Instead of going outside to play, Rachel Lee preferred to hide in her basement reading and writing. She continued this passion into adulthood, making time to write amid a business personal and professional life. She has lived all over the United States and held a variety assortment of jobs from selling mountain top homes to acting as a security specialist for the Department of Defense. She draws upon her diverse life experiences in her writing creating exciting works of suspenseful and contemporary romance.
When she’s not creating award winning fiction, she likes to travel. She also enjoys a good movie, Sudoku and evening walks.
DOUBLE DARE Air force Captain Andrea Burke ran a tight squadron--tough and no- nonsense--yet there was something about Colonel Dare MacLendon, the new base commander, that made her feel decidedly unlike one of the guys. But in the throes of a cri...
I SPY... Computer programmer Jessica Kilmer's life altered the moment she realized classified documents had been stolen from her safe. But the real change came when she notified the FBI and met Special Agent Arlen Coulter. For even as Arlen reassu...
WHO IS THAT SEXY GUY? NAME: Tim O'Shaughnessy With his seductive grin and rock-hard physique, he was programmed for pure seduction. EXPERIENCE: Top-secret government computer work. OBJECTIVE: Protecting his latest software program and hi...
SOMEONE WAS STALKING HIM After being held captive for four years, CIA agent Ransom Laird just wanted to enjoy the wide-open spaces and warm sunshine of Wyoming. He hadn't expected to meet a woman whose very soul touched him, warmed him-a woman he c...
TWO LIVES DEPENDED ON HIM Micah Parish: Deputy Sheriff. Six feet, four inches of solid muscle. Half-Cherokee. Tough, proud, a loner. Faith Williams: Mother-to-be. Fragile-looking blonde running for her life. Quiet, scared of her own ...
NOTHING TO LOSE... Gage Dalton had been to hell and back. He knew what it was like to lose everything and had sworn never to care again. But then he met cautious, careful and proper Emmaline Conard. She was full of compassion and warmth -- and ...
DREAM WARRIOR... Sara Jane Yates was a black satin sheets woman hidden in the guise of a pistol-packin' peace officer. Gideon Ironheart could tell that just from the sound of her voice. No other woman had ever made him want to quit his wandering w...
In the house of the damned The secluded old house on the edge of town, shrouded by ancient oaks and Spanish moss, seemed the perfect place for Honor Nightingale to make a fresh start, to find the peace she had never known. But then the voices came...
BORN IN THE U.S.A. Billy Joe Yuma: A Vietnam veteran who came home fighting for his sanity--and barely won. Wendy Tate: A beautiful woman and a damned good nurse--who had been just learning to flirt when Yuma was lacing up combat boots. Mede...
BURIED SECRETS What should have been a tranquil winter became a waking nightmare for Sheriff Nathan Tate. Hidden caches of chemicals threatened Conard County with disaster. And a different buried secret threatened the love he'd thought could withs...
Thunder Mountain speaks in the voice of fire.... It was scarcely possible to believe, but Mercy Kendrick could not escape the sensation that the storm-racked mountain looking down on Conard County was a living, breathing entity - a being so powerf...
Cody Walker spent his life guarding the Ancient One's secret vault. Then archeologist Lynn Carstairs made the find of the century, threatening to unearth ageless secrets -- and deeply-buried desires... Three spine-tingling tales from the dark side of...
GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT Garrett Hancock: He wasn't usually on the side of the defense--but he was always on the side of the truth. Sandy Keller: She couldn't stand by as an innocent man was sent to prison. As Texas Ranger Garrett Hancoc...
Partners In Passion Clint Calloway's orderly life turned chaotic after he learned of his true parentage--and discovered his explosive desire for the gorgeous rookie assigned as his new partner. Dakota Winston was dangerous, all right, and the last...
Janet Tate was through being the victim, but something about the stranger she's discovered hiding in the mountains tugged at her wounded heart, demanding that she learn his secrets. All his life, Abel Pierce had lived with the memory of his fathe...
