Gerri Hill

College professor Johanna Marshall swore she would never fall in love again. She especially did not want to become involved with someone who has a reputation as an extreme womanizer...someone like Kelly Sambino. But on a hot summer night, Jo finds herself unable to resist Kelly. What follows is something Jo would like very much to quickly forget. Embarassed after their night of passion, Jo hopes she will never have to see Kelly again. However, when Fall classes begin, Jo finds herself face to face with the college's new Literature Professor, Kelly Sambino. Will Kelly's charms win Jo over? Will Jo listen to her friends or will she, in a moment of need, follow the stirrings in her heart...

Greenville was supposed to be quiet. It never is. Devin Green keeps the old mountain hotel running in a ghost town that lives up to its name--especially as the anniversary of the deadly 1800s fire approaches. She swears she'll shut down early this year...until unexpected guests show up. Suspended detective Courtney Rankin arrives hoping to disappear for a week--only to realize Devin is the woman she once shared a wild, anonymous night with in college. Her sister-in-law Kayla insists on staying; the town's haunted history is perfect research for her next novel. At the same time, Gail Moretti and her daughter Katie flee an abusive husband with stolen diamonds they didn't know they had. Lost in the mountains, they're rescued by eighty-one-year-old Bea Jost, who leads them toward Greenville--trailing danger with every step. Molly, the inn's aging keeper, can see the ghosts others can't. And she knows the spirits are split between protecting the living and unleashing another disaster. As the fire's anniversary nears, the veil thins, the past claws forward, and a storm of living and dead converges on Greenville. This year, the town won't go quietly--and neither will the people fighting to survive it.

When cynical journalist Joni James gets assigned to cover The Lyon's Den--a women's wilderness retreat in the Colorado mountains--she's armed with sarcasm and ready to write the takedown her boss expects. No phone. No wine. No chance she'll enjoy a single minute of this nature-loving nightmare. But as obstacle courses turn to opportunities and scavenger hunts spark unexpected joy, Joni finds herself drawn to the very things she planned to ridicule--especially the retreat's enigmatic and infuriatingly captivating owner, Kendall Lyon. With each yoga session and mountain hike, the walls around Joni's heart begin to crumble. Now she faces an impossible choice--deliver the scathing expos that could advance her career or follow her heart into uncharted territory with the woman who helped her rediscover herself.

Following the death of her grandmother, reluctant heiress Madilyn Marak agrees to stay with her grandfather at the estate for the summer. While there, she finds a diary--The Apple Diary--written by her great-grandmother Isabel, telling the story of a long ago love affair with a woman named Lorah. After reading about the affair, in the summer of 1933, Madilyn feels a bond with the two women and is determined to bring Isabel's beloved orchard--which had fallen into ruins--back to life again. The normally quiet and reserved Madilyn finds a new joy in life as she becomes friends with the outgoing and energetic Dylan Hayes who has come to live on the property and replant the orchard. As she is transformed from a stoic and passive heiress to a happy and spirited woman, she realizes the similarities of her journey and that of Isabel's. Like Isabel, will she marry a man she doesn't love? Or will she find the strength that eluded Isabel and follow her heart?

When a seventy-one-year-old man is shot dead in his home, it seems like a random act of violence. But the hundreds of photos of Detective Tori Hunter found at the scene seem to say otherwise. And when the gun that proves to be the murder weapon in the brutal murder of Tori's family some thirty-something years earlier is found, Tori is not only facing her past, but a massive conflict of interest. Booted from the case, Tori finds herself going it alone, searching for answers about the long-ago murder of her family. Tori doesn't just want justice. She wants revenge. With the help of an FBI hacker, her partner Casey O'Connor, and her wife Sam Kennedy, Hunter may finally get the revenge she's been searching for. Don't miss this final chapter in the acclaimed Tori Hunter series.

The isolated, sleepy little village of Timber Falls--built on the bend of a swift mountain river--swells during the summer months as tourists flock to town to run the river, lured there by the Class V rapids. Haley Martin used to be what the locals called a "river rat", back during the days of her college years. Now she owns the Timber Falls Bar and Grill, drawn back to the picturesque village seven years ago after the tragic death of her wife. Carter, a disgraced LAPD detective, was offered an out--a position on a team of unorthodox FBI agents. After a month of training, she is sent out on her own without a team or a partner. When the gruesome murder of a college student--a river rat--sends the FBI agent to Timber Falls, Carter has no idea what she's about to find there. She knows she's looking for a serial killer that's preying on tourists. But she has no idea that she might find some peace--and love--along the way.

Abby Carpenter is in a tailspin knowing she is about to spend ten days in the company of her ex-girlfriend--who is now engaged to her brother--for a family holiday gathering in Red River, New Mexico. The same ex-girlfriend who last year at Christmas had lured her into bed. Abby's solution? A pretend girlfriend for the holidays would surely keep her ex away and in her own room at night, right? Nic Bennett's life has been far from ideal and Christmas is her most dreaded holiday of all as she relives horrors from the past. When an attractive stranger approaches her with the offer of a chance to get away for ten days, she agrees. But with a counteroffer that brings both anxiety and excitement to the desperate Abby. Among the holiday lights and snow-covered grandeur, the lines between pretend and reality blur as the two women have the time of their lives. Soon Abby learns it isn't her ex she can't resist. And Nic learns what it means to be part of a family for Christmas.

