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William, a widower of five years, finds himself falling for a very persistent coworker by name of Terry Moretti, who will not take no for an answer. When he finally says yes, will the challenge of seducing him wean? Sterling, an attorney who fancies himself a lady's man and lives way above his means, is fired from a prestigious firm and the bills are piling up when a rich woman offers to fulfil all his dreams if he'll do her a favor that awakens his dormant conscience.

After three long weeks of wondering if the police are going to figure out what really happened in her hotel room, Johnnie leaves Jackson, Mississippi, without being questioned. When she sees Paul Masterson, the preacher who helped her when she thought her life was over, standing on the landing of the train depot in Providence, Rhode Island, she thinks she's found sanctuary, a place where she can cease worrying.

With the smell of burning wood and bricks lingering in the cool morning breeze, Johnnie Wise left New Orleans while her home was still smoldering. She had just been acquitted of murdering Sharon Trudeau, one of her former stocker brokers who had stolen a substantial amount of her nest egg. Broke with nothing but the clothes on her back and the shoes on her feet, Johnnie heads to East St. Louis to live with her father.

All the girls love Luther; he's tall, handsome, and built like an NFL linebacker. Even the faculty sees him as a role model, being an excellent citizen all four of his high school years. He's got the world in the palm of his hand. He's a natural born leader. He's the president of this, and the captain of that, and the boyfriend of Savannah Perry, the most beautiful girl in school. His dream has come true. He's just gotten word that he's won a scholarship to West Point Military Academy.

Phoenix Perry springs into action after she learns that her cousin has been blown away in Las Vegas by home invaders bent on robbing and then killing their victims on a spree that begins in California and makes its way to the nation's capitol. In this fast-paced thriller, the victims are criminals, too, and cannot involve the police. Rogue members of the intelligence community have gotten involved with orders to kill Phoenix if she gets too close to finding out about Operation Scarecrow.

When the set of twins are released from prison, they have one thing on their minds: to settle the score against the people who put them there in the first place. The revenge killings begin in the District of Columbia with the murder of the prison warden and his wife - both found viciously beaten and brutally dismembered - and to continue on the opposite coast where a socialite is found dead in Malibu.

Pretenses is the story of Coco Nimburu - a fascinating, bloodthirsty assassin who will stop at nothing to kill her victims and artfully baffle the authorities. Enter Phoenix Perry: a tough, smart, and savvy FBI agent known to hold her own against even the most lethal of criminals. Phoenix is supposed to be working on a serial rapist case but is hand-picked by the president to find the identity of the assassin. Soon Phoenix finds that the two cases may be related - and that the culprit knows her every move.

Portia Barrington, the precocious 15-year-old daughter of defense attorney Myles Barrington, has been kidnapped. Portia's bodyguard, who doubled as her chauffeur, is missing. Myles paid twice, but the kidnappers demand a third ransom. Why would kidnappers ask for three ransoms, knowing that each time they collect, they risk being captured by the police, Phoenix Perry wonders, when she's asked to investigate. Is the kidnapping a hoax? Did Myles Barrington do something so hideous to his daughter that he has to fake a kidnapping to cover it up?

After a long stint at desk duty, Phoenix Perry is dragged back into the limelight when a family member is found beaten and near death. To complicate matters, there are two dead bodies at the scene, and Phoenix’s cousin is the prime suspect. Can Phoenix find her cousin’s attackers and prove her innocence before the body count becomes astronomical? A nationwide chase ensues, involving shady editors, crooked literary agents, and a host of others. If you’re into suspense thrillers, this one is not to be missed.