Jane Blythe

Betrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she's fighting to rebuild her life. Ruby Hatcher escaped human traffickers, and she has her life back, but a nagging voice at the back of her mind keeps telling her the world would be a better place without her in it. When a home invasion throws her together with Detective Judah Willow, she learns that she's not as alone as she thought. Judah wants to ask Ruby out, but he knows about her traumatic past and won't push her into doing something she isn't ready for. But when Ruby gets mixed up in his latest case, he is determined not only to keep her safe but also to prove to her that not all men treat women like property. Earning her trust and her heart will push him to confront his own turbulent past, but if it helps Ruby, it's worth it.

Betrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she's fighting to rebuild her life. Detective Sapphire Hatcher was sold to human traffickers when she was sixteen. She was lucky. She was rescued, and now she has dedicated her life to saving others. When a criminal psychiatrist is brought in to work alongside her, she tries to ignore the way he makes her feel, but he won't let her. Gideon Barlow travels the country working with police departments on the most depraved of cases. When he meets Sapphire, the attraction is instantaneous, but if he can't help her realize that there is more to life than her job, she might end up losing not just her chance at happiness but her life as well.

He broke her heart when he wasn't there for her when she needed him the most. FBI Agent Jett Crane is hunting his ex-partner who has gone off the rails. When his one time girlfriend Savannah Watson becomes an accidental casualty, he is both thrilled to see her again, and terrified that she might now become a target of the man he is searching for. Savannah on the other hand is not the least bit pleased at the prospect of seeing Jett again. He let her down, and broke both her heart and her trust, and she has no interest in rekindling old feelings. Despite her determination to ignore his attempts to win her back and in spite of the pain he caused her, being around him softens the hard wall she had built around her heart. But with a dangerous man circling them will it all be too late for Jett and Savannah to once again find happiness with each other?

They say time heals all wounds.Tessa Micah is snatched from her bed in the middle of the night. She manages to make a phone call to her best friend, the partner of her deceased police officer husband, before she disappears. Tessa has a complicated past and as the widow of a decorated cop, there are a long list of suspects. Retired detective, Skylar Wyatt, is determined to find her and honor the promise he made to his partner; to protect and care for his wife should anything ever happen to him.Then people connected to Tessa start getting murdered. The cops don't know who from her past is targeting her, or if it has something to do with her dead husband's cases. With time running out, and more bodies falling, vocations will be questioned, futures reassessed, and not everyone will survive.** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

The high school is this killer's hunting ground.Girls from the local high school are being abducted. The only link between the cases is that the girls are kept for ninety-nine hours, then drowned and dumped on the doorsteps of their homes with a number nine tattoo on their back. The cops don't know who they're looking for but they do know that with the high school as his hunting ground this killer has hundreds of potential victims to choose from.Fifteen year old Sophie Xander just learned that she was adopted and that her parents have been lying to her her entire life. Angry, hurt, and no longer sure of who she is, Sophie lashes out at her parents, and turns to her new boyfriend for comfort and support. But when she and her best friend are snatched off the streets her family will do whatever it takes to get her back.** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

They each had secrets; one of those secrets got them all killedThe Oliver family is falling apart at the seams. Secrets, lies, anger, resentment were tearing them apart and causing them to live separate lives even as they lived together in the same house. One of those secrets has brought a killer to their door and the entire family is about to pay the ultimate price, death.Detective Paige Hood feels an affinity to the deceased Oliver family because just like them she and her husband also have two adopted daughters. The more she digs into the family's lives the more she starts to believe that the adoptions were the root of their problems and begins to worry that the same fate will befall her and her family. With each new thread they discover Paige and her partner get pointed in a new direction. If they can't unravel them all and find the killer more people will die.** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

They survived a hostage situation now someone is killing them off.Sofia Xander runs a center for abused women and children, some of whom have fled for their lives, their abusers still out there. One of those violent husbands tracks his family down and holds eight people hostage in a bid to get his wife and daughter back. With no choice but to kill him to protect herself and the others, Sofia is unprepared for the impact it will have on herself and her life.Detective Ryan Xander is proud of his wife for doing what she had to in order to save lives, but he knows taking a life will affect her. He just didn't know those effects would be her pushing him away. Then someone starts killing off the surviving hostages. Now he could lose his wife to a killer or she could walk out on him.** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

