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Jayne Ann Krentz has crafted "romantic suspense of the highest order" (Amazon.com) in twenty-two New York Times bestsellers, including her recent blockbuster, Flash. Now, she unearths secrets at a New Age resort, where a hard-edged businessman and a beautiful art expert make a tantalizing mind-body connection -- and where a killer threatens their piece of paradise. Alexa Chambers has a flair for style, an eye for art -- and a reputation in tatters....
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Alix Thorssen mystery volume 2
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Getting ready for the summer crowds that she knows will descend on Jackson Hole, Wyoming---and hoping they are in the mood to buy some of the fine art available for sale in her gallery on the Square---Alix takes some time to do a litlle white-water kayaking before settling in for business. Aside from a nasty dumping in the river, everything is as it should be until she gets back to town and discovers the fire that has destroyed her friend Eden's...
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Alix Thorssen mystery volume 1
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Alix Thorssen owns an art gallery, is on call as an expert for the FBI and other law-enforcement agencies, and lives in Wyoming. It's a nice life until her brother-in-law is arrested for murder on the Salish reservation in Montana. -front flap.
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Rarities Unlimited volume 3
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New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell creates another masterpiece of excitement and chills, passion and surprise. Die in Plain Sight. When Lacey Quinn inherits the striking landscapes done by her late, much-loved grandfather, she believes they are as good as anything hanging in museums. But the paintings now in her possession are more than the works of a talented master. They are anguished voices from the grave . . . crying murder! Lacey...
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Capital crimes novel volume 13
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Best-selling author and president's daughter Margaret Truman escorts readers through the corridors of power and privilege that riddle the nation's capital. With this artful mystery, she paints a stunning portrait of obsession and deception, blackmail and murder in the pretentious world of fine art. The National Gallery is making lavish plans to display some of Italy's most treasured masterpieces by Caravaggio. When the White House asks local gallery...
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Annette Remmington, a London art consultant and private dealer, is at the top of her game. She's a rising star in the art world and has a roster of wealthy clients who trust her judgment. Her success reaches new heights when she restores and sells a long lost Rembrandt for top dollar. It is her husband Marius who has groomed Annette into the international star she has become and saved her from her dark and gritty past. So it is with much care that...
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With this national best-seller, Margaret Truman escorts you through the nation's capital she knows so well and reveals the power struggles behind the scenes. When an old friend is suspected of foul play, law professor Mackensie Smith finds himself pulled into a murder investigation fraught with intrigue, deception, and danger. Ever since Mac closed his criminal law practice for a teaching position at George Washington University, he has enjoyed spending...
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Margaret Truman's capital crimes volume 15
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The Houston Post raves that best-seller Margaret Truman "evokes brilliantly the Washington she knows so well." Mackensie and Annabel Smith have moved to an apartment at the infamous Watergate. Mac is working on a commission to study US-Mexico relations at the request of his friend Joseph Aprile, the vice president of the US. But when someone is killed in the garage at the Watergate, the Smiths realize that Aprile's life is in danger and they must...
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Alix Thorssen mystery volume 3
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It begins with Alix Thorssen's stepfather, Hank, discovered standing over the corpse of a visiting Norwegian artist, refusing to say a word in his own defense. It falls, therefore, to Alix to clear him and uncover who sent Glasius Dokken, a painter of myths, to Valhalla. With ancient legends seeming to come to life around her, and with very contemporary bullets being fired through the windows of her art gallery, Alix's investigation could end with...
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Lowcountry romance volume 2
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Elle's living the dream-but whose dream is it? Elle loves her life in Beaufort, South Carolina-summer days on the sand bar, coastal bonfires, and dinners with friends, sharing a lifetime of memories. She's found her stride professionally as the owner of a successful art gallery. Life is good. And she's found love with handsome, confident Jeremiah Franklin. But Jeremiah has accepted a large pastorate in a different state, so Elle turns her life upside...
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Summer has arrived in Eclipse Bay and things are definitely heating up between the Hartes and the Madisons. It seems that the mysterious new gallery owner, Octavia Brightwell, is thinking about having a scandalous fling with that rogue Nick Harte before she leaves town. As far as Nick is concerned, a short-term affair sounds perfect. But it isn't going to be easy.
One big obstacle is Mitchell Madison. For reasons of his own, Mitchell has taken it...
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From master storyteller Barbara Taylor Bradford comes a magnificent new novel, a powerful, moving story of two women, two families, and an extraordinary friendship challenged by tragedy and a devastating secret from the past....
Some secrets are too terrible to share—even with your best friend....
Nothing hurts like the truth. A truth that has haunted Claire Benson all her life. A truth that Claire has revealed to no one, not even...
Some secrets are too terrible to share—even with your best friend....
Nothing hurts like the truth. A truth that has haunted Claire Benson all her life. A truth that Claire has revealed to no one, not even...
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Journalist Annabel Reed-Smith is at the Library of Congress researching a diary of Christopher Columbus’ voyage. When a scholar studying the same subject is killed in the stacks nearby, Annabel begins to suspect that the library may contain information someone would do anything to keep secret. Best-selling author Margaret Truman uses the great landmarks of the Capitol City as vivid settings for her taut mysteries.
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Kenneth Ewald has what it takes to win the presidency: the support of his party, a lovely wife, a dynamic campaign. What neither he nor any candidate needs is a corpse. He knows only one man capable of solving a crime, clearing his son, putting his campaign back on track and catching a killer-his best friend Mac Smith. Oddly enough, it was Mac and his dog Rufus who found the body in the first place.
20) Coyote dream
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Contemporary author Jessica Davis Stein pens a moving, thoughtful story of two people from different worlds coming together in the beauty of the American Southwest. When Sarah's car stalls, Ben comes to her aid. Offering her a place to stay, if only for a short time, Ben soon finds himself falling into a passionate tryst with Sarah.