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Linda Winstead Jones
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Linda Winstead Jones has written more than fifty romance books in several subgenres, including historical and fairy tale romance as well as romantic suspense. In the paranormal genre she’s written both contemporary and historical stories of ghosts and ghost-hunters, time-travel, psychic phenomena, and fantasy set in alternate historical worlds. She’s an award winning author and three-time RITA finalist. Writing as Linda Fallon, she won the 2004 RITA for paranormal romance. Her recent releases include her popular Columbyana-set fantasy stories for Berkley Sensation and the contemporary paranormal romance Raintree: Haunted. She has published as Linda Jones, Linda Winstead, Linda Winstead Jones, Linda Fallon and Linda Devlin.
Full Series List in Order
Children of the Sun
1 - Prince of Magic (Mar-2007)2 - Prince of Fire (Apr-2007)
3 - Prince of Swords (May-2007)
Christmas Music and Magic
1 - Blue Christmas (Aug-2019)Columbyana
1 - The Sun Witch (Dec-2004)2 - The Moon Witch (May-2005)
3 - The Star Witch (Jan-2006)
4 - Prince of Magic (Mar-2007)
5 - Prince of Fire (Apr-2007)
6 - Prince of Swords (May-2007)
7 - Untouchable (Aug-2008)
8 - 22 Nights (Dec-2008)
9 - Bride By Command (Mar-2009)
10 - Bride by Midnight (Apr-2013)
11 - Firebird (Apr-2014)
12 - Dragonstone Dance (Apr-2017)
Emperor's Brides
1 - Untouchable (Aug-2008)2 - 22 Nights (Dec-2008)
3 - Bride By Command (Mar-2009)
4 - Bride by Midnight (Apr-2013)
Last Chance Heroes
1 - Running Scared (Dec-2004)2 - Truly, Madly, Dangerously (Feb-2005)
3 - One Major Distraction (Jun-2005)
4 - Lucky's Woman (Sep-2006)
5 - The Guardian (May-2008)
Mystic Springs
1 - Bigfoot and the Librarian (Sep-2019)2 - Santa and the Snow Witch (Nov-2019)
3 - Beauty and the Beastmaster (Jul-2020)
4 - Ivy's Fall (Sep-2021)
5 - Last Call at the Doghouse (Mar-2023)
5.5 - Mystic Matchmaker (Jun-2023)
Seawolf Beach
1 - Ghost Town Boogie (Sep-2024)2 - Sugar Plum Serenade (Nov-2024)
The Shades Trilogy
1 - Shades of Midnight (Jan-2003)2 - Shades of Winter (Oct-2012)
3 - Shades of Scarlet (Oct-2012)
Sinclair Connection
1 - Madigan's Wife (Mar-2001)2 - Hot on His Trail (Aug-2001)
3 - Capturing Cleo (Mar-2002)
4 - In Bed With Boone (Jun-2002)
5 - Wilder Days (Feb-2003)
6 - Clint's Wild Ride (Apr-2003)
7 - On Dean's Watch (Jul-2003)
Sisters of the Sun
1 - The Sun Witch (Dec-2004)2 - The Moon Witch (May-2005)
3 - The Star Witch (Jan-2006)
Multi-Author Series List
Capturing the Crown
The Sheik and I (Jun-2006)Family Secrets
Fever (Jan-2004)A Touch of the Beast (Sep-2004)
Family Secrets: The Next Generation
4 - A Touch of the Beast (Sep-2004)Men in Blue
Bridger's Last Stand (Apr-1999)Raintree
2 - Raintree: Haunted (Jun-2007)4 - Oracle (Mar-2015)
Romancing the Crown
Secret Agent Sheik (Apr-2002)Book List in Order: 66 titles
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Bridger's Last Stand
- Apr-1999
- / Contemporary Romance
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Men in Blue
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 470
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 924
Silhouette Sensation - 562
WHAT NEXT? She'd had a bad hair day and gotten fired. He'd killed someone. In the grand scheme of things, Detective Malcolm Bridger's day was much worse than Frannie Vaughn's. But when the two strangers met that cold, lonely night, something speci...
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Every Little Thing
- May-2000
- / Contemporary Romance
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IN THE ARMS OF A STRANGER... John Quaid was hard, angry and lonely, everything Lucy Fain should be avoiding in a man. He was also, if she believed what she heard, an ex-cop turned killer. But no warning could keep Lucy from this man. No suspicion wo...
