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Blame It on Texas

Zoe Adams has always been content with her quiet nights at home, watching TV alone-until her life turns into a real-life episode of Unsolved Mystery Hunters. The story of a kidnapped girl triggers unexplained memories, and Zoe is dead-set on figuring out why. Her search leads her to one of the Lone Star State's richest families-and to sexy PI Tyler Lopez.

Tyler has sworn off women, especially redheads with killer curves who poke their noses into his clients' private lives. Still, he can't deny the attraction any more than he can deny that some of Zoe's crazy story makes sense. But when she becomes a hit man's target, this cold case starts heating up. Suddenly, Tyler will do anything to protect Zoe-even risk his heart.


Don't Mess with Texas

Nikki Hunt thought her night couldn't get worse when her no-good, cheating ex ditched her at dinner, sticking her with the bill. Then she found his body stuffed in the trunk of her car and lost her two-hundred-dollar meal all over his three-thousand-dollar suit. Now not only is Nikki nearly broke, she's a murder suspect.

Former cop turned PI, Dallas O'Connor knows what it's like to be unjustly accused. But one look at the sexy-though skittish-suspect tells him she couldn't hurt anyone. The lead detective, Dallas's own brother, has the wrong woman and Dallas hopes a little late-night "undercover" work will help him prove it . . .

Reviewer: Tigger9
Review: Aug 24, 2011
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Western
Don't Mess With Texas was a fabulously great read. I absolutely loved the characters. Nikki was great. A complete character that is very believable and relatable. She has hit a run of bad luck but she is still true to herself and her morals and values. Dallas knows where Nikki is at, he's been there. He is another great, complete character. I loved the interactions between Nikki and Dallas. This story w

Reviewer: Melinda
Review: Feb 8, 2012
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Western
Nikki Hunt has had it with her ex. She is not sure what he wants or what he is up to but she is determined to get him out of her life for good. The thing is that she might have wished him dead but never actually dreamed it would happen. PI Dallas O’Connor knows facts never lie yet something about Nikki is making him wonder if maybe she is telling the truth. She doesn’t seem like a killer yet he knows she is h

Wild, Wicked & Wanton : 101 Ways to Love Like You're in a Romance Novel
Sure, romance novels offer are fun, pure fantasy, but can they actually teach a woman anything about love?
 
Absolutely!
 
Think about it, if a woman spent as much time plotting her romantic relationships as authors did in plotting their romance novels, there would be far less heartache. If real women took their cues from romance heroines, there may be more real-life Happily Ever Afters. Romance authors Christie Craig and Faye Hughes have turned their philosophy into a humorous self-help relationship book that lists 101 ways a woman can love like she's a romance heroine.
 
Romance heroines aren't perfect, they make mistakes. But by the end of the book, they've earned their walk into the sunset. How do they do it? Courage, wisdom, and some good ol' kick-ass gumption. Heroines don't wish they'd said something, they say it. They don't fret about their problems; they fix them. And couldn't we all use a little bit of their wisdom to deal with real life and with real men?
 
Meet Jayne. Like most romance heroines - and most real life women - she's had her share of heartaches. In Wild, Wicked and Wanton, Jayne's search for true love teaches her:
 
How to recognize a Keeper . . . and a Creeper
How to tame a Bad Boy
How to trust her instincts
How to find her own Mr. Right

And Much, Much More! 

Reviewer: Terri
Review: May 16, 2010
Genre(s): Romance, Self-Help, Nonfiction
Christie Craig and Faye Hughes are romance writers who took their research on love and romance and wrote an excellent book on the dos and don’ts of love. To guide us through their research is heroine, Jayne. Jayne has stared in lots of romance novels and has come across many heroes and roadblocks to love. By using her experiences, by the end of the book you’ll know how to find that

Shut Up and Kiss Me

When PR expert Shala Winters is hired to increase the tourist trade in a Texas town mostly populated by Native Americans, her schemes stir up a storm of trouble--with both the town's commanding lawman and someone after Shala's life. Original.

