

FICTION · MAN-WOMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Kathryn Shay
Kathryn Shay has been a lifelong writer. Though she spent much of her adult life as a teacher of high school English, she published her first book in 1995 for Harlequin Superromance. Since then, she's published 22 Superromances, ten mainstream romances for the Berkley Publishing Group, two novellas and three online reads. One of these novellas was excerpted in COSMOPOLITAN magazine in 2003. She considers one of her great successes her firefighter books: five for Harlequin, and four for Berkley. She lives in upstate New York with her husband and two children.
OLD Mr. Edward Mottisfont looked over the edge of the sheet at David Blake.
— from The fire within, 1965
Most acclaimed

The fire within
1965
Courage Under Fire Dr. Reed Macauley has spent years helping firefighters deal with their problems and the stress of their jobs. He has the utmost respect for these courageous men and women. But Reed -- a former firefighter himself -- questions his own courage. And he's battling demons that keep him from letting anyone get too close. Dr. Delaney Shaw isn't just anyone, though. She's the woman who loves him, and she's trained to chase demons -- even from strong, brave, stubborn men like Reed.

Close to you
SHE THOUGHT SHE'D FOUND SAFETY In front of the camera, as anchorwoman for KEY Evening Headlines, she's savvy, sexy, and sophisticated. But when she steps out of the spotlight, Eliza Blake is far more vulnerable than her devoted viewers would ever imagine. Single-handedly raising a young daughter, she's finally found a safe haven: a dream house in the suburbs, where nothing can ever threaten her again.... WHAT SHE FOUND WAS HER WORST NIGHTMARE... It begins with a venomous letter. No stranger to the occasional hate mail that mingles with the glowing correspondence from adoring fans. Eliza is at first unaware that this time, the writer isn't a harmless nutcase. Then come the menacing phone calls. Now that her serene suburban life is shattered by fear, Eliza must face the chilling realization that the stalker is closer, and more lethal, than anyone ever suspected - perhaps even concealed behind a trusted, familiar face....

The wrong man for her
Nick Logan had a gift for counseling teens who came from violent homes, but his job at the Rockford Crime Victims' Center wasn't easy. Three years ago he and Madelyn Walsh had started out as coworkers and turned into lovers. Until he'd broken their engagement, convinced anyone else would make a better husband. Now Madelyn was Dr. Walsh and the boss. Their new relationship was about rules-- not romance-- and she wasn't about to let herself fall for him again. But time had taught Nick a thing or two about love-- like not worrying too much about being wrong for her if she was right for him..