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Madigan's Wife
- Mar-2001
- / Contemporary Romance
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Sinclair Connection - 1
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 544
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1068
Silhouette Sensation - 686
SHE WAS NO LADY -- SHE WAS HIS WIFE! Ray Madigan. The sexy cop turned P.I. was tall and lean, with a smile that tripped hearts, and shoulders tailor-made for resting a head on. The kind of guy Grace could fall for -- had fallen for -- in a heartbe...
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Hot on His Trail
- Aug-2001
- / Contemporary Romance
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The trial was supposed to be television reporter Shea Sinclair's big break -- her chance to show the world she wasn't just some empty-headed "weather girl." Then she became the story when Nick Taggert, a contractor on trial...
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Capturing Cleo
- Mar-2002
- / Contemporary Romance
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Sinclair Connection - 3
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 583
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1137
Silhouette Sensation - 755
Wary and weary, detective Luther Malone longed to get away. Until he strolled into Cleo's and thoughts of solitary nights flew away.... Sultry and seductive in her nightclub, alluring and adorable at home, Cleo Tanner was trouble -- but Luther couldn...
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Secret Agent Sheik
- Apr-2002
- / Contemporary Romance
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The future of his people rested on secondborn son Sheik Hassan Kamal's mission: infiltrate Rahman Oil and confirm that the company was a front for the terrorist group suspected of kidnapping the crown prince of Montebello. But his contacts had left o...
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In Bed With Boone
- Jun-2002
- / Contemporary Romance
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Sinclair Connection - 4
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 599
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1156
Silhouette Sensation - 800
The brutally handsome stranger in the black leather jacket wasn't exactly the kind of man Jayne Barrington encountered in her world of wealth and privilege. But that scarcely mattered now, because he'd just dragged her into his world -- at gunpoint! ...
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Shades of Midnight
- Jan-2003
- / Paranormal Romance
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Winner of the 2004 RITA for Paranormal Romance! The only man she would ever love was more fascinated by the dead than he would ever be with her.Eve Abernathy calls on Lucien Thorpe to assist in ridding her house of the ghosts who haunt it, the amoro...
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Calling After Midnight
- Feb-2003
- / Romantic Suspense
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Late-night radio host Veronica Gray never expected her advice to a lovelorn listener to lead to murder! And once handsome detective Eli Benedict was on the case, she was suddenly in need of guidance herself -- in the art of seduction.......
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Wilder Days
- Feb-2003
- / Contemporary Romance
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Sinclair Connection - 5
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 607
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1203
Silhouette Sensation - 842
A WALK ON THE WILDER SIDE... Del Wilder had always been brash, reckless and more than a little dangerous. And years ago he'd stolen a young woman's heart -- then walked away without a backward glance. Now, suddenly, he was back in Victoria Lowell's...
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Clint's Wild Ride
- Apr-2003
- / Contemporary Romance
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Sinclair Connection - 6
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 612
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1217
Silhouette Sensation - 860
THE STAKES HAD NEVER BEEN HIGHER Tracking a dangerous serial killer was all in a day's work for Special Agent Mary Paris. She had the blade, the gun, the years of training, to handle it. What she couldn't handle was Clint Sinclair. The sinfully...
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On Dean's Watch
- Jul-2003
- / Contemporary Romance
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Sinclair Connection - 7
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 625
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1234
Silhouette Sensation - 871
Staking out an escaped felon's ex-girlfriend was not undercover federal marshal Dean Sinclair's idea of fun. Then he came face-to-face with serene, elegant and stunningly beautiful Reva Macklin. Reva had spent the past six years searching for a sa...
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A Touch of the Beast
- Sep-2004
- / Contemporary Romance
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Family Secrets
Family Secrets
Family Secrets: The Next Generation - 4
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 671
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1317
Subject: Cowboy Hawk Donovan Family History: Desperately seeking his birth mother Deepest Secret: Communicates with animals Hawk Donovan was seeking the truth about his mysterious past. And when his search led him to a former fertility clinic, f...
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The Sun Witch
- Dec-2004
- / Paranormal Romance
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For three hundred years, the Fyne women have called their cottage on the mountain home. The villagers stay away from the Fyne sisters, fearing their witchery. But Isadora, Juliet and Sophie use their sorcery for good--most of the time... A curse p...
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Running Scared
- Dec-2004
- / Contemporary Romance
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Last Chance Heroes - 1
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 677
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1334
Silhouette Sensation - 954
IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME HE'D KIDNAPPED HER But it just might be the last. Quinn Calhoun was a trained mercenary whose sinful body bore the scars to prove he would do whatever it took to accomplish his mission. But keeping his hands off of the spoil...
