New Releases by Beverly Barton

Cambio de planes Jane Sullivan Mientras conducía en dirección a Hollywood, Wendy Jamison tomó el camino equivocado y fue asaltada en una calle de Dallas. Sin coche y sin dinero se encontró perdida, hasta que el cazador de recompensas Michael Wolfe apareció en su motocicleta. Wolfe reconocía los problemas al verlos. En cuanto rescató a Wendy, sabía que debería alejarse. Wolfe siempre había sido un solitario; sin embargo, tener a Wendy en su cama todas las noches no parecía tan mala idea. Suyo por un fin de semana Tanya Michaels Piper Jamieson necesitaba un hombre, pero no uno cualquiera, sino alguien que se hiciera pasar por su novio durante una reunión familiar. Por culpa de un celibato autoimpuesto no tenía ningún candidato excepto a su mejor amigo, el sexy Josh Weber. Y, como no había nada entre ellos, no supondría ningún problema. La perspectiva de un fin de semana junto a Piper parecía el plan perfecto, no así la reunión familiar. Últimamente sus citas con otras mujeres no habían sido tan apasionantes como solían y él sabía perfectamente por qué. Lo cierto era que no podía dejar de pensar en su mejor amiga... Y en que ahora tenía tres noches para hacerla cambiar de opinión. Felices otra vez Beverly Barton Trent Winston había pasado años tratando de olvidar a la única mujer que había amado y la tragedia que los había separado. Pero ahora ella había regresado a la ciudad para despertar viejos recuerdos e inquietantes deseos... y para pedirle que la ayudara a encontrar al niño que él había creído perdido para siempre. Kate Malone era ahora una mujer muy diferente, fuerte e independiente, pero no había perdido aquella inocente sensualidad que él recordaba tan bien.

My first love… I want you to make me yours… Jenna takes the plunge and goes out with her roommates for a night on the town. Her debut as a socialite is just around the corner, and she wants to fall in love rather than marry the man her parents choose for her. When Jenna meets Brent, a man with dangerous charm, she can't take her eyes off him. But he treats her like a child, accusing her of playing games…

A veces el amor es el juego más peligroso... Como directora de una de las más importantes agencias de protección del mundo, Ellen Denby se creía invencible. Invulnerable. Hasta que se encontró cara a cara con el único hombre que le hizo recordar lo que era sentir... y amar. Nikos Pandarus no podía resistirse a ella, pero sabía que nunca podría tenerla porque eso significaría ponerla en el punto de mira de sus enemigos. Pero ahora que el destino la había llevado de nuevo a sus brazos, el agente secreto prometió protegerla...

“Tu dois trouver Quent Yerby.” Tels étaient les derniers mots de l’amie de Rebecca avant sa mort. Il s'agissait en réalité de l’oncle de son fils Josh, désormais orphelin. Lorsque Rebecca finit par retrouver Quent, elle découvre un homme sexy, musclé et on ne peut plus viril. Il était à l’exact opposé du style de vie calme dont Rebecca rêvait. À sa plus grande surprise, celui-ci s'oppose finalement à l'idée que Rebecca adopte Josh de manière permanente. Mais ce qu’elle ignore, c’est que la main menaçante qui avait tué son amie allait venir la chercher...

The contract terms are set. Cleo will engage in a physical relationship with her new bodyguard, Simon, so that she can get pregnant as soon as possible. This is her only choice in order to keep her large inheritance. If she doesn’t fulfill the terms, she’ll lose everything, including her company. What she didn’t expect, however, was the effect Simon would have on her when she first lays eyes on him!

La culpa fue del biquini Natalie Anderson Mya Campbell se probó un biquini ridículamente pequeño y se hizo una fotografía para mandársela a su mejor amiga y compartir una broma privada. Pero se la envió por error al hermano de su amiga, el exitoso abogado Brad Davenport. Cuando Brad descubrió una faceta de Mya que desconocía, seducirla se convirtió en su principal objetivo. Felices otra vez Beverly Barton Trent Winston había pasado años tratando de olvidar a Kate Malone, la única mujer que había amado, y la tragedia que los había separado. Pero ahora Kate había regresado a la ciudad para despertar viejos recuerdos e inquietantes deseos... y para pedirle que la ayudara a encontrar al niño que él había creído perdido para siempre. Novia a la fuga Heidi Betts Juliet Zaccaro debería estar caminando hacia el altar, así que ¿por qué estaba saliendo de la iglesia a todo correr? Porque acababa de descubrir que estaba embarazada, y no de su prometido. La misión del investigador privado Reid McCormack era llevarla de vuelta a casa. Pero cuando la encontrara iba a asegurarse de que no regresara con su novio; sobre todo porque el bebé que llevaba dentro podría ser suyo.

