When Lacey Billings gives her boyfriend, Ran, an erotic wake-up call in the middle of the night, she's shocked to discover that the gorgeous man she's kissing isn't Ran...it's his cousin, Rick.Although Ran laughs off the mix-up, Lacey and Rick can't stop thinking about the unexpected encounter, and they can't escape the scorching flashbacks it's aroused.Ran doesn't want an innocent mistake to ruin his relationship with his girlfriend or his cousin, so he proposes a solution. ...

Detective Ellie MacIntosh caught the Northwoods serial killer...or did she? When a judge's niece goes missing, Ellie must revisit the case to find the young woman...and save her reputation.This thrilling short story bridges the events in Kate Watterson's first suspense novel, Frozen, with the next book in the series, Charred.BONUS: This short story includes an excerpt from Kate Watterson's next book in the Detective Ellie MacIntosh series, Charred...

Homicide detectives Ellie MacIntoch and Jason Santiago are called to the bloody scene of an obvious murder, but have a problem—there's no body, only a missing teenage girl, and no leads as to where she may have been taken. Their joy when the missing girl is found alive quickly turns to something else as her web of lies begins to unravel, and the killer they were hunting might just be the victim.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management S...

From the author of Frozen, a female detective investigates arson and murder in in this "well-plotted, fast-paced" thriller ( Publishers Weekly).It's the hottest summer on record. The streets are shimmering, walking outside is like walking into a furnace, and yet, someone is still setting fires. Milwaukee homicide detective Ellie MacIntosh is called to an arson scene and finds bewildered home owners, an unidentified corpse, and cryptic clues. Is it ...

Detective Ellie MacIntosh is on the case of a double homicide in a celebrity's home. Is it a case of burglary gone bad or something fair more sinister?This thrilling short story bridges the events in Kate Watterson's suspense novel, Charred, with the next book in the series, Buried.BONUS: This short story includes an excerpt from Kate Watterson's next book in the Detective Ellie MacIntosh series, Buried.At the Publisher's request, this tit...

Three friends with secrets. One luxurious lake house vacation. A killer on the loose.Lauren, Drew, and Rob go on a relaxing vacation that turns into a nightmare. As Lauren sunbathes by the lake, she sees the man from next door lugging something heavy into a boat. The night before, Lauren thought she heard a woman screaming. What is their rich and famous neighbor hiding?Women are vanishing in this beautiful corner of Tennessee, full of woods and water. Detec...

A killer with a dangerous obsession. Three young women shot to death. Each victim with one shoe missing.It’s the middle of the night when Detective Chris Bailey is called to the side of a rural Tennessee highway. A young woman’s body is found sprawled on the shoulder of the winding country road, a glossy dark pool of blood around her head.The victim has been shot five times. She isn’t wearing a coat, though it’s late February. Her empty purse is discarded a...

The Detective Ellie MacIntosh thrilling series continues in Kate Watterson's Severed.When the district attorney's daughter is brutally murdered, her boyfriend is immediately arrested. It should be an open-and-shut case, except homicide detectives Ellie Macintosh and her partner Jason Santiago sense something off.Randy Lane maintains his innocence, and his prominent family is at the center of a much larger federal investigation which raises more quest...

In Summer Treason by Kate Watterson (writing as Katherine Smith), detective Danny Haase is investigating what looks to be a suicide in his small peaceful hometown of Mayville Indiana, only to discover it might be murder.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Blending mystery and romance, Kate Watterson's Fractured finds Detective Ellie MacIntosh racing to stop a serial killer.Milwaukee homicide detective Ellie MacIntosh's bizarre case takes gruesome to a new level—and is eerily and frustratingly familiar. She has seen the signature work of the killer before, but cannot connect the victims. There isn't a single suspect in sight, but at least the case gives Ellie something to focus on instead of her chaotic perso...

This thriller featuring a female detective who falls for her lead suspect in a heinous crime "will have you shivering" (Sandra Brown, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Out of Nowhere).Bryce Grantham wants a quiet vacation at his family's cabin. On his first night in town, he meets a girl at a bar and gives her a ride home. The next day, he finds her cell phone in his car. When he tries to return it, Bryce discovers that the young woman has va...

The author of Fractured delivers the next sizzling thriller in the series featuring "fascinating and determined" Detective Ellie MacIntosh (Carla Neggers, New York Times–bestselling author).What do you think?The strange message, inked on a homicide victim, makes Detective Ellie MacIntosh's blood run cold.What do you think now?Worse, it is soon followed by a message on a second victim in the same location. MacI...