Linda Howard

Cate Nightingale, a young widow and mother, owns and operates a bed- and-breakfast in Idaho. She occasionally enlists the aid of a mysterious, strong handyman named Calvin Harris. After a trio of thugs invade the inn, demanding the possessions of a previous guest who vanished days before, Cal manages to chase them off. The thugs then shut down phone service for the entire village, holding its citizens hostage. Desperate to survive, Cate and Cal strike...

Jenner Redwine, estranged from family and friends after winning a lottery jackpot, is befriended by Sydney Hazlett, a shy, kind-hearted heiress, who invites Jenner on what she supposes is going to be a luxury cruise of balls, art auctions, and vulgar displays of wealth, but when she is kidnapped by a menacing stranger, Jenner finds herself in the most dangerous--and exhilarating adventure of her life.

Wedding planner Jaclyn Wilde has not enjoyed helping Carrie Edwards with her wedding due to her crazy demands, but when Carrie is murdered just before the wedding, and everyone, including Jaclyn, becomes a suspect, leaving Detective Eric Wilder to sort through the evidence and find the real killer, before his feelings for Jaclyn can cloud his judgment.