There is just one escape... ...from the pain Jennifer Fox has felt each day since her husband and children were killed in a plane crash--a plane she was supposed to be on. She wants to die. And she's willing to hire her own killer. As an attorney...
HE WAS HER ONLY HOPE Esther Jackson needed Craig Nighthawk's protection. The father she'd helped put away for murder was now seeking her out, so against her reclusive nature, she welcomed the darkly handsome Nighthawk into her home, hoping he cou...
A widowed minister fights his attraction to his secretary, unaware that his daughter--with a little help--is determined to make their Valentine wishes come true....
SHE COULDN'T KEEP RUNNING Not when she had finally found a place to call home. So this time, when her past reared its ugly head, Anna Fleming dared to seek shelter in the last place she had ever thought possible ...the arms of a man. Hugh Galla...
ROUGH. RUGGED. RICH. He was long, lean and sexy as sin. Yet rancher Jeff Cumberland had managed to elude every marriage-minded female in Conard County. Seemed no one could get close to the wealthy cowboy. Until a mysterious woman breezed into town...
JUSTICE GONE WRONG Five years ago Carey justice was a young prosecutor who helped convict an innocent man. Today she's the hottest talk show host on radio and won't rest until he is cleared--no matter what it costs her. She has exactly three weeks...
When one woman seeks refuge in the small Wyoming town, four resourceful residents are drawn into the suspense that shadows this desperate stranger's life: A dedicated doctor. A courageous nurse. A valiant schoolteacher. A dauntless deputy. As t...
FIRST-TIME FATHER... Rafe Ortiz didn't know a thing about babies. But as a DEA agent, he was an expert at spotting criminals. So when his new son's mobster uncle started asking too many questions, Rafe knew it was time to split. He needed the safe...
THE DEVIL, THE DEEP BLUE SEA... Psychologist Callie Carlson lives in the lush Florida Keys. Some call it paradise. Callie, a young woman who fears the sea, calls it hell. Now her brother has found a mysterious boat adrift off the coast-and has bee...
A daughter who's run away from home. A mother who's run away from herself. Meg Williams has had a rough time since her husband died. Leaving her burdened by tangled emotions, recriminations and guilt, the tragedy has taken its toll on both Meg ...
THE MOST FABULOUS PRIZE... Her mother died for it. Later came the terrible accident that took so much of her own body and soul. Desperate to set right a tragic past and fulfill her mother's legacy, archaeologist Veronica Coleridge sets out in search...
Secrets, lies, blame and guilt. Only love and forgiveness can overcome the mistakes of the past. Witt Matlock has carried around a bitter hatred for Hardy Wingate, the man he holds responsible for the death of his daughter. And now, 12 years later...
It's a night of triumph for museum curator Anna Lundgren, the opening of her first exhibition. But the acclaim quickly ends when a guard is murdered in the theft of a supposedly cursed jade dagger--and suspicion falls on Anna. Determined to prove her...
A searing tale of love and redemption... Deputy Sheriff Sam Canfield is a man shouldering too many burdens. He defied his demanding father to become a cop and marry the woman he loved, never for an instant regretting his choice. Then his wife's tr...
Marine Sergeant Joe Yates came home to Conard County ready to give up military life. Then spirited Diana Rutledge forced him to remember the stuff true heroes - and true love - are made of......
TWO SEEMINGLY UNRELATED MURDERS PUT TAMPA HOMICIDE DETECTIVE KAREN SWEENEY IN THE CROSSHAIRS... Both victims were women - but what could connect an elderly nanny and a young exotic dancer? As Karen discovers, the answer is Senator Grant Lawrence, ...
A former top cop and now a crackerjack attorney, Chloe Ryder always gets to the heart of the matter with stunning precision. She never lets anything or anyone get past her cool, protective exterior. Yet even she can't keep her feelings on ice when a ...
Every night Drusilla Morgan dreamed of courageous and handsome Miles Kennedy. Their quest: to battle evil and find true love. Yet when the sun rose, would Drusilla's fantasy man become a reality?...