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Truly, Madly, Dangerously
- Feb-2005
- / Contemporary Romance
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Last Chance Heroes - 2
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 680
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1348
Silhouette Sensation - 966
HEADING FOR DANGER... She'd left her small town and now could handle kidnappers and thieves as easy as pie. But going home? Well, that was risky indeed -- especially as it led to serving pie while helping out in her aunt's motel/diner. And things ...
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The Moon Witch
- May-2005
- / Paranormal Romance
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With The Sun Witch, Linda Winstead Jones invited readers into the world of the Fyne sisters, three witches coming to terms with their sorcery. Now, one must decide how far she is willing to go to stay true to herself.. Blessed and cursed---with th...
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One Major Distraction
- Jun-2005
- / Contemporary Romance
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Last Chance Heroes - 3
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 691
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1372
Silhouette Sensation - 1021
SHE WAS HIDING SOMETHING Tess Stafford had one big secret. No one must know that she'd taken the job as cook at a private girls school to be close to the daughter taken from her at birth. The sexy new history teacher was one distraction Tess couldn'...
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Forever Mine
- Oct-2005
- / Paranormal Romance
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Miranda Garner accidentally kills her obsessed ex-boyfriend, but he continues to stalk her...as a ghost. She turns to psychic John Stark for help -- and triggers a deadly love triangle they've been caught in for centuries. Now John and Miranda must b...
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The Star Witch
- Jan-2006
- / Historical Romance
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The Sun Witch and The Moon Witch introduced the Fyne sisters, three witches coming into their own. Here, the eldest wonders how she can remain chaste with a sensuous enemy tempting her... Some say the Circle of Bacwyr is a myth--and practical Isad...
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The Sheik and I
- Jun-2006
- / Contemporary Romance
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Capturing the Crown
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 729
Mills & Boon Intrigue - 610
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1420
He's a sexy sheik willing to risk his own life by visiting Silverton and negotiating peace with our country... though some suspect he had a hand in the prince's murder. She's a beautiful diplomatic aide unwilling to let anything -- or anyone -- stand...
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Lucky's Woman
- Sep-2006
- / Contemporary Romance
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SHE SAW A KILLER IN HER DREAMS... Annie Lockhart's colorful exterior concealed a serious psychic ability. And if her latest visions were true, a serial killer was preying on couples deeply in love. She had been burned by her talents before, so ins...
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Prince of Magic
- Mar-2007
- / Paranormal Romance
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The firstborn children of the Fyne witches have finally come into their own, each with a special gift... Independent Ariana Kane Varden, daughter of the Sun Witch, has never let family duty keep her from reaching her dreams. She learned the pract...
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Prince of Fire
- Apr-2007
- / Paranormal Romance
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The firstborn children of the Fyne witches have finally come into their own, each with a special gift... Despite the prophesies, Keelia, Queen of the Anwyn, would never let a wild Caradon, a man who can shape-shift into a mountain cat, touch her. ...
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Prince of Swords
- May-2007
- / Paranormal Romance
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As the forces of good and evil clash in an epic battle, the firstborn children of the Fyne witches have finally come into their own, each with a special gift that will shape destiny... For months, Rayne has been imprisoned in the cellar of a seclu...
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Raintree: Haunted
- Jun-2007
- / Paranormal Romance
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THEIR NAME IS RAINTREE It's more than a last name; more than a notation on a family tree. It's a mark of destiny. Each family member has a special gift, an otherworldly talent. Gideon Raintree, a homicide detective, can harness electricity and ...
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The Guardian
- May-2008
- / Romantic Suspense
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He was breaking his own rule Dante Mangino was a man committed to one thing: his job. A top security specialist, he had no ties to anyone, just the way he wanted. Falling for a client was strictly taboo. But his latest assignment was about to remi...
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Moonlight Becomes You
- Jul-2008
- / Urban Fantasy
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Beyond the boundaries of the everyday is an unseen realm where anything you imagine is possible. Your demon lover is waiting for you in the shadows, ready to fulfill your secret wishes and most dangerous fantasies. Here passion has a face and form bo...
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Untouchable
- Aug-2008
- / Historical Romance
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He burns for her, but this exotic beauty is untouchable. The Emperor of Columbyana is in need of a bride. Riders have been sent to the far corners of the kingdom to bring back six noble beauties for him to choose from. But none can compare to Sanu...
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Sweet Dreams
- Oct-2008
- / Paranormal Romance
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There's something magical about Christmas and cats... Four top-selling authors have a special gift for you this year: never-before-published holiday stories featuring passionate romance, paranormal adventure, and a distinctly alluring _cline touch...
