Showing results by publisher "W. F. Howes Ltd" in Romantic Suspense

Madison Albi is a scientist with a very special talent - for reading minds. When she stumbles across a homeless man with whom she feels an inexplicable connection, she can't resist the dangerous impulse to use her skills to help him. But as she delves deeper into J’s mind, it becomes clear that some secrets are better off staying hidden. Is J really the man Madison believes him to be?

When Charlotte Sawyer discovers that her stepsister, Jocelyn, has vanished, she makes a desperate effort to find her. Charlotte joins forces with Max Cutler, a struggling PI who recently moved to Seattle. When her uneasy alliance with Max turns into a full-blown affair, Charlotte has no choice but to trust him with her life. After surviving a near-fatal attack, they turn to Jocelyn's closest friends for answers. But what they find is chilling.... Jayne Ann Krentz delivers a thrilling novel of the deceptions we hide behind....

Summer, 1952. Verity Frost, stranded on her family farm on the Norfolk coast, is caught between two worlds: the devotion of her childhood friend Arthur, just returned from National Service, and a strange new desire to escape it all. Arthur longs to escape too, but only with Verity by his side. Into their world steps Jack, a charismatic American pilot flying secret reconnaissance missions off the North Sea coast. But where Verity sees adventure and glamour, Arthur sees only deception.

In the summer of 1983, when Helen is 16, the Dover family move in next door. She is infatuated with the bohemian Dovers, especially the petulant and charming Victoria. But the summer ends suddenly one tumultuous evening, and the next day Helen wakes up to discover that the family have simply disappeared. What went wrong that summer's evening? Why does Helen feel like something terrible happened?

A list of noblemen’s names - each one guilty of treason. To save his family legacy Rafe Densmore must seize a courtesan’s infamous register. No one can ever know how his father betrayed his country! One person stands in Rafe’s way - the beautiful Cornelia, Comtesse de Vane. In the card rooms of Paris, Rafe and Cornelia once made an unbeatable team. Now, returning to London an impoverished widow, she’ll do anything to possess the register.

When Kaz Elmore is told her five-year-old daughter, Jamie, has died in a car crash; she struggles to accept that she'll never see her little girl again. Devlin, a security consultant and witness to the terrible accident scene, inadvertently reveals that Kaz's daughter might not have been the girl in the car. What if Jamie is still alive? With no evidence, the police aren't interested, so Devlin and Kaz have little choice but to investigate themselves. Devlin never gets involved with a client, but the more time he spends with Kaz, the more he desires her....

Tessa Jamison couldn't have imagined anything worse than losing her beloved twin girls and husband - until she was convicted of their murder. For 10 years, she has counted off the days in Florida's Correctional Center for Women, fully expecting to die behind bars. Fighting to prove her innocence holds little appeal now that her family's gone. But on one extraordinary day, her lawyers announce that Tessa's conviction has been overturned due to a technicality, and she's released on bail to await a new trial.

In Glory, Kansas, the bakery not only brings together ingredients for sweet treats but is the place where a wounded hero can forge a forever kind of love. Back in his hometown, Jack McConnell has returned battle scarred, but Betsy sees only the hero who once saved her life and set her heart on fire. Now she's burning to save him in return. However, Jack realizes the only way he'll be worthy of the hero's mantle she's pinned to his shoulders is to save Betsy one last time - from himself.

The stage is set.... Deborah O’Hara loves leading her troupe of actors. But when she becomes entangled in a web of secrets spun by the rakishly handsome Damian Beaumaris, Duke of Cirencester, she is forced to play the hardest role of her life. That of the stunning but disloyal Paulette, the Duke’s widowed sister-in-law. To regain the honour of his family Beau needs Deb’s help. But, despite his intentions, he doesn’t bargain on the forbidden sparks that fly with his beautiful leading lady….

Victoria Noble has pulled the plug on romance. As director of social networking site, EweSpeak, and single mother to four-year-old Seth, she wrestles with her work-life balance. Enter Chris Frampton, Hollywood action hero and Victoria’s first love. His return from LA has sparked the media’s attention, and he’s desperate to escape. But finding a way forward is never simple. Has he been adrift too long to know how to move on? With the risk of them breaking, will either follow their heart?