Narrowly escaping from her arranged marriage to the duke, who is scheming to take over her country, Adele finds herself in Vienna. But her father has hired an American bodyguard, Matt, who tracks her down and threatens to return her to the castle. Adele’s pleas to let her go are ignored but she manages to convince him to give her a week in which to find evidence of the duke’s plot. The duke is also hunting her down, so she needs to think of something that will stop him…something like marrying Matt!

Patty was the daughter of the prestigious Rand family’s housekeeper when she fell in love with their son, Spence. But the two were forced apart after his parents found out. Only after their separation did she realize she was pregnant. Fourteen years later, Spence suddenly shows up in front of Patty with his niece, whose parents died in an accident a month earlier. He says he and the little girl both need her help. Patty was rattled by their unexpected reunion. It took her a long time to forget about him. How can he say he needs her now?

Play To Win. . . It's the ultimate game--the adrenaline surge of the hunt, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. For in this game, the rules are simple: To win, you only have to kill. To lose, you will have to die. . . Play To Scream. . . The victims are former beauty queens found with a single rose beside their bodies. Lindsay McAllister has seen this signature before, when she was a rookie detective with the Chattanooga PD investigating the death of Judd Walker's wife, a murder that sent the handsome lawyer off the deep end. Now, Lindsay has the brutal task of telling Judd that his wife's killer has struck again, and she's going to need his help to outplay their opponent--because the killer is getting bolder, faster, and more ruthless. The game is escalating, and no one is safe. Play To Die. . . Now as the body count rises, the rules are changing. A killer will do anything to win. And the only way for Lindsay to stop a madman's twisted game is to play it herself. . .

Discover heart-racing intrigue in this Thriller Short of romantic suspense. Originally published in LOVE IS MURDER (2013), edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown. In this Thriller Short, New York Times bestselling author Beverly Barton releases a riveting read where little is as it first seems. Olivia Lynn Warren, an interior decorator, was just going to drop off some color swatches with a client. How could she have known she’d stumble upon an argument, a murder and a rushed escape? And then came the threats, attempts to make Olivia the next victim. Jed Merrill, a cop, was the one who saved her life the night of the murder and then relied on her to make his case. But now Olivia has been poisoned, and it appears Jed is responsible. Is he really trying to kill her? Don’t miss any of these Thriller Shorts from Love Is Murder: Diamond Drop by Roxanne St. Claire Cold Moonlight by Carla Neggers Poisoned by Beverly Barton Speechless by Robert Browne Lockdown by Andrea Kane Spider’s Tango by William Simon Night Heat by Laura Griffin B.A.D. Mission by Sherrilyn Kenyon Deadly Fixation by Dianna Love Hot Note by Patricia Rosemoor Last Shot by Jon Land & Jeff Ayers Grave Danger by Heather Graham Without Mercy by Mariah Stewart Even Steven by D.P. Lyle Dying to Score by Cindy Gerard The Number of Man by J.T. Ellison Hard Drive by Bill Floyd After Hours by William Bernhardt Blood In, Blood Out by Brenda Novak Wed to Death by Vicki Hinze The Honeymoon by Julie Kenner Execution Dock by James Macomber In Atlantis by Alexandra Sokoloff Break Even by Pamela Callow Dirty Down Low by Debra Webb Broken Hallelujah by Toni McGee Causey Holding Mercy by Lori Armstrong Vacation Interrupted by Allison Brennan I Heard a Romantic Story by Lee Child

Lori Lee Guy sempre tinha querido ser mãe... mas nunca tinha imaginado o enfadonho Rick Warrick como pai. Contudo, ali estava ela, sem filhos. E ali estava ele, ainda pecaminosamente atraente e a criar sozinho uma filha adorável. Como é que Rick tinha podido apaixonar-se outra vez por Lori Lee? Sabia que ela estava à espera do homem perfeito, e ele, uma ovelha negra, não tinha intenção de ser domesticado e convertido num marido modelo. No entanto, a sua filha e Lori Lee pareciam ser de outra opinião...

