An obsessive-compulsive killer leaves a trail of bodies and cryptic messages.When the first victim is found dead in his kitchen with a mysterious number and message on his forehead, FBI Agent Victoria Heslin knows this is no ordinary hit job. It’s also just the beginning. As she follows the leads, calls start coming in—more dead bodies across D.C. and Virginia, each with a different message.With no common denominator connecting the victims, Victoria fears a...

A fourteen-year-old girl goes to the mall to meet a cute guy she friended online, then wakes up trapped in a basement with two other girls.FBI Special Agent Victoria heads to Charlotte, NC, to investigate the girl’s disappearance, but the mysteries only deepen. Why are the girl’s parents so uncooperative? Why are the local authorities resisting Victoria’s help?When Victoria uncovers a world of shocking secrets, she must go rogue to save the girls before it’s too late.

A young woman mysteriously drowns in Lake Lucinda. She’s not the first to die there and she might not be the last.FBI Agent Victoria Heslin visits her family’s secluded lake house to recuperate from a plane crash. But her peaceful recovery time turns into a murder investigation when she discovers the body of an unidentified young woman in the lake.Only a few others live in the exclusive Lake Lucinda community and all of them are suspects, including Victoria...

Love, like chocolate, comes to us in many varieties-pure and simple, rich and complicated, sweet and bittersweet, and always memorable. Now, the creator of the bestselling Chocolate for a Woman's Soul serves up another selection of delectable new "chocolate stories," once again written by and especially for women.These real-life tales celebrate the many ways we express our love, whether it be for a mate, parents, or children-even the acceptance of your own self-and challeng...