Old Suspense

There are few things worse than having to live with a man you hate. Falling for him, then finding out he’s your ex’s dad is one of them. Leon, a silver fox fire chief, gives me one of the hottest nights of my life. But his dismissive attitude afterward quickly extinguishes the flame. I thought I’d never have to see him again. Until days later when I wake up to his lips pressed against mine as he performs CPR on me after pulling me from my burning home. With nowhere to go, I take him up on his offer to stay at his house. Our hatred soon melts into passion and we’re falling for each ...

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happens to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

After the great civil war, misfits, criminals, uprooted families and gold seekers streamed west. The Indian wars were over, and the losers were sent to reservations. Some refused. John Daisy, a White Mountain Apache, escaped the reservation by traveling into the vast, open land of the Great Plains with his white blood brother, known simply as Kid. They lived an idyllic life, traveling, hunting and living free. If they needed money, they captured wild mustangs, broke them and sold them. Then they came upon a burned-out wagon with the family laying where they had died. All but the two sisters...

It's a headline-making story: the discovery of a previously unknown Rembrandt. Ren Vachey, the iconoclastic art dealer who claims to have uncovered it, wants to make a gift of it to the Seattle Art Museum, but curator Chris Norgren is wary. Vachey is notorious in art circles for perpetrating scandalous shams; not for profit but for the sheer fun of embarrassing the elite and snobbish "experts" of the art establishment. And thanks to the web of strings attached to Vachey's donation (e.g., no scientific testing permitted), even Rembrandt expert Chris is uncertain as to whether or not the painting is authentic.

Former Chicago Homicide Lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels has finally left her violent past behind, and she's moved into a new house with her family.

Catch up with the Devil’s Riders for some (mostly) wholesome Valentine’s Day fun! This is a brand new novella length story in the Devil’s Riders Universe. Enjoy! Xoxox, Joanna

Oliver was very excited when he found out that 20-year-old Chrissie was coming to work at the office as a part-time receptionist. Oliver had met Chrissie at the company’s holiday several months earlier, and she was unforgettable — a gorgeous blonde with an amazing body. Oliver learned that he had made a great impression on Chrissie, too, because she had said that he was really funny and he had made her laugh a lot at the party. But even though Oliver found himself incredibly attracted to Chrissie, he knew that he would have to be careful not to get aroused in her presence when she ...

As first dates go, it’s not the worst. Until the pirates show up. Dr. Faith Jackson’s life is nice and orderly. She’s the regional medical examiner and has no room for the chaos of a relationship. So, why does it feel like something is missing? Jake “Sol” Solomon has been trying to work up the nerve to ask Faith out for months. But this former Marine keeps missing the boat. Then, fate throws Faith and Sol together for a pirate-themed dinner cruise. Everything is going so well - until real pirates show up and ruin everything. They’ll have to work together if they want to see ...

She needs her twin sister. Will she gain a husband as well? There is a hole, an emptiness of unknown origin in Harmony’s heart. When she learns of Melody, her identical twin sister, she knows she has found the cause. She must go to her. There is simply no choice. She must go. Matt Cullen, sheriff of the small Oregon town of Ford, is friends with Mitch and Melody McBride. The story of Melody’s unknown twin sister strikes a chord deep in his heart. He must be the one to escort her on the long and dangerous trip from Colorado to Oregon. There is simply no choice. He must go. The journey is...

Andy Adams (1859-1935) was born to pioneer parents in Indiana, worked in Texas for a decade driving cattle, and settled in Colorado Springs, where he penned his cowboy narratives. The Log of a Cowboy chronicles a five-month drive of three thousand head of cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to the Blackfoot Indian Reservation in Montana. This classical work of fiction provides fascinating insights of everyday life on the Great Western Cattle Trail with a team of 12 cowhands, a cook, a horse wrangler and a foreman.

INSTA-LOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . ANNABELLE WINTERS STYLE! I shouldn’t have run that red light, but I did. I shouldn't have gotten into that cop's car, but I did. I shouldn’t have said yes, but I did. I said yes, and now I'm his. OMG, I'm his! If you've read the first book, you know what the CURVY FOR HIM series is about, and you know how freakin' out there it is. Drama, madness, and over-the-top steam! Twists, turns, and chaos! Sweetness with a touch of darkness! No cheating. No cliffhangers. Yes, it's over-the-top to the point of insanity, but there's always a happy ending. This...

