She may have gotten away once...but Elliot Spencer is determined not to let it happen again. He has Meg Pennington just where he wants her: on a boat speeding down the Colorado River, in the aftermath of the deadly explosions that rocked the Oasis casino.

But could sisterly love be the antidote to his carefully planned abduction-yet again? There's Amanda, a second-year FBI agent, and Rachael, a hardened Bullhead City detective. Both are relentless in their pursuit of the dastardly serial killer, and willing to put their lives on the line to ensure Meg's well-being.

Just when...

In this third Meg Pennington novel, A Deliberate Lie, Nancy Churchill weaves a tale of lies, love, money, and murder.

Meg is financially suffering from her new private investigator business when Blaze Jenkins walks in and hires her to find her illegitimate, thirty-year-old daughter. With a huge retainer in hand, Meg soon discovers that Blaze is still involved in a forty-year affair with the husband of Arizona's most prominent citizen, a woman driven by greed and power.

When Blaze is told she is dying of cancer, she tells her lover about their daughter. Blaze is found...