by Nora Roberts (1999)
In the small town of Innocence, Mississippi, days are long, nights are fragrant, and secrets are hard to keep. But when a brutal killer starts claiming the lives of the town's most attractive women, lifelong neighbors are forced to wonder if the culprit is a stranger lurking in the bayou. Or someone right next door. Burned out by a whirlwind career, world famous concert violinist Caroline Waverly arrives in Innocence looking for a little peace and some time to think. She hopes that a stay at her late grandmother's house - the one with a covered porch just made for soft summer nights - will provide the tranquility she needs. But Innocence has something else to offer Caroline: handsome, charming Tucker Longstreet. Tucker is known for keeping his romances short and shallow. But one look at Caroline, and Tucker realizes that she is unlike any other woman he's met. The coolly reserved Caroline feels an unexpected thrill at his ardent advances. But when she discovers a third murder victim in the murky waters behind her home, her summer liaison threatens to become much more. Because there's just one small problem with her new romance: Tucker is the leading suspect in the killings.
Irena Nieslony
"Although Jacqueline runs a successful acupuncture business in Windsor, her husband was killed in a car crash a year and a half ago and she misses him terribly. She could not have anticipated the drama that follows the arrival of her barge at the Black Swan Marina, or the growing attraction between her and Will and she begins to dread the sight of the bird that appears after a killing ..."--Cover p.4.
Marni Bates
When a strange man dies literally on top of her, 16-year-old Emmy is thrust into a mystery much more horrifying than the one in the novel she's writing.
Sharon Mignerey
"Detective Wade Prescott knows he has his prime suspect: Megan Burke. He found her in the yard beside the body of her neighbor's grandson. With a victim and a motive, it should be simple to connect the dots. Yet Megan's sweet demeanor has Wade believing in her innocence. And if she is innocent, a murderer is still at large. Wade vows to protect Megan, but can he shield her from a killer's crosshairs?"--p. [4] of cover.
Margaret Daley
As a firefighter, Joshua Markham was used to taking risks. So when unexplained fires started disrupting the quiet town of Sweetwater, he was prepared to stop them--whatever it took. What he wasn't prepared for was Darcy O'Brien, the beautiful he found trying to save horses as her family's barn smoldered. After a recent relationship filled with heartache, Joshua wasn't ready for the protective feelings Darcy and her young son evoked in him. Joshua wasn't willing to take risks when it came to love. But he was a man of faith. Could it be mere coincidence that he'd pulled this remarkable woman from a burning barn. . .and into his life?