Head slanted downward, she rubbed the back of her neck, her steps slowing at sight of the rumpled bed. How had she gotten in this deep so quickly? One night was now two, and if he came to the door tomorrow, it'd be three. She was addicted, to the rush, to him ... which didn't make it right. In fact, saying no when everything in her wanted to say yes proved harder and harder to do. ----- The biggest serial killer in town history walked out the precinct doors, and Detective Irina Faussett has his attorney, her father, to thank. What she needs is a night out on the town to blow off some steam....

In association withThe Edge Books. theedgebooks.blogspot.com/ His gaze seemed made for her alone, the curve of his mouth fashioned solely to bring her enjoyment, and for a moment in time, she melted into it, lost to the war and the frayed edges of her life. ----- Caught up in an adulterous love affair, Charlotte Lake can only blame herself for how miserable it's become. After all, she chose to become the "other woman" and with that choice, betrayed everything holy about marriage. When her secret threatens to emerge, however, she finds her only salvation in the kind, gentle hands of sailor,...

He turned his back to her and stepped away, then halted and revolved on one heel. "I can't," he said. He returned to where he'd been, and the quiet seemed to enclose them, his breath and hers the only noises besides the whisper of falling snow. ----- When a mysterious package marked "secret admirer" arrives, Esther Parrish is less interested in what's in the box and more in Weston Cutter, the delivery boy. He's handsome and charming. A second encounter the following day seems to seal their mutual interest. They have a date. But as her feelings for him grow, a series of unusual circumstances...

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