Reviewer: Wendy
Review: Apr 16, 2010
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance
I've always being a big fan of Craig's books and this one is definitely her best yet! Shala is a photojournalist hired by the Mayor of Precious, Texas to help bring more tourism to the town because their economy is really suffering and unless something is done about this, the town is really going to suffer. But it soon becomes apparent that Shala's got her work cut out for her. First, her camera is stolen and

Divorced, Desperate and Deceived

Of the Divorced, Desperate and Delicious club, Kathy Callahan is the last surviving member. Oh, her two friends haven’t died or anything. They just gave up their vows of chastity. They went for hot sex with hot cops and got happy second marriages—something Kathy can never consider, given her past. Yet there’s always her plumber, Stan Bradley. He seems honest, hardworking, and skilled with a tool.

But Kathy’s best-laid plans have hit a clog. The guy snaking her drain isn’t what he seems. He’s handier with a pistol than a pipe wrench, and she’s about to see more action than Jason Statham. The next forty-eight hours promise hot pursuit, hotter passion and a super perky pug, and at the end of this wild escapade, Kathy and her very own undercover lawman will be flush with happiness—assuming they both survive. 

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Sep 15, 2009
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Comedy / Humor
The last hold out of the Divorced, Desperate and Delicious club, Kathy Callahan is about to make the leap.  She’s going after her plumber, hottie Stan Bradley.  They’ve been flirting for over two and a half years.  Her friends are happily married to their respective cops, and both are expecting.  With her son with her ex for the summer, Kathy is going to try and be something ot

Reviewer: Rachael
Review: Dec 13, 2009
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Comedy / Humor
Kathy Callahan wants a second chance at finding true love but she hasn’t had the best of luck lately. She’s had her eye on her plumber Stan Bradley for the last two years but despite all her attempts at seduction, nothing has worked on him. Kathy’s best friends Sue and Lacy have both found love again after also being  divorced. They’re both married to cops, pregnant, and over the

Divorced, Desperate and Dating

GOOD COP

 

Sue Finley murdered people…on paper.  As a mystery writer, she knew all the angles, who did what and why.  The only thing she couldn't explain was…well, men.  Dating was like diving into a box of chocolates: sometimes the sweetest-looking specimens were candy coated poison.  After a breakup with a bank robber and a divorce from a cross dresser, she gave it up for good.  Then came Detective Jason Dodd.

 

BAD BOY

 

Raised in foster homes, Jason swore never to need anyone as much as the parent who abandoned him.  That was why he failed to follow up after experiencing the best kiss of his life: real passion was addictive.  But when Sue Finley started getting death threats, all bets were off. The blonde spitfire was everything he'd ever wanted—and she needed him. And though this novel situation had a quirky cast of characters and an unquestionable bad guy, he was going to make sure it had a happy ending.

 

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Reviewer: Rachael
Review: Dec 7, 2008
Genre(s): Contemporary
Sue Finley was first introduced to readers in Christie Craig’s first book Divorced, Desperate and Delicious as the main character Lacy’s best friend. Now Sue and secondary character Jason Dodd are back with their own book in Divorced, Desperate and Dating.    Sue Finley works as a mystery writer and never thinks twice about the methods she uses to commit murder in her books. But w

Gotcha

Macy Tucker was five years old when her beloved grandfather dropped dead in his spaghetti.  At twelve, her father left his family in the dust. At twenty-five, her husband gave his secretary a pre-Christmas bonus in bed, and Macy gave him the boot. To put things lightly, men have been undependable.

That's why dating's off the menu. Macy is focused on law school, and putting herself through—which means being the delivery girl for Papa's Pizza. But cheesier than her job is her pie-eyed brother, who just recently escaped from prison to protect his new girlfriend. And hotter than Texas toast is the investigating detective. Proud, sexy…inflexible—he's a man who would kiss her just to shut her up. But Jake Baldwin's a protector as much as a dish. And when he gets his man—or his woman—Macy knows it's for life.

