Cassie Whittington's inheritance of fifteen million dollars has been put on hold while vengeful family members contest the will. But the potential loss of wealth is the least of her worries -- her ex-husband has re-entered her life and is wrecking havoc on her relationship with Sam Barlow, her boss at the landscape company. Cassie has to make a choice: return to her old life with Charlie or start a new life with Sam. An added complication is a police investigation involving Livvie, Cassie's dearest friend, and Livvie's fiance, who is accused of murdering the head chef at a prestigious local restaurant. Truffles and treachery may combine, preventing Cassie from making any choices ever again....

Cassie Whittington thought she was starting a new life in the landscaping business after being laid off from her high-tech job. She didn't count on catching the eye of her new boss, Sam Barlow, the owner of the business where she works. When Cassie inherits an estate from an elderly relative, her life gets really complicated, especially when the inheritance is tied up in court because of unhappy family members who feel deprived of their rightful share. Add to all this the discovery that her ex-husband is still in love with her, a threat from Sam's ex-wife, and a murder in the greenhouse...if Cassie isn't careful, her new life might be ended before it can begin.

It’s 1934 and St. Paul is a haven for gangsters, criminals, and other ne’er-do-wells. It’s also the temporary home of Marcos Darby, a time traveler from the twenty-third century who’s overstayed his welcome in the past.Will Taupert is a Guide with the History Patrol, sent with his telepathic companion Theo to bring Darby back to the future. Will and Theo have been on many time trips together, but this one seems different, familiar, and Will starts to wonder if he’s been here before.

For Theo, this trip is her one chance to earn Will’s forgiveness for wrongs in a former lifetime. Now history is repeating itself and she can’t do anything but watch as Will forced to make a fateful decision, one that could grant Theo forgiveness or end her life.

Best-selling author Bea Emerson hoped the Clue Con Writer's Conference would let her reunite with her lover, L.J. Remarchik, and give them a chance to straighten out their troubled relationship. What she didn't anticipate was murder and mayhem all tangled up with clues from the classic board game. Someone is targeting authors and publishers, and Bea might be next in line. Was it Miss Scarlett with the gun in the Library or Colonel Mustard with the wrench in the billiard room? But more importantly — can Bea and L.J. rescue their faltering love affair before someone makes her a victim?

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Businessman Max Lerner had it all — until the threats started. Someone wants to sabotage his latest merger, and that someone has inexplicably thrown Layla Whitford into the fray. When Max meets Layla, she turns his world upside down. Suddenly, Max wants to forget about the merger, the threats…his bachelor lifestyle.

Layla has rebounded from a divorce and started over in the Twin Cities, testing software for a small computer company. When she receives a threatening letter, she gives it to the authorities. But the letter was meant for Max Lerner, an uptight Suit from Tieland who places business first.

When Layla is kidnapped, it isn't about business anymore. For Max, it's about the safety of this crazy woman he's fallen in love with. Now Max has to find Layla, shore up the merger and squash rumors of software piracy — all in a matter of hours.

If they can accomplish all that, surely Max and Layla can find a way for an ex-hippie and a business-driven CEO to find a happy-ever-after — can't they?
 

Murder has found feisty Hannah Paxton twice — once as a teenaged witness and now, thirty years later, as a juror in a high profile trial. When she starts receiving vicious phone calls and is attacked on a freezing Minnesota night, it seems murder is searching for her again…for the final time. Wounded cop Jude Brenner, facing forced retirement, is assigned to protect Hannah, unaware that she's the target of two stalkers. When the stalkers' agendas intersect, Hannah is caught in the crossfire and Jude is forced to make tough decisions about his future as a cop — and his future with Hannah. Hannah's past and present collide, putting both her and Jude's lives at risk. It's up to Jude to save Hannah, with a little help from SpongeBob SquarePants. And it's up to Hannah to save Jude — from a lonely past and an uncertain future.