Keep her mouth shut and let a killer get revenge or risk the truth about her coming out?Daisy Xander has spent her entire life trying to hide who she really is and where she's come from. But no matter how many measures she has taken and how many sacrifices she has made the truth is about to come out and she's already chosen how she's going to deal with it-she's going to let herself get killed. For Mark Xander life keeps getting worse and worse. Left to raise his four kids alone, then his youngest son comes face to face with a killer, and his estranged wife seems to have a relationship with the victim. Daisy won't tell anyone what's going on and when more victims keep falling it soon becomes clear, Daisy is either involved or she's on the killer's list. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

The greatest loss a couple can suffer tore them apart. FBI Agent Chloe Luckman is shocked and dismayed when she finds out that her ex-boyfriend has gotten himself mixed up in a case she's been working. He found a kidnap victim wandering disorientedly at the side of a rode, and now the woman has developed an attachment to him and refuses to co-operate unless he stays. Chloe finds herself surprised that she's jealous to see another woman in the arms of her ex, and wonders whether its possible to reclaim what they once shared. Dr. Fin Patrick is no more pleased to be forced to spend time around Chloe than she is to spend time around him. She broke his heart when she walked away from him and now he's so angry with her that any hope of reconciliation is non-existent.

A boy and girl find a castle and a fanciful journey with unicorns, policemen, dragons, dinosaurs, and butterflies ensues The children from red group at Beaver Street Kindergarten wrote this book together, each taking a turn to tell what they thought should happen next in the story

Can Detective Paige Hood survive her stalker's attempt to kill her? Sometimes you have to do something even if it hurts someone you love. Annabelle Englewood just made the biggest decision of her life. She's moved out of the home she has shared with her boyfriend for the last five years. She's not sure she made the right choice but she felt like it was something she had to do. Her decision might wind up costing her more than just the man she loves, it might also take her freedom and her life. A woman disappears without a trace. Another four women vanish on the same night. The case takes a personal turn for Detective Xavier Montague when his estranged girlfriend, Annabelle, also goes missing. Is her disappearance related? Is someone else responsible? Or did she simply walk away from her life of her own volition? ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

Innocent victim or crazy liar? At the hospital Laura Xander bumps into a teenager who claims that she and three other girls were kidnapped five years ago. The man whom she alleges abducted her maintains that he is her father and that his daughter is mentally unbalanced. A race against time ensues to prove the girls are kidnap victims before the man who says he's their father takes them home never to be seen again. Detective Paige Hood was nearly killed by her stalker four years ago, he stole something from her she can never get back and she's still trying to come to terms with the ramifications. Now the stalker is back and determined that she will not live to see the morning. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

Tragedy tore them apart now its giving them a second chance. He walked away because he thought it was what she wanted. FBI Agent Tom Drake has been investigating a string of armed robberies at jewelry stores. The last person he expects to see when he arrives at the scene of the latest robbery is his ex-wife Hannah Buffy. Seeing her again reminds him of everything he lost when they divorced, and the only way he's going to survive being around her again is to keeping reminding himself this is just another job. She let him walk away because she thought it was what was best for him. Hannah is conflicted about seeing her ex-husband again, especially when he starts claiming he thinks the robbery at her store isn't related to the other ones. Is this just another excuse for Tom to treat her like a victim or could he be right?

A terrifying ordeal irrevocably changed her, leaving her trapped in a prison of her own making. Ten years ago Laura Opal endured a four day long ordeal that left her broken and traumatized. But the men who hurt her were caught, tried, found guilty and imprisoned, so what's happening in her apartment building doesn't have anything to do with her. She's sure of it. Detective Jack Xander and his partner are investigating the sudden spate of crimes at an apartment building, but every time they think they're making progress another assault leads them in a completely different direction. As they hunt for the killer's real target Jack is about to come face to face with someone from his past he thought he'd never set eyes on again. Is the woman he's never been able to forget the potential victim he's been looking for? And if she is how is he going to keep her alive long enough to make up for past mistakes? ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