Reviewer: Wendy
Review: May 19, 2009
Genre(s): Contemporary, Comedy / Humor
Macy Tucker is a off men. All her life, they have given her trouble and heartache - from her grandfather dropping dead in his spaghetti when she was five to finding her husband having an affair with his secretary at twenty-five. So understandably, she doesn’t want to date. Instead she’s focusing on putting herself through law school, working as a delivery girl for Papa’s pizza.   But

Reviewer: Rachael
Review: May 26, 2009
Genre(s): Contemporary, Comedy / Humor
Macy Tucker has lived her entire life not trusting men. Every man she’s ever known has disappointed her one way or another and she refuses to put her heart on the line again. She currently works as a pizza delivery girl while attending law school. Love is the last thing on her mind after recently finalizing a divorce from her cheating husband.    Macy’s brother Billy is

The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel

Every year, thousands of romance manuscripts are submitted to publishers, but only the best are eventually published. This simple guide-written by two awardwinning romance novelists-will show readers what it takes to break into this highly competitive market and will provide them the information they need to get their manuscript out of the slush pile and onto the bookshelf. Readers will learn how to do the following techniques: build a story from premise to plot; add a fresh twist to a classic storyline; create compelling characters; write sizzling sex scenes that carry an emotional punch; research agents and markets; write a story that an editor can't reject; and promote themselves and their work. New writers, and even experienced writers, will find the solid howto information here invaluable. This is a musthave for aspiring writers who want to write the perfect love story.

Reviewer: Rachael
Review: Oct 23, 2008
Genre(s): Writing
Have you always wanted to write a romance novel but you don’t know how to go about it? Are you unsure of how to properly plot a story, create conflict between your characters, write a sizzling sex scene, or how to put together a manuscript properly?    In The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel, romance authors Christie Craig and Faye Hughes, have created an incredibly useful book to

Weddings Can Be Murder

Who knew getting married could get you murdered?

What happens when you realize you're about to marry a man you don't love-a man who doesn't love you? When accidentally flushing her $8,000 engagement ring down the toilet isn't enough of a sign for Katie Ray to call off the big day, fate gets busy. Will seeing her wedding planner murdered and getting herself locked in the dark with a sexy PI do the trick?

Hired by Houston's elite wedding planner to investigate some missing brides, the last thing bad-boy Carl Hades wants is to be shackled with another man's soon-to-be wife. Especially when the gorgeous redhead stirred emotions he'd avoided for years. Now, avoiding her sounds like a genius plan, especially when her future wedding goes the same the way as her engagement ring-down the toilet-making Katie available. . . and a hell of a lot more tempting. But when the missing brides come up dead, Carl suspects that Katie might be next, which makes avoiding her impossible and improbably, especially when being with her is a whole lot of fun.

Reviewer: Rachael
Review: May 27, 2008
Genre(s): Contemporary
Katie Ray is due to marry Joe Lyons in just two weeks. She can't wait for her best friend Leslie to arrive from Boston to help her with the wedding. Everything is going great, until Katie gets a case of the nerves and flushes her $8,000 engagement ring down the toilet by accident. With the wedding just weeks away, Katie starts to wonder if it really is true love and meant to be. Does she really love Joe L

Divorced, Desperate and Delicious

Ever since photographer Lacy Maguire caught her ex playing Pin the Secretary to the Elevator Wall, she's been content with her dog Fabio, her three cats, and a vow of chastity. But all that changes when the reindeer-antlered Fabio drags in a very desperate, on-the-run detective who decides to take refuge in her house--a house filled with twinkling lights and a decorated tree. (Okay, so it's February. but she has a broken heart to mend, a Christmas-card shoot to do, and a six-times divorced, match-making mother to appease.) For the first time in a looong while, Lacy reconsiders her vow. Because sexy Chase Kelly, wounded soul that he may be, would be an oh-so-delicious way of breaking her fast. Now, if she can just keep them both alive and him out of jail...

Reviewer: Rachael
Review: Sep 26, 2007
Genre(s): Contemporary
DIVORCED, DESPERATE and DELICIOUS is hilarious, sexy, and absolutely mouth wateringly delicious! With snappy funny dialog, an eccentric cast of characters, talking appliances, steamy sexy scenes, and a sweet loveable heroine, this book has everything I could ask for. With a gorgeous book cover and a funny title, this book will definitely get noticed. Readers will quickly become so absorbed in the story that t

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