INSTA-LOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . ANNABELLE WINTERS STYLE! He walked into that courtroom in a tailored suit and a Stetson hat. He carried an air of another time, another place, another world. A world that I want to be a part of, even though it terrifies me. In that moment I know I’m his. OMG, I'm his! If you've read the first book, you know what the CURVY FOR HIM series is about, and you know how freakin' out there it is. Drama, madness, and over-the-top steam. Twists, turns, and chaos. Sweetness with a touch of darkness. No cheating. No cliffhangers. Yes, it's over-the-top to the ...

Zane was 24 years old, living in the big city, and doing very well in his career as a stockbroker. He was handsome and athletic, and he didn’t have a problem hooking up with sexy women. But something was missing, even though he couldn’t quite put a finger on it. Then he started to think about 63-year-old Helen. He found her very attractive in the photos he'd seen, and he was about to meet her in person for the first time when he flew home to Kansas for the long holiday weekend. When they finally met, Zane realized that what he really wanted deep down inside was to get with an older ...

How do you catch a killer, when you’re just a kid? Now 16 years old, Billy Wheatley has given up all thoughts of childish detective work in favor of his emerging scientific career. He lands a coveted place on a research ship studying great white sharks a hundred miles off the Australian coast. But when he manages to find evidence of a crime even out here, he can’t help but investigate. The only problem - in these shark-infested waters - he quickly bites off more than he can chew.

In an unassuming house on the edge of town, secrets linger like shadows in the corners, and the past is never truly past. Every creak in the floorboards, every sigh of the wind through the eaves, seems to carry a whisper of forgotten sins and untold stories. For those who dare to step inside, the house becomes more than just a home—it becomes a mirror to their fears, their desires, and their darkest regrets. But as the threads of its haunted history begin to unravel, one truth emerges: the house remembers. And it’s not done telling its story.

In this riveting crime thriller, a shooter rocks a small-town school and vanishes like the wind. The sheriff calls the FBI for help. New to the profiling unit, Tim McAndrews is assigned to the team sent to the crime scene. When the evidence doesn’t fit with a typical school shooter, Tim develops a theory that the unknown subject is an older man with military or law enforcement experience—an assassin, and maybe one of their own. But who would target high school teens for such a fate and why? It’s up to Tim and the profiling team to find the shooter’s identity despite interference ...

Mark is old enough to be my dad, and now we’re being forced to get married. Marrying him has always been my dream, until now. At least not this way, getting told to marry him is not how I want it to be. Uncovering my father’s secret brought this into our lives. My dad works for the MOB, that’s who’s forcing Mark to marry me. All to keep the secret in the “family”. I refuse to let them tell me what to do with my life. But, I can’t keep lying to myself. My mind tells me to go against them. But, my heart screams to marry him. I want to be his wife with all my heart. But my logic ...

Frank and Joe Hardy, erstwhile teenage detectives, feel somewhat foolish after accepting a counterfeit bill while helping a stranger at the Bayport train station. Over a period of weeks, friends and family members fall prey to exchanges with counterfeiters, sometimes in transactions amounting to hundreds of dollars. Frank and Joe's father, the highly esteemed private detective Fenton Hardy, is working with the Secret Service to track down the counterfeiting ring, but thus far they haven't had much luck.

When famous TV chef Matteo McLeish turns up at the Old Forge Café and offers chef Charlie Hunter a place in his kitchen for the duration of Hampden Green's local opera festival, she thinks it's because he rates her cooking skills. In fact it's because he's heard she's good in a crisis. The wholesome star of Nonna's Kitchen is being blackmailed by one of his team.

Did you ever wonder what it was like to live 500,000 years ago? Jump into the savannah and join the Logok tribe in a primitive world full of peril in a time when humans were at the mercy of the wrath of nature and fellow humans alike. For all the love, loyalty and courage in the tribe, hatred, wickedness and treachery was on the rise and threatened the lives of all. War, disease, famine, and the vile deeds of villainous traitors abound in the ancient world. Can one man stand against it all? Can the Keeper of the Flame save what is good in humanity before all is lost? Only the tales of the ...