Deanna and Luke were in love, but their relationship came to an abrupt end when Deanna’s father was murdered. Luke, who fled the scene, was arrested as the prime suspect. On the day of the trial, Deanna’s statement as a witness got him convicted, even though she lost her memory of what actually happened on the night of the murder. Luke, who doesn’t believe her for even a second, deeply resents her. Eight years later, Deanna continues to suffer from nightmares about that night. In order to end the nightmares, Deanna must go back to her hometown to regain her lost memories!

Deanna and Luke were in love, but their relationship came to an abrupt end when Deanna’s father was murdered. Luke, who fled the scene, was arrested as the prime suspect. On the day of the trial, Deanna’s statement as a witness got him convicted, even though she lost her memory of what actually happened on the night of the murder. Luke, who doesn’t believe her for even a second, deeply resents her. Eight years later, Deanna continues to suffer from nightmares about that night. In order to end the nightmares, Deanna must go back to her hometown to regain her lost memories!

"Throw a penny in the fountain of the Twilight town square, and you'll be married to your first love ..." For ten years, pretty Flynn MacGregor has been turning down the same solid, upright man's marriage proposal. Her friends at the Sweethearts' Knitting Club tell her they're a match made in heaven, but Flynn knows there's only one dangerous reason why she keeps saying no: high school sweetheart Jesse Calloway. She was just sixteen when Jesse was forced out of town under a cloud of suspicion ... but he's never left her heart. Now Jesse is back, and every time she turns the corner he's there--gazing at her with his smoldering eyes and tempting her with his kisses. Jesse has never played by the rules, and he's made it clear that he's not going to now. And Flynn, who's always done just what her family, friends, and fellow knitters have told her to do, must finally break free and claim the love that binds Jesse to her heart.

When she has a one-night stand with her fiancé's brother after her disastrous engagement party, Mary Beth Caine, who has always been the good girl in her small Mississippi town, finds herself torn between two very different brothers.

Quanto mais tempo passava com ela, mais desejava voltar a fazê-la sua Trent Winston tinha passado anos tentando esquecer a única mulher que tinha amado e a tragédia que os tinha separado. Mas agora ela tinha regressado à cidade para despertar velhas lembranças e inquietantes desejos... e para pedir-lhe que a ajudasse a encontrar a criança que ele tinha acreditado perdida para sempre. Kate Malone era agora uma mulher muito diferente, forte e independente, mas não tinha perdido aquela inocente sensualidade de que ele tão bem se lembrava.

As a devastating summer storm hits Grand Springs, Colorado, the next thirty-six hours will change the town and its residents forever… Sex with a stranger isn''t what Paige Summers expects when she is trapped in an elevator with hot cowboy Jared Montgomery, but he unleashes her wild side. It all seems like a great adventure. Until two days later when she reports to her new boss, J. L. Montgomery—her elevator cowboy in a suit and tie! Jared is on the fast track to success. It''s time for him to settle down, but his adorable redheaded assistant is more bedroom than boardroom. Still, he can''t get her and the stormy night they shared together out of his mind. When Jared overhears Paige telling a friend she''s pregnant, he wants to do the right thing. But Paige isn''t willing to settle. Marriage means love—and until that''s on the table, there''s no deal. Book 10 of the 36 Hours series. Don''t miss Book 11: A dangerous mudslide leads to disaster—and a chance for Karen and Cassidy to heal their broken marriage in The Parent Plan by Paula Detmer Riggs.

Maddie Delarue didn't know who was kissing her until Dylan Bridges–the rebel she once lusted after–whispered his name in her ear. Yet the magic of the moment was soon eclipsed when the body of Dylan's father was found floating in the pond.

