[image] [image][image]When the prestigious law firm of Wayne, Rothstein, and Lincoln catches two major cases—a rape case where a White NBA star allegedly raped a Black stripper, and a murder case where a Black rapper allegedly killed a gay couple and two policemen—Bill O'Neil and Ben Turner are tasked to handle these racially charged litigations. The cases hit emotional chords with the two lawyers and force them to reckon with their interracial relationships and families. Will the racial tension of their cases destroy them or make them stronger?
Now available in mass market paperback! In the stunning climax of New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe's Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart series, the tension--and the heat--reach unforgettable heights as two restless women go after the ultimate satisfaction...and a killer desire prepares to strike.For best friends Lola Poole and Joan Proctor-Riley, there's never too much when it comes to online dating rich, no-commitment lovers. It's a fantasy come true and makes their unhappy lives bearable. But there's no escape when Lola's vicious relatives cheat her out of everything that's hers and Joan's husband pulls a devastating betrayal. With nothing to lose, the two will do everything and anything to lock down Mr. Right...Handsome trucker Calvin Ramsey keeps coming out on top with Lola. And she's this close to winning his love and finally getting the family of her dreams. But she doesn't suspect that Calvin's idea of making a woman his own is a fatal affair. Now, his gentle reassurances and sensual promises are spinning a web where Lola's deepest longings could be the deadliest trap of all...
"Corporate attorney Hannah DuPont-Lowell always pictured herself returning to New Orleans to retire -- just not yet. But after her Manhattan company abruptly lays off its staff, there's no better place to figure out a next move than the porch of her plantation-style home, nestled in the stunning Garden District. The DuPont House has been in Hannah's family for two centuries. With eighteen rooms and two guest houses, it's far more home than widowed Hannah needs. Still, it could make a wonderful inn, especially if she can convince her friends and former coworkers Tonya, Jasmine, and Nydia to join in the venture. But in the meantime, Hannah has a high school reunion to attend. College Professor St. John McNair, Hannah's one-time classmate, is still the finest guy in any room. Between Hannah's willowy, blond beauty, and his uncanny resemblance to Denzel Washington, they make a striking pair. And gradually, their rekindled friendship moves toward romance. Still, Hannah is too bruised by her late husband's infidelities to trust a man again. But her friends' arrival and encouragement just might show her a path through uncertainty -- straight to a vibrant new life."-- back cover
When he graduates with his law degree, handsome and charismatic Langston Hudson is ready to hit the ground running as a lawyer with his family's firm, but a routine traffic stop during a night out with his friends quickly derails his plans and turns his world upside down. Langston and his friends are arrested after officers find half a million dollars worth of drugs in his car. Other complications mean that everyone has to hold it together.
Vitajte v luxusnom hoteli Mena House v Káhire, kde sa bohatí cestovatelia schádzajú na noblesných večierkoch a dobrodružných výletoch, aby zabudli na dozvuky prvej svetovej vojny. V roku 1926 sa mladá vdova Jane Wunderlyová vyberie na dovolenku do Egypta so svojou tetou Millie. Zatiaľ čo teta hľadá nápadníka, Jane sa zaujíma skôr o pyramídy v Gize. Napriek tomu sa ocitne v spoločnosti príťažlivého pána Redversa, na ktorom však niečo nesedí. Zdá sa, že viacerí hostia v hoteli skrývajú tajomstvá, vrátane očarujúcej Anny Staintonovej, ktorá sa nechce deliť o obdiv. Jane na seba strhne pozornosť, keď sa náhodou ocitne nad mŕtvym telom svojej rivalky. Jej povesť a život sú v ohrození, pretože miestna polícia sa s vyšetrovaním neponáhľa. Jane sa rozhodne sama vypátrať, kto má motív na vraždu. Môže sa spoľahnúť na záhadného pána Redversa, ktorý má množstvo tajomstiev? Musí konať rýchlo, pretože počet obetí v hoteli narastá, a s ním aj napätie v rozpálenej púšti.
With a veterinarian dad and a pet-rescuing mom, helping animals is a family business for the Dentons—but after a shocking murder, it’s Liz Denton’s son who might end up in a cage . . . Sadly, Timothy Fuller is too old and infirm to continue caring for his beloved Pomeranian, Stewie, who is also elderly. But finding Stewie a new home has been challenging. Fortunately, Liz Denton and her son, Ben, are on the case. With two beagles and a calico currently residing under their roof, they’re always ready to provide care in an emergency. But a rival rescue group is already there when they show up at the Fuller house—along with a nurse and Mr. Fuller’s sour-faced son. After an unpleasant argument, they reschedule the pickup for later. But by the time she gets back, Stewie is an orphan. Mr. Fuller has been found with a knife in his back. And Ben, who’d stopped off to visit one of Mr. Fuller’s neighbors, has been collared. Now solving the mystery is Liz’s only hope for rescuing her own son . . .
"Handsome, rakish, incorrigibly flirtatious--Fredrick, Lord Littleton, is notorious. Lady Adeline Wivenly is resolved to keep him at arm's length during her first Season--until she overhears another woman's plot to trick him into marriage. Even a rogue is undeserving of such deception, and Adeline feels obliged to warn him--only to find herself perilously attracted. . . In the past, Littleton's charm nearly got him leg-shackled to the wrong woman. Now he's positive he's found the right one, for Adeline is everything he wants and needs in a wife. Her sense of justice is so strong she agrees to help him despite her mistrust. But can the ton's most elusive lord convince the lady he is finally serious about marriage--as long as she will be his bride?"--Provided by publisher
