easy task. And at the back of Diane′s mind is a nagging thought - that guilt and innocence aren′t straightforward and nothing is quite what it seems. Does Karen really want to fix the wrongs of the past or is there something darker at play here that will take all of Diane′s skills to uncover?

Daniel Tennant, aka The Merger Mogul, is one of Manhattan’s top merger consultants. His past has made him vow never to be poor again and so he lives by the philosophy: “Women are great but a profitable company and a healthy stock portfolio are better and definitely harder to come by”.Now the recession is challenging his business and plummeting stock prices are hitting him where it hurts most, in his bank account. A personal crisis is threatening to destroy him and his world is about to be turned upside down by Katherine Taylor, aka KT, a woman unlike any he’s known in the past.Will these crises bring Daniel to his knees? Will his past destroy his future? Find out in this dramatic novel, The Merger Mogul. Journey from the fast-paced business world of Manhattan to the tropical paradise of Barbados and back.

Sequel to Desert World AllegiancesNew ambassadors Temar Gazer and Shan Polli stopped one disaster on Livre, but the battle isn't over. Temar is still struggling to work through the abuse he suffered. Livre, too, is stuck: it could ally with the breakaway planets—risking strange and dangerous beliefs—or the older alliance, which offers human rights protections but seeks to control the planet. It's a delicate balance, but they manage... until crisis takes Shan away from Temar.It's up to Temar to get them and their planet through the crisis safely. But just because he and Shan have chosen each other doesn’t mean their love is strong enough to survive when the stirring sands around them change.

One woman – two loves . . . - Dorset, 1917. If it's not enough that a girl from a good background is forced to work as a maid, Livia Carr is then violated by her master and falls pregnant. But help unexpectedly comes from her attacker’s son, Richard, a WWI hero who is not expected to live much longer. He marries her, and his death, though expected, comes as a great blow. Into the breach steps Livia's first love, Denton Elliot – but he does not know the truth about her child’s parentage . . .From BooklistOrphaned and forced into service, thanks to her parents’ debts, Livia is the maid at Foxglove House. Her gentle nature endears her to Margaret, the lady of the house, who makes provisions for Livia and her siblings, Chad and Esme, in her will. After Margaret’s death, Livia cares for her estate and Margaret’s son, Richard, who was gravely injured in WWI. Over time, the two develop feelings for one another, and when Richard’s lecherous father rapes and impregnates Livia, Richard marries her and claims the baby as his own. Those feelings quickly intensify into love, even as they know Richard will never live long enough to meet the baby who will be his heir. After Richard’s death, Livia’s love life turns even more complicated, though with a happy conclusion. Popular British-born, Australia-based writer Woods (Lady Lightfingers, 2011) writes a gentle, pleasant romance about a woman whose grace is justly rewarded. --Aleksandra Walker About the AuthorJanet Woods' previous books include "The Stonecutter's Daughter "and "Where Seagulls Soar,"""

After nearly dying at the hands of the Aurelian, Chrysabelle finds new determination to move beyond life as a comarré. That is until the Kubai Mata bring a new task to her doorstep: rescue the child Tatiana has kidnapped, or Mal becomes enemy number one.

Can a childhood pact affect the lives of three adults? Love and betrayal surrounds the lives of lifelong friends Lanie Rhodes, Grant Bennett, and Dane Voight. Years ago, they made a pact to remain together as friends forever. The boys also made another secret pact that same day—to never vie for Lanie’s love. Grant and Lanie have secretly been pining for one another since they were children. Now grown up, they finally admit their feelings for each other and what ensues is a twisted tale of deception as Dane does everything he can to stop them. The story weaves around this uneven love triangle. What will happen to the pact? Will friendships be destroyed? Will lovers emerge?

He can make you forget. He can control you. And he is only eight years old. Pierre Jnr has a mind more powerful than any the world has encountered before. He can make you forget, he can control you and he is only eight years old. Three months after his birth he escaped. An hour later he was lost to sur­veillance. No one knows where he has been for the last eight years ... Now Pierre Jnr is about to return. THE HUNT FOR PIERRE JNR follows the activities of an elite group dedicated to tracking down the eight-year-old boy who is currently the greatest threat humanity has ever known. It’s a pacy and gripping chase, and an impressive vision of our future.No description available

Autumn, 1897. Rose McQuinn has lost the love of her ambitious fiancé, Jack Macmerry, and now it seems she is to lose her elusive deerhound as well. Hubert Staines claims his fatally ill stepdaughter is Thane’s rightful owner, and Rose cannot refuse to return him. But when she arrives at the family home near Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, it soon becomes clear that Hubert has a hidden agenda. The family’s tragic history unfolds, revealing dark secrets that haunt those involved and a series of suspicious deaths. And in a bizarre and unexpected climax, Rose finds herself a likely candidate as the murderer’s next victim…