When he wanted a woman, he took her. His victim was always so disappointing, forcing him to dispose of her and move on to the next one. This time it would be different. Sisters. He would take them both--and keep the best. She would be his ultimate prize. Roberta Paxton had a challenging, rewarding job, a man who loved her, and a host of good friends, but something was terribly wrong. At the back of her mind, at the edge of her vision, something was threatening her...something or someone. She tried to talk about it, but nobody would listen, not even her thirteen-year-old sister, Tobie. Roberta...

Murder. Mayhem. Madness. . . "NIGHT WIDOW has all the ingredients of a first-class thriller: a reclusive former movie star, a strong and capable heroine, and a story that twists and turns like Mulholland Drive. Nothing is as it seems in this present day story of Old Hollywood, obsession, and murder. As Luce delves deeper into the life of fading film star Sybil Squire, the stakes escalate to a stunning climax. NIGHT WIDOW will haunt you long after you turn the last page." --- J. Carson Black, author of DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN "Once again, Carol Davis Luce weaves a gripping tale of mystery...

Nevada's King's Club resort casino is a neon playground for gamblers with a passion to win...and the hunting ground for a ruthless killer with nothing to lose. The odds are in his favor until casino owner Jay King places his bets on a beautiful private investigator. . . Kasey Atwood is a specialist at undercover surveillance, and no stranger to this glittering world of high stakes and low morals. Her growing attraction to the sensual, charismatic King is distracting--and dangerous. As their love affair heats up, she becomes a pawn in a perilously seductive game of passion and revenge. When...

"A powerful book The characters are incredible...they spring right off the page. A fabulous coming-of-age story." JoAnn Wendt--author of The Golden Dove. Behind closed doors, a young mind is awakened to a world bigger than innocent brown eyes can imagine. Suzy Kovak learns early how to keep a secret. One secret she didn't keep. "When I was six, I sat Danny down on the curb and told him his mother was his grandmother and his sister was his mother-and that made him a bastard. A bastard, I said, was a really bad thing to be. It sent him into his house wailing, and bought us a one-way ticket out...

Things were looking up for Alexandra Carlson. With her divorce behind her and the mysterious death of her father fading in her memory, she was moving on. She lived in a wonderful secluded house on a mountainside in Reno, her paintings were beginning to sell, and there was even a hint of romance on the horizon. Then things began to happen. Little things. Anonymous phone calls full of heavy breathing. A broken tree branch outside her bedroom window. Her cat, Winnie--gone without a trace. A moving shadow above the skylight. Surely it was all her imagination... Then one day she picked up the...