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Bride By Command
- Mar-2009
- / Historical Romance
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Finally willing to choose a bride, Emperor Jahn of Columbyana has decided to have a last bit of fun by going undercover as a sentinel to collect his next candidate. Unfortunately, the young and beautiful Lady Morgana Ramsden has no interest in becomi...
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Holiday with a Vampire III: Sundown
- Dec-2009
- / Paranormal Romance
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Christmas starts at midnight... And after you've been visited by these sexy men, you'll discover the true meaning of the season in these dazzling tales of love. After distancing herself from a very attractive cop, vampire Abby Brown discovers s...
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Last of the Ravens
- Jan-2010
- / Paranormal Romance
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This is no world for those who are other than human. But is it still a world for those who love? New York Times bestselling author Linda Winstead Jones presents readers with an evocative, sensual, emotional tale of a man who is one of a kind.... B...
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Come to Me
- Apr-2010
- / Romantic Suspense
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Of all the P.I. offices in all the world... Why did Lizzie Porter have to waltz into his? Wary loner Sam Travers always had a soft spot for Lizzie -- and now she's grown up, with the curves to prove it. But to move on his old partner's daughter wo...
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Resolution
- Jan-2011
- / Romantic Suspense
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Prepare to be... Seduced When law secretary Nell Rose is snowbound with a handsome stranger, keeping her New Year's Resolution becomes nearly impossible. Why swear off men when a romantic weekend with a reclusive writer seems to be the ideal way to...
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The Husband Recipe
- Jan-2012
- / Contemporary Romance
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IT STARTED WITH A BASEBALL... Which shattered Lauren Russell's perfectly ordered life. Lauren's new neighbors were about to see the Southern lifestyle columnist's temper! Then she met Cole Donovan, the sexy single dad. He was not the man from her ...
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A Week till the Wedding
- Aug-2012
- / Contemporary Romance
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Jacob Tasker had broken Daisy Bell's heart years before. Now his failing grandmother had fixated on the delusion that Jacob and Daisy were engaged, and was planning their wedding. So Jacob appealed to Daisy to pretend they were still a couple. For Gr...
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In Enemy Hands
- Sep-2012
- / General Fiction
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When handsome Quintin Tyler went into the Confederacy as an undercover Union spy, he thought that nothing--and no one--could undermine his Northern loyalty. When he met the beautiful and voluptuous Lily Radford, Quintin believed that Lily was jus...
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Shades of Scarlet
- Oct-2012
- / Historical Romance
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A haunted plantation house, a decades old mystery . . . and a surprise for Lucien and Eve Married at last, Eve and Lucien Thorpe's life together is very near ideal. They continue to work as a team, eliminating unwanted ghosts from haunted houses, an...
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Shades of Winter
- Oct-2012
- / Historical Romance
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Trapped by a winter storm and an ancient dark power, can Eve and Lucien's love save them? Once again, Eve Abernathy stands at the altar ready to marry Lucien Thorpe, and he doesn't arrive. He's left her and all their friends waiting... for the secon...
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Never Again
- Jan-2013
- / Romance
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In the middle of yet another bad blind date, Carla Pierce vows “never again.” She’ll live vicariously through the customers at her bridal shop, buy a talking bird - anything to get out of playing this ridiculous mating game. And while she’s g...
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Bride by Midnight
- Apr-2013
- / Fantasy Romance
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Lyssa Tempest is desperate to find a husband. A witch’s portent years past made it clear that if she didn’t wed before the age of twenty-three she would not wed at all. Lyssa doesn’t want to live her life alone, so after her fourth failed weddi...
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Behind the Mask
- Aug-2013
- / Historical Romance
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Three novellas of love and secrets...Black Widow: Venice, 1819. Audrey is in Venice for Carnival with a secret agenda, one she doesn't dare reveal. Not even to those closest to her.Haunted Honeymoon: Alabama, 1889. An arranged marriage, a dilapidated...
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Desperado's Gold
- Apr-2014
- / Romance
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When her Mustang Convertible's blown gasket leaves Catalina Lane stranded in the Arizona desert, all she hopes for is a tow truck to carry her to the nearest gas station. After being left alone at the altar, Catalina certainly doesn't expect to be sw...
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Children of the Sun
- Sep-2015
- / Fantasy Romance
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From Book 1: An evil has risen in Columbyana, and according to The Prophesy of the Firstborn only the eldest children of three Fyne woman can defeat it.
Ariana Fyne Varden is the palace healer, caring for the ailing Emperor Arik. When Ariana... -
Jingle Bell Rock
- Nov-2015
- / Paranormal Romance
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Two Christmas novellas in one volume Blue Christmas Jess Lennox doesn't date musicians, which is a shame since up and coming country singer Jimmy Blue has set his sights on her. Will a Christmas Eve glimpse of possible Christmases to come change ...