The body count rises when two serial killers fall in love. He targets couples, attacking them in their bed, killing one and leaving the other alive. She targets wealthy businessmen, luring them to a hotel and drowning them. When the two killers meet up a wild killing spree erupts. Annabelle Englewood is still struggling to cope with what a vicious psychopath did to her eight months ago. Sofia Everette has spent five months recovering from the physical and psychological trauma inflicted on her by her sister. When the two women and their respective boyfriends, Detective Xavier Montague and Detective Ryan Xander, meet up they will have to deal with the fallout from two killers' love affair, all under the ever-present eye of an escalating stalker. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

Maybe this family deserve what they get. Someone is killing off members of the Everett family and the only family member talking to the cops is Sofia Everett. Shunned by her father and battling a mysterious illness, Sofia's childhood dreams may be the key to stopping the killer. Nothing could prepare her for what she will uncover about the people she has known all her life and once she knows the truth she will never look at herself the same way again. When his newest case brings Detective Ryan Xander right to the doorstep of the woman he's been watching from afar it doesn't take long for him to fall for her. But between Sofia's illness, a killer hellbent on destroying every last member of the Everett family, and his own insecurities, this fledgling relationship may be over before it even begins. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

To save the woman he loves he has to let a killer walk free. Annabelle Englewood's life is crumbling around her. Her entire family is slaughtered, she's accused of committing the crime, and the detective working the case is making her feel things she doesn't want to feel and challenging her belief that she is unworthy of being loved. Her fears are intense, as is the compulsion to push everyone away, and if she can't break their hold then she won't just end up alone but dead. Detective Xavier Montague knows better than to get involved with a woman in a case he's working. Especially one who is so emotionally vulnerable. And yet, against his better judgment, he's drawn to Annabelle, but this forbidden attraction will force him to confront the darkest time in his life. If he can't let go of the past and finally look to the future then he will leave the woman he's falling for alone and vulnerable to a violent psychopath. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

Sometimes love can't conquer all. With his relationship to wife Tessa strained almost to the point of breaking, Detective Parker Bell finds himself once again becoming too invested in his latest case, that of a young woman who was kidnapped and is suffering from amnesia. As he becomes intrigued by and attracted to the beautiful and mysterious young woman he names Hope his friends and family feel that he is losing his objectivity, and risking everything he cares about in the process. Meanwhile Tessa is working to battle her demons and finally become the woman who can give her husband what he needs. When Parker pulls away from her, intent on helping his newest project, Tessa must figure out what secrets Hope is hiding before it's too late. Unfortunately Hope's secrets will end up costing someone their life. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse ** Complete series1. A Secret to the Grave2. Winter Wonderland3. Dead or Alive4. Little Girl Lost5. Forgotten

If she can't give up her secrets she'll lose everything. After crashing their car in the woods Detective Parker Bell and his wife Tessa stumble upon a blood covered child and find themselves thrown headfirst into a nightmare eerily familiar to the one Tessa found herself in sixteen years ago. Forced to confront a past she would rather forget, every decision Tessa makes could cost her everything she has grown to love. Faced with several missing children cases he knows are related to Tessa's childhood nightmare, Parker must decide how hard to push his wife to get the answers he wants, and if he is even ready to face the truth of what happened to Tessa when she was kidnapped as a child. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse ** Complete series1. A Secret to the Grave2. Winter Wonderland3. Dead or Alive4. Little Girl Lost5. Forgotten

He needs to save her, but she doesn't want to be saved. Detective Parker Bell has just returned to work after a shooting when he and his partner land the case of a young woman abducted by a man who has left a list of clues pointing to nine other women he plans to kill. Throughout the course of the investigation Parker meets Tessa Micah, a potential victim and the most interesting, stubborn, infuriating woman he has ever met. When Tessa refuses to shed any light on why she is in the sights of a serial killer it's up to Parker to find the madman before he can bring his plan to fruition, leaving ten dead women in his wake. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse ** Complete series1. A Secret to the Grave2. Winter Wonderland3. Dead or Alive4. Little Girl Lost5. Forgotten