An island of beauty becomes A GATEWAY TO TERROR... Few could argue that the exclusive island of San Martin is anything less than paradise. In this wealthy enclave, veterinarian Markie Cross has a thriving practice, but her almost psychic connectio...
Seth Hardin is devoted to his career as a navy SEAL, but his ex-wife couldn't handle the pressure of life with a military man. Now he figures he was just meant to be alone...until he stumbles upon Maria Hoskins, stranded in the middle of a Christmas ...
NO MEMORY, NO FUTURE, AND ONLY A WHITE ROSE TO IDENTIFY HER... The Ilduin Bane are myth and legend: assassin mages whose blades drip poison and whose minds share a common purpose -- one of death or control. All who have gone against them have been l...
What will happen when the assassins are defeated...? For Tess Birdsong and her companions there will be no warm homecoming. The death of one evil exposed the beating, seething heart of another far more dangerous power. Together they must go to Ana...
December 25: A bomb rips through a packed cathedral in Jakarta. As the hours pass, terrorist explosions continue around the globe, triggering worldwide panic and creating a nightmare beyond words.... Inside the covert agency known only as Office 1...
They have liberated Anahar, but for Tess Birdsong and Archer Blackcloak the war has only begun. Anari slaves are rebelling in Bozandar, and the streets of that sparkling city are wet with blood. Tess and Archer must forge a peace between the warri...
A SINISTER PLOT TO SEIZE POWER IS ABOUT TO PLUNGE EUROPE INTO A NEW HOLOCAUST... After the assassination of the German chancellor, the security of Office 119 is torn by the multitude of threats facing Europe and its people. Now time is running out...
U.S. Marine Jon Erikson needed to find peace this holiday season. But attraction sparked when he met park ranger Melinda Hawthorne--a woman also haunted by secrets. Venturing into a perilous wilderness would test their survival skills and growing des...
Her story sets off a violent spark. His investigation puts them in the line of fire. Journalist Erin McKenna is not only investigating a major defense contractor suspected of complicity in the international sex-slave trade but testifying agains...
According to Amazon, this is a book about anorexia and similar eating disorders. An annotation by a reader on this page states clearly that this was not written by the writer romance readers know as Rachel Lee....
Conrad City's secret son He was an embittered soldier with a name well-known in town. A long-lost son with Cheyenne roots, Ethan Parish sought to meet his father for the first time. The community buzzed over this newcomer, suspicious of his identi...
When primal fear becomes wild desire... After a devastating accident, Kerry Tomlinson is left with psychic abilities. She has plenty of skeptics, but her visions provide vital clues to a double murder. It isn't long before the killers determine the ...
High risk hospital romance...and sudden death Nurse practitioner Kristin Tate had hoped her new job would be a welcome change from her military tragedy--not a chance for Dr. David Marcus to set her vulnerable heart on fire. But there was more to the...
"Why have you been watching me?" Just coming off a bad relationship and stuck in a work-related nightmare, Trish Devlin doesn't need more stress. So when she spots a stranger lurking outside her home, it's the last straw. Yet she's drawn to this com...
"I'll protect you. I swear it." On the run from a killer, Kay Young depended on the stranger who rescued her one snowy night. Though a lifetime of hurt had made her wary of men, Clint Ardmore was different. He offered her shelter, protection...and t...
She can't run fast enough... When her husband's murder forces Cory Farland into the Witness Protection Program, she has to make a fresh start in a brand-new place. In Conard County, she has no past. Until former Navy captain Wade Kendrick moves in. ...
The universe has a wicked sense of humor... When veterinarian Mike Windwalker shows up on widow Del Carmody's doorstep, she soon discovers that he's no ordinary man. Mike's a drop-dead-gorgeous Native American caught between two worlds: those of sci...
This is so not the closure he had in mind... Dom Mason wants his sons to remember their mother as a hero, a loving wife and mother, a nurse and a soldier. He wants to let the past go, let the wounds heal. For the past two years, NCIS agent Courtney...
"You won't live long enough to divorce me." On the run from her powerful and lethal almost ex-husband, Kelly Scanlon finds a temporary haven in a small Wyoming town and dares to trust the questioning -- gorgeous -- cowboy next door. Opening up to Ha...
