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Homicide detective Tori Hunter was used to doing things her way. But even after having six different partners in seven years, Tori isn't prepared when she's forced to team up with the hot-tempered Samantha Kennedy.Samantha, on the other hand, is trying to juggle a new job, a demanding boyfriend, and now finds herself with an even greater challenge-being partnered with the most difficult detective in the entire squad.After a brief terrorist scare disrupts their serial killer investigation, the two women find themselves growing closer. Samantha begins to question the relationship with her longtime boyfriend, and Tori, never one to allow anyone to get close, begins to feel her defenses slipping in Sam's presence.A serial killer and drug deals gone bad; the two detectives struggle with their feelings, trying to maintain their professional relationship while keeping their nearly flammable physical relationship in check.With Hunter's Way, Gerri Hill masterfully blends suspense and intrigue with her unique style of romance.

Ninety minutes, twice a day. Five days a week.Car pool heaven turns into car pool hell when Anthea Rossignole realizes her lover is having an affair with the other woman sharing their daily commute. It seems that Anthea's succesfanul career as a cost analyst at an oil refinery is the only thing she can really count on these days. Now she's looking for someone to share the long drive.Shay Sumoto desperately needs a car pool. Though wildly overqualified, the environmental biologist takes a low-paying job testing well samples to keep body and soul together. The debt from her father's terminal illness and the loss of the company she and her father owned have left her with no money, no time and no sense of humor.When Shay and Anthea begin carpooling together, they find that first impressions of each other don't bode well, and second impressions don't improve their chemistry much. But when Shay uncovers alarming test results in her work - information that could cost both of them their jobs - Anthea is the only person she trusts for advice. Can two very different women find common ground?It's Never an Easy Commute on the Freeway of Love.

How far would you go to save yourself--and the country you love? A vicious terrorist group is operating deep within the wild reaches of Australia's remote Kimberley region. Though the government is aware of their presence, the group's cat-and-mouse tactics and absolute secrecy has made it impossible to stop. The only way to destroy this powerful threat to national security is from the inside. And no one's better under cover than hotshot Intelligence Agent Denise Cleever. Using every ruse she knows, Denise infiltrates the terrorist training camp--knowing full well that if she is found out, her ruthless "comrades" will torture her to death. But when she is ordered to kill someone as a final test of her loyalty, she faces the most difficult choice of her career: Take an innocent life--or lose her own.

If you don't get lost, there's a chance you may never be found. Jenna McGovern has spent her whole life training for the stage. She's taken dance classes, voice lessons, and even earned her performance degree from one of the most prestigious musical theater programs in the nation. At graduation, she's stunned when a chance audition lands her a prime supporting role in the hottest Broadway touring production in the country. In more exciting news, Jenna discovers acclaimed television star Adrienne Kenyon is headlining the production. Jenna settles easily in to life on tour and has a promising career laid out in front of her, if only she plays her cards right. She's waited for this opportunity her entire life and will let nothing stand in her way. The one thing she didn't prepare for, however, was Adrienne. Her new costar is talented, beautiful, generous, and the utmost professional. As the two women grow closer onstage and off, they must learn how to fit each other into a demanding lifestyle full of unexpected twists and difficult decisions. But is Jenna ready to sacrifice what she's worked so hard for in exchange for a shot at something much deeper?

Fleeing the ruins of her life and relationship, Rayann Germaine rents a room from bookstore owner Louisa Thatcher. Decades older, Louisa offers shelter and work--and eventually passion that takes them both by surprise. Falling in love, and into bed, turns out to be the easy part. Rayann's mother disapproves of a liaison with a woman her own contemporary. Louisa's son blames Rayann for revelations about his mother's past and present that he does not want to accept. Friends universally agree that it can't last. These doubts would be easier to withstand if Rayann wasn't already worried about sustaining the interest of a fascinating woman with a lifetime of experiences. Louisa isn't sure she has any right to lay claim to the future of a much younger woman. Their only common ground seems to be the searing attraction that they simply can't deny. Originally published by Naiad Press 1991. 30th Anniversary Edition 2021.

A secret consortium, a bent banker, and a desperate lawyer are all that stand between Elliott Snowmaker and the inheritance of her great-uncle's failing aircraft restoration business.

Lauren Voss has a nice, quiet, orderly life running her grandmother''s Heron Bay Resort on the Texas coast. Three years removed from a break-up that left her ex--and her life--behind in San Diego, she''s adjusted to the slow pace in Rockport, seeking out neither new friends nor lovers. Vandalism at the resort''s clubhouse--and a cryptic message written in blood--brings Detective Harley Shepherd, with her obnoxious Hawaiian shirts, into her life. A tragedy sent Harley Shepherd running to the sleepy fishing village of Rockport, where violent crime is rare. So different from her life as a homicide detective in a large city, she embraced the quiet and easy-going attitude of the town, determined to put her past behind her. Was it luck or fate that had her catch a case of simple vandalism? The lovely Lauren Voss made no attempt to hide her dislike of both her--she reminded Lauren of her ex--and her Hawaiian shirts. Was the vandalism a prank, as Lauren suspects? When a body is found floating near the resort''s pier, Harley is convinced it''s related. As the formality and animosity between them changes and a friendship forms, the women find themselves growing closer as a killer terrorizes the peaceful town they both now call home.