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Midnight Moonlight
- Jan-2016
- / Paranormal Romance
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Claire is enjoying being a werewolf. More, she's enjoying her new life with Simon. Being hunted by someone determined to kill her? Not so enjoyable... ...
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Warrior Rising
- Mar-2016
- / Paranormal Romance
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The first blood has spilled…. For centuries, humans had no idea of the world beyond their mortal knowledge. A world of vampires, witches, Immortal Warriors, and more. And now a vampire has plotted to become queen and put all humans under her dom...
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Dragonstone Dance
- Apr-2017
- / Fantasy Romance
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One Born, One Hatched, One Created… The time has come for the prophesied three to face the daughters of the Isen Demon in a battle for the future of Columbyana. Linara Varden possesses both dark and light magic. She is a child of the demon,...
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Blue Christmas
- Aug-2019
- / Paranormal Romance
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Jess Lennox works in the music industry, but she doesn’t date musicians. It’s a hard and fast rule, one she has no intention of breaking. Too bad Jimmy Blue, up and coming country singer, is going to be a star. Jimmy only has eyes for Jess, but h...
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Bigfoot and the Librarian
- Sep-2019
- / Paranormal Romance
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Something in the Water?Marnie Somerset’s new job at the Mystic Springs Library seems almost too good to be true. Yes, the small Alabama town is populated with more than its share of odd people, and she did have a flat tire on her way into town and ...
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Santa and the Snow Witch
- Nov-2019
- / Paranormal Romance
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Luke Benedict is Mystic Springs’ very own Santa. He’s also owner of the hardware store and the local handyman. Not everything can be fixed with magic. His gift is a handy one; he knows what those around him need before they do. What he can’t se...
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Beauty and the Beastmaster
- Jul-2020
- / Contemporary Romance
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For Gabi Lawson, Mystic Springs has been the perfect hiding place for her and her daughter. For the past year she’s kept her head down and made a decent living cutting and styling hair. Even though she’s becoming comfortable in her new home, she...
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Ivy's Fall
- Sep-2021
- / Paranormal Romance
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Ivy Franklin, town baker and grump, is no fan of all the changes that have come to Mystic Springs in the past year. Love. Babies. More and more and more Springers, returning home. Even her twin Eve is married and expecting. She'd think about leaving ...
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LJ's Twisted Fairy Tales #1
- Oct-2022
- / Historical Romance
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Historical Romance with a Fairy Tale TwistThree full-length novels in one collection! Big Bad Wolf: When Molly runs into Wolf Trevelyan on the path to Grandma's house, he doesn't seem entirely wicked. When he sets out to seduce her, he has no id...
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LJ's Twisted Fairy Tales #2
- Oct-2022
- / Historical Romance
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Historical Romance with a Fairy Tale TwistThree full-length novels in one collection! Someone's Been Sleeping in My Bed: Running from a stagecoach robbery, Maddalyn Kelly flees straight up an imposing mountain. She finds a charming cabin on that...
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LJ's Twisted Fairy Tales #3
- Oct-2022
- / Historical Romance
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Historical Romance with a Fairy Tale TwistThree full-length novels in one collection! Into the Woods: As far as witch Matilda Candy is concerned no good ever came of love, and she can't imagine why Declan Harper is intent on possessing a love po...
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Last Call at the Doghouse
- Mar-2023
- / Paranormal Romance
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Armi Sherwood never expected to find herself starting over near her hometown of Mystic Springs, at the age of fifty. Determined to make sure her new life bears no resemblance to the old one, she buys a bar and a motel. Both need work. The old Armi wo...
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Mystic Matchmaker
- Jun-2023
- / Paranormal Romance
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When aging matriarch Helen Benedict sets her mind to finding her newly-divorced niece a reason to come home to Mystic Springs, she will not be dissuaded. Surely the right man will do the trick. Her friends think she's going too far, but she's not a b...
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Ghost Town Boogie
- Sep-2024
- / Paranormal Romance
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Come to Seawolf Beach where with love, laughter, and a bit of magic, anything is possible. In the charming town of Seawolf Beach, Mississippi, Coltrane Hart leads a quiet life as the owner of a record store located in an old train depot that see...
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Sugar Plum Serenade
- Nov-2024
- / Contemporary Romance
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Former ballerina Olive Carson is no fan of the holidays. Her dance career ended years earlier after an accident during a performance of The Nutcracker, so she grudgingly tolerates Christmas. This year she’s in Seawolf Beach to help her very pregnan...