The plane went down -- and sparks are flying... As a Wyoming snowstorm rages around their downed plane, Rory Campbell knows survival should be all that matters. But she can't deny the desire that sizzles between her and ex-military pilot Chase Dak...
From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Lee comes a sensual new series about mesmerizing vampire detectives and the love they discover, deep in the night... Jude Messenger felt the hunger deep inside him. From the moment he'd r...
Beautiful and independent, writer Yvonne Dupuis is used to taking care of herself. But when she moves into her new apartment and senses a demon watching her every move, stalking her at every turn, she has no choice but to put her life in the hands of...
Since the death of his claimed mate, the only thing that's kept Luc St. Just's heart beating is his quest for vengeance. His contempt for rogue vampires runs deep. So when a mysterious woman is brutally attacked, Luc's protective instincts -- and his...
Every hero has something to hide. Like her journalism career, Liza Enders's sunny outlook has dimmed. A layoff, her move back home and a new low-paying teaching job have her thinking life couldn't be more unfair...or lonely. But when a sexy stranger...
"In five minutes, you'll be dead." The pregnant widow and her stern words saved Ryder Kelstrom from a tornado. The least he could do was help the woman rebuild after the deadly storm. It felt good working with his hands again, forgetting about all...
He's her only refuge In these rugged mountains, Cassie thought she'd finally found the small-town welcome she's been looking for her whole life. But after she stops some school bullies, suddenly the rest of this close-knit community isn't acting s...
"IF HE WAS MURDERED, YOU'RE THE LOOSE END." Waitress Haley Martin has made a small, safe life for herself: no big surprises, no falling in love. In one night, that calm world is shattered. A truck driver is dead, a sexy former military cop needs ...
SHE WANTED PEACE. INSTEAD SHE FOUND DANGER -- AND A REASON TO LIVE AGAIN When Skylar Jamison heads to the Wyoming Rockies, all the army veteran wants is some rest. But as a stranger warns her away-off public lands-every war-torn nerve she has goe...
ONE LAST MISSION For wounded army vet Liam O'Connor, trekking across the country is something he has to do for his best friend-he promised Chet he'd deliver one last letter to his wife if he didn't make it home. Fresh out of rehab for a traumati...
A vampire mage and a modern cop team up to battle evil magic… When police sergeant Caro Hamilton witnesses a man being killed by an invisible assailant, she suspects a detective agency with a reputation for solving "weird cases" might be her on...
Revisit Conard County for heart-stopping suspense from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lee After escaping an attacker who wanted her dead, Nora Loftis is forced to return to Conard County. She needs to heal; she just didn't expect to do ...
A one-night stand between a SEAL and an air force major results in a holiday baby in New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lee's new addition to the popular miniseries CONARD COUNTY: THE NEXT GENERATION! Honor, duty and loyalty drove Major Edi...
A passionate summer romance between a rancher and a social worker is rekindled when they meet again unexpectedly in New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lee's latest addition to her miniseries, Conard County: The Next Generation! "I love you....
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lee returns to Conard County--where a stranger has moved to town... With a scar on his cheek and wounds on his soul, the only thing Allison McMann's new neighbor reveals is his name. But when a toxin kills ...
Return to New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lee's Conard County, where a killer lies in wait The note wasn't a threat, exactly. But for Corey Donahue, who'd witnessed her mother's murder as a child, it felt very menacing. Surprisingly, the...
Return to Conard County…where reunited spouses face a dangerous obsession The last man that Nurse Brianna Cole expects to bring home is the one she remembers all too well -- her ex-husband Luke Masters. But when he needs to recuperate from seri...
A Christmas to remember RUST CREEK RAMBLINGS Holiday greetings, dear readers! As our cozy little town battens down the hatches for the biggest blizzard Montana has ever seen, everyone is talking about mysterious newcomer Julie Smith. No one kn...
In this story from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lee, two investigators must learn to play nice before it's too late Detective Cade Bankston never had any luck with female partners. So when he's assigned to work with feisty, raven-hair...