In a sweeping and vibrant novel set in the post-war South, New York Times bestselling author Beverly Barton follows one young woman's journey to love and independence. . . 1885. All of Margaret Campbell's hopes for the future lie in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Since the death of her sharecropper father, eighteen-year-old Maggie has no resources and few allies, aside from the relatives who've agreed to take her in. With luck, she might yet make an upright gentleman of her brother, and a real lady of her rebellious little sister. And perhaps, once her siblings are settled, she'll find a decent, hardworking man to marry. But those plans are jeopardized the moment she meets Aaron Stone. Effortlessly charming, Aaron is building an empire in the South. Maggie knows he wants the right kind of wife to overcome the shadows surrounding his birth--someone like the well-connected widow he's been courting. Someone a million miles from a penniless, outspoken sharecropper's daughter. But neither jealousy, family secrets, nor long-held prejudices will keep Maggie from following her heart. . .

36 Hours Serial As a devastating summer storm hits Grand Springs, Colorado, the next thirty-six hours will change the town and its residents forever…. Nine Months Part 2 Paige Summers's life hasn't been the same since she started her new job—and accidentally had sex with her boss during the night of the storm! She's always wanted a baby, and J. L. Montgomery might be the perfect husband and father—if he loves her. Jared is used to getting what he wants, so he can't understand Paige's reluctance to marry him. Is she just a gold digger hoping to make him want her more by playing it cool? Or the most independent—and sexy—woman he's ever met? What will it take for Jared to see Paige as more than an acquisition, and for Paige to get her elevator cowboy back? The story concludes in Nine Months Part 3.

36 Hours Serial As a devastating summer storm hits Grand Springs, Colorado, the next thirty-six hours will change the town and its residents forever…. Nine Months Part 1 Sex with a stranger isn't what Paige Summers expected when she was trapped in an elevator with hot cowboy Jared Montgomery, but he unleashed her wild side. It all seemed like a great adventure. Until she reported to her new boss, J. L. Montgomery—her elevator cowboy in a suit and tie! Jared is on the fast track to success. He'll need a wife, but his adorable redheaded assistant is more bedroom than boardroom. Still, he can't get her, and the stormy night they shared together, out of his mind. When Jared overhears Paige telling a friend she's pregnant, he wants to do the right thing. But Paige isn't willing to settle. Marriage means love—and until that's on the table, there's no deal. The story continues in Nine Months Parts 2 and 3.

Inferno by New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard Haunted by RITA® Award winner Linda Winstead Jones Sanctuary by New York Times bestselling author Beverly Barton Two hundred years after the Raintree clan defeated them, the Ansara wizards are rising up again to take on their bitterest foes. NYT bestselling author Linda Howard heads up this trilogy with INFERNO. As king, it's up to Dante Raintree to protect his clan, but when Lorna Clay walks into his life, suddenly fire, always his to control, defeats him, leaving him wondering whether Lorna is to blame. Will Dante's strength be enough to win the fight of his life? In HAUNTED by RITA® award winner Linda Winstead Jones, homicide detective Gideon Raintree must draw upon the gifts he's kept hidden to stop a relentless serial killer unleashed by dark Ansara wizards. Now he and his alluring new partner, Hope Mallory, are in a race against time to save their love and their family. NYT bestselling author Beverly Barton rounds out the collection with SANTUARY, in which Mercy Raintree must assume her position as guardian of the sacred Raintree home, but doing so threatens to expose her most closely guarded secret…and pits her against Dranir Judah Ansara, who is personally determined to kill her. Will Mercy's closely guarded secret change not only the outcome of the battle…but also Judah's own bitter heart?

Three chilling page-turners from best-selling author Beverly Barton.

The countdown has begun. Three marriage-minded women have set their sights on becoming brides. And they're following Prominence magazine's surefire list of ways to meet the grooms of their dreams. How to hook a husband when time is of the essence? Prominence says… "Catch a Cowboy!" Bestselling author SHARON SALA takes her heroine way out West, where the men are plentiful…and more than willing to make some lucky lady "Miracle Bride." "Collide with a Single Daddy!" Award-winning author MARIE FERRARELLA tells the story of a single gal searching for any excuse to visit the playground and catch sight of "a member of 'The Single Daddy Club.'" "Get Personal!" Beloved author BEVERLY BARTON creates a heroine who discovers that personal ads are a bit like opening Door Number 3—the prize for "Getting Personal" may just be more than worth the risk!

