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The Ideal Man

New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood delivers a contemporary romance that's pulse-pounding in every sense of the word.

Dr. Ellie Sullivan has just completed her residency at a large urban hospital. While jogging in a park nearby, she witnesses the shooting of an FBI agent in pursuit of wanted criminals, a couple identified as the Landrys. The only person to see the shooter's face, Ellie is suddenly at the center of a criminal investigation.

Agent Max Daniels takes over the Landry case. A no-nonsense lawman, he's definitely not the ideal man that Ellie has always imagined, yet she's attracted to him in a way she can't explain.

Ellie heads home to Winston Falls, South Carolina, to attend her sister's wedding. Shortly after she arrives, though, she receives a surprise visitor: Max Daniels. The Landrys have been captured, and she'll be called to testify. But they've been captured before, and each time the witnesses are scared into silence-or disappear before they can take the stand. Max vows to be Ellie's shadow until the trial, and it isn't long before sparks fly.

Reviewer: Tigger9
Review: Aug 24, 2011
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Adventure / Action
The Ideal Man was an awesome read. I absolutely loved it. It is another great hit by Julie Garwood. It has all of her typical mystery and thrills. Once I started, I could not put it down. I fell in love with the characters and I wanted to know what was going to happen next. This story got my attention from the very beginning and it never let go. Ellie and Max are just written so well. They are characters that

Sizzle

Lyra Prescott, a Los Angeles film student, is closing in on graduation and dives into work on her final filmmaking assignment: a documentary transformed by a twist of fate into a real-life horror film. While working on her project, a rash of mysterious incidents convince Lyra that she’s trapped in a sinister scenario headed for a violent ending. Running scared, she turns to her best friend, Sidney Buchanan, whose connections bring devilishly handsome FBI agent Sam Kincaid into Lyra’s life. As the noose of intrigue tightens, the passion between Lyra and Sam escalates with dangerous intensity. With the rugged FBI agent beside her, Lyra must learn to let down her defenses and follow her heart—even if that leads to deadly peril.

Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Jan 11, 2011
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense
Whether writing historical or contemporary fiction, Ms. Garwood is the best and, once again, she does not disappoint.  I have read the other books featuring the Buchanans and enjoyed them, so I was looking forward to reading Sizzle and I enjoyed it as much as I did the others.  This time, however, the Buchanan family had more of a background role than in the other books. The connection comes thr

Sizzle

Whether it's exhilarating historical romance or spine-tingling contemporary suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood weaves magnificent stories of passion, adventure, and intrigue. Now she raises the heat and spices up the action with a sexy, smart, daring new heroine and a smoldering thriller that's classic Garwood—and pure Sizzle.

Lyra Prescott, a Los Angeles film student, is closing in on graduation and facing important decisions about her future. She's already been offered a job at her hometown TV station, an opportunity that could ultimately launch her dream career as a film editor. But heading back home would also mean dealing with her overprotective brothers, social-climbing mother, and eccentric grandmother. Unsure of her future, Lyra dives into work on her final school assignment: a documentary transformed by a twist of fate into a real-life horror film.

After she unwittingly captures a shocking crime on camera, a rash of mysterious, treacherous incidents convince Lyra that she's trapped in a sinister scenario headed for a violent ending. Running scared, she turns to her best friend, Sidney Buchanan, whose connections bring dauntless and devilishly handsome FBI agent Sam Kincaid into Lyra's life. As the noose of deadly intrigue tightens and the feelings between them deepen, Lyra and Sam must place their faith in each other's hands—and stand together against the malevolent forces about to break loose.

No one mixes life-and-death suspense with feverish desire better than Julie Garwood. In Sizzle she burns hotter and brighter than ever, keeping the action and passion blazing till the incredible,unforgettable end.

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Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Jan 14, 2010
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense, Suspense
Whether writing historical or contemporary fiction, Ms. Garwood is the best and, once again, she does not disappoint.  I have read the other books featuring the Buchanans and enjoyed them, so I was looking forward to reading Sizzle and I enjoyed it as much as I did the others.  This time, however, the Buchanan family had more of a background role than in the other books. The connection comes thr

Fire and Ice

Sophie Rose is a crime reporter at a major Chicago newspaper and the daughter of Bobby Rose, a charming gentleman and big-time thief. When asked to write an exposé about her notorious father, Sophie quits and goes to work at a small newspaper, covering local personalities such as William Harrington, the 5K runner whose trademark is red socks. Those socks—with Sophie's business card tucked inside—are practically all that's found after Harrington is killed near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, seemingly in a brutal polar bear attack.

Sophie heads north to investigate, but danger follows in her wake. After one attempt on her life, she's assigned brash but sexy Jack MacAlister as a bodyguard. But Sophie and Jack will soon be fighting more than their growing passion for each other. Powerful forces will stop at nothing to prevent the exposure of the sinister conspiracy Sophie and Jack are about to uncover.

Reviewer: Reese
Review: Jan 10, 2010
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance
Well Worth the read! I'm a long time fan of Julie Garwood's historicals but I have resigned myself to her new genre of contemporary and romantic suspense.  Readers will be pleased that Fire and Ice is a romance not to be missed. The attraction between Jack and Sophie was hot from the first scene when these two met.  The dialogue was witty and while the suspense was very much present it did not

The Bride

If you haven't read this novel, which really put Garwood on the bestselling map, then you're in for a treat! By law, the Scotsman Alec Kincaid has to take an English bride. The young laird decides that Jamie, an English rose, will be his wife, but she has no intention of marrying an enemy from the Highlands. This is Garwood at her best, and a jewel in the romance pantheon.

Reviewer: Aemelia
Review: Jan 25, 2008
Genre(s): Historical Romance
Alec Kincaid is ordered by his king to marry one of Baron Jamison's daughters. When he sees Jamie, he knows that he must have her and he is intrigued by her beauty and the desire to tame her. Jamie is leery of the large Scottish laird, though not intimidated by him. Alec is sure that he can bend Jamie to his will, that she will be a good, dutiful wife. Jamie believes that she and Alec can live a life of

For the Roses

The Clayborne brothers were a rough gang of street urchins - until they found an abandoned baby girl in a New York City alley, named her Mary Rose, and headed to Blue Belle, Montana, to raise her to be a lady. They became a family - held together by loyalty and love if not blood - when suddenly a stranger threatened to tear them apart...Lord Harrison Stanford MacDonald brandished a six-shooter and a swagger, but he soon proved to be a gentleman to the core. The brothers taught him frontier survival, while Mary Rose touched his heart with a deep and desperate passion. But soon, a shattering secret would challenge everything Mary Rose believed about herself, her life, and her newfound love.

Reviewer: Deidre
Review: Jul 4, 2007
Genre(s): Historical Romance
Mary Rose is the beloved sister to the Clayborne's. The Clayborne men protect their family and friends with a vengeance and have become a force not to be reckoned with in Montana. Only this family is different than most, the men aren't a blood family but they have forged their family for Mary Rose. The men were a rough gang of street kids in New York, who fought together to stay alive. One night they saw

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