MOTHER…NANNY…BRIDE? On the run from her overbearing family and a fiancé with more menace than love in his eyes, Hope Conroy finally took refuge in Conard County, Wyoming. A place of safety, maybe even possibility. But what could a former -- ...
A DEPUTY DADDY? After her policeman husband died in the line of duty, Vicki Templeton swore off lawmen -- both for herself and her four-year-old daughter. Krystal can't afford to lose another father figure, and Vicki refuses to subject them both ...
In New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lee's latest Conard County romance, passion blazes between a fire chief and a beautiful arson investigator The cunning arsonist targeting Conard County has fire chief Wayne Camden stymied. Teaming up wi...
A RANCHER WRAPPED IN RED Emotionally and creatively drained, country music star Rory McLane returns home to Conard County, Wyoming, to recoup. He's sworn off women to allow himself time to heal and to protect his daughter. But his home's new care...
In New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lee's newest Conard County romance, a killer stalks a wounded warrior and the woman he's vowed to protect I found you. The game begins. The note wasn't a threat exactly. But Jess McGregor senses danger....
Healing from bullet wounds and fleeing the bomber who shot her, FBI agent Erin Sanders refuses to play it safe. Driving west, she'll stay off the grid--until deputy sheriff Lance Conroe spoils her secret getaway. Taking her to his remote Wyoming h...
Hunted by an anonymous killer, rogue CIA agent Trace Archer seeks out a trusted buddy in Wyoming. With danger stalking him, the last thing he expects is innocent civilian Julie Ardlow to offer him help. But when the beautiful kindergarten teacher wit...
In love with his best friend's wife…and baby Keeping a promise to a dead man isn't easy. But Ryker Tremaine is determined to keep his word and make amends to his late friend's wife. When Ryker meets lovely, pregnant Marisa Hayes, she's still g...
From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lee comes a story of one woman's survival and her protector's promise to find answers The arrival of a single black rose signals danger to come for Kylie Brewer. Recovering from a brutal attack that c...
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lee returns to Conard County with a supercharged romance! When hunters threaten local Wyoming wildlife, investigator Kel Westin vows to catch the perpetrators. But as he's sent to work undercover with game...
PLAYING HOUSE OR PLAYING FOR KEEPS? Motorcycle-riding judge Wyatt Carter runs his life by the book…mostly. But when his old friend Amber Towers calls him in need, he doesn't hesitate to help her, even though inviting the single and secretly pre...
MAN'S -- AND WOMAN'S? -- BEST FRIEND Conard County's returning war hero is a world away from the popular high school athlete Ashley Granger remembers. Zane McLaren doesn't want any fanfare -- he doesn't want any human contact at all. But it seems...
NO PLACE TO HIDE Conard County is a refuge for Dory Lake, a place to flee from her tragic past. For extra security, she goes to Cadell Marcus for one of his expertly trained guard dogs. Just the dog. But the part-time deputy can't help digging de...
The return… Vanessa Welling never planned to leave home…until her family fled in shame in the wake of the financial catastrophe that shattered their town -- and her father's will to live. If it weren't for the wreck of a house she just inher...
He’s honoring a fallen friend… but never expected to fall in love. When he first arrives in Conard County, Sergeant Gil York is licking the wounds of combat -- and mourning a beloved friend. But when he meets his fallen buddy’s cousin, Miria...
Explosive secrets threaten everything an agent holds dear… A heart-racing Conard County story When a bomb threat lures ATF agent Darcy Eccles to Wyoming, she isn’t expecting to stumble across an antigovernment plot -- or for handsome teacher A...
Not quite the assistant he was looking for. But maybe the one he needs… Conard County’s new urban planner is juggling more than a job -- she’s fostering her cousin’s baby, too. And Diane Finch isn’t sure how her boss, Blaine Harrigan,...
One Marine meets his match on Thunder Mountain A thrilling Conard County: The Next Generation romance Archaeologist Renee Dubois is used to digging up the past, not falling headlong into intrigues of the present. But trouble comes her way when ...
