Kat Martin

Under the pert pen name "Lady Smart," opinionated Lindsey Graham crusades for social change among London's elite, writing for the ladies' gazette Heart to Heart. But Lindsey's greatest campaign begins when her brother Rudy, a notorious rake, is accused of murdering a string of prostitutes.Her confidence in his innocence is bolstered when an anonymous letter arrives naming Viscount Merrick as the killer. Lindsey launches her own investigation into the gentleman's questionable pursuits, a risky venture that earns her an unwelcome bodyguard—Thor Draugr.At first, Lindsey refuses the protection of her employer's brother-in-law. They are like oil and water, yet she can barely conceal her attraction to the rugged Norseman. But an attempt on her life reveals not only the lengths that someone will go to in order to prevent her interference in the viscount's sordid affairs, but that she can no longer deny that she desires the warrior by her side....

Dedicated, driven real estate agent Julie Ferris is enjoying a day at the beach with her sister Laura when a strange, almost undetectable charge fills the air. Then, under the hot Malibu sun, time stops altogether. Neither sister can explain their "lost day"--nor the blinding headaches and horrific nightmares that follow--but Julie chalks it up to the stress she's been under since her boss's son took over Donovan Real Estate. Patrick Donovan would be a real catch if not for his notorious playboy lifestyle and matching attitude. But when a cocaine-fueled heart attack nearly kills him Patrick makes an astonishingly fast--and peculiar--recovery. Julie barely recognizes the newly sober Patrick as the same man she once struggled to resist. Maybe it's the strange beach experience fueling her paranoia but she can't help sensing something just isn't...right. As Julie's feelings for Patrick intensify she's about to discover how that day at the beach links her newfound happiness with her wildest suspicions....

Sir Andrew had saved Beth's life when he reined in her startled runaway horses. He was handsome, charming, and when his blu eyes met her own amber ones, Beth had instantly fallen in love. But Sir Andrew's family had fallen on hard times. His father had left gambling debts that had drained his estate. Society now regarded Andrew as a pauper...

Elizabeth doesn't believe in ghosts. But this time she has no choice.Family counselor Elizabeth Conner isn't sure what to think when Maria Santiago comes to her for help. Pregnant and terrified, Maria claims to be visited each night by the ghost of a little girl, warning her to flee. Her husband, Miguel, a migrant worker at Harcourt Farms in the San Joaquin Valley, dismisses her fears as hormonal changes. Sympathetic to the young woman, Elizabeth agrees to help by contacting Miguel's employers, who own the cottage where the young couple lives.Elizabeth immediately picks up on the deep enmity between the two Harcourt brothers: Carson, the handsome scion running the estate for his incapacitated father, and Zack, the rebellious black sheep. While Carson is more interested in Elizabeth than in her concerns, Zack grudgingly agrees to help her look into the history of the house. But even as unexpected desire draws them together, Elizabeth and Zack feel something dark and disturbing at the house. And when the cloying scent and lingering chill of pure evil surround her, Elizabeth knows something terrible has happened here before, something that has its roots in murder....

Vermillion Lee Durant es una joven seductora dispuesta a permanecer leal al destino para el que ha nacido. Pero el capitán Caleb Tanner sospecha que está relacionada con un caso de espionaje y consigue un trabajo en casa de los Durant. En realidad, Caleb acaba luchando contra la atracción que siente por Vermillion, que puede dar al traste con la investigación. Y la joven duda entre ser leal a su familia... o dejar de ocultar los deseos que siente por Caleb.

