The story turns into a psychological thriller when a school teacher moves to California to please his wife. After living in LA for a year Keith Anders is overwhelmed by the city and its demands, and finds himself living on pills. On a whim, Anders moves to Oregon to a tiny hole in the wall town called Perryville. His oddly quiet landlord fills him with rumors and legends that hint at bizarre activities in Perryville, but instead of a hoped for bliss, the teacher finds pretense, lies, secrets and murder, with eerie heart stopping moments that hint at the supernatural.

It was a night of danger and intrigue. Disguised as the mysterious beauty Lisette, Lady Elfled Malloren anticipates only fun and flirtation at the Vauxhall Gardens Masquerade. Instead, the dark walkways lead to an encounters with treason, a brush with death, and a night of riotous passion with her family's most dangerous enemy --- the elusive Fortitude Ware, Earl of Walgrave. His control is indisputable, his power unquestionable, his attraction undeniable. And after just one night, Elf knows she will never forget the man she should not love ...

Most folks would say Will Ferris rushed off a mite too soon to swap his chaotic city lifestyle for anonymity in a small New England hill town. Perhaps the novelist extraordinaire should have given more thought to what he wished for. Giving a young woman a ride into town seemed innocent enough until it started a cat and mouse game. He concluded that the woman with the fire and ice ir her eyes had an agenda. He could only hope that something would click inside his brain that would explain the strange events happening on his property. Was she a part of it? If it wasnt her, and it wasnt a game, a scare tactic or raw panic, what else could it be? He had no idea why life was taking him down this dark road, but something warned him he was about to find out.

The New England city of Hollister is the setting for the murder of Mayor Paul Rogers and his wife Nina. Hollister is convinced the Latinos are to blame. Panic explodes through the city, crime is on the rise, businesses begin to move out, and real estate drops through the floor. Without Paul Rogers to lead, city hall is out of ideas. For every tight-lipped person eager to pass on information, there are two more content to bury their heads in the sand. Who will stop the free-fall? One man is determined to bring the madness to a halt, but will he be able to with a beautiful woman in the way?

On a cold November night while the world slept, Shauna Blackman left Massachusetts believing she murdered her husband. Her need to escape made sense except she didn't have a husband. It was the night Shauna fell into a rabbit hole, the story not to be confused with Alice in Wonderland. If she knew of a state with heat to spare she wuld have gone there, but it was the first place anyone would look for her. The only one who knew how her mind worked was her twin sister JessE, but JessE couldn't be trusted. Something was up with that girl. Trapped in a tiny town in Maine overrun with secrets, lies, and murder, fate turned against her. The bartender in town blamed her for a murder and the man she fell in love with was a bounty hunter. It was a no win situation unless fate had a change of heart.

Something Wicked Aiden Hawke, the lead singer for the rock band Something Wicked, was used to raising hell and partying every night with his all-male band. When their bassist quit right before the beginning of their tour, saying he needed to go back to a normal life, the band hired on a female to take his place. Kit Ellis knew she was stepping into a predominately male industry when she signed on with Something Wicked. There weren’t that many female bassist in the business, but the gutsy woman knew she could run with the big dogs. Her dream had come true when she landed a spot as the newest band member for Something Wicked, but there was one problem she had not anticipated. Aiden Hawke ignited something inside her, and with each day spent together, their heated glances and casual flirting sent her hormones straight into the danger zone. One steamy night at the Get Rocked Festival in Las Vegas, Aiden and Kit find themselves giving in to their need for each other. Can the two of them survive when Kit’s family calls with news of trouble at home, or will Kit give up her dream after she realizes that she crossed the line by falling for the lead singer of Something Wicked?

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