A Wyoming snowstorm races in Bringing buried secrets to the surface A stray dog just dropped a bone at animal control officer Allan Carstairs’s feet -- a human bone. K-9 cop Kelly Noveno is certain it’s connected to a recent disappearance, ...
They can only solve the perfect murder If they work together. After a shot rings out in the night, park ranger Blaire Afton knows her hard-won serenity is in jeopardy. But when she’s faced with a murder with no motive and no clues, US forest ra...
She thought she had nothing to fear… …until she returned to Wyoming. The shock of seeing a peeping Tom at her window revives nurse Haley McKinsey’s worst nightmare: her childhood abduction. Did this voyeur kidnap her so long ago? But o...
They want the same thing -- To bring a murderer to justice. Major Daniel Duke doesn’t care that the Conard County sheriff’s office doesn’t want his help tracking down his brother’s killer. He refuses to be left out of the search. But D...
Something sinister is at work in Conard County. Former soldier and newbie deputy Candela “Candy” Serrano is assigned as a liaison to Steve Hawks, the handsome host of TV’s Ghostly Ties. She’s skeptical of Steve’s purposes, since chasing ...
When she goes after a killer He's by her side, every step of the way Injury has left ex-cop Kerri Addison with seizures, diminished self-confidence and a dread of relationships. Now she teaches criminal law in a town where a cunning rapist ...
She’s about to face danger… the kind she never trained for. Neither elite soldier Hillary Kristiansen nor US Special Ops member Trace Mullen knew that a trip to the cemetery to mourn their shared friends’ deaths would result in an investi...
New York Times Bestselling Author They’ll bring a criminal to justice If an assassin doesn’t kill her first Security expert Hale Scribner doesn’t get personal with clients. Ever. But Allie Burton isn’t his standard low-risk charge. Sh...
When a lonely ranch owner is threatened A man from her past reappears After several terrifying incidents at her isolated ranch, widow Grace Hall turns to her late husband's best friend, Mitch, for help. When an unknown enemy threatens them bo...
A stalker is on her trail… And he won’t stop at getting even In town to look after her teenage niece, Jasmine Nelson is constantly mistaken for her twin sister, Lily. When threatening letters -- and terrifying “gifts” -- start arriving on...
Back to Conard County Back under fire. In town for a wedding, Sergeant Jax Stone is “asked” to stick around Conard County to investigate a suspicious fire. He never expects boarding with widow Lynn Macy to give him the taste of family he’...
Christmas season is marred by violence In a once peaceful town. Christmas is a magical time for Parson Molly Canton. But savage attacks on several women in her parish threaten that joy. Assisting Detective Callum McCloud’s investigation, Molly ...
Can his wartime K-9 save him From homeland danger? Don't interfere or you're next. Army veteran Kell McLaren won't comply with the threat. He and Jenna Blair -- wrongfully discharged from the army -- mean to investigate two suspicious...
He's a small-town detective Who doesn’t need help from a big-city cop Newly promoted within the Conard County Sheriff’s Department, Guy Redwing wants Valerie Brighton to stay away from his first case. But the missing child he’s searchin...
She’s usually the protector Will she accept his protection? A whiteout blizzard leaves Deputy Artie Jackson no choice but to take Boyd Connor into her home. Maybe getting this stoic combat veteran to talk about his demons will distract her from...
As a storm rages, can he unmask the murderer in their midst? When a killer strikes twice in the same day, former soldier turned stockade owner Josh Healey steps in to protect the locals who’ve taken refuge across the creek. But it’s writer Kry...
His return has stirred up more trouble than he ever imagined… CIA operative Devlin Paltier never thought returning to his small Wyoming hometown would be riskier than an undercover mission. But Devlin knows that revealing he's no ordinary cowboy co...
When her past collides with her presentHe’ll risk it all to keep her safe Audrey Lang’s aunt’s house is the perfect safe hideaway -- except for contractor Cam McKay. He’s there to complete renovations, not challenge Audrey’s traumatic...