ONE AND THE SAME MAN Someone had betrayed him. Someone had wanted him dead. Now Jake Blagette was back to find out who, and his prime suspect was the woman he'd once loved more than anything in his life. Tina Peychaud had meant the world to him, until the day his life was changed forever. The day he had to become Mitch Ryan—a man with a face he had yet to get used to. Could he risk the chance that seeing Tina again would cause her to remember Jake and put his life—as well as his heart—in danger once more?
DEADLY MEMORIES - What she can't remember might kill her... _______________________________________________________ "She doesn't remember a thing," Rolph snapped into the phone. Andrea froze. His back was turned away from her. He didn't know she was there, listening. "It's been six months, for God's sake. If you harm one hair on her head, I'll contact the authorities. My father would be disgraced, but that will not deter me." Now Andrea couldn't move. There was no doubt Rolph was talking about her. She wondered how his father, the French Ambassador, could be disgraced. His voice modulated to a threatening whisper. "This is the end. Otherwise she goes directly into protective custody, and I spill my guts. You've lied to me, made me into a damned traitor, and I'm angry enough to do it out of spite." Now Andrea knew there were secrets he was keeping from her. What did he mean about protective custody? Was she in danger? The one blank spot in her mind was a mysterious car crash. She didn't know how she had landed at the bottom of a cliff in the Santa Monica mountains of Los Angeles. She remembered the fabulous party in Beverly Hills that night, but try as she might, she couldn't remember the sequence of events leading to the accident. Rolph's last words chilled her, "I have nothing to lose. I'm a dead man."
In 1932, former New York City Fire Captain Jake McCann is appointed fire chief in Woodhill, a small Ohio village. He and his two officers, also from New York City, are haunted by their memories of two tragic events. For Jake the appointment is a chance for him to rebuild his life in the town where his twin brother, a physician, already lives. The first person Jake meets upon his arrival is Laura Darvey, a woman married to a local gangster. In addition to her profession as a nurse, Laura raises Appaloosa horses; inviting Jake to visit her farm sparks his interest in horses and provides an opportunity for Jake and Laura to become more than friends. When Laura's husband learns of the relationship, he unleashes the fury of Prohibition Era gangsters on both of them.
D'Anne Burwell's smart, athletic son-raised in a loving and prosperous home-begins abusing OxyContin as a teenager, and within a year drops out of college, walks out of rehab, and lands homeless on the streets of Boulder. Struggling with fear, guilt, and a desperate need to protect her son, D'Anne grapples with her husband's anger and her daughter's depression as the family disease of addiction impacts them all. She discovers the terrifying links between prescription-drug abuse and skyrocketing heroin use. And she comes to understand that to save her child she must step back and allow him to fight for his own soul. SAVING JAKE gives voice to the devastation shared by the families of addicts, and provides vital hope. Above all, it is a powerful personal story of love and redemption.
Set in the tumultuous sixties, and published by Little, Brown in the eighties, this novel of a people's governor and a Southern newspaperman still resonates with the moral choices that only strong people face. John Logue's compelling fiction is available again, in a new digital edition. "John Logue's Boats Against the Current is a powerful, intriguing tale of the South in its recent time of troubles. Master storyteller that he is, Mr. Logue weaves a narrative of newspapering, politics, and violence that crackles with suspense, yet remains strongly insightful and true." —Willie Morris "I thought it was wonderful. Took me back to my days covering the Texas state house." —Walter Cronkite "This is the way novels ought to be written—plenty of plot, plenty of character development, plenty of action. I am not much on these deep psychological things. I want a helluva good story, and that's what you have here." —James J. Kilpatrick Review of the original edition from Library Journal: "The governor is on his deathbed; a black woman tries to have her son, a Vietnam War casualty, buried in a white cemetery; a prominent doctor is found dead, an apparent suicide. It is January 1967, and Jack Harris has returned to Alabama, after a seven-year absence, to be editor of the Montgomery Courant. As he struggles with the news, trying to reconcile his principles with the segregationist policies of the newspaper and its publisher, Harris begins the process of reassimilation into the culture and good-ole-boy network of Southern politics. With cold precision, the author exposes Harris's compromises in selecting and writing the news, as well as the poverty, prejudice, and political corruption about which he writes. Nevertheless, there is a personal warmth to the characters which allows the reader to understand the individual while abhorring his actions. Recommended." —Thomas L. Kilpatrick, Southern Illinois Univ. Lib., Carbondale (Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.)
Sarah Kennedy used to be a young, carefree and wild teenager just like her friends. But one fateful summer and one traumatizing attack changes everything and Sarah flees, leaving everything behind and severing all ties. Now, fifteen years later, Sarah receives an invitation for a reunion. No longer wanting to hide from her fears, Sarah decides to return to the one place that holds both her happiest and most terrifying memories: Sunset Beach. And more than old memories are waiting for Sarah back at Sunset Beach – there’s Jake Ferroli, the one man who still has her heart. But Jake is battling his own demons and soon Sarah’s return to haunt her too. First comes the letters, then the photos and the threats. Needing to find the man who has been haunting her dreams all these years, Sarah and Jake hire a private investigator. But as they get closer and closer to uncovering the truth, the danger around them also grows. Can Sarah and Jake find Sarah’s attacker before he finds her?
A mysterious girl who has lost her memory is rescued from the sea by an Alaskan deep-sea fishing vessel. She is wearing nothing but a bikini. Who is this strange beauty? How did she get here? How could she survive in the icy water? Two brothers, both sharing the captaincy on their ship, and their best friend, also a captain, help her trying to uncover her identity and give her a place to live on their ships. But it is not long before they slide into a chaos of emotions. The unusual behavior of the stranger during her eventful stay as well as her captivating effect on the captains quickly spark rumors among the fishermen and inevitably evoke associations with mermaid myths. But at a time, when no one seriously believes in the existence of supernatural sea creatures anymore, almost everyone is convinced that there will soon be a logical explanation for the enigmatic Bikini Girl. No one knows what incredible truth and what destiny still await the girl, her three captains and the entire fishing community.
She was looking for adventure. Marnie Wright has seen more than her fair share of testosterone. Growing up with four overly protective brothers was one thing. Now a mountain man named Jake Dolan has invaded a peaceful day of soul-searching at her grandmother's secluded cabin. Sure, she was trespassing on his private property, but did he have to pull a gun on her? There's more to this longhaired soldier of fortune who calls himself the Tin Man, but she's not sure she wants to stick around to find out what. Then he stashes her in his secret lair--an underground techno-fantasy complete with security monitors and an arsenal--and Marnie realizes the guy is military, top secret military. He's also got the most beautiful mouth she's ever seen. He could get her killed.