Lauren Voss has a nice, quiet, orderly life running her grandmother's Heron Bay Resort on the Texas coast. Three years removed from a break-up that left her ex--and her life--behind in San Diego, she's adjusted to the slow pace in Rockport, seeking out neither new friends nor lovers. Vandalism at the resort's clubhouse--and a cryptic message written in blood--brings Detective Harley Shepherd, with her obnoxious Hawaiian shirts, into her life. A tragedy sent Harley Shepherd running to the sleepy fishing village of Rockport, where violent crime is rare. So different from her life as a homicide detective in a large city, she embraced the quiet and easy-going attitude of the town, determined to put her past behind her. Was it luck or fate that had her catch a case of simple vandalism? The lovely Lauren Voss made no attempt to hide her dislike of both her--she reminded Lauren of her ex--and her Hawaiian shirts. Was the vandalism a prank, as Lauren suspects? When a body is found floating near the resort's pier, Harley is convinced it's related. As the formality and animosity between them changes and a friendship forms, the women find themselves growing closer as a killer terrorizes the peaceful town they both now call home.

Self-described city girl Lexie Walton is a million miles from nowhere and completely out of her element. Park ranger Kyler Clemons had loved the vibe and the beach of Mustang Island. Getting caught with her boss's wife, however, got her transferred to the wild and remote Davis Mountains State Park--literally in the middle of nowhere. Now after four years, she's forgotten about the beach and has embraced the mountain life, feeling like a local. She hangs out at the Cottonwood Creek Bar and Grill. She watches football with Mark Walton. She's taken up birdwatching and stargazing as hobbies. She is perfectly content. No stress. No drama. And no desire to date. Then Lexie Walton waltzes into her life. After losing her cushy job in Austin―and unable to find another one―Lexie accepts her parents' offer to join them and her brother in running a rustic lodge and restaurant in the remote Davis Mountains of West Texas. Hesitant to commit to such a drastic move, she agrees to a trial run―two months. Two months would get her through Christmas and the New Year. Her friends thought she was foolish to make such a move. There was no nightlife, no parties, no spin class, and no green smoothies. And no chance of dating. That was a plus, however. After her breakup with Crazy Cathy, she wanted no part of the dating game. This remote area would do nicely. But then she meets this cute, tree-hugging park ranger who turns her world completely upside down.

Gillette Park, a sleepy town nestled in the Rocky Mountains, harbors a secret.Twenty-three years ago, a young girl went missing. Two days later her body was found lodged beneath the footbridge over Boulder Creek. The murder shook the town but they soon found it was only the beginning. A serial killer hides among them--a serial killer who strikes twice, sometimes three times a year.Mason Cooper couldn't wait to leave Gillette Park. At eighteen, she headed off to college and the bright lights of Los Angeles, thinking she'd never return home to the broken family and forgotten friendships she'd left behind. But being a cop in LA lost its charm and--after a breakup--Mason heads back to her hometown. The serial killer still haunts Gillette Park and she becomes consumed with catching him.Dr. Grace Jennings has what some call a gift. She "sees" things. She "hears" things. Running from that gift was useless so she's learned to embrace it instead. Now the FBI has solicited her help in catching the serial killer.Not everyone in this mountain town has embraced the idea of bringing in a psychic, including Mason's uncle and boss, Sheriff Cooper. Mason is tasked with being the go-between and she soon finds herself with a front row seat as Dr. Jennings discovers the dark--and well hidden--secrets of Gillette Park.As Mason and Grace's friendship grows, so does their attraction. But safety lies only with each other, as they battle the evil that lives in Gillette Park.

Workaholic Erin Ryder was on the fast track to self-destruction. Reeling after her lover walked out on her, she turned to booze and caffeine to make it through each day. After a family intervention, she finds herself on a remote ranch in New Mexico--on womyn's land--to detox and heal. No cell service, no Internet--she's convinced she won't last three days, much less for the three-month sentence her father has mandated. Running from the chaos that had become her life, Melanie West moved to Eagle Bluff Ranch seven years ago. By far the youngest there, she embraced the compassionate, peaceful life that the elders espoused. Living off what her garden produced, her chickens and goats became her friends and confidants. Exposure to the outside world was limited to the handful of guests who stayed a few days at the ranch each year. This summer would be different. Melanie found herself hosting a young woman for three months. A young woman who wanted to be anywhere but there. As the days and weeks passed, their animosity turned to friendship as they helped the other heal from their past failures. Erin soon found herself loving life on Mel's little farm. Loving life and loving Mel. Saying goodbye would be the hardest thing she had to do--saying goodbye to Mel...or saying goodbye to her previous life.

Finley Knight, ex-cop turned private investigator, lives a lonely, solitary life. She uses her downtime to reflect on the past and wonders what could have been. Detective Dee Woodard transferred to Corpus Christi nine years ago to put distance between herself and her ex...an ex she was still in love with. A murder investigation leads her to Moonlight Avenue and Finley Knight. Rylee Moore left the windy plains of Amarillo in her rearview mirror, hoping to start over in this city by the bay, only to find employment hard to come by. Finley Knight wasn't hiring either, but Rylee's begging and pleading--and not taking "no" for an answer--finally lands her a job. Not as an apprentice, as she wanted, but as the lone employee at Moonlight Avenue Investigations--receptionist. After a gruesome third murder, Dee is booted from the case. She joins Finn's team...the chase bringing them closer and closer to a vicious drug dealer. Amongst the chaos, crime, and cover-up...love pokes its head above the water. But can they stay alive long enough to explore it?