The necklace promised great happiness or great tragedyand nobody could elude its power...To British privateer Ethan Sharpe, Grace Chastain is nothing but a pawn for vengeance against Harmon Jeffries, the traitor responsible for his brutal years in prison. Believing Grace to be Jeffries' mistress, he plans to humiliate his enemy by seducing her. Grace fears her priceless heirloom necklace has begun to live up to its curse when Captain Sharpe makes her his prisoner aboard his schooner. Defiantly she resists his coarse advances, and suspects there is more to this complex sea captain than his brooding anger and silent accusations. But Ethan quickly realizes that she is not the wicked woman he imagined her to be. Grace is as headstrong as she is lovely, and the battle of wills that ensues weakens his resolve. Now Ethan must decide: can he settle the demons of his past and follow the destiny his heart commands? Necklace Trilogy The Bride's Necklace (Necklace Trilogy, #1) The Devil's Necklace (Necklace Trilogy, #2) The Handmaiden's Necklace (Necklace Trilogy, #3)

Knowing that she alone can protect her sister from the Baron Harwood, their lecherous stepfather, Victoria Temple Whiting snatches the family's heirloom necklace, believed to hold the power to bring great happiness or terrible tragedy, to pay for their escape to London. Terrified that the baron will find them, Victoria poses as Tory Temple and finds employment as a servant in the household of handsome Cordell Easton, the scandalous Earl of Brant.The sisters' arrival couldn't have been more welcome. In need of a new mistress, Cord turns to Tory, whose wit and intellect intrigue him. But when the baron discovers the girls' whereabouts, Cord learns Tory's secrether noble birth. Furious that he has compromised the daughter of a peer, Cord must decidemarry Tory and keep her safe, or allow his stubborn pride to deny his heart. Necklace Trilogy The Bride's Necklace (Necklace Trilogy, #1) The Devil's Necklace (Necklace Trilogy, #2) The Handmaiden's Necklace (Necklace Trilogy, #3)

Kassandra "Kitt" Wentworth, the headstrong daughter of a Viscount, has no intention of obeying her father, submitting to a husband or falling in love. . . until Clayton Harcourt sets out to win her. As the bastard son of a wealthy duke, Clay is no stranger to scandal. Though he never planned on taking a wife, Kitt's wild spirit draws him like a flame in the darkness. She can't help but surrender to the passion he arouses, but will a secret from her past keep her from giving her heart to the magnificent rogue who seems to fulfill her most burning desire? The Fire Trilogy Heartless (The Fire Trilogy, #1) The Fire Inside (Heartless, #2) Fanning the Flame (The Fire Trilogy, #3)

The London ton is abuzz with the latest scandal. Jillian Whitney, well-born but penniless, has been living under the roof of a wealthy nobleman old enough to be her father. When Adam Hawthorne, the mysterious Earl of Blackwood, meets the lovely rebel, he's intrigued enough to want to lure her into changing protectors. Suddenly, Jillian's beloved guardian is murdered, and she is the only suspect. Forced to flee, she falls into the arms of the earl, who offers refuge from the law but no escape from an intoxicating passion. Although Jillian swiftly loses her heart, she knows that the eligible earl would never marry a woman tainted by scandal. But is Jillian underestimating the strength and depth of a man's passion? The Fire Trilogy Heartless (The Fire Trilogy, #1) The Fire Inside (The Fire Trilogy, #2) Fanning the Flame (The Fire Trilogy, #3)

THE HEART OF DARKNESS...AND DESIRE Allie Parker knows her best friend's death was no accident, and her quest to find the truth soon puts her in the wrong place - at the worst possible time... An unwilling passenger on a boat carrying deadly cargo and dangerous men, her only ally is mysterious Jake Dawson, who warns her that she must play the role of his reluctant bedmate...if she wants to stay alive. Before long, the heat rising between Allie and Jake has drawn them into the heart of the steamy Mexican jungle - and into something deeper than they ever imagined. Now, as Allie places her trust - and herself - in the hands of a total stranger, she wonders if this desperate gamble will be her last...