Old flames. New secrets. Delayed justice. Now private investigators, Manhattan Sloane and Finn Harper have just landed their very first big job--a contract to clean up a hefty load of unsolved crimes in San Francisco. On day one, the two women step into a political quagmire that pits them against powerful competing forces in the city. Feeling like a pawn in a high-stakes chess game, Sloane stumbles across an unsolved murder with ties to her past--the police officer who rescued her from her parents'' deadly accident. When evidence points to someone close to her, she becomes determined to solve the twenty-two-year-old murder. But her progress is slowed by old flames and new secrets that threaten to unravel her new life with Fin and her daughter Reagan. Will cutthroat politics prevent her from getting justice for her hero? Will Sloane finally get her happily ever after?

How would the characters from your favorite novels deal with the world of Covid-19 today? That's the question we put to Bella Books authors. The result are these 15 short stories and poems that feature your favorite characters from books like Mulligan, Backstage Pass, Choosing Grace, The Trees in the Field, Begin Again, Thursday Afternoons, Bait and Switch, Breaking Out, Take Only Pictures, Right Thing Easy, Cowgirl 101, Such Happiness as This and more. Catch up with these characters and meet a few new ones as these women discover how to cope and navigate the uncharted waters of the pandemic that turned our world upside down. Jamie Anderson Kat Jackson Regina Jamison J. E. Knowles RJ Layer KG MacGregor Lise MacTague Catherine Maiorisi TJ O'Shea Melissa Price Tracey Richardson Ann Roberts Riley Scott Laina Villeneuve Blythe H. Warren

Lauren Ashburn left a promising job to help her family in Vermont take care of her dying father. Now that he''s gone, Lauren has every intention of returning to her old life--the vibrant, successful one her father had always expected her to have. But Lauren discovers that she feels adrift without his strict guidance. Georgia Solomon designs homes for others. But as a bisexual autistic woman, she rarely feels at home herself. When her best friend dies suddenly, leaving her alone with their young daughter, her little slice of happiness vanishes. Now Georgia finds herself struggling to navigate a world that doesn''t understand her at all. Lauren and Georgia clash at a disastrous work meeting, but Georgia''s daughter Hannah pulls them together despite themselves. As they discover new possibilities and priorities for the future, can they make room for love? Or will they have to leave each other behind--in order for them both to move forward?

As parents, Anna and Lily''s guiding principle is to help their children reach their potential and capture their dreams. Ten-year-old Eleanor is a STEM whiz already building apps for her mobile phone, while her twin brother Georgie is climbing the youth tennis rankings in Southern California. Andy continues his love affair with cars, but his dream is threatened when Anna decides to sell her empire of dealerships and move on to her next career challenge. At her wits'' end with sixteen-year-old Andy, Anna can''t fathom how he got to be so strong-willed and stubborn. Lily has a pretty good idea, but she''s mostly keeping those thoughts to herself. Now a family court judge, her experience playing peacemaker is coming in handy at home. What they need is a family vacation, a chance to draw closer and reaffirm their love for one another. Those plans are suddenly upended when Andy goes missing. Don''t miss Words Unsaid, the fifth installment in KG MacGregor''s ground- breaking, award-winning Shaken series.

Trying to take a few brief moments away from a stressful situation, Reagan Murphy snags the last table at a bustling downtown lunch spot. When another woman walks into the crowded restaurant seeking a table, Reagan offers to share hers. Jillian Jacobs just wanted a quick bite before she''d have to focus on a new and unreasonable deadline. Irritated by her empty stomach and by the prospect of waiting, Jillian resentfully accepts a seat at a stranger''s table. Their shared lunch is filled with hostility, snide comments, and shades of derision from Jill and Reagan finds herself relieved at the end of the encounter. But then the two are thrown back together when Jill becomes a catering client of Reagan''s. Soon navigating a professional relationship becomes complicated as their attraction begins to smolder. Will it get in the way and cause even bigger problems? Or will this be the start of something they''ve both been looking for all along?

If there was ever a good time and place for love to bloom between two reckless and broken hearts, it surely wouldn''t be in a bar. But for Lennon Willis and Alex Daniels, a passionate one-night stand just isn''t enough to quench their thirst for one another--however ill-timed. A free-spirited artist determined to outrun the ghosts of her past in California, Alex flees to the sunny shores of Florida''s Gulf Coast seeking solace and healing. Instead, she finds hardheaded bar owner Lennon--and a connection she can''t seem to deny. On a journey of self-discovery and healing, the two must determine their fate. Is chemistry enough to keep their inner demons at bay, or will their encounters only pour whiskey on the fires of self-destruction?

"A confidant to all who need her, Rose Pruitt is a familiar face at Jones University thanks to her years of dedicated service at the Campus Center. Only a few days into the new school year, Rose finds herself cleaning up all kinds of messes, including one that involves a newcomer to campus--Professor Allison Chandler. Although their first encounter is all business, the two women soon discover an easy rapport and attraction that neither can deny. Hurdles abound as the two women face challenges both separately and together. Can they get beyond the obstacles and potential disaster they face? Only time will tell in this timeless romance by author Shannon O'Brien."--Provided by publisher.

Everyone fantasizes about winning the big jackpot, but what if you actually won... Ty MacIntyre''s life changes the instant she wins the lottery. People are after her winning ticket and she''s not sure who to trust. She''s been given the gift of wealth. Will she use it to get her life back on track or will that prove easier said than done? Karla Rehn is forced to walk away from her dream of being on the US Ski Team. She''s angry at the world--especially herself. A trail of reckless behavior threatens to derail her plans to earn a college degree and become a nurse. Ty is drawn to Karla the moment the two women meet. Can they guide each other through the obstacles that life has thrown their way?