JAKE BISHOP WAS A DADDY The thought shook the hard-hearted cowboy down to his boots. But once he took his tiny daughter in his strong arms, he knew he would to anything for her... .

She Had Been Waiting… For months clairvoyant Elizabeth Mallory had been tormented by visions of a desperate stranger. Now that man was here, on her isolated Georgia mountain. Wounded and on the run, he needed refuge. And Elizabeth needed him. Reece Landry, she sensed, was the answer to her lonely prayers. Why, Reece wondered, wasn''t this woman frightened by him—a hunted fugitive? Hell, he was afraid—of her, of how she made him feel. Reece''s hard-knocks life had taught him not to trust anyone. He knew he would be a fool to take a chance on Elizabeth—but a bigger fool if he didn''t.

In Murder. . . The last sounds Dean Wilson hears are a clock striking twelve and a killer's taunting words. And his death is just the first. One by one, victims are stalked and shot at close range. Only the killer knows their sins, and who will be the next to die at midnight. . . And In Life. . . In the ten years since her Hollywood career imploded, Lorie Hammonds has built a good life in her Alabama hometown. When the first death threat arrives, she assumes it's a joke. Then she gets a second note. Sheriff Mike Birkett, her high-school sweetheart, has avoided Lorie since she returned to Dunmore, but when investigators uncover her connection to a string of recent murders, he's drawn into a case that's terrifyingly personal. Timing Is Everything The Darkest Sins He begins his work just before dawn, wielding a knife with the precision of a surgeon. Cunning and meticulous, he's always in control. Mercy is not an option. . . Will Always Maleah Purdue is tough, outspoken, and completely dedicated to her work at the Powell Security Agency. But her fearless exterior shatters when a madman begins killing her colleagues one by one, mimicking a notorious serial killer already behind bars. Working alongside top profiler Derek Lawrence, Maleah will do anything to find the murderer, even if it means playing a psychopath's twisted mind games. Come To Light No one connected to the Agency is safe. No one is beyond suspicion. For as Maleah and Derek piece together the clues, they uncover a chilling legacy of lies and brutal vengeance-and a killer who has been hiding in plain sight all along. . . The Fear. . . Malcolm York is a sadistic monster, guilty of unspeakable crimes. And with his endless wealth he's funded a series of depraved hunts. The few who survived can never forget. They can only be thankful the terror is over. Until rumors start swirling. . . Only Stops. . . Griffin Powell knows the twisted depths of York's madness. He's also sure that York is dead. But then Griff's wife, Nicole, disappears and the phone calls begin--that familiar voice taunting him, promising to destroy everything Griff loves. When You Die. . . Using all the resources of the Powell Agency, Griff searches for Nic, aware that every step propels him further into a madman's web. Because the only way to keep Nic safe is to join one last perverse game where winner kills all, and the loser is dead by nightfall. . .

Sometimes love is the most dangerous truth of all...

A young detective’s first case in Tennessee puts her on the path of a gruesome serial killer in the New York Times bestselling author’s romantic thriller. One by one, they will die. He has waited patiently, envisioning their final moments. Their tortured screams, their pleas for mercy—all will be in vain as he executes his sadistic plan. Homicide detective Julia Cass has witnessed plenty of crime scenes. But the murder of a Chattanooga judge is shocking in its brutality. Teamed with FBI agent Will Brannock, Julia delves into an investigation that soon unearths more bodies—all mutilated in the same way, all left with a gruesome souvenir of a killer's ruthless rage . . . The only way to stop the slaughter is to predict the next victim. But when you're dealing with vengeance at its most ruthless, one wrong move can make you a target . . . and the next word you utter could be your last . . .

A MAN OF HONOR And honor was the only reason well-muscled former mercenary Aloysius Murdock agreed to be Catherine Price's bodyguard. For Murdock owed Catherine's father his life. But once Murdock laid eyes on his best friend's beautiful daughter, he realized he would do anything for her…. A WOMAN IN LOVE Catherine knew better than to succumb to the passion Murdock clearly offered, for she believed in love—and Murdock had given up on love long ago. Still, something in his heated gaze made her believe that the battle-worn bachelor needed her. Maybe just as much as she needed him….