In the anxious minutes ahead Jim was lost in thought, trying to convince himself that everything was going to be okay. Time passed ever so slowly. Hearing the sound of voices down the corridor, he looked up to see the doctor coming toward him looking very solemn and strained. "Jim, you have a little girl." he reported. Then a pause, and his tone changed. "Jim, Anna didn't make it. We did all we could. I am so sorry. She just had too much stress on her frail body the past few months and we ...

From a New York Times–bestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter, two teens kill their friend, then befriend the girl's family to avoid suspicion.On a beautiful October day in the San Fernando Valley, teenager Missy Avila was lured into the woods, beaten, tortured, and drowned. Missy's best friend, Karen Severson, publicly vowed to find the killer and even moved in with Missy's family to help. Thre...

“One of the brightest new stars of literary suspense.”—Los Angeles TimesNew York Times bestselling author Jennifer McMahon is back with a gut-wrenching mystery about an architect whose troubled mother has been found 25 years after being kidnapped—by a killer who is still on the looseThe summer of 1985 changed Reggie’s life. Thirteen, awkward, and without a father, she finds herself mixed up with her school’s outcast...

Marty was never happier than the day she drove away from Prescott Hall for the last time. She had moved into the spooky old mansion with her aunt Martha when her parents died in a car accident when she was a very young girl. The clock ticking behind the wall sent goose bumps down her spine, and the people from another time dancing in the third floor ballroom sent her running to her room to hide under the covers. When she looked up for the last time to wave goodbye to the house and saw the ...

The four elder Trask brothers have a plan. Worried about their youngest brother Mitch turning into a hermit, they secretly hire Sophie Matthews to redesign his garden, hoping he’ll fall in love with her.When Sophie arrives at Mitch Trask’s ranch for her first landscape design job (and that’s all she thinks it is), she doesn’t know what to expect, but has visions of creating a stunning showpiece.Instead, all Mitch is interested in is not being bothered by anyone, especially ...

The Cowgirl's Unmistakable Love is the second book in MacFarland Ranch, the new, sweet n steamy, western romance series from USA Today Bestselling author SJ McCoy.While there are six sexy cowboy brothers in the MacFarland family, their sister, Jane, would never describe herself as sexy, or even good-looking. As far as she's concerned, she's just plain Jane - and she's fine with that.She doesn't need people lying to her to make her feel better about herself. She’s good at he...

The Sheriff’s Irresistible Love is the third book in the sweet n steamy MacFarland Ranch Western Romance series. It’s the first in the series to feature an older couple – in their fifties.Deacon Wallis’ family history goes back seven generations in Paradise Valley, Montana. Six of those generations were the black sheep, the crooks and the lowlifes. Deacon’s determined to change the family history.He might have been born on the wrong side of the tracks and raised by the town...

From the outside, Laney MacFarland’s life seems close to perfect. She’s a well-respected horse trainer. She might be from a small town in Montana, but she’s made a big name for herself. She might live and work in a male-dominated industry but coming from a family with six brothers and a sadistic father, she learned early in life how to hold her own with men.She’s achieved everything she set out to, professionally. But when it comes to her personal life, she’s not achieved much of a...

The Cowboy’s Unexpected Love is the first book in the new, sweet n steamy, western romance series from USA Today Bestselling author SJ McCoy.The MacFarland Ranch series takes us back to Paradise Valley, Montana, where the winters are cold and hard, and the cowboys are hot and harder.Wade MacFarland is one of life’s good guys. He built and runs a guest lodge on the family ranch. His marriage to his high school sweetheart ended in bitter divorce years ago, his only consolatio...

A small town cop's heart is on the line when the woman he loves from afar is in danger in this romantic suspense from a New York Times–bestselling author.Trouble always accompanied the rainy season.Rain and isolation could make folks crazy in these parts. Sheriff Mitch Tanner—the most eligible bachelor in the county—would have his hands full for sure. Bigfoot sightings and sundry strange happenings he could handle . . . but he wasn't prepared for m...

"Great characters, interesting plot, action-galore and 'cop-speak' that is realistic enough to put you right in the thick of things, this is a police-procedural that is not to be missed." ~John E. Donovan, Verified ReviewerBurgess's hopes for a calm Columbus Day picnic slam up against reality when two boys spot a dead body in the water.It's Reggie the Can Man—a damaged, alcoholic veteran who Burgess has tried to patch back together since they return...

You might think that his whole life had been preparing him for a role as bodyguard to a beautiful country singer. He was raised a cowboy, had a career as a Navy SEAL, and he’s spent the last few years working private security contracts. But when Kolby MacFarland is assigned to protect Calypso Rayne, he couldn’t be less prepared for the way she makes him feel.Kolby MacFarland has always been a cowboy at heart. Growing up on the family ranch in Montana, he knows the meaning of hard w...