A Shameless Bargain To escape her life of poverty as a tenant farmer's daughter, Ariel Summers made a bargain with the devil-she would become the Earl of Greville's mistress in exchange for the schooling and refinements of a lady. But she couldn't foresee the arl's untimely death, or her own disturbing attraction to his bastard son and heir, Justin Ross. A Cold-blooded Demand Justin never meant to demand payment from the tempting young woman his father had so callously planned to ruin. But her innocent allure provoked his ruthless nature and he vowed he would have her in his bed. An Unexpected Passion Seduction was his plan but the Earl of Greville never suspected Ariel's innocent passion would awaken emotions he had long believed dead. When mistrust and betrayal threatens the fragile happiness the two of them have found, Justin must convince Ariel he isn't the heartless man she believes... The Fire Trilogy Heartless (The Fire Trilogy, #1) The Fire Inside (The Fire Trilogy, #2) Fanning the Flame (The Fire Trilogy, #3)

PERFECT PLAN He was the ultimate rake. But Randall Clayton, 7th Duke of Beldon, harbors a hidden motive for seducing the fiery haired, passionate Caitlin Harmon. Rand is on a mission to find a murderer...and it's leading straight to Caitlin's father. PERFECT SEDUCTION She was the ultimate temptation. Cait Harmon, the feisty, intellectual daughter of an American adventurer, is certain she will never fall in love. But one dance with the powerful, compelling Duke of Beldon and Cait's heart is lost forever. /> PERFECT SIN Theirs was the ultimate love. They were the talk of London, until passion and betrayal tore them apart. Now Rand must embark on the quest of a lifetime: proving to Caitlin that love is the most powerful treasure of all. Clayton Series Wicked Promise (Clayton, #1) Perfect Sin (Clayton, #2)

Sydney McBride is writing a profile on a plastic surgery spa in Rio that caters to celebrities, and she's going under the knife herself--all to revive her sagging career. But then she gets wind of an even bigger story. Among the nips and tucks she discovers a mysterious and devastatingly attractive man claiming he's come to Rio to foil a plot that has the potential to unleash worldwide horror. Lucas Fox is Sydney's ticket to a comeback--one that could relaunch her into the limelight. All she has to do is gain his trust.But Lucas Fox trusts no one. He's a drop-dead gorgeous T-FLAC operative whose paranormal powers are flickering--but whose powers in bed rocket Sydney to a place she didn't know existed. Now, with the astounding secrets that she and Lucas have uncovered at the spa, Sydney is willing to take on her most risky career move of all. She'll work side by side with a world-hopping wizard--stopping only for the most forbidden pleasures along the way.The night sizzles to new heights in these novels of romantic suspenseFrom the Paperback edition.

"Hired to help steal $50,000 in gold bullion, ex-Pinkerton Avrial "Rock" Rochenbach must earn the trust of some of the West's most notorious outlaws-while protecting his true identity as an undercover U.S. Secret Service Agent --"--Amazon.com.

A LADY's DESPERATE CHOICE Faced with a forced marriage to a loathsome neighbor, Elizabeth Woolcot can only appeal to her powerful guardian, Nicholas Warring, for aid. Unfortunately, Nicholas, Earl of Ravenworth, is known as the Wicked Earl for good reason. Convicted of murder, he barely escaped hanging. When she meets Nick for the first time, Elizabeth is compelled by his darkly handsome face -- and his charismatic manner. But no matter how strong the attraction between them, Elizabeth can never be his, for Nick, although estranged from his wife for years, is married. A ROGUE's TAINTED HONOR As the days progress, Nick's hunger for Elizabeth grows. Then a heinous crime shatters their lives... and Nick is the natural suspect. Elizabeth wants to believe in his innocence more than life and love itself -- but can she trust a man who has killed before? Clayton Series Wicked Promise (Clayton, #1) Perfect Sin (Clayton, #2)

previously released under title: Lover's Gold May 1991 Publisher: Diamond Books ISBN: 1557735050 ISBN13: 9781557735058 When a hired gunman came to her small Pennsylvania town, Elaina McAllister knew with one look at his glinting blue eyes that she could never love this insolent stranger. But against all will, she found herself aching for his touch.... He masked his true feelings behind a teasing seduction, but Ren Daniels knew this tender beauty had captured his heart. Destiny would tear them apart when Elaina finds a golden fortune in the Colorado hills -- and becomes the toast of San Francisco's glittering high society. But she yearns for her roguish lover and for the fire of their everlasting passion.